Willie Godfrey “Bill” Ambrose -
my uncle by marriage
Military: Merchant Marines, Company 29, US Navy, 1951, Great Lakes, Illinois, Served on cargo ships, traveling throughout Europe
Career: Sawmill, Repaired boats, House Painter (over 20 years), Raising & Selling pets
Interest: Avid fisherman, Growing & sharing garden produce
Father: Vannie Lee Ambrose (Born: 1886, Gloucester, VA) S/o Joshua L. Ambrose & Bettie Ambrose
Mother: Kate Francis Hudgrin
Sibling: Mary Virginia Ambrose (deceased)
Married (1973): Janie Mae (Ellis) Moore Ambrose (B: 20 Aug 1932, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 10 Sep. 2006, Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC; Burial: Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC)
Children (1): Reba Gail Ambrose (deceased)
Living Stepchildren (4): Diane Taylor Moore, daughter. Husband Dr. David Taylor and two children Sierra
Taylor and Cody Taylor; Denise Collins, daughter. Husband Raymond Collins and 2 children: Allen Collins,wife Nancy with 2 children Dustin and Isabella, and Brandi Nunn, husband Jonathan Nunn; Beverly Irons, daughter. Husband Dr. Richard Irons and 3 children: David Irons, Katie Irons, Sarah Irons; Michael Moore, Durham,NC -his wife Donna Moore and they have 2 children: Alexandria Lea Moore and Michael Allen Moore.
Deceased Stepchildren (1): Teresa Nadine Kimball, deceased daughter. Two daughters, Tammy Washburn- one son Will Washburn; Staci Renee Kimball Smith, two children Reilly Smith age 5 and Grace Nadine age 5 months, deceased 2011
Step-grandchildren: 9 Living, Raymond Collins, Jr. (deceased)
Step-Great-grandchildren: 4 Living, 1 deceased
Died: Mon 06 Apr 2009, at home, 1229 Brookfield Drive Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC 27516
Arrangements: Walker's Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, 120 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Memorial: Wed 08 Apr 2009, Dr. Mitchell Simpson, officiating, Lystra Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, NC.
Burial: Wed 8 Apr 2009, Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC
Recollections of Aunt Kathleen Holland Ellis: Uncle Bill was a wonderful and supportive man who took care of Aunt Janie and her families needs. He and Aunt Janie loved each other, and the family readily took to him, after Janie's separation from Gerald Moore, Aunt Janie first husband.
my uncle by marriage
Military: Merchant Marines, Company 29, US Navy, 1951, Great Lakes, Illinois, Served on cargo ships, traveling throughout Europe
Career: Sawmill, Repaired boats, House Painter (over 20 years), Raising & Selling pets
Interest: Avid fisherman, Growing & sharing garden produce
Father: Vannie Lee Ambrose (Born: 1886, Gloucester, VA) S/o Joshua L. Ambrose & Bettie Ambrose
Mother: Kate Francis Hudgrin
Sibling: Mary Virginia Ambrose (deceased)
Married (1973): Janie Mae (Ellis) Moore Ambrose (B: 20 Aug 1932, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 10 Sep. 2006, Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC; Burial: Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC)
Children (1): Reba Gail Ambrose (deceased)
Living Stepchildren (4): Diane Taylor Moore, daughter. Husband Dr. David Taylor and two children Sierra
Taylor and Cody Taylor; Denise Collins, daughter. Husband Raymond Collins and 2 children: Allen Collins,wife Nancy with 2 children Dustin and Isabella, and Brandi Nunn, husband Jonathan Nunn; Beverly Irons, daughter. Husband Dr. Richard Irons and 3 children: David Irons, Katie Irons, Sarah Irons; Michael Moore, Durham,NC -his wife Donna Moore and they have 2 children: Alexandria Lea Moore and Michael Allen Moore.
Deceased Stepchildren (1): Teresa Nadine Kimball, deceased daughter. Two daughters, Tammy Washburn- one son Will Washburn; Staci Renee Kimball Smith, two children Reilly Smith age 5 and Grace Nadine age 5 months, deceased 2011
Step-grandchildren: 9 Living, Raymond Collins, Jr. (deceased)
Step-Great-grandchildren: 4 Living, 1 deceased
Died: Mon 06 Apr 2009, at home, 1229 Brookfield Drive Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC 27516
Arrangements: Walker's Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, 120 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Memorial: Wed 08 Apr 2009, Dr. Mitchell Simpson, officiating, Lystra Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, NC.
Burial: Wed 8 Apr 2009, Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC
Recollections of Aunt Kathleen Holland Ellis: Uncle Bill was a wonderful and supportive man who took care of Aunt Janie and her families needs. He and Aunt Janie loved each other, and the family readily took to him, after Janie's separation from Gerald Moore, Aunt Janie first husband.
