Obituaries

Mrs. Venita C. Edwards, 85, of 4056 Jimmy Boles Rd., died early Thursday morning, September 29, 2005, of aspirate pneumonia at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She had a history of strokes. Venita had a great love of people, dogs, music, and gardening. She was born in Muldrow, Oklahoma in 1920 to the late E.E. and Minnie...

Helen Carolene Shue White, 84, of White's Kennel Rd. died on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a three week illness. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Carl Everette Shue, Sr. and Sarah Ola Coble Shue, and was married for 60 years to the late John Olen White....

Effie Mae Linker Lemons, 73, passed away Monday, April 9, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Lemons was born September 21, 1933 in Concord, NC to the late Walter Alexander and Carrie Burris Linker. She was the widow of the late James Rufus Lemons who preceded her in 2001. She worked for Aramark at Elon University and...

Myrtle Porter Starling, 72, of 103 S. Broad St. went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, February 23, 2006 after six months of failing health and five weeks critical. She was the wife of Grady A. Starling for forty-six and a half years. She was the daughter of the late Melvin Seth Thomas Porter and...

Burlington, NC Gary Don Campbell, age 63, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Arbyrd, Missouri and the husband of Elaine Marie Campbell who survives. Gary was a veteran of the US Airforce and a member of the VFW post in Gibsonville....

Burlington, NC James Woodrow Montgomery, age 85, of 1414 Sharp Road went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of sixteen years to Temperance Kiser Hall Montgomery who survives. James retired from Annedeen Hosiery and was a member...

Kenneth R. "Kenny" Johnson, 62, of 1648 White's Kennel Rd. went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at Duke University Medical Center. He was born in Alamance County, son of the late Levert and Selena Sykes Johnson and was married to Judith Capps Johnson. Kenny was a retired truck driver and...

Eddie Gene Carter, 59 of Graham went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 6, 2008 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of the late Robert Wilford and Quincy Ann Moore Carter. Eddie was married for 41 years to Debby Durham Carter who survives. He...

Elvira Brann Simpson, 62, of 2530 Elvira Trail passed away Sunday, July 16, 2006 after a three week illness. She was the wife of Robert H. Simpson, Jr. for forty-five years and the daughter of the late Aubrey T. and Chestiny Morris Brann. She was a native of Person County, a homemaker, a member of Community...

Burlington, NC Raymond Lewis Kizer, 73, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2005. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:45 until 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. The family will be at...

Mrs. Geneva Clark Goodman, age 84, of 2840 Gibsonville-Ossipee Rd., passed away Sunday August 14, 2005 at the Hospice Home. A native of Rockingham County, she was wife of the late Clark Goodman and daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Roach Clark. She retired after twenty -three years of service from Lorillard Tobacco Co. and...

Raymond Keith Dickey, 56, of 2217 Wilkins St., died on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Robert Louis Dickey and the late Eleanor Councilman Dickey and was married to Mrs. Sandy Avant Dickey, who survives. He was...

Myna Lee Gaydon Hammack, 88, formerly of Elwood St., went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Alamance Healthcare Center after several years of failing health. A native of Lumpkin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Messer Gaydon and the late Frances Bell Burke Gaydon. In addition...

R. J. Beane, formerly of Burlington passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at his home. He was born September 19,1915. He was retired after 45 years with Burlington Industries. He was a lifetime member of the Bula Lodge # 409 AF & AM and was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was...

Kyle Thomas Bowlsby, 19, of 824 Church St., died April 9, 2007 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a sudden accident. A native of Fairfax, VA, he was employed by Swissport at Raleigh-Durham International Airport and was a member of The Boy Scouts of America. He was a volunteer at Loaves and Fishes Christian...

Mrs. Margaret Paschal Cole Cheek, 87, of Edgewood Place, formerly of 6815 Paschal Road, died at 3:50 PM Monday January 30, 2006 at Edgewood Place after 5 years of declining health and 8 days critical illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late John Long Paschal and Annie Lee Barnett Paschal....

Martha Strader Wagoner, 57, of 905 N. Park Road, died Saturday, May 26, 2007, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, Ernest Wagoner of the home. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the...

Robert Orienton Simpson, Sr. wonderful husband, dad, pawpaw and friend went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2005. Please join us as we celebrate his life on Tuesday, December 27th at Staley Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation with the family will be held in the sanctuary of the church 10-11 AM followed by...

Clara Mae McDaniel Wyrick of 3225 Huffine Mill Rd. went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 23, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer for six years. She was born in Guilford County to the late Eddie Henry McDaniel and the late Emma Elizabeth Payne McDaniel. Clara was...

Daniel Danny Ray Leath, 43, of 4731 Pagetown Rd. died on Friday, June 22, 2007 from the results of an auto accident. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of Ronald Ronnie C. and Shirley Cox Leath. Danny was employed by QI-Renn Building Products in Greensboro, was a volunteer fireman with Altamahaw-Ossipee Volunteer...