Obituaries

Thomas Lynn Cockman

Thomas Lynn Cockman

Dec 5, 2011

Thomas Lynn "Tommy" Cockman, 56, of Wade Harris Road, Pittsboro, died unexpectedly at UNC Hospital on Monday, December 5, 2011, following a sudden illness on Saturday. Born in Chatham County on June 12, 1955, Tommy was the only child of James Lowell "Jimmy" Cockman and Sarah Frances Harris Cockman. A dedicated employee for 32 years, he was the maintenance director...

Margaret Horton Pace

Margaret Horton Pace

Dec 4, 2011

Margaret Horton Pace, age 74, died December 4, 2011 in Franklineegional Hospital. She spent most of her life in the Franklinton/Mitchiner's Crossroads area and was the daughter of the late Henry and Veva Tant Horton. Margaret was the widow of the late Robert William Pace, Jr. Graveside services will be held oneednesday December 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM in Ebeneer...

Randy Pete Baker

Randy Pete Baker

Dec 4, 2011

MEBANE Randy Pete Baker, age 61 of Mebane, died Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Alamance Regional Hospital. A native of Durham County, he was the son of Peggy Perry Elliott and Joe E. Elliott of Oxford and the late Rayford Ray Baker. Mr. Baker was a graduate of J. F. Webb High School and was of the Baptist faith. A...

Amelia Bensan Young

Amelia Bensan Young

Dec 3, 2011

Amelia Bensan Young, age 77, died Saturday, December 3, 2011, ineer Durham home surrounded by her loving family. A native of the Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Justo and Juana Daga Bensan. Mrs. Young was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Young is survived by her loving husband of 49 years,...

Elizabeth Jane Herr Mckelvey

Elizabeth Jane Herr Mckelvey

Dec 2, 2011

Elizabeth Betty Jane Herr McKelvey died Friday, December 2, 2011 at her home in Chapel Hill with her daughters at her side. Betty was born oneeptember 14, 1925 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to Dr. William Albert Herr aneedna Warner Herr. Mrs. McKelvey graduated from Hazleton High School in 1943 and Susquehanna Uneersity in 1946 B.S., Business Education. As a new college...

Edna Dinglasaneestin

Edna Dinglasaneestin

Dec 1, 2011

Edna Dinglasaneestin, 66, died on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Edna was born on May 29, 1945 in Batangas, Philippines to Lino and Margarita Ilagan Dinglasan. Edna was a loving mother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. Edna worked for the John R. McAdams Company for many years and was a member of...

Mary Jane Kearney

Mary Jane Kearney

Nov 1, 2011

FRANKLINTON- Mary Jane Kearney, 70, of Franklinton died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount. Born June 19, 1941 in Durham County she was the daughter of the late Vernon Castle and Ruby Scott Castle. She was a longtime member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Mary Jane is survived by her husband, Jimmie Alleneearney, Sr.; daughter, Elizabeth...

Patricia Diane Joyner

Patricia Diane Joyner

Nov 1, 2011

FRANKLINTON- Patricia Diane Joyner, 58, of Franklinton died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Borneeptember 15, 1953 in Durham County she was the daughter of the late James R. Preddy aneemma Hudson Preddy. Patricia is survived by her daughters, Melissa Joyner-Davis and husband, William Davis, of Blacksburg, SC; Heather Maria Joyner-Tatum and husband, Nathan, of Franklinton; brother, James Raymond Preddy of Garner;...

Fred Thomas Pugh, Jr.

Fred Thomas Pugh, Jr.

Oct 31, 2011

Mr. Fred Thomas Pugh, Jr. 69, of NC 87 North, Pittsboro, died October 31, 2011 at UNC Hospital following a sudden illness. Born October 30, 1942 in Randolph County, Fred was the son of Fred T. Pugh, Sr., and Ruth Moffitt Pugh. He received his degree from NC State ineeef cattle maneement. Fred retired in 1995 from Burroughs Wellcome as...

Gary Grant Allen

Gary Grant Allen

Oct 31, 2011

Gary Grant Allen, 57, passed away early Monday morning, October 31, 2011, at Duke Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Gary bravely fought a heroic two-year battle with cancer. Born on June 29, 1954, he was the son of the late William Daniel Allen and the late Edythe Carowan Allen. He was raised on a farm in Pantego with his...

