Obituaries

Elon, NC Rebecca Becky Caviness White, 84, of 205 W. Summerbell Ave. went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Randolph County on January 21, 1922 to the late William Henry and Mamie Oliver Caviness and was the widow of the late Robert Lee Bob...

Oak Island, NC Mrs. Lorena Fuqua Darling, age 97, formerly of Burlington, died on Saturday, May 20, 2006 at her home on Oak Island. Lorena was a native of Caswell County and the wife of the late Lee A. Darling and the last surviving child of Sidney T. Fuqua and Nora E. Rudd, both deceased of...

Burlington, NC Robert Elmond Simmons, age 81, of 2404 Parrish Street went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. He was a native of Caswell County and the husband of 56 years to Sarah Boswell Simmons who survives. Elmond retired from Annedeen Hosiery and was a member of First Christian Church. He...

Liberty Albert R. Johnson Mr. Albert Ramair Johnson, age 91, of 6155 Kimesville Road, Liberty died Monday November 27, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a short stay at Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center of Alamance of Graham. He was the husband of Mrs. Barbara Mae Euliss Johnson since June 21, 1935. He was the son...

Edward Paul Thomas, 79, surrounded by his loved ones, raised his eyes to Heaven and went peacefully to live with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 9, 2007. Mr. Thomas was born November 12, 1927 in Chatham County to the late Wade H. Thomas, Sr. and Alene Lashley Thomas. He was married 60 years to...

James Troy Garner, 84, formerly of Prince Edward Dr., Elon passed away Monday, February 20, 2006 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Curl Garner and the son of the late Oliver L. and Annie Williams Garner. Troy was a native of Alamance County, retired from Burlington Industries Finishing...

Rachel Porter Wilson, 82, formerly of Burlington, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at Patrick County Memorial Hospital following four years of failing health. She was the wife of the late Clyde Wilson and the daughter of the late Melvin Seth Thomas Porter and the late Emma Poole Porter. Rachel was a native of Alamance County...

Burlington, NC Mabel Richardson Cheek, age 94, formerly of Maple Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 30, 2007 at the hospice home. She was a native of Chatham County and the wife of the late Thede Burris Cheek. Mabel worked in full fashion hosiery at May Hosiery; managed the lunch counter...

Donald Virgil McLeod, 65, of 1211 Rockwood Ave., died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A native of Lee County, he was the son of the late Malcom Archibald McLeod, Jr. and Mrs. Virginia Noell McLeod, who survives, and was married to Mrs. Helen McLeod, who survives. Mr. McLeod was a...

Mazie Ann Scoggin Lowe, 96, formerly of Steele St. in Gibsonville, passed away Monday October 10, 2005 at Burlington Manor after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Frank Lowe and the daughter of the late William Sidney and Cora Maxwell Scoggin. Mazie was a native of Guilford County, a homemaker and was...

Burlington - Mary Elizabeth Cheek King, 92, of 1034 Grace Ave. died on Monday, November 6, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Ervin Sherra Cheek and the late Nannie Overman Cheek. She retired from Western Electric after 30 years of service and was a member of...

Julius Edgar Putnam, age 76, of 2935 Cabin Rd., passed away at 11:30 PM Friday September 16, 2005 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Alamance County, he was son of the late Cecil Edgar and Myrtle Loy Putnam. He was retired from Burlington City Schools and Alamance Community College where he taught auto...

On August 12, 2006, John Wayne Robinson of Burlington, NC passed away after a long courageous battle with lung cancer. John is preceded in death by his parents Edward Robinson and Ruth Faires Wensil, one sister, Joyce Mannering, one brother, Doug Robinson and one son, George Wayne Robinson and his friend, Keesha. John was born in...

Florida Mrs. Louisa Eugenia Elmore Jean Sykes, 91 years old and daughter of the late Eugenia Elizabeth Dawson and Terence Elmore of Bootle, England passed away this 21st day of February in the Year of Our Lord 2006, in Fernandina Beach FL after several weeks of declining health. Mrs. Sykes emigrated to Burlington, NC from Bootle,...

Burlington, NC Barbara Jane Caddell Pulliam, age 60, of 1620 Hanover Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was the wife of Thomas Tom Lee Pulliam who survives. Jane was an active member of the New Beginners Church in Whitsett. She was...

Eugene Dock Whity Ayers, 74, of 407 Everett St. passed away Tuesday May 9, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham following four years of failing health and one week critical. He was the husband of Clara Davis Ayers and the son of the late Dock and Clara West Ayers. Eugene was a native of...

Burlington, NC Ronald L. Pal Buckner, age 74, of Burlington died peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2007 at the Hospice Home in Burlington. Mr. Buckner was pre-deceased by his wife of 48 years, Barbara Ashby Buckner, and a sister, Sarah Frances Buckner. He was the son of the late Boyd R. Buckner and the late Lillie...

Burlington, NC Florence Granny Myrtle Shepherd Cassidy 88, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Guilford county she was the wife of the late John Edward Cassidy and daughter of the late Tubal A. and Mary A. Isley Shepherd. A member of Just Like Jesus Ministries, she retired from Kayser...

Roubert R.J. Manring, 82, of 313 Brightwood Church Rd. passed away Friday, October 20, 2006 at his home following a short illness. He was the husband of Aleen Heilig Manring for 57 years and the son of the late Arthur and Elsie Sams Manring. He was a native of Randolph County, retired from Moses Cone Hospital...

Graham Iris Patricia Pat Jones, 81, of Cates Circle went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 2, 2006. She was born in Gaffney, SC to the late Paul Hickson Jones and the late Amanda Christine Hughes Jones. Pat was a member of Grove Park Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist...