Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 12, 1912 [237], [5372], [16699]
DeathOct 24, 2003, Guilford County, North Carolina [5371]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [5371]
OccupationHomemaker [5371]
FatherCharley Anderson HOLYFIELD (1883-1960)
MotherIda Frances WOOD (1895-1962)
Spouses
BirthFeb 10, 1910, Guilford County, North Carolina [16694], [2030]
DeathSep 20, 2004, Alamance County, North Carolina [16694]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [16694]
FatherSaun HARDY (1878-1959)
MotherMolly BROWN (1888-1967)
 Etta Lou (1935-1956)
 Bobby Joe (1939-1983)
Obituary Online notes for Lela HOLYFIELD
10/26/2003

Mrs. Lela Holyfield Hardy
    GIBSONVILLE — Mrs. Lela Holyfield Hardy, 90, of 8198 Troxler Mill Rd., died Friday, October 24, 2003, at Moses Cone Hospital. She was the wife to Thurman Oscar Hardy and the daughter to the late Charlie and Ida Wood Holyfield. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Christian Church.
    Survivors include her husband of the home, a daughter; Betty S. Hardy of Gibsonville, a son; Allen Lester Hardy of Elon, a sister; Molly Bee Rich of Whitsett, brothers; Floyd Holyfield of Winston Salem, Howard Holyfield of Pittsboro, Richard Holyfield of Greensboro, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sisters; Dorothy Myers, Mary Lou Wells and a brother; Garland Holyfield.
    The funeral will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 27, 2003 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Dave Gilbert. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friends 4-6 P.M. Sunday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. and at other times at the home of Betty Hardy, 8196 Troxler Mill Rd.
    In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Marvin Wallace Scholarship Fund, % Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church St., Elon, NC 27244. [5371]
Obituary Online notes for Thurman Oscar (Spouse 1)
9/22/2004

OBITUARIES Thurman Oscar Hardy 
    GIBSONVILLE — Thurman Oscar Hardy , 94, of 8198 Troxler Mill Road, died Monday, September 20, 2004, at Alamance Health Care. He was the husband of the late Lela Holyfield Hardy , and the son of the late Saun and Molly Brown Hardy . He retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church.
    Survivors include a daughter, Betty S. Hardy  of Gibsonville; a son, Allen Lester Hardy  of Elon; a sister, Agnes Hardy  McKinney of Gibsonville; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Etta Lou Hardy ; a son, Bobby Joe Hardy ; a sister, Bertha Hardy  Wood; and a brother, Claude Hardy .
    The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 23, 2004, at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Dave Gilbert. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory Inc., and at other times at the home of Betty Hardy , 8196 Troxler Mill Road.
    The family would like to thank the nurses and aides at Alamance Health Care for the way they cared for their father.
    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Marvin Wallace Scholarship Fund, c/o Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church St., Elon, N.C. 27244. [16694]
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