Obituaries

Walter Simmons

Nov 4, 2019

Burlington – Walter Harvey Simmons, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Clapp’s Nursing Home in Pleasant Garden.  He was born on September 5, 1926 in Hartford County, MD to the late Walter Isaiah Simmons and Elizabeth Lucille Graves Simmons and was married to the late Peggy Sharpe Simmons who died in...

Marvin Self

Nov 4, 2019

Marvin Parrish Self, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family.  He was born in Person County to the late Roy and Mae Bivens Self and was married for 61 years to Hazel Thompson Self who survives.  He was a member of Glen Hope Baptist Church...

Betty Poplin Bailey

Nov 4, 2019

Betty Poplin Bailey, 86, went home to her heavenly father on Monday, November 4, 2019.

A funeral service will be held 10:00 am Thursday, November 7, 2019 at New Hope Baptist Church, Glen Raven, NC with Rev. Randy Hobbs, where Mrs. Bailey was a member and Rev. Larry Andrews, Pastor Johnson Baptist Church, Brown Summit, NC officiating....

Barry Holland

Nov 4, 2019

Graham – Mr. Barry Tony Holland, 72, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019.  A native of Alamance County, Tony was the husband of Rose Marie Holland and son of the late Emma Holland Cheek.  He was preceded in death by his mother, grandparents Rueben and Fanny Holland, and his brother Allan Holland.

Tony is survived by...

Melissa Dawn Smith

Nov 3, 2019

Melissa Dawn Smith, 28, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family after a strong fight battling leukemia for a year and a half.  She was born on February 9, 1991 in Alamance County to Dean Smith and Dawn Marin.

Melissa formerly worked at Blakley Hall and was a home healthcare...

Gayrene Durham Pitts

Nov 3, 2019

Gayrene Durham Pitts, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family.

A Private service will be held at a later date.

Cora Ann Gresian

Nov 1, 2019

Ms. Cora Jones Gresian, age 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, November 1, 2019.

She lived a long, full life. She was the eldest surviving child of Eva and Edward Jones. Before moving to Burlington in 1988, she lived in Massachusetts. She attended Uxbridge High School. At the age of 18, she married Joseph...

J.C Thomas

Oct 31, 2019

J.C. Thomas, 90, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the Hospice Home. He was born in Guilford County, on December 4, 1928 to the late Andrew Thomas and Lessie Thomas Thomas and was married to the love of his life, Betty Allen Thomas for 66 years who survives.

J.C. was a loving husband, father and grandfather....

Charlie Wright

Oct 30, 2019

Burlington – Charlie Abram Wright, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a short illness.  A native of Caswell County, he was born February 20, 1926 to the late Thomas Stroud and Annie Rainey Wright and was the husband of the late Helen McCann Wright. ...

Charles Gerringer

Oct 28, 2019

Burlington- Charles Eddie Gerringer, AKA “Eddie G” passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Alamance Caswell Hospice Home.

He was born and raised in Burlington, NC and was the son of the late Ira Boyd Gerringer and Eleanor Wilson Hodge Gerringer, both deceased. He served with the US Air Force.  One of his greatest loves was...

Vella Mae Gaddy

Oct 27, 2019

Liberty-Vella Mae “Doodle” Gaddy, 75, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Bud Gaddy.

Doodle was the former Co-Owner of Carolina Tree Service along with her husband. She was of the Baptist faith and was devoted to...

George Troxler

Oct 27, 2019

George Wesley Troxler, 77, departed this life on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. The Greensboro native is the son of the late Garland Shail Troxler and Hattie Vernon Brown Troxler and was married 52 years to Carole Watterson Troxler, who survives.

George retired as Professor Emeritus of History in 2010...

Helen Swinson

Oct 26, 2019

Helen Coble Swinson, 88, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Hospice Home.  She was born November 29, 1930 in Alamance County to the late Paul M. and Mabel Sharpe Coble.  She was a member of Riverside Baptist Church, T.O.P.S., the Women’s Chamber and A.B.W.A. She retired from Carolina Biological Supply after thirty-eight years of service. She enjoyed...

Pastor Paul Baker

Oct 25, 2019

Pastor Paul Russell Baker was born on September 12, 1928 and died on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Hospice Home and is now at home with his Lord Jesus Christ.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Lowe Baker; father, Henry Paul Baker; mother, Florence Russell Baker; stepmother, Deland Baker and a cousin,...

Doreen Hoeke

Oct 25, 2019

Doreen O’Neill Hoeke, 61, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Moses Cone Hospital. Doreen was born in Newark, New Jersey to the late Harry Ball O’Neill and Yolanda DeThomas O’Neill who survives. She was the wife of 40 years to Harold Andrew “Drew” Hoeke who survives.

Doreen worked for 18 years for the Livingston Board...

Lynn Smith

Oct 24, 2019

Eva Lynn Durham Smith, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at her home. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Franklin Delano Smith. She was the daughter of the late Shrewd Rich Durham and Doris Long Durham.

Lynn worked for Mebane Eye Care and...

William Wade, Sr.

Oct 22, 2019

William Calvin Wade, Sr., the hardest working man Page Town Road (formerly Burch Bridge Rd.) has ever seen, passed away October 22, 2019 at the North Carolina State Veterans Nursing Home in Fayetteville, NC, at the age of 92.  He was born on February 26, 1927 in the Wolf Trap Community, in Halifax County, Virginia, to the late Robert...