Obituaries

Kevin Scott Marks

Kevin Scott Marks

Sep 8, 2010

Mr. Kevin Scott Marks, 44, of Pittsboro and formerly of Apex and Wilmington, died September 8, 2010. Kevin was born in Fairfax, VA on January 27, 1966. He was a 1984 graduate of Cape Fear Academy in Wilmington, and attended both UNC Wilmington and UNC at Chapel Hill. He moved to Apex in 1995. Kevineerved as an Accolyte for many...

Ann Franklin Pollok

Ann Franklin Pollok

Sep 7, 2010

Ann Franklin Pollok, 83, of Durham died Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at the Hock Family Pavilion. Born in Danville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert William Franklin and Mabel Chick Franklin. She was a 1949 graduate of Duke Nursing School and retired from Durham Regional Hospital. Surviving are two sons, Richard Steven Pollok of Ashburn, VA and...

Jimmy Daryl Collins

Jimmy Daryl Collins

Sep 6, 2010

Mr. Jimmy Daryl Collins, 76, of Hanks Chapel Rd., Pittsboro, died Monday, September 6, 2010 at WFU - Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. An Onslow County native, Mr. Collins was born August 15, 1934 to Jackson Z. and Flossie Ellis Collins. During high school he was a member of the US Naval Reserve; following high school he continued his service...

Louise Lawrence Riggsbee

Louise Lawrence Riggsbee

Sep 3, 2010

Mrs. Louise Lawrence Riggsbee, 94, died September 3, 2010 at her residence. Born in Wake County oneeptember 5, 1915, Mrs. Riggsbee was a daughter of Cicero and Nonie Lawrence. She was employed by Odell Mfg. for 45 years, retiring at age 70 due to the mill being closed down. Mrs. Riggsbee enjoyed cooking pies and cakes for those that were...

Sharyn Yule Riley

Sharyn Yule Riley

Sep 1, 2010

Mrs. Sharyn Yule Riley, 60, of Moncure, died Sept. 1, 2010. Sharyn was born neember 1, 1949 ineeekskill, NY, a daughter of Edward Yule aneelizabeth Koval Yule. An area resident for quite a while, Sharyn worked at Serendipity Restaurant in Cary for 20 years. She was need Woman of the Year in 1998 by the Cary Chamber of Commerce. Sharyn...

Bobby Lee Williams

Bobby Lee Williams

Aug 28, 2010

Bobby Lee Williams, 53 of Bynum Church Road, Pittsboro, died Saturday, August 28, 2010 from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on Highway 15-501 North. Mr. Williams was borneeptember 18, 1955 in Orange County. He was a former employee of the Town of Pittsboro; at the time of his death he was employed by the UNC at Chapel Hill, working...

Harold James Wiles

Harold James Wiles

Aug 28, 2010

OXFORD: Harold James Wiles, age 73, died Saturday, August 28, 2010. He was native of MA and a resident of Granville County since 1964. Mr. Wiles was veteran of the US Navy from 1955 to 1958, owner and operator of Wiles Roofing Company, an avid fisherman and a NASCAR fan. Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Wednesday, September...

Jearlean Owen Woody

Jearlean Owen Woody

Aug 26, 2010

Oxford Jearleaneerri Owen Woody Born May 27, 1945 daughter of John E. Jack and Lelia Riggan Owen died Thursday August 26, 2010. A Granville county native, graduate of Berea High School and Hardbarger's Business school in Raleigh, N.C. Retired from North Carolina Agricultural Department. She was member of Peace's Chapel Baptist Church and wife of Ben T. Woody for 26...

Peter Hans Jansen

Peter Hans Jansen

Aug 22, 2010

Peter Hans Jansen, 65, died on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Peter was born in Stendal, Germany to the late Katharina and Peter Josef Jansen oneebruary 8, 1945. Peter was an electronics engineer and moved from Germany to the Uneed States in 1969 for a "temporary" assignment with his employer, Wandel and Goltermann. In 1976, he met his wife, Marlene, ineew...

