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Gus Kakavas
Apr 3, 2015
Gus George Kakavas, 79, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 at his home after several years of failing health and seven months critical illness. He was born in Greece to the late George Kakavas and the late Helen Scordas Kakavas and was married to Judy Way Kakavas who survives. Gus was the owner and operator...
Pauline Shaw
Apr 3, 2015
Pauline "Polly" Rumley Shaw, age 95, formerly of Garfield Rd., Burlington, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, April 3, 2015. Mrs. Shaw was born in Guilford County to the late Robert Russell Rumley and the late Effie Jane Gerringer Rumley and was married for over 65 years to the late Elmer Leslie Shaw, who...
John Smith
Apr 2, 2015
John Robert "Jack" Smith, 88, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several months of failing health. He was born in Caswell County to the late Elijah Floyd Smith and the late Eva Moore Smith and was the husband to Clara Lee Pleasant Smith who died in December 2013. Jack retired...
Patricia Trethaway
Mar 31, 2015
Patricia "Pat" Houghton Trethaway Sept. 14, 1926 - March 31, 2015 Pat passed away peacefully at Twin Lakes Retirement Community, in Burlington, NC on March 31, 2015. A native of Rochester, NY she was born to Donald and Amy Houghton. She attended Mount Holyoke College and then while working at Eastman Kodak met her future husband,...
Mildred Thomas
Mar 31, 2015
Mildred Brown Simpson Thomas, 87, of Routh Rd., passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her home. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of John G. Thomas and daughter of the late George Edgar and Bessie Louellen Brown Brown. Mildred was retired from Kayser-Roth Corporation, was a graduate of Altamahaw-Ossipee High School and...
Jerry Splawn
Mar 31, 2015
Jerry L. Splawn, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Twin Lakes HealthCare. A native of Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Virgil Baxter and Bessie Estelle Stuart Splawn. Mr. Splawn was CEO of Splawn Belting and a graduate of N.C. State University, where he was a member of the track...
Rosa Cobb
Mar 31, 2015
Rosa Ann Blalock Cobb, 95, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Homeplace after a critical illness of two weeks. She was born in Caswell County to the late John Thomas Blalock and Rosa Oakley Blalock and was married to the late Leonard Oakley Cobb who died in 1997. Rosa retired from Woodard-Lothorp Department Store...
Jane Sylvester
Mar 30, 2015
Jane Cornetta Sylvester, 87, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital after battling several health issues for a month. She was born in Hudson County, NJ to the late William Joseph Cornetta and Kathryn Burke Cornetta and was married to the late Francis Joseph "Frank" Sylvester who died in June 2014. Jane retired...
John Sherman
Mar 30, 2015
John Sanford Sherman, 86, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after one year of declining health. He was born in Washington County, NY to the late Richard B. Sherman and the late Charlotte Ruggles Sherman and was the husband to Muriel Baker Sherman of 59 years who survives. He retired as...
Amos Haizlip
Mar 30, 2015
Altamahaw-Amos Mayfield Haizlip, age 82 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30, 2015. Amos retired from Monark Hosiery after 26 years. He was survived by his nephews, Leon Haizlip, Bobby Haizlip and Curtis Haizlip; sister-in-law, Annie Haizlip. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Pulliam Haizlip and his parents, Ernest...
Leo Dabbs, Sr.
Mar 30, 2015
Leo Scott Dabbs, Sr., 87, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after five years of failing health. He was born in Caswell County and was the son of the late O.M. Dabbs, Sr. and the late Nellie Oakley Dabbs. He was married for 62 years to Doris Rudd Dabbs who preceded...
Floyd Warren
Mar 29, 2015
Burlington-Floyd David Warren, age 78 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 57 years to Frances Baulding Warren who survives. Floyd retired after many years with Great American Knitting and he also was...
Salvatore Festa
Mar 29, 2015
BURLINGTON- Salvatore Antonio Festa, of 2914 Amherst Ave., Burlington, NC, died on Sunday, March 30, 2015, at the age of 93, at the Hospice Home. He was born in Vineland, New Jersey on Nov. 23, 1921, to Mary T. and Anthony J. Festa. He graduated from Elon College and received his Masters of Education from UNC-G,...
Brock Ledford
Mar 28, 2015
Brock Anthony Ledford, age 18, of Vinson Rd., passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 after a sudden accident. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of Darryl Lynn Ledford and Angela Kay Toombs Ledford, who both survive. Brock was a student at Western Alamance High School, and scheduled to graduate this year. Brock enjoyed...
Garland Steele
Mar 28, 2015
Garland Florance Steele, 77, of Alamance St. passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late James Garland and Lela Catherine Florence Steele. Garland was a self employed accountant, member of the Burlington Chapter of the North Carolina Society of Accountants, attended N.C. State...
Carl Woody
Mar 28, 2015
Burlington-Carl Eugene Woody, age 89 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 28, 2015. He was a native of Caswell County and the husband of 72years to Annie C. Saunders Woody who survives. Carl retired from Petrolane Gas Company. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, member of the Methodist Men...
Donna Shoffner
Mar 27, 2015
Donna Gentry Holt Shoffner, 59, passed away Friday March 27, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital following a brief illness. She was born March 2, 1956 in Alamance County to the late Ernest "Fireball" and Nell Tate Gentry. She was a teacher's assistant and a bail bondsman. She was a member of the North Carolina Bail Agents...
Helen Barnhart
Mar 25, 2015
Helen Jeanette Nott Nall Barnhart, 81, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Alamance County to the late Dr. Earl Irving "E.I." Nott and Mary LaVyze Ball Nott and was married to the late Jack A. Nall. Helen was a retired middle school teacher...
Deborah Rice
Mar 24, 2015
Deborah "Debbie" Bolen Rice, 58, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital following a short illness. She was born December 1, 1956 in Guilford County to the late Charles W. and Betty Jean Andrews Bolen. She was married to Anthony "Tony" Rice who survives. Debbie was known as "Bubbles" a fun loving person...
William Durham, Sr.
Mar 24, 2015
William "Bill" Edward Durham, Sr., 76, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born in Alamance County to the late Edward Harold Durham and Mary Florine Moser Durham and was the husband to Barbara Ann Braswell Durham who survives. They had just celebrated 57 years of marriage on...
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