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James Mebane, Sr.

James Mebane, Sr.

Feb 13, 2008

James Herbert Mebane, Sr., 66, of 2547 Hilldale St. passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. He was born in Alamance County to the late Herbert and Lillie Mae Hazel Mebane and graduated from Jordan Sellars High School. Mr. Mebane was a very active member and an ordained minister at the Mebane Congregation of Jehovah's...

George Simms

George Simms

Feb 11, 2008

Burlington- Mr. George Sherry Simms, 74, of 1750 Haw River Hopedale Rd. passed away Monday, February 11, 2008. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Simms of the home; two children, Pat Buell of Clayton, and George Simms of Virgina; three step-children, Thomas King, Marsha King, and Britney King all of Burlington; seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren....

James Tippins

James Tippins

Feb 5, 2008

Burlington, NC Sergeant Major James Underwood Tippins, age 69, of 2167 Bellemont-Alamance Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Zephyrhills, Florida and the husband of 50 years to Gilda Marie Edwards Tippins who survives. James retired as a Sergeant Major...

Clarice Somers

Clarice Somers

Feb 5, 2008

Mrs. Clarice Lewis Somers, 81, of 3376 Underwood Rd., died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Bunyan Lewis and the late Alice Troxler Lewis and was married to the late James Burch "Jim" Somers, who...

Thomas Clark

Thomas Clark

Feb 4, 2008

Thomas LeRoy Clark, 74, formerly of Birch Bridge Rd. died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Twin Lakes Center. He was the husband of the late Josephine Clark and the son of the late Willie Clark and Rosie Clark who survives. A native of Rockingham County he was a US Army Veteran, a retired textile worker and...

Floyd Burns

Floyd Burns

Feb 4, 2008

Burlington, NC Floyd "Bob" Marvin Burns, age 90, of Whitesell Drive went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 4, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Hickory and the husband of 69 years to Elizabeth "Libby" Cheek Burns who survives. Bob formerly worked for Spence Motors and Alamance Motors...

Irma Paschal

Irma Paschal

Feb 3, 2008

Haw River, NC Irma Woods Paschal, age 86, of 4007 Cedar Hill Drive went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Dennis Ray Paschal, Sr. Irma was a homemaker and life-time member of First Christian...

Kenneth Boone

Kenneth Boone

Feb 3, 2008

Kenneth Lee Boone, 78, of Durham passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Durham Ridge Assisted Living after several years of failing health. He was born in Alamance County to the late Walter and Florence Shepherd Boone. He was a US Navy veteran and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his daughters,...

John Tickle

John Tickle

Feb 1, 2008

Burlington John Kennard Tickle, 56, of 1265 Sharpe Rd. passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, February 1, 2008 at his home. He was born in Guilford County to John Q. Tickle who survives and the late Fern Stewart Tickle. He attended Westminster Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Family Motorcoach Association, an...

Mozelle Blosser

Mozelle Blosser

Jan 31, 2008

Mrs. Mozelle Craven Blosser, 93, of Fairfax, VA, died January 31, 2008 at Commonwealth Care Center after several months of failing health. A native of Davidson County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus Kelly Craven and the late Mary Pilkington Craven and was married to the late Ernest Fred Blosser, who died in 1971....

William Lamb

William Lamb

Jan 30, 2008

Rev. William Curtis Lamb died January 30, 2008. Lamb was born on May 20, 1928 in Elizabeth City, NC, to the late Joseph L. Lamb, Sr., and Marjorie W. Lamb. He was a resident of Twin Lakes Retirement Community in Burlington, NC, and was predeceased by his wife, Miriam Smith Lamb. William Lamb was a graduate...

William Powell

William Powell

Jan 29, 2008

Elon, NC William "Bill" Powell, 75, of 703 Chancery St. passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Powell was born April 12, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late James Otis Powell and Beatrice Williams Powell. He was a retired engineer with VSC Corporation and Colgan Corporation in Manassas, Va; was of the...

James Roberts, Jr.

James Roberts, Jr.

Jan 29, 2008

James Baxter "JB" Roberts, Jr., 83, formerly of 2702 Holly Hill Lane, died peacefully on January 29, 2008 after several months of failing health at Alamance Health Care Center. He was born in Mooresville, NC on July 4, 1924. He is survived by his wife of 60 years Callie Biddix Roberts; sons, Hoyle Roberts and Doyle...

Lewis Hornaday, Jr.

Lewis Hornaday, Jr.

Jan 29, 2008

Lewis Soloman Hornaday, Jr., age 82, of 2016 Haw River-Hopedale Rd., passed away Tuesday January 29, 2008 at Hospice Home. A native of Randolph County, he was the son of the late Lewis Soloman Hornaday, Sr and Mary Shoffner Hornaday and the husband of Beatrice Burton Hornaday who survives. Mr. Hornaday was of the Quaker faith,...

Virginia Brinkley

Virginia Brinkley

Jan 29, 2008

Virginia Elizabeth Lewis Brinkley, 62, 111 Maple Ave Apt. 704 passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Mrs. Brinkley was born April 6, 1945 in Craven, County to the late Jessie and Ella Suggs Lewis. Mrs. Brinkley was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother that lived her life to the...

Bill Dimont

Bill Dimont

Jan 27, 2008

Burlington, NC Bill Roy Dimont, age 77, of 2419 Parrish Street went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Rockingham County and the husband of 53 years to Peggy York Dimont who survives. Bill was employed for many years with Alamance Motors...

Devin Leggett

Devin Leggett

Jan 27, 2008

Devin Edward Leggett, age 16, of 6522 Burlington Rd., passed away Sunday January 27, 2007. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of James Anthony Leggett, Sr. and Lisa Dianne Sutton. Devin was a former student at Eastern Guilford High School and enjoyed lifting weights and four wheeling. Survivors include his father, James Anthony...

Ivey Estes

Ivey Estes

Jan 24, 2008

Burlington Ivey Drye Estes, 94, of 3570 Maple Ave, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Lando, SC, the daughter of the late Henry Colen Drye and Ada Cordell Knight Drye and the wife of the late Grady Willis Estes. A member...

Dorothy Conklin

Dorothy Conklin

Jan 21, 2008

Burlington, NC Dorothy Klein Rice Conklin, age 76, who lived for many years in the communities of Haw River and Mebane but recently moved with her husband to the Cedar Ridge Retirement Community on South Mebane Street in Burlington. She passed away on Monday, January 21, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center and was a native...

Arnold Wyrick, Sr.

Arnold Wyrick, Sr.

Jan 21, 2008

Chapel Hill, NC Arnold Dean "Pops" Wyrick, Sr. age 71, of Crestwood Circle passed away on Monday, January 21, 2008 surrounded by his loving family after a valiant battle with cancer. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Carl Bowman Wyrick and Zelma Watson Wyrick. Dean was born on December...

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