Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJan 27, 1916, Alamance County, North Carolina [305], [1066]
DeathOct 13, 2004, Alamance County, North Carolina [1066]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park (Mausoleum), 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [1066]
OccupationUS Mail Carrier 42 Years [1779], [1066]
FatherGeorge Albert DANIELEY (1873-1959)
MotherMaggie GERRINGER (1883-1936)
Spouses
BirthJan 14, 1918, Alamance County, North Carolina [12188], [1782], [1036]
DeathMar 21, 1987, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [1782]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park (Mausoleum), 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [1782], [12189]
OccupationLab Technician At Carloina Boilogical Supply [1782]
FatherJulius Fletcher MADREN (1870-1935)
MarriageJan 30, 1937, Ossipee, North Carolina [305], [12190], [1036]
 Julius Fred (Died as Infant) (1941-1941)
 Nancy Carol (1942-2026)
BirthJun 15, 1923, Caswell County, North Carolina [1], [1036], [1776], [281], [1781]
DeathApr 3, 2014, Alamance County, North Carolina [1776]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [1776]
OccupationRetired Cone Mills, Gibsonville, NC [1779]
FatherEddie Charlie DIMONT (1891-1941)
MotherAda Frances BROWN (1892-1968)
MarriageJun 12, 1988, People’s Memorial Christian Church, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [1779], [517]
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Grant Asa DANIELEY
10/14/2004

OBITUARIES Asa Danieley 
    BURLINGTON — Grant Asa Danieley , 88, of 1925 Robin Hood Drive, died at 6:26 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
    A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late George Albert and Maggie Gerringer Danieley , and husband of the late Cora Madren Danieley  and Thelma Dimont Madren Danieley , who survives.
    Mr. Danieley  retired from the Burlington Post Office after 42 years of service and was a farmer. He was a member of Peoples Memorial Christian Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and was honored with the title Lifetime Deacon. He was Chaplain and Past President of the Rural Letter Carriers Association, a former Board of Director of the A.O. Volunteer Fire Department and was honored as hospital service volunteer with over 500 hours of service. He was an Honorary Member of the Burlington Lions Club, where he was awarded Lion of the Year and was the top broom salesman for the last five years. In March 2004, Sheriff Terry Johnson presented Mr. Danieley  with his own Honorary Sheriff ’s badge and plaque.
    Survivors include his wife, Thelma Dimont Madren Danieley  of the home; daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Stowe and husband, Lehi, and Mrs. Nancy Leonard and husband, Harrell, both of Burlington; son, Donnie H. Danieley  and wife, Sherrion, of Burlington; sisters, Mrs. Margaret Beckom and Mrs. Ava Ferguson, both of Burlington, stepsons, Boyd Madren and wife, Becky, of Burlington and Fred Madren and wife, Judy, of Elon; nine grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; 10 greatstepgrandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
    Mr. Danieley  was preceded in death by his wife, Cora Madren Danieley ; parents; son, Fred Danieley ; brothers, June Danieley , Buck Danieley , Henry Danieley  and Jesse Danieley ; sister, Mrs. Mary Saunders; and a grandson, Charles Richard "Dickie" Clark.
    Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2004, at Peoples Memorial Christian Church by the Rev. John Shields, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Dave Gilbert, and Dr. J. Earl Danieley . Entombment will follow in the Alamance Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mr. Danieley  will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 9 this evening, and at other times at the residence.
    All retired rural letter carriers are asked to sit as Honorary Pallbearers. An Honor Guard will be provided by the Alamance County Sheriff ’s Department. [1066]
Obituary Online notes for Thelma (Spouse 2)
1/5/2014

Thelma Madren Danieley

   BURLINGTON — Mrs. Thelma Madren Danieley, 90, formerly of Robinhood Drive, Burlington, died at Liberty Commons on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 5 p.m.

   A native of Camp Springs, N.C., she was the wife of the late Garland F. Madren and the late Grant Asa Danieley and the daughter of Charlie Ed Dimont and Frances Ada Brown Dimont, both deceased. She retired from Cone Mills in Gibsonville. Thelma was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church where she was a member of the Ever Ready Sunday School Class and the Share and Care Club.

   Survivors include two sons, Fred Monroe Madren and wife Judy of Elon and Luther Boyd “Pete” Madren and wife Becky of Burlington; six grandchildren, Cheryl, Eddie, Freddie, Nikki, Johnathan and Michael; two stepgrandchildren, Carman and Patricia; numerous great-grandchildren and great-stepgrandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Sheila Madren Bodsford; and her special dog, Tadpole.

   She was preceded in death by a son, Edward Allen Madren; two brothers, Richard Roy Dimont and John Sydney Dimont; and sister, Juanita Haizlip.

   The funeral service will be conducted at Bethlehem Christian

   Church on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. by the Rev. Dave Gilbert and the Rev. Fred “Freddie” Madren, with the family receiving friends at the church from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

   Memorials may be made to the Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research, c/o Duke University, Offi ce of Gift Records, 2200 West Main Street, Suite A230, Durham, NC 27705.

   Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington is in charge of arrangements.

   Condolences may be offered at
www.richandthompson.com   [1776]
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