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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...
Billy Garrison
Mar 19, 2018
Elon - Billy Burke Garrison, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 19, 2018 at his home. A native of Alamance County, he was born April 22, 1926 to the late Lindsay Sidney and Carrie Murray Garrison and was the husband of 37 years to Mildred Matkins Garrison of the home. Billy...
George Fitch
Mar 19, 2018
Burlington - George Melvin Fitch, 58, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at Wesley Long Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in Wicomico, Maryland on November 7, 1959 to the late Harry Franklin Fitch, Sr. and Edna Virginia Shipley Fitch. George was a former carpenter. He was a Duke and Redskins fan and enjoyed...
Rufus Dale
Mar 17, 2018
Rufus J. Dale departed this life on Saturday, March 17, 2018 after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Russell, his parents, six siblings, and one grandson. He is survived by his children Janice Pope (Brad) of Raleigh, Russell (Linda) of Burlington, Lisa Wetzel (Harold) of Raleigh, nine grandchildren, and eight...
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