| The Burlington Times-News March 13, 2001 Miss Alice Lee Allen GRAHAM — Miss Alice Lee Allen, 95, of White Oak Manor, died at 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2001, at White Oak Manor after several years of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of Mr. John Henry Allen Sr. and Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Allen, both deceased. She was a member of Graham Friends Church for more than 72 years. Survivors include nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Ms. Maggie Foust, Ms. Esther Allen, Ms. Ethel Allen and Ms. Myrtle Knight; and three brothers, Mr. Dan Allen, Mr. Ralph Allen and Mr. John Allen Jr. The funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. this evening at the Rich and Thompson Chapel in Graham by the Rev. Mark Rynan and the Rev. Willard Janey. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. The family will be at Rich and Thompson Chapel after the service. Memorials may be made to Graham Friends Church, 700 N. Main St., Graham, N.C. 27253. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2001/01-03/01-03-13/obits.html |
| The Burlington Times-News December 5, 2000 Mrs. Alma Allen SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Alma "Aunt Alma" Allen, 97, of Snow Camp, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000. Born in Alamance County Sept. 10, 1903, she was the wife of Mr. Lewis Allen, who died in 1982, and the daughter of Mr. David Franklin Teague and Mrs. Martha Ellen Andrew Teague, both deceased. She retired after 45 years with Harris Covington Hosiery, and then was a sitter at High Point Regional Hospital. For the past 15 years, she lived with her niece, Ms. Louise Wilson, in Snow Camp. She made desserts for Ye Old Country Kitchen in Snow Camp and was active in senior citizens groups in High Point and Snow Camp. She had been a member of High Point Friends Meeting since 1925. She is survived by relatives in Snow Camp, High Point and Thomasville. The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the High Point Friends Meeting House by the Rev. Dave Kingrey and the Rev. Victor Murchison. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. The family will be at Harold C. Davis Funeral Home in High Point from 7 to 8:30 this evening. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting in Snow Camp. Memorials may be made to High Point Friends School Fund, P.O. Box 5166, High Point, N.C. 27261. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2000/00-12/00-12-05/obits.html |
| Greensboro News & Record April 22, 1992 Beulah O. Allen GRAHAM - Miss Beulah O. Allen, 87, of Nashville, Tenn. died April 19, 1992, in Nashville, Tenn. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Atlanta, she was a member of the Society of Friends and a retired librarian for VPI in Blacksburg, Va. There are no immediate survivors. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home 6:30-8 tonight. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cane Creek Cemetery Endowment Fund, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349. |
| The Burlington Times-News January 19, 2003 Mr. George Clayton Allen Sr. GREENSBORO — Mr. George C. Allen Sr., 92, died at 9:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2003 at Friends Homes at Guilford after a brief illness. Born Oct. 14, 1910 to George Lester Allen and Olive Stuart Allen of Snow Camp, he was a birthright Quaker and a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. He retired after 36 years of service with the U.S. Department of Commerce after serving with the National Weather Service, Civil Defense and NATO and received the Distinguished Service Award. After retirement, he was a chief financial officer for Navigate Inc. in Clearwater, Fla. He returned to Alamance County, where he was one of the founders and first president of the Bank of Alamance, which later merged with BB&T. He was a member of the Graham Rotary Club, the Exchange club and the Kiwanis Club in Clearwater, Fla. He was active with youth as a scoutmaster and little league baseball coach, and taught Sunday school most of his adult life. At Friends Home, he served as floor leader and resident representative to the board of directors. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Emma Buckner Allen, of the Friends Homes at Guilford; son George C. Allen Jr. and wife, Ferebee, of Henderson; daughters Judith A. Allen of Graham and Martha Allen Jones and husband, Bill, of Lynchburg, Va.; and six grandchildren, George C. Allen III, Carla J. Hampton, Andrea Lynn Hampton Lowery, John A. Hampton, Martha L. Jones and Amanda A. Jones; one brother, Robert S. Allen of Atlanta; and three sisters, Grace Allen Patton of Atlanta, Olive Mae Allen Simmons of Belvidere, Tenn., and Marjorie Allen Parvin of Clearwater, Fla. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucy Edna Allen and Nellie Allen Mathis and by three brothers, David Willard Allen, Graham Lester Allen, and Charles Fletcher Allen. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at Meeting House Cemetery at Cane Creek by Rev. Norman Carter. The family will receive friends at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday and at other times at the residence of Judy Allen, 611 E. Harden St., Graham. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, 719 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349 c/o John Allen or to the President Assistance Fund at Friends Home at Guilford, 925 New Garden Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27410. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2003/03-01/03-01-19/obits.html |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News February 23, 1973 Graham Lester Allen SNOW CAMP - Graham Lester Allen, 64, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday night at 6 o'clock. He was a native of Snow Camp, son of the late George Lester and Olive Stuart Allen. He was the husband of Woodie Lilly Allen of the. home, who survives. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church. He was a retired meteorologist and for over 30 years he was the U. S. Weather Bureau's hurricane forecaster at New Orleans. Surviving, other than his wife, are two daughters, Mrs. George T. Harper of Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; Mrs. Joseph P. Gaston Jr., of Seattle, Wash, one son, Graham L. Allen, Jr. of Sacramento, Calif.; five sisters, Miss Lucy Allen and Mrs. G. L. Mathis, both of Snow Camp; Mrs. James D. Patton of Belgium; Mrs. Leland Simmons of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Mrs. Richard Parvin of Clearwater, Fla.; four brothers, D. Willard Allen of Greensboro, George C. Allen of Burlington, Fletcher Allen of Schenectady, N. Y. and Robert Allen of Atlanta, Ga.; and Seven Grandchildren. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until completion of funeral arrangements. |
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The Burlington Daily Times-News June 22, 1944 Mrs. Ida E. Allen Mrs. Ida E. Allen, age 66, died at her home on Route 2, Graham, last night at 8:45 o'clock. Funeral will be held from Cane Creek Friends church; near Snow Camp, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Rev. John A. Permar, pastor of Graham Friends church, will be assisted by the Rev. D. Virgil Pike of High Point, a former pastor, and the Rev. Elbert Newlin, pastor of the Cane Creek church. The body will lie in state in the church for one hour before the funeral. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are her husband, John H. Allen: four daughters, Misses Ethel, Alice, and Esther Allen, all of Route 2, Graham, and Mrs. T. T. Knight, of Greensboro; three sons, Ralph and Daniel Allen, both of Graham, and Corporal John Allen, U. S. Army overseas; three sisters, Mrs. A. B. Stout, Mrs. R. H. Culberson and Mrs. Harrison Thompson, all of Snow Camp; a brother, Oscar Allen, of Graham; six grandchildren and one greatgrandchildren. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News July 7, 1947 John William Allen The funeral for John William Allen of Snow Camp, who died last Friday, was held by Rev. J. Waldo Woody and Rev. York Teague at Cane Creek Friends church yesterday. Music was by the church choir and burial was in the church cemetery. Ted, John, Kent Griffin, Tom Satterfield, George Webster and John Allen were pallbearers. Mrs. John Griffin and Mrs. Mary Satterfield were in charge of flowers, assisted by Mesdames H. C. Teague, Oliver Clark, Jimmy Albright, Earl Buckner, Florence Gardner, Archie Fogleman Ted and Ed Griffin, Tom Griffin and Misses Eleanor Williams, Bertha G. McBane, Annie Griffin Wilma Griffin, and Clara Jean Griffin. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Monday, Aug. 27, 1956 Mrs. Mary Belle Zachary Allen GRAHAM. - Mrs. Belle Zachary Allen, 83, of 642 South Main Street, died at a local rest home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. She had been in declining health for seven months and critically ill for a week. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Jonathan J. and Mary Norwood Zachary and the widow of the late Rev. Walter G. Allen, who died in 1929. Survivors include two stepsons, Harrison Allen of Greensburg, Kan., and Gerald Allen of Warwick, Va.; Two brothers, George P. Zachary of Route 2, Graham, and J. Sid Zachary of Graham. Funeral services were conducted at Cane Creek Friends Church this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Dallas Rush of Trinity, former pastor of Graham Friends Church and Rev. James Marion, present pastor of Graham Friends Church, officiated. Burial was in Cane Creek Church cemetery. |
| Greensboro News & Record March 12, 1999 Michael Neal Allen APEX - Mr. Michael Neal Allen, 48, of 5400 Doemont Drive, died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, after four months of failing health and three weeks of critical illness. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 1999, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, conducted by the Rev. Dale Matthews. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He was born in Alamance County, the son of John C. Allen and the late Hallie Allen Allen. He was the manager of the Raleigh Branch of Colorado Prime. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting and graduated from Western Carolina University. Survivors are two daughters, Miss Caroline Neal Allen and Miss Katie Marie Allen, both of Siler City; father and step-mother, John C. and Caroleen F. Allen of Snow Camp; brother, John W. Allen of Atlanta, Ga.; step-sister, Mrs. Nancy Shaw Riley of Chapel Hill; special friend, Linda Thanos of Raleigh. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 12, 1999, at McClure Funeral Home in Graham, other times, at the residence of his father and step-mother, 717 Clark Road, Snow Camp. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cane Creek Friends Meeting, Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349. _______________________________ The Burlington Times-News March 12, 1999 Mr. Michael Allen APEX — Mr. Michael Neal Allen, 48, of 5400 Doemont Drive, died at 12:25 a.m. Thursday, March 11, 1999, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill after four months of failing health, three weeks critical. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of Mr. John C. Allen, who survives, and the late Mrs. Hallie Allen Allen. He was manager of the Raleigh Branch of Colorado Prime and was a graduate of Western Carolina University. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors other than his father of Snow Camp include two daughters, Miss Caroline Neal Allen and Miss Katie Marie Allen, both of Siler City; stepmother, Mrs. Caroleen F. Allen of Snow Camp; a brother, Mr. John W. Allen of Atlanta; and a stepsister, Mrs. Nancy Shaw Riley of Chapel Hill. The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Dale Matthews. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home of his father and stepmother, 717 Clark Road, Snow Camp. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349. http://www.thetimesnews.com/1999/99-03/99-03-12/obits.html |
| Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Friday, April 4, 1958 Oscar Lawrence Allen SNOW CAMP --- Oscar Lawrence Allen, 81, Route 2, Snow Camp, died this morning at 8 o'clock in a Burlington hospital following three weeks failing health and 11 days critical illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Daniel Allen and Margaret Russell Allen. He was a well known retired farmer of the Snow Camp community, and was a birthright member of Cane Creek Friends Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ada Coble of Route 2, Snow Camp, Mrs. Flora McPherson of Route 3, Graham, and Mrs. Eura Scott of Graham; one son, Clyde E. Allen of Route 2, Snow Camp; three sisters. Mrs. Argie Stout of Snow Camp, Mrs. Ora Culberson of Route 4, Greensboro, and Mrs. Elsie Thompson of Snow Camp; 22 grandchildren and 27 greatgrandchildren. Final rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. Rev. Willie Frye, pastor of the church, will conduct the service, assisted by Rev. James Marion, pastor of Graham Friends Church, and Rev. Auburn W. Lore, pastor of Mt. Herman Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Church cemetery. The body will remain at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham until carried to the church Sunday afternoon to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral. |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) November 23, 2002 Mrs. Ruth Webster Allen SNOW CAMP Mrs. Ruth Webster Allen, 84, of 107 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd., died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002 at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. _______________________ The Burlington Times-News Nov. 22, 2002 Mrs. Ruth Webster Allen SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Ruth Webster Allen, 84, of 107 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, died at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after one year of declining health. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late J. Floyd Allen, and the daughter of the late John A. Webster and Corina Perry Webster. She was the owner and retired from Allen's Store in Snow Camp and was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors include a brother, Mr. George L. Webster of Graham; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Mary W. Satterfield; three half sisters; and two half brothers. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by Mr. Dale Matthews, and Dr. Perry Ross. The body will be taken to the Meeting 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in the Meetinghouse cemetery. The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Funeral Home in Graham from 4 to 6 p.m. today, and at other times at the residence of the brother, George L. Webster, 1154 Hanford Road, Graham. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery Fund, c/o Louise Thompson, 860 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; Snow Camp Fire Department, 8416 Snow Camp Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; or to Snow Camp Ruritan Club, c/o Joe Kiser, 9098 Stephens Trail, Liberty, N.C. 27298. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2002/02-11/02-11-22/obits.html |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Monday, Jan. 21, 1974 Stella Allen GRAHAM - Final rites for Miss Stella Allen, 84, of High Point, and formerly of Graham, were held today, at 3:30 p. m. at Cane Creek Friends Church. She died Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Home in High Point. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late John and Carolina Stuart Allen, an was a retired telephone operator for the Siler City exchange. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church. Survivors, are her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Russell, Burlington; and brothers, Folger and Maurice Allen, both of Snow Camp. The Rev. Hadley Robertson, pastor of Cane Creek Friends Church, officiated at the service. Burial was in the church cemetery. |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) December 23, 2001 Thomas Maurice Allen SNOW CAMP Mr. Thomas Maurice Allen, 71, of 621 E. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, 2001, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, with burial in the church cemetery. _______________________ The Burlington Times-News Dec. 23, 2001 Mr. Thomas Maurice Allen SNOW CAMP — Mr. Thomas Maurice Allen, 71, of 621 E. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, died at 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after an illness of one week. A native of Alamance County, he was retired from the Alamance County School System. He was a member of Bible Wesleyan Church, a charter member of the Snow Camp Fire Department and a member of the Alamance County Bee Association. Survivors include a wife, Mrs. Sadie Lee Isley Allen of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Jennifer Allen Moreland of Snow Camp; a son, Mr. Tommy Allen of Snow Camp; two sisters, Mrs. Faye Dark of Pittsboro and Mrs. Mary Florence Stout of Snow Camp; two brothers, Mr. Jay Allen of Snow Camp and Mr. Jack Allen of Carthage; and two grandchildren, Mr. Jason Allen of Snow Camp and Miss Angela Morel and of Burlington. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice and Ocie Crutchfield Allen. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Ricky Rose of Bible Wesleyan Church and the Rev. Dale Matthews of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Bible Wesleyan Church, 106 Moore's Chapel Cemetery Road, Graham, N.C. 27253; or to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, 719 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; or to a charity of choice. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2001/01-12/01-12-23/obits.html |
| Greensboro News & Record November 15, 1996 M. Bruce Allred BURLINGTON - Mr. M. Bruce Allred, 73, of 1425 N. Graham-Hopedale Road, Burlington, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1996. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 1996, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting House Cemetery. The family will be at the Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 7-9 p.m. Friday. |
| The Burlington Times-News August 31, 2002 Mrs. Elizabeth "Lizzy" McVey Clark Bailey BURLINGTON — Mrs. Elizabeth "Lizzy" McVey Clark Bailey, 91, a resident of Edgewood Place, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2002, at Edgewood Place after a critical illness of one day. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Albert McVey and Elizabeth Southard McVey. She was retired from the North Carolina Agricultural Stabilization Department and Burlington Industries. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church, an honorary member of The United Methodist Women, and a former Sunday school teacher and member of Circle #2. She was a member of The American Business Women, the 39 and Holding Club, and was active in the Alamance County Senior Citizen's organizations. She was a graduate of Guilford College. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Jack R. (Dot) Lindley of Burlington; three grandchildren, Mrs. Tom (Gail) McGowen and Mr. Jay Lindley and wife, Susan, all of Burlington, and Tamara Lindley Sarvransky of Marietta, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, Lindley McGowen, Davis McGowen, Will McGowen, Sam McGowen, Elizabeth Lindley, Jack Lindley, John Lindley, Michael Savransky, and Alex Savransky. The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Todd S. Krueger. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting House cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 7:30 this evening, and at other times at the residence of the daughter, Mrs. Jack Lindley, 2911 S. Fairway Drive, Burlington. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 2331 La Vista Drive, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2002/02-08/02-08-31/obits.html |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times April 17, 1931 Funeral Held Yesterday For George Cicero Bailiff Funeral service was held at Cane Creek Friends church Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at his home on Route 4, Snow Camp following three weeks of illness of paralysis. Rev. C. W. Holden of Greensboro, was in charge of the service assisted by Revs Tom Teasley and J. B. Fulp, and interment followed in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were J. B. Jones, Claude and W. H. Euliss, W. C. Allred, D. J. Hodgins, and Charles Moser. Flowers were carried by Mrs. Alice Barber, Mrs. Ella Johnson and Misses Dora, Bertha, Helen and Lois Bailiff and Harry Bailiff. |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) January 30, 2002 Richard A. "Whitey" Brewer Sr. SNOW CAMP Mr. Richard A. "Whitey" Brewer Sr., 53, of 6308 Jim Pickett Road, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Alamance Regional Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at the Loflin Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Tim Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. Mr. Brewer was employed with Lorillard Tobacco Company for 33 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Rufus Brewer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Brewer of the home; daughter, Amy Brewer of the home; sons, Eric Brewer of the home, Richard A. Brewer Jr. and wife, Rose of Julian; mother, Ollie Moore of Greensboro; grandchild, Joseph Ryan Brewer; and brothers, Monk Brewer of Alabama, Steve Brewer of Staley and Thomas Brewer of Florida. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Loflin Funeral Home, Liberty. _______________ The Burlington Time-News January 30, 2002 Richard "Whitey" Brewer Sr. SNOW CAMP — Mr. Richard A. "Whitey" Brewer Sr., 53, of 6308 Jim Pickett Road, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ann Brewer of the home; his mother, Ollie Moore of Greensboro; a daughter, Amy Brewer of the home; sons, Eric Brewer of the home and Richard A. Brewer Jr. and wife, Rose, of Julian; and a grandchild. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Loflin Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Tim Anderson. Burial will follow in Cane Creek Friends Meeting cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 this evening. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2002/02-01/02-01-30/obits.html |
| Greensboro News & Record December 18, 1995 Quincy A. Carter, Sr. BURLINGTON - Mr. Quincy A. Carter, Sr., 92, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 1995. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Cane Creek friends Meeting in Snow Camp. The family will be at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. tonight. |
| Greensboro News & Record December 21, 1998 James Finley Coble GRAHAM - Mr. James Finley Coble, 81, of 7904 Sylvan Rd., Liberty, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 1998. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham, Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. and other times at the home. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News January 20, 1966 R. H. Culberson SNOW CAMP - Robert Henry Culberson, 87, of Rt. 4, Greensboro, a former resident of Snow Camp, died in a Greensboro hospital this morning at 8:30 o'clock after several years of failing health. He was a native of Chatham County and a retired teacher and farmer. He was the son of the late Solomon and Mrs. Buckner Culberson and a member of Cane Creek Meeting. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ora Allen Culberson of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Clem A. Wright of Greensboro; two sons, Allen J. Culberson of Snow Camp and Paul Culberson of Tryon; three sisters Mrs. Manie Stephens of Snow Camp, Mrs. William Kyle of Siler City, and Miss Cattie Culberson of Liberty; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Final rites will be held at Cane Creek Meeting tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. John Kenerley, pastor, and the Rev. Victor Murchison. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain a Forbis and Dick Funeral Home in Greensboro until taken to the church to lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight. |
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The Burlington Daily Times-News March 14, 1944 Mrs. Bertie Dennis Funeral for Mrs. Bertie Thomas Beal Dennis was conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the James Street Baptist church by Elders E. H. Burchett, A. B Barham and the Rev. G. W. Swinney. Music was furnished by the church choir with special selection by a duet composed by Mrs. Kenneth Angel and Mrs. Mae Way. Interment was in the cemetery of Cane Creek Friends church. Pallbearers were G. H. Tillman, H. W. Jones, Carl Brown, Jonie Norris, James Michael and Redman Robertson. Mrs. G. H. Tillman and Mrs. Corne were in charge of the flowers They were assisted by Mesdames Henry Jones, Mary Allen, Martha Hughes, Myrtle Pickar Robert Payne, Henry Robertson, Mary Love, Stella Foust, Ed Turner, Lona Johnson, Nance, Lewis, Warren, Parrish, Young and Miss Ledora Tillman. |
