Obituaries
Isabelle Graham Webb
Jun 14, 2014
CHAPEL HILL- Isabelle Graham Webb, 88, died Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Carol Woods Retirement Community. Born on March 28, 1926, Isabelle was the daughter of the late John Graham Webb, Sr. and Mary Leigh Webb. Isabelle is survived by her brother, John Graham Webb, Jr; her nephews & niece, John Thomas Webb and wife, Lucy; Nancy Webb and husband,...
Ethel Irene Johnson
Jun 14, 2014
Ethel Irene Gerringer Perry Johnson, age 86, of Burlington, NC died Saturday June 14, 2014. She was born June 28, 1927 in Chatham County, NC. Irene is preceded ineeath by two husbands, William Franklineerry and Jimmy Johnson; her son Daryll Perry; and a grandson, Jacob Cotton. Irene is survived by her son, Craig Perry and his wife Janet of Snow...
Herbert Warne Wentworth
Jun 14, 2014
CHAPEL HILL - Herbert Warne Wentworth, 100, died on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Live Well Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. Herb was born on July 3, 1913, in Rochelle Park, NJ, to the late Herbert O. Wentworth and Mary Warne Wentworth. He left New Jersey to attend Duke Uneersity in 1931, and spent the rest of his life in...
Ruth Elizabeth Deason
Jun 12, 2014
Ruth Elizabeth Deason, age 20, of Durham, NC died June 12, 2014 at her home. Ruth Deason was born in Durham, North Carolina, December 13, 1993, to John Powell Jack Deason III and Tina Griffineeason. She attended the Durham Public Schools until age eighteen. Ruth liked music aneenjoyed going to the Wheelhouse on Oak Island, sitting on the deck listening...
William Mcclure Hooke
Jun 10, 2014
William McClure Hooke passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. He was born on neember 17, 1930 to Lucy and Malcolm Hooke of Greensboro, NC. After graduating from UNC with a degree in physics, he went on to receive his PHD from Princeton Uneersity. He married Nancy Smith, the love of his life, on June 3, 1952. They lived in...
Cyrus Frank Franklin Rawls
Jun 10, 2014
RALEIGH Cyrus Franklin Rawls, 67, of Raleigh passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center in Durham. Frank was a graduate of the class of 1965 at Jacksonville High School and the Charlotte Business School. Following graduationee worked for the National Center for Health Statistics, where he retired after 36 years. Following retirement he worked in the...
Blythe Faye Ricker
Jun 8, 2014
Blythe Faye Ricker, 64, died Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Carolina House of Cary. Born July 12, 1949 to the late Lawrence Ricker and Virginia Faye Peterson Ricker in Gainesville, Florida, Blythe was a beloved and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. After 20 years of service to SunTrust Bank in computer programming, Blythe committed herself to caring for others and...
John Moore Ruth
Jun 7, 2014
John Moore Ruth, 90, passed away in the early morning of Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Washington Adventist Hospital in Tacoma Park, MD. Mr. Ruth was born to the late Thomas Cook Ruth and Lorena Moore Ruth on May 26, 1924 in Chatham County, NC. He received a Doctorate's of Science in Chemistry from The Uneersity of North Carolina Chapel...
Edward O. Sanford
Jun 6, 2014
Edward O. Sanford, 89, of Bahama, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Duke Regional Hospital. Borneecember 4, 1924 to the late Marion Polk Sanford and Lucy Oliver Sanford. Ed retired from Duke Power after 31 years of service. He was a member of Mt. Bethel Uneed Methodist Church, the Bahama Ruritan Club, Knap of Reeds Masonic Lodge where he was...
Mccomas Mac Burgess
Jun 5, 2014
McComas "Mac" Burgess, 61, died Thursday, June 5, 2014. He was a life resident of Franklin County. He was born May 1, 1953 to the late Byron B. Burgess and Ruby Phelps Burgess. Surviving are: his cousin, Linda and Johnny Pearce; close friends, Rev. Clyde Waiden, James aneelaine Thomas. Graveside services, with casual dress, will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday...
