Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [11664]
FlagsUS Army, World War II
FatherGus Rufus APPLE (1873-1959)
MotherAnnie P. SHEPHERD (1883-1971)
Spouses
DeathFeb 19, 2017, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [11665]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [11665]
FatherCharlie Gilmer HOLT Sr. (1895-1932)
MotherEthel Livie INGLE (1899-1992)
Obituary Online notes for Dr. Jay Lawrence APPLE
9/15/2015
Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple
Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple passed away Sept. 13, 2015 at Coble Healthcare at Twin Lakes, Burlington, NC.
Lawrence was a man deeply rooted in his Lutheran faith which sustained him throughout his life. He often shared, in later years, that he had been richly blessed with a wonderful life full of opportunities, achievements, challenges and relationships.
Lawrence married his high school sweetheart, Ella Holt Apple, on Oct. 3, 1945 and enjoyed a long, happy, productive life together that allowed them to be close to their families as well as create many life-long friendships all over the U.S. and in many foreign countries.
The Twin Lakes staff have often shared that they had never witnessed such an enduring love story as that of Lawrence and Ella.
Lawrence was drafted into the Army on July 28, 1944 and, after basic training, was assigned to the 99th Infantry Division which, at the time, was engaged in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium (January 1945). As a member of Company A, 393rd Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division, Lawrence saw his first action and won his first battle star in the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Campaign), a second in the Central Europe (Rhur Pocket) Campaign and a third in the Rhineland Campaign in Southern Germany under the command of General George Patton (Third Army). He was awarded a Bronze Star. Soon after the war ended in Europe, he received orders to the USA to join the 95th Infantry Division that was being readied to participate in the invasion of the mainland of Japan. The dropping of the two atomic bombs while Lawrence was in transit to the USA made that invasion unnecessary. He received an honorable discharge in June 1946.
As a recipient of the GI Bill, Lawrence earned three degrees from NC State, including a Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics in 1955. He served on the faculty from 1955 to 1991 and is widely known for his work in international agricultural development. He served as Assistant Director of research and academic affairs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Director of the Institute of Biological Sciences and Director of International Programs at the university. Lawrence founded the International Association for the Plant Protection (IAPPS) as an umbrella scientific organization to bring plant protection sciences together under one international organization.
Dr. Apple was also known for his tireless advocacy for the NCSU Libraries. He helped raise funds for the libraries in his roles as president of the Association of Retired Faculty, president of the Friends of the Library and a member of the Forever Club executive committee. In 1994, Lawrence and Ella established the
J. Lawrence and Ella Apple Library Endowment. They have been generous supporters of the plant pathology department and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
On March 9, 2009, Dr. Apple was honored as a professor emeritus with the prestigious Watauga Medal by North Carolina State University, the highest nonacademic honor bestowed by NC State. He also received the Research Award by the Society of Sigma XI and the Award of Merit by Sigma Iota Rho (1998).
In retirement, Lawrence also enjoyed farming on his ancestral home in Gibsonville with extensive garden crops and a peach orchard. Family and friends were the grateful recipients of those bountiful crops.
Lawrence, the youngest son of Gus Rufus and Annie Shepherd Apple, was born Jan. 8, 1926.
He was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Lula Apple Summers and Blanch Apple Kirkman; two brothers, George Ervin Apple and Clyde Edwin Apple; and two half-brothers, Arlie Dewitt Apple and Floyd Murdock Apple.
Dr. Apple is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Ella Holt Apple; sisters-inlaw, Lorraine Apple, Thelma Holt Lowe and Anne Holt; as well as four nieces and six nephews.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, Sept. 17th, at 2 p.m. in the Foley Chapel at Twin Lakes with the Rev. William Zima officiating. The family will receive friends in the Peppertree Café following the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 NC 61 North, Gibsonville, NC 27249, NC Alzheimer’s Association, 1305 Navaho Drive, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27609, Allied Churches of Alamance County, 206 North Fisher Street, Burlington, NC 27217 or the NCSU James B. Hunt Library, 1070 Partners Way, Campus Box 7132, Raleigh, NC 276098.
The family would like to offer their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. James Osborne, Dr. Richard Letvak and the Twin Lakes nurses/staff of Coble Healthcare and Deacon Point Assisted Living who have shown such loving care and compassion for Lawrence and Ella over the past few challenging years.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com [8744]
Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple
Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple passed away Sept. 13, 2015 at Coble Healthcare at Twin Lakes, Burlington, NC.
