Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 30, 1930, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Vernell Francine Shoe Wright
DeathJun 5, 2021, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Vernell Francine Shoe Wright,470, Vernell Francine Shoe Wright
BurialAntioch Baptist Church, 1358 Antioch Church Road, Burlington, North Carolina3, Vernell Francine Shoe Wright,470, Vernell Francine Shoe Wright
FatherWalter Page SHOE (1893-1984)
MotherOlivia Alice ISLEY (1894-1980)
Spouses
BirthDec 3, 1928, Guilford County, North Carolina3, James Edgar Aiken Sr.,470, James Edgar Aiken
DeathDec 18, 2014, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Edgar Aiken Sr.
BurialGraham Memorial Park, Cooper Rd & E Gilbreath St., Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Edgar Aiken Sr.,470, James Edgar Aiken
FatherGuy Lawson AIKEN (1893-1982)
MotherMamie Ethel RUSSELL (1895-1984)
ChildrenJames Walter (1949-2017)
Obituary Online notes for Vernell Frances SHOE
6/8/2021

Vernell Wright

SNOW CAMP - Vernell Francine Shoe Wright, 91, of Snow CampWent to her Heavenly Home Saturday, June 5, 2021.

She was a native of Alamance County, retired from Isley Knitting Mill and a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

She was an avid gardener and talented seamstress.

She is the daughter of the late Walter Page and Olivia Isley Shoe and the wife of the late James W. Wright.

She was also preceded in death by a son, James Walter Aiken, Step daughter, Karla Gray Allen; Sisters, Betty Van Lucas and Velna Searcy; brothers, Loftin Shoe, Clyde O’Neal “Joe” Shoe, Clifton Shoe and Rankin Shoe

She is survived by her daughters; Lura Gail Sharpe of Burlington, ClaraMae Gurkin of Burlington, Katrina Rose Rickman of Graham; stepson, JamesWallaceWright, III of Burlington; brothers, Hal Dean Shoe of Haw River, Levi Riley Shoe of Snow Camp; 8 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.

A service to celebrate her life will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday June 8, 2021 at Antioch Baptist Church by Pastor Steve Loy and Dwayne Janey. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 – 2:00 before the service. Memorials may be to AuthoraCare Collective, Burlington Campus, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.

Online condolences may be made to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net
3, Vernell Francine Shoe Wright
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