Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameLoyd Augustus WHITESELL 
24,2, Loyd Augustus Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,3, Loyd Augustus Whitesell,472, BIRTH: WHITESELL , KATHY ANN,472, BIRTH:-WHITESELL , MARIE SUSAN
24,2, Loyd Augustus Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,3, Loyd Augustus Whitesell,472, BIRTH: WHITESELL , KATHY ANN,472, BIRTH:-WHITESELL , MARIE SUSANBirthOct 16, 1933, Guilford County, North Carolina24,3, Loyd Augustus Whitesell
DeathAug 15, 2018, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina3, Loyd Augustus Whitesell
BurialLakeview Memorial Park, 3600 N. O’Henry Blvd, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Loyd Augustus Whitesell
Father"C. C." Conrad Clifton WHITESELL (1904-1990)
MotherAubra Adela BROWN (1903-2000)
Spouses
1"Gail" Virginia Gail MATTHEWS 24,2, Loyd Augustus Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,3, Gail Matthews Whitesell,472, BIRTH: WHITESELL , KATHY ANN,472, BIRTH:-WHITESELL , MARIE SUSAN,470, Lee Roy Matthews-Obituary Information
24,2, Loyd Augustus Whitesell,3, Clifton Rankin Whitesell,3, Gail Matthews Whitesell,472, BIRTH: WHITESELL , KATHY ANN,472, BIRTH:-WHITESELL , MARIE SUSAN,470, Lee Roy Matthews-Obituary InformationBirthMar 5, 1935, Proximity, Greensboro, North Carolina3, Gail Matthews Whitesell,24
DeathAug 19, 2016, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Gail Matthews Whitesell
BurialLakeview Memorial Park, 3600 N. O’Henry Blvd, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Gail Matthews Whitesell
FatherWilliam Howard MATTHEWS Sr. (1902-1964)
MotherFoy LOYD (1907-1987)
MarriageJun 5, 195324,2, Loyd Augustus Whitesell
Obituary Online notes for Loyd Augustus WHITESELL
Loyd Augustus Whitesell
Loyd Augustus Whitesell, 84, of McLeansville, NC, died August 15, 2018, at the Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC.
The funeral will be held at Forbis and Dick North Elm Street Chapel in Greensboro, NC, on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM. Family members will receive guests prior to the service from 12:45 PM until 1:45 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow the funeral at Lakeview Memorial Park.
Loyd was born on October 16, 1933, in rural Guilford County near Gibsonville, NC, to Conrad Clifton Whitesell and Aubra Adela Brown Whitesell. He was raised working on his family’s farm and graduated from McLeansville High School in 1953.
Three days after graduation, he married his high school sweetheart Gail Matthews. Loyd and Gail enjoyed life-long relationships with friends made in high school and throughout their community.
In 1985 Loyd retired from the City of Greensboro after thirty years of service in the Public Works Department Water and Sewer Division. Following retirement, he also worked nine years as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service.
Throughout his life, Loyd remained true to his upbringing and maintained a large garden, providing much of his family’s food. He also enjoyed fishing and making an annual family trip to White Lake.
Loyd is survived by his children Dwight L. Whitesell, Kathy A. Bunch and husband Dr. John E. Bunch, and Marie S. Harding and husband Richard A. Harding. Other surviving family members include his grandchildren Victoria K. Bunch and wife Martha J. Hudson, Kathryn A. Walker and husband T. J. Walker, and Cameron J. Bunch; and great-grandson Seeley J. Walker.
Loyd was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Gail Matthews Whitesell as well as his parents and brother Clifton Rankin Whitesell.
Loyd Augustus Whitesell, 84, of McLeansville, NC, died August 15, 2018, at the Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, NC.
The funeral will be held at Forbis and Dick North Elm Street Chapel in Greensboro, NC, on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM. Family members will receive guests prior to the service from 12:45 PM until 1:45 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow the funeral at Lakeview Memorial Park.
Loyd was born on October 16, 1933, in rural Guilford County near Gibsonville, NC, to Conrad Clifton Whitesell and Aubra Adela Brown Whitesell. He was raised working on his family’s farm and graduated from McLeansville High School in 1953.
Three days after graduation, he married his high school sweetheart Gail Matthews. Loyd and Gail enjoyed life-long relationships with friends made in high school and throughout their community.
In 1985 Loyd retired from the City of Greensboro after thirty years of service in the Public Works Department Water and Sewer Division. Following retirement, he also worked nine years as a mail carrier for the US Postal Service.
Throughout his life, Loyd remained true to his upbringing and maintained a large garden, providing much of his family’s food. He also enjoyed fishing and making an annual family trip to White Lake.
Loyd is survived by his children Dwight L. Whitesell, Kathy A. Bunch and husband Dr. John E. Bunch, and Marie S. Harding and husband Richard A. Harding. Other surviving family members include his grandchildren Victoria K. Bunch and wife Martha J. Hudson, Kathryn A. Walker and husband T. J. Walker, and Cameron J. Bunch; and great-grandson Seeley J. Walker.
Loyd was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Gail Matthews Whitesell as well as his parents and brother Clifton Rankin Whitesell.