Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BurialVernon Cemetery, 315 S Pike St, Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana [34343]
FatherFranklin Alonza MAY (1867-1952)
MotherClara Bell SIMMONS (1873-1961)
Spouses
MarriageAug 4, 1928, Jennings County, Indiana [84]
ChildrenSandra (Died as Infant) (1935-1935)
Obituary Online notes for Mabel Marie MAY
Brown County Democrat 12 Feb 2003
Mabel Gorbett
Mabel M. Gorbett, the sister of Nashville resident Madge Smith, died Thursday, February 6, 2003, at Friendship Manor in Pewee Valley. A resident of Kentucky, she was 96.
Born in Jennings County, December 2, 1906, she was the daughter of Franklin and Clara B. Simmons May. Both preceded her in death.
She married Russell E. Gorbett, August 4, 1928, in Jennings County. He died October 6, 1994.
Mrs. Gorbett was a resident of North Vernon for many years and lived at Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus before moving to Kentucky.
She was a 1924 graduate of Jackson High School in Decatur County and a 1926 graduate of Indiana Business College. Mrs. Gorbett was a member of First Baptist Church in North Vernon and served as church secretary during the pastorates of the reverends A.E. Lacy and James Hardin.
She had been a member of Business and Professional Women's Club, Homemakers Club and Hospital Guild and was a Girl Scout and Brownie leader for several years, all in North Vernon.
She was an avid collector of Roseville Pottery.
Other survivors include daughters, Karen Stalker of Louisville, Kentucky, Sue Kelley of Germantown, Tennessee, and Gay Schofer of Milford, Michigan; grandchildren, Greg Schofer of Livonia, Michigan, John Schofer of North Vernon and Sarah Kelley of Oakland, California; sisters, Merle Moncreif and Bernice Showers, both of North Vernon, and Augusts Jolly of Altoona, Florida; and two great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Sandra Gorbett; and a brother, John May.
A service was held Saturday, February 8, at Dove-Sharp and Rudicel Funeral Home with the Revered Evelyn Brown officiating.
Burial was in Vernon Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Jennings County. [34343]
Mabel Gorbett
Mabel M. Gorbett, the sister of Nashville resident Madge Smith, died Thursday, February 6, 2003, at Friendship Manor in Pewee Valley. A resident of Kentucky, she was 96.
Born in Jennings County, December 2, 1906, she was the daughter of Franklin and Clara B. Simmons May. Both preceded her in death.
She married Russell E. Gorbett, August 4, 1928, in Jennings County. He died October 6, 1994.
Mrs. Gorbett was a resident of North Vernon for many years and lived at Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus before moving to Kentucky.
She was a 1924 graduate of Jackson High School in Decatur County and a 1926 graduate of Indiana Business College. Mrs. Gorbett was a member of First Baptist Church in North Vernon and served as church secretary during the pastorates of the reverends A.E. Lacy and James Hardin.
She had been a member of Business and Professional Women's Club, Homemakers Club and Hospital Guild and was a Girl Scout and Brownie leader for several years, all in North Vernon.
She was an avid collector of Roseville Pottery.
Other survivors include daughters, Karen Stalker of Louisville, Kentucky, Sue Kelley of Germantown, Tennessee, and Gay Schofer of Milford, Michigan; grandchildren, Greg Schofer of Livonia, Michigan, John Schofer of North Vernon and Sarah Kelley of Oakland, California; sisters, Merle Moncreif and Bernice Showers, both of North Vernon, and Augusts Jolly of Altoona, Florida; and two great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Sandra Gorbett; and a brother, John May.
A service was held Saturday, February 8, at Dove-Sharp and Rudicel Funeral Home with the Revered Evelyn Brown officiating.
Burial was in Vernon Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Jennings County. [34343]
Obituary Online notes for Russell Ernest (Spouse 1)
Russell E. Gorbett, 89, North Vernon, Ind., died at 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 1994, in North Vernon.
Born May 13, 1905, in Greensburg, he was the son of Marion and Florence (Young) Gorbett. He married Mabel May Aug. 4, 1928, and she survives.
He was a 1924 graduate of Jackson Township High School, Decatur County. He also was a graduate of RCA Radio Institute, Chicago; Coyne Electrical School; Commonwealth Edison Training School and worked for Commonwealth Edison Training School and worked for Commonwealth Edison in Chicago for 15 years. He and his family returned to Indiana in 1944. He had worked for Westinghouse and Philco dealerships; Dunlap and Company and Alexander Cabinets, all in Columbus, Ind. He was also a self-employed appliance serviceman.
He was a member and deacon emeritus of the North Vernon First Baptist Church, and had served on the board of trustees. He was past president of the Geneva Water Board, and past vice president of Jennings Water Co.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by three daughters, Karen Stalker, Louisville, Ky., Sue A. Kelley, Germantown, Tenn, and Gay Schofer, Milford, Mich.; four brothers, Herschel, Cecil, and Richard Gorbett, all of Greensburg, and Donald Gorbett, Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Betty Letzler, Greensburg; two grandsons and one granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Gorbett and a sister, Mary Harmon.
The Rev. Dan Barringer will conduct the services at the First Baptist Church in North Vernon at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery in Vernon, Ind.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home, 420 S. State, North Vernon, Ind., and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorials may go to the Jennings County Hospice or North Vernon First Baptist Church.
--Greensburg Daily News
--Friday, October 7, 1994 [34344]
Born May 13, 1905, in Greensburg, he was the son of Marion and Florence (Young) Gorbett. He married Mabel May Aug. 4, 1928, and she survives.
He was a 1924 graduate of Jackson Township High School, Decatur County. He also was a graduate of RCA Radio Institute, Chicago; Coyne Electrical School; Commonwealth Edison Training School and worked for Commonwealth Edison Training School and worked for Commonwealth Edison in Chicago for 15 years. He and his family returned to Indiana in 1944. He had worked for Westinghouse and Philco dealerships; Dunlap and Company and Alexander Cabinets, all in Columbus, Ind. He was also a self-employed appliance serviceman.
He was a member and deacon emeritus of the North Vernon First Baptist Church, and had served on the board of trustees. He was past president of the Geneva Water Board, and past vice president of Jennings Water Co.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by three daughters, Karen Stalker, Louisville, Ky., Sue A. Kelley, Germantown, Tenn, and Gay Schofer, Milford, Mich.; four brothers, Herschel, Cecil, and Richard Gorbett, all of Greensburg, and Donald Gorbett, Columbus, Ohio; one sister, Betty Letzler, Greensburg; two grandsons and one granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Gorbett and a sister, Mary Harmon.
The Rev. Dan Barringer will conduct the services at the First Baptist Church in North Vernon at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in the Vernon Cemetery in Vernon, Ind.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home, 420 S. State, North Vernon, Ind., and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorials may go to the Jennings County Hospice or North Vernon First Baptist Church.
--Greensburg Daily News
--Friday, October 7, 1994 [34344]