Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Lucy” Lucinda Heritage WOOD
[50198]
BirthJun 30, 1914, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia [50198]
DeathJan 20, 2004, Newark, New Castle County, Delaware [50198]
BurialGlenwood Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, 839 Bluff City Hwy, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee [50198]
Spouses
BirthNov 7, 1916, Hansonville, Russell County, Virginia [50199]
BurialGlenwood Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, 839 Bluff City Hwy, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee [50199]
FlagsUS Navy, World War II
Obituary Online notes for “Lucy” Lucinda Heritage WOOD
Lucy W. Gilmer, 89, formerly of Lebanon, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
Born on June 30, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Jessie Heritage Wood and the wife of the late James P. Gilmer.
Mrs. Gilmer was a graduate of Sullins College, Bristol Virginia, and King College, Bristol Tennessee. She returned to college in 1974 and earned a master's degree in guidance counseling from Radford University, Radford, Va. Mrs. Gilmer taught in public schools for 30 years and retired from education in 1979. She was an active member of the Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church and the Pink Ladies at Russell County Medical Center. Mrs. Gilmer enjoyed camping and performing volunteer work.
Survivors include her son, James P. Gilmer Jr. and wife Norma, Morganton, N.C.; daughter, Joanne G. Barrett and husband Fred L., North East, Md.; sister, Jane W. Hyder, Bristol Tennessee, and grandchildren, James P. Gilmer III, Benjamin C. Gilmer, Jessica B. Koeningsberg and Matthew T. Barrett.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, in the Combs Funeral Service Chapel in Lebanon, with the Rev. Mike Carter officiating.
Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol Tennessee. [50198]
Obituary Online notes for James Pierce (Spouse 1)
GILMER, JAMES P. ELKTON, MD.
Funeral services for James P. Gilmer will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at 2 p.m. at Lebanon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Carter officiating. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. prior to the funeral service. A graveside service will follow at Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Tenn., at 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 158, Lebanon, VA 24266.
Mr. Gilmer, 84, formerly of Lebanon, Va., died on Friday, Oct. 12, 2001. Born on Nov. 7, 1916, in Hansonville, Va., he was the son of the late Joseph Axley and Lou Browning Gilmer.
Mr. Gilmer graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1939 with a degree in agricultural education. Following his graduation he taught school for several years and then worked for the Department of Agriculture until his retirement in 1979. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, was a member of Lebanon Memorial United Methodist Church in Lebanon and the local Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Lucy W. Gilmer of Newark, Del.; children, James P. Gilmer of Morganton, NC, and Joanne G. Barrett of North East, Md.; a brother, Hugh M. Gilmer of Elk Garden, Va.; and grandchildren, Jessica B. Koenigsberg, James P. Gilmer III, Benjamin C. Gilmer and Matthew T. Barrett. [50199]