Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMar 2, 1929, Caswell County, North Carolina3, James William Boswell Sr.,336,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58H-GCR : 22 December 2016), Vera Sours Fowlkes in entry for James William Boswell and Hazel Ann Fowlkes, 08 Oct 1949
DeathMay 31, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina2, James William Boswell Sr.
BurialAlamance Memorial Park (Mausoleum), 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James William Boswell Sr.
ReligionMember Of Grove Park Baptist Church3, James William Boswell Sr.
FlagsWorld War II
MotherRosa Lee RUDD (1887-1959)
Spouses
MarriageOct 8, 1949, Caswell County, North Carolina404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58H-GCR : 22 December 2016), Vera Sours Fowlkes in entry for James William Boswell and Hazel Ann Fowlkes, 08 Oct 1949
ChildrenConnie
 Jim
Obituary Online notes for James William BOSWELL Sr.
6/2/2005

OBITUARIES James William Boswell  Sr.
    BURLINGTON — James William Boswell  Sr., 76, of 2515 Dare St., died on Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at his home. He was born in Caswell County, son of the late Weldon Lafayette Boswell  and Rosa Rudd Boswell  and was married to the late Hazel Anne Fowlkes Boswell . Mr. Boswell  was a former employee of Dan River WEBCO Mills, an avid gardener, a member of Grove Park Baptist Church, and a former member of Northside Baptist Church where he had served as deacon, Sunday school teacher, Scout leader, RA leader and choir member.
    He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Bobby Blythe of Burlington; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Jan Boswell  of Wilmington; grandchildren, Matt Blythe, Melanie Blythe, Adam Blythe, Neil Boswell  and his wife, Stacie and Brent Boswell ; great-grandson, Tyler Boswell ; sisters, Myrtle Madren, Frances Gilliam and Florence Matkins, all of Burlington; a brother, Elbridge Boswell  of Burlington and special sister-in-law, Arnetta Petty and her husband, Tom, of Burlington.
    The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Dr. Gene Hunsinger and Mr. Bill Vickrey. Entombment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at the funeral home and other times at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to The American Heart Association — Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, Memorials and Tributes Processing Center, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216 or to The American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, Two Hanover Square, Suite 1600, Raleigh, N.C. 27601-1764.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at lowefh@bellsouth.net 3, James William Boswell Sr.
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