Obituaries

Myrtle  Conway Cates

Myrtle Conway Cates

Apr 4, 2014

GRAHAM - Myrtle Conway Cates departed this life for her heavenly home April 4, 2014. She was the wife of Johnie Allen Cates for 73 years. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Effie Edwards Conway of Durham, N.C.She devoted her life to her church, family and the elderly. Myrtle was owner and operator of Sunnyside Manor...

John  Henry Dixon,  Jr

John Henry Dixon, Jr

Apr 4, 2014

Service will be held at 4:00 on Sunday April 13, 2014 at the McClure Funeral Home Chapel with the family receiving friends two hours prior to the service on Sunday.

Margaret  Elizabeth Creech

Margaret Elizabeth Creech

Apr 4, 2014

MEBANE - Margaret Elizabeth Wiley Creech, 92, of Mebane passed away Friday, April 5, 2014 at Presbyterian Home of Hawfields, Mebane.Mrs. Creech was born in Harnett County, NC. She was a homemaker and she was a charter member of Breakthrough Community Church. Her passion was gardening and her flowers.She is survived by: daughter, Carolyn Jean Jones (Bobby) of Mebane,...

Ellen  Wheeler Boyd

Ellen Wheeler Boyd

Apr 2, 2014

Mrs. Ellen W. Boyd, 65, passed away Wednesday April 2nd, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Ellen was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all. She enjoyed traveling especially to the beach. She retired after thirty years from the Alamance-Burlington school system where she touched many loving students’ lives in speech therapy. She was a...

Desmond  Ray Piccini

Desmond Ray Piccini

Apr 2, 2014

MEBANE - Desmond Ray "Dez" Piccini, 16, passed away April 2, 2014.Dez was born in Warren, Mich. He was a junior at Eastern Alamance High School where he was a member of the baseball team.He loved racing dirt bikes, fishing and classic muscle cars. Dez committed his life to Christ July 11, 2006, and always maintained his faith. He...

Marvin  Wayne Couch

Marvin Wayne Couch

Mar 28, 2014

MCLEANSVILLE - Mr. Marvin Wayne Couch, 72, of 5412 Eastcrest Rd, McLeansville, NC, passed away on Friday March 28, 2014 at his residence. He was the son of the late Oscar and Lucille Jarrett Couch. He was a loving father, grandfather, and his boxer dogs were his joy. He enjoyed watching a Nascar race or just sitting on the...

Doris  Jeanette Tucker

Doris Jeanette Tucker

Mar 27, 2014

Doris Jeannette Adams Tucker, 89, of 1313 Collins Drive, Burlington, N.C. passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at her residence. Doris was born in Alamance County. She was a retired staff nurse at Alamance Regional Medical Center and a member of Graham Friends Church. She was also a big Atlanta Braves fan.She is survived by sons, Byron B. Tucker...

Dorothy  Anne Gephart

Dorothy Anne Gephart

Mar 26, 2014

MEBANE - D. Anne Heiland Gephart, 87, of Burlington, N.C. (past seven years) died March 26, 2014, at The Oaks. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at The Oaks of Alamance, 1670 Westbrook Ave., Burlington, N.C. – as long as the Tar Heels are not playing.Mrs. Gephart was born June 25, 1926, in...

Margaret  Elizabeth Hohman

Margaret Elizabeth Hohman

Mar 26, 2014

No services held.

Randy  Keith Mcbroom

Randy Keith Mcbroom

Mar 26, 2014

MEBANE, N.C. - Mr. Randy Keith McBroom, 56, of Third Street, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Burlington.He was the son of the late Marvin Grant McBroom and Shirley Hamlet McBroom and the husband of the late Lisa Barber McBroom.Randy was a graduate of Eastern Alamance High School in 1976 and...

Garland  Rudolph Gilbert

Garland Rudolph Gilbert

Mar 24, 2014

BURLINGTON - Mr. Garland Rudolph Gilbert, 75, of 926 North Mebane Street, passed on Monday, March 24, 2014.He was born in Johnson County, N.C. to the late Rudolph and Annie Beasley Gilbert and was retired from the City of Burlington Waste Water Treatment Plant. The family will receive friends from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at...

Janes  Minson Cook

Janes Minson Cook

Mar 24, 2014

James Minson Cook PHOTO/LOGOCHAPEL HILL, N.C. - James Minson Cook, 55, died Monday, March 24, 2014, after two years of declining health.He was born Sept. 20, 1958 in Mebane, N.C. and graduated from Orange High School, Hillsborough, in 1976. He was formerly employed with Robert Cecil Logging and was currently working on Thom's Creek Farms, Mebane.He is survived by...

Hazalene  Patton Tickle

Hazalene Patton Tickle

Mar 21, 2014

MEBANE - Hazelene Patton Tickle, 97, of Mebane, passed away on Friday March 21, 2014 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields. A native of Alamance County, NC, she was born on January 8, 1917 to the late Lonnie Lee Patton Sr. and Mary Bason Patton. She was a lifelong member of Cross Roads Presbyterian Church. She was a member...

Evelyn  Joyce White

Evelyn Joyce White

Mar 20, 2014

GRAHAM, N.C. - Mrs. Evelyn Joyce White, 69, of 216 Banks Street, Apt. Q, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at ARMC.Arrangements are incomplete with McClure Funeral Service of Graham.

Harold  Richard Cochran

Harold Richard Cochran

Mar 19, 2014

HAW RIVER - Harold Cochran passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at ARMC. He was the son of the late John and Alice Ledford Cochran. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Wilma Aikens Cochran; daughter, Marion Taylor (Ken) of Burlington; son, Richard Cochran of Burlington; brother, Jerry Cochran of High Point; sisters, Carolyn Gaines (Ralph) of Asheboro,...

Elwin  Charles Fleischer

Elwin Charles Fleischer

Mar 18, 2014

MEBANE - Mr. Elwin Charles Fleischer, 82, of 109 Edinborough Drive, Mebane, N.C., went home to be with our Lord at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.Born in Hartford County, Conn., he was the son of the late Walter and Florence Loveland Fleischer. He was owner and operator of Fleischer Industrial Control, a member...

Christine  Carey Baker

Christine Carey Baker

Mar 16, 2014

Christine Carey Baker died at ARMC on March 16, 2014, at age 86. She was born in Sharpsburg, NC, but spent her entire adult life in Burlington. She was the daughter of Ervin and Maggie Joyner Carey and the wife of Perry D. Baker, all deceased. She was also preceded in death by her sister Elsie James and her...

Lloyd  Fred Totten  Jr.

Lloyd Fred Totten Jr.

Mar 16, 2014

MEBANE - Lloyd Fred Totten Jr., 66, of 5607 Lebanon Road, Mebane, N.C., passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014, at the VA Hospital in Durham, N.C.Fred was born in Alamance County. He was retired from Burlington Industries and a member of Lebanon United Methodist Church. Fred proudly served his country with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era.Surviving...

Billy  Joe Combs

Billy Joe Combs

Mar 16, 2014

GRAHAM - Mr. Billy Joe Combs, 53, born April 1, 1960, entered the gates of heaven for a joyous reunion March 16, 2014. He met the love of his life Betsy Ferrell at a church service in 1986, married that beautiful dark haired girl the same year, and he left this world during her Sunday morning service. He was...

John  Max Perry

John Max Perry

Mar 10, 2014

GRAHAM - John Max Perry, 77, of 9178 Perry Road, died Monday, March 10, 2014, at his residence. He was a native of Alamance County, retired computer operator at UNC Hospitals and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Velna Glosson Perry.He is survived by his wife, Catherine Glass...