Obituaries

Brenda Ann Davis Joyner

Brenda Ann Davis Joyner

Mar 25, 2014

DURHAM- Brenda Ann Davis-Joyner, 63, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Born on neember 11, 1950, Brenda was the daughter of James Davis and the late Anee Brouner Davis. In addition to her father she is survived by her brother, Allan Davis and wife, Anee of Richmond, VA; her sisters, Pamela Davis of Dothan, AL; Loretta Smith...

Fred Lashley

Fred Lashley

Mar 25, 2014

Fred Lashley, 78, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 25, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family. A native of Chatham County, Fred was born to the late Mike & Mabel Hester Lashley. In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded ineeath by his wife, Agnes Ward Lashley. Survivors include his daughters, Wanda Lucas and Conee McClamroch Jim, both of...

Sybil Averette Lloyd

Sybil Averette Lloyd

Mar 25, 2014

Sybil Averette Lloyd, age 69, died March 25, 2014. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late Hazel Gray Averette and Farris Sadler Averette. Sybil retired as a financial secretary with Union National Bank and National Finance Co. in Durham. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Sybil loved her family dearly, a...

Ruth Luhmaneewis

Ruth Luhmaneewis

Mar 24, 2014

Ruth Luhmaneewis, of Durham, died suddenly Monday, March 24, 2014, at The Forest at Duke. She was 78 years old. Ruth was borneebruary 19, 1936, in Mahneen, Minnesota. After graduating from Mahneen High School she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Uneersity of Minnesota, and theneerved for three years with the Americaneed Cross, both domestically and internationally. Following...

Lily Pergerson Ball

Lily Pergerson Ball

Mar 23, 2014

FRANKLINTON, NC Lily Easter Pergerson Ball, 74, of Franklinton died Sunday, March 23, 2014. A native of Franklin County, daughter of the late Jasper J. and Ida Faulkner Pergerson, widow of Ernest Jasper Ball. She spent 25 years of her life caring for others as an Activity Coordinator at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community. She enjoyed serving in the Faithful...

Alan Ambrose Forthofer

Alan Ambrose Forthofer

Mar 21, 2014

Alan Ambrose Forthofer, 84, died Friday, March 21, 2014 in Florida. Born May 28, 1929 to Elmer and Lucille Dechant Forthofer. Alan lived most of his life in Ohio where he was a farmer. Alan moved to Durham in 1984 where he worked many years as a heavy equipment mechanic for Dennis Equipment and at Duke Medical Center. He was...

Emma Lou Goodwin

Emma Lou Goodwin

Mar 21, 2014

Emma Lou Lloyd Goodwin, age 91, died peacefully Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Carolina House in Chapel Hill. She was born in Raleigh, NC to the late Eugene W. and Flora Beasley Lloyd on March 1, 1923. Emma Lou worked at CCB for many years before her retirement in 1965. She was a member of Cedar Fork Baptist Church...

Edward Attarian

Edward Attarian

Mar 21, 2014

DURHAM, NC -Edward Attarian, M.D., F.A.C.P., age, 85 died Friday, March 21, 2014. He was born January 11, 1929, in Troy, New York. He grew up in Albany, New York, attending Albany High School where he became senior class president, and also achieved All City honors in Varsity Football, Basketball, and Track. He contracted pulmonary tuberculosis at age 18; six...

Michael Christopher Healy

Michael Christopher Healy

Mar 19, 2014

Mr. Michael Christopher Healy, 75, of Pittsboro, NC, died late, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Duke Hospice, The Hock Family Pavilion surrounded by his loving family. Born May 9, 1938 in Bronx, NY, Michael was a son of the late Thomas aneelleneealy. He graduated St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY with a bachelor's degree in business finance. He served our...

Edna Mae Johnston

Edna Mae Johnston

Mar 18, 2014

Edna Mae Johnston, 86, of Durham died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. She was born in Durham to the late Julius H. Johnston, Sr. and Laura Lee Evans Johnston. She is also preceded ineeath by her brother Julius H. Johnston, Jr. and a half-sister, Lura Lee Cowley. A native of Durham, Edna worked at Gann...

