Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthNov 1, 1921, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Ruth Henson Gerringer
DeathJun 11, 1966, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Ruth Henson Gerringer,269
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, 3901 Forest Long Dr, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Ruth Henson Gerringer
Spouses
BirthMar 14, 1919, Alamance County, North Carolina36,269
DeathAug 8, 1976, Guilford County, North Carolina36,269
BurialForest Lawn Cemetery, 3901 Forest Long Dr, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Cleo Edison “Dobbie” Gerringer, Sr
FatherJapheth Flannigan GERRINGER (1881-1944)
MotherLelar Belle WARD (1893-1981)
MarriageDec 12, 1941, Guilford County, North Carolina36,269,472, MARRIAGE: HENSON ,RUTH JANETTE & GERRINGER, CLEO EDISON
Obituary Online notes for Ruth Janette HENSON
RUTH HENSON GERRINGER: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Greensboro News & Record (NC) - Wednesday, June 12, 1996

Deceased Name: RUTH HENSON GERRINGER

Mrs. Ruth Henson Gerringer, 74, of 2402 Denver Drive, died June 11, 1996, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Forbis & Dick, North Elm Street Chapel. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Gerringer was born in Guilford County. She was a retired employee of Cone Mills, White Oak division. She was a member of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, and was in fellowship at Shannon Hills Bible Chapel. She was also a member of the Cone Club.
She is survived by her sons, Cleo 'Sonny' Gerringer, Jr., James Gerringer, and Jerry Gerringer, all of Greensboro; daughter, Ann Sharpe of Greensboro; eight grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, 900 Sixteenth St., Greensboro, N.C. 27405.
The family will receive friends at Forbis & Dick, North Elm Street Funeral Home tonight from 7-9 p.m., and other times at the home, 2402 Denver Drive.
B&W PHOTOS: Gerringer; Lowe; Shuping; KearnsEdition: ALL
Page: B5
Copyright (c) 1996 Greensboro News & Record
470, Ruth Henson Gerringer
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