Obituaries

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,...

Patricia Gayle Averette

Patricia Gayle Averette

Mar 6, 2014

DURHAM - Gayle Averette, 68, died Thursday, March 6, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Wallace L. Bowling and Katherine Browning Bowling. Gayle was born and reared in Durham. After graduating from Western Carolina, Gayle worked as a speech therapist until she and Roy started their family, at which time she became a stay-at-home mother, a role that...

Emily King Vander Linden Williams

Emily King Vander Linden Williams

Mar 6, 2014

Emily King Vander Linden Williams, age 90, died peacefully Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC. She was born ineendersonville, NC on June 19, 1923 to the late Dr. William H. and Floride Morris Vander Linden. Emily was educated in the Hickory, NC public schools. She graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College with a B.S. in Library...

Marguerite Therese Mccauly Kull

Marguerite Therese Mccauly Kull

Mar 4, 2014

Marguerite Terese McCauley Kull, age 94, died peacefully ineer Durham home of 43 years on Tuesday evening, March 4, 2014. She was born to the late Mary Agnes Hannon and Charles McCauley ineewark, NJ on October 4, 1919. In 1937 she graduated from Our Lady of the Valley High School in South Orange, New Jersey. On May 22, 1943, she...

Florence Carter Ellis

Florence Carter Ellis

Mar 3, 2014

Florence Carter Ellis, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 3, 2014, with her family by her side. Florence was born in Bynum, NC and graduated from Pittsboro High School. Prior to her retirement, Florence was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Her retirement years were spent gardening and caring for her...

Nancy Smith Hooke

Nancy Smith Hooke

Mar 2, 2014

Nancy Smith Hooke passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born oneebruary 20, 1930 to Page and Sidney Smith of Greensboro, NC. After graduating from UNC-G with a degree in Piano, she was married to William Hooke on June 3, 1952. She lived with her family in Princeton, NJ from 1953...

Ruby Keller Corbitt

Ruby Keller Corbitt

Feb 25, 2014

OXFORD: Ruby Keller Corbitt passed away at home February 25, 2014. She was born in Oxford, NC on May 20, 1915 to parents Emma Orders and Claude Beard Keller. At the age of two, her mother died and her father later married Susie Critcher, who raised Ruby and her beloved brother William Lee Keller. Ruby graduated from Oxford High School...

Kenneth Earl Daniels

Kenneth Earl Daniels

Feb 23, 2014

Mr. Kenneth Earl Daniels, Jr. passed away early Sunday evening, February 23, 2014 while at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. A native of Cumberland County, NC, Kenny was one born to the late Kenneth E. Daniels, Sr. and Lillie Ruth Britt. "Kenny Boy", as he was known growing up, developed a love of nature and a respect for the land...

Dr. Lawrence W. Moore, Jr.

Dr. Lawrence W. Moore, Jr.

Feb 21, 2014

DURHAM Dr. Lawrence W. Moore Jr. retired ophthalmologist, died February 21, 2014 at age 75. Born and raised in Blacksburg, VA, he graduated from Virginia Tech, Duke Medical School, and completed a surgical internship at Colorado General Hospital. Dr. Moore theneerved three years in the Public Health Service. After a residency in ophthalmology at UNC/McPherson Hospital, he was a Heed...

Ryan Jesse Molinatto

Ryan Jesse Molinatto

Feb 20, 2014

Ryan Jesse Molinatto, age 16, died Thursday, February 20, in his Durham home. Born in Davidson County on July 5, 1997, Ryan was a student at Northern High School and a member of Christian Assembly Church. Ryaneever met a stranger. He could strike up a conversation with anyone, anytime, anywhere, and walk away friends. He was bright, intelligent, and could...

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