Obituaries

Wanda Ercha Jacula

Wanda Ercha Jacula

Feb 8, 2014

DURHAM Wanda Ercha Jacula, 97, of Durham died Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center following a brief illness. Born ineerkimer, NY she was the daughter of the late Peter Ercha and Anna Hovda Ercha. She and her mother survived the flu pandemic of 1918. Growing up as a child she learned to speak Ukrainian, Polish, aneenglish. She was...

Pamela Woolman

Pamela Woolman

Feb 5, 2014

Pamela Woolman, age 62. Cherished daughter of the late Lillian and David Metrick. Beloved wife of Frank Woolman. Loving mother of Aron Lisa Woolman and Richard Karen Woolman. Proud grandmother of Elijah and Windsor. Dear sister of Audrey Bruce Carlson. Dear and close friend of many. Pam passed away oneednesday afternoon, February 5, 2014. A memorial service was held at...

Thomas Michael Pratt

Thomas Michael Pratt

Feb 5, 2014

U.S. Air Force Ret. Colonel Thomas "Tom" Michael Pratt, 65, of Durham NC, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Hock Family Pavilion Duke Hospice. Tom was borneebruary 12, 1948, in San Antonio, Texas. He was the son of the late Brigadier General William C. Pratt and Catherine Briggs Pratt. Tom graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School, Garrett Park, Maryland in...

Robert Roland Spencer

Robert Roland Spencer

Feb 5, 2014

Mr. Robert Rowland Spencer passed away early Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014 at his home in Apex, NC. "Bobby" was borneecember 29, 1956 to the late Charles and Nettie Ruth Spencer, in Lucas County, Ohio. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Pensacola, Florida where Bobby would grow up fishing, hunting, and just enjoying the outdoors ineeneral. At neeteen,...

Marcus Alexander Garriss

Marcus Alexander Garriss

Feb 4, 2014

DURHAM Marcus Alexander Garriss, 89, of Durham died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Duke Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Anson County, Marcus was the son of the late Daniel Franklin Garriss aneeffie Moore Garriss. He was educated in Wadesboro Schools. Marcus served in the U.S. Army Engineers during World War II for 32 months in the Uneed...

Jerry Moses

Jerry Moses

Feb 4, 2014

Mr. Jerry Mathiesen Moses, 72, passed away Tuesday February 4, 2014 at The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC. A Native of Chatham County, Jerry was borneecond son to the late Obed William Moses and Maude Moses Moses January 12, 1942. Mr. Moses spent his life farming, raising hogs and cattle. In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded ineeath...

Anee Ruth Clark Currin

Anee Ruth Clark Currin

Feb 2, 2014

OXFORD: Anee Ruth Clark Currin, 84, died Sunday February 2, 2014 at Granville Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Norman and Doris Clark. Anee was preceded ineeath by her husband Graham B. Currin, Jr. and a brother, Laddie Clark. Anee worked at Granville Hospital as an LPN and retired from John Umstead Hospital in Butner. She was...

Maurice Terrell Paine Iii

Maurice Terrell Paine Iii

Feb 2, 2014

Maurice Terrell Paine III, 65, passed on to the Lord February 2, 2014. He was borneeptember 23, 1948 to the late Maurice Terrell Paine Jr. and Mary Kay Hough Paine in Evanston, Illinois. Maurice was a graduate of New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois and Duke Uneersity in Durham, North Carolina. Following graduationee served his country as an...

Alice Marie Richards

Alice Marie Richards

Jan 28, 2014

Alice Marie Richards, 86, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at her home. Born March 2, 1927 to John aneella Robertson in Staten Island, NY. Alice was a legal secretary in NY City before moving to North Carolina in 1962. Her husband John F. "Jack" Richards died in July of 2013. Alice was a 50 year member and received the Lifetime...

James Robert Bobby Daniel

James Robert Bobby Daniel

Jan 26, 2014

OXFORD: James Robert "Bobby" Daniel, age 84 of the Berea community, died Sunday, January 26, 2014. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Albert W. and Nellie Nelson Daniel. Bobby was a retired farmer, former employee of Little River Oil Company and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at...

