Macavan A. Baird January 22, 1976 - December 10, 2018 Macavan Alexander Baird, 42, of Burlington, North Carolina passed away after a 17-month battle with lung cancer on Monday, December 10, 2018. Macavan is survived by his loving wife Shannon Lundeen and their sons Paxton, Harlan, and Phoenix Baird-Lundeen, parents Macaran and Iris (Kris) Baird of Minnesota, sister Trina-Marie Baird and her husband Todd Gutmann of Oregon. Macavan met Shannon at Colgate University, where they both studied...

Winston-Salem 10/10/1944 – 12/4/2018 Mr. Franklin Reich Thornton, Jr. completed his earthly pilgrimage after a courageous fight with cancer. His strength, will, and hope are now a reality and he lives in the presence of all those we have lost previously. He was born in Winston-Salem, NC to Franklin Reich Thornton Sr. and Hazel Peddycord Thornton. Frank graduated from Northwest High School and was an Eagle Scout. He attended East Carolina University before enlisting into the United...

Paul Lee Moore, 74, a US Navy Veteran of Graham passed away December 1, 2018 at ARMC. Paul was born in Alamance County on December 13, 1943 the son of the late Johnny Lucian Moore and Rennie Luvertia Wade Moore. He was a graduate of Central High School in Graham N. C. class of 1961 and North Carolina Central University Durham, N.C. He was a US Navy Veteran and was co-owner and operator of General Maintenance and Supply. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Kevin...

Maxie Shumate of Elon, NC passed away November 27, 2018 at Hospice of Alamance County. He was born January 4, 1940 in Danville, VA to the late Howard Lindsey and Mary Catherine Scott Shumate. He lived in Danville for most of his life but resided in Elon, NC since 1993. Maxie is survived by a daughter, Shannon Lee Hardy of Gibsonville, NC and two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also, his sister Marie S. Buck and husband Charles of Greensboro, NC. Two special nephews Anthony and...

Wendy Hope McCormick Cobb, 63, passed away peacefully at her home in Burlington, North Carolina on Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones. A natural fighter, she fought a tough battle against cancer for two years, but ultimately, God called her home.   Wendy was born in Alamance County on November 14, 1955, to the late John Lewis McCormick and Annie Ruth Arnette McCormick. She is survived by her husband, James Bernard Cobb Jr., her daughter, Elizabeth Anne Cobb...

Gibsonville, NC James Edgar Taylor II, 84, of Gibsonville, North Carolina, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in Burlington, North Carolina with his wife of 52 years at his side. Jim was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 1, 1934, to Sarah Helen (Gregory) and S. Blackwell “Ghost” Taylor.  He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio and graduated from Western Reserve Academy in 1952.  He continued his education with a BA from Yale University in 1956 and then an MBA from The...

Elaine Perry Hall, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at her residence in Burlington. She was one of three children of Oscar James and Mary Haygood Perry, both deceased.  She was preceded in death by her brother, James Oliver Perry, whom has a surviving wife, Marjorie Mansfield Perry, of Newport, NC.  And, surviving sister, BJ Wilkinson and husband, Bob Wilkinson, of Graham, NC. She was a native of Alamance County and raised in Burlington, where she attended Walter...

Graham, Patricia S. "Pat" Enoch, 64, a US Army Veteran of Graham passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at ARMC.  Pat was born in Alamance County on September 13, 1954 the daughter of the late James David Stone and Pearl B. Troxler. She was a US Army Veteran serving our country honorably. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a sister Sherry C. Evans.  In addition to her mother Pearl, she leaves to cherish her memory husband...

Avery F. Pettiford, 75 of Mebane passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell.  Avery was born in Jamaica on December 20, 1942 the daughter of the late Viretta Miller. She was employed as a Registered Nurse for many years and especially loved caring for her family. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her husband Benny Pettiford.  She leaves to cherish her memories her daughter, Mercedes Pettiford,...

Anthony “Mark” Adams of Coatesville, Pennsylvania (formerly of Haw River/Burlington), age 63, passed away on November 9, 2018 at Hospice and Pallative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell. Mark graduated from Eastern Alamance High School in 1973.  He worked at Annedeen Hosiery in Burlington before becoming a Burlington police officer, March 1977 to October 1991.  While at Burlington Police Department, he ushered in the K9 program, along with his partner, Roman, a Belgian...