All Obituaries

Philip Alexander Jackson, 89, of Lexington passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill, SC. In order to comply with directives from Governor Cooper’s office, a private funeral service will be held in the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel and will be streamed live on the Davidson Funeral Home Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/davidson.funeralhome/ Mr. Jackson was born in Davidson County on January 7, 1931 to Osben Jackson and...

John William Towe, 92, of Greensboro, passed away on February 20, 2020. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Forbis and Dick North Elm Street Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park. John was born on February 16, 1928 in Surry County, NC to the late John G. & Lillie Demarris Johnson Towe. He was a longtime resident of Guilford County and a member of Monnett Road Baptist Church. Mr. Towe worked as an Oil Burner Technician for...

William Larry Swindell (Larry), 68, died February 14, 2020. Born in Pasquotank County, NC he lived in eastern NC most of his life until 2012, when he moved to Greensboro, NC. He was the son of the late Betty Thigpen Swindell and Marion Smith Swindell. He grew up working in the family business and earned his license as an embalmer and funeral director in 1973. He formerly worked in New Bern, NC with Pollock Funeral Home and Edenton, NC with Swindell-Bass Funeral Home before becoming owner...

Robbie Mode Bostic, age 85, of Ellenboro, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle Mode. Robbie was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, a 1952 graduate of Cool Springs High School, retired from Rutherford County Health Department and later worked in health care as a CNA. She volunteered at Hospice and was a Red Bow Tie volunteer at ICC for 14 ½ years. Left to cherish her memories...

Johnny Russell “Bud” Hussey, 86, passed away Thursday, December 19th, 2019 peacefully at his home. Funeral Services will be at 3:00pm Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 at Smyrna United Methodist Church where he was a member, with Reverend David Woodhouse and Reverend Edwin Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Johnny was a native of Moore County, North Carolina. He graduated from Westmoore High School. He Served his Country in the United States Army. Johnny...

Marie Cancemi 87, of Greensboro, died on November 29, 2019. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2600 Pisgah Church Rd. Greensboro, NC with a reception following. Interment will be private. She was born in Fergus Falls Minnesota. She is preceded in death by her parents Oscar Eckstrom and Mini Eckstrom , her brother George Eckstrom, her husband Joseph Cancemi and son Michael Jolly. Marie was a graduate of Wesley...

Madeline Louise Lanning Galloway of Brevard, NC, departed this earthly life Tuesday, November 26, 2019, from Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC, following complications from a stroke just one week earlier. She had celebrated 85 wonderful years of life. She was born in Jackson County, NC, on August 25, 1934, the third of seven children born to the late Eugene and Kathleen Louise Moses Lanning. When she was 17, her family moved to Transylvania County. She graduated from Brevard High School in...

Benjamin Asa "B.A." Long, Jr., 74, of Dogwood Drive, died Thursday, October 31, at Lexington Medical Center after battling pancreatic cancer. He was the father of Laurie Long Briggs of Davidson, Briggs, Carter and Piedmont Funeral Homes. A funeral service will be held at 3:30pm Tuesday, November 5, at First United Methodist Church, by the Revs. Doug Rowe and Dr. Lee Dukes III. Burial will follow in the Lexington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Monday at...

Reamel Carpenter Overcash,93, of Ellerbe, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at her home . Reamel was born October 29, 1925 in Rowan County, a daughter of Tommie and Bessie McSwain Carpenter. She had worked in the family store, Overcash & Brown, in the Atwell Community in Rowan County, Linn-Corriher Mills in Landis and Borden Manufacturing in Goldsboro. She later served as caregiver for her mother and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, R.A."Bub" and Eunice "Nicey" Overcash. She was...

Alice B. Burke of Saddle River NJ, formerly of New Milford, NJ, died Friday, September 27, 2019, four days after her 95th birthday. Alice was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 23, 1924, the fourth of ten children of George and Anna Morris. Alice married Michael J. Burke at St. Theresa of Avila Church on June 14, 1952, and they began their life together which would live on in love until Mike's death on June 3, 2008 - a union which lasted 11 days shy of 56 years. After leaving Brooklyn in...