Obituaries

Clara Ellis

Apr 7, 2018

Clara Elizabeth Ellis, gave up her earthly body on April 7, 2018. She leaves behind her husband, Don Ellis, sons Fred Pack, Jr. (Judy) and William Pack, step daughters Susan Ellis and Sharon Fargis, granddaughter Joanne Pack and step grandchildren Dylan Shuttleworth (Julia) and Alex Fargis. Also surviving are her sisters Dorothy McDairies (Edwin) and Jesse...

Virginia Jarvis

Apr 5, 2018

Whitsett - Virginia "Ginny" Lee Morrison Jarvis, 74, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. There will be a memorial service at a later date.

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Paul Suman

Apr 3, 2018

Paul Rockwell Suman, 84, formerly of Kings Mountain, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Duke University Hospital. He was born in Gaston County to the late Floyd B. and Carrie Foy Suman and was married to the late Kay Suman and the late Joanne Suman. Paul was a horseman and truly enjoyed raising, breeding...

Willie Shockley

Apr 1, 2018

Willie Andrew Shockley, age 90, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several months of failing health. An avid NASCAR fan, he was born in Asheboro on September 29, 1927 to the late William Adolphus Shockley and the late Fannie Mae Jones Shockley. Willie was a very hard working man and...

Sheila Majors

Mar 31, 2018

Sheila B. Majors, 62, passed away peacefully at her home on March 31, 2018 surrounded by her family after several years of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late James P. Majors and the daughter of William Albert Braxton, Sr. and Irene B. Braxton, both deceased. She is survived...

Lillian Ball

Mar 30, 2018

Graham-Lillian "Tave" Whitt Ball, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2018. She was the wife of 57 years to James "Ronnie" Ball who died in July of 2017. Lillian retired after over 20 years with Flynt Fabrics. She enjoyed gardening especially growing flowers and working in her yard. Her family...

Polly Brown

Mar 30, 2018

Mrs. Polly Slaughter Brown, age 77, of Burlington, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Hospice Home of Alamance-Caswell after several months of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late William Glenn Slaughter and the late Almeda Catherine Holt Slaughter. Polly worked in finance for many years...

Marie Rudd

Mar 30, 2018

Elon-Marie Cook Rudd, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Rockingham County and the wife of 70 years to Walter Franklin Rudd who survives. Marie retired from several Hosiery Mills and was a homemaker. She was a member...

Thomas Wheeley

Mar 30, 2018

Elon - Thomas Chandlas "Tommy" Wheeley, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. A native of Alamance County, he was born October 31, 1931 to the late Ben Richard and Alice Cates Wheeley and was the husband of 51 years to the...

Gavin Lustre

Mar 29, 2018

Gavin Grannis Lustre, 64, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Burlington on Thursday, March 29th, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Warren W. and Mrs. Mary Anne Grannis Lustre; brother, Peter Lustre; and nephew, Jonathan Lustre. He leaves behind his wife, Kathy Lyday, Professor of English at Elon University;...

Anne Dollar

Mar 28, 2018

Graham-Anne Elizabeth Whitham dollar, 93 passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. She was the wife of the late James "Jim" Aldrow Dollar. She is survived by her son, Carl Dollar and grandchildren, Owen Dollar and Jill McDaniels and great grandchildren, Benjamin and Grady McDaniels. She was preceded in death by her sons Barry and Dennis...

Helen Ingold

Mar 27, 2018

Whitsett-Helen Clarine Ingold, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Guilford County and the daughter of the late Denny Murphy and Emma Florence Greeson Ingold. Clarine was a High School Mathematics teacher in Burlington (2), Acme Delco (4),...

Susan Barnum

Mar 26, 2018

Susan "Susie" Utberg Barnum, 75, left this world on Monday, March 26, 2018 after a brief stay at Moses Cone Hospital. Susie was raised in Pittsburg, PA but later moved to California, Nevada and Florida before moving to North Carolina in 1993. She had an elevated spirit and loved song and dance, along with reading and...

Bobby Summers

Mar 26, 2018

Gibsonville - Bobby Lee Summers, 85, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Guilford County on May 20, 1932 to the late Rufus Wallace Summers and Addie Belle Pugh Summers and was the husband of 65 years to his sweetheart of whom he met...

Naomi Westbrook

Mar 26, 2018

Naomi T. Westbrook, 76, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at the Hospice Home after several years of failing health. She was born August 9, 1941 in Alamance County and was married to Ray Westbrook for 56 years. She retired from Sonoco Products and was a member of Glen Raven Baptist Church. She enjoyed being at...

Peggy Stewart

Mar 25, 2018

Gibsonville - Peggy Sue May Stewart, 74, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Guilford County on July 3, 1943 to the late Robert Boyd May and Elsie Mae Steele May and was the wife to David "Gene" Eugene Stewart, Sr. of 58 years who...

Lora Walker

Mar 24, 2018

Gibsonville - Lora Jane Crabbe Walker, 57, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Moses Cone Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on March 20, 1961 in Alamance County to Cecil Leo Crabbe and Jane Hawkins Crabbe and was the wife to Glenn Walker of 35 years who survives. Lora retired after 30 years...

Maria Conway

Mar 23, 2018

Burlington - Maria "Teddy" Lopizzo Conway, 88, passed away on March 23, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born and raised in Salzbug, Austria on July 24, 1929 before moving to New Jersey, later Florida and lastly to Burlington where she resided at Cedar Ridge Independent Living for the past five years. Maria was...

Judith Vermilya

Mar 22, 2018

Judith "Judy" Massie Johnson Vermilya, 71, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Indiana and was the daughter of the late Morgan and Louzelia Pulliam Massie. Judy was a member of CrossWay Church and the Beta Psi Chapter of ESA for over fourteen years. She is survived by...

Bonnie Hutcherson

Mar 21, 2018

Mrs. Bonnie Ingle Hutcherson, age 65, of Emerald Isle, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Carteret General Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Wheeler H. Ingle and the late Joyce Sutton Ingle. Bonnie was retired from Piggy Wiggly...