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David Simmons
Apr 24, 2016
Elon David Wayne Simmons, 45 of 3825 Stoney Creek Church Rd. went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 24, 2016 at his home. David was born on August 11, 1970. He was married to his loving wife Lisa for 21 years. He joined Bethlehem Christian Church at an early age, attending all youth...
Sandra Howard
Apr 23, 2016
Sandra Ashley Howard, 69, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Hospice Home. She was born July 15, 1946 in Alamance County to the late Euliss Thomas and Alice Murray Ashley and was married to the late Roy Eugene Howard. She was a member of Osceola Baptist Church. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother...
James Osborne, Jr.
Apr 21, 2016
Greensboro-James Terry Osborne, Jr., 57, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was a native of Carteret County and the husband of 14 years to Wanda Pegram Osborne who survives. James was a US Air Force veteran and retired as an engineer with the Department of Defense from the Cherry Pointe Air Station. He also...
Robert Pettigrew, Jr.
Apr 20, 2016
Robert Stephen "Steve" Pettigrew, Jr., 69, passed away after a long lengthy battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his home. He was born on March 11, 1947 in Rockingham County to the late Robert Stephen "Rusty" Pettigrew, Sr. and Catherine Coleman Pettigrew. Steve was the husband to Carol Tickell Pettigrew who survives; they...
Rucker Turner
Apr 20, 2016
Rucker Samuel Turner, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Hospice Home. He was born November 12, 1923 in Danville, VA to the late William Lee and Minnie Williams Turner. Rucker was married to Audrey Feezor Turner for sixty-five years. He served in the US Army Air Force during WWII in the South Pacific....
Janet Soares
Apr 19, 2016
Janet Crisp Soares, 79, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Edgewood Place. The funeral will be held 2:00 PM Saturday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Bob Stephenson with interment to follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4-6 Friday evening at the funeral home and other times at...
Pauline Cook
Apr 18, 2016
Altamahaw - Pauline Brown Cook, 91, of Elon, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Guilford County and was the loving wife of 54 years to the late Shelton Sanderson Cook and daughter of the late Frank and Ollie Jones Brown. Pauline...
Brenda Akers
Apr 16, 2016
Brenda Joyce Jones Akers, 69, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at her home. She was born in Tazewell County, VA to the late Walter Freeman Jones and Mary Louetta Andrews Jones and was the wife to Charles Randolph "Randy" Akers of 46 years who survives. Brenda retired with the Roanoke County School System after 34...
Richard Hornbuckle, Sr.
Apr 15, 2016
Mr. Richard Dennis Hornbuckle, Sr., age 70, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2016 peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family after several weeks of failing health. Born in 1945 in Orange County, he was the son of the late Titus Jerome Hornbuckle and the late Gladys Huffman Hornbuckle, raised in Hillborough, he graduated...
Russell Barber
Apr 14, 2016
Russell Vester Barber, 77, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Alamance County to the late James Harlan and Minnie Jones Barber and was married for 49 years to Clara E. Barber who survives. He was a faithful member of Gospel Baptist Church. He was...
Zafer Estill
Apr 14, 2016
PITTSBORO, NC- Tami Schwerin and Lyle Estill, of Moncure, have lost their son, Zafer, affectionately known to many as simply "Z". Zafer was a traveler, an explorer, and an avid tennis player who loved to skateboard, hike, kayak, and follow his favorite sports teams. He loved water sports of every description, from water skiing to raft...
Ricky Cook
Apr 13, 2016
Ricky Lynn Cook, 57, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was born in Guilford County on February 2, 1959 to the late Fred Richard Cook and Helen Fay Freeze Cook and was married to Donna Karen Jack who survives. Ricky formerly was employed with Glen Raven Mills...
Wanda Kerr
Apr 11, 2016
Gibsonville-Wanda Rae Kerr, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 11, 2016. She was a native of Guilford County and the daughter of the late Ralph Eugene and Viola Forbis Kerr. Wanda was a homemaker and member of Christian Life Center in Gibsonville. She was very active in her church until recently,...
Dewey New
Apr 10, 2016
Dewey Ray New, 55, passed away Sunday at his home. He was born September 30, 1960 in San Diego, CA to the late Aubrey and Anne Corley New and was married to Deborah Jarvis New. Dewey enjoyed fishing and Nascar Racing and was known to always have a joke ready with a smiling face. Dewey was...
Rebecca Faircloth
Apr 10, 2016
Burlington-Rebecca Steedly Faircloth, 81, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016. She was a native of Sampson County and the wife of the late Eulie Faircloth. Rebecca was a very loving, caring woman who was loved my many. She raised her children as well as her grandchildren. She set an example of how to love unconditionally...
Charles Thompson
Apr 9, 2016
Burlington - Charles "Ben" Thompson, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday at his home. He was born December 22, 1922 in Alamance County to the late Julius Delancey and Bessie Mansfield Thompson. He was the husband of the late Audrey Pickett Thompson who passed away in 2004. Ben had retired from Duke...
Bobby Heath
Apr 9, 2016
Graham-Bobby Daniel "Bob" Heath, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at UNC Hospital. A native of Orlando, Florida, he was born November 11, 1935 to the late John Daniel Franklin and Mollie Mae Brite Heath Norris and was the husband of 57 years to Nancy Karen Heath of the...
Elva Apple
Apr 8, 2016
Elva Smith Apple passed away peacefully Friday April 8th at her home in Burlington after several years of failing health. She was born in Caswell County September 12, 1926 to the late Lester Hassel Smith and Mattie Belle McKinney Smith. She was married to Robert Lee Apple for fifty-six years before his death in 2001. She...
Julia Canada
Apr 6, 2016
Graham - Julia Holt Canada, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Edgewood Place surrounded by her family. Born November 3, 1927 in Halifax County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Cary and Josephine Holt and was the wife of 49 years to the late Clayton Emmitt...
Zelma Hodge
Apr 6, 2016
Elon-Zelma Dailey Hodge, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Hospice home surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Loudon, Tennessee and was the wife of the late Marion T. Hodge. Zelma worked for many years with Burlington Mills in Virginia. She was a founding...
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