Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 28, 1892, Alamance County, North Carolina [18268], [18269]
DeathApr 7, 1968, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258], [3293]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258], [3293]
Spouses
Birth1882, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258], [3293]
DeathMar 19, 1935, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258], [3293]
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258], [3293]
MarriageFeb 8, 1913, Alamance County, North Carolina [305], [18118]
ChildrenCornelia Katherine (Died as Infant) (1913-1913)
 Robert Cecile (Died as Infant) (1919-1919)
 Infant Son (Stillborn) (1920-1920)
 Ola Gertrude (1906-1994)
BirthMar 8, 1877, North Carolina [18258], [18270]
DeathApr 9, 1968, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258]
BurialHawfields Presbyterian Church, 2115 South NC 119, Alamance County, North Carolina [18258], [18270]
FatherJohn Henry PAYNE (1849-1922)
Marriagebef Jun 1945 [3293]
Obituary Online notes for Emma Viola McINTYRE
The Daily Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina
Monday, April 08, 1968
Obituaries
Mrs. Viola Payne
Mrs. Viola Mclntyre Sutton Payne, 74, of 2202 1/2 W. Webb Ave. died suddenly Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at her home following five years of declining health.
A native of Alamance County, Mrs. Payne was the daughter of the late Robert and Cornelia Baulding Mclntyre. She was the wife of William E. Payne of the home, who survives, and was a member of Faith Methodist Church. Mrs. Payne formerly was married to Lawrence Sutton, who died in 1935. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by Glen Raven Mills.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include two stepdaughters, Mrs. Gladys Hedgepeth and Mrs. Ola Stone, both of Greensboro; two stepsons, A. J. Sutton of Stuart, Fla., and George Sutton of Baltimore, Md.; one sister, Mrs. Rosie Tickle of Altamahaw; one brother, George McIntyre of Altamahaw; and 10 stepgrandchildren.
Final rites will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Faith Methodist Church. The Rev. George Johnson, pastor, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Bethlehem United Church of Christ cemetery.
The body will remain at Lowe Funeral Home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will recieve friends at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. [3293]
Obituary Online notes for Noal Peter Lawrence (Spouse 1)
The Daily Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina
Tuesday, March 19, 1935
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
LAURENCE SUTTON
Laurence Sutton, 53, Glen Raven, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning at a local hospital after 18 months of illness. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Sutton. He was a member of the Elon Council Junior Order and W. O. W. Hub council.
Surviving are his wife and four children, Atress, George, of West Virginia, Mrs. Paul Hedgepeth and Mrs. Ola O'Briant, both of Greensboro, five grandchildren, three brothers, James, Glen raven, Thomas, Gibsonville, Robert, Greensboro, a half brother, John Sutton, city, a sister, Mrs. Dan Michael and a half sister, Mrs. Lydia Apple, both of city.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Bethlehem Church by the Rev. J. P. Pegg. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The Daily Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina
Friday, March 22, 1935
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
LAURENCE SUTTON
Funeral services for Laurence Sutton, 53, Glen Raven, who died Tuesday morning at 8:20 o'clock at a local hospital after 18 months illness, were conducted at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Bethlehem church by the Rev. J. P. Pegg, assisted by Rev. J. C. Crutchfield. Music was rendered by the church choir. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were members of the Elon Council Junior Order.
The flowers were in charge of Mrs. Abner Conklin, assisted by Misses Dorothy Sutton, Mabel Tucker, Beulah Tickle, Dewey Sutton, Beatrice Williams, Desma Wagner, Mesdames Otis Conklin, Lawrence Boone, Mack Welch, Dale Tony, and David Moore. [3293]
Obituary Online notes for William Edgar (Spouse 2)
The Daily Times-News, Burlington, North Carolina
Wednesday, April 10, 1968
Obituaries
William W. Payne
William E. Payne, 91, of 2202 W. Webb Ave. died Tuesday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock at his home following six days of critical illness.
A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late John Henry Payne and Fannie Jones Paynes. He was married to Mrs. Nancy Baker Payne, who died in 1929, and was later married to Mrs. Viola McIntyre Sutton Payne, who died Sunday. He was a retired employe of Glen Raven Mills and was a member of Faith Methodist Church and the Men's Sunday School Class.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. F. D. Farrell of Swepsonville, and one brother, Alvis L. Payne of Rt. 2, Graham.
Final rites will be conducted at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. George Johnson, pastor of Faith Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. Roy Cantrell, pastor of Swepsonville Baptist Church and the Rev. Ralph Pritchard, pastor of Swepsonville Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Hawfields Presbyterian Church cemetery.
The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. [3293]
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