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WIlliam Evans
Aug 24, 2018
Mr. William Foy Evans, age 93, of Burlington, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018. Born in Lee County, GA, he was the son of the late Marion Allen Evans and the late Sadie Irene Jones Evans and was married for 66 years to the late Geneva Celesta Massey Evans, who passed in 2014. He was...
Thelma Horner
Aug 23, 2018
Burlington - Thelma "Vickie" Hall Horner, 68, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 3, 1949 in Randolph County to the late Roy Lee Hall and Catherine Ragle Aldridge and was married to the late Chester Ollie Horner, Jr. who passed in 2010....
Hazel Lewis
Aug 22, 2018
Graham- Hazel Maree Johnson Lewis, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. Born in Rockingham County on June 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Jesse James Johnson and Thelma Lee Nance Johnson and was the wife of 48 years...
John Routten
Aug 22, 2018
Elon-John Medwin Routten, 71, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of 50 years to Janet Beall Routten who survives. John was employed for many years with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and was an entrepreneur of his own business...
Gary Jones
Aug 19, 2018
Gary Neal Jones, 54, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Duke University Medical Center following a fall. Neal was born January 5, 1964 in Alamance County to the late Gene and Sally Beckwith Jones and was married to Ann McKinney Jones. He worked for Food Lion and enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, biking and hiking trails....
Shirley Tucker
Aug 17, 2018
Shirley Ann Carter Tucker, 87, was called to be with her Lord on August 17, 2018. She passed peacefully at the Hospice Home surrounded by her loving family after several months of her courageous fight against cancer. Born in Wise County, Virginia on February 7, 1931 to Owen Franklin Carter and Anna Grace Carter Bokos, she...
Isabell Murray
Aug 17, 2018
Burlington - Isabell Mabe Moody Murray, 88, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 15, 1930 in Rockingham County to the late Raleigh Wright Mabe and Lilly Mae Glidewell Mabe and was married to the late Frank William Murray, Sr. who died in 2003....
John Rende, Jr.
Aug 17, 2018
Haw River - John "Jon" Samuel Michael Rende, Jr., 66, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home after a courageous battle of 4 ½ years with Multiple Myeloma. Originally from Utica, NY and a North Carolinian since 1975, John was one of the innovators who brought New York Pizza to N.C. in the...
Ella Hurdle
Aug 12, 2018
Burlington-Ella Rae Whitesell Hurdle, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 12, 2018. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Rev. Allen Lafayette Hurdle. She was the daughter of the late William Pete and Beulah Rudd Whitesell. Ella Rae graduated from Burlington High School and retired...
Mildred Waldron
Aug 11, 2018
Mildred Ball Waldron, known to all affectionately as "Millie," passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a short illness. A native of Salem, VA she was born June 3, 1941 to the late Clarence (Curly) and Mildred Bain Ball. She graduated from Andrew Lewis High School and started working at...
Vallie Palmer
Aug 9, 2018
Vallie O'Neil Brown Palmer, age 83, of Whitsett, passed away on August 9, 2018 at Peak Resources after several months of failing health. She was the daughter of the late Andrew A. Brown and the late Mary Elizabeth Davis Brown and was married for over 57 years to the late Mr. James Theodore Palmer, Sr. Vallie...
Shirley Vincent
Aug 8, 2018
Burlington- Shirley Fowler Vincent, 86, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at her home. A native of Alamance County she was the daughter of the late Walter Sigsbey and Ollie Barfield Fowler. Since retiring from AT&T after 37 years of service she enjoyed spending more of her time painting as well as traveling to the beach....
Janet Wagoner
Aug 7, 2018
Janet Thompson Wagoner, 71, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Twin Lakes. She was born in Halifax County and was the daughter of the late Johnny W. Thompson and Mildred Carroll Thompson Pharr. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she also served as nursery caretaker for several years. She enjoyed writing...
Linda Rivers
Aug 7, 2018
Linda Simpson Rivers, 53, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of 26 years to Kenneth Avery Rivers who survives. Linda was employed with Engineered Controls International. She was a 1983 graduate of...
Rachel Rimmer
Aug 6, 2018
Elon- Rachel Solomon Rimmer, 64, of Cherry Grove Rd., went home to the Lord on Monday, August 6, 2018. A longtime resident of Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas Solomon and Elizabeth "Liza" Reaves Solomon, and was married to the late William Edward Rimmer, Jr. Rachel worked for many years with...
William Rimmer
Aug 6, 2018
William Edward "Bill" Rimmer, Jr., 76, of Cherry Grove Rd., passed away on Monday, August 6, 2018. A longtime resident of Caswell County, he was the son of the late William Edward Rimmer, Sr. and Lillie Pearl Eakes Rimmer, and was married to the late Rachel Solomon Rimmer. Bill worked for many years with Flynt Knits....
Howard Little
Aug 4, 2018
Elon-Howard Lee Little, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at his home. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of 61 years to Carolyn Gilliam Little who survives. Howard retired from Cortina Fabrics and was a 1955 graduate of Gibsonville High School. He was a longtime...
Luther Tucker
Aug 4, 2018
Graham - Luther Lyman Tucker, 77, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Guilford County on June 15, 1941 to the late Carlis Glenn and Etner Virginia Brown Tucker and was the husband of the late Shirley Kay Hurlocker Tucker. Luther graduated from Monticello High School in 1959 and after...
Calvin Hicks
Aug 3, 2018
Mr. Calvin Johnson "Slick" Hicks, age 80, of Burlington, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several weeks of failing health. Born in Orange County, he was the son of the late John Arbert Hicks and the late Leona Fulcher Hicks and was married for over 58 years to Mrs....
Robert Mock III
Aug 3, 2018
Mebane-Robert Blair Mock, III, age 64, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 39 years to Marcia Greene Mock who survives. Blair Mock was a passionate father, brother, and friend who enjoyed a peaceful setting, good company, and a good beverage. When he wasn't working...
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