Obituaries

Barbara Sherrod McDaniel, age 82, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2008. She is survived by her children, Sherrod McDaniel, Leigh Lucas, Bill McDaniel and Scott McDaniel and her seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at the Twin Lakes Chapel in Burlington. In lieu of flowers the...

Chapel Hill, NC Lelia Knick Fayne, age 96 of Britthaven of Chapel Hill, NC formerly of 1054 Queen Ann Street in Burlington died on Monday, April 2, 2007 at 6:50 a.m. after a period of declining health. She was born on July 26, 1910 in Rockbridge County, Virginia and was the daughter of the late John...

Burlington, NC Vanessa Ann Vaughan, age 52, of Parliament House Apartments died on Monday, December 12, 2005 at her home. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late James Elmore and Nora Page Vaughan. Vanessa was currently employed with Ace Fence Company and was a former Cafeteria Manager with Woods Foods...

Onie A. Beauchesne, 90, of 2522 Pitt Rd. Elon died on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at her home. She was born in Person County, daughter of the late Charlie Rainey Allison and Katie Lee Wheeley Allison and was married to Roger John Beauchesne, who survives. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, the Shallow Ford...

Susan LaDonna Eanes Miller, 39, of 2402 Old NC 87 a beloved mother, daughter and sister passed away Monday, April 2, 2007 at her home following a year of failing health. She was the daughter of Billy Carrington Eanes, Sr. and JoAnn Hicks Eanes. LaDonna worked for the N.C.D.M.V., attended Burlington Assembly of God and was...

Myrtle Beach, SC William Henry Brooks, age 78, of Havens Drive went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 14, 2006 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 58 years to Alice Massey Brooks who survives. William retired from Universal Leaf in Richmond, Virginia...

Mr. Alvin John House, Sr., 94, formerly of Oak St. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 4, 2006 at the Hospice Home following several months of declining health. A native of Franklinton, NC he was the son of the late N. B. House and Flora Blackley House. He was a retired businessman...

Burlington, NC Rev. Clarence Junior Tidwell, age 76, of 2117 Carolina Mill Road went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at his home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of Shirley Denton Tidwell who survives. Clarence retired after 49 years with Copeland Fabrics. He was...

Carrie Elizabeth Goodale Davis, 87, formerly of Columbia, S. C., died Thursday, August 17, 2006. Born in Leslie, S.C., she was the wife of C. Fred Davis, and a daughter of Travis Des Champs Goodale and Nellie Mae Shillinglaw Goodale. Mrs. Davis was a partner in her husbands real estate business, and together they were among...

John Kolenac,Jr., 67, Of 513 Stokes Rd. passed away Friday February 9, 2007 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was the husband of Sally Mix Kolenac and the son of the late John Sr. and Mary Pericak Kolenac. John was native of Lackawanna, NY and retired from Bethlehem Steel. He was a...

William Ed Westbrook, Jr., 84, who resided at the Homeplace of Burlington, died on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born in Alamance County to the late Edwin William Westbrook and the late Elizabeth Boone Westbrook. Mr. Westbrook retired from Kayser-Roth after over 40 years of service. He was a member...

BURLINGTON- Edward Joseph Duszlak, Sr., 83, of 418 Meadowood Dr., and formerly of Mirror Lake Dr., died Monday, November 14, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after an acute illness. Mr. Duszlak is survived by his wife of the home, Mrs. Margaret Pavuk Duszlak; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Sankar and her husband, Dr. S.G. Sankar, of...

Mollie Murray Acker, 49, of 5924 Mt. Zion Rd. died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at her home. She was the wife of John Eugene Acker and Daughter of James "Jim" Henry Murray and the late Mary Lorraine Adams Murray. She worked twenty-six years for Burlington Industries and currently worked for Precision Fabrics and was a member...

Beatrice Rainey Walker died on Friday , March 17, 2006. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Robert Williamson Bob Rainey, Sr. and the late Annie King Rainey and was married to the late Melvin Elmo Walker, Sr. She worked for fifteen years for the Baptist Childrens Home of NC at Mills Home...

Burlington, NC Jessie Gladys Bailess Forrester, age 80, of 3615 S. Mebane Street went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Burlington Manor. She was a native of Danville, Virginia and the wife of the late Vance Powers Forrester, Sr. Gladys retired from Macfield after many years with the company. She...

Bertha Gilliam Herbin, 93, of 8116 Troxler Mill Road died Monday, May 28, 2007 at Blumenthals Rehabilitation Center after eighteen months of declining health. A native of Alamance County and a lifelong resident of Guilford County, she was the wife of the late A. Norman Herbin and the daughter of William Henry Gilliam and Effie Leona...

Mrs. Nellie Lee Windham Terrell, 82, formerly of Southern High School Rd., died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Alamance Health Care after several months of failing health. A native of Troy, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar Windham and the late Fannie Viola Leatherwood Windham and was married to the late David...

Mrs. Maude Walker Harris, 95, formerly of Wiggins St., died Friday, November 24, 2006 at White Oak Manor after several months of failing health. A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Y. Walker and the late Lena Rivers Murray Walker and was married to the late David G. Harris, who...

Gibsonville, NC Kevin Eugene Clapp, 47, of 804 Joyner Street died on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at his home. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Raymond Carson Clapp and Ruth Stewart Clapp who survives. Kevin worked for his brother who owns Ray Clapp Backhoe. He was a tender hearted...

Aubrey Neal Jones, 76, of 1304 Ridgecrest Ave., died Sunday, October 15, 2006, at the Hospice Home after several years of failing health. A native of Orange County, he was the son of the late Leonard Jones and the late Emma Lee Perry Jones and was married to Mrs. Helga Wolf Jones, who survives. Mr. Jones...