Willie Godfrey “Bill” Ambrose -
my uncle by marriage
Military: Merchant Marines, Company 29, US Navy, 1951, Great Lakes, Illinois, Served on cargo ships, traveling throughout Europe
Career: Sawmill, Repaired boats, House Painter (over 20 years), Raising & Selling pets
Interest: Avid fisherman, Growing & sharing garden produce
Father: Vannie Lee Ambrose (Born: 1886, Gloucester, VA) S/o Joshua L. Ambrose & Bettie Ambrose
Mother: Kate Francis Hudgrin
Sibling: Mary Virginia Ambrose (deceased)
Married (1973): Janie Mae (Ellis) Moore Ambrose (B: 20 Aug 1932, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 10 Sep. 2006, Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC; Burial: Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC)
Children (1): Reba Gail Ambrose (deceased)
Living Stepchildren (4): Diane Taylor Moore, daughter. Husband Dr. David Taylor and two children Sierra
Taylor and Cody Taylor; Denise Collins, daughter. Husband Raymond Collins and 2 children: Allen Collins,wife Nancy with 2 children Dustin and Isabella, and Brandi Nunn, husband Jonathan Nunn; Beverly Irons, daughter. Husband Dr. Richard Irons and 3 children: David Irons, Katie Irons, Sarah Irons; Michael Moore, Durham,NC -his wife Donna Moore and they have 2 children: Alexandria Lea Moore and Michael Allen Moore.
Deceased Stepchildren (1): Teresa Nadine Kimball, deceased daughter. Two daughters, Tammy Washburn- one son Will Washburn; Staci Renee Kimball Smith, two children Reilly Smith age 5 and Grace Nadine age 5 months, deceased 2011
Step-grandchildren: 9 Living, Raymond Collins, Jr. (deceased)
Step-Great-grandchildren: 4 Living, 1 deceased
Died: Mon 06 Apr 2009, at home, 1229 Brookfield Drive Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC 27516
Arrangements: Walker's Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, 120 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Memorial: Wed 08 Apr 2009, Dr. Mitchell Simpson, officiating, Lystra Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, NC.
Burial: Wed 8 Apr 2009, Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC
Recollections of Aunt Kathleen Holland Ellis: Uncle Bill was a wonderful and supportive man who took care of Aunt Janie and her families needs. He and Aunt Janie loved each other, and the family readily took to him, after Janie's separation from Gerald Moore, Aunt Janie first husband.
my uncle by marriage
Military: Merchant Marines, Company 29, US Navy, 1951, Great Lakes, Illinois, Served on cargo ships, traveling throughout Europe
Career: Sawmill, Repaired boats, House Painter (over 20 years), Raising & Selling pets
Interest: Avid fisherman, Growing & sharing garden produce
Father: Vannie Lee Ambrose (Born: 1886, Gloucester, VA) S/o Joshua L. Ambrose & Bettie Ambrose
Mother: Kate Francis Hudgrin
Sibling: Mary Virginia Ambrose (deceased)
Married (1973): Janie Mae (Ellis) Moore Ambrose (B: 20 Aug 1932, Statesville, Iredell, NC - 10 Sep. 2006, Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC; Burial: Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC)
Children (1): Reba Gail Ambrose (deceased)
Living Stepchildren (4): Diane Taylor Moore, daughter. Husband Dr. David Taylor and two children Sierra
Taylor and Cody Taylor; Denise Collins, daughter. Husband Raymond Collins and 2 children: Allen Collins,wife Nancy with 2 children Dustin and Isabella, and Brandi Nunn, husband Jonathan Nunn; Beverly Irons, daughter. Husband Dr. Richard Irons and 3 children: David Irons, Katie Irons, Sarah Irons; Michael Moore, Durham,NC -his wife Donna Moore and they have 2 children: Alexandria Lea Moore and Michael Allen Moore.
Deceased Stepchildren (1): Teresa Nadine Kimball, deceased daughter. Two daughters, Tammy Washburn- one son Will Washburn; Staci Renee Kimball Smith, two children Reilly Smith age 5 and Grace Nadine age 5 months, deceased 2011
Step-grandchildren: 9 Living, Raymond Collins, Jr. (deceased)
Step-Great-grandchildren: 4 Living, 1 deceased
Died: Mon 06 Apr 2009, at home, 1229 Brookfield Drive Chapel Hill, Orange Country, NC 27516
Arrangements: Walker's Funeral Home, Chapel Hill, 120 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Memorial: Wed 08 Apr 2009, Dr. Mitchell Simpson, officiating, Lystra Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, NC.
Burial: Wed 8 Apr 2009, Lystra Baptist Church Cemetery, 686 Lystra Rd, Farrington, Chatham, NC
Recollections of Aunt Kathleen Holland Ellis: Uncle Bill was a wonderful and supportive man who took care of Aunt Janie and her families needs. He and Aunt Janie loved each other, and the family readily took to him, after Janie's separation from Gerald Moore, Aunt Janie first husband.
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