Lawrence was a man deeply rooted in his Lutheran faith which sustained him throughout his life. He often shared, in later years, that he had been richly blessed with a wonderful life full of opportunities, achievements, challenges and relationships.
Lawrence married his high school sweetheart, Ella Holt Apple, on Oct. 3, 1945 and enjoyed a long, happy, productive life together that allowed them to be close to their families as well as create many life-long friendships all over the U.S. and in many foreign countries.
The Twin Lakes staff have often shared that they had never witnessed such an enduring love story as that of Lawrence and Ella.
Lawrence was drafted into the Army on July 28, 1944 and, after basic training, was assigned to the 99th Infantry Division which, at the time, was engaged in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium (January 1945). As a member of Company A, 393rd Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division, Lawrence saw his first action and won his first battle star in the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Campaign), a second in the Central Europe (Rhur Pocket) Campaign and a third in the Rhineland Campaign in Southern Germany under the command of General George Patton (Third Army). He was awarded a Bronze Star. Soon after the war ended in Europe, he received orders to the USA to join the 95th Infantry Division that was being readied to participate in the invasion of the mainland of Japan. The dropping of the two atomic bombs while Lawrence was in transit to the USA made that invasion unnecessary. He received an honorable discharge in June 1946.
As a recipient of the GI Bill, Lawrence earned three degrees from NC State, including a Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics in 1955. He served on the faculty from 1955 to 1991 and is widely known for his work in international agricultural development. He served as Assistant Director of research and academic affairs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Director of the Institute of Biological Sciences and Director of International Programs at the university. Lawrence founded the International Association for the Plant Protection (IAPPS) as an umbrella scientific organization to bring plant protection sciences together under one international organization.
Dr. Apple was also known for his tireless advocacy for the NCSU Libraries. He helped raise funds for the libraries in his roles as president of the Association of Retired Faculty, president of the Friends of the Library and a member of the Forever Club executive committee. In 1994, Lawrence and Ella established the
J. Lawrence and Ella Apple Library Endowment. They have been generous supporters of the plant pathology department and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
On March 9, 2009, Dr. Apple was honored as a professor emeritus with the prestigious Watauga Medal by North Carolina State University, the highest nonacademic honor bestowed by NC State. He also received the Research Award by the Society of Sigma XI and the Award of Merit by Sigma Iota Rho (1998).
In retirement, Lawrence also enjoyed farming on his ancestral home in Gibsonville with extensive garden crops and a peach orchard. Family and friends were the grateful recipients of those bountiful crops.
Lawrence, the youngest son of Gus Rufus and Annie Shepherd Apple, was born Jan. 8, 1926.
He was predeceased by his parents; two sisters, Lula Apple Summers and Blanch Apple Kirkman; two brothers, George Ervin Apple and Clyde Edwin Apple; and two half-brothers, Arlie Dewitt Apple and Floyd Murdock Apple.
Dr. Apple is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Ella Holt Apple; sisters-inlaw, Lorraine Apple, Thelma Holt Lowe and Anne Holt; as well as four nieces and six nephews.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, Sept. 17th, at 2 p.m. in the Foley Chapel at Twin Lakes with the Rev. William Zima officiating. The family will receive friends in the Peppertree Café following the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 NC 61 North, Gibsonville, NC 27249, NC Alzheimer’s Association, 1305 Navaho Drive, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27609, Allied Churches of Alamance County, 206 North Fisher Street, Burlington, NC 27217 or the NCSU James B. Hunt Library, 1070 Partners Way, Campus Box 7132, Raleigh, NC 276098.
The family would like to offer their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. James Osborne, Dr. Richard Letvak and the Twin Lakes nurses/staff of Coble Healthcare and Deacon Point Assisted Living who have shown such loving care and compassion for Lawrence and Ella over the past few challenging years.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com [8744]
Obituary Online notes for Ella Mae (Spouse 1)
2/24/2017
Ella Holt Apple
BURLINGTON - Ella Holt Apple passed away on February 19, 2017 at the Hospice House in Burlington following a period of declining health.
The funeral service will be held at the Twin Lakes May Foley Chapel on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Bill Zima officiating.
There will be a reception immediately following the service in the adjoining Peppertree Café.
A private committal service will be held at Alamance Memorial Park following the reception.
Ella and her late husband, Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple, were deeply rooted in their Lutheran faith that sustained them throughout their lives. They were long time members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Raleigh during their time at NC State University. After retirement in 2001, Lawrence and Ella moved to the Twin Lakes Community and returned to their home church, Friedens’s Lutheran in Gibsonville. They sang in the choirs at both churches as well as the choir at Twin Lakes Retirement Community. Both Ella and Lawrence were involved in a number of church and social activities throughout their lives.
