Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 26, 1929, North Carolina241,261, Mrs Ruby (Dolly) Wood Isley
DeathApr 24, 2023, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina261, Mrs Ruby (Dolly) Wood Isley,261, Mrs Ruby (Dolly) Wood Isley
BurialMount Hermon Memorial Cemetery(Mount Hermon Methodist Church), 4178 Mt. Hermon Rock Creek Road, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina261, Mrs Ruby (Dolly) Wood Isley
Spouses
BirthMar 31, 1926, North Carolina241
DeathDec 20, 1998, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina241
BurialMount Hermon Memorial Cemetery(Mount Hermon Methodist Church), 4178 Mt. Hermon Rock Creek Road, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina241
FatherGrover Alfred ISLEY (1900-1984)
MotherBetty Fannie LEWIS (1905-1992)
MarriageJul 7, 1948241
Obituary Online notes for “Dolly” Ruby Mae WOOD
4/25/2023

Mrs Ruby (Dolly) Wood Isley
March 26, 1929 ~ April 24, 2023
94 Years Old

Ruby “Dolly” Wood Isley, 94, of Raleigh passed away at Sunrise of Raleigh on Monday, April 24, 2023.

A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late James Alfred Isley and the daughter of Willie Craven Wood and Josephine Herron Wood, both deceased. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Dona Isley Hill of Raleigh; three grandchildren, Peyton Thigpen and husband Ron, Joanna Worthington and husband Rob, and Laura Dunaway and husband Field; and five great grandchildren, Andrew and Kaylee Thigpen, Ty Worthington, and Poppy and Whit Dunaway.

The funeral service will be conducted at Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. by Rev. Keith Porter and Rev. David Jackson with the family receiving friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends are invited to the K&W on Ramada Road in Burlington to spend time with the family following all services.

The family would like to thank the staff at Sunrise Senior Living for their loving care

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church, 4178 Mt. Hermon-Rock Creek Road, Graham, NC 27253.
261, Mrs Ruby (Dolly) Wood Isley
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