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Shirley Troxler
Nov 20, 2017
Burlington-Shirley Carden Troxler, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 20, 2017. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Henry Louis Troxler. Shirley was a homemaker and her family was her passion. She enjoyed making fried pies, watching lifetime movies and reading. Family Feud was her...
Stephen Sansone
Nov 19, 2017
Burlington - Stephen Donald Sansone, 60, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital after two years of failing health. He was born in Oneida, NY on January 16, 1957 to the late Thomas Anthony and Mary Lois Stephen Sansone and was the husband of 39 years to Debra Ross Sansone...
Dianne Williams
Nov 18, 2017
Burlington - Brenda Dianne Coble Williams, 71, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Guilford County on March 5, 1946. She was a retired cosmologist and formerly worked at Roctab in Burlington. She was a loving mother, sister and friend who will be dearly...
Albert Swinney, Sr.
Nov 18, 2017
Albert "Al" Morrison Swinney, Sr., 94, passed at his home on Saturday, November 18, 2017. He was born in Rockingham County to the late James Grover Cleveland Swinney, Sr. and Blanch Aline Burgess Swinney and was married to the late Hodgie Williams Swinney. He was a tax auditor with N.C. Employment Security Commission and was a...
Peggy Hodge
Nov 17, 2017
Peggy Walton Hodge, 75, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Alamance County to the late Kitchen and Ruth Geraldine Walton and was married for 53 years to Gerry Hodge who survives. She was formerly employed by Burlington Industries and was a...
Pauline Murray
Nov 16, 2017
Burlington - Pauline McKinney Minor Murray, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Caswell County on July 18, 1928 to the late John Allen McKinney and Minnie Rudd McKinney Terrell Wray and was the wife to the late...
Barbara Blackwell
Nov 13, 2017
Barbara Jo "Joey" Blackwell, 66, of 1710-A Malone Road, Burlington, passed away on Monday, November 13th, after a 4-year battle with ovarian cancer, the past 11 weeks critical. Joey amazed her doctors and caregivers with her indomitable spirit, good nature and her will to live. All who knew her during her journey commented that they had...

Joan Armshaw
Nov 13, 2017
Gibsonville-Joan Golec Armshaw, 57, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Hospice home surrounded by her family. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to Richard Frank Golec and the late Bobbie Jean Ezzell Golec. Joan was a service coordinator with GNK Services, Inc. a division of Cintas. She was a loving and devoted daughter...
Leighton Law
Nov 13, 2017
Leighton Landis Law, 73, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at his home. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of the late Taft David Law and Rosa Mae Stone Law. Leighton was a member of City Lake Baptist Church. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a retired U.S....
Clyde Gann
Nov 12, 2017
McLeansville - Clyde Donald Gann, 62, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born in Guilford County on November 10, 1955 to the late Linear Donald Gann and Isidra Marmeto Gann who survives. He was the husband to Billie Semiklose Gann of 31 years who survives. Clyde...
Jessie Fuller
Nov 12, 2017
Mr. Jessie Lee Fuller, age 52, of Burlington, passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Sunday, November 12, 2017. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Isaac Fuller and Mrs. Edna Marie Evans Fuller, who survives. Jessie worked several years with vocational trades and was of the Baptist faith. Mr....
Walter Watkins
Nov 11, 2017
Burlington - Walter Bliss "Walt" Watkins, 30, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017. He was born in Alamance County on May 28, 1987 to Jerry Bliss Watkins and Laura Edwards Watkins of the home. Walt served in the US Army National Guard. He was a skilled fisherman, true outdoorsman and was a member of the...
Bettie Weatherford
Nov 9, 2017
Bettie Jean Boswell Weatherford, 81, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after two weeks of declining health. She was born in Caswell County on March 19, 1936 to the late Claude Alton Boswell and Lucille Grace Shaw Boswell. Bettie was a former employee with Western Electric and retired from Digital Computers...
Martha Miles
Nov 9, 2017
Martha Elizabeth Inman Miles, 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Edgewood Place surrounded by her family. She was born in Alamance County to the late Walter Emerson Inman and Eva Watt Hutson Inman Hutchens and was married for 54 years to Harvey Carl Miles who survives....
Robert Barnes, Sr.
Nov 8, 2017
Burlington-Robert "Bob" Edwin Barnes, Sr., 76, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at ARMC. He was born in Chester, South Carolina to the late Robert Banks Barnes and Lula J. Morgan Barnes. He was the husband of Lynn Fehrman Barnes who survives. Bob was a retired roadway grading contractor for...
Sandra Dickey
Nov 8, 2017
Elon - Sandra Kay Somers Dickey, 71, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at the Hospice Home after 8 months of failing health. She was born in Alamance County but lived most of her life in Caswell County. She was born on March 31, 1946 to the late...
W.J. McCann
Nov 4, 2017
Burlington- W. J. "Junior" McCann, Jr., 84, went home of be with the Lord on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Caswell County and the husband of 64 years to Ruth Smith McCann who survives. He was the son of the late Willie James McCann, Sr. and Alma Harris...
Kathryn Schaudenecker
Nov 3, 2017
Kathryn Grubb Schaudenecker Burlington-Kathryn Grubb Schaudenecker, 70, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017. She was a native of Raleigh, West Virginia and the daughter of the late Garland and Virginia Rose Grubb. Kathryn was a member of West Burlington Church of God . She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Egan and husband, Dan of...
Barry Baggerly, Sr.
Nov 1, 2017
Barry Lee Baggerly, Sr., 75, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Hospice Home. A native of Danville, VA, he was the husband of Jo Anne Dowdy Baggerly and son of the late Lee O. and Gladys Miles Baggerly. He was a U.S. Navy veteran where he served as an air traffic controller and he retired...
Tam Roberts, Sr.
Nov 1, 2017
Burlington-Tam Delbert Roberts was born on July 31, 1930 and passed at home on November 1, 2017 entering into the presence of Jesus at 3:45am. He was a native of Wilkes County and is survived by his wife of 31 years, Sarah Ann Roberts; his son, Tam Roberts Jr.; daughters, Rebecca Newlin and Janet Moore; son...