Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Paul GUFFEY [31717], [31786], [31787], [31788], [31789]
BirthJan 20, 1948 [31786]
DeathJan 6, 1995 [31786]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [31786]
FlagsUS Army
FatherErastus Revley GUFFEY (1908-1980)
MotherMargaret Eulalar ENSLEY (1923-2008)
Spouses
BirthMay 6, 1950, Caswell County, North Carolina [31717], [31787]
DeathMar 31, 2011, Alamance County, North Carolina [31717], [31787]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [31717], [31787]
FatherAdolphus Harrison DURHAM (1919-2010)
MotherBessie SHEPHERD (1915-1994)
MarriageMay 16, 1992, Alamance County, North Carolina [31788]
Obituary Online notes for Brenda Kay (Spouse 1)
4/2/2011

Brenda Durham Guffey


    Brenda Durham Guffey, age 60, formerly of Union Ridge Road went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Alamance Health Care. She was a native of Caswell County and the wife of the late William Paul Guffey.

    Brenda worked for many years at Burlington Industries Williamsburg Plant and was a member of Altamahaw Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and an avid NASCAR fan.

    Survivors include her daughters, Rita Burgess and her husband, Rodney of Graham, Nita Houck and her husband, Terry of Salisbury; grandchildren, Samantha Burgess, Cole Burgess, Alisha Burgess and Eric Houck; sisters, Linda Harris and her husband, Tommy of Gibsonville, Barbara Wagoner of Graham and Judy Revis of Burlington; brothers, James H. Durham and his wife, Millie of Gibsonville, Harold L. Durham of Durham, Billy E. Durham and his wife, Carol of Snow Camp.

    She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents, Adolphus Harrison Durham and Bessie Shepherd Durham.

    The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Alamance Health Care for their kind and compassionate care for Brenda over the past several years.

    A service to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Walter Jones. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home and other times at the home of her daughter, Rita Burgess on Boywood Road in Graham.

    Memorials may be made to the National MS Society, Central North Carolina Chapter, 2211 W. Meadowview Road, Suite 30, Greensboro, N.C. 27407 or Altamahaw Baptist Church, 3445 Altamahaw Church Street, Elon, N.C. 27244.

    You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com  [31717]
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