Robert Jerome Jerry Walker

Robert Jerome Jerry Walker

Jan 26, 2014

OXFORD: Robert Jerome "Jerry" Walker, age 41, died Sunday, January 26, 2014. He was the son of Jane Hedrick Sullins Jesse of Oxford and Robert H. Walker Gayle of Gastonia, NC. Jerry was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, a veteran of the Marine Corps and a tobacco farmer. Jerry was a graduate of NC State Uneersity, where he...

Ernestine Taylor Pruitt

Ernestine Taylor Pruitt

Jan 25, 2014

OXFORD: Ernestine Taylor Pruitt, 89 died January 25, 2014 at Granville Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1924 to Vernon Williams Taylor and Banna Wheeler Taylor. Ernestine was preceded ineeath by her husband Milton Pruitt. Ernestine was retired from J. F. Web High School, a member of Oxford Baptist Church, Elsie Bragg Sunday School Class and the WOM of...

Rev. Dr. Gayle C. Felton

Rev. Dr. Gayle C. Felton

Jan 25, 2014

Reverend Doctor Gayle C. Felton, 71, preacher, teacher and theologian, died at her home in Rougemont on January 25, 2014. Gayle was a native of Pinetops, NC. She graduated with a B.A. in History from North Carolina Wesleyan College where she was the first valedictorian of the newly opened college. Gayle taught high school history and civics in Edgecombe County...

William Billy Carroll Hite

William Billy Carroll Hite

Jan 19, 2014

OXFORD: William "Billy" Hite, age 80 of Oxford, died on January 19, 2014. He was a native of Halifax County, VA and has resided in Oxford for the past 46 years. Billy was a member of Hitesburg Baptist Church, and was owner and operator of Quality Plus, a Home Improvement business in Oxford. Graveside funeral service will be conducted at...

Peter Donald Muse

Peter Donald Muse

Jan 19, 2014

DURHAM - Peter Donald "Pete" Muse, surrounded by his wife and children, passed away after a brief struggle with cancer on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Pete was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and unee. He was a rock of strength to his family, a valued contributor to his colleagues, and a cherished friend to all who knew him....

Craig Alan Shelley

Craig Alan Shelley

Jan 19, 2014

Craig Alan Shelley, 59, of Durham, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2014. He was born oneeptember 12, 1954 in Binghamton, NY to Margaret B. Shelley and the late Donald V. Shelley. Craig was a graduate of N.C. State, but proudly displayed "Duke Blue". He worked for IBM for many years. He was an avid reader, sports fan,...

Edward Sholar Powell, Sr.

Edward Sholar Powell, Sr.

Jan 16, 2014

OXFORD: Edward Sholar Powell, Sr. age 90, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late James Brewer Powell, Sr. and Ruth Parham Powell and was the widow of Kathlyn "Katie" Adcock Powell. Sholar earned a BS in Pharmacy and a MS degree in Science and Pharmacutical...

Jack Boyd Bristol

Jack Boyd Bristol

Jan 15, 2014

CMSGT Retired Jack Boyd Bristol, 74, of Brown Street, Pittsboro, NC, departed this life peacefully at home with his family Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Mr. Bristol was born in Durham County, August 22, 1939 to the late Jack Bristol aneessie Mitchell Crittenden. Jack entered the U.S. Air Force August of 1957 and served for 29 years, achieving the highest enlisted...

Katherine Ogden Fore Chapman

Katherine Ogden Fore Chapman

Jan 15, 2014

MURFREESBORO, TN -Katherine Ogden Fore Chapman, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on January 15, 2014. Born in Danville, Virginia on neember 30, 1923 to Grace and Randolph T. Fore, Sr., Katherine and her older brother Randolph were reared in Greensboro, NC where she graduated from Grimsley High School and Kings Business College. She married Johneesley Chapman, Sr. on...

Paul Crawford Boyd

Paul Crawford Boyd

Jan 14, 2014

OXFORD: Paul Crawford Boyd, age 75, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Crawford and Lee Barrier Boyd. Paul was a farmer, a member of Hester Baptist Church, a member of the choir, taught Sunday School, was a deacon, was assistant Sunday School Superintendent, served on various committees and was...

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