Obituaries

On August 12, 2006, John Wayne Robinson of Burlington, NC passed away after a long courageous battle with lung cancer. John is preceded in death by his parents Edward Robinson and Ruth Faires Wensil, one sister, Joyce Mannering, one brother, Doug Robinson and one son, George Wayne Robinson and his friend, Keesha. John was born in...

Florida Mrs. Louisa Eugenia Elmore Jean Sykes, 91 years old and daughter of the late Eugenia Elizabeth Dawson and Terence Elmore of Bootle, England passed away this 21st day of February in the Year of Our Lord 2006, in Fernandina Beach FL after several weeks of declining health. Mrs. Sykes emigrated to Burlington, NC from Bootle,...

Burlington, NC Barbara Jane Caddell Pulliam, age 60, of 1620 Hanover Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was the wife of Thomas Tom Lee Pulliam who survives. Jane was an active member of the New Beginners Church in Whitsett. She was...

Eugene Dock Whity Ayers, 74, of 407 Everett St. passed away Tuesday May 9, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham following four years of failing health and one week critical. He was the husband of Clara Davis Ayers and the son of the late Dock and Clara West Ayers. Eugene was a native of...

Burlington, NC Ronald L. Pal Buckner, age 74, of Burlington died peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2007 at the Hospice Home in Burlington. Mr. Buckner was pre-deceased by his wife of 48 years, Barbara Ashby Buckner, and a sister, Sarah Frances Buckner. He was the son of the late Boyd R. Buckner and the late Lillie...

Burlington, NC Florence Granny Myrtle Shepherd Cassidy 88, died Sunday, May 21, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Guilford county she was the wife of the late John Edward Cassidy and daughter of the late Tubal A. and Mary A. Isley Shepherd. A member of Just Like Jesus Ministries, she retired from Kayser...

Roubert R.J. Manring, 82, of 313 Brightwood Church Rd. passed away Friday, October 20, 2006 at his home following a short illness. He was the husband of Aleen Heilig Manring for 57 years and the son of the late Arthur and Elsie Sams Manring. He was a native of Randolph County, retired from Moses Cone Hospital...

Graham Iris Patricia Pat Jones, 81, of Cates Circle went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 2, 2006. She was born in Gaffney, SC to the late Paul Hickson Jones and the late Amanda Christine Hughes Jones. Pat was a member of Grove Park Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist...

Willie N. Cook, 73, of NC 61 North died on Friday, August 5, 2005 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. He was born in Guilford County, son of the late Junnie Floyd Cook and the late Nettie Whitesell Cook. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, retired from AT&T, and served on the...

Mrs. Noree Fuller Slade, age 83, of 2356 Park Rd. Ext., went home to be with her Lord at 4:37a.m. Thursday December 8, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance County, she was wife of James W. Slade who survives and daughter of the late Sylvester and Etta Harber Fuller. She was a...

Patricia Lee Gregory Page, 65, of 2060 Pagetown Rd. passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. She was born in Caswell County to the late Gilbert Joyce Gregory and the late Ella Odell Rudd Gregory and was married to Wilbert Larry Page who survives. She was an employee...

Ruby "Debbie" Smithey of 2530 Ossipee Front Street went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning at her residence following 2 months of failing health. A native of Cumberland County she was the widow of the late Jack Smithey and the daughter of the late Earl Orlando and Willie Ann Jones Stanford. She was a...

Gladys Naomi Hughes Clingenpeel, 82, of 6866 Bethel Church Rd., passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Moses Cone Hospital. She was the wife of the late Winfred Judd Clingenpeel and the daughter of the late Charles Jennings and Sallie Spangler Hughes. Gladys was a member of Gibsonville United Methodist Church where she was active in...

Dorothy Varner Dot McCauley, 93, formerly of NC 62 North, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields in Mebane after a critical illness of two weeks. She was born in Guilford County, daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Mamie Lynch Varner and was married to the late C. R. Jack...

Elon Lester David Summers, age 85, of 7210 Busick Quarry Rd., passed away Friday May 11, 2007 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of the late Winona Merritt Summers and son of the late Charlie Washington and Ada Cook Summers. He was a member of Bethlehem Christian...

Burlignton, Harvey Benjamin Keller, 93, of 2817 Delaney Dr. died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Margie Keller and son of the late Millard and Alice Keller. He was a retired builder and owner of Keller Mortgage Company in Flordia. Harvey had a great love for all sports....

Mrs. Doris Corn Joyce, age 81, of 3844 Heritage Dr. Twin Lakes died at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday December 6, 2005 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Patrick County, Va., she was preceded in death by her husband William Lloyd Joyce; parents, Elijah Corn and Elva Lawrence Corn; and brothers, Leonard...

Burlington - Mattie Bruner Eten 74, of 1605 Morningside Dr. went home to be with the Lord, Thursday morning at White Oak Manor after a brief illness. She was born in Pilot Mountain, daughter of the late Roy Lester Bruner and the late Ida May Wood Bruner and was married to the late Max Burnett Eten....

Mary B. Scheible,86, formerly of Scotia, N.Y., died on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Edgewood Place in Burlington, N. C. She was born in Schenectady, N.Y. and was the daughter of Herbert N. and Clara C. Buechner. She is survived by a son, Paul Patricia Scheible of Mebane, N.C. and a brother, William Catherine Buechner of...

Burlington Nancy L. Weatherford Nancy Law Weatherford, age 96 of 1866 NC 62 North, passed away at Hospice Home Wednesday November 29, 2006. A native of Henry County, VA, she was wife of the late Claude Thomas Weatherford and daughter of the late David and Lelia Mitchell Law. She was a member of City Lake Baptist...