Rebecca S. Bomar

Rebecca S. Bomar, age 88, of Whiteville, departed this life Friday, September 11, 2015.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 15 at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Bolivar with Jerry Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Melrose Cemetery in Whiteville.
A native of Haywood County, she was born October 11, 1926, daughter of the late Alvin Carnell Sammons and Beulah Little Sammons and lived in Ohio 19 years and the rest of her life in this area. She married J. W. Bomar on January 12, 1943 and he preceded her in death on September 22, 2006.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and dearly loved her family. She also worked for 12 years at Pinner's in Whiteville. Mrs. Bomar was described by her family as 'never having met a stranger' and 'was the person who took care of everyone'. Among the things she enjoyed doing was playing ROOK and BUNKO. She was a former member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and currently was a member of Whiteville First United Methodist Church. Her family also states that she loved God and her church very much.

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