Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathMar 4, 2007, Alamance County, North Carolina [3297]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [3297]
OccupationHomemaker [3297]
Father“Ed” George Edgar BROWN (1890-1971)
MotherBessie Louellen BROWN (1893-1994)
Spouses
Father"R. V." John Robert Vance MOORE (1876-1933)
MotherMary Frances Luna SOMERS (1880-1958)
MarriageJun 2, 1934, Alamance County, North Carolina [3319]
Children(Confidential, Male)
2James Minot MOORE 
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[1], [3296], [3230], [3231], [289], [3297], [3276], [3277], [3298], [3299], [3300], [3301]DeathJun 3, 2006, Alamance County, North Carolina [3231]
BurialJun 6, 2006, Bethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [3231]
OccupationRetired Tobacco Farmer [3231]
Father"R. V." John Robert Vance MOORE (1876-1933)
MotherMary Frances Luna SOMERS (1880-1958)
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Leona Elizabeth BROWN
3/6/2007
Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore , age 94, departed this life Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the Hospice Home.
A native of Guilford County, she was wife of the late Homer Vance Moore and James Minot Moore , and daughter of the late George Edgar and Bessie Louellen Brown Brown . She spent her early years in Guilford County, then moved with her family to a farm in the A-O community in Alamance County, where she attended and graduated from high school. Early in her marriage she worked at May Hosiery and then became a full-time active homemaker until she was 93 and 1/2 years old. She was a willing worker and active member of Bethlehem Christian Church, the Morning Circle, Care and Share Club and a Communion Worker at the church.
Survivors include her son, Donald L. "Don" Moore and wife, Audrey Gilliam Moore , of Elon; sisters, Mrs. Sam (Anderrena) Lewis of Elon and Mrs. John (Mildred) Thomas of Elon; sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas (Nellie) Brown of Bluefield, W. Va.; stepson, Tommy Moore and wife, Lois; stepdaughters, Mrs. Allen (Becky) Hardy and Mrs. Marvin (Emogene) Wallace; grandchildren and their spouses, Kathy and John Cleary of Oak Hill, Va., Cindy and Jay Gordon of Carlsbad, Calif., Keith and Susan Moore and Donna Moore Hill of Elon; six stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; seven great-stepgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; parents; sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wade and Viola Litten; brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo and Mamertus Brown ; Thomas Brown and Houston Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Matt Smith. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. Mrs. Moore will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until 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 to 8 this evening.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to the charity of your choice.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [3297]
Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore , age 94, departed this life Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the Hospice Home.
A native of Guilford County, she was wife of the late Homer Vance Moore and James Minot Moore , and daughter of the late George Edgar and Bessie Louellen Brown Brown . She spent her early years in Guilford County, then moved with her family to a farm in the A-O community in Alamance County, where she attended and graduated from high school. Early in her marriage she worked at May Hosiery and then became a full-time active homemaker until she was 93 and 1/2 years old. She was a willing worker and active member of Bethlehem Christian Church, the Morning Circle, Care and Share Club and a Communion Worker at the church.
Survivors include her son, Donald L. "Don" Moore and wife, Audrey Gilliam Moore , of Elon; sisters, Mrs. Sam (Anderrena) Lewis of Elon and Mrs. John (Mildred) Thomas of Elon; sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas (Nellie) Brown of Bluefield, W. Va.; stepson, Tommy Moore and wife, Lois; stepdaughters, Mrs. Allen (Becky) Hardy and Mrs. Marvin (Emogene) Wallace; grandchildren and their spouses, Kathy and John Cleary of Oak Hill, Va., Cindy and Jay Gordon of Carlsbad, Calif., Keith and Susan Moore and Donna Moore Hill of Elon; six stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; seven great-stepgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; parents; sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wade and Viola Litten; brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmo and Mamertus Brown ; Thomas Brown and Houston Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Matt Smith. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. Mrs. Moore will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until 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 to 8 this evening.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to the charity of your choice.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [3297]
Obituary Online notes for James Minot (Spouse 2)
6/5/2006
James Minot Moore
BURLINGTON — James Minot Moore , age 97, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of Leona Brown Moore who survives.
Minot was a retired tobacco farmer and member of the A-O Farmers Association. He was a former member of the Stoney Creek Church Committee and an active member of Bethlehem Christian Church where he served as a deacon for over sixty years and also a member of the Ever Ready Sunday School Class. Minot served for over seventy-five years as a Register for Morton Township. He also served on the Board of Directors for the A-O Fire Department for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Leona Brown Moore of the home; son and daughter-inlaw, Tommy and Lois Moore of Elon; daughters and son-inlaw, Emogene Wallace and Becky and Allen Hardy all of Elon; step son and daughterin-law, Don and Audrey Moore of Elon; grandchildren and spouses, Eddie and Cindy Moore , Fred and Angie Wallace, Michelle and Bryan Cobb all of Elon, Lisa and Lee Carrell of Trinity, Kenneth Hardy of Atlanta, Georgia, Rachel and John Dowdee of Wake Forest; four step grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; twelve step great grandchildren and one great great step grandchild; brothers and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Edith Moore and Carl Moore all of Burlington; sister, Frances Webster of Graham.
Minot was preceded in death by his first wife, Maggie King Moore , parents, Robert Vance and Lunna Somers Moore ; six brothers and three sisters.
The funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Christian Church by Rev. Dave Gilbert and Rev. Matt Smith and the interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to The Marvin Wallace Scholarship Fund, C/O Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, NC 27244 or to the donor’s favorite charity.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [3231]
James Minot Moore
BURLINGTON — James Minot Moore , age 97, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of Leona Brown Moore who survives.
Minot was a retired tobacco farmer and member of the A-O Farmers Association. He was a former member of the Stoney Creek Church Committee and an active member of Bethlehem Christian Church where he served as a deacon for over sixty years and also a member of the Ever Ready Sunday School Class. Minot served for over seventy-five years as a Register for Morton Township. He also served on the Board of Directors for the A-O Fire Department for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Leona Brown Moore of the home; son and daughter-inlaw, Tommy and Lois Moore of Elon; daughters and son-inlaw, Emogene Wallace and Becky and Allen Hardy all of Elon; step son and daughterin-law, Don and Audrey Moore of Elon; grandchildren and spouses, Eddie and Cindy Moore , Fred and Angie Wallace, Michelle and Bryan Cobb all of Elon, Lisa and Lee Carrell of Trinity, Kenneth Hardy of Atlanta, Georgia, Rachel and John Dowdee of Wake Forest; four step grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; twelve step great grandchildren and one great great step grandchild; brothers and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Edith Moore and Carl Moore all of Burlington; sister, Frances Webster of Graham.
Minot was preceded in death by his first wife, Maggie King Moore , parents, Robert Vance and Lunna Somers Moore ; six brothers and three sisters.
The funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Christian Church by Rev. Dave Gilbert and Rev. Matt Smith and the interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to The Marvin Wallace Scholarship Fund, C/O Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, NC 27244 or to the donor’s favorite charity.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [3231]