Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathJun 29, 2017, Alamance County, North Carolina [18233]
BurialChatham Friends Meeting Cemetery, 4433-A Greenhill Road, Eli Whitney, Alamance County, North Carolina [28284]
FatherAllen Reece McBANE (1905-1985)
MotherMary Delaina STOUT (1914-2007)
Spouses
ChildrenMatthew Scott (1972-2020)
Obituary Online notes for Allen Scott McBANE
7/1/2017
Allen Scott McBane
Mr. Allen Scott McBane, 84, of Snow Camp, died at his residence on Thursday, June 29, 2017.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Linda Guthrie McBane, who survives and the son of Allen Reece McBane and Mary Stout McBane, both deceased.
Mr. McBane retired from Great American Knitting Mills. He was an active member of Chatham Friends Meeting and Spring Friends Meeting where he served as a Sunday School teacher and choir member. He was a member of the Eli Whitney Ruritan Club.
In addition to his wife of the home, survivors include a son, Matthew McBane and wife Melissa of Burlington; daughter, Sarah McBane and husband John An of California; three brothers, Floyd McBane and Dewey McBane, both of Snow Camp and John McBane of Haw River; and three sisters, Evelyn Braxton and Treva Newlin, both of Snow Camp and Catherine Meyers of Pittsboro.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and James McBane.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham on Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 6 until 8 p.m. Other times they will be at the residence.
A memorial service will be conducted at Chatham Friends Meeting on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. John Helton and Rev. David Hobson.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. [18233]
Allen Scott McBane
Mr. Allen Scott McBane, 84, of Snow Camp, died at his residence on Thursday, June 29, 2017.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Linda Guthrie McBane, who survives and the son of Allen Reece McBane and Mary Stout McBane, both deceased.
Mr. McBane retired from Great American Knitting Mills. He was an active member of Chatham Friends Meeting and Spring Friends Meeting where he served as a Sunday School teacher and choir member. He was a member of the Eli Whitney Ruritan Club.
In addition to his wife of the home, survivors include a son, Matthew McBane and wife Melissa of Burlington; daughter, Sarah McBane and husband John An of California; three brothers, Floyd McBane and Dewey McBane, both of Snow Camp and John McBane of Haw River; and three sisters, Evelyn Braxton and Treva Newlin, both of Snow Camp and Catherine Meyers of Pittsboro.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and James McBane.
The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory in Graham on Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 6 until 8 p.m. Other times they will be at the residence.
A memorial service will be conducted at Chatham Friends Meeting on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. John Helton and Rev. David Hobson.
Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. [18233]
Obituary Online notes for Linda (Spouse 1)
Linda Guthrie McBane
January 8, 1945 - April 2, 2026
Linda Guthrie McBane, 81, of Snow Camp passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
She was the loving wife of the late Allen Scott McBane and the daughter of Hubert Garvice Guthrie and Mary Price Guthrie, both deceased. She was born in Stokes County but made the Chatham Friends community in southern Alamance County her home.
Linda graduated from Seagrove High School. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Guilford College and a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She is survived by her daughter, Sarah McBane and husband John An of California; daughter in law, Melissa McBane of Elon; sister, Charlotte Faye Guthrie Snipes of Graham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Linda was a lifelong educator. She taught high school English for over three decades, introducing hundreds of teenagers to literature and grammar. She also taught Sunday School classes at Chatham Friends Meeting for many years.
She loved sunflowers, snow globes, and shopping, but most of all Linda loved her faith. Quakerism was a large part of Linda’s life and she was always an active member of Chatham Friends Meeting.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Matthew Scott McBane; and a brother, Jerry Lane Guthrie.
A memorial service will be conducted at Chatham Friends Meeting on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friends Church of NC or The North Carolina Friends Historical Society.
https://www.richandthompson.com/obituaries/Linda-Guthrie-McBane?obId=48035608 [28286]
January 8, 1945 - April 2, 2026
Linda Guthrie McBane, 81, of Snow Camp passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
She was the loving wife of the late Allen Scott McBane and the daughter of Hubert Garvice Guthrie and Mary Price Guthrie, both deceased. She was born in Stokes County but made the Chatham Friends community in southern Alamance County her home.
Linda graduated from Seagrove High School. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Guilford College and a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She is survived by her daughter, Sarah McBane and husband John An of California; daughter in law, Melissa McBane of Elon; sister, Charlotte Faye Guthrie Snipes of Graham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Linda was a lifelong educator. She taught high school English for over three decades, introducing hundreds of teenagers to literature and grammar. She also taught Sunday School classes at Chatham Friends Meeting for many years.
She loved sunflowers, snow globes, and shopping, but most of all Linda loved her faith. Quakerism was a large part of Linda’s life and she was always an active member of Chatham Friends Meeting.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Matthew Scott McBane; and a brother, Jerry Lane Guthrie.
A memorial service will be conducted at Chatham Friends Meeting on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friends Church of NC or The North Carolina Friends Historical Society.
https://www.richandthompson.com/obituaries/Linda-Guthrie-McBane?obId=48035608 [28286]