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Christopher Shoffner

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mary Isley

Mary Isley

Feb 1, 2017

Gibsonville - Mary Lou Flynn Isley, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at the Hospice Home. A native of Guilford County, she was born June 18, 1928 to the late John Franklin and Bertha Boone Flynn and was the wife of 64 years to the late William J. "Bill"...

Louise Davis

Louise Davis

Jan 31, 2017

Louise Parker Davis Burlington-Macie Louise Parker Davis, 87 went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Louise was a retired textile employee and member of Antioch Baptist Church in Burlington. She is survived by her sister, Madeline P. Webster of Burlington. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ervin Davis...

Barbara Joyce

Barbara Joyce

Jan 28, 2017

Burlington - Barbara Horner Joyce, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2017. A native of Alamance County, she was born August 5, 1937 to the late Edward Winstead and Nellie Sue Brooks Horner and was the wife of 62 years to Thomas Reid Joyce of the home. Barbara was a...

Milton Lanphear, Jr.

Milton Lanphear, Jr.

Jan 27, 2017

Milton "Milt" Lanphear, Jr., 83, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Hospice Home. He was born in Watkins Glen, NY and was the son of the late Milton Lanphear, Sr. and the late Helen Personius Lanphear. He was married for 61 years to Janet Willis Lanphear who survives....

Lorraine Apple

Lorraine Apple

Jan 26, 2017

Lorraine Mann Apple, 92, formerly of Gibsonville, passed away January 26, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Danville, VA, she was the wife of the late G. Ervin Apple and daughter of the late Lester Mann and Ethel Lane Mann Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of Gibsonville United Methodist Church....

Gladys Koch

Gladys Koch

Jan 24, 2017

Burlington - Gladys Walker Koch, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. She was born in Alamance County on March 16, 1946 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Walker and was the wife of 49 years to Wade Thomas Koch of home. Gladys was a member of Hopedale Church...

Joe Perry

Joe Perry

Jan 22, 2017

Joe Perry, 74, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital. He was born August 4, 1942 in Alamance County to the late Jimmy and Nancy Marine Perry and was married to the late Helen "Chubby" Gerringer for 25 years. Joe loved being outdoors and doing outdoor things like farming, working with horses and...

Georgie Cox

Georgie Cox

Jan 22, 2017

Graham-Georgie Dee Bowden Cox, 81 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2017. She was a native of Vance county and the wife of the late Louis Earl Cox. Georgie Dee was a homemaker and longtime residence of Graham. She enjoyed working in her yard and spending time working cross word puzzles....

Jerry Pitts, Sr.

Jerry Pitts, Sr.

Jan 20, 2017

Burlington-Jerry Edward Pitts, Sr., 80 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 20, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of 47years to Tonita Guyton Churchill Pitts who survives. Jerry was the owner and operator of Jerry E. Pitts Insurance Agency for many years and a member of...

Bobby Foster

Bobby Foster

Jan 19, 2017

Bobby Lee Foster,72, passed away Thursday January 19th at his home He was born April 23, 1944 in Alamance County to the late Arthur Lacy and Estelle Roddy Foster and was married to Jean Terrell Foster for 54 years. He was a member of Peoples Memorial Christian Church and retired as the chief surveyor from the...

Patricia Alcorn

Patricia Alcorn

Jan 19, 2017

Patricia Ann Blue Alcorn Burlington-Patricia Ann Blue Alcorn, 77 passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at ARMC surrounded by her family. She was a native of Washington, DC and the wife of the late Richard Irvin Alcorn and the daughter of the late Arthur Perless and Mattie Ellen Lynn Blue. Patricia was employed for many...

Sarah Price

Sarah Price

Jan 19, 2017

Altamahaw-Sarah Hensley Price,102 went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Dillard and Fannie Coleman Hensley and the wife of the late Henry Otto Price who died in 1996. Sarah retired from Frizzell Hosiery Mill. She was a longtime member of Altamahaw Pentecostal Holiness Church...

Velna Greeson

Velna Greeson

Jan 19, 2017

Velna Jean Jones Greeson, 84, of Julian passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Clare Bridge of Brookdale. She was born in Guilford County and was the daughter of the late Ira Clarence Jones, Sr. and the late Velna Georgia Shoffner Jones. She was married for 62 years to Dewey Wade Greeson who died in...

Shelby Isley

Shelby Isley

Jan 17, 2017

Shelby Jean Shoffner Isley, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Edgewood Place after several months of failing health. She was born on June 18, 1937 in Alamance County to the late Boyd and Roe Lena Cox Shoffner and was the wife to Billy Wayne "Bill" Isley of 57 years who survives. Shelby retired after...

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