Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathAug 30, 2016, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [2245]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [2245]
FatherWilliam Thomas ADKINS (1917-1989)
MotherAgnes Lula Mae SPARKS (1922-2004)
Spouses
DeathDec 26, 2021, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [2124]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [2124]
EducationAltamahaw - Ossipee High School 1957 [2243]
FatherJohn Burch TATE (1908-1994)
MotherEthel Barbarie WHITESELL (1906-1987)
ChildrenUNNAMED (Died as Infant) (1968-1968)
Obituary Online notes for Geraldine ADKINS
9/1/2016
Geraldine Adkins Tate
GIBSONVILLE - Geraldine Adkins Tate, 73, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Liberty Commons.
A native of Guilford County, she was the wife of Wayne Rankin Tate who survives and the daughter of the late William Thomas and Lula Mae Sparks Adkins.
She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Rankin Tate; son, Keith Wayne Tate and wife Melinda of Gibsonville; twin daughters, Sharon and Karen Tate of Elon; siblings, Donald Adkins and wife Margaret, Sammy Adkins and wife Janet, Eugene Adkins, Robert Adkins and wife Rhonda, Linda Craig and Brenda Kozlovsky and husband Danny; grandchildren, Kelsie Marie Tate, Stephanie Faye Carwile and Jacob Kincholoe Carwile.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter; her twin sister, Carlene Adkins and sister, Peggy Adkins.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 in Bethlehem Christian Church by Rev. Todd Felkel.
Interment will follow in Bethlehem Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Tate will remain at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service.
The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday evening.
You may sign the online register book atwwwlowefuneralhome.com. [2245]
Geraldine Adkins Tate
GIBSONVILLE - Geraldine Adkins Tate, 73, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Liberty Commons.
A native of Guilford County, she was the wife of Wayne Rankin Tate who survives and the daughter of the late William Thomas and Lula Mae Sparks Adkins.
She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Rankin Tate; son, Keith Wayne Tate and wife Melinda of Gibsonville; twin daughters, Sharon and Karen Tate of Elon; siblings, Donald Adkins and wife Margaret, Sammy Adkins and wife Janet, Eugene Adkins, Robert Adkins and wife Rhonda, Linda Craig and Brenda Kozlovsky and husband Danny; grandchildren, Kelsie Marie Tate, Stephanie Faye Carwile and Jacob Kincholoe Carwile.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter; her twin sister, Carlene Adkins and sister, Peggy Adkins.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 in Bethlehem Christian Church by Rev. Todd Felkel.
Interment will follow in Bethlehem Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Tate will remain at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service.
The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday evening.
You may sign the online register book atwwwlowefuneralhome.com. [2245]
Obituary Online notes for Wayne Rankin (Spouse 1)
12/27/2021
Wayne Rankin Tate
March 12, 1937 ~ December 26, 2021 (age 84)
Wayne Rankin Tate, 84 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
He was born in Alamance County on March 12, 1937 to the late John Burch and Ethel Whitesell Tate and was the husband of 49 years to the late Geraldine Adkins Tate.
Wayne was a lifetime member of Bethlehem Christian Church where he served on the Men’s Fellowship. He enjoyed hunting, gardening and trips to White Lake.
Survivors include his twin daughters, Sharon and Karen Tate; son, Keith Tate and wife Melinda; grandchildren, Stephanie Taylor and husband Cody, Kelsie Tate and wife Ashley, Jacob Carwile; nephews, Benny McBane and wife Valerie, Chris Tate, Jeff Tate and wife April and brother, Dale Frank Tate. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, Infant Tate; sister, Judy Tate McBane and a brother, Carter Tate.
A service to celebrate Wayne’s life will be held 2:00pm on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Bethlehem Christian Church with the burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:45-1:45 prior to the service at the church and other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery Endowment Fund or to the Choir Fund at 3625 Altamahaw Church St, Elon, NC 27244. [2124]
Wayne Rankin Tate
March 12, 1937 ~ December 26, 2021 (age 84)
Wayne Rankin Tate, 84 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.
He was born in Alamance County on March 12, 1937 to the late John Burch and Ethel Whitesell Tate and was the husband of 49 years to the late Geraldine Adkins Tate.
Wayne was a lifetime member of Bethlehem Christian Church where he served on the Men’s Fellowship. He enjoyed hunting, gardening and trips to White Lake.
Survivors include his twin daughters, Sharon and Karen Tate; son, Keith Tate and wife Melinda; grandchildren, Stephanie Taylor and husband Cody, Kelsie Tate and wife Ashley, Jacob Carwile; nephews, Benny McBane and wife Valerie, Chris Tate, Jeff Tate and wife April and brother, Dale Frank Tate. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, Infant Tate; sister, Judy Tate McBane and a brother, Carter Tate.
A service to celebrate Wayne’s life will be held 2:00pm on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Bethlehem Christian Church with the burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:45-1:45 prior to the service at the church and other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery Endowment Fund or to the Choir Fund at 3625 Altamahaw Church St, Elon, NC 27244. [2124]