Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 8, 1913, Wake County, North Carolina470, Harlan Thomas Sturdivant
DeathMar 3, 1979, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Harlan Thomas Sturdivant
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Harlan Thomas Sturdivant
Spouses
BirthOct 31, 1918, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Pauline Michael Sturdivant
DeathNov 12, 2010, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Pauline Michael Sturdivant
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Pauline Michael Sturdivant
FatherOscar Edward MICHAEL (1883-1963)
MotherDaisy Lee LOVE (1886-1965)
MarriageNov 2, 1935, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina404, Virginia Pauline Michael-Female-31 October 1918 – 12 November 2010-•-L4SP-Y3N
ChildrenMary Lou (1941-2010)
Obituary Online notes for Harlan Thomas STURDIVANT
SOURCE: Obituary; The Daily Times News; Burlington, North Carolina; 04 Mar 1979
ALTAMAHAW --

Harland Thomas Sturdivant, 65, died at 4 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital of Alamance County after five days of illness.

A native of Wake County, he was the husband of Mrs. Pauline Michael Sturdivant, who survives, and son of the late Chan Lee (Thomas Chance Sturdivant) and Elizabeth Smith Penley Sturdivant (Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Smith Sturdivant Penley).

He was a retired employee of Copland Fabrics.

Survivors other than his wife are three daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Garrison of Eden; Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds of Pulaski, VA and Mrs. Donna Sweat of Burlington; one son, Douglas Studivant of Rt. 8, Burlington; one sister, Mrs. Linda Frye of Charlotte; two half-sisters, Miss Jessie Penley and Mrs. Pauline Ward, of Graham; two half-brothers, Robert Penley and Paul Penley of Rt. 1, Elon College, and eight grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Tommy Love, pastor of Wicker Street Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. Jimmy Hall.

Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.

The body will remain in Lowe Funceral Home through the service.

The family will be at the funeral home Tuesday night from 7-9.
470, Harlan Thomas Sturdivant
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