Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBertha Irene KING 
3, Mrs. Maggie King Moore,3, Mrs. Jennie King Underwood obituary,143, Mrs. Jennie King Underwood obituary,3, Bertha Irene King Phillips,3, Willard “Will” Allen Phillips Sr.,470,470, Julia Elma King St Clair-,3, Evelyn King Smith
3, Mrs. Maggie King Moore,3, Mrs. Jennie King Underwood obituary,143, Mrs. Jennie King Underwood obituary,3, Bertha Irene King Phillips,3, Willard “Will” Allen Phillips Sr.,470,470, Julia Elma King St Clair-,3, Evelyn King SmithBirthFeb 20, 1913, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Bertha Irene King Phillips,470, Bertha Irene King Phillips
DeathJul 10, 2008, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Bertha Irene King Phillips
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Bertha Irene King Phillips
FatherGeorge Freeman KING (1883-1947)
MotherAda RASCOE (1886-1965)
Spouses
1Louis Allen PHILLIPS 3, Mrs. Maggie King Moore,3, Mrs. Jennie King Underwood obituary,3, Bertha Irene King Phillips,3, Willard “Will” Allen Phillips Sr.
3, Mrs. Maggie King Moore,3, Mrs. Jennie King Underwood obituary,3, Bertha Irene King Phillips,3, Willard “Will” Allen Phillips Sr.BirthApr 3, 1901, Caswell County, North Carolina470, Louis Allen Phillips
DeathMar 16, 1958, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Bertha Irene King Phillips,470, Bertha Irene King Phillips,470, Louis Allen Phillips
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Louis Allen Phillips
FatherFranklin Somers PHILLIPS Sr. (1852-1931)
MotherElizabeth Susan SCOTT (1863-1946)
MarriageDec 29, 19303, Bertha Irene King Phillips
ChildrenWillard Allen (1932-2013)
Obituary Online notes for Bertha Irene KING
7/11/2008
Bertha Irene King Phillips
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Bertha Irene King Phillips, age 95, of 623 W. Davis St., Burlington, N.C., died at her residence on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
She was born in Alamance County, February 20, 1913, to Ada Rascoe King and George Freeman King, both deceased. She was married to Louis Allen Phillips on December 29, 1930 until his death in 1958. She was a longtime member of the Elon Community Church United Church of Christ and previously a member of Union Ridge United Church of Christ. She served as the teenage girls’ housemother at the Elon Homes for Children for over 25 years and volunteered at the Elon Homes until her death assisting with mailings and assembling Campbell Soup labels for more than 30 years. She was selected as the Alamance County Mother of the Year in 1968, as an honor for her work at the Children’s Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia P. Bason and her husband, Bobby, of Burlington, with whom she made her home for 30 years; and a son, Willard A. Phillips Sr. and wife, Janey, of Hartsville, Tennessee. She is also survived by two grandchildren; a granddaughter, Renee P. Lewis and husband, Steven, of Huntington, Texas, and a grandson, W. Allen Phillips Jr. and wife, Arien, of Brunswick, Georgia. Also surviving are three great-granddaughters, Jessica Raynor of Huntington, Texas, USMC Lance Corporal Stacey L. Duong and her husband, Cuu, of Miramar Marine Air Base, Miramar, California, and Madison Phillips of Brunswick, Georgia. She is also survived by one sister, Evelyn K. Smith of Burlington.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Edgar King; and sisters, Jennie Underwood, Maggie Moore, Edna Gwynn, Elma St. Clair and Dorothy King.
The funeral will be conducted at Elon Community Church United Church of Christ on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Dan Kuhn, Dr. W.W. Snyder, and Mrs. Wilma Williamson. Burial will follow the service in Pine Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Saturday from 6 until 8 p.m., and at other times they will be at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice Home, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Elon Community Church United Church of Christ, 271 N. Williamson Ave., Elon, N.C. 27244.
Condolences may be sent to info@richandthompson.com 3, Bertha Irene King Phillips
Bertha Irene King Phillips
BURLINGTON — Mrs. Bertha Irene King Phillips, age 95, of 623 W. Davis St., Burlington, N.C., died at her residence on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
She was born in Alamance County, February 20, 1913, to Ada Rascoe King and George Freeman King, both deceased. She was married to Louis Allen Phillips on December 29, 1930 until his death in 1958. She was a longtime member of the Elon Community Church United Church of Christ and previously a member of Union Ridge United Church of Christ. She served as the teenage girls’ housemother at the Elon Homes for Children for over 25 years and volunteered at the Elon Homes until her death assisting with mailings and assembling Campbell Soup labels for more than 30 years. She was selected as the Alamance County Mother of the Year in 1968, as an honor for her work at the Children’s Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia P. Bason and her husband, Bobby, of Burlington, with whom she made her home for 30 years; and a son, Willard A. Phillips Sr. and wife, Janey, of Hartsville, Tennessee. She is also survived by two grandchildren; a granddaughter, Renee P. Lewis and husband, Steven, of Huntington, Texas, and a grandson, W. Allen Phillips Jr. and wife, Arien, of Brunswick, Georgia. Also surviving are three great-granddaughters, Jessica Raynor of Huntington, Texas, USMC Lance Corporal Stacey L. Duong and her husband, Cuu, of Miramar Marine Air Base, Miramar, California, and Madison Phillips of Brunswick, Georgia. She is also survived by one sister, Evelyn K. Smith of Burlington.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Edgar King; and sisters, Jennie Underwood, Maggie Moore, Edna Gwynn, Elma St. Clair and Dorothy King.
The funeral will be conducted at Elon Community Church United Church of Christ on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 3 p.m. by the Rev. Dan Kuhn, Dr. W.W. Snyder, and Mrs. Wilma Williamson. Burial will follow the service in Pine Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Saturday from 6 until 8 p.m., and at other times they will be at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice Home, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Elon Community Church United Church of Christ, 271 N. Williamson Ave., Elon, N.C. 27244.
Condolences may be sent to info@richandthompson.com 3, Bertha Irene King Phillips