Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameEarnest George IVEY Sr. [3351], [10179], [10194]
BirthFeb 22, 1904 [10194]
DeathFeb 18, 1990 [10179], [10194]
BurialPine Hill Cemetery (Burlington City), Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [10194]
Spouses
BirthMay 26, 1908, Lancaster County, South Carolina [10179], [10193]
DeathOct 29, 2002, Alamance County, North Carolina [10179]
BurialPine Hill Cemetery (Burlington City), Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [10179], [10193]
OccupationRetired From Cone Mills, Gibsonville, NC [10179]
FatherHoyt Edgar STARNES (1888-1961)
MotherJeanette Estelle RORIE (1888-1958)
ChildrenGlenwood Thomas (1935-2020)
 Robert L. (-<2002)
 Willie Morgan (-<2002)
 Ernest George (-<2002)
Obituary Online notes for Pearl Lee (Spouse 1)
10/30/2002
Mrs. Pearl Lee Starnes Ivey
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Pearl Lee Starnes Ivey, 94, formerly of 805 Clyde Street, died Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at Burlington Manor. She was a native of Lancaster, SC and the daughter of the late Hoy Edgar Starnes and Jeanette Rorie Starnes. Pearl retired from Cone Mills in Gibsonville and was a longtime member of Staley Memorial Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest George Ivey, Sr.
Survivors include her son, Glenwood Thomas Ivey of Kure Beach, NC; fourteen grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Margie Keller of Burlington. She was preceded in death by her husband, sons, Robert L. Ivey, Willie Morgan Ivey and E. G. Ivey, Jr.; sister, Louise Thomas; brothers, Willie Foster Starnes Melon “Sleepy” Starnes and Lonnie Starnes.
The funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Staley Memorial Baptist Church by the Rev. Bennie Smith. Burialwill follow in Pine Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8Pm on Wednesday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory. Other times the family will be at the sisters’ home, 2817 Delaney Drive, Burlington, NC. Memorials may be made toHospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, P O Box 2122, Burlington, NC 27216. [10195]
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