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Concetta Giardinella Breen
Aug 11, 2025
Concetta Dorothy Giardinella Breen, 91, affectionately known to all as Connie, peacefully departed from this world on Monday, August 11, 2025, at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 14, 1934, in Queens, New York to the late Ferdinand and Corradina Giardinella. Connie met the love of her life, the late William John Breen, at Western...
Tammie Plott Readling
Aug 7, 2025
Tammie Ann Readling beat cancer for her fourth and final time at 11:02 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2025. She was at her home in Brown Summit, NC surrounded by her family with love, prayers, tears and rejoicing as she peacefully met her Lord and Savior allowing her faith to became sight. Mrs. Readling will be missed by everyone who...
Frances Barber Tomerlin
Aug 13, 2025
Frances Barber Tomerlin, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Alamance County to the late Howard Barber and Cora Lee Violet Wrenn Barber. Frances was married for over 63 years to her beloved husband, Thomas Edward “Sonny” Tomerlin who passed away on December 15, 2021.
She was formerly...
Patricia Dawn Langley Burke
Aug 12, 2025
Mrs. Patricia Dawn Langley “Pat” Burke, age 85, of Burlington, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer.
A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Herbert Langley and the late Ethel Susan Burke Langley and was married for 66 years...
John Coleman Murrell
Aug 10, 2025
John Coleman Murrell, 79, of Browns Summit, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
John was born February 8, 1946 in Guilford County to Ernest and Gertrude Murrell. He served for 2 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. After his military service, John worked as a truck driver and was also the owner of several convenience stores. In his free...
James Vernon Moore
Aug 10, 2025
James Vernon Moore, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 10, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born on January 22, 1941 to the late James Debs and Alma Dewel Hinshaw Moore. He was the husband of 57 years to the late Peggy Smithey Moore who died in February.
Vernon was a carpenter building houses with...
Lowell Allen Hatcher
Aug 6, 2025
Lowell Allen Hatcher, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on August 6, 2025, at Alamance Regional. He was born on February 1, 1941, in Rockingham County to Leslie Edgar Hatcher and Martha Gauldin Hatcher. Lowell’s journey began in the heart of a close-knit family. He dedicated a remarkable 57 years of marriage to his cherished wife, Pamela...
Sarah Grayson Keck
Aug 6, 2025
Sarah Ladella Grayson Keck, age 93 went home to her Lord and Savior on August 6, 2025. She was born on August 19, 1931, in Bald Knob, Arkansas to Ernest and Sarah Grayson, and eloped and married her husband, Billy Joe Keck of 74 years on May 21, 1951.
She is survived by her sister, Esther Grayson Brannon of Conway, Arkansas,...
Melvin Daniel "Bud" Barber
Aug 6, 2025
Melvin Daniel "Bud" Barber, 91, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025 at the Hospice Home in Burlington surrounded by his family. He was born in Ossipee on December 7, 1933 to the late James Harlon and Minnie Jones Barber. Around the age of 4 the family moved to the Barber homeplace/farm on Osceola Ossipee Road and he spent the...
Milton "Jack" Junior Whitley
Aug 6, 2025
Milton “Jack” Junior Whitley, 89, passed away on Wednesday, August 6 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Nash County to the late Milton Hugh and Cora Jane Pittman Whitley. Jack was married for 59 years to Annegret Hensel Whitley, who survives.
Jack retired after 30 years with the Burlington Fire Department as Chief of Operations....
William Earl Jaggers
Aug 5, 2025
William Earl Jaggers, 71, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. He was born on December 18, 1953, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Billie Ernie Jaggers and Emma Eloise Jaggers.
Earl is survived by his loving wife, Debra Jaggers, and his son, Josh Jaggers. He is also survived by his brother, David Jaggers, and David’s wife, Phyllis Jaggers; his sister, Susan Mitchell; and his sister-in-law, Judy...
Ralph William "Mac" Howell
Aug 5, 2025
Ralph William “Mac” Howell, 84, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. A native of Alamance County, he was born June 5, 1941 to the late Daniel Rucker Howell and Dora Brammer Howell and was the husband of nearly 54 years to Judy Simmons Howell who survives.
Mac was a loving...
Clayton Elwood Williams
Jul 31, 2025
Clayton Elwood Williams, 71, affectionately known as Elwood, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Wesley Long Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 16, 1954, in Galax, Virginia, to the late Rhudy Foster Williams and Edith Sexton Williams and was the husband to Lisa Marie Williams who survives.
For over 42 years, Elwood made a...
Harriet Jane Vogt
Jul 26, 2025
Burlington, NC- Harriet Jane Vogt, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of 89. Born on September 24, 1935, in Ellwood City, PA, Harriet enjoyed a childhood surrounded by loving parents, David and Ethel Van Gorder, two older sisters, aunts and uncles who enriched her early years on "Wiley Hill."
Harriet...
Margaret Emma "Peggy" Sculthorpe
Jul 24, 2025
Margaret Emma Lomax Sculthorpe, 83, fondly known as “Peggy” by many, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Monmouth County, NJ on December 14, 1941 to the late Henry J. “Harry” Lomax and Sarah Beulah Tilton Lomax and was the wife of 58...
Janie Younger Brewer
Jul 23, 2025
Janie Younger Brewer, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 23 2025. She was born in Rockingham County to the late John Osborne Younger, Sr. and Mary Ward Younger. Janie was married for 40 years to her husband, James Brewer who survives.
Janie owned Hair Works in Gibsonville for many years and loved her many customers. She...
Mary Maas Jinkins
Jul 22, 2025
Mary Maas Jinkins, 76, passed away peacefully at her home on July 22, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was born on March 15, 1949, in Morris County, New Jersey, to the late William Charles Maas and Jane Honsberger Maas. Mary was married to the love of her life Neil Stanford Jinkins, recently celebrating their 50th anniversary at their favorite...
Marie Truitt Allred
Jul 19, 2025
Marie Truitt Allred, 102, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2025, at White Oak Manor. A native of Alamance County was the daughter of the late Robert Evertte Truitt and Martha Thelma Boggs Truitt and was married for over 47 years to Earl Hairm Allred Sr., who passed in 1992.
Marie devoted herself to a fulfilling career in marketing at AT&T....
John Everette Mitchell
Jul 19, 2025
John Everette Mitchell, 83, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 19, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rockingham County, VA in March of 1942 to the late Perry Mitchell and Virgie Mae Mitchell.
As a lifetime member of First Wesleyan Church in Burlington, NC, John served in many capacities, including...
Shirley Ruth Smith McDowell
Jul 16, 2025
Shirley McDowell died Wednesday, July 16, at her home near Elon. A resident of Guilford County since 1964, she was born on June 16, 1936, in Elberton, GA, to the late John C. and Thelma Bell Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter R. “Bodie” McDowell, her oldest daughter Lynn McDowell Umstead (Allan), and five of her...
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