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Roger Dellinger
Jan 3, 2016
Burlington-Roger Rocky Dale Dellinger, age 70. Passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 40 years to Robberta Robin Lindsey Dellinger who survives. Roger retired from ECI and was a member of City Lake Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the US...
Tammy Rice
Jan 3, 2016
Tammy Leigh Rice, 44, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV. She was born February 5, 1971 in Fayetteville. She was a welder and volunteered at nursing homes to help others. She loved life and lived wide open and was known as the scratch-off queen with her lottery...
Georgia Whitted
Dec 30, 2015
Georgia Herbert Whitted, 73, passed away December 30, 2015 at the Hock Family Pavilion Hospice. She was born March 1, 1942 in Orange County, NC to the late Herman and Viola Jones Herbert. She was married to the late Nathan O. Whitted for forty-five years. She retired from the retail industry after thirty-five years of service....
Charles DeBoard
Dec 30, 2015
Charles Lacey DeBoard, 78, of Burlington, NC passed away on Wednesday December 30, 2015 at Hospice Home of Alamance-Caswell. He is survived by daughter Maria DeBoard and fiancé Dan Ficklin of Burlington, NC, son Craig DeBoard and wife Michalina of Fuquay-Varina, NC and sister Reba Fuller of New Cumberland, PA. He was pre-deceased by his wife...
Edna Brown
Dec 29, 2015
Edna Faye Watkins Brown, 79, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Hospice Home. She was born February 4, 1936 in Alamance County to the late Donald and Mary Ann Andrews Watkins and she was married to the late Roger Franklin Brown. Survivors include her daughter Connie (Anthony) Durkish, Teresa Bowman; sons, Doug (Arlene) Lassiter,...
Rufus Boone
Dec 28, 2015
Snow Camp - Rufus Earl Boone, 79, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015 at the Hospice Home. He was born October 25, 1936 in Durham County to the late Walter Reed Boone and Florence Shephard Boone. He was the husband of 50 years to Mary Riggans Boone who survives. Rufus was a retired Cotton Mill employee....
Grace Childress
Dec 28, 2015
Mebane-Grace Zimmerman Childress, age 95, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 28, 2015. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late John Hasten Childress. Grace retired from Holt Hosiery. She was the oldest living member of Zion Christian Church where she served as secretary for many years....
George Strockbine
Dec 27, 2015
George Elmer Strockbine, age 86, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Johnson City, NY, he was the son of the late George E. Strockbine and the late Dorothy Skinner Strockbine Butts and was married to Mrs. Beaulah Kay Jacobs Strockbine, who passed in January...
Dorothy Phillippie
Dec 27, 2015
Graham Dorothy Shaw Phillippie, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at her home. She was born in Johnston County on November 8, 1933 to the late John Daniel and Mildred Baker Shaw and was the wife of 65 years to Archie Ray Phillippie of the home. Dorothy was a...
Carol Prather
Dec 27, 2015
Carol Maw Faulkner Prather Burlington-Carol Maw Faulkner Prather, age 69, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, December 27, 2015. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of 49 years to Gary Allen Prather who survives. Carol was a homemaker and longtime member of Staley Memorial Baptist Church. She was a loving...

Ronald Perry
Dec 25, 2015
Ronald Lee Perry, 69, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Franklin County and worked for Guilford Mills for 28 years. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Brenda Harvey Perry of the home; daughters, Karmel (Todd) Stewart of Whitsett, Tammy (Clint)...
Carla Schenker
Dec 23, 2015
Carla Sue Hunt Schenker, 71, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at her home. She was born on May 25, 1944 in Norwich, NY to the late Francis Bauer an Arthur Hunt. Frances was a mill worker and Arthur Hunt was a carpenter. Dave Bauer, who worked for Victory Markets in Norwich, NY, was Carlas beloved...
Timothy Self
Dec 22, 2015
Timothy Marvin Tim Self, 52, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 after a sudden illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of Marvin P. Self and Hazel Thompson Self, who both survive. He was a graduate of Eastern High School and later graduated from Electronic Computer Programming Institute of Tidewater, VA with...
Jimmie Bolden
Dec 22, 2015
Burlington-Jimmie C. Bolden, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at the Hospice Home. He was native of Alamance County and the husband of 58 years to Margaret Haith Bolden who survives. Jimmie was employed with Burlington Industries, Pioneer Plant, Carolina Nissan and later retired from Woodys Body Shop....
Annie McIntyre
Dec 22, 2015
Annie Lowe McIntyre of Gibsonville, NC passed away peacefully on December 22nd 2015. Her life was a long and rewarding journey, lived with a strong focus on her faith and family. Ann was born in Guilford Township, NC on November 22, 1922 to the late Jesse Hunter Lowe and Sallie Jessup Lowe. She graduated from Guilford...
Gavin Swink
Dec 20, 2015
Gavin Ray Swink, 18, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 in UNC Hospital from injuries due to a wreck. He was born March 27, 1997 in Alamance County to Angel Moize Stewart and Rodney Swink. Gavin graduated from Southern Alamance High School in 2015. He worked for Thornton Heating and Air and was a caring and...
Patricia Cheek
Dec 19, 2015
Patricia Songy Cheek, 83, of 414 W. Fifth St., Burlington, N.C. passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Reserve, LA, she was the daughter of the late Raphael Nemour and Nylefter Philomene Gregoire Songy and the wife of Lewis Ray Cheek who survives. Mrs. Cheek was a substitute...
James Parker
Dec 19, 2015
Burlington-James Jim Parker, Jr. age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Hospice. He was a native of Robeson County and the husband of 60 years to the late Shirley Ann Jones Parker who died in 2013. James retired from the Pender County ABC Board in Burgaw, NC...
Dorothy Parks
Dec 19, 2015
Dorothy Cole Coble Parks, 90, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Alamance County to the late Thomas and Nelli Cole Coble and was the wife of 71 years to Carl Franklin Parks who died December 22, 2010. Dorothy was the co-owner...
Richard Phillips
Dec 18, 2015
Haw River-Richard Calvin Phillips, age 59, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 18, 2015 at UNC Hospital. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 33years to Diane Gale Sumner Phillips who survives. Richard was the owner and operator of Phillips Heating and Air and a member of Faith...