Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameRev. Everett Lea RUMLEY Jr. 
3, Iona "Watha" Gosnell Rumley,470, Rev Everett Lea Rumley, Jr
3, Iona "Watha" Gosnell Rumley,470, Rev Everett Lea Rumley, JrBirthMar 23, 1941, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.,470, Rev Everett Lea Rumley, Jr
DeathJun 19, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.
BurialAlamance Memorial Park (Mausoleum), 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.
FatherEverett Lea RUMLEY Sr. (1921-1985)
Mother“Watha” Iona GOSNELL (1921-2006)
Obituary Online notes for Rev. Everett Lea RUMLEY Jr.
6/21/2010
The Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.
BURLINGTON — The Rev. Everett Lea Rumley, Jr., age 69, of Burlington, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his home after several months of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Everett Lea Rumley, Sr. and the late Iona Lynette Gosnell Rumley and was married for over 50 years to Martha Sue Wrenn Rumley, who survives. Everett served in the U.S. Air Force for 15 years and rose to the rank of Captain. He was the former fleet maintenance manager in the Transportation Division of Burlington Industries and later retired in 2006 as the V.P. of Operations for Melton Industrial Truck Service. He also worked part time with the Alamance Eye Center. Rev. Rumley was a member of Holly Hill Baptist Church, where he served on the Board of Deacons and for 35 years was a Sunday School teacher at Holly Hill and Brookwood Baptist Church. He attended Seminary at Duke University and later at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC and served as a marriage counselor out of his home.
Rev. Rumley is survived by his wife of the home; three daughters, Laura Butler and husband, Bill, of Durham, Jan Walker and husband, Kevin, of Supply, NC and Robin Meier andhusband,Brian,ofColorado Springs, CO; a son, Everett “Skip” Rumley, III and his partner, Daniel R. Gray, of Greensboro; nine grandchildren, Ashley Coble Barnhardt,
Adam Coble, Jason Coble, Cassie Rowe, Clair Rowe, Gavin Walker, Kyle Meier, Austin Meier and Susan Meier; a sister, Kathy Morris of Concord, NC; and two brothers, Dr. Steve Rumley of Apex and Dennis Rumley of Burlington.
The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 PM Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Holly Hill Baptist Church by Dr. Steve Rumley, Rev. Mark White, Dr. Tim Taylor and Rev. Dale Taylor. Entombment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Tuesday evening at Holly Hill Baptist Church. Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Rumley family.
Memorials may be made to Holly Hill Baptist Church, 2818 Edgewood Ave., Burlington, NC 27215 or Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.
The Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.
BURLINGTON — The Rev. Everett Lea Rumley, Jr., age 69, of Burlington, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his home after several months of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Everett Lea Rumley, Sr. and the late Iona Lynette Gosnell Rumley and was married for over 50 years to Martha Sue Wrenn Rumley, who survives. Everett served in the U.S. Air Force for 15 years and rose to the rank of Captain. He was the former fleet maintenance manager in the Transportation Division of Burlington Industries and later retired in 2006 as the V.P. of Operations for Melton Industrial Truck Service. He also worked part time with the Alamance Eye Center. Rev. Rumley was a member of Holly Hill Baptist Church, where he served on the Board of Deacons and for 35 years was a Sunday School teacher at Holly Hill and Brookwood Baptist Church. He attended Seminary at Duke University and later at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC and served as a marriage counselor out of his home.
Rev. Rumley is survived by his wife of the home; three daughters, Laura Butler and husband, Bill, of Durham, Jan Walker and husband, Kevin, of Supply, NC and Robin Meier andhusband,Brian,ofColorado Springs, CO; a son, Everett “Skip” Rumley, III and his partner, Daniel R. Gray, of Greensboro; nine grandchildren, Ashley Coble Barnhardt,
Adam Coble, Jason Coble, Cassie Rowe, Clair Rowe, Gavin Walker, Kyle Meier, Austin Meier and Susan Meier; a sister, Kathy Morris of Concord, NC; and two brothers, Dr. Steve Rumley of Apex and Dennis Rumley of Burlington.
The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 PM Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Holly Hill Baptist Church by Dr. Steve Rumley, Rev. Mark White, Dr. Tim Taylor and Rev. Dale Taylor. Entombment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Tuesday evening at Holly Hill Baptist Church. Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Rumley family.
Memorials may be made to Holly Hill Baptist Church, 2818 Edgewood Ave., Burlington, NC 27215 or Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Rev. Everett Lea Rumley Jr.