Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJames Darrell WHITESELL [8440], [1], [8330], [8441], [8442]
BirthOct 24, 1941, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [8441]
DeathJan 12, 1978, Forsyth County, North Carolina [8440], [8441]
BurialHawfields Presbyterian Church, 2115 South NC 119, Alamance County, North Carolina [8441]
FatherCoy WHITESELL Sr. (1917-2005)
MotherDorothy Page BRADSHAW (1919-1998)
Spouses
BirthSep 16, 1941, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [8443]
DeathMay 5, 2023, Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina [8443]
BurialBoonville Cemetery (Boonville Baptist Church), 201 Baptist Church Road, Boonville, Yadkin County, North Carolina [8443]
MarriageMar 30, 1960 [1], [8443]
Obituary Online notes for Wilda Joyce (Spouse 1)
Joyce Ray Hamby — Edited
September 16, 1941 - May 5, 2023

Mrs. Joyce Ray Hamby, 81, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at SECU Hospice Home.

Mrs. Hamby was born September 16, 1941, in Alamance County to Dewitt and Naomi Thompson Ray.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hamby was preceded in death by her first husband, James Darrell Whitesell; her second husband, James Daniel "Dan" Hamby; her grandson, Mark Colton Chappell; and a brother, "Tommy" Ray.

Left to cherish her memories are her children, Lisa (Larry) Wagoner, Tammy (Mark) Chappell, Joyce Ann Skiles, Larry Dean (Penny) Hamby, and Lynn (Steve) Gabel; grandchildren, Leslie (Jonathan) Jordan, Chandler Chappell, Lanie (Blayden) Tucker, Jessica (Anthony) Kidd, Joshua (Leah) Skiles, Stevie (Garrett) Forrister, Justin (Macey) Hamby, Mayson Foster, and Hayden Foster; great-grandchildren, Lillian, Evelyn, and Ava; three sisters, Peggy Stout, Barbara "Aunt Bootsie" Martin, and Rozelle Horne; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Boonville Baptist Church with Rev. John Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Boonville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, prior to the service in the sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SECU Hospice Home, 243 N Lee Ave, Yadkinville, NC 27055. Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville is serving the Hamby family.

Source Citation: Gentry Family Funeral Service
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