Obituaries

Jul 13, 2008

Mrs. Mary Magdalene Johnson Gaines, 68, of 2571 Bonlee-Carbonton Rd., died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at UNC Hospitals after a brief illness. A native of Chatham County, she was the daughter of the late Eulas Johnson and the late Lillie Elmore Johnson and was married to the late Wade Allen Gaines. She was employed with Acme...

Jul 13, 2008

Haw River Cpl. Pruitt Allen Rainey, 22, of Haw River passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2008 while faithfully serving his country in Afghanistan. Pruitt was a member of Glen Hope Baptist Church where he was very active with the youth after getting saved under the ministry of Rev. David Faile, his youth pastor. He was...

Jul 12, 2008

Gibsonville, NC Thomas Jonathan Jackson Bayliff, age 24, died on Saturday, July 12, 2008. He is survived by his mother, Karen Bayliff of Burlington; sister and brother-in-law, Jennifer "Jenn" Hanes and her husband, Ryan of Fayetteville and a brother, Allan Lawrence Bayliff of Graham. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at a...

Jul 12, 2008

Elon, NC Boyd "Bud" Herman Spangler, age 76, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Cedar Hill, Ohio and a resident of Elon for 32 years. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Donna Rhymer Spangler. Boyd served in the US Navy...

Jul 10, 2008

Mrs. Esther Weaver Wilborn, 84, of 1670 Westbrook Ave., went home to be with her Lord Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Hospice Home after two years of declining health. Born in Person County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edgar Weaver and the late Nannie Wise Powell Weaver and was married to the...

Jul 8, 2008

Haw River Benjamin "Benny" Lewis Davis, 69 passed away Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at the Hospice Home. Mr. Davis was born July 24, 1938 in Alamance County to the late Jeff and Ola Jones Davis. He was a retired truck driver with Overnight Transportation Co. Benny was a popular Dirt Track Race Car Driver at Ace,...

Jul 8, 2008

Gibsonville, NC Weldon K. Allen, age 77, formerly of Steele Street went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Evergreens Nursing Center in Greensboro. He was a native of Guilford County and the son of the late Melvin R. and Launa Hart Allen. Weldon mowed lawns for many years in Gibsonville...

Jul 8, 2008

Elon, NC Howard "Bill" Lee Kernodle, age 80, of Kerr Chapel Road went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of the late Virginia Garrison Kernodle who passed away on April 15th of this year. Howard retired from Burlington Industries, Williamsburg Plant. He was the...

Jul 8, 2008

Burlington Herbert Cornelius Braun, Sr., age 92, of Twin Lakes died at his home on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 with family by his side. He was a native of Weehawken, New Jersey and was married for 65 years to Julia Curtin Braun who preceded him in death in 2007. Herb graduated from Union Hill High School...

Jul 8, 2008

Burlington, NC Miss Alice Gertrude "Duck" Clark, age 84, formerly of Ossipee Front Street passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at the Hospice Home. She was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Roach Clark. Alice was a former employee with Engineered Plastics and later retired from Memorial...

Jul 8, 2008

Mrs. Dorothy Marie Longyear Lundy, 76, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at UNC Hospitals after a brief illness. Born in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late George Longyear and the late Charlotte Woods Longyear. She was retired from Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY with over 20 years service and...

Jul 7, 2008

Burlington, NC Rev. Joel Thomas "Tommy" Richardson, age 65, of 1810 Springhill Dr. went home to be with his Lord and Saviour at 3:55 P.M. Monday July 7, 2008. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Lucille Lowe Richardson and son of the late Joel and Cathleen Allred Richardson. He was employed by...

Jul 7, 2008

Pinnacle, NC Michael Phillip Lewis, age 51, of 1030 Christian Dr., passed away Monday July 7, 2008 at J.R. Jones Medical Center. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Kelly Brooks Lewis and son of the late Nolan Phillip and Margaret Haste Lewis. He had worked as a florist in the Gibsonville area...

Jul 5, 2008

Burlington - Myrtle Shoe Inge, 89, of 2716 Catherine Drive passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at UNC Hospitals after a critical illness of one week. She was born in Alamance County to the late Arthur Lee and Emily May Sharpe Shoe and was married for 60 years to the late Noel Edward Inge. She...

Jul 5, 2008

Burlington Betty Lou Roney Cheek, 77, of 1725 Deep Creek Church Rd. passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at the Hospice Home after a year long illness. She was born in Alamance County to the late Clyde Ruffin and Nina Faulkner Roney and was married to Harold Cheek who survives. She worked for Kayser-Roth for...

Jul 4, 2008

Bernard Gray Justice, 70, of 4860 Lakeview Dr., died Friday, July 4, 2008 at his home after several months of failing health. Born in Stokes County, he was the son of the late Sam D. Justice and the late Ida Lee Jones Justice. He retired from Hendrix BBQ Restaurant in 2006 after many years service and...

Jun 30, 2008

Burlington Dorothy Alene Stout Rosencrans, age 86, of 476 Parkview Dr. Burlington, formerly of Graham, passed away Monday June 30, 2008 at Alamance Health Care following a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Norman Louis Rosencrans and the daughter of the late Elvin Moody and Beulah...

Jun 28, 2008

Jun 28, 2008

Burlington, NC Harvey LeRoy Banther, Sr., age 80 of Burlington went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 28, 2008. He was born on March 22, 1928 in Durham, NC to the late Dillard Weldon and Mary Inez Hawkins Banther. Harvey was a veteran serving his country in the US Army Air Force...

Jun 27, 2008

Rutherfordton, NC Beverly Rozelle Collins Ward, age 73, formerly of Burlington died on Friday, June 27, 2008. She was a native of West Virginia and the daughter of the late Peter Lee and Jessie Rozelle Collins. She was a former member of Glen Raven Baptist Church and a homemaker. Beverly is survived by her daughters, Barbara...