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Leonard Phillippie
Jul 17, 2008
Leonard E. Phillippie, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 56 years to Doris Shaw Phillippie who survives. Leonard was employed for 30 years with Kayser Roth and retired from Sobar...
Jack Oakley
Jul 17, 2008
Burlington, NC Jack C. Oakley, age 79, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 55 years to Carla Sharpe Oakley who survives. Jack retired after 37 years with Duke Power in Burlington,...
Helen Hawkins
Jul 16, 2008
Mrs. Helen Holmes Hanford Hawkins, 88, a former resident of Bidney Dr., passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the Hospice Home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Hawkins was born on December 16, 1919 in Alamance County to the late Lon Hanford and the late Lora Mebane Hanford. She retired from Carolina Hosiery Mill after many...
Gary Chrisman
Jul 16, 2008
Mr. Gary L. Chrisman, 73 of 617 Smith St. passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Mr. Chrisman was born May 23, 1935 in Guilford County to the late Connie Mae Chrisman Watts. Gary was a retired mechanic with the Town of Gibsonville and he attended New Life Fellowship. Gary was an...
Jay English
Jul 15, 2008
Burlington JAY ENGLISH photo Alfred James "Jay" English, age 49, of 953 Greenwood Dr., passed away Tuesday July 15, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Johnston County, he was the son of the late Charles Sperth and Lucille Morgan English and husband of Sherrie Campbell English who survives. He was an employee of...
Robert Anderson
Jul 15, 2008
Mr. Robert Olan Anderson, 88, of 2916 Lake Dr. passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at the Hospice Home. Mr. Anderson was born February 9, 1920 in Caswell County to the late John Thomas Anderson and Maggie Dunevant Anderson. Mr. Anderson was married for 57 years to Mrs. Mildred Addison Anderson until her death in 2002....
Mary Gaines
Jul 13, 2008
Mrs. Mary Magdalene Johnson Gaines, 68, of 2571 Bonlee-Carbonton Rd., died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at UNC Hospitals after a brief illness. A native of Chatham County, she was the daughter of the late Eulas Johnson and the late Lillie Elmore Johnson and was married to the late Wade Allen Gaines. She was employed with Acme...
Cpl. Rainey
Jul 13, 2008
Haw River Cpl. Pruitt Allen Rainey, 22, of Haw River passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2008 while faithfully serving his country in Afghanistan. Pruitt was a member of Glen Hope Baptist Church where he was very active with the youth after getting saved under the ministry of Rev. David Faile, his youth pastor. He was...
Thomas Bayliff
Jul 12, 2008
Gibsonville, NC Thomas Jonathan Jackson Bayliff, age 24, died on Saturday, July 12, 2008. He is survived by his mother, Karen Bayliff of Burlington; sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer "Jenn" Hanes and her husband, Ryan of Fayetteville and a brother, Allan Lawrence Bayliff of Graham. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at a...
Boyd Spangler, Jr.
Jul 12, 2008
Elon, NC Boyd "Bud" Herman Spangler, age 76, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Cedar Hill, Ohio and a resident of Elon for 32 years. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Donna Rhymer Spangler. Boyd served in the US Navy...
Esther Wilborn
Jul 10, 2008
Mrs. Esther Weaver Wilborn, 84, of 1670 Westbrook Ave., went home to be with her Lord Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Hospice Home after two years of declining health. Born in Person County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edgar Weaver and the late Nannie Wise Powell Weaver and was married to the...
Benjamin Davis
Jul 8, 2008
Haw River Benjamin "Benny" Lewis Davis, 69 passed away Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at the Hospice Home. Mr. Davis was born July 24, 1938 in Alamance County to the late Jeff and Ola Jones Davis. He was a retired truck driver with Overnight Transportation Co. Benny was a popular Dirt Track Race Car Driver at Ace,...
Weldon Allen
Jul 8, 2008
Gibsonville, NC Weldon K. Allen, age 77, formerly of Steele Street went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Evergreens Nursing Center in Greensboro. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Melvin R. and Launa Hart Allen. Weldon mowed lawns for many years in Gibsonville...
Howard Kernodle
Jul 8, 2008
Elon, NC Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle, age 80, of Kerr Chapel Road went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of the late Virginia Garrison Kernodle who passed away on April 15th of this year. Howard retired from Burlington Industries, Williamsburg Plant. He was the...
Herbert Braun, Sr.
Jul 8, 2008
Burlington Herbert Cornelius Braun, Sr., age 92, of Twin Lakes died at his home on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 with family by his side. He was a native of Weehawken, New Jersey and was married for 65 years to Julia Curtin Braun who preceded him in death in 2007. Herb graduated from Union Hill High School...
Alice Clark
Jul 8, 2008
Burlington, NC Miss Alice Gertrude "Duck" Clark, age 84, formerly of Ossipee Front Street passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Roach Clark. Alice was a former employee with Engineered Plastics and later retired from Memorial...
Dorothy Lundy
Jul 8, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Longyear Lundy, 76, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at UNC Hospitals after a brief illness. Born in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late George Longyear and the late Charlotte Woods Longyear. She was retired from Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY with over 20 years service and...
Rev. Richardson
Jul 7, 2008
Burlington, NC Rev. Joel Thomas "Tommy" Richardson, age 65, of 1810 Springhill Dr. went home to be with his Lord and Saviour at 3:55 P.M. Monday July 7, 2008. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Lucille Lowe Richardson and son of the late Joel and Cathleen Allred Richardson. He was employed by...
Michael Lewis
Jul 7, 2008
Pinnacle, NC Michael Phillip Lewis, age 51, of 1030 Christian Dr., passed away Monday July 7, 2008 at J.R. Jones Medical Center. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Kelly Brooks Lewis and son of the late Nolan Phillip and Margaret Haste Lewis. He had worked as a florist in the Gibsonville area...
Myrtle Inge
Jul 5, 2008
Burlington - Myrtle Shoe Inge, 89, of 2716 Catherine Drive passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at UNC Hospitals after a critical illness of one week. She was born in Alamance County to the late Arthur Lee and Emily May Sharpe Shoe and was married for 60 years to the late Noel Edward Inge. She...


