Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 3, 1916, Alamance County, North Carolina [15839], [281]
DeathDec 30, 2003, Alamance County, North Carolina [15839]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [15839]
OccupationRetired Owner Of Rascoe Refrigeration, Retired From Byrd’s Food Stores [15839]
FatherArthur Robert RASCOE (1890-1962)
MotherOllie Cornelia ECTOR (1893-1981)
Spouses
BirthAug 5, 1918, Alamance County, North Carolina [16915], [16920]
DeathMar 12, 2004, Alamance County, North Carolina [16915]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [16915]
OccupationHomemaker [16915]
FatherJames Monroe WALKER (-<2004)
MotherElla TROLLINGER (-<2004)
Obituary Online notes for Clarence Levi RASCOE
12/31/2003

Mr. Clarence Levi Rascoe
    GRAHAM — Mr. Clarence Levi Rascoe, 87, of 309 Trail One, died at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at his home after a brief illness.
    A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Elma Walker Rascoe, who survives, and the son of the late Arthur R. and Ollie Ector Rascoe. He was the retired owner of Rascoe Refrigeration Inc. and was instrumental in the growth and development of air-conditioning in North Carolina. He retired from Byrd’s Food Stores as the head of the Cooling and Refrigeration Department. He served in the Merchant Marines and was an avid hunter and dog trainer. He was a member of First Christian United Church of Christ.
    Survivors other than his wife of the home include two daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Jo Loy and husband, Dan, of Burlington and Kathy Bradham and husband, Doug, of Baltimore, Md.; a son and daughter-in-law, Eddie Rascoe and wife, Susan, of Burlington; a sister, Lillian Bowland of Burlington; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Nellie (Graham) Chandler.
    The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Judy Westman, pastor of the First Christian United Church of Christ. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and at other times at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or the American Cancer Society, 4-A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27407. [15839]
Obituary Online notes for Elma Pauline (Spouse 1)
3/13/2004
OBITUARIES Elma Walker Rascoe
    BURLINGTON — Elma Walker Rascoe, 85, of 309 Trail One, a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, died at 3:06 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2004, at her home after an extended illness.
    A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Clarence Levi Rascoe, and the daughter of the late James Monroe Walker and Ella Trollinger Walker. She was a homemaker and was a member of the First Christian United Church of Christ.
    Survivors include two daughters, Betty Jo Loy and husband, Dan, of Burlington and Kathy Bradham and husband, Doug, of Baltimore, Md.; a son, Eddie Rascoe and wife, Susan, of Burlington; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. James (Irene) Walker, Mrs. Clyde (Iris) Walker, and Mrs. William (Lillian) Bowland, all of Burlington; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.
    The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2004, at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Judy Westman. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215. [16915]
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