Obituaries
Priscilla "P" Brooks
Jan 13, 2016
Oxford: Priscilla Brooks, born neember 3, 1940, died January 13, 2016. She was 75 years old. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Jones of Oxford: three sisters Vera Ellington, Barbara Poole, aneella Schmit, all of Oxford: many nieces, great nieces, nephews, and great nephews. Priscilla was preceded ineeath by her parents Coon Pierce and Bazel Pierce. Most family members...
Clarence Lemuel Wetherington, Jr.
Jan 8, 2016
DURHAM- Clarence Lemuel Wetherington, Jr. passed away peacefully on January 8, 2016 at his home, at the age of 92. Clarence was born in Kinston, NC oneebruary 5, 1923.?? He was the only child born to the late Clarence Lemuel Wetherington, Sr. and Ruth Maybelle Bryd Wetherington. Clarence moved to Durham at the age of four.?? He attended Durham High...
Marie Lowery Dalton
Jan 7, 2016
Oxford: Marie Lowery Dalton, 72, of Oxford died Thursday January 7, 2016. She was a native of Virgilina, VA. She is the daughter of the late Jesse and Hallie Whitt Lowery and the widow of Phil Dalton. Marie was a retired cosmetologist and master gardener. She loved the outdoors and sharing her yard and garden with others. She was a...
Alice Mansfield Rankin
Jan 7, 2016
DURHAM-Alice Mansfield Rankin, age 89, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Croasdaile Retirement Village with her children by her side. A native of Durham, Alice was the daughter of the late W. Fuller and Margaret Steele Mansfield. Alice was a longtime member of Epworth Uneed Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, initiated the Care Group for...
Joan Englund
Jan 6, 2016
Joan Englund was born May 28, 1920 to Dr. Jesse H. and Mrs. Leone Webb Epperson in Durham NC. She died January 6, 2016 at the Olseneenter at The Forest at Duke. Joan was educated in Durham Public Schools aneearned a Bachelor???s Degree in English from Duke Uneersity, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. In 1945...
Olive Faucette Jenkins
Jan 4, 2016
-MEBANE- Olive Faucette Jenkins, age 69, of Efland, NC, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2016 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields ineebane, NC. She was born in Durham, NC in 1946 to the late Jay Edwin and Olive Faucette Jenkins. Olive grew up in Durham, graduating from Durham High School in 1964 and from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC...
Frank K. Borden, Sr.
Jan 4, 2016
Mr. Frank Kennon Borden, Sr. died peacefully at his home in Hope Valley, Durham on Monday, January 4, 2016. Born on April 12, 1927 in Wilson, NC, he was the oldest son of the late Margaret Gold Borden and Frank Kennon Borden. After graduating from Goldsboro High School in 1944, he served in the Navy at the end of World...
Mackenee Anastasia Ruston
Jan 4, 2016
Mackenee Anastasia Ruston ???Kenee???, age 17, beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, teammate and friend, passed away suddenly on January 4, 2016 near Alpine, WY. Born in Chapel Hill, NC on January 5, 1998, Kenee was a senior at East Chapel Hill High School. She most recently fulfilled her dream of earning her private pilot???s license. On the cusp of...
Janet Sorrell Vaughan
Jan 3, 2016
DURHAM-Janet Sorrell Vaughan, age 77, of Durham passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Duke Regional Hospital. A native of Durham she was the daughter of the late Worth and Lillian Williams Sorrell. Janet had worked for a period of time for Liggett Myers and for the Durham County Public School System, but spent most of her life as a...
Mabel Clair Woodlief Cash
Jan 3, 2016
Mabel Clair Woodlief Cash, 91, of Asheville, passed away on January 3, 2016. A native of Franklin County, NC, she moved to Oxford, NC as a young child, and lived there until relocating to Asheville in 2001. She was the daughter of the late Roy Harris and Lillie Belle Wrenn Woodlief, and was preceded ineeath by her husband of 50...
