Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthFeb 15, 1943, Caswell County, North Carolina24,404, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SG-HRM : accessed 10 October 2015), William Earl Thompson and Barbara Ellen Montgomery, 29 Dec 1961,261, Barbara "Bink" Montgomery Lawrence
DeathAug 24, 2022, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina261, Barbara "Bink" Montgomery Lawrence
BurialGraham Memorial Park, Cooper Rd & E Gilbreath St., Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina261, Barbara "Bink" Montgomery Lawrence
FatherWilliam Howard MONTGOMERY (1910-1978)
MotherEdna RICE (1914-2005)
Spouses
1“Billy” William Earl THOMPSON 24,404, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SG-HRM : accessed 10 October 2015), William Earl Thompson and Barbara Ellen Montgomery, 29 Dec 1961,404, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC42-5TT : accessed 10 October 2015), William Earl Thompson in entry for Waverly Doe Thompson, 1964; from "North Carolina,404, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCHM-2LF : accessed 10 October 2015), William E Thompson in entry for Kimberly Starr Thompson, 1961; from "North Carolina,470, Mildred Thompson Carroll Pharr
BirthFeb 24, 1942, Halifax County, North Carolina404, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SG-HRM : accessed 10 October 2015), William Earl Thompson and Barbara Ellen Montgomery, 29 Dec 1961,3, William Earl “Billy” Thompson
DeathOct 4, 2015, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, William Earl “Billy” Thompson
MotherMildred CARROLL (1923-2012)
MarriageDec 29, 1961, Alamance County, North Carolina404, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SG-HRM : accessed 10 October 2015), William Earl Thompson and Barbara Ellen Montgomery, 29 Dec 1961
Divorce
ChildrenKimberly Starr (1961-<2022)
Obituary Online notes for “Bink” Barbara Ellen MONTGOMERY
8/25/2022

Barbara "Bink" Montgomery Lawrence
February 15, 1943 ~ August 24, 2022 (age 79)

Barbara “Bink” Montgomery Lawrence, 79, of Haw River passed away suddenly at UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

A native of Caswell County, she was the wife of John “Homer” Lawrence, who survives and the daughter of Howard Montgomery and Edna Rice Montgomery, both deceased.

She retired from GKN as a Floor Inspector. She loved collecting antiques and gardening. Living Free Ministries was one of her favorite stores.

In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Waverly Dae Brady of McLeansville; stepson, Nathan Kyle Lawrence of Graham; two grandchildren, William James Murray and Ronald Columbus Murray; three great-grandchildren, Logan Murray, Kathleen Murray, and Olivia Murray; brother, Kenny Montgomery of Greensboro; two sisters, Naomi Cates and Shirley Iseley, both of Burlington; and a sister-in-law, Betsy Mitchell (Mitch) of Carolina Shores, NC.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly Starr Thompson and two sisters, Glenda Sue Davis and Bettye Jo Mabe.

The family will receive friends at Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon prior to the graveside service at Graham Memorial Park at 12:30 p.m. Other times the family will be at the residence.
261, Barbara "Bink" Montgomery Lawrence
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