Obituaries
Lowell Warren Johnson
Jan 24, 2013
Lowell Warren Johnson, 80, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Lowell was born in Kansas City, MO to the late Lowell R. and Barbara Warren Johnson on July 8, 1932. Lowell attended the Uneersity of Kansas where he studied Chemical Engineering. He was an officer in the Navy and continued on after his active duty in the Naval Reserve. He...
Helen Daniel Currin
Jan 23, 2013
OXFORD: Helen Daniel Currin, age 90 of Oxford, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Brantwood. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late James Jim Madison and Mollie Daniel and the wife of the late James Marvin Currin. Mrs. Currin attended Hester Baptist Church and was a retired member of the N.C. State Employees Association. Funeral...
James Herman Watkins
Jan 23, 2013
James Herman Watkins, age 85, passed away in Durham on January 23, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Watkins lived on the family farm five miles south of Oxford in Providence. He was preceded ineeath by his wife of 52 years, Nellie Gray Currin Watkins, who passed away in 2000. Herman and Nell Waktins are survived by two children,...
Ida Mae Noblin
Jan 23, 2013
OXFORD: Ida Mae Noblin, age 92 of Oxford, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Martha Maude Breedlove Noblin. Miss. Noblin was a member of Stovall Baptist Church where she served as financial secretary for many years, a member of Delrayno Baptist Church and a retired employee...
John Willis Hatley
Jan 22, 2013
Mr. John Willis "Billy" Hatley, 82, of Orange Grove Road in Chapel Hill, peacefully passed away January 22, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Hatley was born in Chatham County oneecember 24, 1930, the son of the late John Manley Hatley & Pauline Lassiter Hatley. Through a chance meeting in a taxicab, Billy gazed upon the former...
James Thomas Tom Hight
Jan 22, 2013
OXFORD: James Thomas "Tom" Hight, age 87 of Oxford died Tuesday, January 22, 2013. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Robert Benton aneeffie Sims Hight. Tom was a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of Enon Baptist Church and delivered "Meals on Wheels". Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. on...
Lee Jarvis Harris
Jan 21, 2013
OXFORD: Lee J. Harris , age 88, of Garner died, Monday, January 21, 2013 at Rex Hospital. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Harvey Reddick and Gertie Harris Harris. Lee was a member of Gray Rock Uneed Methodist Church, a Uneed States Army veteran and an avid golfer. Funeral services will be conducted at...
Nellie Daniel Parrott Dickerson
Jan 21, 2013
Oxford: Nellie Daniel Parrott Dickerson, age 92, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Franklin Oakes Nursing and Rehab. Center in Louisburg. A native of Granville County, she was the wife of Eldridge Dickerson and the daughter of the late Jim and Mollie Boyd Daniel. Nellie was a member of Bethel Uneed Methodist Church and a former in-home care provider. Funeral...
Lowry Ballard Williams, Sr.
Jan 20, 2013
Oxford Lowry Ballard Williams, Sr. age 89, died Sunday, January 20, 2013. A native of Granville county, he was the son of the late Preasley and Nora Vaughan Williams. Lowry attended West Oxford Baptist Church and was a self-employed painter. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Chapel by Reverend...
Brenda Merritt Morton
Jan 20, 2013
Brenda Merritt Morton, 65, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Brenda was born in Vance County, NC to the late Roney Wilson and Lena Glenneerritt on March 9, 1947. Brenda was a loving wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. She attended Franklinton High...
James Crawford Lane, Sr.
Jan 19, 2013
Mr. James Crawford Lane, Sr., 87, of US 15-501 North, Pittsboro, died January 19, 2013 at his home after a period of declining health. Mr. Lane was born in Vass, NC on neember 16, 1925, the son of Benjamin Franklin Lane aneeleecy Stutts Lane. He served our country in the US Navy during World War II, and was the owner/operator...
Robert Lee Lloyd
Jan 18, 2013
OXFORD: Robert Lee Lloyd, 80 died January 18, 2013 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill after a brief illness. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Thomas Clyde and Irene Mangum Lloyd. Robert was a member of Salem Uneed Methodist Church, a veteran of the US Army and retired from the textile industry. Funeral...
Earl Ivan Brown, Ii
Jan 15, 2013
Earl Ivan Brown, II, 95, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Earl was born in Carrollton, GA to Ralph S. and Gertrude Chaneer Brown oneebruary 15, 1917. Earl married Anna Mercer Taylor of Southport, NC on June 30, 1941 and shared a wonderful life together for over 60 years. Earl was a life member and past president of Durham Engineers...
Elizabeth Mayes Williford
Jan 15, 2013
OXFORD: Elizabeth Brent Mayes Williford, 85, died January 15, 2013 at Maria Parham Hospital. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late John Brent and Mary Royall Hancock Mayes. She was preceded ineeath by her husband Robert Thomas Williford. Elizabeth Betty Bwas former co owner of Oxford ACE Hardware, where she created the Bridal...
Gladys Henderson
Jan 12, 2013
OXFORD: Gladys Wade Henderson, age 80 of 300 Hunter's Road, died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at her home. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of Malcom Bright Wade and Lula Mae Morrison. She was a member of Salem Uneed Methodist Church. She was a nurse and retired from the Vance County Health Department. Gladys and James were...
Deborah Anne Chelette
Jan 10, 2013
RALEIGH-Deborah Anne Chelette, 64, of Raleigh, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 10, 2013, in Durham. Debbie was borneebruary 19, 1948 in Monee, LA. She graduated from Neville High School and attended Centenary College in Shreveport, LA. She called North Carolina home for thirty-five years. Debbie graduated Summa Cum Laude from NCCU in 1993 with a degree in Business Administration. She...
Mary Deborah Debbie Catlett
Jan 9, 2013
Mary Deborah "Debbie" Catlett, age 64, died peacefully ineer Durham home surrounded by her loving family and friends oneednesday, January 9, 2013. A native of Durham, Debbie was born to the late William C. and Mary Ferrell May. She was employed at Flextronics where she worked for over 15 years. Debbie is survived by her daughter, Deirdre Catlett and husband,...
Geoffrey Allen Floyd
Jan 8, 2013
OXFORD: Geoffrey Allen Floyd, died January 8, 2013 at his home. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Eric Zadok and Viola Latta Floyd. Geoffrey was a retired rural mail carrier with the US Postal Service, member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a member of the National Rural Carrier...
Helen Lineey
Jan 8, 2013
DURHAM-Helen Hopson Lineey, 97, of Durham, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 at The Hospice of Meadowlands. Borneeptember 3, 1915 in Durham County, she was the daughter of the late Jessie James Hopson and Wineed Cates Hopson. Helen is survived by her sons, Tom Lineey, Jr. of Bowie, MD; Gerald Lineey and wife, Sue, of Durham; her grandchildren, Bonee Lineey...
Pete Mann
Jan 8, 2013
Mr. Luther Carlton "Pete" Mann, 77, of Fairview Church Road in Trinity and formerly of Pittsboro, died January 8, 2013 at High Point Regional Hospital. Mr. Mann was born in Chatham County on May 10, 1935, the son of Joseph Carlton Mann & Paulineellis Mann. He was a tank operator ineermany while serving his country in the US Army for...
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