Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [7554]
FatherLindsey Moore SOMERS (1907-1966)
MotherMary Isabel SUTTON (1908-1990)
Spouses
DeathMay 30, 2000, Guilford County, North Carolina [7555]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [7555]
OccupationRetired Registered Nurse [7555]
Education1954 Graduate Of Williams High School, 1958 Graduate Of NC Baptist School Of Nursing In Winston Salem, NC [7555]
FatherMelvin Reaves STRATTON (1912-2003)
MotherMartha Ellen SHARPE (1913-2008)
Obituary Online notes for Ginger Gail (Spouse 1)
5/2/00
Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers
GREENSBORO — Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers of 5115-B Lawndale Drive, died at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000, at Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro,
after an illness of 15 months.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. John Daniel Somers, who
survives, and the daughter of Mr. Melvin Reaves Stratton and Mrs. Martha Ellen Sharpe
Stratton, both deceased. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked at N.C. Baptist
Hospital I Winstown-Salem, Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, Moses H. Cone
Hospital Fellowship Hall and Carolina Kidney Association, all in Greensboro. She was a
member of Brandt Oaks Baptist Church in Greensboro. She was a 1954 graduate of
Williams High School in Burlington and a 1958 graduate of North Carolina Baptist School
of Nursing in Winston-Salem.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and parents of Burlington include a sister,
Mrs. Ray (Sherrill) Pennell of Cherryville; and a brother, Mr. Roger Stratton of
Greensboro.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Glen Hope Baptist Church by the
Rev. W. Ray Pennell and the Rev. Terry Pritchard. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial
Park.
The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6:30 to 8:30 this evening,
and at other times at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Stratton, 1334
Graham St., Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405;
or to the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, 5970 Fairview Road, Three
Fairview Plaza, Suite 408, Charlotte, N.C. 28210. [7555]
5/3/00
Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers
GREENSBORO — Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers of 5115-B Lawndale Drive, died at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000, at Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro,
after an illness of 15 months.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. John Daniel Somers, who
survives, and the daughter of Mr. Melvin Reaves Stratton and Mrs. Martha Ellen Sharpe
Stratton, who both survive. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked at N.C.
Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, Moses H.
Cone Hospital Fellowship Hall and Carolina Kidney Association, all in Greensboro. She
was a member of Brandt Oaks Baptist Church in Greensboro. She was a 1954 graduate of
Williams High School in Burlington and a 1958 graduate of North Carolina Baptist School
of Nursing in Winston-Salem.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and parents of Burlington include a sister,
Mrs. Ray (Sherrill) Pennell of Cherryville; and a brother, Mr. Roger Stratton of
Greensboro.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Glen Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. W.
Ray Pennell and the Rev. Terry Pritchard. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will be at the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Stratton, 1334 Graham St.,
Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405;
or to the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, 5970 Fairview Road, Three
Fairview Plaza, Suite 408, Charlotte, N.C. 28210.
McClure Funeral Home in Graham is in charge of arrangements. [7555]
Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers
GREENSBORO — Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers of 5115-B Lawndale Drive, died at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000, at Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro,
after an illness of 15 months.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. John Daniel Somers, who
survives, and the daughter of Mr. Melvin Reaves Stratton and Mrs. Martha Ellen Sharpe
Stratton, both deceased. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked at N.C. Baptist
Hospital I Winstown-Salem, Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, Moses H. Cone
Hospital Fellowship Hall and Carolina Kidney Association, all in Greensboro. She was a
member of Brandt Oaks Baptist Church in Greensboro. She was a 1954 graduate of
Williams High School in Burlington and a 1958 graduate of North Carolina Baptist School
of Nursing in Winston-Salem.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and parents of Burlington include a sister,
Mrs. Ray (Sherrill) Pennell of Cherryville; and a brother, Mr. Roger Stratton of
Greensboro.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Glen Hope Baptist Church by the
Rev. W. Ray Pennell and the Rev. Terry Pritchard. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial
Park.
The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6:30 to 8:30 this evening,
and at other times at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Stratton, 1334
Graham St., Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405;
or to the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, 5970 Fairview Road, Three
Fairview Plaza, Suite 408, Charlotte, N.C. 28210. [7555]
5/3/00
Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers
GREENSBORO — Mrs. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers of 5115-B Lawndale Drive, died at
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000, at Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro,
after an illness of 15 months.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. John Daniel Somers, who
survives, and the daughter of Mr. Melvin Reaves Stratton and Mrs. Martha Ellen Sharpe
Stratton, who both survive. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked at N.C.
Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, Moses H.
Cone Hospital Fellowship Hall and Carolina Kidney Association, all in Greensboro. She
was a member of Brandt Oaks Baptist Church in Greensboro. She was a 1954 graduate of
Williams High School in Burlington and a 1958 graduate of North Carolina Baptist School
of Nursing in Winston-Salem.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and parents of Burlington include a sister,
Mrs. Ray (Sherrill) Pennell of Cherryville; and a brother, Mr. Roger Stratton of
Greensboro.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Glen Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. W.
Ray Pennell and the Rev. Terry Pritchard. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will be at the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Stratton, 1334 Graham St.,
Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405;
or to the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, 5970 Fairview Road, Three
Fairview Plaza, Suite 408, Charlotte, N.C. 28210.
McClure Funeral Home in Graham is in charge of arrangements. [7555]