Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMary Ellen SHAW [36113], [36112]
Birth1922, Alamance County, North Carolina [36113]
DeathDec 2, 2012, Alamance County, North Carolina [36113]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [36113]
FatherJames Earl SHAW (1892-1975)
MotherSusan COOK (1893-1968)
Spouses
BirthOct 13, 1922, Petersburg City, Virginia [36111]
DeathDec 16, 2003, Alamance County, North Carolina [36111]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [36111]
MotherSallie Ruth COBB (1894-1985)
Obituary Online notes for Mary Ellen SHAW
Mary Ellen (Shaw) Boyles was born in 1922. She was the daughter of James Earl Shaw (1892-1975) and Mary Susan "Sudie" Cook (1983-1968).

Mary Ellen's father James was born in North Carolina. He was the son of James Thomas Shaw (1858-1925) and Barbara Ellen Albright (1866-1953). They are buried in Hatfields Cemetery located in Mebane, Alamance Co., NC.

Mary Ellen's mother Sudie was also born in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Jarette Lucas Cook (1855-1900) and Nancy Margaret Nicholson (1860-1907). They are buried in the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery located in Alamance Co., NC.

Mary Ellen's parents, James and Sudie Shaw, are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Mebane, Alamance Co., NC.

Mary Ellen was married to Burrell Clarence "Pete" Boyles Jr. (1922-2003). A WWII US Army veteran, his parents were Burrell Clarence "BC" Boyles Sr. (1894-1989) and Sallie Ruth Cobb (1894-1985). Pete's paternal grandparents were Dr. Augustus Clingman "AC" Boyles (1867-1936) and Anna Eliza "Annie" Coggin (1862-1814).

Husband Pete died on Dec. 16, 2005 in Burlington, Alamance Co., NC at the age of 81. He was buried in Alamance Memorial Park in Mebane, Alamance Co., NC.

Mary Ellen died on Dec. 2, 2012 in North Carolina at the age of 90. She too, was buried in Alamance Memorial Park, next to her husband Pete. [36113]
Obituary Online notes for Burrell Clarence (Spouse 1)
Burrell Clarence "Pete" Boyles was born in Oct. 13, 1922 in Petersburg City, Virginia. He was the son of Burrell Clarence "BC" Boyles (1894-1889) and Sallie Ruth Cobb (1894-1985), the second of their three children.

Pete's father Burrell Sr. was born in New London, Stanly co., North Carolina. His parents were Dr. Augustus Clingman Boyles (1867-1936) and Anna Eliza "Annie" Boyles (1862-1914). They are buried in Maplewood Cemetery located in Durham, Durham Co., NC.

Pete's mother Annie was born in Montgomery Co., NC. She was the daughter of Burwell Titus "Burrell" Coggin Jr. (1814-1885) and Cirona Harris (1836-1873). They are buried in the Coggin Family Cemetery in Montgomery Co., NC.

Pete's parents, Clarence and Sallie Boyles, are buried in Alamance Memorial Park in Alamance Co., NC.

Pete was a WWII veteran. He enlisted in the US Army on Dec. 1, 1942 and served until Feb. 14, 1946.

Pete was married to Mary Ellen Shaw (1922-2012). She was born in Alamance Co., NC, the daughter of James Earl Shaw (1892-1975) and Mary Susan "Sudie" Cook (1893-1968). Mary Ellen's parents are buried in Oakwood Cemetery located in Mebane, Alamance Co., NC.

Pete died on Dec. 6, 2003 in Burlington, Alamance Co., NC at the age of 81. He was buried in Alamance Memorial Park in Burlington, NC where his parents were buried. His sister Ruth Cobb Boyles Walker (1921-2004) and her husband are also buried there.

Mary Ellen died on Dec. 2, 2012, also in Burlington, NC. She too, was buried in Alamance Memorial Park, next to her beloved husband Pete. [36111]
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