Obituaries

Hilton Lee Yow, 87, of Dick St., was a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, March 12, 2007. He was a native of Guilford County and was the son of the late Henry Robert and Blanch Flynn Yow. Hilton was married to the late Cora...

Mozelle Sumner Locke, 91, of 219 W. Harden Street went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 19, 2005 at her home. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Leroy and Mona Owens Sumner. Mozelle retired from Brown Williams Tobacco Company and was a member of the Salvation...

Mrs. Mildred Jackson Bryant, 89, of 311 Climax St., died peacefully in her sleep on September 15, 2005 at her home after several years of failing health. A native of Waynesville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. Jackson and the late Martha Adams Jackson and was married to the late James Patrick...

Burlington, NC Robert Bobby Elmore Waugh, age 84, of 304 Tyndall Drive went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Moses Cone Hospital. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Jesse G. and Lillie Straughn Waugh. Robert was the owner and operator of Waugh Motor...

Graham, NC Tony Edwin Butler, age 52, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was the son of the late James Edwin Butler and Bobbie Holiday Butler. Tony was a self-employed welder and a member of East Burlington Church of God. Tony was an avid Duke Fan. He is survived...

Burlington Mrs. Mozel Smith Foster, age 92, formerly of Long St. passed away Monday February 19, 2007 at Alamance Health Care. A native of Alamance County, she was wife of the late Eldred Calvin Foster and daughter of the late Don M. and Bessie Isley Smith. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and...

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...