Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJohn Willliam SOCKWELL [1], [1729], [289], [5209], [5210], [6051]
BirthAug 12, 1923, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [153]
DeathMay 17, 1983, Guilford County, North Carolina [289]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [6052]
MotherGladie E. COBB (1901-1995)
Spouses
BirthJul 16, 1925, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [5209], [153]
DeathMar 1, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina [5209]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [5209]
MotherAnnie Hattie WYRICK (1890-1958)
MarriageSep 3, 1944, Guilford County, North Carolina [289]
ChildrenWilliam Douglas (1945-2020)
 Georgia Carol (1949-1972)
Obituary Online notes for Delories Alice (Spouse 1)
3/3/2010

Delories Gerringer Sockwell


    GIBSONVILLE — Delories Gerringer Sockwell, 84, passed away peacefully Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Hospice Home. A native of Guilford County, she was born July 16, 1925 to the late Andy Boston Gerringer and Annie Wyrick Gerringer and was married to the late John William Sockwell.
    A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, “Dee” enjoyed farming, cooking, gardening and spending time at the beach with her friends. She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church in Gibsonville and was involved with the Lady’s Auxiliary at Fire District 28, Triad Holstein Association and was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels.
    Delories is survived by her son, Doug Sockwell and wife Paulette, of Gibsonville; daughter, Joyce S. Clemmer and husband Lewis, of Burlington; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Bertha Scott; brothers, Roger Gerringer and George Mack Gerringer; and many special nieces, nephews, neighbors and friends.
    She is preceded in death by her husband, parents; daughter, Georgie Carol Sockwell; sisters, Virgie Fryar, Eva Mc-Intyre and Hazel Smith; brothers, Cling Gerringer, A.B. Gerringer, and Colon Gerringer.
    The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Friedens Lutheran Church by Pastor Raymond Petrea and Pastor William Zima II. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 3, 2010, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the church and at other times at the home.
    The family would like to extend their heartfelt acknowledgements to her doctor and the nurses and staff of UNC Health Care and Alamance Hospice.
    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund at 6001 N.C. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249 or Peace Lutheran Church Cemetery Road Improvement at 6015 Friedens Church Road, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249
    You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com  [5209]
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