Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthAug 14, 192220
DeathAug 31, 2013, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Margaret Rumley Saul Beckom
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Margaret Rumley Saul Beckom
FatherWalter Lee RUMLEY Sr. (1883-1944)
MotherNancy C. BROOKS (1887-1970)
Spouses
BirthMay 27, 192120
DeathDec 4, 1944, Germany20,470
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina470
FatherRufus Lemuel SAUL (1894-1975)
MotherManie Estelle EVANS (1897-1986)
MarriageDec 28, 194120
BirthAug 9, 192220
DeathApr 30, 2019, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Oscar "O.T." Thomas Beckom
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Oscar "O.T." Thomas Beckom
FatherThomas Onelis BECKOM (1897-1973)
MotherPearl Juanita SUTTON (1899-1979)
MarriageJul 3, 194820,241
Obituary Online notes for Margaret Virginia RUMLEY
9/2/2013

Margaret Rumley Saul Beckom
   BURLINGTON — Margaret Rumley Saul Beckom, 91, joined her Heavenly Father, her parents, and brothers and sisters in Heaven on August 31, 2013. Margaret was a loving, beautiful wife and mother.

   She is survived by her husband of 65 years O.T., daughter Pam Beckom Prichard and husband Terry. She was preceded in death by her fi rst husband, Staff Sgt. Jesse Willard Saul, who was killed in World War II; her parents, Walter Lee Rumley and Nancy Brooks Rumley; sisters, Lelia Massey, Ima Griffi n, Ruth Hardy, Ora Rumley and Evelyn Conklin; and brothers, Fred Rumley, Richard Rumley, Johnny Rumley, Henry Rumley and Walter Lee Rumley Jr.

   Margaret retired from the Alamance-Burlington Schools in school food service. She worked at A.O. Elementary and Western Middle for many years. She loved children and enjoyed being with the students. Margaret loved to cook for others and she was known for her chicken pies at the annual Rumley Christmas Dinner.

   She always had time for her family and friends. A special thank you to Advanced Home Care and her caregiver Joyce Neal for all their loving care during her illness. Margaret was a member of Bethel Methodist Church in Burlington and faithfully served her church family for many years. The celebration of Margaret’s life will be conducted at the Lowe Funeral Home chapel on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. by Dr. Terry Prichard and the Rev. Stuart Crank, pastor of Bethel Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park.

   The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington this evening from 5-7 p.m. Other times, they will be at the home which O.T. and Margaret shared on Burch Bridge Road, Burlington. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to Bethel Methodist Church, 1421 Bethel Methodist Church Road, Burlington, NC 27217 or to the charity of their choice.

   You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Margaret Rumley Saul Beckom
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