Obituaries
Percy Hall Quinlan, Jr.
Jun 11, 2012
CHAPEL HILL - Percy Hall Quinlan, Jr. 81, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Durham NC, Percy was the son of the late Pearl Black Quinlan and Percy Hall Quinlan, Sr. Growing up as the son of a Carolina coach, Percy developed a deep and lifelong love for both Carolina and the town of Chapel Hill....
Ray Edward Harris, Sr.
Jun 11, 2012
FRANKLINTON: Ray Edward Harris, Sr., age 82 died Monday June 11, 2012 in Louisburg Nursing Center. He was a native of Emporia, Va. and was the son of the late Roger C. and Mary Clay Harris. Mr. Harris worked in road construction, he was a veteran of the US Marine Corp, a member of the Americaneegion Post 52 in Franklinton,...
Ava Geraldine Durham
Jun 10, 2012
Ava Geraldine Durham, 69, died on Sunday, June 10, 2012. Ava was born ineeartown, WV to the late Noble and Helen Lusk Mitchem on June 20, 1942. Ava is survived by her daughters Susan Michelle Blankenship of Flower Mound, TX; Margaret Elizabeth Mitchell of Franklinton, NC; Christina Rae Brewster of Baltimore, MD; sons Randolph Oweneeed, Jr. of Danbury, NC; Jonathan...
Willie Lee Butler
Jun 9, 2012
Mrs. Willie Lee Butler, 85, of Pittsboro, died June 9, 2012 at Siler City Health and Rehab. Mrs. Butler was born January 21, 1927 in Durham; she lived in Virginia and New Jersey before moving to Pittsboro. In Pittsboro she met and married Sherman Lois Butler, and together they raised three boys. Mrs. Butler worked as a nurse for many...
Helen P. Copley
Jun 9, 2012
Helen P. Copley, 85, of Chesterfield, VA formerly of Durham passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012. She was born April 8, 1927 in Miami, FL to the late Johneesley Platt and Lula Noegel Platt. Mrs. Copley retired from Carpenter's Chevrolet where she was office maneer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded ineeath by three brothers; J. W. Platt,...
Peter Pete J. Brennan
Jun 8, 2012
Our beloved father, brother, friend and Tar Heel basketball legend Peter Joseph Brennan passed away peacefully on June 8, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Pete was born oneeptember 23, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, as one of ten children to the late John James Brennan of Monaghan, Ireland and the late Mary Winifred Una Brennaneee Beirne of Roscommon, Ireland....
Mona Carpenter Firmage
Jun 3, 2012
Mrs. Mona Carpenter Firmage, 72, of Nicholson Road in Sanford died June 3, 2012 at her home following a period of declining health. Mrs. Firmage was born in Granville County, NC on July 8, 1939, a daughter of Harvey N. Carpenter, Sr. and Callie Elizabeth Couch. Mrs. Firmage was a US Navy veteran during the Viet Nam war; she was...
Marjorie Wicker Hearne
May 31, 2012
Mrs. Marjorie Wicker Hearne, 82, of Pittsboro died May 31, 2012 at UNC Hospital in Chapel HiIl. Born May 9, 1930 in Chatham County, Mrs. Hearne was a daughter of Bernee and Bessie Johnson Wicker. Mrs. Hearne retired from the Chatham County Sheriff's Department where she worked as a matron. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, gardening and loved to travel, especially...
Anne Louise Barnhardt Mincey
May 29, 2012
Anne Louise Barnhardt Mincey, 82, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Anne was born in Durham, NC to the late Max Lloyd and Pauline Bullington Barnhardt on January 30, 1930. Anne was a loving mother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. Anne worked in Durham at Duke Uneersity as a housing maneer....
Paul Loften Preddy
May 29, 2012
KITTRELL: Paul Loften Preddy, a resident of Kittrell, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in the VA Hospital in Durham. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late John Royal Preddy and Alpheus Clay Preddy. Mr. Preddy was a veteran of the Navy, serving in WWII and the Korean War. He was a member of Peace's...
Thomas Boone Mccollough
May 28, 2012
Mr. Thomas Boone McCollough, 20, of Sanford died May 28, 2012 at his home. Borneecember 22, 1991 at Fort Bragg, Mr. McCollough was the son of Lewis Danny McCollough II and Sandra Lynne Demmon McCollough. He moved to the area permanently in 2010 after spending time growing up between Olympia, WA and Cameron, NC. Boone received his adult high school...
Cresentia G. Simelane
May 24, 2012
DURHAM- Cresentia G. Simelane, 37, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012 following a short illness. Cres is survived by her mother Sibongile Margret Simelane and three younger siblings. Friends may visit from 6:00 to 8:00pm Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, 1113 W. Main Street, Durham. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from Blacknall...
George Layton Gowan, Jr.
May 22, 2012
George Layton Gowan Jr, 62, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. George was born in Spartanburg, SC to the late George Layton and Freda Skinner Gowan, Sr. on June 12, 1949. George worked for Vaughn Electric as an Electrician. George was an avid nascar fan as well as a Duke fan. He enjoyed going to the race at tracks like...
Margaret Strowd Sharpe
May 22, 2012
Margaret Ellen Strowd Sharpe, 74, of Pittsboro, NC died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at home. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday morning, May 25, 2012 at Hall Wynne Funeral Home in Pittsboro. Margaret Ellen was borneeptember 14, 1937, the daughter of Jim aneethel Strowd. She was a 1955 graduate of Pittsboro High School and 1959 graduate...
Aneew Steve Williams
May 20, 2012
Mr. Aneew "Steve" Williams, 65, of Clarksville, VA, passed away Sunday morning, May 20th, 2012, in his home, surrounded by his family. A native of Pittsboro, NC, Steve was born neember 23rd, 1946 to the late Aneew and Mary Clark Williams. A veteran of Viet Nam, he achieved the rank of Staff Sgt. E-6 in the U.S. Army, before returning...
Preston James Winslow
May 19, 2012
Preston James Winslow, age 4, took his last breath before going to heaven on May 19, 2012, following a long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Preston possessed a strength and perseverance for life. Despite difficult, painful treatments, he neer complained and bravely cooperated with whatever he had to face. Preston's courage led us and so many others to understand that...
Raeford Clark
May 18, 2012
Raeford Clark, 89, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away May 18, 2012. He was born in Chapel Hill, NC on October 16, 1922 to Denee Mack Clark and Bessie Mabel Clark. Mr. Clark was retired and attended Cross Roads Community Church in East Palatka, FL and was a member of Pittsboro Uneed Methodist Church in Pittsboro, NC. He is survived...
Alexander Paul Koch
May 18, 2012
Alexander Paul Koch of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2012 at the age of 23 after a long struggle with bipolar disease. He was born in Chapel Hill on April 9, 1989 and graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 2007. He also studied at East Chapel Hill High School and the Uneersity of North...
Michael Warren Stinemire
May 17, 2012
Michael W. Stinemire, 31, of Durham died May 17, 2012. Michael was born on October 19, 1980 in Staten Island, NY and was the beloved son of the late Patricia Stinemire of Durham and the late Robert Stinemire of Stamford, CT. Michael is survived by his unees, Charles Kiernan and Steven Kiernan and his wife, Ann, all of New Jersey;...
Gladys P. Chasak
May 17, 2012
Gladys P. Rorie Chasak, 92, of Durham, NC, died peacefully ineelbourne, Florida on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Gladys was born in Chesterfield, South Carolina and married Erwin Thomas Chasak, Sr. in 1945. They lived in Durham for 60 years, raising three children. Their faith in God and love for each other set an example of a strong marriage. Gladys will...
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