Daniel W. "Danny" Grigg
Dec 29, 2015
Oxford: Daniel ???Danny??? W. Grigg, 73, of Oxford died Tuesday December 29, 2015. He was a native of Illinois, son of the late Forest Leland and Glenneelam Grigg. He was a faithful member of West Oxford Baptist Church, a devout Christian, and a descendant from a long line of Baptist ministers. He always strove to love others the way that...
Eldridge Douglas ???Brue??? Dickerson
Dec 29, 2015
Eldridge Douglas ???Brue??? Dickerson, 94, of Oxford passed away Tuesday December 29, 2015. Mr. Dickerson was given the nee Brue by his older brother whenee was just a young boy. He was born May 10, 1921 in the Dickerson Community where he farmed on the family farm his entire life in addition to several years of employment at the Murdock...
Theresa Drozd Stanion
Dec 21, 2015
BURLINGTON- Theresa Drozd Stanion, 77, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Theresa was born ineersey City, NJ and raised in Bayonne, NJ, graduating from Bayonne High School in 1956. She earned her BA in English from Notre Dame College of Staten Island in 1960 and her MA from SUNY New Paltz in 1971. Theresa had...
William Philip Dalton
Dec 20, 2015
William Philip Dalton, 77, of Oxford, NC died peacefully December 20, 2015 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center after a sudden onset illness. A native of Rocky Mount, NC, Phil is survived by his wife of 15 years Marie Lowry Dalton, his daughters Julie (Todd) Dalton Loos of St. Louis and Jane (Wesley) Dalton Currin of Raleigh. Grandchildren, Will and Dalton...
Anne Webster Davis
Dec 18, 2015
DURHAM-Anne Webster Davis of Durham passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015. She was born to the late Gifford and Helen Davis, neember 10, 1936 in Durham, NC. Anne attended Warren Wilson College in Asheville. She was a lifelong resident of Durham and a member of First Presbyterian Church. Anne was loved dearly by her family, and she was loyal...
Nancy Marie Taylor
Dec 12, 2015
Nancy Marie Taylor, age 69, died peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at Transitions Hospice Care in Raleigh. Nancy was borneeptember 23, 1946 in Milwaukee, WI to Thelma Bernadine (Ullrich) Scardaci and the late Gerald ???Jerry??? Anthony Scardaci. Nancy Scardaci was raised in Mt. Vernon, NY and graduated Class of 1964 at Mt. Vernon HS....
Patrick Earl Prince
Dec 12, 2015
Patrick Earl Prince, 79, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Southeastern Hospice House. He was born in Knightdale to the late Earl Prince aneedna Parrish Prince. Mr. Prince attended Durham High School and retired from the American Tobacco Company after having spent his career as a machinist. Mr. Prince was dedicated to his family and was happiest whenee was in...
Claude B. Williams, Jr.
Dec 9, 2015
Claude B. Williams, Jr. age 91, died December 9, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised on Trinity Avenue in Durham, son of the late Claude B. and Ruth Gentry Williams. He attended George Watts Elementary School and Durham High School. In 1944, he graduated from Duke Engineering School and was in the...
John Walter William (Billy) Volckens
Dec 9, 2015
John Walter William (Billy) Volckens, 69, of Durham, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015. He was born to the late William and Katharine Volckens oneebruary 19, 1946 in Evanston, IL. Billy graduated from New Trier High School in 1964 where he was captain of the swim team. He received a BA in English from the Uneersity of Evansville in 1968....
Helen Breedlove Pruitt
Dec 5, 2015
Helen Breedlove Pruitt, 90, died peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2015. A native of Oxford, Mrs. Pruitt was preceded ineeath by her parents Lonee and Oveda Breedlove, and her husband Buster Pruitt. She leaves behind a legacy of a life of devotion to her family, friends and Oxford Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughters Pamela P. Sherman (Jeff) of Richmond,...
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