Deborah Rae Pifer Shearin
Jun 4, 2014
Mrs. Deborah Rae Pifer Shearin, 62, of 2032 Walker Ave., Burlington, died at the Hospice Home on June 4th, 2014. A native of Durham, she was the wife of Wallace Millard Shearin and the daughter of Mildred Morgan Pifer and the late Robert Theodore Alston Pifer. Deborah was a music teacher and a special educator in the Alamance Burlington School...
John Thomas Clouse
Jun 3, 2014
John Thomas Clouse, 82, passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living in Pittsboro, North Carolina. John was born to George aneelsie Clouse in Murdock, Kansas on August 24, 1932. He served in the Air Force from 1953 to 1957 and spent time stationed in Japan. In the 1960s aneearly 70s he...
Fred A. Gregory
Jun 1, 2014
Fred A. Gregory, 60, died suddenly at home on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Fred was born March 4, 1954 ineedina, Ohio to Howard R. and Mary Cutlipp Gregory. He proudly served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Fred graduated with honors from Geneva College, Bowling Green Uneersity and UNC Chapel Hill Law School. Fred was an attorney...
Bessie D. Parker
May 31, 2014
DURHAM- Bessie D. Parker, 88, of Durham died Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Hock Family Pavilion. Born July 19, 1925 in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Zeb Daughtry and Ineennis Daughtry. Bessie was predeceased by her husband, Charles R. Parker, five siblings, a daughter, Marie Turner, and a son-in-law, Kenneth McRae. Bessie is survived by her...
Jerry Wayne Owens
May 31, 2014
OXFORD: Jerry Wayne Owens, age 71 of Oxford, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. A native of Laurens, SC, he was the son of the late Willa Mae Burch and Carl Owens. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church where he served as deacon, and was an active member of the Providence Brotherhood. Mr. Owens was also a retired employee...
Jerry Wayne Owens
May 31, 2014
OXFORD: Jerry Wayne Owens, age 71 of Oxford, died Saturday, May 31, 2014. A native of Laurens, SC, he was the son of the late Willa Mae Burch and Carl Owens. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church where he served as deacon, and was an active member of the Providence Brotherhood. Mr. Owens was also a retired employee...
Thomas Kevin Hickson
May 30, 2014
After a long illness, Thomas K. Hickson of Brooklyn, NY died at his home in Durham, NC on Friday, May 30, 2014. He was a member of the "Greatest Generation" and served as a Gunner's Mate in the U.S. Navy Armed Guard from 1943 to 1946. Tom was a NY City Police Officer and retired after 31 years as a...
Nancy Katherine Hulon
May 28, 2014
Nancy Katherineellis Hulon, age 75, of Carrboro, NC passed Wednesday May 28, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 4, 1938 in Pinetops, NC. Nancy is preceded ineeath by her husband, Robert Hulon; two daughters, Elizabeth Hulon and Barbara Owens; two brothers, Jessie aneedward Ellis; and a sister Bonee Goff. She is survived by her...
Elizabeth "Grandma" Daniel
May 28, 2014
Mrs.Elizabeth "Grandma" Daniel, age 87, of Chapel Hill, NC died early Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was borneeptember 24, 1926 in Pittsylvania County, VA. She worked at UNC for sixteeneears. Elizabeth is preceded ineeath by her husband, Charlie W. Daniel; and two sons, Charles and Robert "Shorty" Daniel. She is survived her daughters, Lillie McAnge, of Blacksburg, VA, Molly Womble...
Donald Winston Wright
May 25, 2014
Donald Winston Wright, 84, died Sunday, May 25, 2014. He was born July 31, 1929 to John Thomas Wright Sr. and Vallie Evans Wright, he was a life resident of Franklin County, Mr. Wright owned and operated his own farm in Franklinton for many years. He was a member of Franklin Lodge #123, the York Rite, Franklin County Shrine Club...
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