Obituaries

Polly Clark Smith died on Tuesday, September 11th at the Hospice Home. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Boatman and Daisy Clark of Greensboro, NC. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Howard Clark, Viola Leonard, Lauda Matheney, Tommy Clark, Woody Clark, Rueben Clark, Nell Jones and her former husband, John Robert Smith. She is...

Mozelle Gerringer Smith Loy, 87, formerly of Hub Mill Rd. went home to be with the Lord on Monday June 18, 2007 after several years of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Jimmie Alfred Smith and wife of Ralph Loy who survives. She was the daughter of the...

Burlington Garland Monroe Gerringer, age 67, of 3756 Stony Creek Church Rd. passed away Thursday October 6, 2005 at D & M Family Care. A native of Alamance County, he was son of the late Alvis Monroe and Viola Dickens Gerringer. He was a member of the Army National Guard and was retired from Burlington Industries,...

Wallace Holt Slade, 79, of 1462 Morningside Dr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior at his residence. Mr. Wallace was born March 26, 1927 in Alamance County to the late Lee Wycliff and Lillian G. Slade and he was married to Helen Potts Slade for over 60 years. Mr. Slade was a retired...

Peggy Pruitt Mann, age 66, of Tucker Street, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 3, 2006 following a courageous eight year battle with colon cancer. She was the wife of Rev. Gerald Mann and the daughter of the late Ernest and Inez Langley Pruitt. Peggy was a native of Guilford County, worked...

Miss Frances Elizabeth Simpson, 90, formerly of Altamahaw Race Track Rd. passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Alamance Health Care after several years of failing health. She was the daughter of the late John Bruce and Mamie Gwyn Simpson. Frances was born in Alamance County, she retired from Glen raven Mills and also worked part...

Jewel Faye Malone died suddenly Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Presbyterian Home of Hawfields after ten plus years of fragile health. She was 79. She moved to N.C. following the death of her husband, Mahlon G. Malone, where they lived in Kingwood, Texas. She is survived by her sister, Norma Bergeron and husband, AL, of Burlington,...

Burlington, NC Erma Luton Sloan, age 80, of Maple Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Howe, Oklahoma and the daughter of the late Charles William and Ila Josephine Woolbright Luton. Erma was a homemaker and she retired from the Michigan...

Ralph Edward Goldston, age 81, of 791 of Boone Station Drive went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Liberty Commons. He was a native of Concord, NC and the husband of 62 years of Evelyn Toney Goldston who survives. Ralph was retired from Burlington Industries Transportation Division after 42 years....

Abbey Michelle Glosson, 16, of 228 Henderson Tanyard Rd., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 26, 2006 at UNC Hospital. A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of Jerry Mark Glosson and Renee Summers Glosson, who survive. Abbey was the Junior Class President at Jordan-Matthews High School, a Varsity Cheerleader,...

Burlington, NC Annie Carter Doss Mansfield, age 81, formerly of Elon-Ossipee Road went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at The Oaks of Burlington. She was a native of Danville, Virginia and the wife of the late Thomas Jefferson Mansfield. Annie retired from Holt Hosiery and was a homemaker. She was...

Doris May Brooks, 74, formerly of 3148 Whitesell Dr. went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 13, 2006 at the Hospice Home after several years of failing health and two weeks critical illness. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Ralph T. May and the late Grace Helen Finley May...

Mr. Bascom David Corky Brooks went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 25, 2006 after a courageous battle of sickness at Moses Cone Hospital. Mr. Brooks was born November 13, 1928 in Alamance County. He was the son of the late James William and Swannie Page Brooks. He was co-owner and...

Carolina Beach, NC Glenn Jospeh Spunky Mansfield, Sr., age 69, of 700 Atlanta Avenue died on Monday, July 2, 2007 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Toy Glenn Captain Tarzan Mansfield and Maria Markovich Mansfield who survives. Glenn will be remembered as a...

Burlington, NC Evelyn Toney Goldston, age 80, of 791 of Boone Station Drive went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of Ralph Edward Goldston who died in 2006. Evelyn was a homemaker and member of Trinity...

Vicky Johnson Marks Brinkley, age 64, of 1522 North NC 87 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 20, 2006 after two years of failing health. She was the wife of Jerry Ed Brinkley who survives and a native of Alamance County. Vicky was employed for many years at Alamance Regional Medical Center....

Jean Ann Roddin Bretz, age 60, of 6619 Barton Creek Drive went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Brooklyn, New York and the wife of 39 years to Kenneth Bretz who survives. Jean was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church...

Julia Teresa Curtin Braun, age 85, of Twin Lakes went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 5, 2007 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Passaic, New Jersey and the wife of 65 years to Herbert C. Herb Braun, Sr. who survives. Julia graduated from Passaic High School and...

John Gilmer Gerner, 71, of 5822 Carmen Rd., died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at his home after a sudden illness. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late James Monroe Gerner and the late Lahla Andrews Gerner. He was retired after many years as a service station attendant and was a member...

James Jim Thomas Brophy, 89, of Cedar Ridge Retirement Center, died on Sunday, May 13, 2007 at his residence. A native of Rochester, NY, he was the husband of Evelyn Mary Quetchenbach Brophy who survives and son of the late James J. and Alice Bolton Brophy. Jim was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and...