| Greensboro News & Record May 13, 1991 Anna Lois Dixon SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Anna Lois Dixon, 84, of 7715 Pleasant Hill Church Road died Sunday at Alamance County Hospital. Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, of which she was a member. Burial will be in the meeting house cemetery. A native of Alamance County, she was retired from Lindley Rest Home. She was a member of the Women's Auxiliary, a Sunday school teacher and secretary and treasurer of the cemetery committee at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. She was a member of the N.C. Home Extension Club. Surviving are stepson, Lohr Dixon of Elon College; sister, Mrs. Flora Pike Thompson of Snow Camp; brother, Thomas Hodgin Pike of Snow Camp; four step grandchildren. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham 7-9 p.m. today, other times at the residence of Mrs. Flora Pike Thompson, 634 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cane Creek Friends Cemetery Fund. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News October 9, 1939 Cicero Dixon Funeral services for Cicero Dixon of Snow Camp route one, were conducted Saturday afternoon, at 2:30 from Cane Creek Friends church, by the Rev. S. D. Hill of Leaksville, assisted by the Rev. L. Burgess of Liberty. Interment was in Cane Creek church cemetery. A choir of friends furnished music. Pall bearers were: Messrs. Delbert Hinshaw, Norman Dixon, Willard Hinshaw, Kirk Dixon, Buster Dixon and Charles Miller. Flower bearers were: Mesdames Harvey McPherson, in charge, Opal Cheek, Cleo Clark, Gladys Hall, and Misses Frances Buckner, Billie Dixon, Hazel Hinshaw, Flora Mae Stout, Mamie Ruth Dixon Georgia Workman, Helen McPherson, Irene Loman, Estelle Lawrence and Fern Workman. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Monday, July 1, 1968 Mrs. Daisy S. Dixon GRAHAM - Final rites for Mrs. Daisy Stockard Dixon, of Rt. 2, Graham, were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Mrs. Dixon died Saturday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock at her home following four years of declining health and two months of critical illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late William and Emily Albright Stockard. She was the wife of the late Ernest P. Dixon Sr. and was a member of Bethel Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Ernest P. Dixon Jr. of the home and Thomas C. Dixon of Miami, Fla.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The service was conducted by the Rev. E. L. Houser, pastor of Bethel Methodist Church, Rev. Bob Medford. pastor of Cane Creek Friends Meeting, and the Rev. H. C. Pickett, pastor of Center pastor of Center Methodist Church. Burial was in Cane Creek Cemetery. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News June 23, 1941 Miss Eunice Dixon Funeral for Miss Eunice Dixon, 51, of Snow Camp, who died Friday, was held at Cane Creek Friends church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Ben Millikan officiated and music was rendered by the church choir. Pallbearers were; Fleet Green, Fred McPherson, Ozro Stuart, Ben Dixon, Phil S. Dixon and Garland Thompson. Flower-bearers were; Mesdames Thelma Beck, Bulah Carter and Ruth Moon: Misses Anna Lois Pike, Jo Fleet Green, Edna Mae Griffin, Doris McPherson, Mary McPherson, Mildred Rowland and Jo Nell Dixon. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News Saturday Afternoon, March 8, 1941 Native of County Died At the Home of Niece on Friday Miss Florence Dixon Of Illustrious Ancestry; Funeral At Cane Creek Tomorrow Miss Florence Dixon, 77, member of a pioneer family of Alamance and one of the first graduates of Greensboro female college (1884), died Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of a niece, Mrs. Larkin Pearson at Guilford college. She will be buried in her graduation gown the lace and satin of which are still pretty after fifty-one years. Miss Dixon was the daughter of the late Thomas C. Dixon and Sarah Eleanor Albright Dixon of Snow Camp. She made her home with Dr. M. F. Fox since the death of her sister. Miss Eula Dixon in 1921. She was a member of the Friends church. Funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends church by Rev. Joseph Peele of Guilford college. The body will remain at the Rich and Thompson mortuary until noon Sunday. Surviving are three nieces, Mrs. Larkin Pearson of Guilford College, Mrs. Clyde Ballinger of Guilford college, Mrs. John Downing of Coatesville, Pa; three nephews, Thomas D. Fox of Winters, Cal., James Tyson Fox of Norfolk, Va., and Dr. Norman Fox of Fort Screvens, Ga. |
| Burlington Daily Times May 24, 1927 Lydia Dixon Memorial The Woman's Missionary society of Cane Creek Friends church will hold a memorial service and decorate the grave of a departed member, Lydia Dixon, Sunday, May 29, at 11 o'clock. Rev. Walter Allen will preach. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Tuesday, March 26, 1968 Mrs. Mamie S. Dixon GRAHAM - Mrs. Mamie Stout Dixon, 73, of 716 S. Main St. died at l0:25 o'clock Monday night at her home after a year of serious illness. She was a native of Alamance County, daughter of the late W. A. and Julia Ann Allen Stout, and widow of the late Cicero David Dixon. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Flora. M. Stout of Graham; one step-daughter, Mrs. Ann Shambley of Mebane; one brother, J. E. Stout of Rt. 1, Graham; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Final rites will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Victory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Charlie McDowell of Asheboro, assisted by the Rev. Hubert Bennett of High Point. Burial will follow in the Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church to lie state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight. |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times Nov. 13, 1929 David H. Durham Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Cane Creek Friends meeting house for David H. Durham, aged 81 years who died at his home at Snow Camp early Sunday morning, following only a few moments of illness from heart attack. Miss Cora Lee Norman was in charge of the service, assisted by Rev. Maurice B. Stewart of Liberty and Rev. Joseph M. Peele of Guilford College and Interment was made in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Ed Griffin, Frank McVey, Maurice Roach, Oliver Clark, Claude Coble, and Harrison Thompson. The flowers were carried by the following grandchildren; Mrs. John Roberson, Mildred, Mamie Ruth and William Durham and Alice Marshburn, H. A. Marshburn, Jr. |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Thursday, April 5, 1934 Everett Stuart Durham Everett Stuart Durham, 50, resident of Snow Camp, died at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Duke hospital, shortly after being admitted there. He had been critically ill for months. Mr. Durham was mail carrier of Route 1, Snow Camp for the past 10 years, and was well known over all southern Alamance county. He was a member of the Cane Creek Friends church, and a charter member of the Snow Camp Council Junior Order, and recording secretary of the lodge since its organization. He was the son of the late D. H. and Mrs. Ruth Stuart Durham. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Stuart Durham; a daughter, Miss Helen Durham, of Snow Camp; one sister, Mrs. A. J. Marshburn, Guilford College; five brothers, Oscar, of Los Angeles, Calif., Logan, of Graham, Hardy, of St. Louis, Mo., Albert, of Charlotte, and Charles Durham, of Snow Camp. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, at the Cane Creek Friends church, by the Rev. L. W. McFarland. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The pallbearers will be; Harrison Thompson, E. E. Griffin, John H. Terrell, Clay Perry, Oliver Clark, and C. C. Stout, Mrs. Alice Marshburn will be in charge of the flowers. |
| Burlington, (N.C.) Times-News Sat., May 3, 1975 Lena Durham Mrs. Lena McVey Durham, 85, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died at her residence Friday following several years of declining health, three weeks of critical illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Fannie Tysor McVey and a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. She was the widow of Charlie Durham, who died in 1960. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Mary Ruth Perry and Mrs. Fannie Belle Hart, of Snow Camp; son Hugh M. Durham of Rt. 1, Snow Camp; sisters, Mrs. Mary M. Durham of Rougemont, N.C., Mrs. Annie Stuart of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, Mrs. Josephine Straughan of Greensboro, Mrs. Elma Huffman of Burlington; brother, Harris McVey of Snow Camp; five grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren. Final rites will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by Hadley Robertson, pastor and Orval Dillon of Spring Friends Meeting. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. The body will remain at Rich & Thompson Funeral Home, Graham, until taken to Cane Creek Friends Meeting to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and, at other times, at the residence, Rt. 1, Snow Camp. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery Fund. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Tuesday, January 24, 1961 Logan Durham SNOW CAMP-Logan Durham, 81, of Snow Camp, died at his residence this morning at 9:30 o'clock following several years failing health and 20 critical illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late David H, and Ruth Ellen Stuart Durham. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church, and was a retired farmer and carpenter. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Stout Durham of the home; one son, William B. Durham of Snow Camp; two brothers, Albert Durham of Snow Camp and Hardy Durham of St. Louis, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Allen J. Marshburn of Guilford College; and one grandson. Final rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Cane Creek Friends Church. Rev. Robert O. Crow, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Cane Creek Friends Church Cemetery Fund. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News September 11, 1971 Mrs. Mary S. Durham Snow Camp --- Mrs. Mary Stout Durham, 84, of Snow Camp died this morning al 8:30 o'clock in a Burlington hospital after several years of failing health and two weeks of critical illness. She was a native of Alamance County, daughter of the late William Patterson Stout and Mrs. Jennie Dixon Stout. She was the wife of the late Logan Durham, and for many years she and her husband operated the Alamance County Home. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Flora Henley of Snow Camp, one grandson and one great-granddaughter. Final rites will be conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. The Rev. Mark Hodgin, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Blake Wright, past of of Graham Friends Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home Sunday night from 7 to 9 o'clock. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1970 R. H. Fowler Sr. GRAHAM - Final rites for Robert Hughes (Bob) Fowler, Sr., 89, of Rt. 1, Graham, were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at McClure Funeral Home in Graham. Mr. Fowler died unexpectedly Monday morning at 8 o'clock at his home after a brief illness. A native of Orange County he was the son of the late William and Annie Ward Fowler, and husband of the late Roduska Roach Fowler. He was retired livestock dealer. He is survived by one son, Robert H. Fowler Jr. of Burlington; and five grandchildren. The service was conducted by the Rev. Mark D. Hodgin, pastor of Cane Creek Friends Church. Burial followed in Cane Creek Cemetery. |
| Greensboro News & Record February 12, 1997 Thomas Clark Frazier LIBERTY - Mr. Thomas Clark Frazier, 71, of 265 Frazier Lane, Liberty, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1997. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Graham, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, and other times at the home. |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) May 8, 2004 Virginia Mae Slaughter Frazier LIBERTY Virginia Mae Slaughter Frazier, 77, of 265 Frazier Lane, died Thursday, May 6, 2004. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. The burial will follow in the Cane Creek Friends Cemetery. |
