All Tributes - Burlington & Graham, NC

Thomas Levon Cates was born on August 20th 1955 to Thomas J. Cates and Catherine R. Cates in Durham N.C. He graduated from Durham High in 1972 and also attended Durham Tech. He also owned his own cleaning business until his retirement in 1998. On July 9th 1988 he married the love of his life Lillie P. King. In 1979 he studied the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses then he dedicated his life and got Baptized on February 21st 1981. Thomas was a very active participant in many aspects of the...

Mrs. Bobbie Walton Willets, 86, of Mebane passed away at the Hospice Home on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 5:35 a.m. A life long native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Milton Willets and mother to her daughter, the late Christie Willets McMurray. Bobbie was the daughter of Lacy Leroy Walton and Roxie Jane Dupree Walton, both deceased. Bobbie is survived by her sister, Carol W. Allen of Burlington and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Ricky and Pat Willets, of Greensboro and...

John McCamie DeArmon, II, went to be with the Lord on May 25, 2020. John was born on October 1, 1934 in Chevy Chase, Maryland to Edd Wolfe DeArmon, Sr. and Macy Stuart Bonner. John served in the United States Navy during the Korean War aboard the carrier USS Tarawa. He loved to tell of his worldly travels while on board. John was a graduate of Wake Forest College and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. While there he met and later married his college sweetheart, Miriam Rose Woodlief. They were...

Mary Oliver Jobe, 91, a resident of Carolina Pines at Greensboro, formerly of S. Joyner Street in Gibsonville, died Saturday, May 23, 2020. Mrs. Jobe was a native of Caswell County and the wife of the late Gurley Cobb Jobe. She was the daughter of the late William Thomas Oliver and the late Henrietta Bradner Oliver. Mrs. Jobe formerly worked at the Minneola Plant in Gibsonville and later at Glen Raven Mills. She was a member of the Gibsonville AIA and Care and Share at Gibsonville United...

Germaine C. Harwood, 97, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020. A native of Cheraw, S.C., she was preceded in death by her husband for 68 years, Ralph Harwood, Sr. After Cheraw, she lived for many years in Albemarle and then to Burlington. Survivors include a son, Ralph Harwood, Jr. and wife Donna of Elon; grandsons, Carey Harwood and wife Darcy of Winston Salem, their children Pepper and Gray; Ryan Harwood and wife Robyn of Amman Jordan, their children Maddox and Josie. She was a...

Georgia Richwalder Whittemore, 78, of Fletcher, NC passed away at her son’s residence in Graham on Friday, May 22, 2020. A native of Endicott, New York, she was the wife of Kennon Whittemore and the daughter of the late John and Phyllis Richwalder. In addition to her husband of the home, survivors include her son; Marc Whittemore and his wife Vicki; daughter, Laura Wells and her husband Forrest; grandchildren, Kyleigh Whittemore, Camden Whittemore and Christian Wells; brother, John...

Rita Clapp Page, 78, of Graham, passed away peacefully at Peak Resources of Alamance on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Clapp and the late Mary Norine Sharpe Clapp. She retired from admissions office of Alamance Regional Medical Center after over 15 years of service. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Brady and her husband John of Snow Camp; grandchildren, Christopher Jason Page and his wife Mary, Jena Peterson and her...

Hilda Christine Sherard   Mrs. Hilda Christine Sherard passed on May 18, 2020. She was the daughter of David James Boone and Gertrude Malpass Boone. Hilda was a native of Sampson County.   Mrs. Sherard was a graduate of Clinton High School, Mars Hill College and Wake Forest College. Hilda was a teacher with Alamance County Schools for 30 years and was a member of the local, state and national retired teachers’ organizations. Hilda was an active member within her community...

Jamie Len Hair   Mr. Jamie Len Hair, 54, of Graham passed away at his residence on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.   A native of the Philippine Islands, he was the son of the late William Burton Hair, Jr. and Norma Carol Everhart Hair, who survives. He was a longtime employee of West Point Stevens and Honda. He was also a volunteer assistant coach for the Cummings High School Football Team and a lover of sports.   In addition to his mother of Burlington, survivors...

William “Bill” Acree Franklin went to be with loved ones early on May 17, 2020, at the age of 78. He was surrounded by family and peacefully went to be with his wife, Val. He is preceded by his wife Valerie Vogt Franklin, leaving his two sons, Richard M. Franklin and wife Heather Rae Franklin of Burlington, NC and Benjamin L. Franklin and wife Lisa B. Franklin of Raleigh, NC.  He leaves behind 5 grandchildren, Alex M., Greyson M., Allison P., Kelsey B., and Morgan H....