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Mary Tomb
Nov 8, 2020
Mary Ellen Farthing Tomb, 91, of Burlington passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward Farthing and Lillian Inez McNichols Farthing and wife of the late Joseph William Tomb, Sr.
She had been formerly employed by...
Rev. William "Bill" Skenes, Sr.
Nov 7, 2020
Burlington-Rev. William “Bill” Howard Skenes, Sr., 80, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late John Fisher Skenes and Mildred York Skenes Humphries. He was the husband of 39 years to the late...
Jean Stallings
Nov 6, 2020
Jean Gray Hensley Stallings, 79, passed away after a battle with Scleroderma, Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Hospice Home. She was born December 6, 1940 in Alamance County to the late Russell C. Hensley and Betty Kernodle Hensley who survives. She was married to Samuel “Sammy” Stallings for 49 years. She was a 1958 graduate of Altamahaw-Ossipee High School...
Virginia Boggs Terrell
Nov 5, 2020
Virginia Boggs Terrell, 80, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the youngest of 11 children, born at Duke Hospital on January 7, 1940 to the late Columbus Jackson and Nelia Ross Boggs and was married to James Larry Terrell who survives.
Virginia was a...
Phillip Pryor
Nov 4, 2020
Gibsonville – Phillip Wallace Pryor, 67, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He was born on June 6, 1953 in Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland to the late Woodrow Wilson Pryor and Mary Helen Wallace Pryor.
Phillip was retired from Burlington Industries at the Williamsburg Plant. He was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church. He...
Michael Williams
Nov 4, 2020
Michael Dale Williams, 67, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Davidson County on September 4, 1953 and was raised by his loving grandparents, Clayton and Mary Catherine Williams with help from his aunt, Virginia “Gingi” Brown.
He was a former butcher with Food World and...
Lou Sharpe
Nov 3, 2020
Lou Jones Sharpe, 76, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Lou was born in Guilford County to the late Henry Davis Jones, Sr. and Minnie Wade Jones and was married to the late James Earl Sharpe. She was a Christian and of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and...
Phillip "Phil" Jones
Nov 2, 2020
Phillip “Phil” Leon Jones, 78, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on March 20, 1942 in Guilford County to the late Francis Magnolia Jones.
Phil was a retired Petty Officer First Class with the U.S. Navy after 22 years of service. ...
Pauline Stanfield
Nov 1, 2020
Mrs. Pauline Tate “Polly” Stanfield, age 86, of Burlington, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at her residence after several months of failing health.
Born in Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late Emmit B. Tate and the late Alvana Madren Tate and was married for over 66 years to Ervin L. Stanfield, who...
Ruth Boone
Oct 30, 2020
Graham – Ruth Nanny Lee Horton Boone, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 30, 2020 at Peak Resources after several years of failing health. She was born in Wythe County, VA on April 5, 1926 to the late Rev. Charles Alfred and Dinnah Hall Horton and was the wife of the late Avery...
Robert "Bob" Webster, Jr.
Oct 30, 2020
Elon – Robert “Bob” Troy Webster, Jr, 85 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 30, 2020. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Robert Troy Webster, Sr. and Margie McAdams Webster Parrish. He was the husband 39 years to Shirley Eastwood Webster who survives.
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Pastor Gary Hendrix
Oct 29, 2020
Pastor Gary William Hendrix, 73, went to be home with Jesus on Thursday, October 29, surrounded by
his family. He was born on May 16, 1947, in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Thomas Floyd Hendrix and
Hazel Watson Hendrix. Gary was a 1970 graduate of Piedmont Bible College. It was also in 1970 that
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Lester Jessup
Oct 29, 2020
Burlington –Lester Guthrie Jessup, 73, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at ARMC. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Lester Abraham and Edna Rodema Guthrie Jessup. He was the husband of 52 years to Cornelia Miles Jessup who survives.
Lester was the Owner and Operator of...
James "Jimmy" Bowman
Oct 28, 2020
Burlington
James Andrew Bowman, 54, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at his home following a long battle with cancer.
A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Kathleen Lewis Bowman. He was the owner of Jim’s Lockout Service and former owner of J & J...
Bobby Dove, Sr.
Oct 28, 2020
Burlington – Bobby Ray Dove, 85 went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at his home with his wife by his side. He was the son of the late Jim Green and Nannie Chapman Dove. He was the husband of 58 years to Lorraine Carter Dove who survives.
Bobby...
Carl Pecci
Oct 27, 2020
Carl Gaetano Pecci, 85 passed away Tuesday at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born October 2, 1935 in Lawrence, MA to the late Carl Ralph and Antonetta Martellini Pecci and was married to Mary Ellen McCollum Pecci for thirty-three years. Carl served in the U.S. Air Force and then worked for Boeing Industries until...
Donald Ellis
Oct 27, 2020
Donald Reid Ellis, 79, passed away on October 27, 2020.
He was the husband of the late Clara Spicer Ellis and son of O.D. Ellis and Delilah Reid Ellis both deceased. After employment with Burlington Industries and Star Food Products for several years, he and his wife started C & D Coffee Shop in downtown Burlington. He...
Margaret Berngartt
Oct 26, 2020
Margaret (Peggy) Anne Williams Berngartt, age 92, a resident of Coble Creek at the Twin Lakes Community in Burlington, NC, passed away Monday, October 26 due to complications of the Covid-19 virus and Alzheimer’s disease.
A generous and loving mother and grandmother she leaves behind a son, Joseph Berngartt of Parma Heights, OH, three daughters, Mary (Candy)...
Louise Capps
Oct 26, 2020
Louise Doby Capps, 80, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at Coble Creek Healthcare. She was born on November 19, 1939 in Guilford County to the late Troy Lee Doby, Sr. and Bessie Lynch Doby and was the wife of 58 years to Archie “Andy” Marion Capps who survives.
Louise was a founding member of First...
Allen Willetts
Oct 24, 2020
Gibsonville – Allen Willetts, 81, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Blumenthal Medical Center. He was born on August 10, 1939 in Sampson County to the late Francis Sherman Willetts and Lou Goodrich Willetts and was married to the late Mary Doris Blanton Willetts.
He was the owner and operator of...
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