Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJan 30, 1921, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Ben Harding Terrell,161
DeathApr 19, 2006, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ben Harding Terrell,134, DTH- -TERRELL, BEN HARDING
BurialConcord Christian Church, 4908 Cherry Grove Rd, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Ben Harding Terrell,470, Ben Harding Terrell
ReligionMember Of First United Church Of Christ3, Ben Harding Terrell
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
MotherLucy Susan SIMMONS (1886-1970)
Spouses
BirthJul 22, 1921, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Irene Aldridge Terrell,161
DeathDec 29, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Irene Aldridge Terrell
BurialConcord Christian Church, 4908 Cherry Grove Rd, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Irene Aldridge Terrell,470, Hattie Irene Aldridge Terrell
ReligionMember Of First Christian United Church Of Christ3, Irene Aldridge Terrell
MotherLizzie Greene STAINBACK (1886-1934)
ChildrenBen Harding (Died as Infant) (1947-1947)
 Bennie Lou (Died as Infant Twins) (1950-1950)
 Sandra Fay (Died as Infant Twins) (1950-1950)
 Cynthia (1951-2022)
Obituary Online notes for Ben Harding TERRELL Sr.
4/20/2006

Ben Harding Terrell


BURLINGTON — Ben Harding Terrell , 85, formerly of 519 Riverside Drive, Burlington, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Burlington Manor. He was the husband of the late Irene Aldridge Terrell for 62 years, and the son of the late Henry Edward and Lucy Simmons Terrell .
A native of Caswell County, he was a member of First Christian United Church of Christ. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe and Normandy. Ben was a fourth generation chair craftsman. He continued the tradition of crafting Terrell family chairs and expanded this to crafting rocking chairs for each of his grandchildren, finishing his last chair for his latest great-grandchild, Zach, before he passed.
He is survived by one daughter, Cynthia "Cindy" Allen and husband, Joe, of Carolina Beach; sons, Richard Edward "Rick" Terrell , Benjamin James "Benjie" Terrell and wife, Tammy, all of Burlington; grandchildren, Scott and Susan Cobb, Brooks Terrell , Matthew Terrell ; great-grandchildren, Madeline Cobb and Zachary Cobb; sisters, Selma T. Simpson of Raleigh, Lillie Mae T. Walker, Mary T. Menefee, Virginia T. Terry, all of Burlington, Leona T. Chandler of Yanceyville.
He was preceded in death by his wife; infant son, Ben Harding Terrell Jr.; infant twin daughters, Bennie Lou Terrell and Sandra Faye Terrell ; sisters, Pearl T. Tate, Erma T. Swift; brothers, H. Preston Terrell and George W. Terrell .
The funeral service will be held Friday, April 21, 2006 at 11 a.m. at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Howard Thompson. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, and at other times at the son’s home, Rick Terrell , 419 Cobblestone Court, Burlington.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@lowefuneralhome.com 3, Ben Harding Terrell
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