Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWilford Thurman GAITHER Sr. [15942], [15943], [15944]
BirthApr 12, 1913, Davie County, North Carolina [15943]
DeathApr 21, 1969, Bartow, Polk County, Florida [15942], [15943]
BurialGuilford Memorial Park, 6000 High Point Rd, Greensboro, North Carolina [15943]
Spouses
BirthFeb 2, 1913, Iredell County, North Carolina [15942], [15943]
DeathJun 18, 2003, Guilford County, North Carolina [15942]
BurialGuilford Memorial Park, 6000 High Point Rd, Greensboro, North Carolina [15942]
MarriageJun 29, 1937, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [15943]
Obituary Online notes for Wilford Thurman GAITHER Sr.
~ Wilford Thurman Gaither, Sr ~

Father: Frances Gaither

Mother: Mrs. Annie Ethel Gaither Barney ?

Married (29 Jun 1937, Greensboro, Morehead, Guilford, NC): Stella (Stell) M. Williams Gaither (B: 02 Feb 1913 , North Iredell, NC - 18 Jun 2003, age 90, Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC) SS #" 237-94-8094; Obituary: Statesville Record & Landmark, page A4, 2003, June 20

Children:
1. Carolyn Sue Gaither (Lineberry) married (18 Apr 1958, Morehead, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA): Harold Laffette Lineberry (Birth: 15 Jul 1935, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA - Death: 28 Dec 2012, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA);
2. Linda Lou Gaither married: Larry V. Brown;
3. Wilford Thurman Gatither, Jr., married: W. Jean Kemodle;
4. Vivian Ilene Gaither first married & divorced: Gary Kennedy, second married: B. Nate Parkern;
5. Rita Coline Gaither first married: Ernest Berge (divorced), second married: Grover Norman Stutts

Died: Jul 1977, Apr 1969, Polk County, Florida, USA
[15943]
Obituary Online notes for Stella Mae (Spouse 1)
6/20/2003
Stella Williams Gaither
GREENSBORO — Stella Williams Gaither, 90, of Garden Gate Apartments, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
A graveside service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2003, at Guilford Memorial Park.
Stella was preceded in death by her husband, Wilford Thurman Gaither Sr. and her grandson, Mark Lineberry.
She is survived by her daughters, Sue G. Lineberry and husband, Harold, of Greensboro, Linda G. Brown and husband, Larry, of Rock Hill, S.C., Vivian G. Parker and husband, Nat, of Concord, N.C., and Rita G. Stutts and husband, Norman, of Columbia, S.C.; son, W.T. Gaither Jr. and wife, Jeanie, of Burlington; sister, Allie Ree (Tump) Sloan of Harmony, N.C.; brothers, Owen Williams of Mooresville, N.C., Dwight Williams of La Belle, Fla., and Johnny Williams of Charlotte, N.C.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel from 7 to 9 this evening. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hunter Hills Baptist Church, 1806 Merritt Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27407. [15942]
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