Obituaries

Joyce Crumpler Wright, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage. She was born in Sampson County, daughter of the late Jefferson and Henrietta Crumpler and was married to the late Herman E. Wright. She was a member of Shallow Ford United Church of Christ and a member of the...

Gary Jerome Baker, 14, died on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at UNC Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Ann Hornbuckle Flood and his father, Gary Douglas Baker. The funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Mebane. The...

Gibsonville - Fred Raymond Flynn, 85, of 306 Wood St. died on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at his residence. A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of Hazel Ward Flynn, who survives and son of the late Frank and Bertha Boone Flynn. He retired from Jake's Bar-B-Q, was a member of Gibsonville United Methodist...

Burlington, NC Ida Curlee Wright, 92, formerly of Ingle Street went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at Alamance Health Care. She was a native of Anson County and the daughter of the late James Thomas and Viola Livingston Curlee. Ida was employed for many years with Sellars Department Store as...

BURLINGTON- Mrs. Sara Duncan King, 79, formerly of Ridgeway Dr., died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at White Oak Manor after several months of failing health. A native of Chatham County, she was the daughter of the late John Anderson Duncan and the late Sarah Alma Keller Duncan and was married to the late Melvin E. King,...

Garland Hitter Bagbey, 75, of 3551 Bagbey Trail died on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at his home after a year of failing health. He was born in Nelson, VA, son of the late Robert Yancey and Sudie Wilkins Bagbey and was married to Alta Jo Rogers Bagbey, who survives. Garland was a tobacco farmer and a...

Burlington- Mr. Martin Keith Riley, 52, passed away Tuesday, June 05, 2007 at his residence. He was born July 27, 1954 to the late Johnny Wade Riley and Valendia Riley Walston who survives. He worked for Glen Raven Mills as a supervisor before his early retirement. Survivors other than his mother, include three sisters, Marsha Riley...

Patricia Ann Jones Riggs, 71, of Wood Ave. died on Friday, April 25, 2008 at her home. She is survived by her husband, Howard Bolling Riggs of the home; sons, Terry Wofford and Roy Shannon Wofford, both of Burlington; a daughter, Kelly Hammond of Mebane and four grandchildren. A private memorial service will be held in...

John William Baldwin, 68, of Kershaw, SC, and formerly of Gibsonville, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008. He was the son of the late Charles William "Bill" Baldwin and Dewey P. Baldwin who survives. A native of Guilford County, he was a graduate of Gibsonville High School and retired from Spring Mill in Lancaster, SC. He is...

Bratcher Franklin Riley, age 87, of 207 E. Jackson St., passed away Sunday January 21, 2007 at White Oak Manor. A native of Orange County, he was husband of the late Annie Massey Riley and son of the late William Henry and Sarah Wilson Riley. He was retired from Old Dominion Box Co., an Army Veteran...

Elon- Marcus Edwin Mark King, 35, of 895 Boone Rd., passed away Monday, April 9, 2007 at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital. Mr. King was born November 19, 1971 in Alamance County to Mrs. Shirley Hurt Oliver who survives, and the late James Edwin King, III. He was employed at Universal Forest. Survivors include his wife, Pamela...

Mrs. Delores Young Fleming, 79, of 2524 Orice St, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February, 16, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Fleming was born August 29, 1927 in Alamance County to the late William and Lelia Young. Mrs. Fleming was the former owner and operator of Fleming Daycare where she loved and...

JOSH FLYNN CW2 Paul Joshua Flynn, age 28, formerly of Burlington Rd, Gibsonville, passed away at 12:55 AM Wednesday, August 22, 2007 in Multaka, Iraq while faithfully serving his country. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of R. Deleno and Patsy Jones Flynn. He was a member of Gibsonville United Methodist Church where...

Winter Haven, Florida Linwood Roach, age 77, formerly of Burlington died on Saturday, May 20, 2006 at his residence in Winter Haven, Florida. He was a native of Schoolsville, West Virginia and the husband for over 59 years to Beatrice Roach who survives. Linwood was employed with Burlington Industries for many years and later retired from...