Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJan 8, 1921, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Vera Gillette Terrell Simpson
DeathSep 4, 2009, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina3, James Howard Simpson,470, Vera Gillette Terrell Simpson
BurialRandolph Memorial Park, N Fayetteville St, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina470, Vera Gillette Terrell Simpson
Spouses
1James Howard SIMPSON 3, James Howard Simpson,518,3, Mary Elizabeth Simpson Ward,470, James Howard Simpson,404, North Carolina, County Marriages(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9B-9PGX : 10 March 2021), Joseph Raleigh Simpson and Patricia Phelps Taylor, 8 Apr 1993; citing Caswell, North Carolina, ,404, North Carolina, Department of Archives and History(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSH1-5SN2 : 15 February 2020), Joseph Raleigh Simpson, 1942; citing Birth, Morton Twp, Alamance, North Carolina,404, North Carolina Birth Index(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCHM-CWQ : 8 December 2014), Howard Simpson in entry for Fay Catherine Simpson, 1944; from "North Carolina,,404, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY4-8772 : accessed 16 March 2021), Raleigh Simpson in entry for James Howard Simpson, North Carolina,3, Joseph Raleigh Simpson, Sr.,134, BIRTH- -SIMPSON, BELINDA MAE
BirthJun 23, 1922, Alamance County, North Carolina3, James Howard Simpson
DeathSep 22, 2009, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina3, James Howard Simpson,404, United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY4-8772 : accessed 16 March 2021), Raleigh Simpson in entry for James Howard Simpson, North Carolina
BurialRandolph Memorial Park, N Fayetteville St, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina3, James Howard Simpson
MotherMyrtle Mae KERNODLE (1895-1935)
Marriage1940518
Obituary Online notes for Vera Gillette TERRELL
Vera Gillette Simpson

1921 - 2009

ASHEBORO - Vera Gillette Terrell Simpson, age 88, of 579 N. Oakdale St., Asheboro, died Friday, September 4, 2009, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Vera was a native of Alamance County, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Simpson enjoyed canning, cooking and loved spending time with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by brothers, Howell Terrell, James Terrell, and Hanson Terrell; sisters, Gladys Brown and Lucille Ward.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, James Howard Simpson of the home; daughter, Dorothy and husband, Don Ray, of Graham, NC, daughter, Faye and husband, Jack Webster, of Asheboro, NC, daughter, Belinda and husband, Frank Hayes, of Asheboro, NC; son, Raleigh and wife, Pat Simpson, of Graham, NC, son, Jay and wife, Donna Simpson, of Asheboro, NC, son, Tommy and wife, JoAnne Simpson, of Asheboro, NC; 20 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, September 9, 2009, from noon-2:00 p.m. at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro.

The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Billy R. Self officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204-0009.Condolences may be made to the family online at www.pughfuneralhome.com. 340, Vera Gillette Simpson
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