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Jerry Kylander
Dec 25, 2019
Jerry Wayne Kylander, 70, passed away peacefully on Christmas morning, after several years of failing health at Moses Cone Hospital, he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Terre Haute, IN to the late Herman Fredrick Kylander and Margaret Wyrick Kylander Hughes, and was the husband to Patsy Michael Kylander of 49 years who survives.
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Connie Adams
Dec 25, 2019
Connie Mack Adams, 89, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home. He was born in Alamance to the late Herbert Monroe and Lela Cox Adams and was married for almost 61 years to the late Ernestine Adams. He served in the US Marines during the Korean War and received the Atomic Veteran award. He retired from...
James Kirkpatrick
Dec 24, 2019
James Ralph “Buddy” Kirkpatrick, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. A native of Alamance County, he was born to the late James E. and Lucille K. Kirkpatrick (Cates) and was the husband of June Benoy Kirkpatrick for over 49 years.
Buddy was in the first graduating class of Southern Alamance...
Bettie Yvonne Pearce Jones
Dec 24, 2019
Bettie Yvonne Pearce Jones, age 86, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Twin Lakes Community in Burlington, NC.
Bettie was born December 23, 1933 to Presley and Estelle Pearce while visiting her grandmother Florence Lancaster in Youngsville, NC. She was raised in Raleigh, NC with her younger brother William Jack Pearce. ...
Danny Lynn Perry
Dec 23, 2019
Danny Lynn Perry, 70, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 quietly at home after several years of declining health. He was a graduate of Williams High School and Alamance Community College. Danny served in the U.S. Air Force and retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
He is survived by one brother, Vincent Perry; cousins, Kathy Perry...
Cecilia "Sam" Murrell
Dec 20, 2019
Brown Summit-Cecilia “Sam” Reid Murrell, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was the wife of 54 years to John Coleman Murrell who survives. She was born in Alamance County to the late Robert Lee and Pearl Jones Ried.
Sam along with her husband operated Sam’s Stop and Shop in...
Larry Whitt
Dec 19, 2019
Larry Dean Whitt, age 76, of Burlington, NC, formerly of Manteo, NC, went to his heavenly home on December 19, 2019, at Alamance County Regional Hospital after battling courageously with a long illness.
Born in Guilford County, NC on June 8, 1943, he was the son of the late Osbin Willis Whitt and Hazel “Cuba” Puckett Whitt....
Audrey "Olivia" Jordan
Dec 17, 2019
Burlington-Audrey “Olivia” Champion Jordan, 83, formerly of Mebane went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. She was the wife of the late Herbert Hoover Jordan and daughter of the late Julius and Audrey Wade Champion.
Audrey was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed flower gardening and had a green...
Lynda Bolt
Dec 16, 2019
Lynda Coffey Bolt, 67, on Monday December 16, 2019 went home to be with the Lord. She was born on September 30, 1952 in Alexandria, VA to the late Homer F. Coffey and Rachel Barnett Bolt Coffey.
Lynda moved back to North Carolina when her children were young to live with her best friend, Syvon Lawyer who...
Vicente Hernandez
Dec 16, 2019
Vicente Alberto Hernandez-Avila, 56, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019. A Funeral Mass will be held at 3:30 in the afternoon on Sunday, December 22 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 2:30 to 3:30 prior to the service at the church, as well as Sunday morning at the funeral home. The family would...
Ruth Rainey
Dec 14, 2019
Ruth Moore Rainey, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on January 18, 1939 in Alamance County to the late Josh and Alma Moore and was married to the late P.K. Rainey. She was the valedictorian of her graduating class at Altamahaw-Ossipee School. ...
Welford Max Bower
Dec 14, 2019
Welford Max Bower, 90, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on June 17, 1929 in Roanoke County, VA to the late Harold Eugene Bower and Teresa Sawyer Bower, and was the husband to Susan Anderson Bower of 70 years who survives.
Max and Susan...
Ann Roe
Dec 10, 2019
Born on March 28th, 1925 in Chicago, IL. Aged 94 years 8 months and 12 days, when she left this earthly life on December 10th, 2019.
Born to Elizabeth and Joseph Loborec; the first of four children that included her sisters Frances and Betty and her brother Joseph.
She is...
Mark Van Schaick
Dec 9, 2019
Mark Lee Van Schaick, 57, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 9, 2019 at ARMC surrounded by his family. He was born in Schoharie County, NY to Leland “Lee” Evans and Bonnie McMann Van Schaick. He was the husband of 29 years to Michelle Eriksen Van Schaick who survives. He graduated from Sharon Springs Central...
Emogene Wikle
Dec 8, 2019
Emogene Wikle, 88, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Edgewood Place. She was born in Burke County, Georgia to the late George Dewey and Mary Glisson Mallard and was the wife of James Robertson Wikle, Jr.
She was an active member at Faith United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening as well as spending time with...
Robert "Bob" Jennings
Dec 7, 2019
Mebane-Robert “Bob” Kenneth Jennings, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Bob was a native of Salem, New Jersey and moved to North Carolina to attend UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating in 1968. While at UNC, he participated in the Air Force ROTC and was a disc jockey interviewing many memorable people including the late Dean Smith. He retired...
Marie Tippins
Dec 6, 2019
Gilda Marie Edwards Tippins, 79, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at her home following several months of failing health. She was born December 2, 1940 in Alamance county to the late Marshall Franklin and Mary Frances Hodge Edwards and was married to the late James Underwood Tippins for fifty years. Marie was of the Christian faith. She was...
Catherine Thornton
Dec 5, 2019
Catherine Gaskins Thornton, 90, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Pamlico County to the late James Leland and Lena Langdon Gaskins and was married to the late Marshall Thornton. She was a member of Kinnett Memorial Baptist Church
She is survived by her daughter, Patricia “Pat” Hill; son,...
William Winstead
Dec 5, 2019
William Clement “Bill” Winstead Jr. died Dec 5th 2019. Born in Durham County on August 10th, 1946 to William C. and May Bland Winstead. Mr. Winstead grew up in Roxboro, North Carolina. He attended Christchurch School in Ubana, Virginia and graduated from Roxboro High School. He attended Louisburg College and married his high school sweetheart, Janet Carol Martin, in 1967. They...
Hubert Wright
Dec 4, 2019
Hubert Wright, 75, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Guilford County on March 19, 1944 to the late Perry Lee Wright and Nancy Cockerham Wright and was the husband of 42 years to Jeanette Hinton Wright who survives.
Hubert was an Electrical Contractor and owner of...
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