Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameHelen Carr McLEOD 
269,470, Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp
269,470, Helen Carr MacLeod ClappBirthJan 11, 1924, Buncombe County, North Carolina470, Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp
DeathApr 20, 2017, Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina470, Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp
BurialCatawba Memorial Park, 3010 US-70 SE, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina470, Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp
FatherFred Harrison McLEOD (1886-1965)
MotherCora CARR (1882-1969)
Spouses
1Ernest Bernard CLAPP 269,470, Ernest Bernard Clapp,470, Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp-Obituary Information
269,470, Ernest Bernard Clapp,470, Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp-Obituary InformationBirthDec 11, 1911, Guilford County, North Carolina269,470, Ernest Bernard Clapp
DeathJun 10, 1995, Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina470, Ernest Bernard Clapp
BurialCatawba Memorial Park, 3010 US-70 SE, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina470, Ernest Bernard Clapp
Father“Babe” Cornelius CLAPP (1865-1925)
MotherZula M. ANDREW (1875-1939)
ChildrenMary Catherine
Obituary Online notes for Helen Carr McLEOD
Helen Carr MacLeod Clapp, age 93, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Sherrills Ford Hospice House in Sherrills Ford, NC.
Born January 11, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Cora and Fred MacLeod. Helen was a member of First United Methodist Church in Newton and was active in the Girl Scouts in the 1950's with her daughters. She was an x-ray technician in Charlotte, NC before getting married. After her marriage, she worked alongside her husband at the City Pharmacy in Newton, NC.
Helen loved knitting shoes for the Battered Women's Shelter and working in her yard and with her flowers.
She started hiking with a group known as "Walking on the Edge," headed by her friend, Joe Goble, who is ten years her senior. They hiked all over the mountains of North Carolina every Wednesday for over 15 years.
Most importantly, Helen was a loving Mom, Nanny and Friend.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. B. Clapp.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Mary Catherine Thornburg of Newton, Suzanne DeRue and husband, Jim of Hickory; grandchildren, Jennifer T. Roseman and friend, Tony Bailey of Conover, Nikki Thornburg-Lanigan and husband, Michael of Newton, Scott DeRue and wife, Kathy of Ann Arbor, MI, and Jim DeRue Jr.; great-grandsons, James Winstead, Zachary Winstead; great-granddaughter, Kerri Dillard and husband Jason, and their son, Cole Dillard; nephew, John Clapp and wife, Gladys of Greensboro; close friend and caregiver, Linda Hedrick of Claremont; many cherished friends and her rescue dog, Rocky.
A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory with Rev. Timothy Wepner officiating.
Source: WILLIS-REYNOLDS FUNERAL HOME
Born January 11, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Cora and Fred MacLeod. Helen was a member of First United Methodist Church in Newton and was active in the Girl Scouts in the 1950's with her daughters. She was an x-ray technician in Charlotte, NC before getting married. After her marriage, she worked alongside her husband at the City Pharmacy in Newton, NC.
Helen loved knitting shoes for the Battered Women's Shelter and working in her yard and with her flowers.
She started hiking with a group known as "Walking on the Edge," headed by her friend, Joe Goble, who is ten years her senior. They hiked all over the mountains of North Carolina every Wednesday for over 15 years.
Most importantly, Helen was a loving Mom, Nanny and Friend.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. B. Clapp.
Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Mary Catherine Thornburg of Newton, Suzanne DeRue and husband, Jim of Hickory; grandchildren, Jennifer T. Roseman and friend, Tony Bailey of Conover, Nikki Thornburg-Lanigan and husband, Michael of Newton, Scott DeRue and wife, Kathy of Ann Arbor, MI, and Jim DeRue Jr.; great-grandsons, James Winstead, Zachary Winstead; great-granddaughter, Kerri Dillard and husband Jason, and their son, Cole Dillard; nephew, John Clapp and wife, Gladys of Greensboro; close friend and caregiver, Linda Hedrick of Claremont; many cherished friends and her rescue dog, Rocky.
A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory with Rev. Timothy Wepner officiating.
Source: WILLIS-REYNOLDS FUNERAL HOME