Paul Vernon Carroll

Paul Vernon Carroll

Aug 21, 2010

Mr. Paul Vernon Carroll, 74, of Cornwallis St., Pittsboro, died Saturday night, August 21, 2010 in his home following a period of declining health. Born October 10, 1935 in Chatham County, he was the son of James Clifford Carroll and Julia Roberson Carroll. Paul was a member of Chatham Uneed Methodist Church, where he had taught Sunday School, served as...

Lee Norris Mann

Lee Norris Mann

Aug 20, 2010

Mr. Lee Norris Mann died August 20, 2010 at his home. He was born April 4, 1927 in Chatham County. Mr. Mann was predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Elsie; his parents, Ruth H. Mann and W.K. Mann; brothers, Tom and Glenn; and grandson, Curt. Mr. Mann was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He...

Austin Taylor Waston

Austin Taylor Waston

Aug 19, 2010

OXFORD: Austin Taylor Watson, age 85 died Thursday August 19, 2010. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Sterling M. Watson and Lillian Frazier Watson. Mr. Watson was a member of Hester Baptist Church, a deacon, coached the boy's baseball team and a member of the Hester Quartet , church choir and Sunday...

Martha Lucille Coleman

Martha Lucille Coleman

Aug 15, 2010

OXFORD: Martha Lucille Coleman, 90, died August 15, 2010. A native of Warren Co., she was the daughter of the late Hugh Lee Coleman and Anee White Coleman. She was a member of Hester Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday August 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Chapel by Rev. Tommy Robertson. Burial will be...

Dorothea Z. Mursten

Dorothea Z. Mursten

Aug 14, 2010

Dorothea Zielinski Mursten, age 88, died Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Roxboro Nursing Center. She was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Anthony and May Kowalski Zielinski on June 24, 1922. Mrs. Mursten is survived by her son, Mark Mursten and wife, Jenneer, of Hillsborough, NC; and her grandchildren, Sidney and Stacy Mursten. She was preceded ineeath by her...

Austin Scott Jones

Austin Scott Jones

Aug 14, 2010

OXFORD: Austin Scott Jones, age 19 died Saturday August 14, 2010. He was a native of Granville County and was the son of Richard Scott Jones and Susan Barnes Jones. Austin was a member of Tabbs Creek Baptist Church, a graduate of J. F. Webb High School and was attending Vance Granville Community College. Funeral services will be conducted on...

William Bill Harris

William Bill Harris

Aug 14, 2010

DURHAM - William "Bill" Harold Harris, 65, of Durham, died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Hospice at Meadowlands. Born on April 13, 1945, Bill was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson Harris, Sr. and Dorothy Staneeld Harris. Bill grew up in Raeford, NC and graduated from Hoke County High School in 1963. He attended the Uneersity of North Carolina...

Landis Gideon O'Briant

Landis Gideon O'Briant

Aug 13, 2010

RALEIGH Landis G. O'Briant, 88, died Friday August 13, 2010. A native of Granville Co. and he was the son of the late William O'Briant and Rosa Lee Bullock O'Briant. He was a marine veteran of WWII, a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Raleigh. He was a retired maneer with A&P Food Stores in Raleigh. Funeral services will...

Jean Roller Slaughter

Jean Roller Slaughter

Aug 11, 2010

OXFORD: Jean Roller Slaughter, age 60 of 106 Meadow Heights, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Oxford, Jean was the daughter of Sallie Blalock Roller and the late Bill Roller. She was a retired employee of the Granville County Clerk of Courts office, a graduate of Louisburg College and a member of...

Thomas Anderson Love, Ii

Thomas Anderson Love, Ii

Aug 11, 2010

Thomas Anderson Love, II, age 84, died August 11, 2010. Born June 26, 1926 at Watts Hospital, he was son of the late Roderick Milner Love and Zoe Yoder Love. He attended Hope Valley School, Carr Junior High and graduated from Durham High in 1944. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1944 to 1946. He...

Elsie Smith Lewter

Elsie Smith Lewter

Aug 10, 2010

Elsie Smith Lewter, age 88, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at the Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. Mrs. Lewter was born in Fayetteville, TN to the late Arthur aneera Bicknell Smith on March 22, 1922. She spent the majority of her life in Durham working more than 30 years at Southern Dry Cleaners on Ninth Street. She developed a...

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