Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameClifton Rankin WHITESELL 
24,3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,255,3, Robert Neal Smith
24,3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,255,3, Robert Neal SmithBirthApr 18, 1929, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell
DeathMar 10, 2005, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell
BurialApples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell
OccupationRetired Lieutenant In Guilford County Sheriff Dept For 37 Years2,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell
EducationGraduate Of McLeansville High School2, newspaper clipping of wedding
ReligionLifetime Member Of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell
FlagsUS Army, US Military
Father"C. C." Conrad Clifton WHITESELL (1904-1990)
MotherAubra Adela BROWN (1903-2000)
Spouses
1Belvery Jean SMITH 24,3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,255,3, Robert Neal Smith
24,3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,255,3, Robert Neal SmithBirthMay 8, 1931, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell
DeathSep 11, 1996, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell
BurialApples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell
OccupationBates Knight Ware3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell
EducationGraduate Of Martinsville High School2, newspaper clipping of wedding
ReligionMember Of Apples Chapel Christian Church, Guilford County, NC3, Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Whitesell
FatherWalter Lesley SMITH (1911-1991)
MotherOra Catherine INGOLD (1910-2012)
MarriageJul 22, 1949, Apples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina2, newspaper clipping- no year dated,472
Obituary Online notes for Clifton Rankin WHITESELL
3/12/2005
Clifton Rankin Whitesell
GIBSONVILLE — Clifton Rankin Whitesell , 75, died on Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Guilford County, and the son of the late Conrad Clifton and Aubra Brown Whitesell.
He was husband of the late Belvery Jean Smith Whitesell .
Mr. Whitesell was a retired Lieutenant with the Guilford County Sheriff ’s Department serving on the force for 37 years. He also enjoyed farming during his lifetime and was a U.S. Army veteran serving as an MP during peacetime. Clifton was a lifetime member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Jackie Carter of Gibsonville; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Susan Whitesell of Gibsonville; grandchildren, Becky Summers and husband, Phillip, Jason Loye, Misty Whitesell , Madison Whitesell , and soon to arrive, Bryson Clifton Whitesell ; stepgrandsons, Andy and Jay Carter; great-granddaughter, Hannah Summers; brother and sisterin-law, Loyd and Gail Whitesell of Gibsonville; mother-inlaw, Ora Smith of Gibsonville; and a brother-in-law, Robert Smith and his wife, Jane of Gibsonville; three nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Belvery Jean Smith Whitesell ; and his parents.
The funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church officiated by the Rev. C. Allen Myers III, and the Rev. Jess Montegudo, and assisted by Chaplain Bufford Smith with the Guilford County Sheriff ’s Department.
The burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church and the body will be placed in the church at 5 p.m. At other times the family will be at the home of the daughter, Sandra Carter. The Guilford County Sheriffs Department Honor Guard will provide honors at the visitation and the funeral service.
Memorials may be made to Apple’s Chapel Christian Church, 7345 N.C. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249.
Condolences may be sent to the family at lowefh@bellsouth.net 3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell 54, CLIFTON RANKIN WHITESELL
Clifton Rankin Whitesell
GIBSONVILLE — Clifton Rankin Whitesell , 75, died on Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Guilford County, and the son of the late Conrad Clifton and Aubra Brown Whitesell.
He was husband of the late Belvery Jean Smith Whitesell .
Mr. Whitesell was a retired Lieutenant with the Guilford County Sheriff ’s Department serving on the force for 37 years. He also enjoyed farming during his lifetime and was a U.S. Army veteran serving as an MP during peacetime. Clifton was a lifetime member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Jackie Carter of Gibsonville; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Susan Whitesell of Gibsonville; grandchildren, Becky Summers and husband, Phillip, Jason Loye, Misty Whitesell , Madison Whitesell , and soon to arrive, Bryson Clifton Whitesell ; stepgrandsons, Andy and Jay Carter; great-granddaughter, Hannah Summers; brother and sisterin-law, Loyd and Gail Whitesell of Gibsonville; mother-inlaw, Ora Smith of Gibsonville; and a brother-in-law, Robert Smith and his wife, Jane of Gibsonville; three nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Belvery Jean Smith Whitesell ; and his parents.
The funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church officiated by the Rev. C. Allen Myers III, and the Rev. Jess Montegudo, and assisted by Chaplain Bufford Smith with the Guilford County Sheriff ’s Department.
The burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church and the body will be placed in the church at 5 p.m. At other times the family will be at the home of the daughter, Sandra Carter. The Guilford County Sheriffs Department Honor Guard will provide honors at the visitation and the funeral service.
Memorials may be made to Apple’s Chapel Christian Church, 7345 N.C. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249.
Condolences may be sent to the family at lowefh@bellsouth.net 3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell 54, CLIFTON RANKIN WHITESELL