Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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DeathApr 30, 1999, Alamance County, North Carolina [9823]
BurialOakwood Cemetery, (Mebane Municipal) 500 E Washington St, South Of Hwy US70, Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina [9823], [9851]
OccupationRetired Form AT&T Guilford Center [9823]
FatherCarson Durant THOMAS Sr. (1910-1993)
MotherSusie Mary EZELL (1915-2002)
Children(Confidential, Female)
Charles Terrone (1966-1989)
Obituary Online notes for Bobby Charles HIGHTOWER
4/17/2016
Bobby Charles Hightower
MEBANE — Bobby Charles Hightower, 83, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Alamance County, a retired contractor, a member of Mebane United Methodist Church and a U.S. Army medic during the Korean Conflict.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Correnna Jobe Hightower; son, Charles Terrone Hightower; sister, Florence Abernathy; and brother, Billy Hightower.
He is survived by his daughter, Tammy Edens and husband Buddy of Mebane; brother, Jim Hightower of Greenville, MS; and sister, Nell Copley of Richmond, VA.
A service to celebrate his life will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Monday, April 18, 2016, in the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Mebane by the Rev. Johnny Wright. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday before the service.
Memorials may be made to the Mebane United Methodist Church, 200 South 4th Street, Mebane, NC 27302.
Online condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net [9852]
Bobby Charles Hightower
MEBANE — Bobby Charles Hightower, 83, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Alamance County, a retired contractor, a member of Mebane United Methodist Church and a U.S. Army medic during the Korean Conflict.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Correnna Jobe Hightower; son, Charles Terrone Hightower; sister, Florence Abernathy; and brother, Billy Hightower.
He is survived by his daughter, Tammy Edens and husband Buddy of Mebane; brother, Jim Hightower of Greenville, MS; and sister, Nell Copley of Richmond, VA.
A service to celebrate his life will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Monday, April 18, 2016, in the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Mebane by the Rev. Johnny Wright. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday before the service.
Memorials may be made to the Mebane United Methodist Church, 200 South 4th Street, Mebane, NC 27302.
Online condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net [9852]
Obituary Online notes for Carolyn (Spouse 1)
5/1/99
Mrs. Carolyn Hightower
MEBANE — Mrs. Carolyn Thomas Hightower, 64, of 4415 White Level Road, died at 2:45 a.m. Friday, April 30, 1999,
at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. Bobby Charles Hightower, who survives, and the son of Mrs.
Susie Ezzell Thomas, who survives, and the late Mr. Carson Durant Thomas. She was retired from AT&T — Guilford
Center. She was a member of Mebane United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women Society. She was a
former member of the Eastern Star.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and mother of Mebane include a daughter, Mrs. Buddy (Tammy) Edens of
Mebane; a brother, Mr. Cliff Thomas of Mebane; three sisters, Mrs. Dan (Claudette) Ross and Mrs. Jim (Charlotte)
Trollinger, both of Burlington, and Mrs. Akers (Cathy) Steele of Sandy Ridge.
She was preceded in death by a son, Mr. Terrone Hightower; four brothers; and a sister.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mebane United Methodist Church by the Rev. Al Trotter, pastor. Burial
will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Mebane from 7 to 9 this evening, and at other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Mebane United Methodist Church, Organ Fund, 200 S. Fourth St., Mebane, N.C. 27302. [9823]
Mrs. Carolyn Hightower
MEBANE — Mrs. Carolyn Thomas Hightower, 64, of 4415 White Level Road, died at 2:45 a.m. Friday, April 30, 1999,
at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. Bobby Charles Hightower, who survives, and the son of Mrs.
Susie Ezzell Thomas, who survives, and the late Mr. Carson Durant Thomas. She was retired from AT&T — Guilford
Center. She was a member of Mebane United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women Society. She was a
former member of the Eastern Star.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and mother of Mebane include a daughter, Mrs. Buddy (Tammy) Edens of
Mebane; a brother, Mr. Cliff Thomas of Mebane; three sisters, Mrs. Dan (Claudette) Ross and Mrs. Jim (Charlotte)
Trollinger, both of Burlington, and Mrs. Akers (Cathy) Steele of Sandy Ridge.
She was preceded in death by a son, Mr. Terrone Hightower; four brothers; and a sister.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mebane United Methodist Church by the Rev. Al Trotter, pastor. Burial
will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Mebane from 7 to 9 this evening, and at other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to Mebane United Methodist Church, Organ Fund, 200 S. Fourth St., Mebane, N.C. 27302. [9823]