Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBeulah Mae BLAND [1], [3555], [825], [3554]
Birthbef Feb 21, 1916, Greenville, North Carolina [3555]
DeathFeb 21, 2001, Melborne, Florida [3555]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [3555]
FatherJoseph Benjamin BLAND (-<2001)
MotherSusie PARAMORE (-<2001)
Spouses
BirthOct 10, 1928, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [3534], [3536]
DeathSep 12, 2002, Melborne, Florida [3342], [3534]
BurialGilliam’s Primitive Baptist Church, NC 87 N, Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina [3534]
OccupationRetired Engineer With Lockheed Martin. [237]
FatherWilliam Clyde GILLIAM Sr. (1906-1991)
MotherMyrtle Marie WALLACE (1906-1982)
MarriageApr 11, 1962, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [3554]
Obituary Online notes for Beulah Mae BLAND
2/24/2001
Mrs. Beulah Bland Gilliam

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Mrs. Beulah Bland Gilliam, 85, of 1949 Wallace Ave., died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at her home.

A native of Greenville, she was the wife of Mr. William Clyde Gilliam Jr., who survives, and the daughter of Mr. Joseph Benjamin Bland and Mrs. Susie Paramore Bland, both deceased.

She was retired from textile manufacturing and was a former member of Glen Raven Baptist Church.

Survivors other than her husband of the home include a son, Mr. Alton Rudolph Bland of San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Dora Lee Wedgeworth of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; a brother, Mr. Forrest Bland of Burlington; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Rich and Thompson Chapel in Burlington by the Rev. Bobby Fann, pastor of Glen Raven Baptist Church. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park. The family will be at Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 4 to 6 Sunday evening. [3555]
Obituary Online notes for William Clyde (Spouse 1)
9/16/2002
Mr. William Clyde Gilliam Jr.

MELBORNE, Fla. — William Clyde Gilliam Jr., 73, of 1949 Wallace Ave., died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at his home.

A native of Burlington, N.C., he was the husband of Doris Torres Gilliam, who survives, and the son of the late William Clyde Gilliam and the late Myrtle Marie Gilliam. He was a retired engineer with Lockheed Martin.

He was of the Baptist faith and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Survivors other than his wife of the home include a stepson, Al Bland of California; a sister, Rachel Kusterer of Mims, Fla.; and a brother, Wallace T. Gilliam of Pensacola, Fla.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will be in Gilliams Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the funeral service at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Health First, Inc., 1900 Dairy Road, West Melborne, FL 32904. [3534]
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