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Stella Duffer
Mar 18, 2017
Mrs. Stella Louise Webster Duffer, age 72, of Burlington, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Alamance Health Care after several years of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph William Webster and the late Swannie Dixon McBane Webster and was married for over 52 years to...
Harlene Garner
Mar 17, 2017
Harlene Proffit Garner, 89, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 at her home. She was the widow of H. Douglas Garner, who passed away in 2013 after they had shared 63 years of marriage. Born in Boone, N.C., Harlene was the daughter of the late Mary Emma (Thomas) and William Henry Proffit, Sr. Harlene graduated...
Chester Davis
Mar 15, 2017
Chester Spurgeon Davis, 95, of Durham died March 15, 2017 at his home after a period of declining health. He was born October 1, 1921 in Buckhead, Georgia to Commodore Spurgeon Davis and Jessie Jordan Davis. His family moved to Hazelwood, North Carolina in 1925 where he grew up. Chester was preceded in death by his...
Helena Crecelius
Mar 14, 2017
Helena Lynette Crecelius Burlington-Helena Marie Lynette Crecelius, 90 passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. She was born in Woodman Township, Wisconsin to the late James William and Lelia Mae Harper Lynette. Helena was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She was a devoted Catholic and faith was the center of her life. She was...
Judy Wall
Mar 13, 2017
Judy Hill Wall, 74, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance County she was the wife of James Michael "Mike" Wall and daughter of the late Hallie Beatrice Ward and Jack Henry Hill. Judy was retired from Glen Raven Mills. Survivors include her husband, Mike Wall of the...
Winston McBane
Mar 9, 2017
Winston Mebane McBane, 87, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 21, 1929 in Alamance County to the late Albert Peale McBane and Katy Payne McBane. Winston retired after 21 years with the Department of Transportation. Survivors include his sons, Albert Wayne McBane, Gene...
Helen Basler
Mar 7, 2017
Burlington-Helen Louise Huffman Basler, 89 went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. She was born in Charleston, Illinois to the late Charles and Goldie Irene Bunten Huffman Florine. Helen is survived by her son, Patrick Albert Basler of Clinton Township, Michigan; daughter, Linda Stargel and her husband, Scott of Burlington and...
Margaret Plummer
Mar 7, 2017
Whitsett - Margaret Gerner Plummer, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the Hospice Home. A native of Guilford County, she was born September 2, 1925 to the late James Monroe and Lahla Andrews Gerner and was the wife of 34 years to the late Robert Arthur Plummer. Margaret...
Pastor Simmons, Sr.
Mar 6, 2017
Pastor Garland Lester Simmons, Sr., 74, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 6, 2017 surrounded by his family at VA Medical Center in Durham. He was born in Mecklenburg County, VA to the late Clarence and Elizabeth Simmons and was married to Betty Ann Moore Simmons, who survives. He was the owner...
Helen Hicklin
Mar 6, 2017
Burlington - Helen Truitt Hicklin, age 95, passed away on March 6, 2017 after a full and happy life. She was a loving wife, mother, and faithful member of Front Street United Methodist Church. Helen was a native of Alamance County and was the daughter of the late Vera Richardson and Ashton P. Truitt. She grew...
Lawrence Kastner, Jr.
Mar 6, 2017
Lawrence "Larry" Kastner, 77, passed away Monday at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born February 3, 1940 in St. Louis, MO to the late Lawrence J. Kastner, Sr. and Hermina Studnicka Kastner. He was married to Martha Rosen Kastner for 54 years. Larry served in the US Army and he was a member of St....
Mazie Suggs
Mar 5, 2017
Raleigh-Mazie St. John Suggs, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born in Wilkes County to the late George Washington and Syvania Parker St. John and the wife of 68 years to Robert "Bob" Suggs who survives. Mazie retired from the Charlottesville, Virginia Public School System and was...
William Strain
Mar 5, 2017
William "Bill" Crowley Strain, 78, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 17, 1938 in El Paso, TX to the late Louis Alonzo Strain and Mary Crowley Strain and was the husband to Christina "Chris" Hellrung Lampe-Strain of 18 years who survives. Bill retired after...
Sarah Smith
Mar 5, 2017
Sarah Jane Smith Burlington-Sarah Jane Smith Smith, 92 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Edgewood Place. She was born in Randolph County to the late Elvin T. and Maude Jordan Smith and was the wife of the late Wister William Smith. Sarah was a supervisor at Liberty Hosiery for...
Otis Holland
Feb 28, 2017
Otis Reid Holland, 82, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on October 16, 1934 in Rockingham County to the late Reuben and Fannie Baker Holland, and was the husband of Margie Lee Mitchell Holland of the home. They would have celebrated 63 years of...
James Maher, Jr.
Feb 28, 2017
Mr. James Joseph Maher, Jr., age 69, of Burlington, passed away peacefully at his residence after several weeks of failing health. Born on May 12, 1947 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of the late James Joseph Maher, Sr. and Rosemary Kalinowski Maher, who survives. He joined the Air Force at age 18 and...
Inez Robertson
Feb 28, 2017
Inez (Smith/Lowe) Robertson, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance County, she was born June 16, 1924 to the late Harvey Cime and Ora May Terrell Smith and was the wife of the late Benjamin "B.G." Garland Robertson. Inez was a...
Chamoi Thompson
Feb 28, 2017
Chamoi Poonsawat Thompson, 67, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born on March 15, 1949 in Suphan, Thailand to the late Lamai and Lamoon Poonsawat and was the wife to Barry Lynn Thompson of 46 years who survives. Chamoi was a loving wife, aunt and friend who will be...
Vivian Gwynn
Feb 27, 2017
Vivian Marie Pender Gwynn, 85, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Arnold Scott Gwynn and daughter of the late George Milton and Hannah Nettie Allen Pender. She was a lifelong homemaker and a member of Zion Christian Church. Survivors...
Robert Black
Feb 26, 2017
Robert "Cary" Thomas Black, 86, passed away Sunday at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born July 31, 1930 in Person County to the late Andrew Thomas and Bessie Long Black and was married for over fifty years to the late Mary Woody Black. Cary had served in the US Army during the Korean War and...
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