Obituaries

Cynthia "Cindy" Leigh Winston

Cynthia "Cindy" Leigh Winston

Feb 28, 2012

OXFORD: Cynthia "Cindy" Leigh Winston, age 54, died Tuesday February 28, 2012 in Roxboro, NC. She was the daughter of Alexander Gayle and Ann Morton Winston. She was a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church, a graduate of J. F. Webb High School, attended Atlantic Christian College, where she was a member of the Homecoming Court and an A student....

Viola Dunn Mckellar

Viola Dunn Mckellar

Feb 27, 2012

Viola Dunn McKellar died on Monday, February 27, 2012. Viola was born in Durham, NC to the late Archie Lee and Lora Johnson Dunn on April 27, 1918. Viola was a loving mother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. Viola was a member of West Durham Pentecostal Holiness Church in Durham, NC....

Zelma Anderson Lorbacher

Zelma Anderson Lorbacher

Feb 24, 2012

Mrs. Zelma Lorbacher, 95, peacefully passed away at The Laurels, Friday, February 24, 2012. A native of Durham County, Zelma was born daughter to the late John & Lula Anderson. There, she lived most of her life farming with her husband, Ervin. Finally settling in Chatham County 25 years ago, this loving homemaker devoted her life to her family and...

Lena Carter Rogers

Lena Carter Rogers

Feb 23, 2012

Mrs. Lena Carter Rogers died on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. Lena was borneeptember 13, 1930 to Frank Wineed carter and Mary Wesley Carter, the youngest of four sisters. She grew up in Maxton graduating from Maxton High and later Presbyterian Junior College. She attended UNCG for one year and then accepted employment as a...

Minee Daniel Frazier

Minee Daniel Frazier

Feb 22, 2012

OXFORD: Minee Daniel Frazier, 105, born June 15, 1906 and died Wednesday February 22, 2012 at Brantwood Nursing Center. She was a native of Granville Co. and the widow of Lewis B. Frazier Sr. She was the daughter of the late Johnee Rogers Daniel and Dora Lee Blackwell Daniel. Minee was the oldest member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church, a...

Emily Ruth Dixon

Emily Ruth Dixon

Feb 21, 2012

Mrs. Emily Dixon, 96, passed away at home, Tuesday, February 21, 2012. The family will receive friends 7- 9:00PM, Friday, February 24, at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service in Pittsboro, NC. Funeral service will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, February 25 in the chapel of Hall-Wynne.

Lloyd Nee, Jr.

Lloyd Nee, Jr.

Feb 20, 2012

Mr. Lloyd nee, Jr., 74, formerly of Pittsboro died February 20, 2012 at Barbour Court Nursing Center in Smithfield. The son of Lloyd nee, Sr. and Mary Reva Baggett, Mr. nee was born neember 25, 1937 in Wake County. Although somewhat incapacitated nearly his entire life, he loved his family, friends and caregivers. Mr. nee was a member of Pittsboro...

Robert Malcolm Ayscue

Robert Malcolm Ayscue

Feb 20, 2012

FRANKLINTON- Robert Malcolm Ayscue, age 87, died Monday, February 20, 2012. A native of Franklin County, Robert was the son of the late Charles and Ida Ball Ayscue. He was a member of Franklinton Baptist Church, Americaneegion Post # 52, and a charter member of Franklintoneescue aneeMS. Robert was also a veteran of the US Coast Guard. Robert is survived...

Betty Katherine Zielstorf

Betty Katherine Zielstorf

Feb 19, 2012

OXFORD: Betty Katherine Zielstorf, a resident of Oxford, NC, died February 19, 2012 at her home at age 74. She was a native of Mercer Co., NJ and was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Myrtle Bethke Barber. Betty was a retired Vice President of Finance with Starr Tours bus company, a member of the Master Gardeners of...

Albert Winston May

Albert Winston May

Feb 19, 2012

OXFORD: A. Winston May, age 83 died Sunday morning at February 19, 2012 at Hospice Home of Alamance in Burlington. He was native of Granville Co. and the son of the late Albert aneeva Hicks May. He was preceded ineeath by his first wife Roslyn Van Dyke May. Winstoneetired as Director of Transportation for the Granville County Schools, after 38...

