Obituaries
Jack The Auctioneer Johnson
Feb 8, 2010
Jack Johnson The Auctioneer died peacefully Monday, February 8, 2010 at the VA Hospital in Durham. He was 91 years old. Jack was born in Guilford County oneebruary 16, 1918 to the late Jack Isaac and Hassie Calicutt Johnson. A member of Northgate Presbyterian Church, Jack proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his daughter,...
Dorothy Wray Harris Beach
Feb 6, 2010
OXFORD: Dorothy Wray Harris Beach, a resident of Oxford died Saturday February 6, 2010 in Brantwood Nursing Center. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late Johneearson Harris and Irma Grant Harris. Dorothy was the widow of the late John W. Beach. She was a member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church where she was...
Becky Moore
Feb 6, 2010
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Moore, age 47, died Saturday, February 6, 2010. Becky was born in Durham County on August 24, 1962. She is survived by her loving parents, Jimmie and Mary Jane Kearney of Franklinton; her sister, Elizabeth Ray and husband, Lane, also of Franklinton; her brothers, Jay Moore of Franklinton; Jimmie Kearney, Jr. and wife, Debbie, of Castalia; Ricky...
J.S. Howard
Feb 6, 2010
Julius S. Howard "Papa J", 68, died on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Papa J. was born in Wake County, NC to the late Carl and Pauline Howard on October 14, 1941. Papa J. was a 1959 Graduate of Chapel Hill High School. He also worked with Trianee Ford Industrial Engines for 25 + years where he eventually retired as General...
Edna Wetzel Gessner
Feb 6, 2010
Mrs. Edna Lillianeetzel Gessner, 93, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on February 6, 2010 from her home on Woolly Worm Dr. in Pittsboro. A native of Montgomery, PA, Mrs. Gessner was born to Joseph Albert Adam Wetzel and Anna Balsam Wetzel oneebruary 8, 1916. Mrs. Gessner retired from Whitner's Dept. Store ineeading, PA where she was a...
Dustin Rodney Dawson
Feb 5, 2010
Dustin Rodney Dawson, 24, of 201 Bogue Inlet Drive Emerald Isle, NC died Friday, February 5, 2010. He was a native of Moore County, born on March 21, 1985. Dustin worked with his father at his convenience store in Emerald Isle. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm Monday, February 8, 2010 at Bynum Uneed Methodist Church, Bynum, NC, conducted...
Jesse Crawford O'Neill
Feb 1, 2010
Jessie Crawford O'Neill beloved wife of James "Jimmy" O'Neill died February 1, 2010 after an extended illness. She was a member of Epworth Uneed Methodist Church where many visits were much appreciated. Jessie left home, Erwin N.C, to enter Watts Hospital Nursing School. She became a cadet nurse during WWII. Subsequently she served as nurse, teacher, administrator, and recruiter for...
James Foster
Jan 29, 2010
James Kenneth Foster, age 88, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at his Durham home. He was borneeptember 4, 1921 in Oak Park IL to the late John and Hilda Henning Foster. Jim proudly served his country during WWII from 1940-1946 in the U.S. Air Force. He served in the South Pacific under General MacArthur's command from New Guinea to the...
Barbara Cooper Fesel
Jan 27, 2010
Mrs. Barbara Cooper Fesel, 63, of Hidden Hollow Drive in Durham died January 27, 2010 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. A native of West Chester, PA, she was born April 26, 1946 to Marshall Myron Cooper and Geneva Postles Cooper. Mrs. Fesel was a retired realtor, and had served as property maneer at Walnut Grove and Sheffield Manor complexes. She was...
Clyde H. Carroll, Jr.
Jan 27, 2010
Clyde H. Carroll, Jr., 85, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Clyde H. Carroll, Sr. and Mable Pendergrass Carroll. Mr. Carroll was a loving and humble man who served the Lord as a deacon for many years and taught Sunday school at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. His interests included hunting,...
Ida Davis Wells
Jan 27, 2010
Ida Davis Wells, 92, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC. She was born January 19, 1918 ineender County and was the daughter of the late Madola Shepard and Aaroneeide Davis, Sr. Mrs. Wells was preceded ineeath by her husband of 51 years, William Potter Wells and her two daughters, Mary Ann Mills and Janet...
John Aneew Mac Mckeown
Jan 26, 2010
John Aneew "Mac" McKeown, age 86, died Wednesday evening, January 26, 2010 at Hock Family Pavilion following a brief illness. Born in Lima, NY on March 21, 1924, he was the son of the late John and Florence Mabel Greer McKeown. John attended Lima High School and graduated from State Uneersity of New York in Albany. He proudly served his...
Jean Marion Vanbenthuysen
Jan 23, 2010
Miss Jean Marion Vanbenthuysen, 105, of Pittsboro Christian Village, died January 23, 2010 at Pittsboro Christian Village. Born ineewark, New Jersey on May 13, 1904, she was the daughter of Robert Seaward and Jenny Smith Vanbenthuysen. Miss Vanbenthuysen was a retired insurance clerk. At the time of her death, she was the oldest resident at Pittsboro Christian Village, and one...
Margaret Luevinia Johnson
Jan 23, 2010
Mrs. Luevinia Morris Johnson, 83, of Bynum, died January 23, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Johnson was born in Montgomery County oneecember 2, 1926, a daughter of William G. and May Clark Morris. She was a 1943 graduate of Pittsboro High School and attended Ashmoore Business College in Thomasville. During her lifetime, she worked different capacities in various jobs including...
Mary Suggs Bowling
Jan 22, 2010
STEM: Mary Suggs Bowling, age 84, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at her home. A native of Horry County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Worth Suggs and Lucille Suggs. Mrs. Bowling was a member of Oxford Baptist Church where she played the piano for several classes and was a member of the church choir, the hand bell...
Eugene Alleneene Thorne
Jan 18, 2010
Eugene Allen "Gene" Thorne, age 96, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Durham Regional Hospital following a brief hospitalization. He died due to complications following a hip fracture oneecember 18th. Poppa, as he was affectioneely called by his family, was born June 3, 1913 and was raised ineenderson, N.C. Vance County and was the son of Howard and Bessie Norvell...
Roy Lee Matthews
Jan 18, 2010
Roy Lee Matthews, age 80, died unexpectedly Monday evening, January 18, 2010 at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, Mr. Matthews was born in Erwin, NC to the late Frank and Ada Barnes Matthews. Mr. Matthews and his wife, Barbara, were founders of the Furniture House of Durham which later became Nance Furniture Company. He is survived by his loving...
Linda Fowler Parham
Jan 18, 2010
OXFORD: Linda Fowler Parham, 62 of Addie's Lane Farm, died January 18, 2010. A native of Granville County and she was the daughter of the late George Y. and Nadine Fowler Parham. She was a life long horse enthusiast, animal lover, commercial real estate developer and a member of Salem Uneed Methodist Church. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM...
Johneeter Dorton
Jan 17, 2010
Johneeter Dorton, 81, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, January 17, 2010 after battling an extended illness. He was born and raised in Durham, and was the son of Peter aneevyenia Dorton. John's parents were founding members of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, where John was also a member. A graduate of Duke Uneersity, he completed dental...
Rudolph A. Gawlik
Jan 17, 2010
Rudolph A. Gawlik, 93, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh. Mr. Gawlik was born in Chicago, Illinois where he attended Pullmaneech High School and Wilson Junior College. He worked as a process engineer for the Electromotive Division of General Motors for 37 years before relocating to Raleigh in 1997. Mr. Gawlik is the last...
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