Obituaries
Rheumel Markham
Apr 15, 2014
Rheumel Thrailkill Markham born July 1, 1920 peacefully passed away on April 15, 2014. A graveside service was held at Pittsboro Uneed Methodist Church on April 18, 2014. Rheumel was the daughter of L. Frank and Berta Horton Thrailkill and was a lifelong resident of Chatham County having lived on a farm in the Seaforth community before moving to Pittsboro....
Georgette A. Brown
Apr 12, 2014
Georgette A. Brown, 84, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at home. Georgette was born July 3, 1929 in NYC, NY to the late William and Marie Bomer. She was a communicant of Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillsborough. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Thomas J. Brown Sr. in 2012. Georgette grew up in Woodhaven in Queens, NY and...
Alice Everidge Efrid
Apr 12, 2014
Mrs Alice Everidge Efird, 85, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. A native of Forsyth County, NC, she was born May 26, 1928 to the late Paul and Alma Everidge. She trained and worked as a Registered Nurse in Winston Salem, NC, including the old "City Hospital", which is now Forsyth Memorial Hospital....
Murphy Eugene "Bud" Holder
Apr 11, 2014
Bud Holder, 88, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Hospice of Wake County, Raleigh. A native of Harnett County, Bud was born April 3, 1926 to the late Atlas Eugene Holder and Whittie Suggs Holder. He graduated from Bells High School in 1944 and attended Louisburg College & Duke Uneersity. He was a member of Ebeneer UMC and Pittsboro...
Louis Benson Mitchell
Apr 6, 2014
Louis Benson Mitchell, 88, of Pittsboro, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at his home, following several years of declining health. He was surrounded by his family. Benson was born in Chatham County, NC, the son of the late Earlie and Arzona Mitchell. A combat veteran of WWII, he was most proud of his service in the US Army. He was...
Katherine Kay Sanson Smith
Apr 6, 2014
Katherine Kay Sanson Smith died at the age of 91 on April 6, 2014. Kay was the wife of the late Billy Cevus Smith, attorney, of Pittsboro, North Carolina. Born in Atoka, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of David Alexander Sanson and Bertha Jorndt Sanson. After her father died, her mother married Harry Johneeynolds. Kay moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida...
Lois Eileen Robinson
Apr 2, 2014
CARY, NC -Lois Eileen Robinson, 88, of Kingsport died April 2, 2014 at Woodland Terrace in Cary, NC. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 13, 1925. She was preceded ineeath by her parents, Charles and Helen Dueker, her husband, George Robert Robinson, and her sister, Betty Flanders. She is survived by her brother, Richard Dueker, her son,...
Laura Blair Johnson
Apr 1, 2014
Mrs. Laura Blair Johnson, 94, of Pittsboro, NC, peacefully passed away ineer home in the early morning of April 1, 2014, while surrounded by her family. A native of Scotland County, Laura was born July 25, 1919 in Laurinburg, NC to the late John Braneey Muse and Anee Laura Gilchrist. She was a graduate of Peace College and UNC-Greensboro. After...
Claire Hill Shaw
Mar 31, 2014
Claire Hill Shaw, 91, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at Dan E. & Mary Louise Stewart Health Center of Springmoor in Raleigh. Mrs. Shaw was born May 21, 1922, in Youngsville, to Sandy and Hettie M. Wiggins Hill. She attended Louisburg College and Meredith College. Mrs. Shaw was a home economics teacher at Oak Grove, Southern High School and Neal...
Richard Jeffrey Stone
Mar 28, 2014
Richard Jeffrey Stone Sr., 58, passed onto the Lord suddenly on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. Born July 30, 1955 to the late Sidney Walker Stone and Sara Shreve Stone, he was a life resident of Durham. Richard was a former member of Grace Baptist Church in Durham and is fondly remembered by his family and friends as...
James I. Jim Coughlin, Md
Mar 26, 2014
DURHAM: James I. "Jim" Coughlin, M.D. died March 26, 2014 after years of declining health from COPD and related disorders. He is survived by his wife, Sara "Sally" Coughlin; daughter, Kris Anneeehling of Columbia, MD, son, Michael Coughlin of St. Louis, MO, and daughter, Kareneeeping of York, PA; and grandchildren, Karina, Kendrick and Keegan Pacchioni, and Kacy and Zachary Reeping....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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