Person:Ginger Stratton (1)

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GREENSBORO — Mrs.. Ginger Gail Stratton Somers of 5115-B Lawndale Drive, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2000, at Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro, after an illness of 15 months. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. John Daniel Somers, who survives, and the daughter of Mr. Melvin Reaves Stratton and Mrs.. Martha Ellen Sharpe Stratton, who both survive. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked at N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, Moses H. Cone Hospital Fellowship Hall and Carolina Kidney Association, all in Greensboro. She was a member of Brandt Oaks Baptist Church in Greensboro. She was a 1954 graduate of Williams High School in Burlington and a 1958 graduate of North Carolina Baptist School of Nursing in Winston-Salem. Survivors other than her husband of the home and parents of Burlington include a sister, Mrs.. Ray (Sherrill) Pennell of Cherryville; and a brother, Mr. Roger Stratton of Greensboro. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Glen Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. W. Ray Pennell and the Rev. Terry Pritchard. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. The family will be at the parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Melvin S. Stratton, 1334 Graham St., Burlington. Memorials may be made to Beacon Place, 2502 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405; or to the National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, 5970 Fairview Road, Three Fairview Plaza, Suite 408, Charlotte, N.C. 28210. McClure Funeral Home in Graham is in charge of arrangements.