Obituaries

Dr. George Graham Patterson, age 77, of 4560 Friendship-Patterson Mill Rd., passed away Wednesday January 3, 2007 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Dr. Hobart and Nina Patterson and husband of Nina Wilson Patterson who survives. Dr. Patterson retired as a Dental Practitioner after...

Mrs. Doris Crisco Brooks Goodwin, 74, of 567 N. OKelly St., died Thursday, June 8, 2006, at the Hospice Home after several years of failing health. A native of Richmond County, she was the daughter of the late Walter F. Crisco and the late Bessie Callahan Crisco and was married to the late Everett Thomas Brooks...

Burlington, NC Freddie Brown Simmons, age 58, of Porterfield Drive went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Benjamin Lazarus and Willie Brown Simmons. Freddie retired from Duke Power after over 30 years of service....

Gibsonville, Colleen Miller Hathcock, 77, of 90 Brookfield Court, passed away Sunday at Edgewood Place. She was the wife of Charles William Hathcock they were married for sixty years and the daughter of the late Vastine and Donna Barringer Miller. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She attended Pfeiffer College and was of the...

Louise Lloyd Ivey, 87, passed away after several years of failing health Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Edgewood Place. She was the wife of the late Henry Harrison Ivey, Jr. and the daughter of the late Buck and Zella Brewer Lloyd. Survivors include her son Harold Stephen Steve Ivey and his wife Nicole of Semora; grandsons,...

Elon Joseph Joey Alan Bare, 35, of 2513 Ossipee Front St. died Wednesday, January 31, 2007. He was the son of the late Ernest Lee Bare, Jr. and Carole Dianne Smithey Bare who survivors. Joey is survived by his mother, brother, Ernest LeeSmokey Bare, III and his wife Samantha, sister Lori B. Coble and husband Billy,...

Burlington - Elsie Grissom Baker Garner, 73, of Alamance Health Care Center went to be with the Lord Friday July 28, 2006. She was the wife of the late John Albert Garner and the daughter of the late Eugene and Susie Matthews Grissom. She was a native of Warren County, a homemaker and a member of...

Mrs. Mozelle Caulder Foust, 86, of 808 Murray Street died at 7:50 PM on Friday, January 5, 2007 at the Hospice Home in Burlington after several years of failing health. Born in Forsyth County, Mrs. Foust was the daughter of E. M. Caulder and Minnie Powers Caulder, both deceased. She was the wife of Henry Thomas...

Mrs. Concepcion Sahulga Pulliam, 56, of 1181 Dogwood St. passed away Sunday, February 4, 2007 at the Hospice Home. Mrs. Pulliam was born April 1, 1950 in Manila Philippines to the late Magno and Paula Sahulga. She was a machinest operator in the textile industry for many years and was a faithful member of Blessed Sacrament...

Ronnie Paul Horvath, 66, formerly of Toledo, OH passed away Monday December 4, 2006 at Duke University Medical Center. He was the son of the late Valentine Joseph and Emma Margaret Csizi Horvath. Ronnie was a native of Toledo, served in the National Guard, retired from A.P. Parts after many years of service and was a...

Gibsonville, NC Lawrence James Groce, 84, of 4350 McIntyre Road went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Wesley Long Hospital. He was a native of Yadkin County and the husband of Edna Cook Groce for over 60 years who survives. Lawrence retired from P. Lorillard Tobacco Company after twenty five...

Alva Mitchell Hoke, 90, of Burlington, passed away, Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Britthaven of Guildford in Greensboro. Alva was the daughter of the late Edwin L. and Berta Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, C. W. Toppie Hoke. Also deceased: Two brothers, Wallace Mitchell and James Jim Mitchell. Three sisters: Hazel...

Burlington, NC Beulah Elizabeth Payne Payne, age 89, formerly of Kilby Street, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at Alamance Health Care. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Tempa Tempie Jane Sharpe Payne. Beulah retired from Culp Weaving in Graham...

Lizzie Virginia Ellis Murray, 90, of 2920 Union Ridge Rd. passed away Sunday June 17, 2007. She was the wife of the late James William Murray and the daughter of the late Hubert Walker and Daisy Jones Ellis. Lizzie was a native of Chatham County, a member of Lakeview Community Church and she retired from Rental...

Lonie Waller Powell, 89, of 2074 Fire Tower Road went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at Alamance Regional. She was a native of Rowan County and the daughter of the late Lonnie and Josephine Wesley Watson Waller. Lonie retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of The Baptist Temple...

Eunice Pearl Harmon Ragan, 59, of 1444 Idlewild Ave. died on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of the late Jacob Claude "Jake" Harmon and the late Lucille Large Rogers and was married to David Anderson Ragan, who survives. She was a homemaker and a member...

Burlington - Clem Payton Powell, 76, of 227 S. Gurney St. died on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was born in Danville, VA, son of the late Payton Bigus Powell and Inez Harris Powell who survives. Clem was a former employee of Sunbeam Bakery and former member of the Lions Club. He...

Dora Snead Wright, age 85, of 4525 Regulator Dr., Burlington passed away at 1:40 pm Monday, August 15, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Caswell County, she was wife of the late Howard Abner Wright and daughter of the late Thomas Lancelot and Vergie Parrott Snead. Mrs. Wright was a retired employee of...

Burlington, NC Mable Shoe Inge, age 89, formerly of Venie Street went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 4, 2005 at Liberty Commons. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Morris Elmo Inge. Mable was employed for several years at May Hosiery Mill and later retired after...

Fred Bryant Huffman, 71, of 3839 Quail Run Lane, died Sunday, January 29, 2006, suddenly at home. He was a native of Alamance County, husband of Lois Lanier Huffman and son of the late Jesse Vann and Lorena Jefferies Huffman. He was employed by Universal Forest Products, was a member of St. Pauls United Methodist Church...