Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Etta” Blanche Rosetta CLYMER [36774], [36775], [36776], [10270], [36777]
BirthFeb 18, 1896, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [36774], [36778]
DeathNov 5, 1968, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [36774], [36778]
BurialMount Carmel United Methodist Church, Mount Carmel Church Rd & Guerrant Springs Rd, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [36778]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6241265/etta-childrey_pryor
FatherSamuel Mosyne CLYMER Jr. (1865-1945)
Mother“Maggie” Margaret Josephine TROXLER (1871-1956)
Spouses
1W. D. WARD [10270]
Birthabt 1881 [10270]
MarriageMay 3, 1914, Rockingham County, North Carolina [10270]
No Children
2Louis Allan CHILDREY [10661], [36772], [10270]
BirthJan 30, 1878, Halifax County, Virginia [36772], [10270]
DeathJul 27, 1925, Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina [36772]
BurialGreenview Cemetery, 1004 Montgomery Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [36772]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5607164/louis_allan-childrey
MarriageJul 30, 1921, Rockingham County, North Carolina [36779], [10270]
ChildrenEmer Lee (Died as Infant) (1922-1922)
 Margaret Lucille (1923-1982)
 Samuel Thomas (1924-2017)
3John Allen PRYOR Sr. [36774], [51099], [10270], [36777], [51100]
BirthApr 26, 1888, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [51099], [51101]
DeathDec 14, 1951, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [51099], [51102]
BurialMount Carmel United Methodist Church, Mount Carmel Church Rd & Guerrant Springs Rd, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [51099]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199024640/john-a-pryor
MarriageApr 1, 1940, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina [10270]
ChildrenStella Mae (1917-2000)
 John Allen (1927-1995)
 Mary Louise (1931-1999)
 Marie (1931-1999)
 Dewey Leonard (1932-2001)
 (Confidential, Female)
 Paul Rudd (1937-1997)
 Elwood Bernie (1940-2008)
 (Confidential, Female)
Obituary Online notes for “Etta” Blanche Rosetta CLYMER
Daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Clymer of Reidsville.

First married to Louis Allan Childrey who died in 1925. She then married John A. Pryor who also predeceased her.

She is buried in the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery near Reidsville. [36780]
Obituary Online notes for Louis Allan (Spouse 2)
A farmer whose family hailed from Halifax County in Virginia.

He was married twice in his lifetime; first to Clara Ferguson Childrey, then to Etta Clymer Childrey. He fathered children by both wives.

He is buried in Greenview Cemetary next to his first wife, his son Louis Childrey II, and his infant daughter, Emer Lee Childrey. [36772]
Last Modified Oct 1, 2025Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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