Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthNov 4, 1929, Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina [55294]
DeathJun 9, 2017, Cornelius, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [55294]
BurialNew Perth Cemetery, Troutman, Iredell County, North Carolina [55294]
FatherDeck Eugene WHITENER (1897-1970)
MotherRuth Irene THOMAS (1904-1970)
Spouses
Obituary Online notes for Frances Evelyn WHITENER
Frances Whitener Shealy, 87, of Cornelius, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017.
Mrs. Shealy was born in Troutman, North Carolina on November 4, 1929, the daughter of Deck Eugene and Ruth Irene Thomas Whitener. She was married to the late Joseph M. Shealy for 49 years. They raised their family in Rock Hill, SC and then retired to Myrtle Beach and later she relocated to Cornelius. For the last sixteen years she was a resident of Twin Oaks of Cornelius where she was active in the local community and her church.
She enjoyed gardening, her church involvement and spending time with family including playing with her great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Deck and Ruth Whitener, her brothers Gene and Johnny, and her sisters, Birdie and Betty.
Mrs. Shealy is survived by two of six siblings, Mabel Whitener Morrow of Huntersville, NC and Jim Whitener (Fran) of Mesa, AZ, her three children, Rick Shealy of Cross Hill, SC, Terry Shealy (Peggy) of York, SC, and Janis Shealy Emplit (Ray) of Charleston, South Carolina, grandchildren; Adam Shealy (Rae), Kristen Shealy Epps (Nathan), Nathalie Emplit, Evelyn Shealy Underwood (Jake), Jennifer Emplit, and Steven Shealy, and great grandchildren Peyton and Zoe Shealy.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 12 at Community in Christ Lutheran Church in Cornelius. The family will receive friends at the church before the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Immediately following the service, interment will be at New Perth ARP Church, 204 West Avenue E., Troutman, NC.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Novant Health Hospice, 324 North McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC 28204.
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is assisting the family. [55294]
Mrs. Shealy was born in Troutman, North Carolina on November 4, 1929, the daughter of Deck Eugene and Ruth Irene Thomas Whitener. She was married to the late Joseph M. Shealy for 49 years. They raised their family in Rock Hill, SC and then retired to Myrtle Beach and later she relocated to Cornelius. For the last sixteen years she was a resident of Twin Oaks of Cornelius where she was active in the local community and her church.
She enjoyed gardening, her church involvement and spending time with family including playing with her great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Deck and Ruth Whitener, her brothers Gene and Johnny, and her sisters, Birdie and Betty.
Mrs. Shealy is survived by two of six siblings, Mabel Whitener Morrow of Huntersville, NC and Jim Whitener (Fran) of Mesa, AZ, her three children, Rick Shealy of Cross Hill, SC, Terry Shealy (Peggy) of York, SC, and Janis Shealy Emplit (Ray) of Charleston, South Carolina, grandchildren; Adam Shealy (Rae), Kristen Shealy Epps (Nathan), Nathalie Emplit, Evelyn Shealy Underwood (Jake), Jennifer Emplit, and Steven Shealy, and great grandchildren Peyton and Zoe Shealy.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 12 at Community in Christ Lutheran Church in Cornelius. The family will receive friends at the church before the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Immediately following the service, interment will be at New Perth ARP Church, 204 West Avenue E., Troutman, NC.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Novant Health Hospice, 324 North McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC 28204.
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is assisting the family. [55294]
Obituary Online notes for Joseph Marion (Spouse 1)
Myrtle Beach - Services for Joseph Marion Shealy, 80, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, Garden City Beach. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Murrells Inlet is in charge.
Memorials may be made to Shepherd of the Sea Building Fund, P.O. Box 1750, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 or American Diabetes Association, 1332 Gibson Ave., Myrtle Beach, SC 29575.
Mr. Shealy died Tuesday. Born June 16, 1920 in Pomaria, he was a son of Joseph M. and Alice Epting Shealy.
Mr. Shealy attended Clemson University and was a WWII U.S. Army veteran.
He retired from Nabisco after 27 years of service.
Mr. Shealy was a loving father and enjoyed golf and ocean fishing. He was a member of Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Frances Whitener Shealy; sons and their wives, Richard L. and Laura Shealy of Lexington, Terry and Deborah Shealy of Rock Hill; daughter and her husband, Janis and Raymond Emplit of Spartanburg; six grandchildren; brothers, Grady Shealy of Chapin, Charles Ray of Irmo; sisters, Louise Corbett, Dorothy Boyd of Columbia, Mabel Cromer, Rubye Glymph, both of Pomaria, Evelyn Doolittle of Spartanburg. © The State, Columbia, SC, 24 May 2000 [55297]
Memorials may be made to Shepherd of the Sea Building Fund, P.O. Box 1750, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 or American Diabetes Association, 1332 Gibson Ave., Myrtle Beach, SC 29575.
Mr. Shealy died Tuesday. Born June 16, 1920 in Pomaria, he was a son of Joseph M. and Alice Epting Shealy.
Mr. Shealy attended Clemson University and was a WWII U.S. Army veteran.
He retired from Nabisco after 27 years of service.
Mr. Shealy was a loving father and enjoyed golf and ocean fishing. He was a member of Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Frances Whitener Shealy; sons and their wives, Richard L. and Laura Shealy of Lexington, Terry and Deborah Shealy of Rock Hill; daughter and her husband, Janis and Raymond Emplit of Spartanburg; six grandchildren; brothers, Grady Shealy of Chapin, Charles Ray of Irmo; sisters, Louise Corbett, Dorothy Boyd of Columbia, Mabel Cromer, Rubye Glymph, both of Pomaria, Evelyn Doolittle of Spartanburg. © The State, Columbia, SC, 24 May 2000 [55297]