Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthFeb 13, 1934, Caswell County, North Carolina [1], [6831]
DeathOct 12, 2023, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [6831]
BurialCamp Springs Community Church Cemetery (Camp Springs United Methodist Church), 9168 Cherry Grove Road, Caswell County, North Carolina [6831]
Spouses
BirthApr 29, 1930, Rockingham County, North Carolina [1], [6864]
DeathAug 26, 2009, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [6831], [6864]
BurialCamp Springs Community Church Cemetery (Camp Springs United Methodist Church), 9168 Cherry Grove Road, Caswell County, North Carolina [6864]
Obituary Online notes for Homer Bernell MILES
10/13/2023
Homer Bernell Miles
Homer Bernell Miles, 89, of 125 Caswell Drive, went home to be with The Lord Thursday, October 12, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Camp Springs Community Church with Rev. Scott Reavis officiating and the burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at the home.
Bernell was born in Caswell County and was the son of the late Lee and Rena Underwood Miles.
He retired from Burlington Industries with over 40 years of service. Bernell was a longtime and faithful member of Camp Springs Community Church, and his family and friends knew him as a nice, quiet, gentle man; always kind to everyone. Always a servant, he was a member of the Cherry Grove Ruritan Club and the Cherry Grove Fire Department where he volunteered for over 40 years. Bernell loved his family and was an avid fisherman.
Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife Mary Wheeler Miles with over 50 years of marriage; daughter-in-law JoAnn Miles; sisters Louise Miles Oliver and Eva Miles Walker; and brothers Felton Lee Miles, Otis Ervin Miles and William Elbert Miles.
Bernell is survived by his son Jonathan Miles; sisters Hazel Miles Ammons, Elsie Miles Ammons and Lois Miles Lee; brothers Robert Abner Miles and Harvey Carl Miles; and a large extended family.
https://www.wilkersonfuneral.com/obituaries/homer-miles [6831]
Obituary Online notes for Mary Alice (Spouse 1)
REIDSVILLE: Mary Wheeler Miles, 79 of 125 Caswell Drive, died on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 29th at Camp Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mary was born in Rockingham County to the late John Quincy Wheeler and Etta Crumpton Wheeler. She worked for Glen Raven Mills and was a homemaker, member of Camp Springs United Methodist Church, and a member of the ladies auxiliary with the Cherry Grove Volunteer Fire Department. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William Wheeler and sisters, Elizabeth Wheeler and an infant sister.
She is survived by her husband, Homer Burnell Miles of the home; son, Jonathan Miles and wife, Jo Ann of Reidsville. [6864]