Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameNancy GIBBS [16998]
BirthJul 13, 1946, Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama [16998]
DeathJun 20, 2021, Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina [16998]
BurialUnknown [16998]
Spouses
BirthFeb 10, 1944, Cleveland County, North Carolina [305], [6716]
DeathDec 10, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina [6716]
BurialLakeview Memorial Park, 3600 N. O’Henry Blvd, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [6716]
OccupationRetired From Lance Inc. [6716]
FatherMorris Leonard SHORT (-<2005)
MotherRuby DAVIS (-<2005)
Obituary Online notes for Nancy GIBBS
Nancy Gibbs Newton, age 74, passed away Sunday June 20, 2021 at her home in Cowpens, SC.

Born July 13, 1946 in Guntersville, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Betty Jean and Commie Gibbs.

Nancy was a graduate of Shelby High School. She went on to work for Fiber Industries in Grover, NC and The Cleveland County Sheriff's Department. She found comfort in the simple things in life like listening to music, her time spent at the beach, her loving canine companion Coco and being involved in the life of her great grandchild.

In addition to her parents, Nancy is preceded in death by her first husband Dennis Short of Burlington, NC.

Nancy is survived by one daughter Karen Short Harrill and her husband Robert E. Harrill of Shelby, NC. Sister and Brother-in-law, Linda and Tim Means of Oak Ridge, NC. Brother and sister-in-law Rick and Sharron Gibbs of Vero Beach, Fl. Two grandchildren, Megan Rose and husband Ben of Boiling Springs, NC, Robert Falls Harrill of Shelby, and one great-grandchild Aurora Rose.

In addition to her immediate family, she is also survived by her special friends: Donald Massie, Donna Holtzclaw, Susie Cook, Marilyn Queen, Ruby Harper and many loving nieces and nephews of which loved her dearly; Scott and Holly Rudicil, Jennifer Rudicil, Jeff Gibbs, and Michelle and Todd Schwanke.
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Obituary Online notes for Dennis Eugene (Spouse 1)
12/11/2005

Dennis Eugene Short 

    BURLINGTON — Dennis Eugene Short , 61, of 3660 Burch Bridge Road, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 at the Hospice Home after a short  illness.

    A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Morris Leonard Short  and the late Ruby Davis Short  and was married to Beulah Kay Danieley Short , who survives.

He was retired from Lance Inc. and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, where he was the Treasurer for the Bethel Men’s Club.

    Mr. Short  is survived by his wife of the home; a daughter, Karen Short  Harrill and her husband, Robert, of Shelby, N.C.; two grandchildren, Megan Harrill and Robert Harrill; a stepson, Jesse Gwynn and his wife, Susan, of Burlington; a stepgranddaughter, Sadler Gwynn; and a brother, Jerry Short  and his wife, Mary, of Level Cross, N.C.

    The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 at Bethel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Renee Burnette.

Entombment will follow at the Lakeview Memorial Park Mausoleum.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.
    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Bethel United Methodist Church, 1421 Bethel Methodist Church Rd., Burlington, N.C. 27217.

    Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [6716]
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