Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Obituary Online notes for “Cathy” Mary Catherine CROSS
2/7/2024

Catherine (Cathy) Cross Chappell
April 13, 1949 ~ February 6, 2024 (age 74)

Catherine (Cathy) Cross Chappell, 74, of Burlington, North Carolina, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Jerry Chappell and the daughter of the late George W. Cross and the late Johnnie Madden Cross. Cathy was a member of St. Mark’s Community Church. After leaving the Burlington City School System to raise her two sons, she returned and later retired from the Alamance-Burlington School System.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons, Josh Chappell and his wife Kelly and Clint Chappell and his wife Alex; grandchildren, Whitt, Ella, Mary Wade, Lauren, Amelia and Wes; and brother-in-law Virgil Butler.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Ann Cross Butler.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington on Thursday, February 8, 2024.

The service to celebrate her life will be held at 12:00 noon in the Old Sanctuary of St. Mark’s Community Church on Friday, February 9, 2024.
The family would also like to extend a special thanks to Happier Days Private Duty Services, LLC. Especially Sarah Lamberth, Anna Lamberth, and the entire staff. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Memory of Cathy Chappell may be made to Sarah Lamberth c/o Happier Days Private Duty Services, LLC, 2730 Tucker Street, Suite 500, Burlington, NC 27215. 261, Catherine (Cathy) Cross Chappell
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