Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 9, 1918, Guilford County, North Carolina [5754], [5745]
DeathMar 1, 2006, Alamance County, North Carolina [5754], [10404], [5745]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [5754]
OccupationDairy Farmer [5754]
MotherLelia Virginia BROWN (1881-1936)
Spouses
BirthApr 5, 1923, Guilford County, North Carolina [10404], [5745]
DeathApr 15, 2007, Alamance County, North Carolina [10404]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [10404]
FatherClifton Floyd FRYAR (1892-1969)
MotherMary Eudora KETCHIE (1892-1990)
MarriageMar 20, 1949, Friedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [5754], [5745], [153]
Obituary Online notes for Roy Garland SUMMERS
3/2/2006

Roy  Garland Summers 

    GIBSONVILLE — Roy  Garland Summers , age 87, of 6539 N.C. 61 North, passed away Wednesday March 1, 2006, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.

    A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of Helen Fryar Summers  for 56 years, and was the son of the late George Andrew and Lelia Brown Summers .

He was a member of Frieden’s Lutheran Church and a prominent dairy farmer in the Friedens community.

    Survivors include his wife, Helen Fryar Summers  of the home; daughters, Rhonda Lynn Summers  of Stoney Creek and Gayle Honeycutt and husband, Wayne, of Greensboro; son, Rodney Summers  and wife, Tammi, of Elon; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and one great-stepgrandchild.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Iola Summers , Mary S. Shepherd and Eula S. Gerringer; brothers, Hubert A. Summers , George W. Summers , the Rev. Daniel B. Summers , and Arlie W. Summers .

    Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2006, at Frieden’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. Raymond Petrea, pastor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Summers  will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

    Memorials may be made to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 N.C. 61, North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
    The family wishes to thank the many people who touched his life with caring and compassion. A special thanks to Dr. Marshall Anderson, Kim and the office staff, Hospice of Alamance, the ARMC Emergency Department and the entire staff of 2-A Telemetry.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@lowefuneralhome.com [5754]
Obituary Online notes for Emma Helen (Spouse 1)
4/17/2007

Mrs. Helen Fryar Summers 


    GIBSONVILLE — Mrs. Helen Fryar Summers , 84, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2007, at the Hospice Home.

    Mrs. Summers  was born April 5, 1923, in Guilford County to the late Floyd and Mary Ketchie Fryar .

She was married to the late Roy Garland Summers , who preceded her in March of 2006.

Mrs. Summers  was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the church choir.

    Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda Lynn Summers  of Stoney Creek, and Gayle Honeycutt of Greensboro; a son, Rodney Summers  and his wife, Tammi, of Elon; two granddaughters, Tanner and Laci Summers ; a sister, Doris "Mutt" F. Hayes of Burlington; and several nieces and nephews.

    The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at Friedens Lutheran Church by the Rev. Delbert Chilton, and the Rev. Raymond Petrea.

    Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening April 17, 2007, at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, and at other times at the son’s home, 7152 Summerdale Road, Elon.

    The family would like to thank Alamance Regional Medical Center; Liberty Commons; the Hospice Home; Kernodle Clinic; and Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, for the care that was given to Mrs. Summers  during her illness.

    Memorials may be made to Friedens Lutheran Church Kitchen Fund, 6001 N.C. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249 or to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.

    Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com
    Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. is serving the family of Mrs. Summers. [10406]
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