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Steven Shoe
Feb 13, 2017
Mr. Steven Ray Shoe, age 59, of Gibsonville, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Born in Alamance County, he was the son of the late Seth Reese Shoe and the late Joybelle Smithy Shoe. He was a career graphic artist and attended McLeansville Baptist Church. He enjoyed shopping...
Mary Pettigrew
Feb 12, 2017
Gibsonville-Mary Lee Jones Pettigrew, 92 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 12, 2017. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Grover Cleveland Pettigrew who died in 1987. Mary Lee was employed with Burlington Industries in Greensboro, Mayfair in Burlington and before retirement was employed with Carolina...
Barbara McKinney
Feb 12, 2017
Barbara Jean Cook McKinney, 82, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Martinsville, VA to the late Herman Jepthie and Iris Martin Gillespie Cook. She was married for 40 years to Billy White McKinney who survives. Mrs. McKinney was a member of Baynes Baptist Church. One of her...
Lois Simpson
Feb 12, 2017
Browns Summit Lois Troutman Simpson, 92, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Hospice Home in Burlington. A native of Rockingham County, she was the wife of the late Fred Webb, who was killed during WWII, and the late Nathan McCray Simpson and the daughter of the late John and Eunice Brown Troutman. She was a...
Scottie Cobb
Feb 11, 2017
Scottie Wayne Cobb, 73, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Hospice Home after 1 week of critical illness. He was born in Alamance County to the late Archie Elmo Cobb and Annie Sue Hicks Cobb and was the husband to Nancy Ann Williams Cobb of 45 years who survives. Scottie retired after 21 ½...
Norman Dieterle
Feb 11, 2017
Burlington-Norman John Dieterle, 72 passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at ARMC. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Charles and Dorothy Hagman Dieterle. He was the husband of 45 years to Carol Ann Skowronski Dieterle who survives. Norm retired Lucent Technologies and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church....
Vance Greeson
Feb 11, 2017
Vance D. Greeson, passed away Saturday, February 11th at Wesley Long Community Hospital. He was born November 14, 1933 in Guilford County, NC to the late Charles Gilmer and Susan Andrews Greeson. Vance served in the US Air Force and retired after twenty years of service. He was a member of Mt. Hope United Church of...
Joseph Gilliam, Jr.
Feb 11, 2017
Gibsonville-Joseph David Maynard Gilliam, Jr., 82 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2017. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of 64 years to Shirley Welch Gilliam who survives. Maynard retired from Burlington Mechanical in Graham and was a member of Christian Bible Fellowship and the faithful finishers....
Mary Murphy
Feb 10, 2017
Burlington-Mary Ruth Murphy, 90 went home to be with her Lord on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Village at Brookwood. She was born in Madison, Alabama to the late William Van Davis and Lillie McElyea Davis. Mary was a homemaker and member of Glen Hope Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting and making jewelry (beading). She...
Ashley Reid
Feb 10, 2017
Ashley Nicole Reid, 29, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by her family, after a short battle with leukemia. She was born on May 10, 1987 in Alamance County. Ashley was a 2005 graduate of Eastern Alamance High School and was formerly employed with Skid's II in Graham. She enjoyed crocheting...
Ellen Mincey
Feb 9, 2017
Ellen Page Mincey, 86, passed away at her home Thursday February 9, 2017. She was born April 1, 1930 in Buies Creek, NC to the late Hubbard Fulton and Orilla Viers Page. After high school she went on to attend Campbell College. While working in Raleigh she met and fell in love with James Haywood Mincey....
Dayton Proffit, Sr.
Feb 9, 2017
Dayton Proffit, 92, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Hospice Home. Mr. Proffit was born June 6, 1924 in Watauga County, NC to the late William Henry and Emma Thomas Proffit. Dayton considered it a privilege to serve God, his country, his family and his church. He was a World War II veteran...
Dr. Covert
Feb 8, 2017
Dr. Donald Babcock Covert, 74, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Born in Cincinnati and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio, he was the husband of Sandra Winter Heckman Covert and son of the late Donald Smith Covert and Betty Babcock Covert. He was a Doctor of Optometry and a longtime member of...
John Wagoner
Feb 6, 2017
John Bryan Wagoner, 93, passed away Monday, February 7, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in Guilford County on June 7, 1923 to the late Jew Irving Wagoner and Eunice Homewood Wagoner and was married to the late Helen Barnett Wagoner who died in 2012. John grew up on a farm...
Christopher Shoffner
Feb 6, 2017
Christopher Blaine "Chris" Shoffner, 51, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mary Patrick Shoffner and son of the late Robert Junior and Pollie Ruth Shoffner McBride. Chris was a 1983 graduate of Western Alamance High School, attended Elon First Baptist...
Lisa Eggleston
Feb 3, 2017
Burlington-Lisa Ellen Eggleston, 51 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 3, 2017 at Murdoch Center. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Elmer Lee and Wanda Crawford Eggleston of Burlington. Lisa was of the Baptist faith and a loving daughter and sister. Her family was blessed...
Frances Lowe
Feb 3, 2017
Graham-Frances Paschal Lowe, 83 passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Rockingham County to the late Larxley Lawson and Helen Lee Jones Paschal. Frances retired after 20 years from P. Lorillard and was of the Primitive Baptist faith. She enjoyed dancing, fishing and flower gardening. Frances was a...
Julia Callis
Feb 2, 2017
Mrs. Julia Sullivan Callis, age 92, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Alamance-Caswell after several weeks of failing health. Born in Wake County she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Garfield Sullivan and the late Ethel Desern Sullivan and was married to the late Rev. Cecil Clarence...
Mary Seel
Feb 2, 2017
Burlington-Mary Porter Williamson Seel, 91 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at Twin Lakes Health Care Center. She was born in Wayne, Michigan and was raised in Detroit. She was the wife of 71 years to Roland George "Rollie" Seel who survives. Mary was a retired LPN and member of...
Kenneth Ashby
Feb 1, 2017
Kenneth "Kenny" Ashby, 71, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a battle with cancer. He was born July 14, 1945 in Benton Harbor, MI to the late George Alfred and Gladys Menges Ashby and was married to Carolyn Kurfirst Ashby for 27 years. Kenny worked as a autobody technician for...
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