Obituaries

Guy Edward Shiflett, age 84, of 4522 Mt. Vernon Church Rd., passed on from this life at 4:20 AM Monday September 18, 2006 at his home. A native of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Lydia, Virginia he was husband of Antje Butenschoen Shiflett and son of the late Addie Conley Shiflett. He was retired after 33...

Claudy A. Fowler, 79, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008 at his home. A native of Burlington, NC, he was the son of the late Zeb Auburn and Grace Mae Faucette Fowler. He was a graduate of Burlington High School and Elon College. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from Sears,...

Sally B. Ward, 73, of 2008 S. Mebane St. went home to be with her Lord on October 14, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Ward was born October 18, 1932 in Cabarrus, Co. to the late Howard Ottaway and Eva Beam. She was a retired textile employee and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a...

Jay Comer Jordan, 46, of 329 Sundown Dr., died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at his home. A native of Burlington, NC, he was the son of Linwood E. Jordan and Peggy Comer Jordan, who survive. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University and was employed for Nationwide Insurance for over 29 years. He was...

Robert Ward Flowers, 64, of Kings Rd. and formerly of Greensboro, walked into eternity on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC. He was born in Wayne County, son of the late Robert Lee and Margaret Ada Raynor Flowers and was married to Verna Morene Flowers who survives. Robert was formerly...

Col. Harold Lee Johnson, Ret., age 66, of 3321 Osceola Rd., passed away at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem at 4:15 AM Wednesday, December 21, 2005. A native of Widen, WV, he was the son of the late Arthur H. and Anna Myrtle Hickman Johnson and husband of Naomi Bays Johnson who survives. Mr. Johnson served in...

DURHAM , NC Rev. Travis Styles, 84, of 1829 Front Street, passed away at his daughters home on Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Travis was born in Alabama on December 21, 1922 and is preceded in death by his parents David Edgar Styles and Addie Travis Styles and his brother, Marlin C. Styles. Surviving are his wife...

Mrs. Thelma Mae Long Terrell, age 87, formerly of 297 Christopher Dr., passed away Sunday July 22, 2007 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Earl Elen Terrell and daughter of the late Ernest and Hallie Oakley Long. She was retired from...

Elizabeth Caroline Bryant, 61, of 1708 Oklahoma Ave., died on Monday, June 12, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Caswell County, daughter of the late Jonathan Byrd and Susie Mabe Bryant. Caroline was an employee of Gold Toe Brands and attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is...

Burlington, NC James Carroll Porter, 60, 611 N. Main St. went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 12, 2007 at Duke Medical Center. Mr. Porter was born May 7, 1946 in Marshalltown, Iowa. His parents were the late Reece and Alice Collins Porter. He worked for Pass and Seymour Legrand for many years...

James Person "Pete" Morris, 79, of 2111 Holland Ave passed away Thursday, January 04, 2007 at his home. Mr. Morris was born October 21, 1927 in Johnston county to the late Richmond Hopkins and Agnes Stroud Morris. He was the husband of 56 years to Shirley B. Morris. Mr. Morris retired from Cone Mills after 42...

Dr. Kamlesh "Kamal" Madhodas Kapur, 65, of 202 Pinedale Drive passed away on Friday, December 22, 2006 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. He was born in Bombay, India, son of the late Dr. Madhodas and Janak Kapur, and was married to Usha Sehgal Kapur, who survives. Dr. Kapur practiced Gastroenterology at the Medical Arts Center at...

Burlington, NC John Andrew Jackson, age 91, of 2708 Holly Hill Lane went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Virginia and the husband of the late Flossie Henegar Jackson. John was a retired carpenter and a member of Grove Park Baptist...

Mrs. Shirley Mae Williams Skenes, 68, of 2320 Burch Bridge Rd. died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. A native of Stuart, VA, she was the daughter of the late Nurney Loften Williams and the late Florence Lee Williams and was married to the late Charles Richard Skenes,...

Elon-Theres rejoicing in Heaven, Charles Charlie Emmett Huffman, Sr. left this Earth and entered the gates of Heaven Sunday Morning May 28, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1941 in Iredell County, to the late Emmett D. and Mary Elizabeth Huffman. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, where...

Burlington, NC Helen Martin Stovall, 87, formerly of Melody Lane went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 25, 2007 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields. She was the wife of the late Russell Quinton Stovall and a native of Patrick County, Virginia. Helen retired after many years with Wrightenberry Hosiery and was a...

John Dixon, Jr., 86, died Saturday, October 28, 2006 at his daughters home after several months of failing health. A native of Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late John Dixon, Sr. and the late Minnie Elmore Dixon and was married for over 45 years to the late Heather Margaret Clara Dixon, who died...

BURLINGTON- Mrs. Edna Baldwin Reeves, 79, of 815 Plaid St., died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at her home after five months of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late James Baldwin and the late Fannie Baldwin and was married to Edgar Louis Reeves, who survives. She retired from Western-Electric...

Burlington, NC Jeanette "Jean" Verdicchio De Angelo, 92, of Engleman Ave. passed away Friday August 31, 2007 at Alamance Health Care Center after a period of decling health. Mrs. De Angelo was born March 8, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey to the late Andrew Verdicchio and Terressa D' Amico Verdicchio. She was the widow of the...

Burlington, NC Sallie Swann Burton, age 87, of Burch Bridge Road went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Caswell County and the wife of the Late Jamie J.K King Burton. Sallie was the office manager for J.K. Burton Construction Company owned...