Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Spouses
Birthbef Mar 10, 1936, Orange County, North Carolina [18669]
DeathMar 10, 2005, Guilford County, North Carolina [18669]
OccupationRetired From Burlington Industries, Owned And Operated A Day Care. [18669]
Father“Bill” William Taft RICE (1908-1984)
MotherAnnie Bell BALL (1910-2008)
Obituary Online notes for Curtis Samuel PAULETTE
12/17/2012
Curtis Paulette
GRAHAM — Mr. Curtis Samuel Paulette, 81, of 3851 N.C. 54 E., died at his residence Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after one month of declining health.
Curtis was born in Nottoway County, Va. He worked in textiles, was of the Methodist faith and served his nation honorably in the United States Army where he fought in battle as a tank driver in the Korean War.
He is survived by his stepdaughter, Wanda Haynes and husband, David, of Haw River; stepsons, Stanley Ray and wife, Nancy, of Burlington, Larry Ray and wife, Tammy, of High Point, and Todd Ray and wife, Peggy, of Bonita Springs, Fla.; a sister, Francis Rumley, of Graham; 10 step-grandchildren; and a host of stepgreat-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Curtis was preceeded in death by his wife, Geraline Rice Paulette; parents, Samuel Atterson Paulette and Olis Wood Paulette Clark; and two brothers, William Eldridge Paulette and Keith Cecil Paulette .
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Cedar Cliff United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The body will remain at the Mc-Clure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the cemetery for services.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association (COPD), 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 or to the Alzheimer’s Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcclurefuneralservice. net [18674]
Curtis Paulette
GRAHAM — Mr. Curtis Samuel Paulette, 81, of 3851 N.C. 54 E., died at his residence Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after one month of declining health.
Curtis was born in Nottoway County, Va. He worked in textiles, was of the Methodist faith and served his nation honorably in the United States Army where he fought in battle as a tank driver in the Korean War.
He is survived by his stepdaughter, Wanda Haynes and husband, David, of Haw River; stepsons, Stanley Ray and wife, Nancy, of Burlington, Larry Ray and wife, Tammy, of High Point, and Todd Ray and wife, Peggy, of Bonita Springs, Fla.; a sister, Francis Rumley, of Graham; 10 step-grandchildren; and a host of stepgreat-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Curtis was preceeded in death by his wife, Geraline Rice Paulette; parents, Samuel Atterson Paulette and Olis Wood Paulette Clark; and two brothers, William Eldridge Paulette and Keith Cecil Paulette .
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in the Cedar Cliff United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The body will remain at the Mc-Clure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the cemetery for services.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association (COPD), 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 or to the Alzheimer’s Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcclurefuneralservice. net [18674]
Obituary Online notes for Gearline (Spouse 1)
3/12/2005
Gearline Rice Ray Paulette
GRAHAM — Gearline Rice Ray Paulette , 69, of 3851 N.C. 54 East, died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Greensboro.
A native of Orange County, she was the wife of Curtis Samuel Paulette , who survives, and the daughter of Annabelle Ball Rice , who survives, and the late William T. "Bill" Rice .
She was retired from Burlington Industries and owned and operated a day care. She was a member of Mebane Presbyterian Church and also was a past Little League cheerleader coach.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and her mother of Mebane include three sons, Stanley (Nancy) Ray and Todd (Peggy) Ray , all of Burlington and Larry (Tammy) Ray of High Point; a daughter, Wanda (David) Haynes of Burlington; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Doris Franklin of Swepsonville, and Jean Fox and Morine Mills, both of Mebane; and two brothers, Bobby Rice and Donald Rice , both of Mebane.
A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Bob Tilley.
The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday prior to the service, and at other times will be at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Western Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215-3220.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcclurefuneralservice.com [18669]
Gearline Rice Ray Paulette
GRAHAM — Gearline Rice Ray Paulette , 69, of 3851 N.C. 54 East, died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Greensboro.
A native of Orange County, she was the wife of Curtis Samuel Paulette , who survives, and the daughter of Annabelle Ball Rice , who survives, and the late William T. "Bill" Rice .
She was retired from Burlington Industries and owned and operated a day care. She was a member of Mebane Presbyterian Church and also was a past Little League cheerleader coach.
Survivors other than her husband of the home and her mother of Mebane include three sons, Stanley (Nancy) Ray and Todd (Peggy) Ray , all of Burlington and Larry (Tammy) Ray of High Point; a daughter, Wanda (David) Haynes of Burlington; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Doris Franklin of Swepsonville, and Jean Fox and Morine Mills, both of Mebane; and two brothers, Bobby Rice and Donald Rice , both of Mebane.
A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Bob Tilley.
The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday prior to the service, and at other times will be at the residence.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Western Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215-3220.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcclurefuneralservice.com [18669]