Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthDec 24, 1924, Alamance County, North Carolina [21144]
BurialWestminster Gardens, 3601 Whitehurst Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [21144]
FlagsUS Air Force, World War II
FatherBoyd Russell SIMPSON (1901-1967)
MotherMargaret McCRAY (1904-1990)
Spouses
BirthJan 2, 1925, Rockingham County, North Carolina [21148]
DeathFeb 2, 2017, Alamance County, North Carolina [21148]
BurialApples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina [21148]
FatherJohn Alexander TROUTMAN (1896-1951)
MotherEunice BROWN (1905-1983)
Obituary Online notes for Nathan McCray SIMPSON Sr.
Following is an obituary extract from the Greensboro News & Record (NC), dated May 11, 1996:
GIBSONVILLE - Mr. Nathan McCray Simpson, Sr., 71, of 417 Smith St., died Friday, May 10, 1996, at his home, after three months illness.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 1996, at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dave Gilbert, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church and the Rev. Rex Riches, pastor of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Greensboro, officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Gardens.
A native of Alamance County, he was a son of the late Mr. Boyd Russell Simpson and the late Mrs. Margaret McCray Simpson. He was retired from The North Carolina Department of Agriculture as commodities distribution representative. He was a lifetime member of Bethlehem Christian Church. He helped organize and was a charter member of the Southern Caswell Ruritan, Whitsett Ruritan and Cherry Grove Ruritan Club, and was an active member of Whitsett Ruritan Club. He has a perfect attendance for 34 years with the Ruritan Club. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II, and was a Korea Bomber Pilot with Search and Rescue.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susan Stanley Simpson of the home; daughter, Mrs. Larry (Sheryl) Madren t; son, Mr. Nathan McCray Simpson, Jr; three grandchildren; three sisters, Ms. Iris Workma, Ms. Betty Boone and Mrs. Peggie Foster; brother, Boyd Allen Simpson.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Mr. Mack Dwight Simpson. [21144]
GIBSONVILLE - Mr. Nathan McCray Simpson, Sr., 71, of 417 Smith St., died Friday, May 10, 1996, at his home, after three months illness.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 1996, at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dave Gilbert, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church and the Rev. Rex Riches, pastor of Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Greensboro, officiating. Burial will be in Westminster Gardens.
A native of Alamance County, he was a son of the late Mr. Boyd Russell Simpson and the late Mrs. Margaret McCray Simpson. He was retired from The North Carolina Department of Agriculture as commodities distribution representative. He was a lifetime member of Bethlehem Christian Church. He helped organize and was a charter member of the Southern Caswell Ruritan, Whitsett Ruritan and Cherry Grove Ruritan Club, and was an active member of Whitsett Ruritan Club. He has a perfect attendance for 34 years with the Ruritan Club. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II, and was a Korea Bomber Pilot with Search and Rescue.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susan Stanley Simpson of the home; daughter, Mrs. Larry (Sheryl) Madren t; son, Mr. Nathan McCray Simpson, Jr; three grandchildren; three sisters, Ms. Iris Workma, Ms. Betty Boone and Mrs. Peggie Foster; brother, Boyd Allen Simpson.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Mr. Mack Dwight Simpson. [21144]
Obituary Online notes for Lois (Spouse 1)
2/14/2017
Lois T. Simpson
BROWNS SUMMIT - Lois Troutman Simpson, 92, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Hospice Home in Burlington.
A native of Rockingham County, she was the wife of the late Fred Webb, who was killed during WWII, and the late Nathan McCray Simpson and the daughter of the late John and Eunice Brown Troutman.
She was a member of Apple's Chapel Christian Church and the Gold Star Wives' Association.
Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl S. Madren and husband Larry of Browns Summit; son, Nathan Simpson, Jr., and wife Kay of Reidsville; grandchildren, Catherine Suzanne Simpson of Mebane, Jonathan David Madren and wife Jessica of Houston, TX, and Seth Michael Madren and wife Jillann of Cary; great grandchildren, Ivy, Victor, James and Iris Madren; sisters-in-law, Iris Simpson Workman, Betty Van Simpson Boone, Alice Bradshaw Simpson and Peggy Simpson Foster.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, brother, Ralph Troutman, infant daughter, Suzanne Simpson and infant son, John Boyd Simpson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Apple's Chapel Christian Church by Rev. C. Allen Myers, III and Rev. Larry Gray.
Interment will follow in Apple's Chapel Church cemetery. Mrs. Simpson will remain at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior to the service.
The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday and following the service in the choir room of the church.
At other times the family will receive friends at the home of Cheryl Madren, 7474 NC 61 North, Browns Summit.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com. [21148]
Lois T. Simpson
BROWNS SUMMIT - Lois Troutman Simpson, 92, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Hospice Home in Burlington.
A native of Rockingham County, she was the wife of the late Fred Webb, who was killed during WWII, and the late Nathan McCray Simpson and the daughter of the late John and Eunice Brown Troutman.
She was a member of Apple's Chapel Christian Church and the Gold Star Wives' Association.
Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl S. Madren and husband Larry of Browns Summit; son, Nathan Simpson, Jr., and wife Kay of Reidsville; grandchildren, Catherine Suzanne Simpson of Mebane, Jonathan David Madren and wife Jessica of Houston, TX, and Seth Michael Madren and wife Jillann of Cary; great grandchildren, Ivy, Victor, James and Iris Madren; sisters-in-law, Iris Simpson Workman, Betty Van Simpson Boone, Alice Bradshaw Simpson and Peggy Simpson Foster.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, brother, Ralph Troutman, infant daughter, Suzanne Simpson and infant son, John Boyd Simpson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Apple's Chapel Christian Church by Rev. C. Allen Myers, III and Rev. Larry Gray.
Interment will follow in Apple's Chapel Church cemetery. Mrs. Simpson will remain at Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior to the service.
The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday and following the service in the choir room of the church.
At other times the family will receive friends at the home of Cheryl Madren, 7474 NC 61 North, Browns Summit.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com. [21148]