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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...
John Sefner
May 2, 2014
Youngstown, Ohio John Sefner, 84, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at his daughters' home in Prospect Hill, NC after several months of failing health. He was born in Mahoning, Ohio to the late Steven and Louise Baptist Sefner and was the husband of 58 years to Clara Sera Sefner who survives. John was a...
Julia Matyasik
Apr 30, 2014
Julia Zbizak Matyasik, 103, passed away April 30, 2014 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. There will be a celebration of her life held at a later date.
Patricia Riddell
Apr 30, 2014
Patricia Lou Dennis "Pat" Riddell, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Alamance Health Care Center due to complications from congestive heart failure. Pat went to sleep in this world Wednesday evening and woke up in the presence of the Lord she loved and served. She was born in Davison County, South Dakota to the...
George Saunders
Apr 29, 2014
G. ROY SAUNDERS George Roy Saunders, age 84, of Westbrook Ave., passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Leonard Eugene and Mary Ella Danieley Saunders. He retired from the City of Burlington as assistant...
James Paschal, Sr.
Apr 28, 2014
Mr. James Wilbert Paschal, Sr., age 97, formerly of Cherry Grove Rd., passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at Edgewood Place after several weeks of failing health. A native of Caswell County, he was the son of the late Elisha Paschal and the late Fanny Tate Paschal and was married for over 68 years to the...
Kemp Loy, Jr.
Apr 28, 2014
Kemp "Kenny" McKinley Loy, Jr., 63, of Burlington passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of the late Kemp M. Loy, Sr. and Norma Mitchell Loy who survives. Kenny was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church. He loved camping, the outdoors and...
Taylor Foster
Apr 27, 2014
Taylor Dawn Foster, age 17 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 27, 2014 after a 4 year battle with Osteosarcoma. She was a native of Guilford County and the daughter of Brian and Wendy Foster. Taylor was a graduate of the 2014 class of Northeast High School. She attended Apple's Chapel Christian...
Frances Grubbs
Apr 26, 2014
Burlington, NC Frances Roberts Grubbs, age 91 went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 26, 2014. She was a native of Pittsylvania County, Virginia and the wife of the late Joseph "Coot" Elliotte Grubbs. Frances taught Home Economics at Anderson High School for many years and was a substitute teacher for Anderson Elementary...
Marie Cenci
Apr 25, 2014
Marie Barbara Bocian Cenci, 91, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at Twin Lakes Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late Ralph Richard Cenci and was born December 22, 1922 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Sylvester and Rose Woods Bocian. Survivors include her daughter Lynne Wentz and her husband George of Elon, a...
Virginia Younger
Apr 25, 2014
Virginia Coltren Younger, 90, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at the Hospice Home after two weeks of failing health. She was born in Sampson County to the late Percy Raymond Coltren and the late Maggie Boone Coltren and was married to the late Herman Warren Younger. Virginia was a homemaker, a member of Gibsonville Evangelical...
Jesse Whitlow
Apr 25, 2014
Jesse Noton Whitlow, 95, passed away Friday April 25, 2014 at the Hospice Home. He was married to the late Ruth Shelton Whitlow for seventy-one years and was born June 9, 1918 in Patrick County, VA to the late Noten and Lily Bowles Whitlow. Jesse had served in the U.S. Army during WW II and worked...
Dannie Lamm, Sr.
Apr 24, 2014
Elon, NC Dannie Ray Lamm, Sr. age 63, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at VA Hospital in Durham. Dannie was a native of Johnston County and the son of the late Daniel Lee and Geraldine Jernigan Lamm. Dannie was the owner and operator of his own construction business. He was a veteran of the...
Barbara Vincent
Apr 23, 2014
Barbara Ann Lewis Vincent, age 69 passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Hospice home. Barbara was born in Alamance County on January 30, 1945 the daughter of Clayton Walter Lewis and Ethel Frazier Lewis. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger Vincent, a son Larry Kent McAdams and a sister Helen...
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