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Bertha Emma Whitaker Billings

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Birth	:	3 Apr 1932 Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	22 Jul 2010 High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Glory Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Siloam, Surry County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.3050280, -80.5940830
Description	:	Bertha Emma Whitaker Billings, 78, of Ingleside Drive, a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, died Thursday, July 22, at Hospice Home at High Point following complications from a stroke she suffered on Friday, July 16. Mrs. Billings was born April 3, 1932, in Surry County, a daughter of the late Wiley Green Whitaker and the late Mabel Reeves Whitaker. She had been a resident of the High Point area for the past 16 years and was a member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. For over 27 years, she worked as office manager with her husband at Billings Auto Sales,... Read More	Bertha Emma Whitaker Billings, 78, of Ingleside Drive, a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, died Thursday, July 22, at Hospice Home at High Point following complications from a stroke she suffered on Friday, July 16. Mrs. Billings was born April 3, 1932, in Surry County, a daughter of the late Wiley Green Whitaker and the late Mabel Reeves Whitaker. She had been a resident of the High Point area for the past 16 years and was a member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. For over 27 years, she worked as office manager with her husband at Billings Auto Sales, enjoyed gardening and was a certified CNA. As a volunteer for hospice for over 15 years, she always said the blessing she received far exceeded her efforts. Bertha was always ready with a hug for those she knew or who knew her. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby and Calvin Whitaker; and an infant sister, Frances Whitaker. On April 25, 1950, she married Joe Bill Billings Sr., who died on May 28, 1989. Surviving are a daughter, Susan Billings Smith and her husband Johnnie of Greensboro; three sons, Craig Billings and his wife Annette Joines Billings of Siloam and Joey Lee Billings and Joe Bill Billings Jr., both of High Point; three sisters, Faye Fowler and her husband Wendell of Siloam, Joyce Dobbins of Boonville and Betty Wilson and her husband Dennis of Mount Airy; two brothers, Roger Whitaker and his wife Peggy of Siloam and Arnold Whitaker and his wife Tracy of Siloam; two grandchildren, Eli Billings of Siloam and Melissa Billings Money and her husband Eric of Ronda; several loving nieces and nephews; and Haley Bug and Tabitha Mildred. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Glory Light Baptist Church in Siloam with the Rev. Glinard Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cumby Family Funeral Service, 1015 Eastchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262, and on Saturday at Glory Light Baptist Church from 2 to 3 p.m. (one hour prior to the service). The family requests memorials be directed to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262. Online condolences can be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point. Published in the Mount Airy News, July 26, 2010.

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Bertha Emma Whitaker Billings's memorial is located at: Glory Light Baptist Church Cemetery, Siloam, Surry County, USA.
When did Bertha Emma Whitaker Billings death?
Bertha Emma Whitaker Billings death on 22 Jul 2010 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 36.3050280
Longitude: -80.5940830

Family Members:

Parent

(unknow - unknow)

Spouse

Joseph William “Joe Bill” Billings Sr.

(1931 - 1989)

Siblings

Roger Green Whitaker

(1927 - 2016)

Bobby Gray Whitaker

(1930 - 2006)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Joey Lee Billings

(1959 - 2020)

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