Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameAda Virginia CALDWELL [49927]
BirthFeb 11, 1902, Alleghany County, North Carolina [49927]
DeathApr 4, 1930, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina [49927]
BurialPotato Creek Cemetery, Mouth Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia [49927]
FatherGeorge Kenneth CALDWELL (1874-1958)
MotherLou Ella PAISLEY (1876-1934)
Spouses
BirthSep 5, 1900 [49926]
DeathDec 31, 1955 [49926]
BurialPotato Creek Cemetery, Mouth Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia [49926]
FatherWillie ANDERSON (1868-)
MotherCandace Jane BOONE (1877-1919)
ChildrenRex Benton (1924-1998)
Obituary Online notes for Ada Virginia CALDWELL
Ada Virginia Caldwell

Birth: Feb. 11, 1882

Death: Apr. 4, 1930

No stone
Buried next to Willie Anderson, HER FATHER IN LAW

Her parents were George Kenneth Caldwell and Lou Ella Paisley:

She was the first wife of Okley Winton Anderson ( death cert showS that his name was Okley Winton, not Winton Okley):


When Ada died in 1930, Winton married Ola Griffith (in 1933), who helped raise Rex.

Ada was buried next to her father-in-law, Willie Anderson, while Winton is buried next to his 2nd wife, Ola.
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Obituary Online notes for Oakley Winton (Spouse 1)
Okley Winton Anderson, 55, died at his home in the Fox community Saturday, December 31, 1955.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Ola Anderson; a stepson, Rex Benton Anderson, Martinsville, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at Pine Branch Baptist Church Monday at 11 a.m. with interment in the Potato Creek Cemetery.

The body was removed from Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Independence to the residence at 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Published in the Galax Gazette; Thurs., Jan. 5, 1956.
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