Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthDec 5, 1928, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States [37848]
BurialCremated [37848]
FatherEdwin Jay SHEPHERD (1894-1971)
Spouses
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Alice Ann SHEPHERD
Asheville - Alice Shepherd Sorrells, 81, of the Deerfield Retirement Community, died March 12, 2010.
A native of Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Myrtle Mowrer Shepherd and Edwin J. Shepherd.
Alice grew up in Maryland, where she attended public schools and graduated from McKinley High School in Washington. After graduation from the University of Maryland, she began her career in merchandising at Woodward & Lothrop in Washington, where she served as a buyer until 1978, when she and her husband moved to Asheville. Alice was active in the Beaver Dam Valley Home and Garden Club, serving as president from 1987 to 1989.
She is survived by her husband, Theodore F. Sorrells; one brother, Edwin J. Shepherd of Silver Springs, MD; one sister, Edith S. Neece of Chapel Hill, NC, and five nieces and two nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:00 p.m., at St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. [37848]
A native of Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Myrtle Mowrer Shepherd and Edwin J. Shepherd.
Alice grew up in Maryland, where she attended public schools and graduated from McKinley High School in Washington. After graduation from the University of Maryland, she began her career in merchandising at Woodward & Lothrop in Washington, where she served as a buyer until 1978, when she and her husband moved to Asheville. Alice was active in the Beaver Dam Valley Home and Garden Club, serving as president from 1987 to 1989.
She is survived by her husband, Theodore F. Sorrells; one brother, Edwin J. Shepherd of Silver Springs, MD; one sister, Edith S. Neece of Chapel Hill, NC, and five nieces and two nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010, 2:00 p.m., at St. Giles Chapel, Deerfield Retirement Community, 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville. [37848]
Obituary Online notes for Theodore Franklin (Spouse 1)
Theodore F. "Ted" Sorrells, 86, of the Deerfield Community, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
A native of Buncombe County, he was the youngest of twelve children of Mary Ann Bird and Victor Grayson Sorrells. He attended public schools and graduated from Swannanoa High School in 1941. Shortly thereafter, he went to Washington, DC where he served a machinist's apprenticeship at the Washington Navy Yard. After that, he attended and graduated from the Capitol Radio and Engineering Institute. In 1951, he began his Television career with his employment at The Evening Star Broadcasting Company, an ABC affiliate station. He served there in a number of capacities culminating with his appointment to the position of chief engineer. After retirement in 1978, he and his wife, returned to North Carolina and supervised the building of their home on the side of Town Mountain. In 2000 they moved to the Deerfield Community.
His wife, Alice Shepherd Sorrells, preceded him in death this past March, 2010.
He is survived by a sister, Helen S. Davis of Arlington, VA and a host of nieces and nephews, including Bruce Shipley of Asheville and William Shipley of Charlotte.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 12, in St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield. [37849]
A native of Buncombe County, he was the youngest of twelve children of Mary Ann Bird and Victor Grayson Sorrells. He attended public schools and graduated from Swannanoa High School in 1941. Shortly thereafter, he went to Washington, DC where he served a machinist's apprenticeship at the Washington Navy Yard. After that, he attended and graduated from the Capitol Radio and Engineering Institute. In 1951, he began his Television career with his employment at The Evening Star Broadcasting Company, an ABC affiliate station. He served there in a number of capacities culminating with his appointment to the position of chief engineer. After retirement in 1978, he and his wife, returned to North Carolina and supervised the building of their home on the side of Town Mountain. In 2000 they moved to the Deerfield Community.
His wife, Alice Shepherd Sorrells, preceded him in death this past March, 2010.
He is survived by a sister, Helen S. Davis of Arlington, VA and a host of nieces and nephews, including Bruce Shipley of Asheville and William Shipley of Charlotte.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 12, in St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Giles Chapel at Deerfield. [37849]