Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Birthbef Nov 29, 1937, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mary Ruth Freeman
DeathNov 29, 2011, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mary Ruth Freeman
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Mary Ruth Freeman-BIRTH-
FatherJohn Archie BAKER (1896-1983)
MotherMandy Irene WILLIAMS (1903-1980)
Spouses
Birthbef Sep 10, 1935, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Woffard Samuel "Sam" Freeman,255
DeathSep 10, 2005, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina3, Woffard Samuel "Sam" Freeman
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Woffard Samuel "Sam" Freeman
OccupationOwner Of Sam’s Texaco For 23 Years3, Woffard Samuel "Sam" Freeman
FatherLeonard Samuel FREEMAN (1914-2003)
MotherRuth Bell NASH (1917-2002)
MarriageApr 17, 1954, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-6ZKC : 9 March 2021), Wofford Samuel Freeman and Mary Ruth Baker, 17 Apr 1954; citing Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina,
ChildrenLinda
Obituary Online notes for Mary Ruth BAKER
12/ 1 /2011

Mary Ruth Freeman


    Mary Ruth Freeman, 74, of 727 Huntington Court, Burlington died at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 after several years of declining health and two days of critical illness.
    A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Woffard Samuel “Sam” Freeman and the daughter of the late John Archie Baker and the late Irene Williams Baker. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a member of the Alamance County Line Dancers and TOPS at Ossipee Baptist Church. Mary Ruth and her husband Sam attended Shamrock Evangelical Church for over 60 years and loved their church family. At the church she was a member of The Willing Workers, her Sunday School Class, and the church choir.
    She is survived by one daughter, Linda Trollinger (Tony) of Haw River; one son, Sammy Freeman (Arlene) of Burlington; and three grandchildren, Hannah Sims, Caleb Trollinger, and Ashley Sizemore (Joseph).
    In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Gertrude Crutchfield;
four brothers, Clyde Baker, Thomas Baker, Cecil Baker, and Ralph Baker; and one granddaughter, Jordon Trollinger.
    The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich and Thompson Chapel in Burlington on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. by the Rev. Jimmy Burks.
    The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 from 6 to 8 p.m. Other times they will be at the residence.
    The family would like to thank Dr. Choksi, his nurse Hannah, and the rest of the staff at the Cancer Center for the care and compassion given to Mary Ruth.
    Condolences may be offered at
www.richandthompson.com  3, Mary Ruth Freeman
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