Obituaries

Sarah Maynard James
May 23, 2015
DURHAM -Sarah Maynard James, 92, died peacefully Saturday, May 23, 2015 at her home in Croasdaile Village. Sarah was born in Durham, NC to Graham B. Maynard and Beatrice Simpson Maynard on July 23, 1922. She was a member of Asbury Uneed Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school, was president of her Sunday school class and served ineeveral church...
Roy Lee Woodlief
May 20, 2015
Roy Lee Woodlief, 88, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015. He was born July 13, 1926 to the late Archibald and Susan Fuller Woodlief. He was preceded ineeath by his parents and several brothers and sisters. Surviving are: his wife, of 67 years, Betty Woodlief; two sons, Ronald Woodlief, Norman Woodlief and wife, Joan; two daughters, Brenda Sheetz and husband, Robert,...
Lynn Gard
May 20, 2015
Mary Melinda ???Lynn??? Stephenson Gard died ineer home, May 20, 2015 in Chatham County, North Carolina after battling cancer for 12 years. Lynn was born neember 1, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia to Ches Huchingson Stephenson and H. Lance Stephenson. Lynn graduated from Southwest High School and Georgia State Uneersity where she earned a B.A. in English aneeducation. She taught school...
Lou Hedspeth Rawls
May 18, 2015
Oxford, NC Lou Hedspeth Rawls, 93, unexpectedly passed away on Monday, May 18th, 2015. Mrs. Rawls was born in Northampton County, North Carolina oneeptember 19th, 1921 to the late Walter and Mattie Hedspeth Rawls. She was a beloved wife and mother. Ms. Rawls loved gardening, playing cards, visiting with her daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and helping others from her community....
Maria Anna (Marianne) Ophoven Brauner
May 18, 2015
Marianne Brauner died on May 18, 2015, ineer Galloway Ridge home in Pitttsboro, NC. She was born in Kaiserwerth, Germany, on October 29, 1922, and was the daughter of Marta Spieler and Adolf Ophoven. Marianne came to America in 1959 and ineer travels met her husband, Walter Brauner, in Coconut Grove, Florida. They married in 1961 and moved to North...
Lou Hedspeth Rawls
May 18, 2015
Oxford, NC Lou Hedspeth Rawls, 93, unexpectedly passed away on Monday, May 18th, 2015. Mrs. Rawls was born in Northampton County, North Carolina on September 19th, 1921 to the late Walter and Mattie Hedspeth Rawls. She was a beloved wife and mother. Ms. Rawls loved gardening, playing cards, visiting with her daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and helping others from her...
Bobbie Jewel Rawls Wilson
May 18, 2015
Bobbie Rawls Wilson, age 70, of Oxford, died on Monday, May 18th, 2015. Bobbie was born in Colerain, North Carolina and has been a long-time resident of Granville County. She retired as clerk to the Granville County Commissioners and Assistant to the County Maneer after 31 years of service. She was an active member of Oxford Baptist Church, participating in...
John Davidsoneelly
May 11, 2015
CHAPEL HILL - John Davidsoneelly died peacefully on May 11, 2015, after a period of declining health. He was 84 years old. Jack was borneebruary 7, 1931 in Conrad, Montana to Robert and Ruth Davidsoneelly, and was raised ineelena, Montana. Jack received his undergraduate degree from Carroll College ineelena, Montana and attended the Uneersity of Montana Law School, as well...
Dr. Jim Lowe
May 10, 2015
DURHAM - Dr. Jim Lowe, beloved father and grandfather of Hillsborough, North Carolina, passed from this world on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Dr. Lowe was born oneecember 27, 1946 in Brunswick, Georgia to Elsie and Gordon Lowe. He graduated from Stanford Uneersity in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and then from the Uneersity of California Los Angeles...
Edward Howard Hill
May 9, 2015
Oxford: Edward Howard Hill , 79, of Oxford, died Saturday May 9, 2015. A native of Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Hugh and Margaret Ann Hill. He was a retired draftsman, a member of Westwood Pentecostal Holiness Church, and a veteran of the US Coast Guard. Graveside services will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Tuesday,...
