Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Billy” William HOWERTON [18861], [289], [18862], [5573], [5574], [7859]
BirthJul 21, 1921, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [5573]
DeathOct 14, 2013 [5573]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [5573]
FlagsUS Army Air Corps, US Military, World War II
FatherEdker Weldon HOWERTON (1893-1948)
Spouses
BirthOct 10, 1921, Alamance County, North Carolina [7859], [289]
DeathDec 1, 2018, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [7859]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [7859]
FatherJohn William STALLINGS (1874-1945)
MotherBarbara STUBBLEFIELD (1878-1966)
MarriageJul 26, 1941, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [5573]
 Barbara Jeannette (1942-2003)
 Jimmie Dale (1951-2010)
 David Lee (Died as Infant) (1945-1945)
Obituary Online notes for “Billy” William HOWERTON
10/16/2013

William “Billy” Howerton
 
 GIBSONVILLE — William “Billy” Howerton, 92, passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, after several months of failing health.
 
 A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Edgar Weldon Howerton and the late Harriett Jeanette Gerringer Howerton and was married for over 72 years to Frances Stallings Howerton, who survives.
 
 Billy was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Air Corps during World War II. He retired as the produce manager of Food World after several years of service. Billy was a longtime member of Frieden’s Lutheran Church where he was a member of the Hite Sunday School Class, served on the church cemetery committee and was an usher. He enjoyed woodworking and spending time with his family.
 
 Billy is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, William Ronald Howerton and his wife, Georgette, of Suwanee, Ga. and Billy Keith “Bill” Howerton and his wife, Wadeene “Dean,” of Gibsonville; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nine great-stepgrandchildren; two great-greatgrandchildren; a brother, Garland Daniel Howerton of Gibsonville; and a sonin-law, James “Jim” Dunn of Gibsonville. He was preceded
 
in death by his parents; a daughter, Barbara Dunn; two sons, Jimmy
 
 Dale Howerton and infant, David Howerton; a sister, Bessie Lamar; and fi ve brothers, Woodrow Wilson Howerton, Vance “V.J.” Howerton, L. M. Howerton, Neil Howerton and Paul Franklin Howerton.
 
 The graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, at Frieden’s Lutheran Church Cemetery by the Rev. William Zima. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the residence.
 
 In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be made to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Hwy 61, Gibsonville, NC 27249.
 
 You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com  [5573]
Obituary Online notes for Frances M. (Spouse 1)
12/3/2018

Frances Stallings Howerton


GIBSONVILLE - Frances Stallings Howerton, 97, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Alamance County to the late John William and Barbara Stubblefield Stallings and was married for over 72 years to William “Billy” Howerton who died in 2013.

She retired from Dixie Bell Hosiery after 29 years of service. Frances was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, the Hite Sunday school class and former member of the Women’s Circle. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family and working with crafts.

She is survived by her sons, William Ronald Howerton and wife Georgette, Billy Keith “Bill” Howerton and wife Wadeene “Dean”; six grandchildren, three step grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, nine step great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, daughter, Barbara Dunn; sons, Jimmy Dale Howerton and infant David Howerton; son-in-law, James Edward Dunn; sisters, Lula Rich, Eva Kernodle, Lucy Radford, Hazel Thomas, Mary Mc-Curry and brothers, Carl and Roy Stallings.

The graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery by Rev. William Zima. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the son, Bill’s home .
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Hwy 61, Gibsonville, NC 27249 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com. [7859]
Last Modified Dec 8, 2018Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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