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Ervin Somers
May 19, 2014
Ervin "Bid" Lee Somers, age 84 passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at his home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of the late Rose Marie Perkins Somers. Bid was employed for many years with Monarch Hosiery and he was a self- employed auto mechanic most of his life. Bid was...
Betty Allred
May 18, 2014
Betty Lou Jones Allred, 82, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Newport News, VA to the late Maurice Bernice "Farmer" Jones and the late Helen Elizabeth Ledwitch Jones and was married to the late Lawrence Earl Allred who died in 2004. Betty worked at Western...
Rev. Simpson
May 18, 2014
Graham Rev. Marvin Craft Simpson, God's faithful servant, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, May 18, 2014. He was born August 23, 1928 in Bath County, VA to Andrew Milton and Lula Margaret Feaster Simpson. The family moved to the Centerville, PA area when he was five and he was educated in the PA school...
Lorraine Matkins
May 17, 2014
Mrs. Lorraine Whitfield Gerringer Matkins, age 90, of Elon, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Person County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lester Ezra Whitfield and the late Maggie Long Whitfield and was married to "J.C." Matkins, who survives. She...
Dorothy Apple
May 17, 2014
Burlington, NC Miss Dorothy Lee Apple, age 82 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2014. She was a native of Guilford County and the daughter of the late Elza Van and Corinna Hawk Apple. Dorothy retired from the Textiles Industry and was a member of Faith Bible Chapel. She is survived...
Gilbert Redding, Jr.
May 15, 2014
Gibsonville - Gilbert Oliver Redding, Jr., 68, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Gilbert was born in Searcy, AK, to the late Gilbert Oliver Redding, Sr. and the late Allene Joyce Redding, was married to Linda Ward Redding who survives. Gilbert retired from Orkin Pest...
Nickalus Preyer
May 15, 2014
Nickalus Gabriel Preyer, 34, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. The service to celebrate his life will be 5:00 PM Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Haw River Civic Center, 101 Stone St. Haw River. The family will receive friends following the service.
Sharon Lloyd
May 12, 2014
Sharon Lee Mullis Bowland Lloyd, 64, passed away at her home on Monday, May 12, 2014. She was born in Alamance County to the late Ralph Graham Mullis and the late Norma Lee Ray Mullis. Sharon retired from Duke University Medical Center. Survivors include her daughter, Bobbie Jean Bowland Tim Keenan of Gainesville, GA; sisters, Bonita...
Helen Wade
May 12, 2014
Mrs. Helen Robbins Wade, age 63, of Mt. View Rd., passed away May 12, 2014 at UNC Hospital after several months of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Hardin Monroe Robbins, Sr. and Mrs. Kathleen Ruppard Robbins, who survives. She was married for over 36 years to the...
Richard Clark
May 11, 2014
Richard Lee "Dick" Clark, 79, of Burlington, NC, formerly of Ottawa, IL, passed away on May 11, 2014. Born and raised in Galesburg, IL, he graduated in 1958 from Knox College with a BA and from Western Illinois Univ, MS in 1963. He began his career as an educator teaching two years each at Knoxville and...
Robert Krall
May 10, 2014
Robert Francis Krall, age 73, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at Moses Cone Hospital. A native of Passaic, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Frank and Anna Cecilia Sprock Krall and husband of Martha Becerra Krall, who survives. Bob was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and a U.S. Army...
David Smith
May 9, 2014
David Nicholas "Nick" Smith, age 29 passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of David W. and Sharon "Polly" Faucette Smith. David was employed with AKG in Mebane. He was a graduate of the 2003 class of Walter M. Williams High School. David enjoyed fishing, golfing...
Lucille Delorge
May 7, 2014
Lucille Irene Gosselin Delorge, Marcel and his son's Robert and Kenneth invite family and friends to join them in a memorial celebration of Lucille's life at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Saco, Maine on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 10 a.m. There will be a luncheon immediately following the service in the church hall. A...
Bernard Tichy
May 7, 2014
Mr. Bernard William "Barney" Tichy, age 84, of Cornerstone Dr., passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Born in Flushing, NY, he was the son of the late William Charles Tichy and the late Eileen Anderson Tichy, and was married for over 57 years to Mrs. Marilyn MacKenzie Tichy, who died in...
Virginia Yates
May 7, 2014
Virginia Scarborough Yates passed away peacefully on May 7, 2014. She was born September 27, 1936, to Viola Scarborough Cashwell and William Vance Scarborough outside of Asheville, North Carolina. She was a child of the mountains. While you can take the girl out of the mountains, you could not take the mountains out of the woman...
Phillip Reeves
May 5, 2014
Whitsett Phillip Douglas Reeves, 77, passed away May 5, 2014 at his home. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Edgar Emmett and Ophelia Lester Reeves. Phillip was of the Baptist faith, served in the US Marines and retired from Varco-Pruden, Inc. as the senior designer engineer. He is survived by...
Suelene Abbott
May 4, 2014
Mrs. Suelene Bunch Abbott, age 79, of Edgewood Place passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014 at her residence after several months of failing health. Born in Pickens County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Mac Bunch and the late Ada Walker Bunch and was married for over 50 years to Oscar Vance Abbott, Jr.,...
Donnie Herndon
May 3, 2014
Donnie Lynn Herndon, 63 of Burlington passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Hospice Home. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of the late Robert Anderson and Brona Virginia Smith Herndon. He was married for 18 years to Suzanne McMinn Herndon who survives. Donnie was a 1969 graduate of Williams...
Lela Lucas
May 3, 2014
Lelia Elizabeth Boone Lucas, 90, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Heartland Living and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Guilford County to the late Joseph Addie Boone and the late Lydia Cook Boone and was married to the late Ike F. Lucas. Lelia retired from Burlington Industries after 40 years of service. She was...
Henry Frenke
May 3, 2014
Henry William Frenke, 85, passed away Saturday at his home with his devoted wife, daughter, grandson Robert & wife Tabitha by his side. Henry was born October 2, 1928 in Hanover, Germany to the late Karl and Marie Muller Frenke. He and his wife, Helen Bohlen Frenke were married for sixty-three years. Henry served in the...
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