Obituaries

Mr. Franklin Frank Riggs, 73, of 420 May St. passed away Wednesday March 7, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Riggs was born November 22, 1933 in Onslow, County to the late Loyal and Emma Riggs. He retired from Sherwood Forest Apartments where he did maintenance. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved working...

Mrs. Hortense Cantrell Sharpe, age 97, formerly of S. Sellars Mill Rd., passed away at 12:55 AM Thursday October 19, 2006 at Hospice Home. A native of Alamance County, she was wife of the late Walter M. Pete Sharpe and daughter of the late John Benjamin and Dora Story Cantrell. She was retired from Champion Map...

Mr. Rufus G. Buck Saul, age 79, of 3146 Altamahaw Race Track Road went home to be with family and friends Tuesday January 30, 2007. Buck was an open and friendly man, born and raised in Altamahaw from a family based on a love of God and joy of life. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed...

Jacqueline Thornton Haymore, 86, died Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at Britthaven of Guilford. She was the daughter of the late Rev. J.B. and Pearl Shepherd. She is survived by her son Fred W. Haymore and his wife Myra, grandchildren; Debbie Welsh and her husband Brad, and John Haymore, great grandchildren; Timmy Welsh, Tucker Welsh, Tyler Welsh,...

Ora Clifton Lee, age 78, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Altavista, Virginia and the wife of the late Louis Percy Lee. Ora retired from Kayser Roth Hosiery and was of the Baptist faith. She was a loving and devoted mother,...

THOMASVILLE - Norma Lee Farlow Todd, 85, of Burlington, went to be with our Lord on January 17, 2006 at Thomasville Medical Center after several weeks of failing health. She was the wife of the late Daniel E. Todd, Sr., who passed away in 1963, and was the daughter of the late Waldo Hal Farlow and...

Allie Frances Russell Boswell, age 90 formerly of Trail 3 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 17, 2006 at the Homeplace. She was a native of Scottland County and the daughter of the late John Robert and Ida Farmer Russell. Allie retired from the North Carolina State Agriculture Department. She was a...

Burlington, NC Gary Gene Pete Wright, Sr. age 43, of 6052 David Moore Road died on Wednesday, February 22, 2006. He was a native of Williamson, Kentucky and the husband for twenty years of Michelle Lynn Wright who survives. Pete was employed as a tradesman for Southeastern Carpenters Union in Lexington and a member of Union...

Mrs. Frances Jean Finger-Bassett went to her eternal home Thursday, June 14, 2007. To her many friends she was known as Fran and her family as Fing. She was born in Penn Yan, NY on February 28, 1922 to her parents Clyde Miller Finger Sr. and Yorke Race Finger. Her siblings are Phyllis Myers and Carole...

Alvin Marvis "Tar" Busick, 74 of 5839 Osceola-Ossipee Rd. went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 5, 2006 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. He was born in Guilford County son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Lillie Belle Chrismon Busick and was married to Mona Simmons Busick who survives. He was a...

Hubert E. Lee Marley, age 81, of 3656 Clapp Mill Road passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 after several years of failing health.. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 59 years to Alice Phillippie Marley who survives. Hubert retired from Western Electric after 30 years and was a US Navy...

Mrs. Felicja Dyminski Bobsha Gasiorowski, age 83, of 3749 Wade Coble Dr., Twin Lakes Community, passed away Thursday October 5, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Krakow, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Stephanie Trost Dyminski and wife of the late John Gasiorowski. She was a homemaker and an...

Mrs. Louise Cates Farrior, 80, formerly of Homeplace in Burlington, passed away Friday, August 17, 2007 at Rehab and Health Care Center of Graham after several years of declining health. Mrs. Farrior was born April 18, 1927 in Alamance County to the late Willie Columbus Cates and Pauline Evans Cates. She was the widow of James...

Burlington, NC George Monroe Junior Gerner, 54, of 6914 Holts Store Road died on Friday, October 7, 2005 at Moses Cone Hospital. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of Gale Johnson Gerner for over 36 years. George was employed with Guilford County and a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. He...

Blanche Virginia Lacks Duffer, 83, of 1829 Wood Ave. passed away Sunday, December 25, 2005 at Carolina Commons Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Greensboro following several years of failing health and 1 week critical. She was the wife of the late Richard Wade "Rink" Duffer and the daughter of the late Arthur Jason and Ida Williams Lacks....

Burlington, NC Mamertus Mertus Summers Brown, age 92, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Twin Lakes Healthcenter. She was a native of Rockingham County and the wife of the late Elmo Brown who passed away in 1994. Mamertus lived in Guilford County during her youth but spent the remainder...

Joy Tindall Dagley, age 73 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 21, 2006 at Duke Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Lee Dagley, Sr. Mrs. Dagley was born March 18, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama to the late George and Susie Stubbs Tindall. She was presently employed with Vogler...

Mary Williams Isley, 77 of 6521 Bethel Church Road went home to be with the Lord at 2:00 PM Friday September 30, 2005 at the Hospice Home in Burlington after 2 months of declining health. Born in Guilford County she was the daughter of the late Will and Mary Magdalene Williams, was a homemaker and attended...

Burlington - Felton Massey, 76, of Greystone Avenue celebrated his graduation day when he went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 1:46 AM. He is survived by his wife, Edna Price Massey of 55 years and was the son of the late Robbie and Ethel Massey. During a career with...

Arthur Art Walter Duquette, age 66, of 1940 McKinney St., passed away Wednesday August 15, 2007. A native of Pittsfield, MA, he was the husband of Judy Goodwin Duquette and son of the late Walter Arthur and Doris Labonte Duquette. He was retired service manager for Salem National Lease Co.; a member of Notre Dame Catholic...