Greensboro - Mabel Fern Kivett Somers, 81, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2016 at Beacon Place.
Mabel was born in Abbington, VA to the late Ewell and Sarah Brittenham Fern. She worked as a machine operator for P. Lorillard for thirty-three and a half years. After retirement, she worked as a Walmart greeter at the Wendover Avenue store for several years. Mabel loved to read.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands and all her siblings. Mabel is survived by her children, Connie Mitchell (Robert) of Gibsonville, NC, Debbie Drake (George) of Pleasant Garden, NC, William Earl Kivett, Jr. of Walkertown, NC and John Mark Kivett (Jasmin) of Fayetteville, NC; ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Beacon Place 2502 Summit Avenue Greensboro, North Carolina, 27405 in memory of Mabel Fern Kivett Somers.