Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Becky” Rebecca SOUTHARD [305], [16888], [16889], [16891], [14414], [684], [16895]
BirthNov 22, 1928, Alamance County, North Carolina [16891]
DeathDec 23, 2021, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [16891]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [16891]
FatherWalter Lee SOUTHARD (1906-1993)
MotherMabel Frances McINTYRE (1902-1961)
Spouses
BirthNov 10, 1927, Guilford County, North Carolina [16888], [16894]
DeathMay 19, 2004, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina [16888]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [16888], [16894]
OccupationRetired US Army, Dispatcher With Gibsonville And Burlington Police. [16888]
FlagsUS Army, US Military, Vietnam
FatherErnest Samuel MANN (1906-1976)
MotherLeola HANCOCK (1908-1977)
Marriageabt 1950 [16888]
Obituary Online notes for “Becky” Rebecca SOUTHARD
12/23/2021

Rebecca "Becky" Southard Mann

November 22, 1928 ~ December 23, 2021 (age 93)

Rebecca “Becky” Southard Mann, 93, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at ARMC.  She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Walte Lee and Mable Fracis McIntyre Southard, and was the wife of the late H.W. Mann who died in 2004.
Becky attended Zion Chrisitan Church and was a homemaker. She was an avid UNC Tarheel basketball fan and enjoyed traveling with her family and friends. The joy of her life was being a mother to her sons and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her sons, Gary Mann and wife, Carolyn of Conover and Michael > Man and wife, Dianne of Burlington; grandchildren, Tonya Mann and her partner, Debra Welch; Gary Mann, Jr. and wife, Wendy, Dodi Beamon and husband, Michael, Bridgette Rose and husband, Johnathan, Mitchell Mann and wife, Jennife and Michelle Mann; great grandchildren, Noah Mann, Jadyn Mann, Oliva Rose, Nathan Rose, Piper Beamon and Quinn Beamon; sisters, Edna Southard McClure and Glenda Gillispie both of Burlington and Bonnie Acon of New Berne. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents; son, Roger Mann and sisters, Dare Kernodle and Betty Walker.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00am Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Bonnie Alcon with the burial to follow at Alamance Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends from 4-6Pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to ARMC Cancer Center, 1236 Huffman Mill Road, Suite 120, Burlington, NC 27215.
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Obituary Online notes for H. W. (Spouse 1)
5/21/2004

H.W. Mann
    BURLINGTON — H. W. Mann, 76, of 1605 Gerringer Mill Road, died on Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at UNC Hospitals after several years failing health and one month of critical illness. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Ernest Samuel and Leola Hancock Mann. He was the husband for over 54 years of Rebecca "Becky" Southard Mann who survives.
    H. W. attended Zion Christian Church and worked for several years as a dispatcher with the Burlington and Gibsonville Police Departments. He was a retired Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army following 21 years and six months of honorable service. He began his military career as a Paratrooper with the 82 nd Airborne Division in the 325 th Medical Company stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C. He was later deployed to Korea and served with the 24 th Medical Battalion during the Korean Conflict. Sergeant Mann continued his military training with several Medical Units, deploying to Asia during the Vietnam War as a Medical Specialist with the 447 th Medical Detachment. He finished his tour of duty and served out the remainder of his career as a Platoon Sergeant with Company A, 1 st Battalion. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and he enjoyed all kinds of sports.
    Survivors include his wife of the home; sons and daughtersin-law, Gary and Carolyn Mann of Taylorsville, Roger Mann, Michael and Dianne Mann, all of Burlington; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-inlaw, Aezelia and Tom King of Gibsonville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Thomas and Georgia Mann of Burlington, Harvey and Carmel Mann of McLeansville; and a sister-inlaw, Margaret Mann of Burlington. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Ronald Wayne Mann.
    The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2004, at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. George M. "Jack" Phillips Jr., and the Rev. Bennie Smith. The service will continue at Alamance Memorial Park with full military honors. 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 Cancer Society, 1236 Huffman Mill Road, Suite 1050, Alamance Regional Medical Arts Center, Burlington, N.C. 27215. [16888]
Last Modified Mar 12, 2026Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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