| The Burlington Times-News August 31, 1999 Mr. Calvin L. Gammon GRAHAM — Mr. Calvin L. Gammon, 47, of 713 Brookgreen Terrace, died at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999, at his home after two and a half years of failing health, two weeks critical. A native of Pittsylvania County, Va., he was the husband of Mrs. Rebecca Griffin Gammon, who survives, and the son of Mr. Lonza James Gammon and Mrs. Gladys Barker Gammon, both deceased. He was retired from LabCorp and was a part-time musician. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors other than his wife of the home include two sons, Mr. Mark C. Gammon of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Mr. Christopher B. "Chris" Gammon of the home; and three brothers, Mr. Jerry Gammon of Burlington, Mr. Cecil Gammon of Pelham and Mr. George Gammon of Blairs, Va. The funeral will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by Mr. Dale Matthews of Cane Creek Friends Meeting, and Dr. W.W. Snyder, retired director of Elon Homes for Children. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the meeting house cemetery. The family will be at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, P.O. Box 2122, Burlington, N.C. 27216-2122; or to the Graham High School Athletic Boosters, P.O. Box 1238, Graham, N.C. 27253. http://www.thetimesnews.com/1999/99-08/99-08-31/obits.html |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) December 19, 2001 Jo Fleet Greene Gibson SNOW CAMP Mrs. Jo Fleet Greene Gibson, 76, of 7773 Beale Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at Rich & Thompson Chapel, Burlington. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting. __________________ The Burlington Times-News December 19, 2001 Mrs. Jo Fleet Greene Gibson SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Jo Fleet Greene Gibson, 76, of 7773 Beale Road, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill after three months of failing health and a critical illness of one day. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of Mr. Millard Braxton Gibson, who survives, and the daughter of Joseph Fleet Greene and Mabel McPherson Greene, both deceased. She was a retired secretary for the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was a member of the Snow Camp Garden Club and attended Elon College. She was a member of Rock Creek United Methodist Church. Survivors other than her husband of the home include two daughters, Mrs. Julian (Cynthia) Philpott of Sanford and Mrs. Philip (Millicent) Diehl of Southern Pines; a son, Mr. Joseph Emmette Gibson of Salisbury; six grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great-stepgrandchild. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington by Dr. Donald Gumm, interim minister of Rock Creek United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the residence. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2001/01-12/01-12-19/obits.html |
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The Burlington Daily Times-News May 16, 1969 Albert Clyde Griffin SNOW CAMP - Albert Clyde (Pete) Griffin, 72, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died unexpectedly Thursday night at 11:45 o'clock at his borne following several years at declining health. A native of Alamance County, Mr. Griffin was the son of the late John C. and Sylvinia Davidson Griffin. He was the husband of Mrs. Lena moon Griffin of the home, who survives, and was a retired painter. He attended Cane Creek Friends Church. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include one brother, Ed Griffin of Snow Camp; four half-brothers, Kenneth Griffin of Burlington, John Griffin of Asheboro, Theodore Griffin of Elkin and Tom Griffin of Snow Camp; and two half-sisters, Miss Annie Griffin and Miss Wilma Griffin, both of Snow Camp. Final rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Willie Fry of Winston-Salem and the Rev. bob Medford, pastor. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at Rich and Thompson Mortuary Burlington until taken to church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the mortuary Saturday night from 7 to 9 o'clock. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News January 28, 1976 Anna P. Griffin Miss Anna Pauline Griffin, 75, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Alamance County Hospital following two months of illness and ten days of failing health. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Trinnie Stuart Griffin and a member of Bethlehem Wesleyan Church. Surviving is one sister, Miss Wilma Griffin of the home; brothers, Thomas Griffin of Snow Camp, Kenneth Griffin of Burlington, John Griffin of Asheboro and Ted Griffin of North Palm Beach, Fla. Final rites will be held at 2 p m. Thursday in Cane Creek Friends Meeting with the Rev. Gurney Law, the Rev. Hartley Robertson and the Rev. Gather Reich officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. tonight at McClure Funeral Home in Graham. The body will remain at the funeral home until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the services. |
| Greensboro News & Record September 26, 1990 Charlotte Holman Griffin SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Charlotte Holman Griffin, 72, of 6951 Holman Mill Road died Tuesday at Alamance County Hospital. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Burial will be in the Meeting cemetery. A native of Alamance County, she was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Surviving are husband, Joe R. Griffin; daughter, Ms. Catherine H. Griffin of Snow Camp; sister, Mrs. Dorothy Ousey of Las Vegas, Nev.; three grandchildren. The family will be at Rich & Thompson Funeral Home in Graham 7-9 p.m. today, other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2364, Burlington, N.C. 27215, or to Cane Creek Friends Meeting. |
| Greensboro News & Record July 29, 1990 Mrs. Cleo Griffin SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Cleo Thompson Griffin, 95, of 633 Roselle Road died Friday in Siler City. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, of which she was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Alamance County, she was a homemaker, a member of the Friendly Sunday School class and the Hackney-Reece Missionary Circle. Surviving are daughters, Miss Esther Griffin of Siler City, Mrs. Roxie Holmes of Graham; sister, Mrs. Flora Johnson of Durham; six grandchildren. The family will be at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. today, other times at the residence of Miss Esther Griffin, 2301 Pineview Road, Siler City. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cane Creek Friends Meeting Parsonage Fund, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Monday, Feb. 15, 1971 Ed Griffin SNOW CAMP - Final rites for Ed Griffin, 70, of Snow Camp were conducted this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. Mr. Griffin died in a Burlington hospital Saturday afternoon at 1:15 o'clock after several years of declining health and one day of critical illness. The service was conducted by the Rev. Mark Hodgin Sr., pastor of Cane Creek Friends Church, assisted by the Rev. Bob Medford, pastor of Center Friends Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery. A native of Alamance County, Mr. Griffin was the son of the late John C. and Silvina Davidson Griffin. He was a retired merchant, and was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church. He was a member of the Men's Breakfast Club of the church and was a member of Snow Camp Ruritan Club and Golden Age Club. |
| Greensboro News & Record August 8, 1996 Edith Curl Griffin SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Edith Curl Griffin, 80, of 538 Roselle Rd., Snow Camp, died 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1996, at Duke University Medical Center, after six years declining health and three weeks critical illness. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 1996, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting House, with the Rev. Dale Matthews, pastor. Burial will be in the Cane Creek Friends Cemetery. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Elizabeth Buckner Curl. She was retired from Collins and Aikman, and was married to the late Carl Thompson Griffin, who died May 14, 1986. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, and attended Cane Creek Friends Meeting. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Jane Wallace of Davidson, Mrs. Kathy Clayton of Pfafftown, Miss Frances Griffin of the home, and Mrs. Nancy Johnson of Siler City; four sons, Ray Clark of Snow Camp, James Clark of Greensboro, Rufus Griffin of the home, and Tommy Griffin of Snow Camp; two brothers, Boyd Curl of Snow Camp, and R. C. Curl of Graham; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Thomas of Snow Camp, and Mrs. Eunice Stinson of Burlington; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday. |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) September 1, 2004 Esther Lucille Griffin SILER CITY -- Esther Lucille Griffin, 83, of 321 Pineview Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, at Hospice Home, Burlington. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, 719 West Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, conducted by the Rev. Mark Tope. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Miss Griffin was a native of Alamance County, a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting and was a former manager of The Pines, Chapel Hill. She is survived by a son, Larry F. Griffin and wife Karen of Snow Camp; two grandchildren; three step granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; six step great-grandchildren; special friend, Joan Scripture and husband Murray. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City and other times at the home of the son, Larry Griffin, 633 Roselle Road, Snow Camp. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance & Caswell Counties, P.O. Box 2122, Burlington, NC 27216 or UNC Hospice, P.O. Box 1077, Pittsboro, NC 27312 or Cane Creek Friends Meeting, 719 West Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349. |
| Greensboro News & Record December 7, 1990 Joe Roscoe Griffin SNOW CAMP - Joe Roscoe Griffin, 73, of 695 Holman Mill Road died Thursday at Alamance County Hospital. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, of which he was a member. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Guilford County, he was a retired employee of George W. Kane Construction Co. and a member of Brick Masons Local No. 3 in Greensboro. Surviving are daughter, Catherine H. Griffin of Snow Camp; three grandchildren. The family will be at Rich & Thompson Funeral Home in Graham 7-9 p.m. today, other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting. |
| Greensboro News & Record May 23, 1993 John Blake Griffin SNOW CAMP - John Blake Griffin, 76, of 7875 Snow Camp Road died May 22, 1993, at his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Cane Creek Friends Meeting, where he was a member. Burial will be in Meeting House cemetery. A native of Alamance County, he retired from Western Electric. He was a member of the Men's Bible Class, Telephone Pioneers of America and Sylvan Ruritan Club, a charter member of the Snow Camp Volunteer Fire Department, a former member of the American Legion, and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are wife, Mrs. Sarah McPherson Griffin; daughters, Miss Patty Griffin of Chapel Hill, Mrs. Becky Gammon of Graham; son, Cletus P. Griffin of the home; sister, Mrs. Edna Euliss of Snow Camp; brothers, Jim Griffin, Clifton Griffin both of Graham; two grandchildren. The family will be at Rich & Thompson Funeral Home, Graham, from 7-9 tonight. Contributions may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, 719 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349 or The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 2636, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News December 4, 1939 Joseph Kelsie Griffin Final rites for Joseph Kelsie Griffin of Snow Camp, who died on November 30, were conducted Saturday morning at 11:00 o'clock from Cane Creek Friends church by the Rev. L. W. MacFarland the Rev. B. H. Millikan and the Rev. Ed Harris. Music was by the church choir. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were: Glenn McPherson, Earl Workman, James Dixon, J. V. Braxton, Harold Braxton, Thomas McVey. Flower bearers were: Mrs. J. Prank Moore, in charge; Mesdames Kiah Glenn, Louis Dixon, James Dixon, Winifred Wright, O. L. Wilson, Misses Georgia Workman Mozelle Allen, Fern Workman. Merle Roberson, Virginia Griffin, Rosaelle Dixon, Betty Lou Dixon, Ada Lee Griffin, Mary Dixon, Ailene Hinshaw, Bernice Griffin, Christine Dixon. |
