Obituaries

Apr 1, 2023

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Mrs. Ruby Cleo Mansfield Rickman passed away on Saturday, April 01, 2023. Ruby was a native of Alamance County and the daughter of the late Cleo Mansfield and Doris Mae Forbis Mansfield. Ruby will be remembered as a loving homemaker for her husband, children, grandchildren, and...

Apr 1, 2023

Mrs. Mary Frances Pugh Payne, age 101, of Burlington, NC passed away on April 1, 2023 at the Hospice Home of Burlington. A native of Alamance Co. NC, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Clyde and Nancy Mabel Braxton Pugh. Frances was retired with Western Electric in Burlington and following retirement, she volunteered for numerous years as...

Mar 31, 2023

Randy Thomas Foster, 68, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2023, surrounded by family at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Born to the late Earl and Hazel Foster on December 2, 1954, at Vereen Memorial Hospital, Randy was born and raised in Moultrie, GA. Randy worked for Hubbell Diecasting for 36 years, ending his career there as a...

Mar 31, 2023

Melinda Gail Chelette, 79, of Graham passed away Friday, March 31, 2023. She was a native of Auburndale, FL, retired as an administrator to the chief of the Indian River County Fire Department in Vero Beach, FL and grew up in the Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and a friend to everyone...

Mar 29, 2023

Mildred Newman Baldwin, a resident of Burlington who was born in Mebane, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the age of 101. She was a retired nurse from Alamance County Hospital, having served for 28 years. Mildred was a dedicated member of Davis Street United Methodist Church for over six decades, having joined in 1961. There, she...

Mar 29, 2023

Mildred Newton Gallagher, 98, passed away on March 29, 2023.  She was the daughter of the late Charles and Lucy Newton.  Mildred was an avid UNC Tarheel fan and worked at Granville Towers for 34 years.  Left to cherish her memory are her son, Charles Gallagher and his wife Elaine; sister, Alma Renn; two grandchildren; six great grandchildren, four...

Mar 28, 2023

Susan Margaret Eynon, 75, of Mebane passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. McClure Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Mar 25, 2023

Sgt. Richard Eugene Gary, US Army, Ret. 47, of Sanford, NC passed away on March 25, 2023 at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Richard was born on September 15, 1975 to the late Robert Eugene and Linda Gustin Gary. He was raised in Sodus, NY and was a graduate of Wayne Central High School. Richard was a...

Mar 25, 2023

Mrs. Polly Ann Willis Sykes, 87, of Yanceyville, NC (formerly of Graham and Burlington) passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  A native of Leasburg, NC, she was the eldest daughter of the late James David Willis and Eva Webster Willis Richmond. Polly was a 1952 graduate of Bartlett Yancey High School, where she was a student athlete. She...

Mar 25, 2023

Ms. Joan Coble Massey, 82, of Burlington, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Hospice Home of Alamance-Caswell. A native of Guilford County, Joan was the daughter of the late Frank Clifford and Iona Clapp Coble. She will always be remembered for her warm smile and her love for the Lord. Joan...

Mar 24, 2023

Wallace Stanford “Buzz” Turner, 65, of Scotland Neck passed away March 24, 2023. He is the son of the late Christopher Columbus Turner and Janice Daniel Turner. Buzz was very much a social butterfly and had never met a stranger. He worked much of his life in the logging industry. He loved fishing, hunting, and enjoyed shooting guns. He...

Mar 23, 2023

Nathaniel Gray Ramsey, 67, went on to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 23. "Nat" was a local to Graham, NC, where he regularly filled his home with mandolin music.

He was a talented musician, avid outdoorsman, a mechanic, a devoted father, and an all-around "ball of fire".

He was proceeded in...

Mar 23, 2023

Doris Ann Pickard Frye passed away March 23, 2023. She was born November 27, 1934 & was the youngest of four children of the late Everett Glen Pickard and Madge Teague Pickard.  She was preceded in death by her husband, the Reverend Homer Frye. They were married 70 years and served churches in Bear creek, Burlington, Caswell, Clayton, Grantville,...

Mar 22, 2023

Dolores Valdez of Mebane, NC passed away early Wednesday morning, March 22, 2023. She was the eldest daughter of Ignacio and Maria Antonia Cotto. The second of seven children, Dolores is now reunited with her siblings, Louis, Elsa, Mary, Vicky, Hilda, and Ignacio Jr. She'll be greeted in heaven by the love of her life, Eddie Valdez, who has...

Mar 21, 2023

Mary Cates Johnson, 87, of Graham, NC, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. She retired from GKN, played piano, and sang in the church choir at Swepsonville Baptist Church where she was a longtime member.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Johnson.

She is survived by her children, Tim, Jackie, and...

Mar 19, 2023

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Mr. Matthew “Jason” Simber, 29, of Graham, NC passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2023. Jason was born on February 11, 1994 in Alamance County and attended Southern Alamance High School. Known to many as "J Bird", he was a man who always put others needs above...

Mar 15, 2023

Michael Lane McClure, 66, of Lexington passed away on Wednesday, March 15. 2023. He was a native of Alamance County, Employee of Birs Roofing and a member of the Lamb’s Chapel He is the son of the late Mitchell Lane and Betty Lou Henderson McClure He was also preceded in death by his son, Phillip Lane and sisters, Angie...

Mar 14, 2023

Sarah Moore Thompson, 95, of Graham passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. She was a native of Alamance County, retired from Kayser Roth. She is the daughter of the late Lacy Ernest and Blanche Cheek Moore. She is the wife of the late Bennie C. Thompson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert E. Moore...

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. Elmo “LB” Parrish, 83 of Mebane, NC, passed away on Tuesday March 14, 2023 peacefully at the Hospice Home of Alamance. He was a native of Alamance County and was the son of Charlie John Parrish and Sophronia Solomon Parrish, both deceased.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ann “Mickey” Parrish; his daughter, Carla Parrish...

Mar 11, 2023

R. Keith Bulla, 81, of Greensboro, NC, the son of William O. Bulla and Lessie Mae Neese of Burlington, NC passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

Keith was born on March 5, 1942 in Alamance County, NC, and was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years Kendra Bulla, and grandson, Chase “Dodo” Bulla.