Obituaries

Jan 10, 2023

Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Cephus Murray, of Burlington, NC, passed through the gates of glory on January 10, 2023, and is dancing on the streets of gold with his Lord and Savior & family who greeted him.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 14, 2023, for 4:00PM -6:00PM at McClure Funeral Home in Graham. A service...

Jan 9, 2023

Joseph Hartwell Kirby “Pop” 92, of Mebane, passed away Monday, January 9, 2023.  Raised in Prospect Hill (Caswell County), NC, he was the son of John Henry and Eva Clayton Kirby.  Pop served in the United States Navy, USS Whetstone, during the Korean War.  Upon honorable discharge from the military, Pop was a lifelong farmer who loved to fish and...

Jan 8, 2023

Mr. Larry Jackson Carter 75, of Raleigh, NC formerly of Graham, NC passed away on January 8, 2023 at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Larry was born on December 28, 1947 and was the son of the late Haywood and Audrey Goodman Carter. He graduated from Graham High School in the class of 1965. Larry worked as a...

Jan 7, 2023

Janice Marie Holt Makin  (Cobb), 82, of Burlington passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Alamance Regional medical Center. Mothers are special, angels in training, which describes my mother.  She was a great mother and my best friend; I miss her tremendously.  She was a great daughter, wife, sibling, friend, and mother-in-law; always happy to help in any way...

Jan 7, 2023

Mrs. Norie Prince 72, of Mebane, NC passed away on January 7, 2023 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete with McClure Funeral Service in Mebane.

Jan 6, 2023

Mr. John David Melvin 84, of Graham, NC passed away on January 6, 2023 at Adams Farm in Jamestown, NC. A native of Sampson Co. NC he was the son of the late John and Maude Caswell Melvin. John was a proud veteran of the US Army. John was a member of Wicker Street Baptist Church where he loved...

Jan 6, 2023

Margaret Alluwee Fox Stephens, 95 of Graham passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at Mebane Ridge in Mebane. A native of Siler City, She had resided in Alamance County for 76 years. She was the widow of Thomas Jackson “Jack” Stephens and a daughter of Mr Slocum Robert Fox and Mrs Alma Perry Fox, both deceased.

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Jan 5, 2023

Mr. David Allen Morse 62, of Burlington, NC passed away on January 5, 2023 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. David was a lover of the beach and the salty air spending a lot of his time in Oak Island. He also enjoyed metal detecting and fishing. Survivors include his loving daughter, Brittany Cierra Morse; his sons, David Brandon...

Jan 3, 2023

Brian Louis Bunting, 57, of Liberty, NC passed away January 03, 2023. Mr. Bunting was born on September 05,1965, in Alamance County, North Carolina to Billy Lou Bunting Jr. and Glennice Thompson Bunting. Brian was a retired military veteran serving in the United States Army for over two decades. He loved serving his country and served as a member...

Jan 2, 2023

Peggy Miller Hardin, 88, of Burlington passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at White Oak Manor. Peggy was born in Chattanooga, TN. to John Wesley and Margaret Holmes Miller both deceased. She was the wife of Bobby Lee Hardin also deceased. She retired from UNC as a secretary for the Dean of the Pharmacy School. She was a member...

Jan 2, 2023

Peggy Phillips Zachary, 82, passed away on January 2, 2023 at her home.  She was the daughter of the late Marion and Mabel Phillips.  Before retirement she worked for UNC Hospital.  Left to cherish her memory are her son, Alfred Timothy Zachary and his wife Mari; 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.  Other than her parents she was preceded...

Jan 1, 2023

John Wayne Jarrett, 79, went home to be with the Lord on January 1, 2023.  He was the son of the late Marvin Stafford Jarrett and Virgie Lee Edwards. He spent his working years at GE retiring as a welder after 28 years. John had a love for many things which included his church home and playing the guitar....

Dec 28, 2022

Mrs. Elizabeth Claudette Guthrie Stout, 88, of Graham, NC went home to be with her beloved husband Cap, on December 28, 2022. Mrs. Stout was born June 01, 1934, in Alamance County, North Carolina to the late Herbert Guthrie and Allene Thompson Guthrie. Mrs. Stout, more commonly referred to as Granny, will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother,...

Dec 28, 2022

Mr. Willie Vernon McPherson, 92, of Graham, NC passed away December 28, 2022. Mr. McPherson was born June 24, 1930, in Orange County, North Carolina to the late Calhoun Samuel McPherson and Nancy Durham McPherson. Mr. McPherson found any way he could to stay involved in his community, actively serving others, being a member of Salem United Methodist Church,...

Dec 28, 2022

Hubert Lee Hatch, 64, passed away on December 28, 2022 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.  He was born on May 4, 1958 to the late Herbert and Ina Hatch.  Hubert worked for Melville Furniture Company and also performed a number of odd jobs.  He is survived by his sisters, Virgie Dodson of Efland and Edna Hicks of Mebane;...

Dec 27, 2022

Curtis York Clark, 92, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022 after a year of declining health.  He was born in Alamance County January 27, 1930 to the late Curtis York Clark Sr. and Ora Andrews Clark.  He was one of 7 children and the last surviving of his siblings.  He attended Mebane High School where he played football and basketball...

Dec 27, 2022

Mrs. Virginia Rivers Norwood 85, of Graham, NC passed away on December 27, 2022 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. A native of Warren Co. NC she was the daughter of the late Thomas Johns Rivers and Jennie Mae Wadell Rivers and the loving wife of the late Captain Edward Wayne Norwood who she loved and cherished so much. Virginia...

Dec 26, 2022

John Albright, Jr., 90, of Graham, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 26, 2022.  He was the son of the late John Albright and Pauline Sykes Albright. Survivors include son, Johnny Albright of Liberty, daughter and husband, Barbara and Kenneth Humphries of Alamance, granddaughter, Brittany Humphries of Graham and sister, Louise Lloyd of Asheboro.  He...

Dec 24, 2022

Mrs. Carole Ann Jarrett Tate, formerly of Graham, NC and Greenville, SC passed away on December 24, 2022 at Trinity Village in Hickory, NC. Carole was born on July 11, 1941 to the late S. Marshall Jarrett and E. French Cook Jarrett. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Tate. Survivors include her son, Richard A. “Rick”...

Dec 23, 2022

Bernard Eubanks Lloyd, 94, passed away on December 23, 2022.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years Anita Jane Pickett Lloyd, his parents William Carey Lloyd and Maude Elizabeth Eubanks Lloyd, his brothers William Homer Lloyd, Donald Webb Lloyd, sister Betty Marie Lloyd and Cousin Weldon Rigsbee.

Bernard was a lifelong...