Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthApr 12, 1934, Person County, North Carolina3, Frances Whitfield Barber,470, Frances Lee Whitfield Barber
DeathDec 13, 2012, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Frances Whitfield Barber
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Frances Whitfield Barber
FatherLester Ezra WHITFIELD (1888-1951)
MotherMaggie Mae LONG (1901-1986)
Spouses
BirthSep 5, 1931470, Harry Lee Windsor
DeathJan 6, 1981470, Harry Lee Windsor
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Harry Lee Windsor
MarriageJan 11, 2003, Alamance County, North Carolina134, MARRIAGE: ROACH, FRANCES WHITFIELD & BARBER, MELVIN DANIEL
Obituary Online notes for Frances Lee WHITFIELD
12/16/2012

Frances Barber
   GIBSONVILLE — Mrs. Frances Whitfield Barber, age 78, of 6500 Osceola-Ossipee Road, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health.

   Born in Person County, she was the daughter of the late Lester Ezra Whitfield and the late Maggie Mae Long Whitfield and was married to Melvin “Bud” Barber, who survives.

Frances worked for May Hosiery Mill and then J. Spencer Love for many years before opening Frances Beauty Shop and was the owner and operator until her retirement. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Sunday School Class.

   Mrs. Barber is survived by her husband of the home; three daughters, Trudy Mc-Cormick and her husband, Steve, of Randleman, N.C., Pamela Brown and her husband, Shelton, of Graham, and Lisa Thomas and her husband, John, of Elon; a son, Harry L. Windsor Jr. and his wife, Christie, of Greensboro; two stepdaughters, Debbie Satterfield, of Elon, and Angie Brame and her husband, David, of Browns Summit; a stepson, Derek Roach, of Greensboro; 11 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; six sisters, Lorraine (J.C.) Matkins of Elon, Beatrice Jenkins, of Burlington, Katye Newton, of Burlington, Jean Walker, of Roxboro, Sadie Roach, of Gibsonville and Linda (Woody) Allen, of Elon; two brothers, Herbert (Nancy) Whitfield, of Burlington, and Herman (Carol) Whitfield, of Haw River; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Whitfield and Gloria Whitfield.

She was preceded in death by her former husbands, Harry L. Windsor Sr. and William “Bill” Roach; an infant son, Gary Dean Windsor; sisters, Mae Lowe and Doris Coleman; brothers, Raymond Whitfield and Melvin Whitfield; and a half-sister, Ethel Whitfield.

   The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at Bethel Baptist Church by the Revs. David Jackson, Norman Fargis and Scott London. Interment will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Sunday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the residence.

   Mrs. Barber’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Alamance Regional Cancer Center and to the nurses and caregivers at the Hospice Home for the loving care and kindness given to Frances during her battle with cancer.

   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 238 Dixon Road, Graham, NC 27253, or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.

   You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Frances Whitfield Barber
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