Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 12, 1928, Surry County, North Carolina [18933]
DeathNov 24, 2018, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [18933]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [18933], [18952]
FatherGeorge Thomas FRYE Sr. (1890-1982)
MotherIda Love LASHMIT (1902-1996)
Spouses
BirthAug 28, 1928, Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina [18954]
DeathJul 26, 2012, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [18933], [18954]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [18954]
Obituary Online notes for Reva Colene FRYE
11/26/2018

Colene Frye Jester

Mrs. Colene Frye Jester, 90, of Burlington, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
A native of Surry County, NC, she was the wife of the late Carl Wesley Jester and the daughter of George Thomas Frye and Ida Lashmit Frye, both deceased. She was a retired textile worker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Burlington.

Survivors include one son, Winston Scott Jester of Mebane; one granddaughter, Katrina Noelle Jester of Chillicothe, Ohio; one sister, Juanita Wall of Graham; and one brother, John Frye and wife Sandra of Fletcher, NC. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Donniece Turney and Deloria Parrott; and three brothers, George T. Frye, Jr., Richard Lee Frye, and Leroy Frye.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Rich and Thompson Chapel in Burlington with Rev. Boyd Pickard officiating. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:45 – 1:45 PM prior to the service at Rich and Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or Calvary Baptist Church, 230 Williamson Street, Burlington, NC 27215.
Condolences may be offered at
www.richandthompson.com
Obituary Online notes for Carl Wesley (Spouse 1)
Mr. Carl W. Jester, 83, of Burlington died at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 9:14 p.m.

A native of Surry County, he was the husband of Colene Frye Jester, who survives and the son of
John Wesley and Maggie Gillespie Jester, both deceased. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving in the 101st Air Borne during the Korean Conflict. Carl was a retired textile employee and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

In addition to his wife of the home, survivors include his son, Winston Scott Jester of Burlington and one granddaughter.

The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. Ernest Beck with the family receiving friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Alamance Memorial Park. Other times the family will be at the residence.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or to Calvary Baptist Church, 230 Williamson Street, Burlington, NC 27215.
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