Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 1, 1925, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [48]
DeathOct 22, 2012, Alamance County, North Carolina [6637]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [6637]
FatherRoy Watson KERNODLE (1885-1970)
MotherSallie Emily JONES (1896-1998)
Spouses
BirthSep 22, 1923, Caswell County, North Carolina [1], [6639], [6640], [6638]
DeathJun 4, 2022, Guilford County, North Carolina [6638]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [6638]
FatherGeorge Lee SAUNDERS (1895-1975)
MotherMinnie Susan GWYNN (1898-1989)
Marriage1952
Obituary Online notes for Roy Staley KERNODLE
10/24/2012

Roy Staley Kernodle
   ELON — Roy Staley Kernodle, 87, of 3540 North N.C. 87, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 at Alamance Regional Medical Center.

   A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of 60 years to Eunice Saunders Kernodle and son of the late Roy Watson and Sallie Jones Kernodle.

   He was a longtime member of Bethlehem Christian Church and served on the cemetery committee for over 50 years. Staley retired from Container Corp. of America in Greensboro and enjoyed gardening following his retirement.

   Survivors include his wife, Eunice Saunders Kernodle of the home; daughter, Nancy Emogene Kernodle of Elon; son, Eric Watson Kernodle of Elon; sisters, Laura Jane K. McPherson of Elon and Nancy K. Sain of Burlington; brothers William “Bill” Kernodle of Salisbury and Wayne Kernodle of Elon; and a host of nieces and nephews.

   Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at Bethlehem Christian

   Church by the Rev. Dave Gilbert, pastor. Interment will follow in Bethlehem Church Cemetery. Mr. Kernodle will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service.

   The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Lowe Funeral Home.

   Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery Fund, 3625 Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, NC 27244.

   You may sign the online register book at

  
www.lowefuneralhome.com   [6637]
Obituary Online notes for Eunice Catherine (Spouse 1)
6/4/2022

Eunice Saunders Kernodle

September 22, 1923 — June 4, 2022
Elon

Visitation
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory
Monday, June 6, 2022
5:00 - 7:00pm (Eastern time)

Funeral Service
Bethlehem Christian Church
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
2:00 - 3:00pm (Eastern time)

Burial
Bethlehem Christian Church
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
3:00 - 4:00pm (Eastern time)

Eunice Saunders Kernodle

Eunice Saunders Kernodle, 98, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Ashton Place.  She was born in Caswell County on September 22, 1923 to the late George Lee and Minnie Gwynn Saunders and was the wife of 60 years to the late Roy Staley Kernodle.

Eunice was a longtime member of Bethlehem Christian Church where she served on the flower committee for over 50 years and was a Sunday School teacher and VBS craft volunteer.  She was also a member of the A.O. Extension Homemakers Club. Eunice enjoyed gardening, sewing and basket making (reed and pine needle).

Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Emogene Kernodle of Elon; son, Eric Watson Kernodle of Elon; sisters-in-law, Laura Jane K. McPherson of Elon and Nancy K. Sain of Burlington; brother-in-law, Wayne Kernodle of Elon; many nieces and nephews and a special friend, Delois Summers. 

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sisters, Lena Page and Violet Paschal and a brother, Scott Saunders.  

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at Bethlehem Christian Church by Rev. Todd Felkel with the burial to follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 5-7pm on Monday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery Operating Fund; PO Box 127, Altamahaw, NC 27202
To sign the online register book, please visit www.lowefuneralhome.com. [6638]
 
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