Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameArthur Flake SHOFFNER [3162], [289], [11165]
BirthAug 20, 1910, Alamance County, North Carolina [289]
DeathMay 4, 1983, Alamance County, North Carolina [289]
BurialLinwood Cemetery, Elm & Pine Street, Graham, North Carolina [281]
FlagsUS Army, World War II
Spouses
BirthMay 26, 1911, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina [3162], [289]
DeathFeb 26, 2009, Alamance County, North Carolina [11185]
BurialLinwood Cemetery, Elm & Pine Street, Graham, North Carolina [11185]
FatherJapheth Flannigan GERRINGER (1881-1944)
MotherLelar Belle WARD (1893-1981)
MarriageFeb 17, 1934 [3162], [289]
ChildrenCarl Delano (Died as Infant) (1936-1936)
 Adrienne Faye (1949-2015)
Obituary Online notes for Addie Belle (Spouse 1)
2/28/2009

Addie Belle Gerringer Shoffner
    FAIRBURN, Ga. — Mrs. Addie Belle Gerringer Shoffner, 97, of 178 W. Campbellton St., Fairburn, died Feb. 26, 2009.
    Arrangements are incomplete at Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Graham. [11185]

3/1/2009
Addie Belle Gerringer Shoffner
    GRAHAM — Mrs. Addie Belle Gerringer Shoffner, 97, formerly of White Street, Graham, died at the Fairburn Health Care Center on Thursday, February 26, 2009.
    A native of Davidson County, she was the wife of the late Arthur Flake Shoffner and the daughter of Japheth F. Gerringer and Lelar Ward Gerringer, both deceased. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Graham where she was a member of the Doris Crissman Sunday School Class and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens.
    Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Faye Shoffner Barnwell, and husband, Charles H., of Fayetteville, Ga.; a granddaughter, Adrienne Barnwell Rice, and husband, Trey, of Graham; and a sister, Mrs. Ianthia LaMarr, and husband, Jack, of McLeansville.
    She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Lou Hensley and Margaret Gerringer; and two brothers, Cleo Gerringer and Adrian Gerringer.
    The funeral service will be conducted at the First United Methodist Church of Graham on Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. by Dr. Kenneth Hall. Burial will follow at Linwood Cemetery.
    The family will receive friends at the First United Methodist Church of Graham on Sunday from 2 until 2:45 p.m. Other times they will be at the residence, 701 White Street, Graham.
    Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Graham, Young at Heart Fund, 303 North Main Street, Graham, N.C. 27253 or to Hospice Advantage, 101 Yorktown Drive, Fayetteville, Ga., 30214.
    Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham is in charge of arrangements.
    Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com [11185]
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