Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathJul 8, 2008, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle
BurialBethlehem Christian Church, 3003 Altamahaw Race Track Road, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle
FlagsKorean War, US Army, US Military
FatherAndrew Bruce KERNODLE (1897-1970)
MotherRuthie Myrtle WESTBROOKS (1909-1979)
Obituary Online notes for “Bill” Howard Lee KERNODLE
9/9/2008

Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle
ELON - Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle, age 80, of Kerr Chapel Road, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of the late Virginia Garrison Kernodle, who passed away on April 15, 2008.
Howard retired from Burlington Industries, Williamsburg Plant. He was the co-founder of Pilgrim's Chapel and a long time member of the church. Howard served for four years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, receiving several commendations.
Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, John David Kernodle and his wife, LaDania, Larry Kernodle and his wife, Lorrie, all of Burlington; daughters and son-in-law, Lorraine Martin, Tina Kernodle, Robin Jordan and her husband, Joey, all of Elon; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard Kernodle of Anderson, Pete Kernodle of Indiana, and Junie Floyd Kernodle of Georgia; sisters, Mary Eunice Ward of Mebane, Louise Mansfield of Burlington, Sallie Barbee of Mebane, Mildred Gwynn of Gibsonville, and Almeria Gammon of Mebane.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Garrison Kernodle; granddaughter, Cholly Deaneen Kimrey; parents, Andrew Bruce and Ruthie Westbrooks Kernodle; brother, William Kernodle; sisters, Nannie Ruth Loy, Polly Robinson and Imogene Kernodle.
The funeral service will be held on Friday, July 11, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Don Wade and assisted by the Rev. Carlton Wilson. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Christian Church cemetery with military honors provided by the 82nd Airborne Division.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, and other times at the residence.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215. 3, Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle
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