Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameVance Riley SOMERS 3, Mr. Vance R. Somers,28,171,269,470, Vance Riley Somers,404, North Carolina, County Marriages(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9X-LQ1G : 28 November 2018), Vance Riley Somers and Beatrice Virginia Ormond, 12 Oct 1946; citing Belhaven, Beaufort, North Carolina,404, North Carolina Birth Index(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVX-4JF : 8 December 2014), Beatrice Virginia Ormond in entry for Susan Bea Somers, 18 Jun 1950; from "North Carolina,404, North Carolina Birth Index, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVR-PF7 : 8 December 2014), Beatrice Virginia Ormond in entry for Stephen Glen Somers, 28 Sep 1958; from "North Carolina,,404, North Carolina Birth Index(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVR-GC2 : 8 December 2014), Beatrice Virginia Ormand in entry for Vance Jerry Somers, 16 Oct 1954; from "North Carolina,404, North Carolina Birth Index, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHKQ-4KL : 8 December 2014), Nancy Dortress Elks in entry for Valinda Jay Somers, 12 Aug 1972; from "North Carolina,
BirthOct 20, 1927, Alamance County, North Carolina24,3, Mr. Vance R. Somers,269
DeathJul 31, 1999, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina3, Mr. Vance R. Somers,3, Mr. Billy Daniel Somers
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina 272493, Mr. Vance R. Somers,171
OccupationRetired Farmer And Member Of The Tau-Tribe No. 18 Of The Redmen Of Washington3
FatherElbert Gregory SOMERS (1894-1963)
MotherLottie Norma SMITH (1897-1995)
Obituary Online notes for Vance Riley SOMERS
8/2/99

Mr. Vance R. Somers

WASHINGTON — Mr. Vance Riley Somers, 71, formerly of C.B.H. Lodge Road, died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville.

Born Oct. 20, 1927, in Alamance County, he was the son of Mr. Elbert Gregory Somers and Mrs. Lottie Smith Somers, both deceased.
He was a retired farmer and former member of Tau-Tribe No. 18 of the Redmen of Washington.

Survivors other than his wife include two daughters, Mrs. Sonny (Susan) Hooks of Havelock and Mrs. Troy (Valinda) Pinkham of Washington; two sons, Mr. Jerry Somers and Mrs. Steve Somers of Washington; a sister, Mrs. George (Pauline) Harrison of Burlington; a brother, Mr. Billy D. Somers of Washington; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Mr. Hubert Somers, Mr. Harold Somers and Mr. James Somers, and a sister, Mr. Eleanor Dare Somers.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery in Gibsonville by the Rev.
Nelson Koonce.

The family will be at Hillside Funeral Service, 4500 U.S. 264 East, Washington, from 7:30 to 9 this evening and at other times at the home of Mr. Jerry Somers, 1158 Slatestone Road, Washington.

Local information was provided by Lowe Funeral Home.256,3, Mr. Vance R. Somers
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