Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameIrene Mae GERRINGER 
3, Horace Jackson Lee Sr.,133,269,3, Mozelle Gerringer Smith Loy,3, Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
3, Horace Jackson Lee Sr.,133,269,3, Mozelle Gerringer Smith Loy,3, Irene Mae Gerringer LeeBirthApr 20, 1916, Alamance County, North Carolina124, Birthdate April 20th,133,269,3, Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
DeathDec 1, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church2
Father"Aug" James Arthur Ogburn GERRINGER (1884-1950)
MotherMartha Elizabeth LOY (1889-1959)
Spouses
BirthJan 20, 1918, Forsyth County, North Carolina3, Horace Jackson Lee Sr.,133,269
DeathNov 21, 1995, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Horace Jackson Lee Sr.,133,269
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Horace Jackson Lee Sr.,133
OccupationEmployee Of Martin Aircraft Company In Baltimore, 40 Years a Barber And Owner Of Front Street Barber Shop.3
EducationGraduate And Valedictorian Of Haw River High School3
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church.3
Father“Jack” Andrew Jackson LEE Jr. (~1878-1949)
MotherSola Magdalene LEE (1881-1952)
MarriageJun 16, 1940, Pagetown Road, Burlington, North Carolina133
Children(Confidential, Male)
Obituary Online notes for Irene Mae GERRINGER
12/3/2010
Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
ELON — Irene Mae Gerringer Lee, 94, formerly of 3448 Hub Mill Road, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Alamance Health Care. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Ogburn Gerringer and Martha Elizabeth Loy Gerringer and she was the wife of the late Horace Jackson Lee Sr.
Mrs. Lee was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church in Altamahaw since her youth and served faithfully in many capacities over the years, including Sunday School teacher, president of the two missionary societies, Chairman of the Board of Christian education, building fund treasurer, choir member, and historian. In 1996 the church recognized her as Senior Citizen of the Year. In 1998 she received the church’s Jamima Sutton award for her more than 70 years of service as a Sunday School teacher. In 2008 she was honored by the church in a special ceremony for her years of leadership in foreign mission work.
Mrs. Lee was retired from Glen Raven Mills, Inc. where she worked for more than 50 years at the Altamahaw Plant. She was also an accomplished seamstress and made many of her clothes.
Survivors
include her son, Jacky Lee and daughterin-law Claire Leslie.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Mozelle Gerringer Smith Loy.
A funeral service will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Bethlehem Christian Church with the Rev. Dave Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Foreign Missions Endowment at Bethlehem Christian Church, P.O. Box 127, Altamahaw, N.C. 27202, or Friendship Adult Day Services, 1946 Martin St., Burlington, N.C. 27217. 3, Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
Irene Mae Gerringer Lee
ELON — Irene Mae Gerringer Lee, 94, formerly of 3448 Hub Mill Road, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Alamance Health Care. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Ogburn Gerringer and Martha Elizabeth Loy Gerringer and she was the wife of the late Horace Jackson Lee Sr.
Mrs. Lee was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church in Altamahaw since her youth and served faithfully in many capacities over the years, including Sunday School teacher, president of the two missionary societies, Chairman of the Board of Christian education, building fund treasurer, choir member, and historian. In 1996 the church recognized her as Senior Citizen of the Year. In 1998 she received the church’s Jamima Sutton award for her more than 70 years of service as a Sunday School teacher. In 2008 she was honored by the church in a special ceremony for her years of leadership in foreign mission work.
Mrs. Lee was retired from Glen Raven Mills, Inc. where she worked for more than 50 years at the Altamahaw Plant. She was also an accomplished seamstress and made many of her clothes.
Survivors
include her son, Jacky Lee and daughterin-law Claire Leslie.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Mozelle Gerringer Smith Loy.
A funeral service will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2010 at Bethlehem Christian Church with the Rev. Dave Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Foreign Missions Endowment at Bethlehem Christian Church, P.O. Box 127, Altamahaw, N.C. 27202, or Friendship Adult Day Services, 1946 Martin St., Burlington, N.C. 27217. 3, Irene Mae Gerringer Lee