10/19/2000
Mr. Joseph W. Tysor
BURLINGTON — Mr. Joseph Waters Tysor, 94, of 2509 Briarwood Drive, died at 9:50 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
A native of Chatham County, he was the husband of Mrs. Mildred Burns Tysor and Mrs. Lois Gerringer Tysor, both deceased.
He was the son of Mr. Robert Lee Tysor and Mrs. Kate Johnston McKay Tysor, both deceased.
He was retired from Burlington Mills and Culp Upholstery Prints. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Dorene Brotherton and Mrs. Joretta Tysor, both of Burlington and Mrs. Patricia Ockenhouse of Haw River; a son, Mr. Barnie Tysor of Graham; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Shirley Fleeman of Burlington; 12 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-stepgrandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. Ernest Beck and the Rev. Howard Thompson.
Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Burlington from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home.
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2/3/00
Mrs. Lois Kernodle Gerringer Tysor
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Lois Kernodle Gerringer Tysor, 87, of 2509 Briarwood Drive,
died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, after several months of failing health, and one week critical.
A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. Joseph W. Tysor, who survives, and the late Mr. Giles M. “Jack” Gerringer, and the daughter of Mr. James Weldon Kernodle and Mrs. Mammie Faucette Kernodle, both deceased. She was retired from Mary’s Apparel and was a member of Shallow Ford United Church of Christ.
Survivors other than her husband of the home include a daughter, Mrs. Sonny D. (Shirley) Fleeman of Burlington; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three stepdaughters; and a stepson.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Shallow Ford United Church of Christ by the Rev. Leslie Jolley, pastor, and the Rev. Phil Hardy, pastor of Union Ridge United Church of Christ. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will be at Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home of the daughter, 919 Fleeman Lane, Burlington.
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