Johneerbert Allred

Johneerbert Allred

Feb 18, 2012

Mr. Johneerbert Allred, 88, died February 18, 2012 at his home. Mr. Allred was born in Franklinville on January 20, 1924, the son of Michael Lewis Allred and Dora Hammer Allred. A former resident of Greensboro, Mr. Allred retired from Crawford and Company as vice-president of marketing. He enjoyed wood working and playing the guitar; he also was a ham...

Eleanor Wilson Thomas

Eleanor Wilson Thomas

Feb 18, 2012

Mrs. Eleanor Wilson Thomas, 95, died February 18, 2012 at Twin Rivers Independent Living in Pittsboro. Mrs. Thomas was born July 16, 1916 in Orange County, NC, a daughter of Robert Lee Wilson and Blenee Clark Wilson. Mrs. Thomas loved her family; she also enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, cooking and sewing. She liked being outdoors and tending her garden. Described...

Martha Ernestine Cotten Hackney

Martha Ernestine Cotten Hackney

Feb 16, 2012

Mrs. Martha Ernestine Cotten Hackney, 84, formerly of nee St., Pittsboro, died February 16, 2012 at the Laurels of Chatham. Mrs. Hackney was born July 31, 1927 in Chatham County, a daughter of Ernest Cotten and Ila Waddell Cotten. Mrs. Hackney worked for a number of years at Chatham Mills, and later worked as a cashier at UNC Hospitals from...

Gladys Gustafson Nordin

Gladys Gustafson Nordin

Feb 16, 2012

Gladys Gustafson Nordin died peacefully ineer own home on Thursday afternoon, February 16, 2012, after a long period of declining health. Gladys was born in Isanti County, MN to the late Oscar aneesther Hermanson Gustafson oneebruary 18, 1920. Gladys is survived by her daughter Jane Hurlburt and husband John of Durham, NC; sister Sylvia Moen of MN; three grandchildren and...

Tyler Tye Arnold Pendergraph

Tyler Tye Arnold Pendergraph

Feb 15, 2012

Tyler "Tye" Arnold Pendergraph, age 72, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A Durham native, he was the son of the late Wineed Arnold aneeleanor Lillian Bright Pendergraph. Tye was a long-time member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church and a dedicated employee of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. Surviving are his wife, Jo Anneendergraph of...

Hazel Ellis Bland

Hazel Ellis Bland

Feb 14, 2012

Mrs. Hazel Ellis Bland, 82, of Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, died February 14, 2012 ineer home. A native of Chatham County, Mrs. Bland was born May 25, 1929 to Cecil and Josephine Hackney Ellis. Mrs. Bland was a graduate of Pittsboro High School; she operated a beauty salon from her home for a number of years. She was a member of...

Dr. George S.E.  Aitken

Dr. George S.E. Aitken

Feb 13, 2012

Dr. George S. E. Aitken of Durham, N.C., died much too young on Monday, February 13, 2012 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Liverpool, England, on May 9, 1955, to Louise and Seymour Aitken. After completing his secondary education in Britain, George migrated to the Uneed States to attend Harvard Uneersity where he excelled as a...

Margaret Fitzsimmons

Margaret Fitzsimmons

Feb 13, 2012

DURHAM- Margaret Fitzsimmons died Monday, February 13, 2012. Born in Edinburgh Scotland, she served as a clerk for the Royal Air Force during WWII. Margaret immigrated to the U.S. to joineer brother in Chicago and began a long time professional and personal association with the late John Hope Franklin, PhD, James B. Duke Professor of History. She continued her association...

Dr. Albert Milton Arky

Dr. Albert Milton Arky

Feb 13, 2012

Announcing the passing of Dr. Albert Milton Arky February 13, 2012 It is with great sadness that the family of Dr. Albert Milton Arky announces his passing. "Milt" died Monday, February 13, 2012, due to congestive heart failure. He was 82. Milt was born in Yale, Oklahoma to the late Jake and Bertha Polachek Arky oneecember 6, 1929. Milt graduated...

Betty Lou Garrard

Betty Lou Garrard

Feb 12, 2012

Betty Lou Garrard, age 77, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields ineebane, NC. A Durham native, Betty was born to the late Joseph Madison and Katie Garrard Johnson. The youngest of six children, Betty was raised in the Mt. Sylvan community and was a long-time member of Ebeneer Baptist Church where she operated the church...

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