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Rev. Spence, Jr.
Oct 21, 2014
Rev. Robert Julian Spence, Jr., 75, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Alamance Regional Hospital. A native of Guilford County, he was born September 30, 1939 to the late Robert Julian and Margaret Ingle Spence and was the husband of 54 years to Linda Spence of the home. Robert served...
Audrey Hemphill
Oct 21, 2014
Audrey Vaye Layton Hemphill, 94, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Liberty Commons in Burlington. A native of Randolph County, she was born August 28, 1920 to the late Armp Samuel and Bertie Wicker Layton and was the wife of 65 years to the late Lacy Fleming Hemphill. Audrey retired...
Bryan Michael
Oct 21, 2014
Bryan Leroy Michael, 83, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Peak Resources. He was born February 26, 1931 in Juniata County, PA to the late James Andrew Michael, Sr. and the late Evelyn Ida Fasick Michael. Bryan was the husband to Jeannie Hockenberry Michael for sixty years. He had retired and enjoyed spending time helping...
Robert Laws, Jr.
Oct 18, 2014
Mr. Robert James Laws, Jr., age 69, of Gibsonville, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born in Richlands, VA, he was the son of the late Robert James Laws, Sr. and the late Ella Mae White Laws and was married for over 47 years to Mrs....
Rosemary Hooks
Oct 18, 2014
Ms. Rosemary Hooks, age 70, of Burlington, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Liberty Commons after several months of failing health. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late James Robert Hooks and the late Rowena Newell Hooks. Rosemary graduated with a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University and retired from...
Lilly Ward
Oct 17, 2014
Lilly Jane Murphy Ward, 68, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Chatham County to the late James Edward Murphy and the late Rachel Elizabeth Canady Murphy. Lilly retired from Alamance Memorial Hospital and attended Ebenezer United Church of Christ. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Randy...
Lessie Curtis
Oct 15, 2014
Our sweet, precious mother, Lessie Florence Pritchard Curtis, 85, previously of 1310 Willie Pace Rd, Burlington and most recently of Springview Assisted Living in Burlington, surrounded by her loving family, passed from this earthly world to the heavens above on October 15, 2014 at the Hospice Home in Burlington, NC. Our Mom was the ninth child...
Raymond Kivett
Oct 14, 2014
Mr. Raymond Edward Kivett, age 88, of Burlington, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at his home after several months of failing health. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Edward Leonard Kivett and the late Ruth Hay Kivett and was married for over 60 years to Ruth Sims Kivett,...
June Loftis
Oct 13, 2014
Burlington-June McPherson Loftis, age 80 passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 at ARMC. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of 61 years to C.S. Loftis, Jr. who survives. June was a lifetime member of Eastlawn Elementary School PTA for over 25 years. She enjoyed arts and crafts and spending time at...
John Payne
Oct 11, 2014
John Henry Payne, 81, passed away Saturday October 11, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 8, 1933 in Guilford County to the late John Will and Mary Cleo Brown Payne. John was the husband of the late Virginia "Ginger" Summers Payne. John was a farmer in the Osceola community for...
Elvin Faulkner
Oct 11, 2014
Burlington-Elvin James "Jim" Faulkner, 85, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 11, 2014 at his home. He was born in Vance County on December 3, 1928 to the late Marvin Edgar Faulkner and Lillian Irene Minor Faulkner Hutson and was the husband of 62 years to the late Emma Jean Hall Faulkner. Jim...
Alene Shepard
Oct 11, 2014
Concord, NC-Alene Long Shepard, age 88 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 11, 2014. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Edgar Harvey "Ted" Shepard. Alene is survived by her son, Gary Shepard and his wife, Cindy of Concord; grandchildren, Brian Shepard and his wife, Jennifer...

Jerry Vines
Oct 10, 2014
Jerry Sidney Vines, 92, passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Village of Brookwood. He was born in New York City, NY to the late Sam and Ida Levine. Jerry retired as a designer of sports clothing and children's clothing. He was a US Coast Guard veteran of WWII and was formerly of Chapel Hill...
Renn Honeycutt, Jr.
Oct 8, 2014
Renn Galloway Honeycutt, Jr., 88, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Richland County, SC to the late Renn Galloway Honeycutt, Sr. and the late Melvil "Mel" Alba Montgomery Honeycutt and was the husband of 62 years to Ann Manning Honeycutt who survives. Renn retired from...
Virginia Smithey
Oct 8, 2014
Browns Summit Virginia Busick Smithey, 86, of Browns Summit passed from this earthly life to Life Everlasting on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born in Guilford County to the late Thomas Jefferson and Lillie Belle Chrismon Busick and was married to the late Loften Lambert Smithey. She was also preceded in...
Linda Apple
Oct 8, 2014
Linda Faye Madren Apple, age 70 of Basin Creek Rd. passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Myrtle Boswell Madren. Faye was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Christi an Church where she was the...
Elaine Thurau
Oct 7, 2014
Elaine Barbara Adams Thurau, 80, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at her residence. She was married to Raymond "Ray" Thurau for fifty-nine years and was born July 28, 1934 in Patterson, NJ to the late Rosario Roberto and Grace Ganguzza Adams. Elaine had worked in Hart, Schaffner and Marx supporting the airline industry. She was...
Jack West
Oct 6, 2014
Jack Beaver West, age 79, of Canterbury Dr. passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Iredell County, he was the son of the late Malcolm L. West and Ola Beaver West, who survives. Jack was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was a former member of Piedmont Presbyterian...
Wilton Pattishall
Oct 5, 2014
Mr. Wilton R. "Pat" Pattishall, age 82, of Elon, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at his home after a brief illness. Pat was a native of Alamance County and was the son of the late William Thomas Pattishall and the late Bessie Vinson Pattishall and was married to Barbara Vaughan Montgomery Pattishall, who survives....
Sidney George, Sr.
Oct 2, 2014
Sidney Madison "S.M." George, Sr., age 74, of Kimesville, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at his home. He was born in Randolph County on August 20, 1940 to the late John Quincy Foy George and the late Julia Irene Culler George and was married for over 51 years to Mary Louise Cox George, who survives....