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| 2. |  William Eliason Sisson was born 16 Mar 1910, Alexandria Virginia (son of William Eliason Sisson and Mary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/Durrette); died 9 Oct 1997, Wrightsville Beach North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington NC. William married Alice Borden Moore 3 Jan 1946, Wilmington, North Carolina. Alice was born 10 Oct 1918, Wilmington North Carolina; died 31 Jul 2004, Wilmington North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. |  Alice Borden Moore was born 10 Oct 1918, Wilmington North Carolina; died 31 Jul 2004, Wilmington North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. Notes:
Star-News (Wilmington, NC) - Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Alice Borden Moore Sisson, 85, of Wrightsville Beach, died Saturday, July 31, 2004, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center after a brief illness.
She was born in Wilmington, October 10, 1918, the daughter of the late Roger and Alice Wallace Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Sisson Sr. and her brothers, Roger Moore Jr. and Edwin Moore.
Alice was a faithful member of St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church for 74 years, where she served as an Elder and Sunday School Teacher. She received her Masters degree in Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill in 1972 and served as an inspiring family therapist and clinical social worker with Family Services of the Lower Cape Fear for 32 years.
Alice's loving contributions to the well-being of our community are legend: she served as President of the Wilmington Chapter of the Junior League, founding member of Food Bank of the Lower Cape Fear, founding board member of Southeastern Mental Health Center, founding board member of Family Services of the Lower Cape Fear, founding member of New Hanover Sheltered Workshop, founding member of YWCA's Legal Access for women, and founding member of Domestic Violence Task Force. She received wide recognition for her many contributions: honorary member of Wilmington Rotary Club, NC Social Worker of the Year Award (1989), honoree of Elderhaus (2001), and YWCA's Woman of Achievement Award.
Alice's family, colleagues, and friends describe her as Christian, unconditionally loving, progressive, compassionate, witty, bright, steadfast, stubborn, and a consummate lady.
She is survived by her son, William Sisson Jr. (Joy Miller) of Wilmington, her daughters, Penny Rushmore (Dean) of Marysville, OH, and Fran Gibson of Oakland, CA; seven grandchildren, Wendy Owen (Nadav Savio), Ethan Owen (Kristen), Philip Rushmore, Lindsey Rushmore, Misha Miller-Sisson, John Rushmore, Ari Miller-Sisson; and two great-grandchildren, Zellie and Reese Owen.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2004, in St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church by Rev. Rob Lapp. Interment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Ethan Owen, Philip Rushmore, John Rushmore, Misha Miller-Sisson, Ari Miller-Sisson, Charles Jennings, Larry Lee and James Lee. Honorary pallbearers will be: Emerson Surles, Sid Bradsher, Richard Gibson and Bill Henderson.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church, prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1416 Market St., Wilmington, NC 28401 or to Family Services of the Lower Cape Fear, 1506-C Market St., Wilmington, NC, 28401.
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| 4. | William Eliason Sisson was born 31 Oct 1875; died 16 Jan 1910, Virginia ; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia. William married Mary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/Durrette 25 Oct 1905, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Cecil Beverley Durrett/Durrette and Mary Almedia Leavell) was born 8 Aug 1884, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Oct 1946; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. |  Mary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/Durrette was born 8 Aug 1884, Spotsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Cecil Beverley Durrett/Durrette and Mary Almedia Leavell); died 21 Oct 1946; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia. Children:
- Mary Leavelle Sisson was born 17 Jul 1908, Alexandria Virginia; died 15 Jun 1994, Wickenburg, Arizona; was cremated , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.
- 2. William Eliason Sisson was born 16 Mar 1910, Alexandria Virginia; died 9 Oct 1997, Wrightsville Beach North Carolina; was buried , Oakdale Cemetery Wilmington NC.
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| 10. | Cecil Beverley Durrett/Durrette was born 25 Feb 1853, Virginia (son of Dr. Addison Lewis Durrett and Mary Louisa Barton); died 9 May 1919; was buried , Berea Christ Church, Spotslyvania County, Virginia. Notes:
Information on the Durrett/Jamison family provided by Carter Powell.
Cecil married Mary Almedia Leavell 15 Jan 1878, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Long Leavell and Roberta Elizabeth Gayle) was born 20 Apr 1857, Rosemont, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 13 Mar 1938; was buried , Leavell Cemetery, on developed land near Spotsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. | Mary Almedia Leavell was born 20 Apr 1857, Rosemont, Spotsylvania County, Virginia (daughter of Benjamin Long Leavell and Roberta Elizabeth Gayle); died 13 Mar 1938; was buried , Leavell Cemetery, on developed land near Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Notes:
Name: C. B. Durrett
Birth Date: 1854
Birthplace: Spotsylvania Co.
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: M. A. Leavell
Spouse's Birth Date: 1858
Spouse's Birthplace: Spotsylvania
Spouse's Age: 20
Event Date: 15 Jan 1878
Event Place: Spotsylvania Co., Virginia
Father's Name: A. L. Durrett
Mother's Name: L.
Spouse's Father's Name: D. L. Leavett
Spouse's Mother's Name: R. S.
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86868-2 , System Origin: Virginia-EASy , GS Film number: 34096 , Reference ID: P 129
Children:
- Benjamin Louis Durrett/Durrette was born 12 Jan 1880, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 25 Aug 1940, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia.
- Roberta 'Bertie' Louise Durrett/Durrette was born 11 Feb 1881, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 May 1947, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Leavell Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- 5. Mary Cecil 'Daisy' Durrett/Durrette was born 8 Aug 1884, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Oct 1946; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Deldee Wentworth Durrett/Durrette was born Dec 16 1885; died 28 Feb 1955, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania County, Virginia .
- Anne Goulder 'Ancy' Durrett/Durrette was born 28 Feb 1888, Leavells, Virginia; died 1 Aug 1946; was buried , Leavell Family Cemetery (on farm land), Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- Seth Barton Durrett/Durrette was born 28 Nov 1895, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; died 17 Oct 1982, Erath County, Texas; was buried , West End Cemetery, Erath County, Texas.
- Dorothy St. John Durrett/Durrette was born 19 Sep 1900, Virginia; died 23 Jun 1980, Fredericksburg, Virginia; was buried , Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- John Robert Durrett was born 25 Nov 1903, Fredricksburg, Virginia; died Jun 1978; was buried , Berea Christ Church Cemetery, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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