Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 24, 1922, Alamance County, North Carolina24,3, Vernon  A. Whitesell ,404, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History,(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76NF-B32M : 25 October 2019), Frank Mac McCullock Whitesell in entry for Vernon Albert Whitesell, 1922; citing Birth, North Carolina
DeathOct 7, 2007, Chesapeake, Virginia3, Vernon  A. Whitesell 
BurialChesapeake Memorial Gardens, 524 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia3, Vernon  A. Whitesell 
ReligionMember Of Jonesboro Baptist Church3, Vernon  A. Whitesell 
MotherOdie Ozella WHITFIELD (1885-1974)
Spouses
BirthOct 6, 1931, West Virginia24,3, Lucy Shaw Whitesell,470, Lucy Shaw Whitesell
DeathMay 11, 2005, Chesapeake, Virginia3, Lucy Shaw Whitesell
BurialChesapeake Memorial Gardens, 524 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia3, Lucy Shaw Whitesell
OccupationRetired From Smith And Weldon Department Store3, Lucy Shaw Whitesell
ReligionMember Of Raleigh Heights Baptist Church3, Lucy Shaw Whitesell
FatherCarl Flake SHAW (1898-1970)
MotherFlossie Arlina KIME (1905-2004)
ChildrenAmanda Ellen (1954-2003)
Obituary Online notes for Vernon Albert WHITESELL
10/9/2007

Vernon  A. Whitesell 


    CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Vernon  A. Whitesell , 84, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2007, in Chesapeake, Virginia.

    Born in Alamance County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Frank and Ozella Whitesell .

He was predeceased by his loving wife of 55 years, Lucy Shaw Whitesell , and a daughter, Amanda W. Houchens.

He was a member of Jonesboro Baptist Church and past member of Raleigh Heights Baptist Church. Vernon  was a Specialist Welder at Norshipco.

After his retirement, he and Lucy fulfilled their lifelong dream of building a home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 2003, Vernon  and Lucy moved back to Chesapeake to be close to their family.

    Survivors include his son, V. Lynn Whitesell  and wife, Karen, of Chesapeake, Va.; three grandchildren, Kolby Whitesell , Evan Whitesell  and Lauren Houchens; two stepgrandchildren, Samantha Yates and Tyler Yates; a brother, Odell Whitesell  of Laguna Hills, Calif.; and dear friends, Don and Becky Buma.

    The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at the Great Bridge Chapel of Oman Funeral Home & Crematory, 653 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Va. 23322. The Rev. Henry V. Napier will officiate.

The interment will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens.

    The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.

    Friends are invited to sign the guest book and send condolences at www.omanfh.com 3, Vernon  A. Whitesell 
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