Homer L. Riley
May 7, 2015
The Odyssey of Homer. A Great Ride. Homer L. Riley, Sr., a lifelong resident of Durham, NC, passed away at the age of 92 on Thursday morning, May 7, 2015. He died while in the kind care of the staff at The Pavilion at Croasdaile Village. Homer and his wife, Martha, have lived in Croasdaile Village since 1999. Homer led...
Mrs. Hazel Radcliff Farrell
May 4, 2015
Hazel Farrell, 91, peacefully passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. She was born on April 22, 1924 in Morven, NC, daughter of the late Armond & Helen Knight Radcliffe. She met and married Percy C. Farrell. They were together 20 years until his death in 1968. Hazel was a devoted mother and loving grandmother....
Mark V. Barker, Jr.
May 3, 2015
ORLANDO, FL- Mark V. Barker, Jr, 88, died May 3, 2015. Mark was born in Rock Hill, SC on August 7, 1926 but within a month was moved to Durham, NC, which he adopted as his home and declared he was a true Tar Heel. He joined the Navy in 1944, serving as a photographer at the Naval Air Station,...
Mr. Richard Joseph Miller
May 3, 2015
Richard Joseph Miller was born in Long Beach California oneeptember 23, 1943 to the Revs. Clarence and Vinita Miller, both Ordained Elders in the Methodist Church, ministers who inspired both in Richard and in his elder sisters and brother sisters (Ruth, Anna aneed) a love of the beauty of the natural world and an extended love, through God???s own love,...
Aspasia Knoerr
Apr 30, 2015
DURHAM ??? Aspasia Knoerr, 85, passed away peacefully at home on April 30, 2015 of complications following a hip fracture. Her three sons were by her side. Aspasia was an exceptionally strong, generous, kind, patient, witty, and industrious woman, a master gardener, and a wonderful mother and grandmother. She enjoyed life, with all its challenges, and celebrated people for who...
Samuel Carter Hodges, Jr
Apr 29, 2015
DURHAM - Samuel Carter Hodges Jr., Architect Emeritus, age 84, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at his residence. Born on August 10, 1930 in Durham, North Carolina, Sam was the son of the late Samuel C. Hodges, Sr., and Martha Alise Hodnett Hodges. Sam attended E. K. Powe School and Durham High school, graduating in 1948. He received a Bachelor...
Giorgetta Vuoso Rengan
Apr 28, 2015
Chapel Hill, NC - Giorgetta Vuoso Rengan, age 88, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Born on the beautiful island of Ischia, Italy on April 23, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Raffaele Vuoso and Restituta Di Orio, and sister to Luigi and Maddalena. Giorgetta (known as Gina) is survived by her husband Kasturi Rengan, to whom she had...
Carl Leland Puckett, Jr.
Apr 25, 2015
Carl Leland Puckett, Jr, 77, of Oxford, NC, passed away at his home surrounded by his friends and family on April 25, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Puckett was a loving husband and devoted father who loved spending time on the lake and fishing. Not only was Mr. Puckett in the Masonic Lodge for over 40 years,...
Anna May Nolan Brommage
Apr 23, 2015
Anna May Brommage, 94, of Pittsboro, North Carolina died on April 23rd, 2015. She was born ineew York City, New York on March 15th, 1921 and was the daughter of John Nolan and Anna Riha. She was married on July 15th, 1950 in Cozumel, Mexico to Robert Joseph Brommage by her brother, Father John Nolan. She is survived by her...
Mrs. Mary Moore Stallworth
Apr 22, 2015
MARY MOORE STALLWORTH, 89, died Tuesday, April 22, 2015 at her residence in Pittsboro, NC. A native of Louisville, KY, Mary was the daughter of the late Percy Walton and Flavia Oglesby Moore. She was married to the late William Hunter Stallworth, Jr. for 60 years. As the wife of a textile executive, they lived in North Carolina, South Carolina,...
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