| Greensboro News & Record January 7, 2000 Miss Mary Frances Griffin SNOW CAMP - Miss Mary Frances Griffin, 53, of 538 Roselle Rd., died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, at Alamance Regional Medical Center, after seven months of failing health and 10 days critically ill. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church, conducted by the Rev. Dale Matthews, Pastor. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was a native of Alamance County, daughter of the late Carl Thompson Griffin and the late Edith Curl Griffin. She retired from N.C. High School Athletic Association. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church and a graduate of Southern Alamance High School. Survivors are her sisters, Ms. Jane Wallace of Davidson, Ms. Kathy Clayton of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Nancy Johnson of Siler City; brothers, Ray Clark of Snow Camp, James Clark of Greensboro, Rufus Griffin of the home, Tommy Griffin of Snow Camp; nieces, Angela Testerman, Michelle Barfield, Terry Barker; nephews, Tim Stuart, Mike Stuart, Joe Clark. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at McClure Funeral Home in Graham and other times, they will be at the residence. Memorials may be directed to Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church, 719 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd., Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; or to Hospice of Alamance/Caswell, P.O. Box 2122, Burlington, N.C. 27216-2122. __________________ The Burlington Times-News January 7, 2000 Miss Mary Frances Griffin SNOW CAMP — Miss Mary Frances Griffin, 53, of 538 Roselle Road, died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after seven months of failing health, 10 days critical. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of Mr. Carl Thompson Griffin and Mrs. Edith Curl Griffin, both deceased. She was retired from the N.C. High School Athletic Association and was a graduate of Southern Alamance High School. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church. Survivors include three sisters, Ms. Jane Wallace of Davidson, Ms. Kathy Clayton of Winston-Salem and Mrs. Nancy Johnson of Siler City; and four brothers, Mr. Ray Clark and Mr. Tommy Griffin, both of Snow Camp, Mr. James Clark of Greensboro and Mr. Rufus Griffin of the home. The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church by the Rev. Dale Matthews, pastor. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6:30 to 8:30 this evening and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church, 719 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; or to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, P.O. Box 2122, Burlington, N.C. 27216-2122. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2000/00-01/00-01-07/obits.html |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Monday, February 18, 1963 Mrs. Pearl B. Griffin Mrs. Pearl Braxton Griffin, 74, of Route 2, Snow Camp, died in a Burlington rest home this morning at 12:30 o'clock after three years of failing health and three weeks of critical illness. She was the wife of the late Clifton C. Griffin, who died in 1925. She was a native of Alamance County, the daughter of the late William Braxton and Mrs. Victoria Lindley Braxton, Mrs. Griffin was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church. The funeral will be held at Cane Creek Friends Church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Officiating will be Rev. Kenneth Wood, pastor, assisted by Rev. Bascom Rollins of Asheboro and Rev. Robert O. Crow of Galax, Va., both former pastors of the church. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Max Eullis and Mrs. Sam Moon, both of Route 2, Snow Camp; three sons, James Griffin of Graham, Clifton Griffin of Route 1, Snow Camp; one sister, Mrs. Della Hurst of Pittsboro; 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body will remain at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home Graham and will lie in state at Cane Creek friends Church tomorrow for 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. |
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April 7, 1996 May Terry Griffin SNOW CAMP - Mrs. May Terry Griffin, 99, of 2701 Moon Lindley Road died Saturday, April 6, 1996, at Care View Rest Home. A native of Chatham County, Mrs. Griffin was a homemaker. She was a member of Plainfield Friends Meeting. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at Plainfield Friends Meeting with the Rev. Lee Lane and the Rev. Joe Reece officiating. Burial will follow in Cane Creek Friends Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, John M. "Tump" Griffin. She is survived by daughters, Bernice Webster and Agnes Pickett, both of Burlington and Mozelle Allen of Snow Camp; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one step- great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. tonight at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City and other times they will be at the home of Lynn Allen, 55 Griffin Road, Snow Camp. Memorials may be made to the Silk Hope Fire Department, 1346 Silk Hope Lindley Road, Siler City, NC 27344; or to Chatham Home Health Service, P.O. Box 1176, Pittsboro, NC 27312. |
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The Burlington Daily Times-News June 30, 1947 Mrs. Trinnie Griffin Funeral rites were conducted yesterday for Mrs. Trinnie Stuart Griffin of Route 1, Snow Camp, whose death occurred Friday. Rev. Howard Cope. Rev. J. W. Woody and Rev. ? C. Craven were in charge at the Cane Creek Friends Church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were James F. ----, --- Stuart, ---- Griffin, James and Henry Hall and DeRoss Fowler. Mrs. Bertha McBane, Mrs. Oliver Clark and Mrs. Paul ? Thompson were in charge of the floral offerings, assisted by Misses Frances Griffin, Fanny, --- Barbara Ray Allen, Carolyn Stuart, Sarah Ann Stuart, Clare ---- Griffin, many others but it is very hard to read. |
| Greensboro News & Record June 21, 1990 William C. Griffin SNOW CAMP - William C. Griffin, 65, of 633 Roselle Road died Wednesday at Chatham Hospital in Siler City. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Cane Creek Friends Meeting cemetery. A native of Alamance County, he was a retired brick mason and a Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving are mother, Mrs. Cleo Thompson Griffin of the home; sisters, Miss Ester Griffin of Siler City, Mrs. Roxie Holms of Graham. The family will be at Smith and Buckner Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. today. Memorial contributions may be made to Elon Home for Children, Elon College, N.C. 27244. |
| Greensboro News & Record January 20, 1996 Wilma Lois Griffin SNOW CAMP - Miss Wilma Lois Griffin, 91, of 652 Griffin Road died Thursday, January 18, 1996, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Born in Alamance County to the late John C. and Trinnie Stuart Griffin, she was a retired school teacher for the Alamance county school system. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends meeting where her funeral will be held 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Dale Matthews, pastor, officiating and burial will follow in the Meeting cemetery. Survivors include a brother, Mr. Ted Griffin of Friends Home of Greensboro; several nieces and nephews. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the Meeting House for the service. The family will receive friends 5-6:30 this evening at the funeral home and other times at the home of John Griffin, 707 Griffin Road in Snow Camp. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, Heritage Room, Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; or Sword of Peace, 301 Drama Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Monday, February 14 1972 Mrs. Beatrice Haithcock Final rites for Mrs. Beatrice McPherson Teague Haithcock, 65, of Burlington were held this morning at 11 o'clock at Rich and Thompson Chapel. The service was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Robert M. Kimball, pastor of the First Christian United Church of Christ. Burial followed in Cane Creek Friends Church cemetery. Mrs. Haithcock died Saturday afternoon at 3:25 o'clock in a Chapel Hill hospital following two years of failing health and one day of critical illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Caleb McPherson and Mrs. Deborah McPherson McPherson. She first was married to the late Simon Teague and then was married to the late Wiley Haithcock. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ed Hensley of Burlington and Mrs. Delmer Williams both of Winston-Salem; two sons, Worth B. Teague and Wiley Haithcock, both of Burlington; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Whitesell and Mrs. Mabel Coleman, both of Burlington; one brother, R. Wade McPherson of Snow Camp; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News June 30, 1960 Mrs. Nettie Hall Mrs. Nettie Hall, who has been ill for some months, died at The Friendly Hospital in Durham on Sunday. The Funeral and burial was held at Cane Creek Church on Tuesday. |
| The Burlington Daily Times-News January 8, 1971 Sara Lee Hargis Graveside rites were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock for Sara Lee Hargis, infant daughter of Jerry Mark Hargis and Janice Hinson Hargis of Fuquay Varina, formerly of Burlington, at Cane Creek Friends Church. She died at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning. The Rev. Eddie Walker of Mebane officiated. Survivors, in addition to the parents, include one brother, Chris Hargis of the home; four grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hinson of Snow Camp; and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hargis of Mebane; six great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawkins of Burlington, Henry Tate of Mebane, Billy Hargis of Hillsborough, J. T. Vedder of Gretna, Va., and S. B. Hinson of New London. |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Friday Feb. 23m 1973 J. C. Hart SNOW CAMP --- J. C. Hart, 52, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died Thursday in a Burlington hospital following five months of illness. A native of Chatham County, he was the son of Mrs. Jannie Andrew Hart, who survives of Siler City, and the late Willie E. Hart, and the husband of Mrs. Fanny Bell Durham Hart, survives of the home. He was a charter member of the Snow Camp Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the Chatham County Cattlemen's Association and a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Other survivors include one daughter, Miss Patti Hart of the home; one sister, Mrs. Winifred Brooks of Star Route, Siler City; two brothers, G. A. Hart of Rt. 3, Siler City and W. L. Hart of Burlington. Final rites will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the Smith and Buckner Funeral Home in Siler City until taken to the church 30 minutes prior, to the service. The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Monday, March 31, 1975 Flora Henley Mrs. Flora Stout Henley, 84, of Snow Camp, died at her home suddenly of an apparent heart attack Monday morning, following several months of declining health. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late James Tilden Henley, and the daughter of the late William Patterson Stout and Gennie Dixon Stout. She was a member of the Cane Creek Friends Meeting. The final rites will be Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Cane Creek Friends Meeting. The Rev. Hedley Robertson will conduct the service, assisted by the Rev. Mark Hodgin. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include two sons, John C. and William S. Henley, both of the home. The body will remain at the Smith and Buckner Funeral Home in Siler City until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. |
| Greensboro News & Record January 20, 1998 John C. Henley SNOW CAMP - John C. Henley, 69, of 8809 Snow Camp Rd., died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, Siler City. |
| Greensboro News & Record September 11, 1993 William Stout Henley SNOW CAMP - William Stout Henley, 67, of 8809 Snow Camp Road died Thursday, September 9, 1993. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. |