Helen S. Roll

Helen S. Roll

Mar 16, 2014

Helen S. Roll, age 96, died Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. She was born in Towson, MD to the late Edmund and Christine Sauerbrey on October 28, 1917. A member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Durham, Helen worked in the family florist business for many years before it closed in the early 1970s. She enjoyed her...

Robert Franeensslin, Jr.

Robert Franeensslin, Jr.

Mar 15, 2014

ROBERT F. ENSSLIN, JR, MAJOR GENERAL, USARMY RET DIED ON MARCH 15, 2014 IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. HE WAS BORN OneeBRUARY 22, 1928 IN JACKSONVILLE, FL TO PAULINE HARPER ENSSLIN AND ROBERT F. ENSSLIN. HE GRADUATED FROM WILSON HIGH SCHOOL IN WASH, DC. AND IN 1950 FROM UNC-CH, WHERE HE BELONGED TO KAPPA SIGMA. HIS MILITARY CAREER BEGAN IN 1951,...

Jeanette Picano

Jeanette Picano

Mar 15, 2014

Jeanette Picano, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2014. She lived most of her life in Long Island, NY before relocating to Durham five years ago. Jeanette was a loving, caring mother and homemaker, and a wonderful cook! Surviving are: a son, Steven Picano and wife, Dina of New Albany, Ohio; two daughters, Aneea Picano of Long Beach,...

James Brogden Glenn

James Brogden Glenn

Mar 15, 2014

James Brogden Glenn, 75, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at his home in Durham. Born August 24, 1938 in Raleigh to Aneew Jackson Glenn and Doris Brogden Glenn. He was a US Navy veteran. Mr. Glenn worked at the VA Hospital in Durham for over 35 years. He was preceded ineeath by his wife, Lynda Glenn. Surviving are:...

Richard Martineenkins

Richard Martineenkins

Mar 13, 2014

FRANKLINTON: Richard "Rick" Jenkins passed away at his home March 13, 2014 after fighting a courage's battle with cancer. He was a native of Mecklenburg Co. and was the son of Pearl Jones Sneer of Mt. Holly and the late Jack Jenkins. Rick was a veteran of the Marine Corp and attended of Union View Baptist Church. He was known...

Bruce Isaacs

Bruce Isaacs

Mar 13, 2014

Bruce Wade Isaacs, 86, of Durham, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Mr. Isaacs was born in Durham on July 14, 1927 to Larue Hunter Isaacs and George E. Isaacs. He graduated from Durham High School and the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was the head maneer of the 1946 Football Team, which...

William Randolph Randy Morris

William Randolph Randy Morris

Mar 12, 2014

William Randolph "Randy" Morris, 55, died suddenly Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at his home. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Randy was borneeptember 13, 1958 to William C. and Doris Walker Morris. He was a graduate of Auburn Uneersity, where he earned his bachelor degree in arts & finance. Randy joined the US Navy in 1980 and was a Commander from...

Patricia Baker Dixon

Patricia Baker Dixon

Mar 12, 2014

DURHAM Patricia Baker Dixon, 67, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Patricia is survived by her son, Patrick Dixon and wife, Claudia Walsh of Virginia Beach, VA; her sister, Sherry Shambley, of Durham and her grandchildren, Caitlyn Dixon, Hunter Dixoneethan Taylor, Kevin Fish and Phillip Fish. Patricia was predeceased by her mother, Juanita Baker, husband, Wayne Dixon,...

Lenora Althea Little

Lenora Althea Little

Mar 12, 2014

Althea Little went to be with the Lord after succumbing to lung cancer at age 57, oneednesday March 12, 2014. She is survived by her daughter Sherry Little, her four brothers Phillip, Jerome, Conrad and Michael Little; as well as nephews, nieces, and cousins. Her life was filled with love and her legacy shall continue. A Celebration of her life...

Mary Ann Gilleskie

Mary Ann Gilleskie

Mar 11, 2014

Mary Ann Gilleskie, 77, woneer long, courageous battle with cancer wheneer Lord and Savior called her home on March 11, 2014. After moving to Durham from Bridgeville, PA, Mary Ann and her husband of fifty years, the late Alexander Gilleskie, raised four children: Mark Gilleskie of Blowing Rock, NC; Gary Gilleskie of Chapel Hill, NC; Mary Lynne Hunt of Wilmington,...

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