Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWade Maxewll LITTEN 
3, Viola Brown Litten,3, Wade M. Litten,3, Mamertus "Mertus" Summers Brown,3, Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore,632,134, MARRIAGE: BROWN, VIOLA & LITTEN, WADE M.
3, Viola Brown Litten,3, Wade M. Litten,3, Mamertus "Mertus" Summers Brown,3, Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore,632,134, MARRIAGE: BROWN, VIOLA & LITTEN, WADE M. BirthJun 26, 1915, Keyser, West Virginia3, Wade M. Litten,259
DeathNov 12, 2001, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Wade M. Litten
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Wade M. Litten
OccupationFounder Of Wade’s Jewelers In Gibsonville, NC3, Wade M. Litten
EducationAttended Elon College And Spencer School Of Watchmaking.3, Wade M. Litten
ReligionMember Of First Baptist Church Of Gibsonville, NC3, Wade M. Litten
FatherGilbert Russell LITTEN (1883-1949)
MotherFrances F. MINNICK (1888-1918)
Spouses
1Viola BROWN 3, Viola Brown Litten,3, J. Thomas "Tom" Brown,3, Mamertus "Mertus" Summers Brown,3, Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore,3, Anderrena Brown Lewis,632,134, MARRIAGE: BROWN, VIOLA & LITTEN, WADE M.
3, Viola Brown Litten,3, J. Thomas "Tom" Brown,3, Mamertus "Mertus" Summers Brown,3, Mrs. Leona Elizabeth Brown Moore,3, Anderrena Brown Lewis,632,134, MARRIAGE: BROWN, VIOLA & LITTEN, WADE M. BirthDec 15, 1914, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Viola Brown Litten,57, page 67
DeathJun 10, 2000, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Viola Brown Litten
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Viola Brown Litten
OccupationHomemaker / Wade’s Jewelers3, Viola Brown Litten
ReligionMember Of First Baptist Church, Gibsonville, NC3, Viola Brown Litten
Father“Ed” George Edgar BROWN (1890-1971)
MotherBessie Louellen BROWN (1893-1994)
MarriageOct 15, 1938, Alamance County, North Carolina143, Mr. and Mrs Wade Litten 50th anniversary,134, MARRIAGE: BROWN, VIOLA & LITTEN, WADE M.
Obituary Online notes for Wade Maxewll LITTEN
11/14/2001
Wade M. Litten
GIBSONVILLE — Wade M. Litten, 86, of 805 Piedmont St., died at 7:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at Moses Cone Hospital after several years of failing health.
A native of Keyser, W. Va., he was the husband of the late Viola Brown Litten, and the son of the late Russell and Frances Minnick Litten. He was founder of Wade’s Jewelers.
He was an original director and past president of Gibsonville Community Bank, a member of the Gibsonville Lions Club and was recognized as Gibsonville Merchant Hall of Fame in the year 2000. He attended Elon College and Spencer School of Watchmaking. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gibsonville where he served as treasurer for 35 years, and was a lifetime deacon of the church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Wadeene “Dean” Howerton and her husband Bill of Gibsonville; two sons, Max Litten and his wife Pam, and Steve Litten and his wife Peggy, all of Gibsonville; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mr. Litten was one of 24 children. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Gibsonville by the Rev. Brian Ayers, pastor, and the Rev. Thomas Brown, brother-in-law.
Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park. Mr. Litten will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until placed in the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Gibsonville, 221 PiedmontAve., Gibsonville, N.C. 27249. 3, Wade M. Litten
Wade M. Litten
GIBSONVILLE — Wade M. Litten, 86, of 805 Piedmont St., died at 7:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at Moses Cone Hospital after several years of failing health.
A native of Keyser, W. Va., he was the husband of the late Viola Brown Litten, and the son of the late Russell and Frances Minnick Litten. He was founder of Wade’s Jewelers.
He was an original director and past president of Gibsonville Community Bank, a member of the Gibsonville Lions Club and was recognized as Gibsonville Merchant Hall of Fame in the year 2000. He attended Elon College and Spencer School of Watchmaking. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gibsonville where he served as treasurer for 35 years, and was a lifetime deacon of the church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Wadeene “Dean” Howerton and her husband Bill of Gibsonville; two sons, Max Litten and his wife Pam, and Steve Litten and his wife Peggy, all of Gibsonville; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mr. Litten was one of 24 children. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Gibsonville by the Rev. Brian Ayers, pastor, and the Rev. Thomas Brown, brother-in-law.
Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park. Mr. Litten will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until placed in the church to lie in state 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Gibsonville, 221 PiedmontAve., Gibsonville, N.C. 27249. 3, Wade M. Litten