Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameDavid Gladstone ISLEY [2604], [2607], [2608], [15976], [15977]
BirthDec 25, 1936, Alamance County, North Carolina [2604], [2608]
DeathSep 19, 2002, Alamance County, North Carolina [2604]
BurialSaint Paul's Lutheran Church, 2719 Belmont-Alamance Road, Alamance County, North Carolina [2604]
OccupationRetired Equipment Salesman. [2604]
FlagsUS Air Force, US Military
FatherWilliam Gladston ISLEY (1899-1972)
MotherMary Bess NICHOLSON (1899-1981)
Spouses
BirthOct 13, 1942, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania [15978]
DeathSep 30, 2021, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [15978]
BurialSaint Paul's Lutheran Church, 2719 Belmont-Alamance Road, Alamance County, North Carolina [15978]
MotherEthel Mae KENNEDY (1917-2011)
MarriageAug 18, 1963, Alamance County, North Carolina [2604], [15978], [15976]
Obituary Online notes for David Gladstone ISLEY
9/20/2002
Mr. David Gladstone Isley
GRAHAM — Mr. David Gladstone Isley, 65, of 130 W. Crescent Drive,
formerly of Friendship-Rock Creek Road, Burlington, died at 4:15 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alamance County, he was born Dec. 25, 1936, to William
Gladstone and Mary Bess Nicholson Isley, both deceased. He was the
husband for 39 years of Barbara McAdams Isley. He was a retired farm
equipment salesman with Peele Tractor, Graham Tractor, and Job
P.Wyatt & Son’s Co., a former Boy Scout Troop Leader and a U.S. Air
Force veteran. He was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church, where he was a former Sunday School superintendent, former
president of the Lutheran Men in Mission and a former member of the
church council and choir.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include a son and
daughter-in-law, Frank and Michelle Isley of Burlington; a daughter
and son-in-law, Mary and Lonnie Nicholson of Snow Camp; two
grandchildren, Lonnie Nicholson, Jr. and Jackie Nicholson; two
brothers, George Isley and William Isley, both of Burlington.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church by the Rev. Bill Hoss, pastor. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral
Home and Crematory from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. At other times the
family will be at the home of Lonnie and Mary Nicholson, 1404 W.
Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp.
Memorials may be made to the Stained-Glass Window Fund at St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2719 Bellemont-Alamance Road, Burlington,
N.C. 27215 or to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, P.O. Box 2122,
Burlington, N.C. 27216. [15980]
Obituary Online notes for Barbara Alice (Spouse 1)
10/12/2021

Barbara Isley

BURLINGTON Barbara Alice McAdams Isley, 78, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Jefferson County, PA, on October 13, 1942, and was married to the late David Gladstone Isley for 39 years.
Barbara was a longtime member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where she served in theWomen’s Circle. Barbara met David in England when he and her father were stationed at the same Air Force base. After moving to North Carolina and marrying him in 1963, she initially found work in the restaurant industry and hosiery industry. She later moved into retail, working at Brendle’s, ServiceMerchandise, and she retired fromDollar Tree. She volunteered for Hospice Flea Market for many years and enjoyed working with flower arrangements and spending time with her family. She also enjoyed flower gardening and sitting on her porch listening to her wind chimes.
She is survived by her son, Frank Isley (Kenneth Bigsby) of Charlotte; daughter, Mary IsleyNicholson (Lonnie, Sr.) of Snow Camp; grandchildren, LonnieNicholson, Jr. (Erica), Jackie Stuart (Seth), Jeremy Paris (Heather); great-grandchildren, Hudson Nicholson, Harper Nicholson, Grayson Stuart, Ashtyn Paris, and Jayce Paris; sister, Debra Pasquerette (Scott Baker) of LosAngeles, CA; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Gladstone Isley; parents, Ronald “Pat” Pasquerette and EthelMae Kennedy Pasquerette; sister, Darlene Ayer, and brother, Joseph Eugene McAdams.
The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 16, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church by Rev. Nathan Hooks with the burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The family requests that all those in attendance wear masks while inside the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2719 Bellemont-Alamance Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or to AuthoraCare Collective (Hospice), 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
To sign the online register book, please visit www.lowefuneralhome.com. [15978]
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