Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMay 12, 1940, Guilford County, North Carolina [10514], [10515]
DeathApr 10, 2022, Elon, Alamance County, North Carolina [10515]
BurialGibsonville City Cemetery, Springwood Avenue, Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina [10513]
FatherVirgil Vance BARBER (1912-2007)
MotherThelma MAYBERRY (1916-2010)
Spouses
BirthJun 27, 1938, Guilford County, North Carolina [1], [10110]
DeathFeb 13, 1995, Alamance County, North Carolina [10110]
BurialGibsonville City Cemetery, Springwood Avenue, Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina [10110]
FatherJoseph Samuel WHITESELL (1906-1982)
MotherNannie Mae SHEFFIELD (1910-1974)
MarriageOct 22, 1961, Guilford County, North Carolina [10511]
Obituary Online notes for Amy Dawn BARBER
4/12/2022

Amy Barber Whitesell

April 10, 2022

Amy Barber Whitesell, 81, a native of Gibsonville and lived most recently at Blakey Hall Retirement Community, died on Sunday, April 10, 2022. She was a graduate of Monticello High School, Browns Summit, and Elon College. She worked for over forty years in the medical field; serving as an assistant to Drs. Robert Watson, Phillip Mann, and Nancy Maloney.
 
Mrs. Whitesell was a member of Gibsonville United Methodist Church. She served as a lay leader, Sunday School teacher, administrative board member, and Women’s Society member. She enjoyed playing the piano, especially hymns. She enjoyed shopping, traveling, going out to eat, and relaxing while getting a manicure.
 
Mrs. Whitesell is survived by her daughter, Carla (James) Whitesell Dahl, Chapin, SC, and her special family, the Paul Atkins family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carl D. Whitesell, and her parents, Virgil and Thelma Barber.
 
The family wishes to thank the staff of Blakey Hall Retirement Community for their care and support, as well as the many friends who have visited, called or sent cards over the years.
 
A visitation will be held Friday, April 15, 2022 from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. at the Gibsonville United Methodist Church, 501 Church Street in Gibsonville. The funeral will follow at 2:30 p.m., Dr. Barry Lemons, officiating. Burial will be in the Gibsonville City Cemetery.
 
Memorials may be made to the Gibsonville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 82, Gibsonville, NC 27249. [10513]
Obituary Online notes for Carl Douglas (Spouse 1)
GIBSONVILLE - Carl Douglas Whitesell, 56, of 614 Burke St. died Monday, Feb. 13, 1995 at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Joseph Samuel Whitesell and Nannie Mae Sheffield Whitesell. He was a retired employee of REA Express and Signal Deliveries. He was a member and deputy chief of the Gibsonville Fire Dept. He was a certified EMT, certified level III fire fighter, a member of the Guilford County Fire Assn. and Chiefs Counsel, a member of the N.C. Fire Assn., a member of the N.C. State Fire Chiefs Assn., and a member of the N.C. Society of Fire Service Instructors. He was a member of Tobasco Lodge 271 AF & AM, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite of Greensboro, a life member of the N.C. Jaycees, a member of the Gibsonville United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Men.
Survivors include his wife, Amy Barber Whitesell of the home; daughter, Carla Dawn Whitesell of the home.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Thursday at Gibsonville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Bowen, the Rev. Stanley Gibson, the Rev. Chip Cagle officiating. Burial will be in the Gibsonville City cemetery.
The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. tonight at Bartlett Funeral Home.
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