| The Burlington, N.C., Daily Times-News Wednesday, JULY 9, 1947 Robert T. Holman, Jr. Death of Snow Camp War Veteran Termed Suicide By Coroner The body of Robert T. Holman, Jr., was found early this morning near his home, Snow Camp, Route 1, following a day long search by his family and friends. Dr. H. H. Simpson, Alamance county coroner, indicated early this morning that the gun shot wound inflicted to the head had caused Holman's death and added that investigation revealed that it was self inflicted. Holman, a 35-year-old war veteran, was a native of the county and was the son of Robert L. Holman, Sr., and Mrs. Lela Thompson Holman. He had been in ill health since his discharge from the army and, according to neighbors, had disappeared on other occasions only to return safely. His most recent disappearance was discovered on Monday. Surviving in addition to his parents are three sisters, Mrs. H. H. Ousey, Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. A. M. Primm of Snow Camp, and Mrs. Charlotte H. Griffin of Burlington. Funeral plans were incomplete today pending the arrival of Mrs. Ousey from Philadelphia, but rites will be held at the Cane Creek Friends Church probably Thursday afternoon. |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) June 23, 2006 Clinton Odell Huffman GRAHAM- Clinton Odell Huffman, 71, of Graham, NC passed away on June 22, 2006 after three years of failing health. He was retired from Triton Investment Corp. (McDonalds) after 30 years of service and 10 years with Service Distributing. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 44 years; Frankie McVey Huffman. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Huffman of Burlington; stepdaughter Cathy Odell of Reidsville; two wonderful granddaughters, Christy Doby and Cameron Messick, three step grandsons, Daniel Thompson, Jonathon Thompson and Drew Thompson; sister Gloria Bowling of Roanoke, Va.; and his buddy, Simba Dell. He was a loving husband and father and took very good care of his wife for the last three years. He will be missed by all. The family will receive friends at the residence, 700 Orchard Drive, Graham, NC 27253 on Saturday, July 1, 2006 from 6 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2006, at the Cane Creek Friends Meeting in Snow Camp. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance/Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. Condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.com Offer condolences at www. news-record.com/nr/obits/ |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) May 23, 2006 Mrs. Frankie Lee McVey Huffman GRAHAM- Mrs. Frankie Lee McVey Huffman, 73, of 700 Orchard Drive, died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several years of illness. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cane Creek Friends Church, Snow Camp. Mrs. Huffman was born on March 15, 1933, in Snow Camp. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Martha Ladd McVey. She is survived by husband Clinton Odell Huffman; three children, Catherine O'Dell of Reidsville, Blair Thompson of Graham and Lisa Huffman of Burlington; five grandchildren, Christy Doby, Cameron Doby Messick, Daniel Thompson, Jonathan Thompson and Drew Thompson. Mrs. Huffman was also survived by four sisters, Nancy Steohr, Vicky McVey, Grey Gwinn and Betsy Riley; and two brothers, Gene McVey and Monroe McVey. Frankie's favorite past times included working at Louise's Hallmark for many years, playing the piano and her beloved grandchildren. Frankie lived a full and prosperous life and she will be missed by all who knew her. The family will receive friends today at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215. McClure Funeral Service of Graham is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.com Offer condolences at www. news-record.com/nr/obits/ |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1970 F. M. Isley Sr. GRAHAM - Floyd Marvin Isley Sr., 52, of Rt. 1, Greensboro, a native of Alamance County, died Monday morning at 5:30 o'clock in a Greensboro hospital following two years of declining health and two days of critical illness. Mr. Isley was the son of Mrs. Dixie Duncan Connor of Greensboro and the late Johnnie Miles Isley. He was a retired carpenter. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Ann Cruthis of Rt. 4, Greensboro, Mrs. Mae Guinn of High Point and Miss LaDonna Isley of Daisetta, Tex.; five sons, Floyd Marvin Isley Jr., James Isley, Daniel Isley and Luther Isley, all of Greensboro, and Walter Isley of the home; three brothers, Spurgeon Isley, Russell Isley and Wake E. Isley, all of Greensboro; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Harris and Mrs. Marguerite Pate, both of Greensboro; and six grandchildren. Final rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Mark D. Hodgin Sr., pastor, assisted by the Rev. Blake Wright, pastor of Graham Friends Church. Burial will be n the church cemetery. The body will remain at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. At other times, the family will be at the residence of Mrs. Nellie Marley of Rt. 1, Greensboro. |
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The Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News March 7, 1932 FUNERAL FOR MR. ISLEY SATURDAY Funeral service was hold Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends church for John Alvin Isley, aged 79 years, who died Friday morning at 9:25 o'clock at his home on Route 3, Snow Camp, following threemonths of illness. Miss Cora Lee Norman was in charge of the service, assisted by Revs. D. Virgil Pike, and Henry Wrenn, and burial was made in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were nephews: W. F. Isley, Willy Pike, and J. W. and J. Floyd Lawrence, and Julius Thompson. Flowers were in charge of Mrs. J. W. McPherson and were carried by Mesdames John Ingle, Minnie Andrews, Bertha Pike, Clara Thompson, Fred McPherson, Walter Ray, Martha Hayes, Jesse Thompson, Ozro Stuart, Lizzie Newlin, and Annie Pike, and Misses Cuma nnd Georgia Pike, Lucille Ray. Ilena Thompson, Alline McPherson and Mary A. Hobson. |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Wednesday, Sept 2, 1970 Johnnie Miles Isley SNOW CAMP -- Final rites for Johnnie Miles Isley, 74 of Greensboro, formerly of Snow Camp, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. Mr. Isley died unexpectedly Monday night at 10 o'clock at a Greensboro hospital following three years of declining health. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late John Alvis and Mary Ann Hopkins Isley. He was a farmer and had made his home in Greensboro for the past three years. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Harris and Mrs. Marguerite Pate both of Greensboro; four sons, Floyd Marvin Isley, Spurgion Isley, Russell Isley and Wake E. Isley, all of Greensboro; one brother, Ralph K. Isley of Snow Camp; 23 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Mack D. Hodgin Sr., pastor, assisted by the Rev. ----- Wright, pastor of Graham Friends Church. Burial Will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock. |
| Greensboro News & Record July 21, 1990 Mrs. Pearl Graves Isley SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Pearl Graves Isley, 83, of 1361 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road died Thursday at Central Piedmont Convalescent Center. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, of which she was a member. Burial will be in Meeting House Cemetery. She was a native of Alamance County. Surviving are sons, Harold Isley of Snow Camp, Alvin M. Isley of Burlington; sister, Mrs. Florene Graves Staley of Snow Camp; five grandchildren. The family will be at the home of Harold Isley, 1433 Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road. Memorial contributions may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting or to Central Piedmont Convalescent Center. |
| The Burlington, N.C., Daily Times-News Tuesday, November 22, 1932 Cortez Thompson Kimball Cortez Thompson Kimball, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kimball of Snow Camp vicinity, died at St. Leo's hospital in Greensboro Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock following an illness of ten days. He had been in the hospital since yesterday morning. Surviving are the parents, four sisters Ruth, Edith, Sarah and Rachael Kimball; one brother, Kyle Kimball, and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kimball, and Mrs. Sarah Thompson, all of the Snow Camp vicinity. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Cane Creek Friends church by Rev. Lewis McFarland, assisted by Miss Cora Lee Normand. Burial will take place in the church cemetery by Rich and Thompson Funeral Service. |
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The Burlington Daily Times-News July 25, 1938 John Edward Kimball Final rites for John Edward Kimball of route 3, Snow Camp, who died on July 21, were conducted Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock from Cane Creek Friends church by the Rev. J. R. Anderson and the Rev. B. O. Merritt. Music was by the choir, and interment was made in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were; Lexi Herring, Dace Herring Aubry Kimball, Kyle Kimball, Elbert Moon. Flower bearers were; Madames Aubrey Wood, Pearl Mann, R. E. Hicklin, Eva Bailey, Harvey McPherson and Misses Helen McPherson, Lucile Bailey, Pauline Bailey, Betty Jean Wood, Dallie Wood, Hilda Herring, Mannie Herring, Edith Kimball, Rachel Kimball, Sarah Kimball, Alma Teague. Ruth Moon, Mary Wood, Edna Wood, Frances Picket. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Tues., May 7, 1974 Lucy Kimball SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Lucy Thompson Kimball, 83, of Rt. 2, Snow Camp, died Monday at 6:45 p.m. in a Burlington hospital following several years of declining health and six weeks of critical illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Elwood and Sarah Stagg Thompson, and was the wife of the late William L. Kimball, who died in 1935. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church and the Women's Missionary Society. Survivors are her daughters, Mrs. Ruth Moon, Rt. 2. Liberty, Mrs. Edith Lineberry, Graham, Miss Sarah Kimball, Rt. 2, Snow Camp, Mrs. Rachel Ray, Rt. 1, Mebane, Mrs. Georgia Baker, Jacksonville; son, Kyle Kimball, Rt. 2, Liberty; 16 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. Final rites will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cane Creek Friends Church. The Rev. Hadley Robertson, pastor, and the Rev. Allen McSween, pastor of Mebane Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m., and at other times at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Edith Lineberry, 127 Burton St., Graham. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Church. |
| The Burlington Times-News April 27, 2001 Mrs. Nellie Allen Mathis McDONOUGH, Ga. — Mrs. Nellie Allen Mathis, 97, of 198 Hampton St., died at 2:43 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Starcrest of McDonough. She was a former resident of Snow Camp. A native of Snow Camp, she was the wife of the late Mr. G. L. "Doc" Mathis, who coached at Elon College, and was a scout for the Chicago Cubs. She was the daughter of Mr. George Lester Allen and Mrs. Olive Stuart Allen, both deceased. The Allens are descendants of Mr. John Allen, one of the original Quaker families who founded Snow Camp. She was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting and taught Sunday school for young adults. She graduated in 1919 from Sylvan High School and in 1923 from Guilford College, where she majored in mathematics. She was a math teacher for more than 40 years in Rural Hall, Jamestown, Ramseur, and Southern Alamance High School and at Sylvan. After retirement she tutored privately, and a plaque was placed in Sylvan in her honor. She was raised in the Allen House, an 18th-century log cabin that is now open to the public at the Alamance Battleground. She told stories about the early 20th century in Snow Camp, with its foundry, grist and feed mill, and the woolen mill where her father once worked. She was also known as a seamstress, and created the historically accurate patterns and sewed costumes for the 100 dolls that were sold to raise money for the 1974 opening of the Sword of Peace Historical Drama. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Grace Patton, Mrs. Olive Simmons and Mrs. Marjorie Parvin; and two brothers, Mr. George Allen and Mr. Robert Allen. She was preceded in death by a sister, Miss Lucy Allen; and three brothers, Mr. Willard Allen, Mr. Graham Allen and Mr. Charles Fletcher Allen. A service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Dale Matthews. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting cemetery. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening. Memorials may be made to the Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery Fund. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2001/01-04/01-04-27/obits.html _________________________ Greensboro News & Record (NC) April 27, 2001 Nellie Allen Mathis McDONOUGH, Ga. Mrs. Nellie Allen Mathis, 97, of 198 Hampton St., formerly of Snow Camp, died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at Starcrest of McDonough. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2001, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting, Snow Camp, conducted by the Rev. Dale Matthews. Burial will be in the church cemetery. A native of Snow Camp, Alamance County, she was a daughter of the late George Lester Allen and the late Olive Stuart Allen. Mrs. Mathis was a descendent of John Allen, one of the original Quaker families who founded Snow Camp. She was the wife of the late Mr. G.D. "Doc" Mathis, who coached at Elon College and was a scout for the Chicago Clubs. She was a math teacher for more than 40 years in Rural Hall, Jamestown, Ramseur, and at Southern High School, Graham, and also at Sylvan. After retirement, she tutored many students privately, and a plaque was placed in Sylvan in her honor. Mrs. Mathis was an active member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. She taught the Sunday school class for young adult for decades. Mrs. Mathis graduated in 1919, from Sylvan High School, Snow Camp, and in 1923 from Guilford College, where she majored in mathematics. She also knew much about local history. She had been raised in the Allen House, an 18th century log cabin that is now open to the public at the Alamance Battleground. She often told stories about early 20th century Snow Camp, with its foundry, grist and feed mill, and the woolen mill where her father once worked. Mrs. Mathis was also known as a seamstress who could make almost anything. When the Sword of Peace Historical Drama sold 100 dolls to raise money for its opening in 1974, Mrs. Mathis created the historically accurate patterns and sewed costumes for the dolls. Survivors are her sisters, Mrs. Grace Patton, Mrs. Olive Simmons and Mrs. Marjorie Parvin; brothers, Mr. George Allen and Mr. Robert Allen; 24 nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister, Miss Lucy Allen; and brothers, Mr. Willard Allen, Mr. Graham Allen, and Mr. Charles Fletcher Allen. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2001, at the McClure Funeral Home, Graham. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery Fund. Arrangements are by McClure Funeral Service, Graham. |
