Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMaj. Carlos Witten DISHMAN 
3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman,3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, KEVIN DEWITT,134, BIRTH: DISHMAN, SANDRA ELLEN,472, MARRIAGE: MADER ,JANE ELIZABETH & DISHMAN, CARLOS WITTEN
3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman,3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, KEVIN DEWITT,134, BIRTH: DISHMAN, SANDRA ELLEN,472, MARRIAGE: MADER ,JANE ELIZABETH & DISHMAN, CARLOS WITTENBirthDec 7, 1932, Tazewell County, Virginia3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.
DeathJan 15, 2022, Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.
FlagsUS Army, Vietnam War
FatherMelvin Smith DISHMAN
MotherMabel HARRISON
Spouses
1Clarice Ruth CHRISCOE 3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman,3, Henry Franklin Chriscoe,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, KEVIN DEWITT,134, BIRTH: DISHMAN, SANDRA ELLEN,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, CLARICE RUTH
3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman,3, Henry Franklin Chriscoe,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, KEVIN DEWITT,134, BIRTH: DISHMAN, SANDRA ELLEN,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, CLARICE RUTHBirthMay 6, 1938, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman
DeathAug 8, 2017, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman,134, DEATH: DISHMAN, CLARICE RUTH
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruth Chriscoe Dishman
FatherHenry Harrison CHRISCOE (1889-1981)
MotherMaude Agnes COOPER (1899-1985)
Children(Confidential, Female)
Kevin DeWitt (1958-1997)
MarriageSep 24, 1979, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.,472, MARRIAGE: MADER ,JANE ELIZABETH & DISHMAN, CARLOS WITTEN
Obituary Online notes for Maj. Carlos Witten DISHMAN
1/18/2022
Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.
December 7, 1932 ~ January 15, 2022 (age 89)
Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret., 89, of Gibsonville, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home.
A native of Tazewell, Virginia, Carlos was married to Jane Mader Dishman for 42 years. He was the son of the late Melvin Smith Dishman and the late Mabel Harrison Dishman.
Carlos served with the US Army for 21 years from 1950 to his retirement on February 2, 1971. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 flying light aircraft and helicopters.
When he was just 18, he served two and a half years in Japan. Throughout his career he served in Korea, Japan, Wake Island, Germany, England, Hawaii, Carrabonson Station, Ft. Benning, Ga., Ft. Rucker, Alabama, Ft. Knox and Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.
Carlos attended flight school at Ft. Rucker in Alabama and Officers Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Ga. His last duty station was at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga.
He was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, Cacti Association.
Carlos worked as a machinist for IPI in Greensboro.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Elon.
In addition to his wife Jane, Carlos is survived by his daughter, Sandra Ellen Dishman, of Elon; a grandchild, Ariel Ann Mosley and her husband, Aaron; a great-grandchild, Briar Dewitt Mosely; daughter-in-law, Martha Dishman; a niece, Dreama Lee Ritter and a nephew. Charles Starling.
He was preceded in death by his son, Kevin DeWitt Dishman.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Rich and Thompson Funeral Service in Burlington from 2:00 until 3:00 PM.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Elon, 621 E Haggard Ave, Elon, NC 27244 or to the Burlington Animal Shelter, 221 Stone Quarry Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
These Good Men
By Michael Norman
I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite.
Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep.
Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted their best, men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped raw, right down to their humility.
I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate. But I know them in a way I know no other men.
I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another.
I can not say were we are headed. Ours are not perfect friendships; those are the province of legend and myth.
A few of my comrades drift far from me now, sending back only occasional word.
I know that one day even these could fall to silence. Some of the men will always stay close, a couple, perhaps, always at hand.
As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day.
I am sure when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades, such good men.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret., please visit our floral store. 3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.
Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.
December 7, 1932 ~ January 15, 2022 (age 89)
Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret., 89, of Gibsonville, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home.
A native of Tazewell, Virginia, Carlos was married to Jane Mader Dishman for 42 years. He was the son of the late Melvin Smith Dishman and the late Mabel Harrison Dishman.
Carlos served with the US Army for 21 years from 1950 to his retirement on February 2, 1971. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 flying light aircraft and helicopters.
When he was just 18, he served two and a half years in Japan. Throughout his career he served in Korea, Japan, Wake Island, Germany, England, Hawaii, Carrabonson Station, Ft. Benning, Ga., Ft. Rucker, Alabama, Ft. Knox and Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.
Carlos attended flight school at Ft. Rucker in Alabama and Officers Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Ga. His last duty station was at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga.
He was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, Cacti Association.
Carlos worked as a machinist for IPI in Greensboro.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Elon.
In addition to his wife Jane, Carlos is survived by his daughter, Sandra Ellen Dishman, of Elon; a grandchild, Ariel Ann Mosley and her husband, Aaron; a great-grandchild, Briar Dewitt Mosely; daughter-in-law, Martha Dishman; a niece, Dreama Lee Ritter and a nephew. Charles Starling.
He was preceded in death by his son, Kevin DeWitt Dishman.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Rich and Thompson Funeral Service in Burlington from 2:00 until 3:00 PM.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Elon, 621 E Haggard Ave, Elon, NC 27244 or to the Burlington Animal Shelter, 221 Stone Quarry Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
These Good Men
By Michael Norman
I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite.
Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep.
Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted their best, men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped raw, right down to their humility.
I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate. But I know them in a way I know no other men.
I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another.
I can not say were we are headed. Ours are not perfect friendships; those are the province of legend and myth.
A few of my comrades drift far from me now, sending back only occasional word.
I know that one day even these could fall to silence. Some of the men will always stay close, a couple, perhaps, always at hand.
As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day.
I am sure when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades, such good men.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret., please visit our floral store. 3, Major Carlos Witten Dishman, US Army, Ret.