Obituaries

ELON- Edith Cosby Shotzberger, 86, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at her residence. She was born in Midlothian, Va. but called North Carolina home for the past 39 years. She was a homemaker, and loving, caring, giving mother and wife. She was fortunate to have many friends. She had been active in the Burlington Womens club...

Mrs. Mary Frances Simpson Blaylock, age 79, of 362 Stoney Creek Church Rd. passed away Friday August 4, 2006 at her residence. A native of Caswell County, she was wife of the late William Henry Blaylock and daughter of the late Spencer Thomas and Mary Moore Simpson. She was retired from Western Electric and was a...

Hazel Pearl Black Simpson, age 94, formerly of North Church Street went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at the Hospice Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Glen Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include a grandson, Clarence Simpson and step grandchildren, Marie and Joanne SImpson; sisters, Ruby Quakenbush of...

Alyse Shug Morton Simpson, age 73, of 2939 Gwyn Road went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at UNC Hospitals. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Mack Dwight Simpson. Alyse retired after 30 plus years with the Greensboro City School System. She was a...

Allie Frances Russell Boswell, age 90 formerly of Trail 3 went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 17, 2006 at the Homeplace. She was a native of Scottland County and the daughter of the late John Robert and Ida Farmer Russell. Allie retired from the North Carolina State Agriculture Department. She was a...

Mrs. Felicja Dyminski Bobsha Gasiorowski, age 83, of 3749 Wade Coble Dr., Twin Lakes Community, passed away Thursday October 5, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Krakow, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Stephanie Trost Dyminski and wife of the late John Gasiorowski. She was a homemaker and an...

Burlington, NC George Monroe Junior Gerner, 54, of 6914 Holts Store Road died on Friday, October 7, 2005 at Moses Cone Hospital. He was a native of Guilford County and the husband of Gale Johnson Gerner for over 36 years. George was employed with Guilford County and a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. He...

BILL GARNER William Thomas Bill Garner, age 91 of 305 Runnymede Lane, passed away Saturday December 9, 2006 at his residence. A native of Union, SC., he was the husband of Dora Lee Greeson Garner of the home and son of the late Joseph Henry and Lillian McBride Garner. Mr. Garner was retired from Celenese Corp....

Mrs. Mary Jane Janie Watson Simpson, 83, of 1813 S. Mebane St., passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Hospice Home after a critical illness of several days. A native of Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late Theo A. Watson and the late Lula Barnwell Watson and was married to the...

Burlington, NC Kenneth Kenny Ralph Blackwell, age 52, of 1017 N. Park Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at UNC Hospital. Kenny was a native of Columbus County and the husband of Laurie Moore Blackwell who survives. Kenny was a veteran of the US Marine Corp and a member...

Burlington- NC Ms. Shelby Jean Boyles, 59, of 621 Fairfax St. passed away Tuesday, July 03, 2007 at her residence. Ms. Boyles was born June 5, 1948 in Guilford, County to the late Denton Ray Boyles and Nadine Wyrick Boyles who survives. She was a homemaker and was a member of Gibsonville Christian Church. Survivors other...

Burlington, NC Peggy Sharpe Simmons, age 76, of 1879 Bellemont-Alamance Road went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 18, 2007 at Moses Cone Hospital. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of 62 years to Harvey Simmons who survives. Peggy retired from Lucent Technologies after 20 years and was a...

Pam Small Boggs, age 64, of 671 Boone Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 12, 2007 from her residence while surrounded by her family. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of Joel Larry Boggs who survives. Pam was a graduate of Pleasant Grove School, was employed with...

Elon Mr. Herbert Howard Gentry, 85, of Elon passed away Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Twin Lakes Center. Mr. Gentry was born in Easley, SC on August 18, 1921 to the late Thomas Herbert and Rosalie Howard Gentry. Mr. Gentry was married to the late Katherine Walker Gentry for 62 years until her death in June...

Burlington, NC Freddie Brown Simmons, age 58, of Porterfield Drive went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at the Hospice Home. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Benjamin Lazarus and Willie Brown Simmons. Freddie retired from Duke Power after over 30 years of service....

Burlington - Elsie Grissom Baker Garner, 73, of Alamance Health Care Center went to be with the Lord Friday July 28, 2006. She was the wife of the late John Albert Garner and the daughter of the late Eugene and Susie Matthews Grissom. She was a native of Warren County, a homemaker and a member of...

Burlington - Mrs. Josephine Jo Starnes Blackwell, 77, of 1317 Vaughn Rd. passed away Monday, September 3, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Blackwell was born November 24, 1929 in Alamance County to the late Willie F. Shorty Starnes and Lillian Culberson Starnes. She was the wife of Mr. Lynn Blackwell of the home for 60 years....

Elon- Nancy Irene Hall Shepherd, 71, of 7188 Sockwell Rd. passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Shepherd was born on December 22, 1934 in Guilford County to late Robert Hall and Nita Underwood Summers and was married to the late Donald Herbert Shepherd. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian...

Gibsonville, NC William Edward Ed Belvin, age 88, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Moses Cone Hospital. William was a native of Wake County and the husband of the late Nancy Sutton Belvin. Ed retired from Dixie Bell textiles in Gibsonville and was a member of Gibsonville United Methodist...

Burlington, NC James Norman Berry, Sr. age 85 of 1209 Cleveland Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Stokes County and the husband of 63 years to Edith Faulkner Berry who survives. Norman graduated as valedictorian from Staley High School...