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John Kenneth Byrd
Apr 21, 2021
John Kenneth Byrd, 60, of Burlington passed away peacefully at his residence on April 21, 2021. John was a native of Orange county. He was born to the late Raymond C. Byrd & Ruth Knowles Byrd. He spent most of his early years building houses as a professional carpenter. He was a fun loving, hard headed, wild and free-spirited...
Lynn McKernan
Apr 21, 2021
Mary Lynn Wolcott McKernan, 76, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on June 12, 1944 in Sherman, TX to the late James George Wolcott and Lucille Ellington Wolcott, and was married to the late John “Jack” Francis McKernan who died in 1999.
Lynn...
Edwin "Nick" Thomasson
Apr 20, 2021
Edwin Nicholas "Nick" Thomasson passed away on the 20th of April 2021. Nicky was born in Alamance County NC on August 13th 1943 the 7th of 8 children to the late Paul McCauley Thomasson and late Alice Watson Thomasson Campbell. He leaves behind his brother Tripp (Teresa) Thomasson of Irmo, SC and brother-in-law, Bernie Lee Massey (Burlington) and...
Carol VonWachenfeldt
Apr 18, 2021
Carol May Westman Vonwachenfeldt, 88, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Carol was born in Menominee, Michigan on May 28, 1932 to the late Oscar and Elizabeth Jacobson Westman and was married for over 58 years to John Sivert Vonwachenfeldt who passed in 2011.
Carol was a homemaker until her children started high school, which is...
Richard Tanner
Apr 18, 2021
Richard Daniel Tanner, 90, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Twin Lakes Health Care Center after several months of declining health. He was born in Akron, OH on March 5, 1931 to the late Lonnie O. Tanner and Fern Coakley Tanner and was the husband to Jeanne Fleming Tanner for 68 years.
Richard was a Navy veteran, worked in...
Ersul "Ert" Sowers
Apr 18, 2021
Gibsonville – Ersul Earl “Ert” Sowers, 82, passed away Sunday morning, April 18, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born January 30, 1939 to the late Thomas and Susie Sowers in Kinston, NC. At the age of 9, following the death of his parents, he grew up...
Darlene Gerringer
Apr 17, 2021
Burlington Darlene Overman Gerringer,69, went home to be with Lord on Saturday, April 17, 2021 surrounded by her family at ARMC. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of 46 years to Rance Hulon Gerringer who survives.
Darlene was a homemaker and attended Bible Baptist church. She was a former member...
Virginia "Peggie" Brown
Apr 16, 2021
Virginia “Peggie” White Brown, 96, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2021. Peggie was born on November 20, 1924 in Sophia, NC to the late George Dewey White and Nettie Beatrice White, and was married for 69 years to the late Clarence “C.B.”, “Chubby” Brown.
She attended Elon for...
Joe Smithey
Apr 15, 2021
Mr. Joe Harvey Smithey, age 72, of Graham, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at his residence after several months of failing health.
Born in Rockingham County, he was the son of the late Joe James Smithey and the late Ruby Paschal Smithey and was married for over 44 years to Mrs. Teresa Gerringer Smithey, who...
Hazeline Rudd
Apr 15, 2021
Burlington-Haizeline Rudd, 95, passed away due to injuries in an auto accident on Thursday, April 15, 2021. She was a native of Caswell County and the wife of 72 years to the late Raymond Lee Rudd.
Hazeline retired from Tower Hosiery. She was a member of Powerline Church of the Nazarene. Hazeline was an...
Sandra Highfill
Apr 15, 2021
Elon – Sandra Faye Scott Highfill, 73, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 15, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born in Durham County on November 16, 1947 to the late Willie James Scott and Juanita Burch Scott and was the wife of 18 years to the late Gary Harrison Highfill. ...
Raymond Rudd
Apr 15, 2021
Burlington-Raymond Lee Rudd, 94, passed away due to injuries in an auto accident on Thursday, April 15, 2021. He was a native of Caswell County and the husband of 72 years to the late Hazeline Perry Rudd.
Raymond retired from Harris Teeter and was a US Army veteran of WW II. He was a...
Shirley Sipos
Apr 14, 2021
Burlington – Shirley (Burl) Sipos, 90, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Burlington, North Carolina where she was living with her Daughter and Granddaughter. She was born in Clinton County, NY to the late Gilbert and Gladys Prevost Burl and was married to George S. Sipos who passed in 2000. Shirley retired from Caldor’s Department store after many years of...
Robert "Bob" Anderson, Jr.
Apr 12, 2021
Robert Gordon Anderson, Jr. (Bob), 75, passed away on Monday April 12, 2021 at Hospice Home in Burlington. He was born Nov 7, 1945 in Greensboro, NC to the late Mary Elizabeth LaRoque and Robert Gordon Anderson Sr. He was raised in Greenville, SC by his mother and step-father Joel Hinton. He was married for 37 years to...
Alberto Campos
Apr 10, 2021
Alberto Campos Villa, 57, passed away suddenly Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born in Quicayan, Mexico on April 8, 1964 to Joaquin Campos and Irma Villa Castelan, and was the husband of 28 years to Lourdes Campos, who all survives.
Alberto was the owner and operator of Am-Mex...
Kenneth Woody
Apr 8, 2021
Kenneth Dean Woody, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Alamance County, on February 26, 1941 to the late James Henry and Dorothy King Woody and was the husband of 58 years to Connie Merritt Woody, who survives.
Dean was...
Nezih Divitci
Apr 6, 2021
Nezih V. "Nick" Divitci was born on September 23, 1940, and passed from this life into the next on April 6, 2021. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, to the late Vecihi and Meral Turkman Divitci. He was married in 1969 to Charlotte York Divitci, who survives. Nick completed his Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech...
Richard "Scully" Sculthorpe
Apr 6, 2021
Burlington – Richard William Sculthorpe, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. He was born in Monmouth County, NJ on August 8, 1941 to the late Richard Edward Sculthorpe and Alice Conway Sculthorpe Herpich and was the husband of 58 years to Margaret Emma "Peggy" Sculthorpe who survives.
Jeffrey Welker, Jr.
Apr 4, 2021
Greensboro - Jeffrey Lawson Welker, Jr., age 35, of Greensboro, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Lawson was born on November 7, 1985, a spirited and gifted person with a deep abiding love for his family and all the people in his life. He had a loyal and forgiving nature and unmatched...
Dixie Stafford
Apr 3, 2021
Dixie Davis Smith Stafford, 88, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center, where she was reunited with her beloved husband, Charles K. Stafford, Jr. of 42 years who died in 1995. Dixie was born on December 28, 1932 in Alamance County to the late William James Smith, Jr. and Mae Davis Smith.
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