Obituaries

Burlington, NC Ida Curlee Wright, 92, formerly of Ingle Street went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Alamance Health Care. She was a native of Anson County and the daughter of the late James Thomas and Viola Livingston Curlee. Ida was employed for many years with Sellars Department Store as...

Gibsonville, NC Mr. Marshall G. Red Mays, 89, of 7160 Power Line Rd. went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Idaho on October 8, 1917 to the late Brady and Dora Mays and was the husband of Edna S. Mays who survives and...

Mrs. Esquiredo Skeeter Cates Faucette Myers of Springwood Ave., passed away Thursday December 8, 2005 at Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Skeeter has requested no visitation or funeral service. Her family is having a memorial service which will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Gibsonville.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made...

Charlotte Edwards Wheeler, age 80, of 1314 Kenwood Dr. Burlington, passed away Monday May 28, 2007 at her home. A native of Halifax County, NC, she was the wife of the late James W. Jim Wheeler for 52 years and the daughter of the late Albert Lee Edwards and Annie Elizabeth Stacia Edwards Roach. She was...

Lonzie Edmond Jack Foster, Jr., 78 of 1432 NC 87 North, died on Friday, February 16, 2007 at Duke University Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born in Alamance County, son of the late Lonzie Edmond Foster, Sr. and the late Myrtle Dodson Foster. Jack was married for over 53 years to Helen Holt...

Mebane, NC Theodosia Theo Jane Frazier Rudisill, age 84, of Biscayne Drive went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 13, 2007 at White Oake Manor. She was a native of Virgilina, Virginia and the daughter of the late Hugh Roland Frazier and the late Bobbie Tuck Frazier. Theo retired as a registered nurse...

Mrs. Estelle Loy Woodburn Dunn, 93, a lifelong resident of the Gibsonville area and most recently of the Jefferson Care Home, joined the eternal Kingdom of God on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several years of failing health. A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late William...

Burlington Ann-Marie Lashley, 40, of 801 W. Davis St. died on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Duke University Medical Center. She was born in Coventry, England. Ann was entering her 12th season as the Associate head coach of the Elon Womens Basketball team where she received the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award following...

Mrs. Christine Massey Weaver, 93, of 2833 NC 87 S., Lot # 27, died Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at her home after failing health of six months. A native of Patrick County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. Massey and the late Rosa Conway Massey and was married to the late Walter...

Mebane, NC Willard Cleo Cobb, age 85, of 2631 South Jim Minor Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 15, 2006 at Edgewood Place. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of the late Virginia Laughter Cobb. Willard was a building contractor operating his own construction business for many...

Burlington, NC Robert Bob Theron McAlister, age 92, died on Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. He was native of Greenville, South Carolina and one of sixteen children. He was the son of the late Dr. McDuffie McAlister and Lillie Ann Baker McAlister, and husband of the late Irene...

Pamela Barnes Turner, 46, of 2337 Pitt Rd. died on Friday, January 19, 2007 at her home. She was born in Alamance County, daughter of the late Wayne Jennings Barnes and Sara Marie Coleman Barnes who survives. She was employed by Gold Toe Brands, Inc. She is survived by her children, Michael VanDusen and his wife...

Roger John Beauchesne, 85, of 2522 Pitt Rd., died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Rehabilitation and Healthcare of Alamance after a brief illness. A native of Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Oliver Beauchesne and the late Lumina Beauchesne and was married for over 65 years to Onie Allison Beauchesne, who died in...

Burlington, NC John Joseph Joe Harris, 78, of Greenwood Drive died on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late John Weaver and Addie Johnson Harris. Joe retired from Western-Southern Life Insurance Company in Burlington after 30 years as an agent. He...

Burlington, NC Bobby Leon Sutton, age 75, of 858 Ross Street died on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Erwin, NC and the son of the late Lonnie Harland and Myrtle Whittington Sutton. Bobby retired as a security guard with. Lorillard Tobacco Company in Greensboro. He was a...

Irene Aldridge Terrell formerly of 519 Riverside Dr. Burlington, died at 6:55 pm at the Hospice Home. She was the wife of Ben Harding Terrell for 62 years and the daughter of the late George Richard "Mr. Rich" and Lizzie Stainback Aldridge. A native of Caswell county she was a member of First Christian United Church...

Roscoe Portis, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after four years failing health and a two week critical illness. He was born in Mt. Airy, son of the late Rufus Monroe Portis and the late Amelia Ann Gardner Portis, and was married to the...

BURLINGTON- Mrs. Sara Duncan King, 79, formerly of Ridgeway Dr., died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at White Oak Manor after several months of failing health. A native of Chatham County, she was the daughter of the late John Anderson Duncan and the late Sarah Alma Keller Duncan and was married to the late Melvin E. King,...

Burlington Gladys Anna Talbot Steele, 69, of 3023 Leath Rd. died on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at her home. She is survived by her husband of the home, Paul Kenneth Steele, Sr.; sons, Paul Kenneth Steele, Jr. of Bullock and William Clifford Steele, Sr. of Elon; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. A private service will...

Clinton Newman Brown, age 70 of 4308 High Rock Rd., passed away Monday August 14, 2006 at Moses Cone Hospital Hospice Unit. A native of Gladys in Campbell County, VA, he was son of the late Porter Wesley Brown and Nellie Scruggs Brown who survives. He was a retired farmer. Mr. Brown is survived by his...