Marion Douglas Sands

Marion Douglas Sands

Oct 30, 2011

Marion Douglas Sands, age 95, died peacefully on Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at The Meadowlands surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Orange County to the late James and Rosa Strayhorn Douglas oneecember 26, 1915. She graduated from Durham High School and Croft Business College, and later married Thomas Joseph Sands ineecember 1943. Marion worked as the Head...

Marilyn Barbara Aiello

Marilyn Barbara Aiello

Oct 28, 2011

Marilyn Barbara Aiello, born 22 September 1957, was a compassionee and genee person who touched the lives of many ineer work as a pharmacist and clinical trials coordinator, and she will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved her. She was especially attached to the many Duke patients and caregivers that she met in the course of her...

Jeanne M. Freedman

Jeanne M. Freedman

Oct 25, 2011

Jeanne M. Freedman, 77, of Chapel Hill died quietly and unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Wakefield, MA on April 6, 1934 to the late Paul Shea aneelga Cater Shea. Jeanne was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Courtesy of her father's job with Standard Oil, she grew up in MA, MT,...

Dr. Wallace Randolph Ranny Umberger, Jr.

Dr. Wallace Randolph Ranny Umberger, Jr.

Oct 21, 2011

Dr. Randolph "Ranny" Umberger, Jr. died Friday, October 21, 2011, at Duke Medical Center. A long-time resident of Chapel Hill, Ranny was born in Christianburg, VA to Buena Denny Umberger and the late Wallace R. Umberger, Sr. He is a retired Senior Professor of Theatre at North Carolina Central Uneersity, where he chaired the department for seveneears and taught for...

Todd Doak Bobbitt

Todd Doak Bobbitt

Oct 19, 2011

Todd Doak Bobbitt, 45, of Durham died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 after a lengthy battle with CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. Todd was born and raised in Durham, attended Durham High School and graduated from N.C. State Uneersity. He worked for North Carolina State Government at the Department of Transportation in their Finance Department. He...

David Lyle Donaldson

David Lyle Donaldson

Oct 16, 2011

David Lyle Donaldson, age 79, passed away October 16, 2011 following declining health from Parkinson Disease. Dave was born and raised in Illinois and moved to NC after serving proudly in the Uneed States Marine Corps during the Korean War. While stationed at Camp LeJeune, he met the love of his life, Beulah Keck, from Pittsboro. They married in 1954...

Aneelizabeth Kohanski

Aneelizabeth Kohanski

Oct 14, 2011

Aneelizabeth Kohanski, 90, died peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2011. Ann was born in Norwich, CT to Martha and John McGrevey oneebruary 12, 1921. Ann is survived by her husband Clarence Kohanski of Durham, NC; daughters Judy Christie and her husband Leanard of Eugene, OR and Karen Pryce and her husband Charles of Brewster, MA; grandchildren Ross Christie, Zachary Christie,...

Joyce G. Roberts

Joyce G. Roberts

Oct 14, 2011

FRANKLINTON- Joyce Goswick Roberts, 81, died Friday, October 14, 2011 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on neember 1, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Henry Goswick and Hixie Wheeler Goswick. Joyce was a lifetime member of Perry's Chapel Baptist Church, The Wake Forest Chapter of the Eastern Star, Franklinton Americaneegion Auxiliary Unit 52 for...

Willodeen Goodwin Wagner-Moore

Willodeen Goodwin Wagner-Moore

Oct 13, 2011

Mrs. Willodeen Goodwin Wagner-Moore, 80, of Providence Church Road, Pittsboro, died October 13, 2011 at her home. Born neember 1, 1930 in Chatham County, she was the daughter of Daylon Goodwin aneeunee Hillard Goodwin. Mrs. Wagner-Moore was retired from UNC Hospitals and was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church where she was the first womaneeacon and former chair of...

Alexander Lazo Gregorio

Alexander Lazo Gregorio

Oct 13, 2011

Alexander Lazo "Alex" Gregorio, a long time resident of Durham, NC died Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Hock Family Pavilion at the age of 56. One of five children to Ricardo aneelizabeth Gregorio, Alex was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines on April 25, 1955. He attended the Uneersity of the East in Manila, Philippines, graduating with a Bachelors Degree in...

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