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Thelma Cutler
Feb 26, 2009
Thelma Marie Hawkins Cutler, age 78, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Clyde Harvey and Cammie Haithcock Hawkins. Marie owned and operated Alamance Mobile Home Supply for over 30 years. She was...
Billy Page
Feb 26, 2009
Billy Glenn Page, 73, of 6257 Stoney Mountain Rd. passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Elijah Thomas Page and the late Blanche Stuart Page and was married for over 48 years to Mrs. Willie McKinney...
Margaret Jirak
Feb 26, 2009
Margaret Phyllis Jirak, 63, of Elon, died peacefully at home last Thursday morning after a lifetime of progressive disability due to Multiple Sclerosis. Paul, her husband of 39 years was at her side. During an acute illness in her last week, Marge was under the care of in-home Hospice staff. Born and raised in the Chicago...
Colleen Newsome
Feb 25, 2009
Colleen Melton Newsome, 83 of Burlington, NC, lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, February 25th 2009 at her daughter's home in Westerville OH. She was born in Salisbury, NC and was retired after 40 years of service as campaign director for the United Way of Alamance County. She was preceded in death by her beloved...
Earl Scott, Sr.
Feb 23, 2009
Earl Rogers Scott, Sr., age 83, of Trail Four passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and was the husband of 64 years to Gertrude Terry Scott who survives. Rogers served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He retired...
Rickey Brown
Feb 23, 2009
Rickey Allen Brown; age 50, of 7944 Troxler Mill Rd., passed away Monday February 23, 2009 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late George Van and Virginia Simpson Brown. Rickey was a prominent farmer, a member of Apple's Chapel Christian Church and active in competitive...
Maurine Allred
Feb 21, 2009
Graham, NC Ina Maurine Tatum Allred, age 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at her home. She was a native of Caswell County and the daughter of the late Albert Berry and Annie Eudora McKinney Tatum. Maurine retired from Lawrence Industries and was a member of Open Bible Baptist...
Barbara Spriestersbach
Feb 20, 2009
Barbara Reis Spriestersbach, 82, died peacefully on February 20, 2009 at The Village at Brookwood in Burlington, North Carolina, surrounded by loving family members. She is now with the love of her life, her husband David, with whom she enjoyed 61 years of marriage before his death in 2008. Mrs. Spriestersbach was the daughter of Clement...
Terry Hutchens
Feb 17, 2009
Gibsonville, NC Terry Gene Hutchens, age 54, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 16, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 33 years to Darlene Wells Hutchens who survives. Terry retired from Lorillard Corporation after 36 years. He was a...
Mildred Stephenson
Feb 17, 2009
Burlington Mildred Barlow Stephenson, 92, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Twin Lakes Health Care in Burlington, North Carolina after several years of failing health. She was born on January 12, 1917 in Wakefield, Virginia to Walter O. Barlow and Martha Roxie Carroll Barlow, both deceased. She was raised in Franklin, Virginia and moved to Suffolk,...
Ruth Gillispie
Feb 17, 2009
Ruth C. Gillispie, 80, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009. A native of High Point, NC, she was born to the late Cletus and Maggie Henderson Chapman. Ruth moved from Burlington to Tallahassee, FL in 2005. She was a member of Altamahaw Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was the owner of the Grape Vine Interiors for many years...
Paul Buckley, III
Feb 16, 2009
Elon, NC Paul James "PJ" Buckley, III, age 23, passed away at his home in Charlotte on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. He was a native of Blacksburg, Virginia and was employed with Rock Bottom Restaurant in Charlotte. He was a 2003 graduate of Southern Alamance High School and he worked with the Elon University Television department...
Lloyd Steelman
Feb 15, 2009
Lloyd Thomas Steelman, 88, of Hwy 87 North, died on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Hospice Home. He was born in Yadkin County to the late Isaac W. and Cornelia Reavis Steelman and was married for 64 years to Mary Louise Steelman, who survives. He retired as manager of Boston Cleaners and was a member...
Pamela Thornton
Feb 14, 2009
BURLINGTON- Mrs. Pamela Evans Thornton, 47, of 523 Westhampton Ct., died on Friday, February 13, 2009 at her home after several months of failing health. Born in Ft. Jackson, SC, she was the daughter of Anthony Evans and Ann Cato Evans, who both survive, and was married for 17 years to David Gerald Thornton, who survives....
J. Evans
Feb 14, 2009
Elon, NC J.V. Boyd Evans, 80, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Hospice Home. Mr. Evans was born September 5, 1928 in Randolph County to the late Marcus W. and Flora C. Evans. J.V. worked for many years at Glen Raven Mills; attended Fairview United Methodist Church; was a member of the V. F....
Maria Mansfield
Feb 12, 2009
Mrs. Maria M. Mansfield, age 93, was born on December 25, 1915 and joined her extended family in eternity on February 12, 2009. The funeral service will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Alamance Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with visitation following the service. Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Mansfield...
Rev. Grant
Feb 11, 2009
William Robert Grant, age 93, of Twin Lakes Community, passed into the presence of God on February 11, 2009. Bill was born to James and Martha Lentz Grant in Oxford, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1916. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Glenna Kielhorn Grant. He is survived by his three children:...
John Powell, Jr.
Feb 10, 2009
John Ray Powell, Jr. 41, of 2201 Burch Bridge Road passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009. He was born December 3, 1967 in Alamance County. Survivors include his mother Sharon O'Daniel Little of Burlington, a sister Priscilla Straight of Elon, brothers; James Powell and Jonathan Little both of Burlington, nieces; Hailey, Alexis, nephews; Elliott, Kristopher, James...
Hazel Rudd
Feb 6, 2009
Hazel Warren Rudd, 88, formerly of Albany St. passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Hospice Home following 2 months of critical illness. A native of Caswell County, she was the wife of the late Emery Warren Rudd, and the daughter of the late Floyd Doak Warren and Mabel Murphy Warren. She was a faithful...
Walker Howard
Feb 5, 2009
Burlington, NC Walker G. Howard, age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Charlestown, Indiana and the husband of 60 years to Doris Clement Howard who survives. Walker retired from Alcatel Lucent after 30 years and was a member of Telephone...


