Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameLoretta GROCE 
3, Loretta Groce Howell,3, Michael Lynn Howell,470, Loretta Groce Howell,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-VCZX : 28 November 2018), Frances Juanita Groce in entry for Wayne Maynard Howell and Loretta Groce, 25 Apr 1959; citing Graham, Alamance, NC
3, Loretta Groce Howell,3, Michael Lynn Howell,470, Loretta Groce Howell,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-VCZX : 28 November 2018), Frances Juanita Groce in entry for Wayne Maynard Howell and Loretta Groce, 25 Apr 1959; citing Graham, Alamance, NCBirthJun 14, 1943, Yadkin County, North Carolina470, Loretta Groce Howell,404, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-VCZX : 28 November 2018), Frances Juanita Groce in entry for Wayne Maynard Howell and Loretta Groce, 25 Apr 1959; citing Graham, Alamance, NC
DeathJan 20, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Loretta Groce Howell
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Loretta Groce Howell
FatherClyde Evans GROCE (1916-1960)
MotherJuanita Frances MILSAP (1917-1966)
Obituary Online notes for Loretta GROCE
1/23/2010
Loretta Groce Howell
BURLINGTON — Loretta Groce Howell, 66, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at her home following several months of failing health. She was the wife of 50 years to Wayne Maynard Howell and was born June 14, 1943 in Yadkin County to the late Clyde E. and Juanita Frances Milsap Groce.
Mrs.Howellwasemployedat Annedeen Hosiery and attendedToday’s Church of Hope. She was a devoted homemaker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt.
Survivors other than her husband, Wayne Maynard Howell of the home include her sons, Johnny Howell and soul mate Donna Gates of Burlington, Mike Howell of Haw River; a daughter, Sharon H. Murdock and husband Tony of Burlington; grandchildren, Nicki, Darci, Samantha, and Daniel; stepgrandchildren, Heather and Jeremy; a sister, Rachel Carroll and husband Oscar “Dick”; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved twin sister, Loreane Madren and sister Nancy Flynn; and brothers, Nelson Groce, Calvin Groce and RoyGroce.
The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and at other times at the daughter’s home at 705 Plaza Drive in Burlington.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the Hospice nurses and staff for their service and commitment during the past few months.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Loretta Groce Howell
Loretta Groce Howell
BURLINGTON — Loretta Groce Howell, 66, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at her home following several months of failing health. She was the wife of 50 years to Wayne Maynard Howell and was born June 14, 1943 in Yadkin County to the late Clyde E. and Juanita Frances Milsap Groce.
Mrs.Howellwasemployedat Annedeen Hosiery and attendedToday’s Church of Hope. She was a devoted homemaker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt.
Survivors other than her husband, Wayne Maynard Howell of the home include her sons, Johnny Howell and soul mate Donna Gates of Burlington, Mike Howell of Haw River; a daughter, Sharon H. Murdock and husband Tony of Burlington; grandchildren, Nicki, Darci, Samantha, and Daniel; stepgrandchildren, Heather and Jeremy; a sister, Rachel Carroll and husband Oscar “Dick”; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved twin sister, Loreane Madren and sister Nancy Flynn; and brothers, Nelson Groce, Calvin Groce and RoyGroce.
The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and at other times at the daughter’s home at 705 Plaza Drive in Burlington.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the Hospice nurses and staff for their service and commitment during the past few months.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Loretta Groce Howell