Juanita “Wall-Wall” Frye Wall, 100, of Burlington, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Hospice Home of Burlington. A native of Forsyth County, Mrs. Wall was the wife of the late Garland Wall and the daughter of the late George Thomas Frye, Sr. and the late Ida Lashmit Frye. Mrs. Wall retired from Alamance County Hospital where she worked as a CNA. She also worked part time at White Oak Manor. Mrs. Wall attended St. Mark’s Church. Mrs. wall is survived by two daughters,...

Paul D. Fine        Paul D. Fine, 72, of Graham,  passed away on Thursday 1/21/2021 at Duke Medical Center in Durham.      A native of Hendersonville, NC,  Paul was the husband of Christine Fine, who survives,  and the son of Earl Fine and Mary Montieth Fine,  both deceased.     After attending the University of South Carolina for two years, he enlisted in the U.S. Army,  serving as Sergeant in the 75th...

Richard Burke Plunkett II, 87, of Burlington passed away at his residence in Chapel Hill, NC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. A native of Welch, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Richard Burke Plunkett and the late Oakie Jean Hoskins.  He served in the United States Navy from 1952 until 1956.  After service to his country, he graduated with honors from Undergraduate School at Virginia Polytechnic and State University and then earned Graduate Masters degrees from N. C. State...

Mr. Dover Moss Shoffner, 92, of Snow Camp passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 6:19 p.m. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Clemitene Justice Shoffner, who survives and the son of Daniel Moody Shoffner and Blanche Isley Shoffner, both deceased. Dover was a retired textile mill supervisor and had many hobbies. He was a life-long hunting enthusiast. He genuinely enjoyed the serenade of baying hunting dogs and could tell the most exciting (true or mostly tall) tales of...

James Lee Yancey Markley, 20, of Burlington passed away at his residence on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of Jason Markley and Monte Markley, who survive. James was a student at Elon University where he played for the Elon Rugby Team. He also worked at GNC. He was a member of Integrity Church. In addition to his father and mother, survivors include his grandparents; Wade and Lynn Cobb and Harold and Eileen Prince; and his great grandmother, Monte...

Johnny Mack Clayton, 86, of Burlington passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living on Thursday, January 14, 2021. A native of Roxboro, NC, he was the husband of Gloria Puryear Clayton who survives and the son of the late Johnny Forrest Clayton and Lottie Mae Clayton. Mr. Clayton worked as an electrical engineer for Western Electric in Burlington from 1956 to 1994. He was a 1952 graduate of Bethal High School in Roxboro and a 1963 graduate of Elon University.  He was a member of St....

Jewell Hooper McAdams died peacefully at home in Columbia, SC on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020 at the age of 96. Born Jewell Maxine Hooper in 1924 on a tobacco farm near Mebane NC, she was the daughter of John W. Hooper and Lela Reid Hooper.  She was the youngest of nine children and known by the nickname “Ned” within the family.  She was the last survivor among her brothers and sisters and missed them terribly, She married the late Jahu C. McAdams in 1946...

Mrs. Mary Ann Chappell Lynch, 64, of Graham passed away at Green Valley Hospital in Greensboro on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late James Allen “Jimmy” Lynch and the daughter of James Claiborne Chappell and Betty Louise Sykes Chappell, both deceased. She retired from UNC at Chapel Hill. Mary Ann was a member of the Burlington H.O.G. Chapter and Burlington Shag Club. She was also a member of Davis Street United Methodist Church. ...

Mrs. Alice Corbett, 86, of Burlington, passed away at White Oak Manor on Monday, January 18, 2021. A native of Edgecombe Co., NC, she was the wife of Kenneth Corbett, who survives, and daughter of the late Walter W. Benson and Alice Vick Benson. Mrs. Corbett was retired from the US Post Office and a former school teacher. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Burlington. Surviving, other than her husband of the home is a son, David Corbett of Louisburg. A cryptside service...

William Stafford Foster, III (Bo)   It is with heartbreaking sadness that the family of William Stafford Foster, III (Bo), announce his passing on January 18, 2021, as a result of a tragic motorcycle accident in December of 2020.   A longtime resident of Burlington, NC, Bo was born October 27, 1956. He was the son of William Stafford Foster, Jr. (Bill) and Joanne Mann Foster. He is survived by his wife, Janet Sherard Foster, of the home; their son, William Stafford Foster, IV...