Obituaries

Harvey Dean Andrews, 75, of 3521 Old Julian Rd. died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at his home. He was the husband of the late Glenda Belvin Andrews for 47 years and son of the late Albert Monroe and Lillian Rockett Andrews. He was a native of Guilford county, a US Army Veteran, an active member of...

Mertie H. Long, 96, passed away Friday, June 30, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following a 3 day illness. She was the wife of the late Millard Long and the daughter of the late James R. and Zue Lena Price Robertson. Mertie was a native of Wake County, and retired from Tower Hosiery Mill, a...

Johnny Evan Page, age 58, of 1341 Pagetown Road died suddenly on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Johnny was born on January 28, 1948 and he lived most of his life in Caswell County. He was the first child of Howard Monroe and Mildred Pender Page and he grew up in the...

Clinton S. Hester, age 83, formerly of Oakland Dr., Burlington, passed away Friday March 16, 2007 at Morningside of Raleigh. A native of Guilford County, he was husband of the late Fleta Woodburn Hester and son of the late Clinton S. and Virginia Warren Trollinger Hester. Mr. Hester was a veteran of the U.S.A.F. during WWII...

Jerry Wayne Furr , 53, of 861 Grey Fox Trail passed away Monday March 13, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Furr was born August 7, 1952 in Mecklenberg, Co. to the late Roy Millard Furr, Sr. and Mrs. Sally Beam Ward. Survivors other than his mother of Burlington include two sons, James Colon "Elizabeth" Furr of...

Addie Mae Sharpe Lockamy, 87 of 3861 Mine Creek Rd. went home to be with the Lord, Friday, July 28, 2006 at Edgewood Place. She was the wife of the late Aaron Maurice Lockamy for sixty-four years. She was the daughter of the late Ira Eucebius and Minnie Neese Sharpe. A native o f Alamance County,...

Burlington, NC Howard Toby Leon Andrews, Jr. age 34, of 1818 Fairview Street died on Sunday, October 22, 2006. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of Kari Melissa Baughn Andrews who survives. Toby was employed for over 12 years with Carolina Biological. He was a member of the Northern Alamance Athletic Club...

Gary Jerome Baker, 14, died on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at UNC Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Ann Hornbuckle Flood and his father, Gary Douglas Baker. The funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Mebane. The...

On March 7, 2007, we lost a great friend in Oscar Wayne Hines, to a lengthy battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma at the age of 45. He was born on May 11, 1961, to Wesley and Mabel Forbes Hines in McLeansville, Wayne grew up helping his father on the family farm and graduated from Eastern Guilford High...

Russell Vance Litten, Sr. 68 with his wife and children by his side, passed away on Monday, Sept. 4th, 2006 after a long and courageous struggle with Alzheimers disease. With his earthly journey complete, he has gone to spend eternity with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And God shall wipe away all tears from their...

Gibsonville, NC Oliver Perry Shelton, age 79, of 605 Church Street went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at his home. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of 51 years to Carolyn McDaniel Shelton who survives. Oliver retired after 40 years with Lucent Technologies and was a...

Gibsonville, NC Edna Cook Groce, 81, of 4350 McIntyre Road went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at Moses Cone Hospital. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Lawrence James Groce. Edna was employed for many years with Kayser Roth Hosiery and was a member...

Burlington, NC Howard Duncan Kennedy, age 92, of Alamance Baptist Church Loop Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Moore County and the husband of the late Dora Wilma Saunders Kennedy. Howard retired from Kayser Roth after 37 years and he...

Mrs. Margaret Manus Fields, 70, of 1819 Lower Hopedale Rd., went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at her home after a year of failing health. A native of Jefferson, GA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Manus and the late Demay Smallwood Manus and was married...

Bobby Eugene Madren, 73, of 6002 Rumley Rd., made his graduation processional walk into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday, September 25, 2006 after several months of failing health. A native of Alamance County, he was born on June 25, 1933, the son of the late Everette Kime Madren and Viola...

Claty L. Hutchens, 61 of 2215 Combs St., passed away Monday March 6, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center following several years of failing health. He was the husband of Beverly Bowen Hutchens and the son of the late William Adam Hutchens, Sr. and the late Pearlie Lane Hutchens. Claty was a native of Guilford County,...

Burlington, NC Grace Culberson Teague Vaughn, age 97, of 215 S. Maple Street apt. #1 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 16, 2007 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Chatham County and the wife of the late Willie D. Teague and the late Lewis G. Vaughn. She was the...

Elon, NC Junior Gray June Knight, age 74, of 3788 Milesville Road went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Rockingham County and the husband of the late Geneva Wilkinson Knight. June was a retired farmer in the Southern Caswell County. He...

Mrs. Evelyn Jones McAlister, age 88, formerly of Bason Rd. passed away Friday, August 18, 2006 at Presbyterian Home at Hawfields. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Y. and Ada Patterson Jones and wife of the late Thurston Blease McAlister . She was a member of Haw River Christian...

Wilmer Kernodle Clemmons, 89, known to many as Granny was called home Tuesday, December 5, 2006. Many thanks to the staff at the Hospice Home for taking special care of Granny. She was a native of Alamance County, daughter of the late Jasper and Eugenia Simpson Kernodle and was married to the late Johnnie M. Clemmons....