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Nina Apple
Apr 1, 2021
Nina Varner Apple, 98, entered into the presence of her Savior peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 1, 2021. She was born on April 26, 1922 in Guilford County to the late Grover Cleveland and Mamie Lynch Varner. She was married for over 50 wonderful years to Leroy Apple who passed away in 1994....
R. Jack Ashley
Mar 31, 2021
Burlington - Robert Penn (Jack) Ashley went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Weds. March 31, 2021 after a long battle with dementia.
Jack was born July 22, 1933 in the Altamahaw Ossipee area of Alamance County, NC to Effie Strader Ashley Stallings and Rufus Pleasant Ashley. He enlisted in the...
Nora Cauline Howell
Mar 29, 2021
Nora Cauline Howell, 81, formerly of Graham, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Anson Health and Rehab Center in Wadesboro, NC. She was born on August 24, 1939 in Anson County to the late Siler Dewey Howell and Minnie Brown Howell.
Cauline was a retired...
Laurena Woodrome
Mar 25, 2021
Elon – Laurena (Laurie) Leigh Woodrome, 60, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 25, 2021 after a brave two year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Denver, CO to Bertram and Jackline Brown. She was married for 42 wonderful years to Bill Woodrome.
Kenneth Jeffries
Mar 24, 2021
Burlington – Kenneth Henry Jeffries, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. He was the son of the late Carl Theodore Jeffries and Rosa Etta Phillips Jeffries, and was married to Patsy Knight Jeffries for 62 years of the home.
Kenneth was a Tobacco farmer all his life....
Jimmie Griffin
Mar 24, 2021
Graham - Jimmie Rogers Griffin, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
He was born in Erwin, NC on August 31, 1938 to the late Vander and Lena Harris Griffin and was the husband of 62 years to Letha Joyce Parker Griffin of the home.
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Elsie Profitt
Mar 23, 2021
Elsie Phillips Profitt, 79, entered heaven’s gates March 23, 2021 at AuthoraCare Hospice Home in Alamance County. She was a native of Letcher County, Kentucky and graduated from Whitesburg High School in 1961. She worked more than 30 years at A Cleaner World/Master Kleen/Hangers. She was a true Coal Miner’s daughter and longed to go home to “the mountain”....
Baby Hudson Orr
Mar 23, 2021
Baby Hudson Maurice Orr was a precious gift from God. He was stillborn on Tuesday March 23, 2021 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
He was conceived and loved by his parents whom they will always cherish in their heart. Everyone was anticipating your arrival but God still needed you as one of his...
Patricia Bosquet
Mar 22, 2021
Patricia Stewart Bosquet, 72, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Alamance County to the late Russell McClendon Stewart and Maxine Graham Stewart, and was married to the late Charles Wayne Bosquet for 32 years who died in 2006.
Patricia formerly worked in...
Anna Doggett
Mar 22, 2021
Burlington – Anna Essex Doggett, 87, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 22, 2021at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to the late Stanley Earl and Pearl Mae Cranfield Essex. She was married to Ralph H. Doggett, Jr. for 65 years who survives.
Anna...
Michael "Mike" Wilburn, Sr.
Mar 19, 2021
Michael Lewis “Mike” Wilburn, Sr., 73, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his residence. He was born in Person County and was the son of the late Charles Lewis Wilburn and Verna Evans Wilburn Lee. He was married for 40 years to Patty M. Wilburn who survives. Mike graduated from Elon College...
Ila Dickens
Mar 18, 2021
Whitsett- Ila Faye Fowler Dickens, age 73, passed away Thursday March 18, 2021 while at the Hospice Home of Alamance. She was born on July 22, 1947 to the late Buddy C. and Delphia Carter Fowler.
Faye worked for Suntrust Bank as a loan officer and retired from Labcorp. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church...
Elizabeth Steele
Mar 18, 2021
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Tate “Liz” Steele, age 77, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the Hospice Home of Alamance-Caswell after several months of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Erwin Orrin Tate and the late Lorena Horner Tate and was married for over 57 years...
Stanley Moss
Mar 16, 2021
Burlington – Stanley Brent “Stan” Moss, 70, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 following a brief illness. He was born in Union County, SC on May 4, 1950 to the late CH Moss and Louise Bright Moss and was the husband of 44 years to Jo Ann Seymour Moss of the home....
Captain Asbury "Sandy" Coward IV
Mar 15, 2021
Captain Asbury Coward IV, USN (retired). Asbury “Sandy” Coward died peacefully on March 15, 2021, in Burlington, North Carolina, of complications from multiple myeloma, at the age of 79. Sandy was a naval aviator, a test pilot, and a devoted Navy sports fan who was loved by his wife, children, grandchildren, and generations of naval officers...
Joseph Raleigh Simpson, Sr.
Mar 13, 2021
Joseph Raleigh Simpson, Sr., age 78, of Graham, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several weeks of failing health.
A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late James Howard Simpson and the late Vera Terrell Simpson and was formerly married to...
Ruth Rains
Mar 12, 2021
Burlington-Ruth J. Rains, age 92 passed away Friday March 12, 2021. She was born March 9,1929 to the late Ira and Edith Kennedy Jones.
Ruth worked several years at Western Electric and later as a real estate broker in Tennessee, North Carolina and California. She was one of the first female contractors in the...
Houston "Butch" Walker
Mar 12, 2021
BURLINGTON - Houston Turner “Butch” Walker, age 76, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at ARMC. He was a native of Caswell County and the son of the late George Wesley and Murrell Ragle Walker. He was the husband of 58 years to Billie Donk Walker who survives.
Houston retired from Honda Power...
Daniel Hickerson
Mar 10, 2021
Chapel Hill - Daniel Boone Hickerson, 37, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. He is the son of Dana Elizabeth Sutton and the late David Leonard Hickerson. Daniel was a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma; Wolf Clan. He was a loving and loyal son, brother, uncle, nephew, grandson, and friend. Daniel loved animals and worked...
Donald "Don" Harness
Mar 10, 2021
Burlington- Donald “Don” Ray Harness passed away on March 10th, 2021 surrounded by family and friends. Born in Portsmouth, VA to the late Eva T. Harness and Earl L. Harness, he was predeceased by his sister Debbie Robinson and brother Teddy Harness.
Don is survived by his wife, Pam Hester, son Donnie Harness, daughter Milissa Harness, sister and brother-in-law, Denise...
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