Allen Bradford Carver



Allen Bradford "Al" Carver, 89, of Burlington died Friday morning at The Hospice Home 

of Alamance after a brief illness. He was born in Buffalo, South Carolina on November 

20, 1925 to the late Henry and Leola Carver. 



Al was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in World War II on the U.S. Slater. He graduated 

from Clemson University in 1950 with an electrical engineering degree and worked for 

Western Electric/AT&T, 1951 to retirement in 1987. Al was a member of Holly Hill 

Baptist Church. 



Al was predeceased by his beloved wife of 67 years, Zora Smoak Carver, on February 7, 

2015. Survivors include three daughters and their husbands; Judy (Ken) Whiteheart of 

Mocksville, Chriss (Henry) Buckner of Burlington and Lea Carver (Michael Borovsky) of 

Graham; one son and his wife, Alan (Ginny) Carver of Columbia, SC; six grandchildren, 

Jared (Stefanie) Buckner; Justin (Jennifer) Buckner; Jennifer Whiteheart (Jason) 

Lowrance; Christian (Kristen) Carver; Cameron (Mint) Carver and James (Nikki) 

Whiteheart ; four great grandchildren, Jessa Lowrance and Aiden, Zoralea and Noah 

Bradford Carver.



The funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday at Holly Hill Baptist Church and 

officiated by Pastors Kenny Black and Randy Godwin. Burial to follow in Salem United 

Methodist Church Cemetery, Saxapahaw. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 

1:45 prior to the service at the church. 



In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Al's honor to Holly Hill Baptist 

Church, 2818 Edgewood Ave., Burlington, NC 27215 or to Hospice and Palliative Care 

of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.