Audrey Hemphill

Audrey Vaye Layton Hemphill, 94, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Liberty Commons in Burlington. A native of Randolph County, she was born August 28, 1920 to the late Armp Samuel and Bertie Wicker Layton and was the wife of 65 years to the late Lacy Fleming Hemphill. Audrey retired from Leath Hosiery Mills and attended Shamrock Evangelical Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Survivors include her daughters, Shirley Ann Smith of Whitsett, Marlene Waterson of Texas; a son Harold Dean Hemphill of Liberty; step-daughter, Evoline Loman of Swepsonville, nine grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; sisters, Nadine Maness of Burlington, Veral Lineberry of Liberty and a brother, Armp Layton, Jr. of Kimesville. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, a brother, Thomas Layton and a grandson, Brian Waterson. A funeral service will be held at 2pm, Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Jimmy Burks with the burial to follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:45pm prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at the daughter, Shirley's home.