Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMay 10, 1918, North Carolina [1468], [15752]
DeathApr 21, 1972, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [1468], [15752]
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [15752]
FatherJohn Abner GILLIAM Sr. (1883-1952)
MotherRosa E. TURNER (1886-1966)
Spouses
BirthOct 20, 1917, Caswell County, North Carolina [1468], [15737], [15748]
DeathMay 17, 2008, Alamance County, North Carolina [15737]
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [15737], [15748]
MotherRosa Lee RUDD (1887-1959)
MarriageSep 3, 1937, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [15751]
ChildrenWanda Lynn (1953-2020)
 Frederick (1946-2021)
Obituary Online notes for Frances Virginia (Spouse 1)
5/18/2008


Mrs. Frances Boswell Gilliam


    BURLINGTON — Mrs. Frances Boswell Gilliam, 90, of 5331 Mt. Vernon Church Road, Burlington, passed at her home on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 3:15 p.m.
    She was born in Caswell County but lived all her adult life in Alamance County. She was a member of Union Ridge Church, Hustlers Class, Golden Age Fellowship and Ella Fleming Sunday School Class, and worked at Scott’s Clinic for most of her adult life as a nurse.
    Survivors include her daughters, Wanda Jones and husband, Blake, of Elon, and Sarah Faucette and husband, Fred, of Burlington; sons, Bobby Gilliam and wife, Velma, of Cascade, Va., and Fred Gilliam and wife, Peggy, of Burlington; brother, Elbridge Boswell, of Burlington; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, Worth Gilliam; parents, William Layfayette "Fayte" Boswell and Rosa Rudd Boswell; sisters, Florence Matkins, Nanny Boswell and Myrtle Madren; and brothers Aubrey Boswell, Alton Boswell, John Boswell and James Boswell.
    Funeral service will be held Monday at Union Ridge Church at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
    Visitation will be at the church fellowship hall on Sunday from 4 until 6 p.m. and other times at the home.
    Memorials may be made to the Activity Center of Union Ridge Church or the Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell.
    Condolences may be made at www.mcclurefuneralservice.net [15737]
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