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Wilton Finch
Apr 29, 2017
Mr. Wilton Chandler Finch, age 84, of Graham, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Cone Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of the late William Jones Finch and the late Mildred Chandler Finch and was married for over 43 years to Mrs. Ann Sharpe Finch,...
Thomas Allred
Apr 28, 2017
Elon-Thomas Lee "Tommy" Allred, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 28, 2017. Tommy was a native of Caswell County and the son of the late William Banks Allred and Mattie Sue Miles Allred. He was the husband of 36 years to Jane Mabrey Allred who survives. Tommy was the owner and...
David Wedding, Jr.
Apr 28, 2017
David Anthony Wedding, Jr, 58, passed away at his home on Friday, April 28, 2017. He was born August 19, 1958 in the District of Columbia to the late David Anthony Wedding, Sr. and Jean Ferris Wedding who survives. David was a loving father, son and brother who enjoyed hiking, reading and spending time in his...
Curtis Pruitt
Apr 28, 2017
Chapel Hill-Curtis Hobert "Uncle Curt" Pruitt, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at his home. He was born in Alamance County to the late Charlie Hobert Pruitt and Mary Lillian Shropshire Pruitt. He was the husband of 60 years to the late Helen Hall Pruitt. Curtis retired from...

Walter Keaton
Apr 27, 2017
Mr. Walter Anderson Keaton, age 76, of Gibsonville, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Beacon Place in Greensboro after several months of failing health. Born in Guilford County, he was the son of the late Marvin Theodore Keaton and the late Josephine Wall Keaton and was married for over 49 years to Mrs. Vickie...
Phyllis Kephart
Apr 25, 2017
Phyllis May Perrott Kephart, 56, passed away Tuesday April 25th at her home. She was born May 19, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN to Thomas and Mary Berninger Perrott. She was married for almost 34 years to Dr. William "Bill" Kephart, Jr. Phyllis was a member of Beacon Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling with her husband. Her...
Betty Harrison
Apr 24, 2017
Betty Steelman Harrison, 84, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the Hospice Home after several years of declining health. She was born in Ashe County to the late Howard and Ethel Miller Steelman and was married to the late John Wesley Harrison. She was a member of Burlington Assembly of God where she was...
Frances Dunevant
Apr 23, 2017
McLeansville - Frances Elaine Maye Dunevant, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Hospice Home. A native of Guilford County, she was born April 12, 1937 to the late Robert Boyd and Elsie Steele Maye and was the wife of 62 years to Alton James Dunevant of the...
Iris Tate
Apr 22, 2017
Burlington - Iris Lorraine Sawyer Tate, 83, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Alamance County on February 24, 1934 to the late Jeter Clifford and Alma Altha Grindstaff Sawyer and was the wife of the late Harvey Lee Tate, Sr. Iris was a...
Jerry Jarrell
Apr 20, 2017
Mr. Jerry Wayne Jarrell, age 73, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Alamance-Caswell after several weeks of failing health. Born in Randolph County, he was the son of the late Joseph Harold Jarrell and the late Dorothy McNeil Jarrell and was married for over 51 years to Mrs....
Jerry Johnson
Apr 20, 2017
Jerry Garland "J.J." Johnson, 81, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Wesley Long Community Hospital after seven months of failing health. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of the late Norma Arey Johnson and son of the late Hubert and Lennie Erwin Johnson. "J.J." retired from the Burlington Fire Department as...
Georgie Petteway
Apr 20, 2017
Georgie Ferrell Petteway, 91, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at White Oak Manor surrounded by her family. She was born on February 23, 1926 in Jones County to the late Charlie Ferrell and Lillian Perry Gray Ferrell. Georgie was a retired registered nurse with Twin Lakes Retirement Center and a member of Grove Park Baptist...
Nathan Westbrook
Apr 18, 2017
Gibsonville - Nathan Ross Westbrook, 58, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2017 at Wesley Long Community Hospital following a lengthy battle with cancer. A native of Alamance County, he was born December 31, 1958 to Odell Westbrook who survives and the late Carolyn Westbrook. He leaves behind his loving partner of 30 years, Cathy Dollins,...
Gladys Oakley
Apr 16, 2017
Gladys Stanfield Oakley Elon-Gladys Stanfield Oakley, 82 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the hospice home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Franklin "Sonny" London Oakley and the daughter of the late Jasper Cleveland and Ruthie Chandler Stanfield. Gladys retired as a Payroll clerk....
Joan Queen
Apr 16, 2017
Burlington-Joan Turner Queen, age 79 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Liberty Commons surrounded by her family. Joan was the wife of the late Kenneth "Ken" Roberts Queen who died in 2014. Joan retired from Real Estate after over 40 years. She was a longtime member of Grove Park...
Pamela Farris
Apr 15, 2017
Pamela Faye "Pam" Farris, 77, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, April 15, 2017 surrounded by her family. Pam was born in Columbus County to the late Van V. Richardson and Eva Mae Little Richardson and was the wife to the late Carroll Ballard Farris for 57 years, who died in July 2016....
Hubert Campbell
Apr 13, 2017
Mr. Hubert Owen Campbell, 86, of Yanceyville passed away at his home on Thursday, April 13, 2017. A native of Caswell County, he was married for 68 years to Magdalene Reagan Campbell, who survives, and was the son of Weldon Lee and Ollie Boswell Campbell and the grandson of Thomas MacNeal and Annie King Campbell. A...
Teresa Spain
Apr 13, 2017
Teresa L. Spain, 55, passed away Thursday at UNC Hospital after a short illness. She was born July 25, 1961 in Rome, GA to the late Robert Turner and the late Dorothy Mize. She was married for thirty-two years to Oliver "Ollie" Spain. Teresa was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and administrative clerk for Pro...
Ralph Hammond
Apr 9, 2017
Elon-Ralph Thomas Hammond, 83 passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at his home. He was born in Lancaster, South Carolina to the late Alyward Ederickson Hammond and Faustine Elizabeth Estridge Hammond. Ralph was a retired Electrical Engineer receiving his Masters degree from New York University. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during...
Myrtle Sykes
Apr 4, 2017
Burlington-Myrtle Newton Sykes, 96 went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Twin Lakes Coble Creek Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Walter Alexious Newton, Sr. and Ethel Mae Hyatt Newton. Myrtle was employed by Tower Hosiery Mill for 49 years and she received her G.E.D. when she...