Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
Dr. James Theodore Howell
Jan 14, 2014
James Theodore "Ted" Howell, MD Dr. James Theodore "Ted" Howell died January 14, 2014 at the age of 94. Born in Ironton, Ohio oneecember 15, 1919, Dr. Howell graduated from Ironton High School in 1937, Miami Uneersity of Ohio in 1941, and the Uneersity of Cincinnati School of Medicine in 1944. He entered the Army Medical Corps immediately after graduation,...
Helen Averett Daniel
Jan 13, 2014
Oxford: Helen Averett Daniel, wife of the late Graham Howerton Daniel, died Monday, January 13, 2014. Mrs. Daniel was a native of Granville County, the daughter of the late Macon William Averett and Clara Daniel Averett. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Daniel was a member of the WMU and a teacher for the GA's...
Joseph Daniel J.D. Brothers, Jr.
Jan 11, 2014
DURHAM - Joseph Daniel "J.D." Brothers, Jr., 92, died on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his home in Croasdaile Village. His leaving is hard to imagine since he couldn't pass another humaneeing or enter a room without finding out who you were and leaving you with a joke. J.D. was born on January 29, 1921 ineeaufort County, NC to the...
Jesse Oweneearrington
Jan 10, 2014
Mr. Jesse Oweneearrington, 94, formerly of Pittsboro, NC, died at his residence in Charlotte, neearly Friday morning, January 10, 2014. Son of the late John Bunyaneearrington and Anee Jessica Owens, Jesse was born May 20, 1919 and would spend a big part of his life farming and making a home with his wife, the late Sarah Willa Drew. In 1973,...
Harry Walker Sugg
Jan 10, 2014
Harry Walker Sugg, 73, of Brown Street, Pittsboro died Friday, January 10, 2014. A memorial service will be held at Pittsboro Uneed Methodist Church, 71 West Street, Pittsboro, NC, 27312 on Tuesday, January 14, 2 PM, Pastor Ben Alexander officiating. A reception will immediately follow in the fellowship hall. A grave side ceremony in Snow Hill, NC at the Sugg...
John Asbury Fisher, Jr.
Jan 7, 2014
Butner: John Asbury Fisher, Jr. , age 83, a native of Burke Co. died January 7, 2014 at his home. He was the oldest son of John Asbury and Lula Walker Fisher. John was a member of the First Baptist Church of Butner, a contractor and retired after 42 years of service in the N.C. National Guard. Funeral services will...
Nancy Mann Williams
Jan 5, 2014
Nancy Mann Williams, 71, died Sunday afternoon, January 5th, 2014 while at Wake Medical Hospital in Cary, NC. She was born on January 8, 1942 in Martin County, NC, daughter of the late James Mann and Ruth Grimes Mann. Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Pittsboro High School and theneent to business school for a year. She spent most of...
Winifred Mcmillen Wilson
Jan 2, 2014
Winifred McMillen Wilson was born at home in Shelby Springs, Alabama on neember 15, 1919 and died January 2, 2014. She lived in Durham for 72 years: on Oakland Avenue, then David Street, and for 14 years at Croasdaile Village, moving from independent living to assisted living to the skilled nursing facility as her health declined. Winee grew up mostly...
Betty Lineerry Smith
Jan 1, 2014
Betty Juanita Lineerry Smith, 73, died, January 1, 2014 at home, in Pittsboro, NC. She was born on January 10, 1940 to Delpha Lineerry and Juanita Ivy Lineerry in Randolph County, NC. She would meet her future husband, Henry Maxton Smith, while visiting friends at a high school basketball game. Married in 1961, she lived with her parents until Max...
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