Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBlanche Vernon SUTTON 
3, Joe “Benny” Bennett Ross, Sr.,24,3, Mrs. Blanche Sutton Ross Somers,3, Jimmy Dan Ross,404, North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHXY-5CK : accessed 2 June 2015), Blanche Vernon Sutton, 03 Jun 1910; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," ,256, Eddie "Dub" Willis Ross
3, Joe “Benny” Bennett Ross, Sr.,24,3, Mrs. Blanche Sutton Ross Somers,3, Jimmy Dan Ross,404, North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHXY-5CK : accessed 2 June 2015), Blanche Vernon Sutton, 03 Jun 1910; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," ,256, Eddie "Dub" Willis RossBirthJun 3, 1910, Alamance County, North Carolina3
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina3
OccupationHomemaker/ Employed By Alamance County School System3
ReligionMember Of Bethlehem Christian Church3
Father“Bud” George Thomas SUTTON (1870-1959)
Mother“Maggie” Margaret L. BENNETT (1874-1932)
Spouses
1Joe Jasper ROSS 2,134, November 2009,3, Jimmy Dan Ross,3, Joe “Benny” Bennett Ross, Sr.,256, Eddie "Dub" Willis Ross
2,134, November 2009,3, Jimmy Dan Ross,3, Joe “Benny” Bennett Ross, Sr.,256, Eddie "Dub" Willis RossBirth1908, Alamance County, North Carolina134, November 2009,134
Death1971, Alamance County, North Carolina115,470, Joe Jasper Ross
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina2
FatherEdwin Wilkins ROSS (1875-1945)
MotherMary Obela FOSTER (1878-1947)
MarriageDec 28, 1929, Alamance County, North Carolina470, North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SN-154 : accessed 2 June 2015), J. J. Ross and Blanche Sutton, 28 Dec 1929
ChildrenJoe Bennett (1933-2017)
Eddie Willis (1935-2021)
James Paul (1937-1998)
Jimmy Dan (1940-2010)
2“Ed” Samuel Edward SOMERS Sr. 24,3, Mrs. Blanche R. Somers,432,3, Joe “Benny” Bennett Ross, Sr.,470, Samuel Edward Somers,404, irginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988,"(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBT-2X1Z : 10 January 2019), Epsie Tesh in entry for James Kerr Grant and Rachel Susan Somers, 07 Dec 1973; from "Virginia,404, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:765S-3WT2 : 25 October 2019), Rachel Susan Somers, 29 Jan 1949; citing Birth, North Carolina,,54, Ross O. Somers
24,3, Mrs. Blanche R. Somers,432,3, Joe “Benny” Bennett Ross, Sr.,470, Samuel Edward Somers,404, irginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988,"(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBT-2X1Z : 10 January 2019), Epsie Tesh in entry for James Kerr Grant and Rachel Susan Somers, 07 Dec 1973; from "Virginia,404, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:765S-3WT2 : 25 October 2019), Rachel Susan Somers, 29 Jan 1949; citing Birth, North Carolina,,54, Ross O. SomersBirthNov 20, 190624, Nov 22, 1906,432
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina24
FatherSamuel Jacob Edward SOMERS (1874-1937)
MotherEmma Margaret ROSS (1872-1970)
MarriageJun 3, 1978
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Blanche Vernon SUTTON
9/25/1999
Mrs. Blanche R. Somers
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Blanche Sutton Ross Somers, 89, of 1906 Gwyn Road, at died 5:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, at Alamance Health Care Center after a long illness.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Mr. Joe Jasper Ross and the late Mr. Samuel Edward Somers. She was the daughter of Mr. George Thomas “Bud” Sutton and Mrs. Margaret “Maggie” Bennett Sutton, both deceased.
She was a homemaker and employed by Alamance County School System in Altamahaw-Ossipee School and later managed Western Alamance High School cafeteria. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, founding president of the Senior Citizens Care and Share Club, president of the Ever Ready Sunday School Class and a member of the church choir.
Survivors include three sons, Mr. Joe Bennett Ross, Mr. Eddie Willis Ross and Mr. Jim Dan Ross, all of Burlington; a daughter, Mrs. Bennett (Janice) Williamson of Pensacola, Fla.; two stepsons, Mr. Samuel E. Somers of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mr. Ross Somers of Beaufort, S.C.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Harold (Geraldine) Davis of Burlington; 14 grandchildren; 25 grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and three stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Mr. James Paul Ross; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Rachel Somers Grant; five brothers, Mr. T. Elmer Sutton, Mr. W. Conrad Sutton, Mr. J. Harold Sutton, Mr. W. Paul Sutton and Mr. Edgar W. Sutton; two sisters, Ms. Inez E. Sutton and Mrs. Pauline S. Simpson; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Dave Gilbert, pastor. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 to 8 this evening; at the fellowship hall following the graveside service; and at other times at the home of Mr. Jim Dan Ross, 1926 Gwyn Road, Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church Street., Elon College, N.C. 27244. 3, Mrs. Blanche R. Somers
Mrs. Blanche R. Somers
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Blanche Sutton Ross Somers, 89, of 1906 Gwyn Road, at died 5:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, at Alamance Health Care Center after a long illness.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Mr. Joe Jasper Ross and the late Mr. Samuel Edward Somers. She was the daughter of Mr. George Thomas “Bud” Sutton and Mrs. Margaret “Maggie” Bennett Sutton, both deceased.
She was a homemaker and employed by Alamance County School System in Altamahaw-Ossipee School and later managed Western Alamance High School cafeteria. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, founding president of the Senior Citizens Care and Share Club, president of the Ever Ready Sunday School Class and a member of the church choir.
Survivors include three sons, Mr. Joe Bennett Ross, Mr. Eddie Willis Ross and Mr. Jim Dan Ross, all of Burlington; a daughter, Mrs. Bennett (Janice) Williamson of Pensacola, Fla.; two stepsons, Mr. Samuel E. Somers of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mr. Ross Somers of Beaufort, S.C.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Harold (Geraldine) Davis of Burlington; 14 grandchildren; 25 grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and three stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Mr. James Paul Ross; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Rachel Somers Grant; five brothers, Mr. T. Elmer Sutton, Mr. W. Conrad Sutton, Mr. J. Harold Sutton, Mr. W. Paul Sutton and Mr. Edgar W. Sutton; two sisters, Ms. Inez E. Sutton and Mrs. Pauline S. Simpson; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Dave Gilbert, pastor. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 to 8 this evening; at the fellowship hall following the graveside service; and at other times at the home of Mr. Jim Dan Ross, 1926 Gwyn Road, Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church Street., Elon College, N.C. 27244. 3, Mrs. Blanche R. Somers