| The Burlington Times-News March 17, 2000 Mrs. Anna Isley McPherson SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Anna Isley McPherson, 65, of 773 Griffin Road, died at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several years of failing health. A native of Chatham County, she was the wife of Mr. Clarence McPherson, who survives, and the daughter of Mr. Russell Isley and Mrs. Della Allen Isley, both deceased. She was a retired from Lucent Technologies and was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors other than her husband of the home include two daughters, Mrs. Samuel (Lesa) McPherson of Graham and Mrs. Harry (Lori) James Jr. of Wilmington; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Dale Matthews and the Rev. John Sides. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, P.O. Box 611, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; to Friends Disaster Service, 5506 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27401; or to Alamance Cancer Center, P.O. Box 209, Burlington, N.C. 27216. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2000/00-03/00-03-17/obits.html _______________________ The Burlington Times-News March 18, 2000 Mrs. Anna Isley McPherson SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Anna Isley McPherson, 65, of 773 Griffin Road, died at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after 10 months of failing health. A native of Chatham County, she was the wife of Mr. Clarence McPherson, who survives, and the daughter of Mr. Russell Isley and Mrs. Della Allen Isley, both deceased. She was retired from Lucent Technologies and was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors other than her husband of the home include two daughters, Mrs. Samuel (Lesa) McPherson of Graham and Mrs. Harry (Lori) James Jr. of Wilmington; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Dale Matthews and the Rev. John Sides. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. The family will be at the home. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, P.O. Box 611, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349; to Friends Disaster Service, 5506 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27401; or to Alamance Cancer Center, P.O. Box 209, Burlington, N.C. 27216. McClure Funeral Home in Graham is in charge of arrangements. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2000/00-03/00-03-18/obits.html |
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The Burlington Daily Times-News January 28, 1952 CALEB McPHERSON Caleb McPherson, 77, of 142 East Holt Street, died at his residence last night at 6 o'clock. He had been in failing health for four years and critically ill for the past two weeks. A resident of Burlington for the past 22 years, Mr. McPherson was a native of Alamance County and was a retired watchman at the Burlington Coffin Company. He was the son of the late John D. McPherson and Mrs. Sarah Jane Dixon McPherson and was the husband of Mrs. Deborah McPherson, who survives. Surviving, in addition to the wife, are three daughters, Mrs. Dora Whitesell, Burlington, Route 1, Mrs. Beatrice Haithcock, and Mrs. Mabel Coleman, both of Burlington; one son, Wade McPherson, Snow Camp, Route 1; a brother, W. Lawrence McPherson, Snow Camp, Route 1, 17 grandchildren and 11 great grand children. The funeral for Mr. McPherson will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Cane Creek Friends Church near Snow Camp. Rev. Bascom Rollins, pastor of the church, will conduct the service, assisted by Rev. York Teague. Burial be in the Cane Creek Cemetery. Mr. McPherson was a member of the Cane Creek Church. The body was removed from the Rich and Thompson Mortuary to the home this afternoon at 4 o'clock and will lie in state at the church from 2:30 until 3 p. m. tomorrow. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Monday, Aug. 27, 1956 Mrs. Daisy Agnes McPherson SNOW CAMP --- Mrs. Daisey Agnes McPherson, 76, of Route 1, died at her home this morning at 5 o'clock. She had been in failing health for several months and was critically ill for the past three time days. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late William Arlindo McPherson, Mrs. Mary Ann Russell McPherson, Mrs. McPherson was a member of Victory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Miss Helen McPherson of Route 1; a brother, Harvey McPherson of Route 1, several nieces and nephews. The funeral for Mrs. McPherson will be held at Victory Chapel Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. L. Kivett, pastor of the church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. C. F. McDowell of Asheboro. a former pastor, and Rev. W. A. Seawell, pastor of Hillsboro Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Church. The body will remain at Rich and Thompson funeral home in Burlington until Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock when it will be removed to the residence near Snow Camp. It will lie in state from 2:30 until 3 p. m. Wednesday at the Victory Chapel Church. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Sun., Jan. 26, 1975 Harvey McPherson Harvey McPherson, 85, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died Saturday morning at North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill after several years of failing health and two weeks of critical illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Arlindo and Mary Russell McPherson and the husband of Mrs. Maude Griffin McPherson. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Cane Creek Friends Church. Survivors are: his wife, of the home; two sons, Clifton McPherson, of Rt. 1, Elon College and Glenn McPherson of Rt. 4, Mebane; three grandchildren. Final rites will be 3 p.m. Monday at Cane Creek Friends Church by the Rev. Hadley Robertson, pastor, and the Rev. William A. Sewell of Durham. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the McClure funeral home in Graham until 30 minutes before the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday. |
| Burlington Daily Times August 1, 1928 John McPherson Buried Mr. John D. McPherson, one of the most highly esteemed of south Alamance county's farmers, who died at his home in Newlin Township, near Snow Camp, Monday morning at the age of 81 years, was buried yesterday. The funeral service was held at Cane Creek Friends Meeting house at 2:30 p. m. by Rev. G. W. Holmes assisted by Rev. J. A. Burgess, and the body interred in the cemetery adjoining. Pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased: Howard, Ralph, Wade, Tom, and Gordon McPherson and Fred Foust. The flowers were carried by the following grand-daughters, Misses Beryl, Eunice, Ida, and Maude McPherson, Pearl Kimrey, and Lillian Foust and Mrs. Beatrice Teague. A large crowd gathered to attend the final rites and pay tribute to this highly respected and loved citizen of their section. |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Friday, September 12, 1958 Snow Camp Man Dies A s Result Of Wreck Injury Joseph McPherson SNOW CAMP - Joe McPherson, 34, of Route 1, Snow Camp, died yesterday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock in a Siler City hospital as a result of a broken neck suffered when he was thrown from the back of a pick-up truck. Highway patrolmen said McPherson was thrown from the truck yesterday morning about 11:50 o'clock when it went out of control on unpaved Holman Mill Road about a mile southeast of Snow Camp. Ray Shore of Route 1, Snow Camp, driver of the vehicle, was unhurt. Estimated damage to the truck was only $50. Patrolmen said McPherson and Shore, who lived across the road from each other, were hauling bales of hay in the truck. McPherson apparently was sitting in the empty bed of the truck when Shore lost control on a curve. Patrolmen said the truck hit loose gravel that was banked up in the curve and skidded into a bank beside the road. McPherson was taken to a Siler City hospital immediately after the accident, but died soon after arriving there. Shore, 17 years old, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and with operating a vehicle with no operator's license. He is scheduled for a hearing before Magistrate C. C. Bayliff in Graham on September 18. A native of Alamance County, McPherson was the son of Mrs. Viola McPherson, who survives, and the late Solomon McPherson. Surviving besides his mother are five sister, Mrs. Ava Lee Roberts of Greensboro, Mrs. Helen Hedrick of Summerfield. Mrs. Phoebe Mann of Saxapahaw, Mrs. Elizabeth Shore of Route 1, Snow Camp and Miss Viola Mae McPherson of the Home; two brothers, George McPherson of Route 1, Snow Camp and Herbert McPherson of the home. Final rites will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. Rev. Willie Frye, pastor of the church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Don Richardson, pastor of Bethlehem Pilgrim Holiness Church. The body will remain at Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington until Saturday afternoon when it will be taken to the church to lie in state for a half hour prior to the funeral. Burial will be in the church cemetery. |
| Greensboro News & Record April 6, 2001 Mary Mozelle Jackson McPherson GRAHAM Mrs. Mary Mozelle Jackson McPherson, 80, of 9413 Snow Camp Road, Snow Camp, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2001, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Burial will be in the church cemetery. __________________________ The Burlington Times-News April 6, 2001 Mrs. Mary Mozelle McPherson GRAHAM — Mrs. Mary Mozelle Jackson McPherson, 80, of 9413 Snow Camp Road, died at noon, Thursday, April 5, 2001, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill after a year of failing health, six weeks critical. A native of Orange County, she was the wife of the late Mr. George William McPherson, and the daughter of Mr. John Dewitt Jackson and Mrs. Lula Estell Hodge Jackson, both deceased. She was retired from Dixie Yarns Inc., and attended Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Kathy M. Riddle of Carthage; five sons, Mr. Ronald Lynn McPherson and Mr. George "Wayne" McPherson, both of Snow Camp, Mr. Kenneth McPherson and Mr. Ray V. Garner, both of Siler City, and Mr. James M. McPherson of Liberty; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a brother, Mr. Chester J. Terrell. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Dale Matthews, pastor. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 7 to 9 this evening and at other times at the home of Mr. Wayne McPherson, 2473 Adams Farm Court, Snow Camp. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2001/01-04/01-04-06/obits.html |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) December 21, 2005 Peggy Ellington McPherson SNOW CAMP- Mrs. Peggy Ellington McPherson, 69, of 7565 Snow Camp Road, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at the residence. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rich & Thompson Chapel, Graham. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Meeting Cemetery. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Saturday, June 14, 1975 Richard McPherson Richard Wade McPherson, 72, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, was dead on arrival at Alamance County Hospital following a sudden illness at his residence. Native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Caleb and Debora McPherson and the husband of Mrs. Elsie Boggs McPherson, who survives. He was a retired dairy farmer and a member of the Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors; his wife, of the home; two sons, Sidney L. McPherson of Burlington and Harold W. McPherson of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Whitesell of Rt. 8, Burlington and Mrs. Mabel Coleman of Graham; three grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Final rites will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Cane Creek. Friends Meeting by the Rev. Hadley Robertson. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Burlington where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. |
| Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Monday, April 4, 1966 Mrs. S. H. [Viola ] McPherson SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Viola Lucinda McPherson, 76, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, died at her home this morning at 6 o'clock after eight months of declining health and three weeks of critical illness. Mrs. McPherson was a native of Alamance County, daughter of the late Jack and Mary Jane Hadley McPherson. She was the widow of Solomon H. McPherson. Mrs. McPherson was a member of Cane Creek Friends Church. Survivors include two sons, Herbert McPherson of the home and George McPherson of Snow Camp; five daughters, Mrs. Phoebe Mann of Saxapahaw, Mrs. Ava Lee Roberts of Greensboro, Mrs. Helen Hedrick of Summerfield, Mrs. Elizabeth Shore of Siler City, Miss. Viola McPherson of the home; one half brother, Alvis McPherson of Burlington; one half sister, Mrs. Mae Foust of Graham; 22 grandchildren; and two great - grandchildren. Final rites will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Cane Creek Friends Church. The Rev. John Kenerley, pastor, will conduct the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church to He in state 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home tomorrow night from 7 to 9 o'clock. ___________________ Burlington (N.C.) Daily Times-News Thursday, January 15, 1959 MARRIED -- Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cox of Snow Camp announce the marriage of their daughter, Yvonne Iris, to Herbert McPherson, son of Mrs. Viola McPherson, also of Snow Camp, and the late S. H. McPherson. The wedding took place on Saturday, January 3, at Bethlehem Parsonage at Snow Camp with the Rev. Don Richardson officiating. The newlyweds are at home at Snow Camp. |
| The Burlington Daily Times News October 10, 1973 Asenath Williams McVey SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Asenath Williams McVey, 87, of Snow Camp died Thursday at 5:10 p.m. in a Siler City hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Hannah Richardson Williams, and the wife of the late Albert McVey. She was a member of Victory Chapel Wesleyan Church. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Alta Jeffries, Hinton, W. Va.; son, Wendell McVey of the home; stepdaughters, Mrs. Alene Baker, Rt. 3, Burlington, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, Burlington; stepsons, Clarence E. McVey, Rt. 3, Graham, Ralph McVey, McLeansville; sister, Mrs. Lala Thomas, Greensboro; brothers, the Rev. Elaine Williams, Mentone, Ala., Earl Williams, Elon College; six grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren, and 11 stepgrandchildren. Final rites will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Victory Chapel Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Larry Johnson, pastor, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Hadley Robertson, pastor of Cane Creek Friends Church. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friends Church cemetery. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. |
| The Burlington, (N.C.) Times-News Sunday, May 11, 1975 Local Farmer Found Dead [Harris B. McVey] An autopsy revealed a Snow Camp farmer found dead next to his tractor Friday night died from massive chest injuries, according to Medical Examiner Dr. Harry Latham. Harris B. McVey, 81, of Rt. 1, Snow Camp, was found at about 5:30 p.m. Friday. Latham, who performed the autopsy, said McVey had an enlarged heart, which denotes a history of heart trouble. But, the death resulted from the injuries," Latham said. "I don't know if the gentleman accidentally fell off the tractor or what, I guess nobody ever will, but he died very quickly, almost immediately." Alamance County Coroner James Lowe said Friday that McVey had either fallen off his tractor or had been standing behind it when the blade of the tractor dragged him some 30 feet before it struck a shed. McVey was a native of Alamance County and a retired dairy farmer. He was the husband of Mrs. Rochelle Roach McVey, who survives of the home, and the son of the late Tom F. and Fannie Tysor McVey. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting and former precinct chairman for the Republican Party in Alamance County. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Jerry Tillman of Archdale; son, Harris T. McVey of Snow Camp; sisters, Mrs. Mary Durham of Rougemont, Mrs. Annie Stuart of Snow Camp, Mrs. Josephine Straughn of Greensboro and Mrs. Elma Huffman of Burlington and nine grandchildren. Final rites will be held at 3 p.m. today in Cane Creek Friends Meeting with the Rev. Hadley Robertson and the Rev. Mark Hodgin officiating. Burial will be in Cane Creek Friend's Cemetery. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the services. |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Friday, Jan. 3, 1975 Hattie McVey Mrs. Hattie Griffin McVey, 90, of Rt. 2, Snow Camp, died at 4 a.m. today at Chatham County Hospital in Siler City following several years of illness. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Frank McVey and daughter of the late James and Edith McPherson Griffin. Survivors include; sisters, Mrs. Harvey McPherson and Mrs. Alvah Hinshaw, both of Snow Camp, and Mrs. Ben Dixon of Burlington; brother, J. M. Griffin of Snow Camp; 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Final rites will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Church with the Rev. Hadley Robertson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 7 to 9 p.m. today. The body will remain at the funeral home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. |
| Greensboro News & Record April 6, 1999 Martha Ladd Roach McVey SNOW CAMP - Mrs. Martha Ladd Roach McVey, 89, of 7638 Snow Camp Road, died Monday, April 5, 1999, at the Skilled Nursing Division of Alamance Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at Cane Creek Friends Meeting Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. ___________________________ The Burlington Times-News April 6, 1999 Mrs. Martha L. McVey SNOW CAMP — Mrs. Martha Ladd Roach McVey, 89, of 7638 Snow Camp Road, died at 11:10 a.m. Monday, April 5, 1999, at Skilled Nursing Division of Alamance Regional Medical Center after one month of failing health. Born Sept. 21, 1909, in Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Mr. Thomas Monroe McVey and the daughter of Mr. Maurice Roach and Mrs. Elizabeth McPherson Roach, both deceased. She was a homemaker and a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting. Survivors include two sons, Mr. Monroe McVey of Mebane and Mr. Gene McVey of Burlington; five daughters, Mrs. Frankie Huffman of Graham, Ms. Betsy Riley and Miss Vickie McVey, both of Burlington, Mrs. Nancy Stoehr of Charleston, S.C., and Mrs. Grey McVey-Gwinn of Greensboro; two brothers, Mr. J. B. Roach and Mr. Bill Roach, both of Burlington; a sister, Ms. Rochelle McVey of Snow Camp; 19 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Mr. Gary McVey and Mr. Griffin McVey; and a sister, Ms. Mary McVey Johnson. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by the Rev. Dale Matthews. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting Scholarship Fund, 1519 E. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349. http://www.thetimesnews.com/1999/99-04/99-04-06/obits.html |
| Greensboro News & Record (NC) April 17, 2005 Rochelle Roach McVey LIBERTY Mrs. Rochelle Roach McVey, 92, of Liberty died April 15, 2005 at Randolph Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting in Snow Camp, where she was a member, with the Rev. Mark Tope and the Rev. John Sides officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was an active member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting where she was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Joyful News Missionary Circle. She was a member of Snow Camp Garden Club. Mrs. McVey was preceded in death by her husband, B. Harris McVey and her son T. Forrest McVey. Survivors include daughter Marian Tillman and husband Jerry W. of Archdale; a son Harris T. McVey and wife Betty W. of Snow Camp; and a daughter-in-law Martha G. McVey of Snow Camp; brother J.B. Roach of Burlington; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Memorials may be made to Cane Creek Friends Meeting, 719 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349. Arrangements are by Loflin Funeral Home of Liberty. |
| The Burlington Times-News February 11, 2003 Mr. Ryan Thomas McVey BURLINGTON — Mr. Ryan Thomas McVey, 23, of 219 Meadowood Drive, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003. A native of Alamance County, he was a 1998 graduate of Williams High School and attended Campbell University, where he was a member of the ROTC. He was employed with Ny-Pro Carolina and was of the Protestant faith. He was a member of the Indian Guides and a member of The Boy Scouts of America. He enjoyed hiking, the outdoors, and loved history, and was involved as a World War II Re-Enactor. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. (Dale T.) McVey of the home; a brother, Mr. James R. (Genie) McVey of Snow Camp; a sister, Mrs. Kristin N. McVey of the home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Thomas of Burlington; eight aunts, Ms. Betsy Riley, Ms. Vicky McVey, Mrs. Frankie Huffman, Mrs. Joyce Covington, Ms. Rosa Pennington, Ms. Mary Jane Swing, Mrs. Grey Gwinn, and Mrs. Nancy Stoehr; two uncles, Mr. Monroe McVey and Mr. Dan Thomas; and two nephews, Robert Lee McVey and James Thomas McVey. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Martha Ladd McVey; an aunt, Mrs. Mary Johnson; and two uncles, Mr. Gary McVey and Mr. Griffin McVey. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cane Creek Friends, Snow Camp by the Rev. Dale Matthews, pastor, presiding, and the Rev. Jonathon Barker, pastor of Crossroads Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at Cane Creek Friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial may be made to the Cane Creek Friends Library Fund, 607 W. Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp, N.C. 27349. McClure Funeral Home in Burlington is in charge of arrangements. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2003/03-02/03-02-11/obits.html |
| The Burlington (N.C.) Times-News Friday, January 4, 1974 Tom Forrest McVey SNOW CAMP - Tom Forrest McVey, 40, of Snow Camp died unexpectedly at his home 2 a.m. Thursday. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of B. Harris and Rochelle Roach McVey, who survive of Snow Camp, and the husband of Mrs. Martha Guthrie McVey of the home. He was a member of the Cane Creek Friends Church and an employe of the Byrd Tractor and Equipment Co. in Burlington. In addition to his parents and wife, he is survived by, his sons, Kenneth L. McVey, Clarkston F. McVey and Randall H. McVey, all of the home; brother, Harris T. McVey, Snow Camp; sister, Mrs. Jerry Tillman, Archdale. Final rites will he 2 p.m. Saturday at Cane Creek Friends Church. The Rev. Hadley Robertson, pastor, and the Rev. Mark Hodgin, former pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at McClure Funeral Home in Graham until taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service. The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. |
| The Burlington Times-News July 26, 2000 Mr. Wendell Howard McVey LIBERTY — Mr. Wendell Howard McVey, 87, of 7962 Sylvan Road, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2000, at Duke University Medical Center after a several years of failing health, one day critical. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Ava Moon McVey, who survives, and the son of Mr. Albert McVey and Mrs. Asenath Williams McVey, both deceased. He was a member of Cane Creek Friends Meeting and was retired from Alamance County Schools. Survivors other than his wife of the home include two daughters, Mrs. Kay Nethery of Henderson and Mrs. Sue Ellington of Graham; one half sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey of Burlington; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Mr. George McVey; a sister, Ms. Alta McVey Jeffreys; two half brothers, Mr. Clarence McVey and Mr. Ralph McVey; and a half sister, Mrs. Allene Baker. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cane Creek Friends Meeting by Mr. Dale Matthews, pastor. Burial will be in the Meeting House cemetery. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. The family will be at Rich and Thompson Funeral Home in Graham from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home. http://www.thetimesnews.com/2000/00-07/00-07-26/obits.html |
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