Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialBerea Christian Church, 2848 Old NC 87, Ossipee, Alamance County, North Carolina [2172], [2179]
FatherDewey Weldon SNEAD (1898-1964)
MotherPearl WARD (1904-1924)
Spouses
OccupationRetired Farmer. [2169]
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherJoseph Herman SUMMERS (1894-1967)
MotherLydia Catherine SHEPHERD (1892-1966)
No Children
Obituary Online notes for Thelma Pauline WARD
12/22/2010
Thelma Ward Strader Summers
BURLINGTON — Thelma Ward Strader Summers, age 86, of 3065 Durham St., Ext. passed away Monday December 20, 2010.
A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Snead and Pearl Ward and the wife of the late Samuel Strader and Willie B. Summers. She was a longtime member of McLeansville Baptist Church. She spent most of her life cooking, tending her children and beloved grandchildren.
Mrs. Summers is survived by her daughter, Brenda Murphy and husband Richard; son, Dana “Doc’ Strader, all of Burlington; stepsons, Boyd Summers and Linda of Burlington and Jerry Summers and wife Glenda of Gibsonville; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and eight siblings, Reba Mae Eastwood, Luvenia Barber, Nora Perdue, Eligah Ward, Tim Ward, Luther “Buck” Ward, Stephen Ward and Louis Ward.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday December 23, 2010 at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Jack Lemons and the Rev. Nila Souther. Interment will follow in Berea Christian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Summers will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory through the funeral service. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday and at other times at the residence.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com [2172]
Thelma Ward Strader Summers
BURLINGTON — Thelma Ward Strader Summers, age 86, of 3065 Durham St., Ext. passed away Monday December 20, 2010.
A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Snead and Pearl Ward and the wife of the late Samuel Strader and Willie B. Summers. She was a longtime member of McLeansville Baptist Church. She spent most of her life cooking, tending her children and beloved grandchildren.
Mrs. Summers is survived by her daughter, Brenda Murphy and husband Richard; son, Dana “Doc’ Strader, all of Burlington; stepsons, Boyd Summers and Linda of Burlington and Jerry Summers and wife Glenda of Gibsonville; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and eight siblings, Reba Mae Eastwood, Luvenia Barber, Nora Perdue, Eligah Ward, Tim Ward, Luther “Buck” Ward, Stephen Ward and Louis Ward.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday December 23, 2010 at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Jack Lemons and the Rev. Nila Souther. Interment will follow in Berea Christian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Summers will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory through the funeral service. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday and at other times at the residence.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com [2172]
Obituary Online notes for Willie Boyd (Spouse 2)
12/2/2002
Mr. Willie B. “Bill” Summers
GIBSONVILLE — Mr. Willie B. “Bill” Summers, 86, of 6726 N.C.61 North, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002 at Wesley Long Memorial Hospital after one and a half years of declining health.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Thelma Ward Summers, who survives, and the son of the late Joseph H. Summers and the late Lydia Shephard Summers.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Friedens Lutheran Church.
Survivors other than his wife of the home, include two sons, Mr. Boyd Lee Summers of Burlington and Mr. Jerry Lance Summers of Gibsonville; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Huffines of Burlington and Mrs. Mae Lewis of Gibsonville; two brothers, Mr. George R. Summers and Mr. Jack Summers, both of Gibsonville; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Brenda Murphy of Burlington; a stepson, Mr. Dana Strader of Graham; 11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Friedens Lutheran Church cemetery by the Revs. Kristina Johnson and Jack Lemons.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Friedens Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friedens Lutheran Church, 6001 N.C. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249. [2169]
Mr. Willie B. “Bill” Summers
GIBSONVILLE — Mr. Willie B. “Bill” Summers, 86, of 6726 N.C.61 North, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002 at Wesley Long Memorial Hospital after one and a half years of declining health.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Thelma Ward Summers, who survives, and the son of the late Joseph H. Summers and the late Lydia Shephard Summers.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Friedens Lutheran Church.
Survivors other than his wife of the home, include two sons, Mr. Boyd Lee Summers of Burlington and Mr. Jerry Lance Summers of Gibsonville; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Huffines of Burlington and Mrs. Mae Lewis of Gibsonville; two brothers, Mr. George R. Summers and Mr. Jack Summers, both of Gibsonville; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Brenda Murphy of Burlington; a stepson, Mr. Dana Strader of Graham; 11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Friedens Lutheran Church cemetery by the Revs. Kristina Johnson and Jack Lemons.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Friedens Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friedens Lutheran Church, 6001 N.C. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249. [2169]