Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialGraham Memorial Park, Cooper Rd & E Gilbreath St., Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina [20603], [20608]
OccupationRetired From Burlington Industries [20603]
FatherAlfred Robert Fletcher WILLIAMS (1883-1974)
MotherMamie RONEY (1886-1974)
Spouses
BirthMar 4, 1915, Lumpkin County, Georgia [6184]
DeathApr 6, 2004, Alamance County, North Carolina [6184]
BurialGraham Memorial Park, Cooper Rd & E Gilbreath St., Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina [6184], [20605]
OccupationRetired Form Burlington Industries And Virginia Milles After 25 Years. [6184]
FatherWilliam Messer GAYDON (1886-1950)
MotherFrances Bell BURKE (1886-1964)
Marriage1933 [20605]
Children(Confidential, Female)
Bobby Joe (1936-2025)
Obituary Online notes for Opal WILLIAMS
8/6/2006
Mrs. Opal Williams Gaydon
GRAHAM — Mrs. Opal Williams Gaydon , 91, formerly of 1134 South Main Street, died Saturday, August 4, 2006 at the Jefferson Family Care after several years of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, she was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church and was retired from Burlington Industries.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Davis of Graham; a son, Bob Gaydon and wife Lana of Greensboro; two brothers, James D. Williams and wife Frances and Louie M. Williams and wife Ardell, all of Graham; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Benjamin Gaydon ; parents, Alford Robert Fletcher Williams and Mamie Roney Williams ; grandchildren, Kimberly Gaydon and J. Kurt Gaydon ; and two sisters, Elizabeth Marley and Mary Poe.
A graveside service will be conducted at 4 p.m. today, August 6, 2006, by the Rev. Norman Whitney, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church.
The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham this afternoon from 2 until 3:30 and other times at the home of the daughter at 713 Banks Street in Graham.
Memorials may be made to the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1500 South Main Street, Graham, N.C. 27253.
Condolences may be made to www.mcclurefuneralservice.com [20603]
Mrs. Opal Williams Gaydon
GRAHAM — Mrs. Opal Williams Gaydon , 91, formerly of 1134 South Main Street, died Saturday, August 4, 2006 at the Jefferson Family Care after several years of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, she was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church and was retired from Burlington Industries.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Davis of Graham; a son, Bob Gaydon and wife Lana of Greensboro; two brothers, James D. Williams and wife Frances and Louie M. Williams and wife Ardell, all of Graham; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Benjamin Gaydon ; parents, Alford Robert Fletcher Williams and Mamie Roney Williams ; grandchildren, Kimberly Gaydon and J. Kurt Gaydon ; and two sisters, Elizabeth Marley and Mary Poe.
A graveside service will be conducted at 4 p.m. today, August 6, 2006, by the Rev. Norman Whitney, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church.
The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham this afternoon from 2 until 3:30 and other times at the home of the daughter at 713 Banks Street in Graham.
Memorials may be made to the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1500 South Main Street, Graham, N.C. 27253.
Condolences may be made to www.mcclurefuneralservice.com [20603]
Obituary Online notes for Joseph Benjamin (Spouse 1)
4/7/2004
Mr. Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Gaydon
GRAHAM — Mr. Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Gaydon, 89, of 1134 S. Main St., died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at the Alamance Health Care of Burlington after six months of failing health.
A native of Lumpkin County, Ga., he was the husband of Opal Williams Gaydon, who survives, and the son of the late William Messer Gaydon and Francis Belle Burke Gaydon. He was retired from Burlington Industries Williamsburg Plant and also from Virginia Mills after 25 years of service.
He was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church, and the Men’s Bible Sunday school class. He was also a member of the Alamance Seniors Golf Association.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include a daughter, Betty G. Davis of Graham; a son, Bob J. Gaydon and wife, Lana, of Greensboro; two sisters, Clara Ferrell and Myna Lee Hammack, both of Burlington; two grandchildren, Leigh Sonkens of Salt Lake City, Utah and Kim Fox of Burlington; and four greatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Millard Gaydon and Dillard Gaydon; and two grandchildren, Joseph Kurt Gaydon and Kimberly Gaydon.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2004 at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Norman Whitney, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Graham Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home of Betty G. Davis, 713 Banks St., Graham, N.C. 27253.
Memorials may be made to Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1500 S. Main St., Graham, N.C. 27253. [6184]
Mr. Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Gaydon
GRAHAM — Mr. Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Gaydon, 89, of 1134 S. Main St., died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2004, at the Alamance Health Care of Burlington after six months of failing health.
A native of Lumpkin County, Ga., he was the husband of Opal Williams Gaydon, who survives, and the son of the late William Messer Gaydon and Francis Belle Burke Gaydon. He was retired from Burlington Industries Williamsburg Plant and also from Virginia Mills after 25 years of service.
He was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church, and the Men’s Bible Sunday school class. He was also a member of the Alamance Seniors Golf Association.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include a daughter, Betty G. Davis of Graham; a son, Bob J. Gaydon and wife, Lana, of Greensboro; two sisters, Clara Ferrell and Myna Lee Hammack, both of Burlington; two grandchildren, Leigh Sonkens of Salt Lake City, Utah and Kim Fox of Burlington; and four greatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Millard Gaydon and Dillard Gaydon; and two grandchildren, Joseph Kurt Gaydon and Kimberly Gaydon.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2004 at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Norman Whitney, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Graham Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home of Betty G. Davis, 713 Banks St., Graham, N.C. 27253.
Memorials may be made to Bethany Presbyterian Church, 1500 S. Main St., Graham, N.C. 27253. [6184]