All Tributes - Burlington & Graham, NC

Louis Edward Harrington Poole, 37, of Elon, passed away at the Hospice Home in Burlington on Sunday, December 5, 2021. A native of Alamance County, Mr. Poole was the son of Danny and Roberta Harrington Poole. Mr. Poole was a graduate of Appalachian State University with a BS in Music. He was a member of Shallow Ford Christian Church, where he sang in the Adult Choir. In addition to his parents, Mr. Poole is survived by his daughter, Charlotte Madison Poole and her mother, Amber Nance; two...

James Alvis “Buster” Parrish, 89, of Snow Camp, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Peak Resources in Graham after years of declining health. A native of Alamance County, Mr. Parrish was the husband of Alma Cook Parrish for 68 years and the son of the late Ernest Edward Parrish and the late Cora Lee Hensley Parrish. Mr. Parrish worked at Virginia Mills, Burlington Industries Pioneer Plant, Splawn Belting, and retired from GE, Mebane. Carpentry on the side He was a member...

Mrs. Betty M. Staley, 85, of Burlington passed away at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston Salem on Saturday, December 4, 2021 following a brief illness. A native of Randolph County, she was the wife of the late Jack Curtis Staley, Sr. and the daughter of Bernice Moore and Nellie Robbins Moore, both deceased. Mrs. Staley was a homemaker and also served as an EMT for a brief time. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Diane Reynolds...

Robert “Robby” Alan Stout, 44, of Burlington passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Saturday, December 4, 2021. He was a native of Alamance County and was the son of the late Robert “Bobby” Stout and Lisa Stout, who survives. Robby loved spending time with his family and friends. He was also an avid Duke basketball fan. Robby is survived by his mother, Lisa Stout and Terry Robinson of the home; three children, Courtney S. Walters and her husband Dalton,...

  Dr. Emily Virginia Grantham passed away September 27th, 2021 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Dr. Grantham was a retired Professor of Philosophy from Chapel Hill. She was a world traveler and especially loved the beaches. She was an animal lover, and the San Diego Zoo held a special place in her heart. Survivors include her nephew, Michael Elliot Fisher of Virginia Beach. She was preceded in death by her father, Elonzo “Angel” Bowden Grantham, Rear Admiral, U.S....

William Stafford Foster, Jr., 90, passed away November 27,2021. He was born April 4,1931 in Burlington, NC to the late William Stafford Foster, Sr. and Hazel Howard Foster. He was preceded in death by his wife Joanne Mann Foster in 2006 and by his son, William Stafford Foster III in 2021. Surviving are his daughter; Susan Foster Royal (David); and daughter-in-law, Janet Sherard Foster; a granddaughter, Marissa Foster Meyzen and husband David V. Fraccaro; and a grandson William Stafford...

Susan S. Owen, 73, of Burlington passed away at Duke Regional Hospital on Thursday, December 2, 2021, with her family at her bedside. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Carl Eugene “Inky” Owen and the daughter of Robert Fulton Sessoms and Alene Davis Sessoms, both deceased. She was a retired Clinic Manager at UNC Hospitals. Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Lynn Davis and his girlfriend Alexandra Kronenberg; six grandchildren, Gavin Davis, Robert Davis,...

Sophia Rose Christian, infant daughter of Nicholas James Christian and Kimberly Jewel Christian passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center. In addition to her parents, Sophia Rose is survived by her sister, Victoria Faith Christian; two brothers, Charles Matthew Christian and Lincoln James Christian; her maternal grandparents, Ronald and Nancy Coble of Burlington; paternal grandparents, Chuck and Rebecca Christian; maternal great-grandparents, Nancy Wyrick of Elon, John and Margie...

  A kind and loving person who imparted comfort and strength to all who knew her, Violet Dorothy Patton joined her husband and son in heaven on December 1. Violet was a friend to all she met, a faithful servant of God, a compassionate and attentive listener, and an avid reader. Always warm and welcoming, she was known as “Gran” to many even outside her family. She always looked for, and found, the best in people, and she was a confidant to anyone who sat to talk with...

Pauline D. (Ferguson) McCue, 92, died November 28, 2021 in Burlington, NC. She was born in Rochester, NY on September 10, 1929 to Eva (Barber) and Glenn Ferguson. She is survived by her husband, Paul E. McCue (Burlington, NC); her children Ann (Jeff) Gross (Fishkill, NY), John (Tracy Page) McCue (Mebane, NC), and Jennifer McCue (Bahama, NC) (Gregg Feller); her grandchildren, Alice Owens (Utah) and Mitchell McCue (Mebane, NC); her siblings, Judy Hand and Reginald Ferguson (Morris, NY); and...