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We have recently been experiencing telephone issues which our service provider has been trying to correct for a lengthy time. We want to be certain that you have 24 hour access to our staff. Therefore, if you try to contact us through our business phone (336-226-1622) and you are unable to get a connection, please call one of our management team at the numbers below.

Scott Rhodes 336-263-0297 Roy Glasgow, Jr. 336-260-3335 Chip Rhodes 336-260-3430

Dr.Robert Andrew Watson

Dr. Robert A. Watson, MD, of Burlington, NC, passed away peacefully June 20, 2020 at the age of 96. Born June 26, 1923 in Ft. Plain, NY to Helene and George Watson, he was the only son of five children. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII, and after his time in the service, went on to attend college at the University of Tennessee and medical school at the University of Rochester (class of 1953). He did his internship at Charlotte Memorial Hospital where he met his beloved wife Susie....

Dr. Robert A. Watson, MD, of Burlington, NC, passed away peacefully June 20, 2020 at the age of 96. Born June 26, 1923 in Ft. Plain, NY to Helene and George Watson, he was the only son of five...

Connie Roney Boswell

Connie Roney Boswell, 76, of Burlington passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance county, she was the daughter of the late Paul Boone Roney and Carleen Tickle Roney. She was the devoted wife of Johnny Boswell for 58 years, and the loving mother to her children Robin Boswell and Rick Boswell. Connie worked as a Customer Service Manager at Indalex for 23 years. After her retirement she began working at South Court Drug in Graham, and was...

Connie Roney Boswell, 76, of Burlington passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Alamance county, she was the daughter of the late Paul Boone Roney...

Albert Leroy Baker

Albert Leroy Baker, 85, of Burlington, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Horry County, SC, Mr. Baker was the husband of Leoma Dew Baker and the son of the late Thurman Albert Baker and the late Eva Johnson Baker. Mr. Baker was the founder of Labels, Tags and Inserts, Inc. and attended Lambs Chapel. From his humble beginnings as a sharecropper, he worked his way to an industry leader with his printing company Labels Tags and Inserts, which...

Albert Leroy Baker, 85, of Burlington, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. A native of Horry County, SC, Mr. Baker was the husband of Leoma Dew Baker and the...

Grace Walker Michael

Grace A. Michael, 96, of Elon, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Burlington, Mrs. Michael was the wife of the Dr. John Michael and the daughter of the late John Bynam Allred and the late Beulah Mae Buntin Allred. Mrs. Michael was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Michael is survived by two daughters, Judy Gooch and her husband, Greg Gooch, of Savannah, GA, and Ellen Bowen and her husband, Robert E. Bowen, Jr. of Elon; seven...

Grace A. Michael, 96, of Elon, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. A native of Burlington, Mrs. Michael was the wife of the Dr. John Michael and the daughter of the...

Doris Foster Norwood

Doris Foster Norwood, 95, died on Thursday, July 2, 2020. She passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones and her caregiver. Mrs. Norwood was a native of Caswell County and was the wife of Victor E. (Pete) Norwood whom she married on February 24, 1952. She met her husband when he was on his first job with the NC State Highway Patrol in Yanceyville. They lived in Yanceyville, Sanford and Burlington. Mr. Norwood died in August 2017. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Graham...

Doris Foster Norwood, 95, died on Thursday, July 2, 2020. She passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones and her caregiver. Mrs. Norwood was a native of Caswell County and was the wife of...

Mary Ellen Lloyd Atkins

Mary Ellen Lloyd Atkins, 83, of Burlington passed away at Authora Care Collective Hospice Home on Thursday, July 2, 2020. A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of Van Albert Lloyd and Pinky Mae McKinzie Lloyd, both deceased. She was employed with Western Electric and later retired from Lucent Technologies. Survivors include three children, Ruby Ellen Atkins (Jim White), Velinda Atkins Isley (David) and Calvin Allen Atkins (Valerie); two grandchildren, Brian Reid (Nikki) and India...

Mary Ellen Lloyd Atkins, 83, of Burlington passed away at Authora Care Collective Hospice Home on Thursday, July 2, 2020. A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of Van Albert Lloyd and...

Hazel Voyles Watts

Mrs. Hazel Voyles Watts, 84, of Snow Camp passed away at her residence on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 4:45 p.m. A native of Bartow County, GA, she was the wife of the late John Mark Watts and the daughter of Luther Houston Voyles and Ethel Parrish Voyles, both deceased. She retired from the textile industry. Survivors include three daughters, Vicky York and husband Randy of Snow Camp, Avis Fletcher and husband Jeff of Thomasville and Debra Watts of Hickory; brother, Emmett Voyles and wife,...

Mrs. Hazel Voyles Watts, 84, of Snow Camp passed away at her residence on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 4:45 p.m. A native of Bartow County, GA, she was the wife of the late John Mark Watts and the...

Todd Dale McRainey

Mr. Todd Dale McRainey, 52, of Burlington passed away at Authora Care Collective Hospice Home on Thursday, July 2, 2020. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Neal Leighton McRainey Jr. and Betty Frye McRainey, who survives. He was a sales representative for a home improvement company and of the Presbyterian faith. In addition to his mother of Burlington, survivors include three children,Taylor Noelle McRainey, Hailey McRainey and Sydney McRainey; two sisters, Crystal...

Mr. Todd Dale McRainey, 52, of Burlington passed away at Authora Care Collective Hospice Home on Thursday, July 2, 2020. A native of Guilford County, he was the son of the late Neal Leighton...

Charles Whittemore

Charles Ervin “Charlie” Whittemore, 94, of Graham, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. A native of Alamance County, he was the loving husband of 71 years to Marion Patton Whittemore, who survives and the son of Clyde Atwood Whittemore and Madeline Ray Whittemore, both deceased. Mr. Whittemore was a graduate of Alexander Wilson High School. At 18 years of age, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in November 1944. He was stationed in Camp Wheeler, GA and Ft. Mead, MD, and...

Charles Ervin “Charlie” Whittemore, 94, of Graham, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. A native of Alamance County, he was the loving husband of 71 years to Marion Patton...

William Cook

Mr. William E. (Ellard) Cook, 93, of Graham, peacefully passed away early Sunday morning, June 28, 2020 at Liberty Commons in Burlington. Born on December 9, 1926, a native of Blue Ridge, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Avery Cook and Margaret Chambers Cook, both deceased. He was preceded in death by his brothers: Dale Cook and Elgin Cook and sisters: Sue Cook Cates and Jewel Cook Foust. Mr. Cook was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from Lorillard Tobacco Manufacturing...

Mr. William E. (Ellard) Cook, 93, of Graham, peacefully passed away early Sunday morning, June 28, 2020 at Liberty Commons in Burlington. Born on December 9, 1926, a native of Blue Ridge,...

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Rich & Thompson Funeral & Cremation Service
| 306 Glenwood Ave.
| Burlington, NC 27215
| Tel: 336-226-1622

Rich & Thompson Funeral Service & Crematory
| 207 E. Elm St.
| Graham, NC 27253
| Tel: 336-226-1622

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