Ella married her high school sweet heart, Lawrence, on October 3, 1945 following his WW II military service with the 99th Infantry in the Battle of the Bulge. As a recipient of the GI Bill, Lawrence and Ella moved to Raleigh in 1946 to begin a 45 year relationship with NCSU, first as a student and then a faculty member. During those years, Ella and Lawrence were very involved at NCSU with a variety of professional organizations as well as advocacy for the NCSU Libraries. They were generous supporters of the Plant Pathology Department and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Through various roles at NCSU, Lawrence and Ella got the opportunity to travel the world. They shared in later years that they had been blessed with lives full of opportunities, achievements, adventure and most importantly, a wealth of relationships with family and friends around the world.
Ella was one of five children born to Charlie Gilmer Holt and Ethel Livvie Ingle Holt on October 11, 1925. She is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple; her parents,; her brother, CG Holt, Jr.; and her three sisters, Vera Somers, Harue Overman and Thelma Lowe.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Ann Holt; four nieces – Lelia S. Moore, Lou Ellen Runyan (Bruce), Susan Gillespie, and Nancy Apple ; and seven nephews- Jim Overman (Susan), Perry Lowe, Charlie Holt III, David Summers (Karen), Dennis Summers, and Edwin Apple (Patsy). There are multiple great-nephews and greatnieces.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 NC 61 N, Gibsonville, NC 27249 or to the NCSU James B Hunt Library, 1070 Partner’s Way, Campus Box 7132, Raleigh, NC 27606.
The family would like to offer their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Letvak and the nurses and staff of Deacon Pointe and Moneta Springs Assisted Living who have shown such loving care and compassion for Ella over the past few challenging years.
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. is assisting the family.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com. [7455]
Ella Holt Apple
BURLINGTON - Ella Holt Apple passed away on February 19, 2017 at the Hospice House in Burlington following a period of declining health.
The funeral service will be held at the Twin Lakes May Foley Chapel on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Bill Zima officiating.
There will be a reception immediately following the service in the adjoining Peppertree Café.
A private committal service will be held at Alamance Memorial Park following the reception.
Ella and her late husband, Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple, were deeply rooted in their Lutheran faith that sustained them throughout their lives. They were long time members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Raleigh during their time at NC State University. After retirement in 2001, Lawrence and Ella moved to the Twin Lakes Community and returned to their home church, Friedens’s Lutheran in Gibsonville. They sang in the choirs at both churches as well as the choir at Twin Lakes Retirement Community. Both Ella and Lawrence were involved in a number of church and social activities throughout their lives.
Ella married her high school sweet heart, Lawrence, on October 3, 1945 following his WW II military service with the 99th Infantry in the Battle of the Bulge. As a recipient of the GI Bill, Lawrence and Ella moved to Raleigh in 1946 to begin a 45 year relationship with NCSU, first as a student and then a faculty member. During those years, Ella and Lawrence were very involved at NCSU with a variety of professional organizations as well as advocacy for the NCSU Libraries. They were generous supporters of the Plant Pathology Department and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Through various roles at NCSU, Lawrence and Ella got the opportunity to travel the world. They shared in later years that they had been blessed with lives full of opportunities, achievements, adventure and most importantly, a wealth of relationships with family and friends around the world.
Ella was one of five children born to Charlie Gilmer Holt and Ethel Livvie Ingle Holt on October 11, 1925. She is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Dr. Jay Lawrence Apple; her parents,; her brother, CG Holt, Jr.; and her three sisters, Vera Somers, Harue Overman and Thelma Lowe.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Ann Holt; four nieces – Lelia S. Moore, Lou Ellen Runyan (Bruce), Susan Gillespie, and Nancy Apple ; and seven nephews- Jim Overman (Susan), Perry Lowe, Charlie Holt III, David Summers (Karen), Dennis Summers, and Edwin Apple (Patsy). There are multiple great-nephews and greatnieces.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 NC 61 N, Gibsonville, NC 27249 or to the NCSU James B Hunt Library, 1070 Partner’s Way, Campus Box 7132, Raleigh, NC 27606.
The family would like to offer their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Letvak and the nurses and staff of Deacon Pointe and Moneta Springs Assisted Living who have shown such loving care and compassion for Ella over the past few challenging years.
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. is assisting the family.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com. [7455]