Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthDec 29, 1929, Mitchell County, North Carolina [53280]
DeathNov 16, 2006, Catawba County, North Carolina [53280]
BurialGrassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina [53280]
Spouses
BurialForest Lawn Memorial Park, 1498 Sand Hill Rd, Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina [53277]
FlagsUS Army Air Corps, World War II
Obituary Online notes for Vertie Mae HOLLIFIELD
Vertie Mae Hollifield Howell, age 76, of Marion, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Hospice of Catawba County.
Vertie was born in Mitchell County on December 29, 1929 and was a daughter of the late Bruce and Mattie Hollifield.
She was a member of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church. She was a long-time employee of Lifeway Christian Resources at Ridgecrest, NC. Her family will remember her as a beloved mother and grandmother.
Surviving Ms. Howell are two children: Betty Randolph and Barbara Randolph, both of Marion; five grandchildren: Vicky, Robbie, Gina, Jason and Autumn and four sisters, Pearl, Queenie, Ruby and Mary Lovena. She is also survived by five great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Grassy Creek Cemetery, with Rev. Ray Stockton officiating.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 19, 2006 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Westmoreland Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Catawba County, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658. [53280]
Obituary Online notes for George W. (Spouse 1)
George W. Howell, 80, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2003, at Elderberry Health Care.
Mr. Howell was a native of Mitchell County and lifetime resident of Western North Carolina. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1945. Mr. Howell worked for many years in television repair in Weaverville. He was an active member of the local VFW and was the current president of the Elderberry Health Care Resident Council, a position he held for the past five years.
Mr. Howell was preceded in death by four brothers, Floyd Howell, Claude Howell, Ed Howell and Herbert Howell.
He is survived by his wife, the former Hazel Pennington; two sons, Larry Buckner of Tacoma, Wash., and Alan Buckner of St. Louis; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Elderberry Health Care in Marshall Inurnment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Enka. The Madison County VFW Post 548 will conduct military honors.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home is serving the Howell family.
Published: 2003-09-18 Asheville Citizen Times
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US ARMY AIR FORCE
WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
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