Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 10, 1928, Caswell County, North Carolina [15480], [23122]
DeathJul 26, 2010, Caswell County, North Carolina [23122]
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina [23122]
FatherDewey Otis CHANDLER Sr. (1899-1987)
MotherEmma Sylvira STANFIELD (1896-1971)
Spouses
BirthSep 7, 1929, Caswell County, North Carolina [15480], [1245], [13496]
DeathJan 1, 2019, Caswell County, North Carolina [13496]
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina [13496]
MotherLucy Susan SIMMONS (1886-1970)
MarriageSep 18, 1947, Anderson, Caswell County, North Carolina [15480], [23129]
ChildrenDewey Otis (Died as Infant) (1949-1949)
 Wanda Faye (1952-2015)
Obituary Online notes for Dewey Otis CHANDLER Jr.
7/27/2010

Dewey Otis “D.O.” Chandler Jr.
 

 
 YANCEYVILLE — Dewey Otis “D.O.” Chandler, Jr., 82, of 900 Oakview Loop Road, Yanceyville, N.C. passed away at his residence at 6:50 a.m. on Monday, July 26, 2010.
 
 A native of Caswell County, he was the husband of Leona Terrell Chandler and the son of the late Dewey Otis Chandler Sr. and the late Emma Stanfield Chandler. D.O.’s many accomplishments include being a lifelong farmer, working in the tobacco market for many years, operating the Hail and Crop Insurance Company, working as a salesman for Smith Douglas Fertilizer, being a Charter member of the Southern Caswell Ruritan Club, and serving as a Deacon of Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church where he was a member.
 
 In addition to his wife of the home, he is survived by his son, Dwight O. Chandler and his wife Tracy of Yanceyville; two daughters, Wanda C. Newcomb and her husband Jimmy of Danville, Va. and Susan C. Newcomb and her husband Marty of Yanceyville; two sisters, Ruby Stephens and Dot Harris, both of Snow Camp; one brother, Joe Chandler and his wife Pat of Asheville, one sister-in-law, Mary Joyce Chandler of Yanceyville, four grandchildren, Jamie Newcomb and his wife Sasha, Ryan Newcomb and his wife Mary, Reagan Gural and her husband Casey, and Emma Cook and her husband Jayce; four stepgrandchildren, Eddie Newcomb and his wife Dana, Nadia Adams, Alex Newcomb, and Jordan Newcomb; and one great-stepgrandchild, Tyler Newcomb.
 
 In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Dewey Otis Chandler III; and his brother, Wilbur Chandler.
 
 The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July, 28, 2010, at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church in Yanceyville by Elder David Underwood and Robert Hillman. The burial will be in the church cemetery immediately following the funeral service.
 
 The family will receive friends at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church on Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. They will be at the residence at other times.
 
 Memorials may be made to Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Susan Newcomb, 909 Oakview Loop Road, Yanceyville, N.C. 27379 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215
 
 Condolences may be offered online at www.richandthompson.com  [23122]
Obituary Online notes for Leona (Spouse 1)
1/2/2019

Leona Terrell Chandler, 89, of 900 Oakview Loop Road, Yanceyville, N.C. passed away at her residence Tuesday, January 1, 2019. A native of Caswell County, she was the wife of the late Dewey Otis Chandler, Jr., and the daughter of the late Henry Edward Terrell and Lucy Simmons Terrell.
    Leona was a lifelong homemaker and farmer’s wife, who dedicated her life to raising their family and working side by side with her husband on their farm. She was a member of Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church.
    She is survived by: her son, Dwight O. Chandler and his wife Tracy of Yanceyville; a daughter, Susan C. Newcomb and her husband Marty of Yanceyville; a son-in-law, James L. Newcomb, Jr. of Danville, VA; two sisters, Selma Simpson of Raleigh and Mary Menefee of Burlington; four grandchildren, Jamie Newcomb and his wife Sasha, Ryan Newcomb and his wife Mary, Reagan Gural and her husband Casey, and Emma Cook and her husband Jayce; four step-grandchildren, Eddie Newcomb and his wife Dana, Nadia Adams, Alex Newcomb, and Jordan Newcomb; four great-grandchildren, Chandler Gural, Elijah Newcomb, Colson Cook and Caleigh Cook; and four great-step-grandchildren, Tyler Newcomb, Elaina Newcomb, Amelia Poteat, and Addilynn Newcomb; and numerous nieces and nephews.
    In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by: her son, Dewey Otis Chandler III; her daughter, Wanda Chandler Newcomb; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pearl Jane Florence and Joseph Tate, Erma Susan and Herman Swift, Lillie May and Raleigh Walker, Virginia Elizabeth and Calvin Terry; brothers and sisters-in-law, Henry Preston and Ila Matkins Terrell, George William and Louise Pyrant Terrell, Ben Harding and Irene Aldridge Terrell; and brothers-in-law Burch Simpson, Cleveland (Sam) Watson, and Cliff Menefee.
    Special thanks are extended to her caregivers, Kirstie Strickland and Brooke Bullard, and to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell.
    The funeral service will be conducted at 3pm on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church in Yanceyville, with burial immediately following in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4pm - 6pm in the church sanctuary immediately following the service.
    Memorials may be made to Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church Memorial Fund, c/o Susan Newcomb, 909 Oakview Loop Road, Yanceyville, N.C. 27379 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215. [13496]
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