Obituaries

Burlington, NC Thomas Ted Franklin Carter, age 69, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at his home. He was the husband of Ann King Carter who survives and a native of Danville, Virginia. Ted was employed for 28 years with Cone Mills, Minneola Plant in Gibsonville and later he retired...

James Euel "Jim" Tolbert, 72, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at his home. He was a native of Surry County and the son of the late Euel Oscar and Ila Lea "Bertha" Bowman Tolbert. Jim retired from the US Army after 20 years serving with the 5th Special Forces Delta Group and later retied after...

Mrs. Helen Johnson Beckom, age 59, of 3172 Mansfield Rd., Burlington passed away Wednesday August 17, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Chatham County, she was wife of Jerry A. Beckom and daughter of the late George Sidney and Mary Estelle Bost Johnson. She had been employed by Gold Toe Hosiery for 29...

Jewel Faye Malone died suddenly Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Presbyterian Home of Hawfields after ten plus years of fragile health. She was 79. She moved to N.C. following the death of her husband, Mahlon G. Malone, where they lived in Kingwood, Texas. She is survived by her sister, Norma Bergeron and husband, AL, of Burlington,...

Thomas Russell Tommy Patterson, 65 of Stoney Creek Church Rd. died on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at UNC Hospitals after two years failing health and a two week critical illness. He was born in Alamance County to the late Sam Holt Patterson and the late Nannie Lou Thomasson Patterson. Tommy was married for 44 years to...

Burlington, NC Rose L. Mason Anderson, age 81 of 411 Hawthorne Lane, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 21, 2006 at the Hospice Home. She was the wife of the late Wallace Lee Anderson. Mrs. Anderson was born May 8, 1925 in Algoma, West Virginia to the late Philip and Bessie Garrett...

Garland Winfred Ellis, 73, of Alamance passed away Monday, March 20, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was the son of the late Hubert Walter and Daisy Jones Ellis. Garland was a native of Chatham County and loved to fish and have fun. He was a wonderful father, grandfather and great grandfather that will be greatly...

Burlington, NC Sallie Cole Pruitt, age 98, formerly of Plaid Street went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Alamance Health Care. She was a native of Halifax County, Virginia and was married on August 22, 1936 to the late Noel Thomas Pruitt. Sallie was an extraordinary wife, mother, caregiver and...

Ruth Burress Davis of 3126 Truitt Dr., Burlington, NC died Friday, April 24 in Chicago, Illinois where she had recently relocated. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Davis and granddaughters, Meryl and Mollie Davis of Evanston, Illinois; sister Josie Loflin and brother-in-law, Bill Loflin of Colonial Heights, VA; sisters Isabelle Burress, Vivian Lachicotte, Evelyn Carr...

Ricky Thomas Shambley, 51, of 2503 Columbine Ln., died Friday, August 4, 2006 at his home after a lengthy illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of Thomas Gordon Shambley, Sr. and Marie Workman Shambley, who both survive. Ricky was a self-employed roofing contractor and also worked for Dougs Towing and Recovery. He...

Mrs. Hallie Oakley Griswold, 91, formerly of 3793 S. Church St., died Friday, March 29, 2007 at Edgewood Place after two years of failing health. A native of Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late Erasmus Hubert Oakley and the late Addie Rudd Oakley and was married for over 57 years to Ralph Lee...

Jerome Newton Naylor, Sr., 83, of 2288 May Dr., died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after three years of failing health. A native of East Salem, PA, he was the son of the late Newton Naylor and the late Elizabeth Bates Naylor and was married for over 63 years to Mrs. Katherine...

GIBSONVILLE- Fred Phillippe, 77, of 1284 Springwood Ave., died Thursday, December 21, 2006 at Wesley Long Community Hospital after three years of declining health. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late John Marshall Phillippe and the late Flonnie Summers Phillippe and he was married for over 55 years to Mrs. Nelda...

William Sleeth Countryman, 51, of Graham, North Carolina, a beloved and devoted husband and father passed away Monday, Nov. 20, 2006. Bill was born in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of the late Anna Lou and Highley H. Countryman. He was raised in Palatine, Illinois where he attended Palatine High School. He was a member of the...

Burlington, NC Mrs. Dorothy Elaine Dot Page Jackson, 75, of 2217 Woodland Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at Edgewood Place. She was the wife of Bruce Butler Jackson for 51 years and a native of Caswell County. Dorothy retired as a Registered Nurse from Alamance County Hospital after...

Margaret Lineberry Pritchett, 88, formerly of NC 100 passed away Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Henry Jenkins Pritchett, Jr. and the daughter of the late Linzy and Ida Rayles Lineberry. Margaret was a native of Guilford County and a...

Mrs. Angela Walters Ward, 89, formerly of May Dr. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 16, 2007 at Liberty Commons of Alamance. Mrs. Ward was born April 13, 1917 in Robeson County, NC to the late Allison and Anna Curry Walters. For almost 60 years she was the wife of the late...

Maurine Isley Michaels Brown, 91, of 1127 Durham St. passed away Thursday August 25, 2005 at Alamance Health Care. She was the wife of the late Jasper Michaels and the late Russell Brown. She was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Media Ward Isley. Maurine was a native of Caswell County, retired from Burlington...

Graham: John Henry Snow, Sr., 70, of 314 E. Hanover Rd. went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, October 20, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was born in Person County on November 30, 1935 to the late Jim Scott and Maggie Thackston Snow and was married to Lillian Elizabeth Howerton Snow. He...

Burlington, NC Robert A. Herndon, age 86, of 1316 Rayon Street went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Caswell County and the husband of 63 years to Brona Smith Herndon who survives. Robert retired from Lucent Technologies after 30 years of...