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Edward Trethaway
Nov 9, 2012
Edward Joseph "Ned" Trethaway-December 17, 1926-November 9, 2012 Ned passed away peacefully at Twin Lakes Retirement Community, in Burlington NC, November 9, 2012. A native of Montclair, NJ he was born December 17, 1926 to Joseph and Mary Trethaway. While attending Cornell University, Ned served a brief stint in the US Navy, and then the Army...
Beulah Thomas
Nov 8, 2012
Beulah Caulder Thomas, 88, of 854 Deep Creek Church Rd., passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the Hospice Home following several months of failing health and three weeks critical.. She was the wife of the late Cecil James Thomas and was born December 15, 1923 in Guilford County to the late Everette Mitchell and Minnie...
Louise Johnson
Nov 8, 2012
BURLINGTON, NC- Louise Ross Johnson Louise Burnice Ross Johnson, 82, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Alamance County on June 10, 1930 to the late John and Julia Moore Ross and was the wife of 58 years to the late Donald "Johnnie" Norris Johnson. Louise was a homemaker...
Cora Porter
Nov 8, 2012
Cora Evans Porter, age 92 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Liberty Commons surrounded by her family. She was born July 16, 1920 to the late Mascus William "Mack" and Flora Corder Evans and was married for 58 years to the late Grady William Porter. Cora retired from Springwood...
Betty Smith
Nov 6, 2012
Mrs. Betty Soots Smith, age 78, of 6799 Leaf Crest Dr, Apt 1, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Paris A. Soots and the late Emma Parrish Soots and was previously married to Theodore Roosevelt "Jeep"...
Warren Swangin, Sr.
Nov 5, 2012
Warren Harold Swangin, Sr., 87, formerly of Cherry Ct. passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at Ashton Place Health and Rehab. Center following several years of failing health. He was born March 6, 1925 to the late Pearl and Lula Swangin. Warren had retired from Lucent Industries and had served in the Army Air Force during...
Bernice Williams
Nov 3, 2012
Bernice Stanley Williams, age 78, of 203 New Hope Village Dr. passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro on Saturday, November 3, 2012 A native of Duplin County, he was the son of the late John Bernice and Sadie Brock Williams and husband of Gladys Strickland Williams who survives. Stanley attended schools in Duplin and...
Annie Rice
Nov 2, 2012
Annie Lou Hooper Rice died November 2, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IN. She was born in Caswell County, NC on January 7, 1920 and was a lifelong resident of Alamance County, NC and more recently had resided in Newburgh, IN. Annie was the daughter of John Wright Hooper and Hattie Lela Reid...
Paul Aydt
Nov 1, 2012
Paul Wayne Aydt, 91, went home to be with the Lord and sing in the heavenly choir on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was born in Dahlgren, IL on February 22, 1921 to the late William Albert and Verla Beatrice Hunt Aydt and was the husband of 66...
Ralph Kerr, Jr.
Oct 31, 2012
Ralph Eugene Kerr, Jr., 82, of Gibsonville, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Born in Guilford County, he was the son of the late Ralph Eugene, Sr. and Viola Forbis Kerr and was married for over 52 years to the late Annie Jeannette Ashe Kerr. Ralph retired from Southern Webbing...
Gloria Harrelson
Oct 30, 2012
Mebane, NC Mrs. Gloria Ward Harrelson, 71, died suddenly Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Alamance County to the late Lloyd Vance Ward, Sr. and Mary Foust Ward and was married to the late Talmadge Peyton Craig. Gloria retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of the New...
Doris Alcon
Oct 29, 2012
Doris Louise Mosley Alcon, 83, of 2746 Old Hwy 87 N., passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at her home after six months of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert Sidney Alcon, Sr. and was born November 5, 1928 in Union, SC to the late Glen and Lottie Mae Willard Mosley. Doris...
William Boswell
Oct 27, 2012
Snow Camp. NC William "Bill" Jefferson Boswell, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 27, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 58 years to Gena King Boswell who survives. Bill retired from GE in Mebane after 20 years...
Irma Seamster
Oct 26, 2012
Elon Irma Rowland Seamster, 91, formerly of Lebanon Ave. passed away Friday, October 26, 2012 at Liberty Commons. She was the wife of the late Stephen Sydnor Seamster and was born July 22, 1921 in Pittsylvania County, VA to the late William Amos and Jennie Kate Eanes Rowland. Irma was a housemother for over 18 years...
Ruby Cates
Oct 26, 2012
Ruby Thompson Cates, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday October 26, 2012 at The Hospice Home. She was born August 12, 1922 in Alamance County to the late Edwin Herbert and Sarah May Thompson. She had retired from Kayser-Roth Hosiery and later worked for Zayre. Ruby was a member of the...
Lucille Denton
Oct 24, 2012
Burlington, NC Lucille Cooper Denton, 88, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at ARMC surrounded by her family. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of 33 years to James Craig Denton, Jr. who survives. Lucille retired from Alamance County Hospital and she was a lifetime member...
George Skenes
Oct 24, 2012
Burlington George David Skenes, 69 of 3441 Alma Lane, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the Hospice Home following an extraordinary battle with cancer. A native of Alamance County, he was born April 29, 1943 to the late John Fisher and Mildred York Skenes and was married to Judy Lynn...
Mario Torrez
Oct 23, 2012
Mr. Mario Torrez, 66, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at his residence. Mario was born in Saginaw, MI to the late Manuel Torrez and Remedios Hernandez Torrez who survives. He lived most of his life in Elon, NC and East Lansing, MI. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Margaret Emerson Torrez; daughter Marrissa Ortiz-Torrez...
Roy Kernodle
Oct 22, 2012
Elon STALEY KERNODLE Roy Staley Kernodle, age 87 of 3540 North NC 87, passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of 60 years to Eunice Saunders Kernodle and son of the late Roy Watson and Sallie Jones Kernodle. He was a longtime member...
Bertha Hill
Oct 21, 2012
Burlington, NC Mrs. Bertha Matilda Mitchell "Tillie" Hill, 64, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at White Oak Manor after three years of failing health. Tillie was born in Alamance County to the late Wallace Mitchell and the late Ollie Petty Bower and was married to the late Herbert McKinney Hill. She was a member of...