Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJames A. DRUMMOND 
3, Joan Summers Drummond
3, Joan Summers DrummondBirthMay 9, 1926, Birmingham, Alabama3, James A. Drummond
DeathJun 17, 2019, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James A. Drummond
FlagsUS Merchant Marines, World War II
FatherEugene A. DRUMMOND (1905-1954)
MotherAllyne WINSTON (1905-2004)
Spouses
BirthMay 9, 1930, Guilford County, North Carolina472, SUMMERS , JOAN N
DeathJan 7, 2017, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Joan Summers Drummond
FatherJames Edwin SUMMERS Sr. (1902-1959)
MotherIrene FRYER
Marriage19583, Joan Summers Drummond,3, James A. Drummond
No Children
Obituary Online notes for James A. DRUMMOND
6/21/2019
James A. Drummond
James A. Drummond, age 93, of Gibsonville passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.
Born in Birmingham, AL, he was the husband of 59 years to the late Joan Summers Drummond and the son of Eugene A. Drummond and Allyne Winston Drummond, both deceased. Mr. Drummond was a veteran of the Merchant Marines serving during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of Elon University where he and his wife, Joan, served as Co-Presidents of Elon Golden Alumni Association. With over 50 years of service, he was the longest serving realtor in Alamance County and owner of Drummond Realty and Construction, Gibsonville, NC. James was the 1985 Realtor of the Year and a Silver Member of the N. C. Association of Realtors. He was a former member of the Gibsonville City Council and a longtime member of Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church where he served in many capacities.
Survivors include a brother, Jack Winston Drummond; sister, Joann D. Brown; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dogs, Cody and Kelly. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary D. Kinney and husband Thomas E. Kinney, Jr.; two brothers, Walker Eric Drummond and William E. “Bill” Drummond; and brother-in-law, George Brown.
A memorial service will be conducted at Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. by The Rev. W. Ralph Heller, Jr. The family will receive friends following the service at the church on Sunday.
Memorials may be made to Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church, 406 Alamance Street, Gibsonville, NC 27249.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Twin Lakes Retirement Community and Alamance Regional Medical Center for their care of James A. Drummond.
Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington is assisting the family.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com
James A. Drummond
James A. Drummond, age 93, of Gibsonville passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.
Born in Birmingham, AL, he was the husband of 59 years to the late Joan Summers Drummond and the son of Eugene A. Drummond and Allyne Winston Drummond, both deceased. Mr. Drummond was a veteran of the Merchant Marines serving during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of Elon University where he and his wife, Joan, served as Co-Presidents of Elon Golden Alumni Association. With over 50 years of service, he was the longest serving realtor in Alamance County and owner of Drummond Realty and Construction, Gibsonville, NC. James was the 1985 Realtor of the Year and a Silver Member of the N. C. Association of Realtors. He was a former member of the Gibsonville City Council and a longtime member of Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church where he served in many capacities.
Survivors include a brother, Jack Winston Drummond; sister, Joann D. Brown; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dogs, Cody and Kelly. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary D. Kinney and husband Thomas E. Kinney, Jr.; two brothers, Walker Eric Drummond and William E. “Bill” Drummond; and brother-in-law, George Brown.
A memorial service will be conducted at Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. by The Rev. W. Ralph Heller, Jr. The family will receive friends following the service at the church on Sunday.
Memorials may be made to Sharon Evangelical Lutheran Church, 406 Alamance Street, Gibsonville, NC 27249.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Twin Lakes Retirement Community and Alamance Regional Medical Center for their care of James A. Drummond.
Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington is assisting the family.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com