Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Dottie” Dorothy SHERRILL [18369], [18370], [18373]
BirthJan 7, 1931, Iredell County, North Carolina [18370]
DeathOct 28, 2010, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina [18370], [18373]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park (Mausoleum), 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [18370], [18373]
Spouses
BirthMay 23, 1929, Stanly County, North Carolina [305], [18369]
DeathMay 2, 2006, Alamance County, North Carolina [18369]
OccupationRetired From Western Electric [18369]
FlagsUS Military, US Navy
FatherCzar Alonzo POOLE (1903-1975)
MotherAlma MULLIS (1909-1982)
ChildrenWade Thomas (1953-2020)
Obituary Online notes for “Dottie” Dorothy SHERRILL
10/29/2010

Dorothy “Dottie” Sherrill Poole
   MEBANE — Dorothy “Dottie” Sherrill Poole, 79, of Holly Ridge Lane, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2010 at Hospice at the Meadowlands. She was the wife of the late Robert “Bob” Poole and was born January 7, 1931 in Iredell County to the late James Finney and Flossie Geneva Morrison Sherrill. Dottie had retired from AT&T and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.

   Survivors include her daughter Teresa Brooks “Terry” Scruggs and her husband Tom of Franklinton; son Tommy Brooks of the home; sisters, Mary Helen Sallee of Eureka, Calif. and Mildred Lucille Murdock of Troutman, N.C., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

   She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a sister, Margaret Louise Poplin; brothers, John Frank Sherrill and James Wilburn “J.W.” Sherrill.

   There will be a service to celebrate her life 2 p.m. Saturday at the Alamance Memorial Park Mausoleum by the Rev. Darrell Massey.

   In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Hospice at the Meadowlands, 1001 Corporate Drive, Hillsborough, N.C. 27278.

   Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Poole Family.

   You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com   [18370]
Obituary Online notes for Robert William (Spouse 1)
5/5/2006

Robert William "Bob" Poole


MEBANE — Robert William "Bob" Poole , 75, of 132 Holly Ridge Lane, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at his residence. He was the husband of Dorothy "Dottie" Sherrill Poole , and the son of the late Czar and Alma Mullis Poole . Bob was a native of Stanly County, retired from Western Electric, a member of Riverside Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife Dottie of the home; daughters, Tina Poole of Burlington, Lisa Poole of Graham, Teresa Ann Scruggs of Raleigh; sons, Robert W. Poole Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Caswell County, David Lynn Poole of Burlington, Wade Thomas Brooks Jr. of the home; a brother, Max Poole ; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.
There will be no service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Alamance County, P.O. Box 3673, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Poole Family.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@lowefuneralhome.com [18369]
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