Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Buster” Charlie Wesley ISLEY [16031], [4772], [16032], [16038]
BirthMay 31, 1924, Alamance County, North Carolina [4772], [16038]
DeathFeb 17, 2003, Alamance County, North Carolina [4772], [16038]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [4772]
OccupationOwner And Operator Of Isley’s Fuel Service [4772]
FatherJoseph Carr ISLEY Sr. (1894-1955)
MotherMattie GREESON (1893-1976)
Spouses
BirthDec 6, 1927, Granville County, North Carolina [16032]
DeathFeb 28, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina [16032]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [16032]
FatherJohn Preston HOBGOOD (1903-1960)
MotherMadeline CONNELL (1904-1977)
MarriageFeb 16, 1951 [4772]
Obituary Online notes for “Buster” Charlie Wesley ISLEY
2/19/2003
Charlie “Buster” Isley
GIBSONVILLE — Charlie “Buster” Isley, 78, of 6553 Bethel Church Road, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2003 after 2 years declining health and one week critical illness.
He was born in Gibsonville, son of the late Joseph Carr Isley and the late Mattie Greeson Isley. He celebrated 52 years of marriage on February 16th to Oretha Hobgood Isley who survives. He owned and operated Isley’s Fuel Service in Gibsonville and was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of the home, daughters, Lynn I. McGee and her husband Jerry of McLeansville and Tammy I. Haith and her husband David, Jr. of Mebane; a son, Randy J. Isley, Sr. and his wife Bonnie of Orlando, FL; grandchildren, Randy J. Isley, Jr., Kristie J. Isley, Phillip G. Isley, Wesley T. McGee and Sara H. Smith; and great-grandchildren, Corbin Smith and Daylin Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 4 siblings. The funeral will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Delton Agnor. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home and other times at the home. [4772]
Obituary Online notes for Oretha (Spouse 1)
3/2/2010

Oretha Hobgood Isley


    GIBSONVILLE — Oretha Hobgood Isley, 82, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2010, at the Hospice Home.
    Mrs. Isley was born December 6, 1927 in Oxford, N.C. to the late John and Madaline Connell Hobgood and was the wife of the late Charlie Wesley Isley.
    Oretha retired after 30 years of service from textiles and from her and her husband’s business, Isley Fuel Service. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Sunday school and the Ladies Fellowship.
    Survivors include her daughters, Tammy Haith and her husband David Jr. of Mebane,andLynnMcGeeandher husband Jerry of Snow Camp; a son, Randy J. Isley and his wife Bonnie of Orlando, Fla.; fivegrandchildren,WesleyMc-Gee, Jay Isley, Kristi Northcott, Phillip Isley, and Sara Smith; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Ella Gray Mayse of Chapel Hill.
    Mrs. Isley was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her two brothers, Bill Hobgood and John Frank Hobgood.
    A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Delton Agnor. Interment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friendsfrom6until8p.m.Tuesday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and at other times at their homes.
    Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
    Sign the online register book atwww.lowefuneralhome.com  [16032]
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