Obituaries

Carolyn Strickland Watkins Lewis, 63, of 402 Spencer Farlow Dr. and formerly of Kimesville Rd. Liberty passed away Saturday at Duke Medical Center following a brief illness. She was the wife of Ashby Cleveland Lewis and the daughter of the late John and Bonnie Sessoms Strickland. Carolyn was a native of Sampson County a homemaker and...

Reba Leo Goodman Brown, 93 of 345 Brann Rd. died on Sunday, January 8, 2006 after six months of declining health. She was born in Iredell County, daughter of the late Azor Charles and Denia Meyers Goodman and was married to the late Everette Joe Brown. She was a homemaker and a member of Osceola Baptist...

Burlington- Barbara J. Zaiser, 69, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at the Hospice Home. Mrs. Zaiser was born November 10, 1937 in Jamaica, N.Y. to the late Frederick and Gladys Hoffmeyer. She was married to Rev. Dr. Otto H. Al Zaiser for 51 years and was of...

William Martin Latta, Jr., 70, of 632 Country Club Dr., died Friday, July 21, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a short illness. A native of New Hanover County, he was the son of the late William Martin Latta, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Harding Latta and was married to Katherine Griswold Katie" Latta, who...

Burlington, NC Kenneth Kenny Ralph Blackwell, age 52, of 1017 N. Park Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at UNC Hospital. Kenny was a native of Columbus County and the husband of Laurie Moore Blackwell who survives. Kenny was a veteran of the US Marine Corp and a member...

Burlington, NC Clyde Allen Bryant, age 93, of 2011 Holland Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Caswell County and the husband of Ruth Fogleman Bryant who survives. Clyde retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of Eastlawn Baptist...

Malcum Lee Johnny Strouth, 57, of 1648 White Kennel Rd. lot 63, passed away Tuesday June 27, 2006 at his home. He was the husband of Stella Reaves Strouth, with whom he shared thirty-nine years of marriage. He was the son of the late John W. and Mary Hardy Strouth. Johnny was the youngest of seventeen...

Mrs. Bertha Mae Biggs Stallings, 83, of 3266 Mine Creek Rd., died Monday, February 5, 2007 at the Hospice Home after three months of failing health. A native of Eagle Rock, VA, she was the daughter of the late James Miles Biggs and the late Sally Kidd Biggs and was married to the late Daniel Coley...

Harvey Lee Tate, Sr., 75, of 1090 Union Ridge Rd. died Monday, September 25, 2006 at Duke University Medical Center after seven weeks critical illness. He was the husband of Iris Sawyer Tate and son of the late Emmitt "E.B". Boyd and Alvana Madren Tate. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served during the Korean...

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...

Haw River - Mrs. Alice Marie Lassiter Sumner, 66, of Hill St. went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 23, 2006. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Dual Pink Lassiter and Lillie Lamb Lassiter and was married to the late Grady Taylor Sumner. She retired from the...

Elon, NC James Edward Wallace, age 56, of 3141 Altamahaw Race Track Road, passed away Sunday July 30, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Person County, he was son of the late Hubert Auther and Myrtle Tucker Wallace and husband of Mendy Saul Wallace who survives. Mr. Wallace was reared at the Elon...

Summerfield, Florida - Mary Elizabeth Sissy Boggs Berry, 77, of 10602 SE 179th Lane, Florida, died on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at her home. She was a native of Alamance County, NC , and the daughter of the late Gurney F. and Gracie Christopher Boggs. She was the wife of the late Leonard Ray "John" Berry...

Ruth Overcash Fogleman, 86, of 3251 Alamance Rd. died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Iredell County and the daughter of James Samuel and Grace Davis Overcash. She was married to Herbert Eugene Fogleman on December 24th 1938 they would have celebrated 67 years of marriage this December. Ruth...

Ednora Bula Barber Pyle, 85, of 1762 Prince Edward Drive went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 9, 2006 at Edgewood Place. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Henean Littleton and Anna Gerringer Barber, and was married to the late Samuel Wilson Pyle. She was a former employee of...

Gibsonville Mrs. Hazel May Apple, age 82, of 7259 Abb Rd., passed away Friday, June 29, 2007 at The Evergreens in Greensboro. A native of Guilford County, she was the wife of the late Boyd Glenn Apple and daughter of the late Leslie Jordan and Ethel Barber May. She was a retired secretary with the Minneola...

Evelyn Nadean Whitesell Solomon, 84, of 1016 Plaid St. went home to be with the Lord Sunday, September 18, 2005 at the Hospice Home. She was the wife of the late Alvis Quint Solomon and daughter of the late Everett and Emma Small Whitesell. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elon...

Nicholson, Ga. Christine Lloyd Parnell, 87, formerly of Burlington died Friday, May 11, 2007. A native of Wake County, NC, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Pearl Perry Lloyd and the widow of Arthur Royal Parnell. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Vonnie Parnell of Nicholson, GA; one grandson; and three...

James Odell Bud Summers, 57, of 1707 Birchwood Dr. went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2006 after several months of failing health. A native of Alamance County he is the son of Shelton Odell Summers and Bonita Dimont Summers Watson, who both survive. He leaves behind his loving wife, of 36...

Clara Friddle, 76 of Holt's Store Rd., died on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at Wesley Long Community Hospital in Greensboro after two years of failing health. She was born in Guilford County, daughter of the late Oliver G. and Sarah F. Friddle. Clara was a member of Mt. Hope United Church of Christ. She is survived...