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Carla Schenker
Dec 23, 2015
Carla Sue Hunt Schenker, 71, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at her home. She was born on May 25, 1944 in Norwich, NY to the late Francis Bauer an Arthur Hunt. Frances was a mill worker and Arthur Hunt was a carpenter. Dave Bauer, who worked for Victory Markets in Norwich, NY, was Carlas beloved...
Timothy Self
Dec 22, 2015
Timothy Marvin Tim Self, 52, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 after a sudden illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of Marvin P. Self and Hazel Thompson Self, who both survive. He was a graduate of Eastern High School and later graduated from Electronic Computer Programming Institute of Tidewater, VA with...
Jimmie Bolden
Dec 22, 2015
Burlington-Jimmie C. Bolden, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at the Hospice Home. He was native of Alamance County and the husband of 58 years to Margaret Haith Bolden who survives. Jimmie was employed with Burlington Industries, Pioneer Plant, Carolina Nissan and later retired from Woodys Body Shop....
Annie McIntyre
Dec 22, 2015
Annie Lowe McIntyre of Gibsonville, NC passed away peacefully on December 22nd 2015. Her life was a long and rewarding journey, lived with a strong focus on her faith and family. Ann was born in Guilford Township, NC on November 22, 1922 to the late Jesse Hunter Lowe and Sallie Jessup Lowe. She graduated from Guilford...
Gavin Swink
Dec 20, 2015
Gavin Ray Swink, 18, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 in UNC Hospital from injuries due to a wreck. He was born March 27, 1997 in Alamance County to Angel Moize Stewart and Rodney Swink. Gavin graduated from Southern Alamance High School in 2015. He worked for Thornton Heating and Air and was a caring and...
Patricia Cheek
Dec 19, 2015
Patricia Songy Cheek, 83, of 414 W. Fifth St., Burlington, N.C. passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Reserve, LA, she was the daughter of the late Raphael Nemour and Nylefter Philomene Gregoire Songy and the wife of Lewis Ray Cheek who survives. Mrs. Cheek was a substitute...
James Parker
Dec 19, 2015
Burlington-James Jim Parker, Jr. age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Hospice. He was a native of Robeson County and the husband of 60 years to the late Shirley Ann Jones Parker who died in 2013. James retired from the Pender County ABC Board in Burgaw, NC...
Dorothy Parks
Dec 19, 2015
Dorothy Cole Coble Parks, 90, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Alamance County to the late Thomas and Nelli Cole Coble and was the wife of 71 years to Carl Franklin Parks who died December 22, 2010. Dorothy was the co-owner...
Richard Phillips
Dec 18, 2015
Haw River-Richard Calvin Phillips, age 59, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 18, 2015 at UNC Hospital. He was a native of Alamance County and the husband of 33years to Diane Gale Sumner Phillips who survives. Richard was the owner and operator of Phillips Heating and Air and a member of Faith...
Walter Morse
Dec 18, 2015
BURLINGTON- Walter Dayton Morse, 83, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in the city of Elmira, Chemung County, NY on July 30, 1932 to the late Ralph and Beatrice Morse and was the husband of 60 years to Vitha Bean Morse of the home. Walter was...
Phyllis Lowe
Dec 15, 2015
Burlington Phyllis Smith Lowe, 82, formerly of Peele St. passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Golden Years following several years of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late John Vernon and Ethel Oldham Smith. Phyllis was married 46 years to the late Johnny Kenneth Lowe, Sr. She was...
Mary Routh
Dec 15, 2015
Jeanette May Routh, 76, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Dwight Moody and Irene Elizabeth Willard May. She was of the Baptist faith and the former bookkeeper for Koury's Dress Shop and Tar Heel Drug. Survivors include her children;...
William Gauldin
Dec 14, 2015
Whitsett William Silas Gauldin, 85, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at the Beacon Place in Greensboro after two weeks of declining health. He was born in Floyd, VA to the late William Penn and Lera Peters Gauldin and was raised in Danville, VA. Silas was a retired self-employed building contractor and was a US Navy...
Nancy Coleman
Dec 13, 2015
Nancy Coleman, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was a retired retail merchandiser for several different companies. Nancy was a member of Grove Park Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing cards at the Kernodle Senior Center and was active in several civic organizations until...
Debra Moore
Dec 13, 2015
Debra Lackey Moore, age 58, of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her home after a sudden illness. Born on September 9, 1957, in Winston-Salem, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Lile Lackey and Delores Starrett Lackey, who survives. Mrs. Moore is survived by her children, Shannon Purkiss and...
Joan Cowan
Dec 12, 2015
Mary Joan Luthy Cowan, 88, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 in her sleep at Twin Lakes Healthcare Center. She was born on December 29, 1926 in Portage County, OH to the late Eugene and Grace Frinkley Luthy and was the wife to the late Donald Thomas Cowan who died in 2011. Joan was a former...
Norman Whitesell
Dec 12, 2015
Norman Lee Whitesell, 71, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on March 9, 1944 in Guilford County to the late James Wesley and Margaret Ray Howerton Whitesell. Norman was the husband to Ronda Chilton Wagoner Whitesell of 25 years who survives. Norman was the owner...
Mildred Hester
Dec 12, 2015
Mildred Rainey Hester, 87, died on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Springview Assisted Living. She was born in Caswell County to the late Edward Virgil and Lessie Davis Rainey and was married to the late B.C. Hester, Jr. She worked in textiles at Burlington Industries, J. Spencer Love and retiring at Kayser-Roth Hosiery. Mildred was a...
James Palmer
Dec 9, 2015
Mr. James Theodore Palmer, Sr., age 82, of Whitsett, passed away on December 9, 2015 at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. Born in Algona, Iowa, he was the son of the late Donald E. Palmer and the late Florence Jennings Palmer and was married for over 57 years to Mrs. Vallie Brown...
Christine Allison
Dec 8, 2015
Mrs. Christine Walker Allison, age 86, of Burlington, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. Born in Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Lacy Doc Walker and the late Minnie Riley Walker and was married for over 66 years to Joseph P. Allison,...
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