Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthApr 30, 1936, Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina [50497]
DeathAug 30, 2023, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [50497]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [50497]
OccupationAssistant Principal at Western Alamance High School
FatherThomas Stroud WRIGHT (1896-1973)
MotherAnnie Sue RAINEY (1903-1978)
Spouses
Children(Confidential, Male)
Obituary Online notes for Ann WRIGHT
Anne W. Maynard, 87, of Elon passed away at AuthoraCare Hospice Home on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
A native of Elon, NC, she was the wife of the late N. Charles Maynard and the daughter of Thomas Stroud Wright and Annie Sue Rainey Wright, both deceased. She was a graduate of Elon High School and earned two Master's degrees from Old Dominion College and A&T University. Anne had 35+ years in Education beginning at Graham High School as a Physical Education Teacher and Girls' Basketball Coach, and later retired as Assistant Principal at Western Alamance High School. She was a member of the NEA (National Education Association) and was a strong supporter of Elon University education and their athletics. Anne was a world traveler with her sports teams and family vacations. She enjoyed playing bridge and working in her yard. As a 75-year member of the First Baptist Church of Elon, she was the first official member of the church and a member of the Trio Choir in her younger years.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Charles Maynard and wife Angie of Burlington; four grandchildren, Katherine, Kristie, Joey and wife Lauren, and Cody; nine great grandchildren, Taylor, Elaynah, Madison, Daniel, William, Benjamin, Jacob, Korah, and Sophia; and two brothers, Rufus Wright and Larry Wright. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Ed Wright, Wilbur Wright, Carl Wright, Alfred Wright, and Charlie Wright and sisters, Edna Faircloth, Hazel Thomas, and Frances Petty.
A visitation will be held at Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Friday, September 1, 2023 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.
The funeral service will be conducted at the First Baptist Church of Elon on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. by Dr. David Durham with the family also receiving friends from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Elon, P.O. Box 778, Elon, NC 27244; Elon Phoenix Club, 2500 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244; or AuthoraCare Hospice, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. [56301]
A native of Elon, NC, she was the wife of the late N. Charles Maynard and the daughter of Thomas Stroud Wright and Annie Sue Rainey Wright, both deceased. She was a graduate of Elon High School and earned two Master's degrees from Old Dominion College and A&T University. Anne had 35+ years in Education beginning at Graham High School as a Physical Education Teacher and Girls' Basketball Coach, and later retired as Assistant Principal at Western Alamance High School. She was a member of the NEA (National Education Association) and was a strong supporter of Elon University education and their athletics. Anne was a world traveler with her sports teams and family vacations. She enjoyed playing bridge and working in her yard. As a 75-year member of the First Baptist Church of Elon, she was the first official member of the church and a member of the Trio Choir in her younger years.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Charles Maynard and wife Angie of Burlington; four grandchildren, Katherine, Kristie, Joey and wife Lauren, and Cody; nine great grandchildren, Taylor, Elaynah, Madison, Daniel, William, Benjamin, Jacob, Korah, and Sophia; and two brothers, Rufus Wright and Larry Wright. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Ed Wright, Wilbur Wright, Carl Wright, Alfred Wright, and Charlie Wright and sisters, Edna Faircloth, Hazel Thomas, and Frances Petty.
A visitation will be held at Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Friday, September 1, 2023 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.
The funeral service will be conducted at the First Baptist Church of Elon on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. by Dr. David Durham with the family also receiving friends from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Elon, P.O. Box 778, Elon, NC 27244; Elon Phoenix Club, 2500 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244; or AuthoraCare Hospice, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. [56301]