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Bryant Andrews
Oct 1, 2017
Liberty-Bryant Carson Andrews, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 69 years to Mary Sharpe Andrews who survives. Bryant retired from Lorillard Tobacco after 23 years and was a member of Low's Lutheran Church. He...
Betty Long
Sep 30, 2017
Burlington - Betty Jean Staley Long, 86, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017 at UNC Hospital suddenly. She was born in Alamance County on April 15, 1931 to the late Paul Bolivian Staley and Foy Jane Welch Staley and was the wife of 68 years to Johnny Eugene Long who survives. Betty was a homemaker and...
MSgt. ret.
Sep 28, 2017
Master Sergeant Robert Eugene Ries USAF, Retired, 80, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Hospice Home surrounded by his loving wife and daughters. He was born October 6, 1936 in Akron, OH to the late Ford and Florence Ries and was married to Ann Damiano Ries for thirty years. Robert loved his country and...
Shirley Tidwell
Sep 26, 2017
Burlington - Shirley Jean Wester Denton Tidwell, 79, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Nash County on February 13, 1938 to the late George Wiley Wester and Annie Estelle Burt Wester. Shirley was married to the late Frank Wesley Denton and the late Rev. Clarence Junior Tidwell....
Ann Stearns
Sep 25, 2017
Mrs. Ann Hunt Stearns, age 69, of Burlington, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home after several months of failing health. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Rector Samuel Hunt, Jr. and the late Mildred Wester Hunt and was married for over 49 years to Dale Arthur Stearns,...
Bonita Adams
Sep 25, 2017
Burlington - Bonita "Bonnie" Jean Fassold Adams, age 78, passed away September 25, 2017 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Harrison, Ohio, to the late Carl William Fassold and Anna Cook Fassold she grew up in Brookville, Indiana, where she was graduated from Brookville High...
Agnes Detomo
Sep 19, 2017
Burlington - Agnes O'Grady Detomo, 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at The Hospice Home in Burlington NC. A native of Syracuse, New York, she lived in the south most of her life with her husband of 64 years, Paul M. Detomo, now deceased. They enjoyed life in Cocoa Beach, Florida, Long Beach, Mississippi,...
Harry Mabe, Jr.
Sep 15, 2017
Linden, NC - Harry Roosevelt "Peanut" Mabe, Jr., 55, formerly of Burlington, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Greensboro. He was born in Alamance County on June 26, 1962 to the late Harry Roosevelt Mabe, Sr. and Margaret Poole Mabe and was married to Lisha Wright Mabe. Peanut was employed...
Joseph Matkins
Sep 15, 2017
Elon- Mr. Joseph Franklin "Joe" Matkins, age 86, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Alamance County he was the son of the late John Calvin and Ora Mae Gilliam Matkins and husband of Bernice Underwood Matkins, who survives. Joe was a longtime member of Shiloh United...
Phyllis Stiltner
Sep 15, 2017
Graham - Phyllis Nan Thompson Stiltner, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Alamance County on January 10, 1947 to the late Grover Edward and Osie Nan Carroll Thompson and was the wife of 52 ½ years to...
Ramona Somers
Sep 14, 2017
Ramona Perry Somers, 79, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born on December 15, 1937 in Alamance County to the late Roy Perry and Vivian Woodlief Perry and was the wife of 16 years to John Donald Somers who survives. Ramona retired from textiles and...
William Nelson
Sep 13, 2017
Mr. William George "Biff" Nelson, age 69, of Browns Summit, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at his home after several months of failing health. Born in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Standley W. Nelson and the late Helene Roupas Nelson and was married for over 26 years to Mrs. Debbie...
Stacy Clapp
Sep 12, 2017
Burlington - Stacy Fisher Clapp, 95, went home to be with Lord on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at her home. She was born in Swain County on April 28, 1922 to the late Thurman Allen and Frankie Cooper Fisher and was the wife of the late Clarence Jay Clapp. Stacy was a longtime member of Grove...
William Hodges
Sep 12, 2017
Gibsonville - William Ray Hodges, 56, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Martinsville, VA on September 21, 1960 to the late William "Charlie" and Charlotte Edna Hankins Hodges and was the husband of 38 years to Elva Meeks Hodges of the home. Ray enjoyed working on cars and landscaping...
James Clark
Sep 11, 2017
James "Jimmy" Willard Clark, 82, passed away Monday September 11, 2017 at the Hospice Home. He was born September 16, 1934 in Alamance County to the late John William and Lucy Ellington Clark and was married to Fannie Dawson Clark for sixty-two years. Jimmy retired from Sandvik and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He...
Sandra Hawkins
Sep 10, 2017
Sandra Simpson Hawkins, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the Hospice Home. She was born in Alamance County to the late Russell Willard and Dorothy Bradford Jordan Simpson and was married for 43 years to Billy Jerome "Mr. Bill" Hawkins, who died in 2011. She retired from GKN after 30 years of...
Christopher Dawkins
Sep 9, 2017
Mebane-Christopher Thomas "Chris" Dawkins, 26, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 9, 2017. He was the son of James "Jim" Crafton Dawkins and Anita Christopher Dawkins. Chris was a 2009 graduate of Eastern Alamance High School and attended Alamance Community College. He was a member of Hebron United Methodist Church. Chris was...
Harold Brame, Sr.
Sep 9, 2017
Gibsonville-Harold Keith Brame, Sr., 62, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Clarence Samuel and Louise Prior Brame. Keith retired from Glen Raven Mills as a supervisor and attended Springlake Baptist Church. He enjoyed Nascar...
Alton Dunevant, Sr.
Sep 3, 2017
McLeansville - Alton James Dunevant, Sr., 89, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Ashton Place. A native of Alamance County, he was born May 15, 1928 to the late Oscar Price Dunevant and Bessie Wheeley Dunevant Vincent and was the husband of 62 years to the late Frances Elaine...
Joseph Hockett II
Sep 2, 2017
Joseph Alexander Hockett II, age 29, of Apex, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 2, 2017 in Wilmington, NC. Born in Guilford County he was the son of Joseph Alexander Hockett and Jennifer Devera Alba, who both survive. Joseph had a great love of music and performed as a DJ, going by the name "DJ Reign"....
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