Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 19, 1897, Alamance County, North Carolina20, Birth date Sep 19, 1896,24, Birth date Sep 19, 1897,420
DeathAug 29, 1967, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina20,24,420
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina20,24,420
MotherElla V. SANDS (1857-1933)
Spouses
BirthOct 14, 190220,24
DeathJun 27, 196220,24
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina20,24
ChildrenLucy Mae (1919-1980)
 Dorothy Lee (1921-2013)
 James Turner (1923-1976)
 Robert Vestal (1925-1945)
2“Lizzie” Elizabeth Mae McINTYRE 24,3, John W. Whitesell,3, Mr. David Elmo Whitesell,3, Mary Ruth Whitesell Mansfield,420,470, Lizzie Whitesell Gerringer,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-436X : 28 November 2018), Elizabeth Mae Whitesell in entry for Abner C Mansfield and Mary Ruth Whitesell, 21 Dec 1946; citing Burlington, Alamance, NC,404, Lizzie May McIntyre-Female-31 October 1893 – 24 January 1979-•-MZ7Q-19Q
BirthOct 31, 1893, Guilford County, North Carolina24
DeathJan 24, 1979, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina24,404, Lizzie May McIntyre-Female-31 October 1893 – 24 January 1979-•-MZ7Q-19Q
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina162
FatherJames Murphy McINTYRE (1859-1947)
MotherEffie Janette TURNER (1876-1939)
Obituary Online notes for Thurman Vestal GERRINGER
Burlington (N.C.) Times-News
Wed., August 30,1967
Thurman Vestal Gerringer
      Final rites for Thurman Vestal Gerringer, 69, of 501 Peele St. will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Faith Methodist Church.
      Mr. Gerringer died Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock in a Chapel Hill hospital following several years of declining health and one week of critical illness.
      A native of Alamance County, Mr. Gerringer was the son of late James (Buck) and Ella Sans Gerringer. He was the husband of Mrs. Lizzie McIntyre Whitesell Gerringer of the home, who survives, and was a member of Shallowford United Church of Christ. He was a retired carpenter.
      Survivors, in addition to his wife, include one son, J. T. Gerringer of Burlington; two stepsons, John Whitesell and David Whitesell, both of Burlington; two daughters, Mrs. James Coleman Sr. and Mrs. Dorothy G. Belcher, both of Burlington; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Howard Faucette of Burlington, Mrs. A. C. Mansfield of Elgin Air Force Base in Fla., and Mrs. Buren Fender of Rt. 4, Burlington; one brother, the Rev. Carr Gerringer of Shedley, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Effie Kidd of Greensboro, Mrs. J. J. Iseley of Rt. 2, Elon College, and Mrs. Maude Brown of Graham; 12 grandchildren; 8 step-grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson.
      The service will be conducted by the Rev. Julian Scott, pastor of Faith Methodist Church, and the Rev. Richard M. Petersen, pastor of Shallowford United Church of Christ cemetery.
      The The body will remain at Burke-Strickland Funeral Home until taken to the church lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock.

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