A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Hanes-Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel, 6000 West Gate City Blvd. in Greensboro, with Rev. Brenda Newman officiating. Burial will follow in Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery located behind the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm, one hour prior to the funeral service.
Jewell was born on June 23, 1920 in Esther Missouri to the late William Herman and Byrda N. Garner Ingram. She was predeceased by her twin sister, June Ingram Bezera; her brother, William Neil Ingram; and her other sisters, Laura Lorraine Ingram, Judith I. Bohrer, Lucille I. Pauquette, and Reva I. Fortune.
Her family moved to Greensboro when she was a young child and she grew up here. She worked at ORD during World War II and then joined Eastern Airlines as a radio operator. Jewell worked for Eastern in radio operations and ground control for 35 years in Greensboro, Charlotte, Chicago, New York (Idlewild), and Washington, DC (National Airport). After retiring, she volunteered at the Women’s Hospital in Greensboro for many years. She was a lifelong member of Muir’s Chapel United Methodist Church.
Jewell is survived by six nieces and four nephews and their families.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27405 and/or Muir’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 314 Muir’s Chapel Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410.
Online condolences may be made at www.haneslineberryfunerals.com.
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