Obituaries

Todd Bailey Johnson

Todd Bailey Johnson

Aug 4, 2007

Todd Bailey Johnson, 41, passed away at Duke Hospital in Durham on Saturday, August 4, 2007 after a brief illness. He was born in Orange County, NC oneeptember 16, 1965 to Robert and Patsy Bailey Johnson. In addition to his parents, Todd is survived by his wife Annette; brother, Robert Shon Johnson and wife Melanie, niece Elizabeth, nephew Nicholas all...

Charles Franklin Stewart

Charles Franklin Stewart

Aug 2, 2007

Charles Franklin Stewart, Jr. died Thursday evening August 2, 2007 in Nags Head, NC. He was 89 years old. Mr. Stewart was born ineebane, NC to the late Charles and Lula Ann Wray Stewart. Prior to his employment at Liggett Myers for nearly 35 years, Mr. Stewart proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Stewart is...

Lorenee. Bennett Parker

Lorenee. Bennett Parker

Jul 30, 2007

Lorenee. Bennett Parker, 93, died July 30, 2007 in Brookfield, WI. She was borneecember 23, 1913 ineest Durham and was the daughter of the late James W. and Nancy F. Bennett. Oneecember 19, 1931, she married James C.

Jane Holt Foushee

Jane Holt Foushee

Jul 24, 2007

Mrs. Jane Holt Foushee, 86, passed into eternal peace on July 24, 2007. She was born in Miller, SD on July 21, 1921 to Albert E. Holt and Clara Morgan Holt. In 1943, while working as an instructor to Army Air Corpsmen in Sioux Falls, SD, she met and later married her partner in life, Elton Foushee, a native of...

Alexander Kerr Thomas

Alexander Kerr Thomas

Jul 24, 2007

Alexander Kerr Thomas, native and longtime resident of Philadelphia, PA, and since 1997 of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday afternoon, July 24th, 2007 following a sudden and unexpected health crisis after several years of decline. He was 83. Son and only child of Murdock and Isabelle Thomas of Philadelphia, Moore County, NC, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he was born in...

Ernest Frederick Licht

Ernest Frederick Licht

Jul 23, 2007

Mr. Ernest Frederick Ernie Licht, 80, of Pittsboro died July 23, 2007 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. Ernie was borneecember 14, 1926 in Wayne Co., MI to Ernest Jacob and Violetta Zimmer Licht. He served in the US Navy, and was a retired Sales Engineer for SKF manufacturer of ball bearings. He relocated to Pittsboro 21 years ago and...

Rebecca Beasley King

Rebecca Beasley King

Jul 20, 2007

Rebecca Beasley King passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 at Croasdaile Pavilion. The daughter of Morris and Leonard Dunlop Beasley, Rebecca was preceded ineeath by her devoted husband of 62 years, Aubrey Burns King, who died in January 2005. She was raised in Durham and attended the Durham City Schools. Rebecca graduated with the Class of 1942 from Durham High...

James Walker Thomas, Jr.

James Walker Thomas, Jr.

Jul 19, 2007

Mr. James Walker JW Thomas, Jr., 89, of Mt. View Church Road, Moncure, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at home while working in his garden. Mr. Thomas was born May 2, 1918 in Chatham County, the son of the late J. Walker Thomas, Sr. and Nora Ray Thomas. He was a lifelong farmer, and retired from working as a security...

Carolyn Carroll Distasio

Carolyn Carroll Distasio

Jul 17, 2007

Mrs. Carolyn Carroll Distasio, wife of Richard Distasio, Sr. died July 17, 2007 ineer home on Evergreen Drive in Pittsboro. She was 63. Carolyn was born in Wise County, VA oneeptember 19, 1943, the daughter of MJ Carroll and Nadine Thompson Carroll. She worked as a prodcut buyer for both Kmart and Strowd's Jewelers for a number of years, and...

Howard Franklin Claypoole

Howard Franklin Claypoole

Jul 14, 2007

Howard F. Frank Claypoole passed away Saturday, July 14, 2007 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center in Durham, NC. Born May 19, 1935, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio where he was an all-city basketball player at Toledo Scott High School. He joined the Uneed States Army after high school and served in Korea in the 8178 Army Unit, before his...

Charlotte Corbin

Charlotte Corbin

Jul 13, 2007

Charlotte Corbin, 94, died on Friday, July 13, 2007. Charlotte was born in Danville, VA to the late George Wesley Corbin, Sr. and Lucy Lyon Corbin oneecember 3, 1912. Charlotte moved to Durham in 1928 at the age of fifteen and graduated from Durham High the following year in 1929. She theneent on to graduate from Duke Uneersity in 1935...

Adolph Bryant Duke

Adolph Bryant Duke

Jul 6, 2007

Bryant Duke 77, of Cary, died Friday, July 6, 2007 after an extended illness at Western Wake Hospital in Cary. Bryant was born in Oxford, North Carolina oneeptember 19, 1930 to Martha Beatrice aneernest Bryant Duke. He moved to Durham whenee started elementary school and lived there until graduation from Durham High School. Bryant then joined the Navy for the...

Ann Rose Finch

Ann Rose Finch

Jul 5, 2007

ANN SOUTHERLAND FINCH OXFORD- Ann Southerland Finch, age 81 a resident of 207 Belle St. died Thursday July 5, 2007. She was a native of Vance Co. And was the daughter of the late William Robert and Laura Southerland Finch. She was a retired bookkeeper for Union National Bank, a homemaker and was a member of the Oxford Uneed Methodist...

James Joseph Bowie

James Joseph Bowie

Jul 4, 2007

JAMES JOSEPH BOWIE OXFORD- James Joseph Bowie, age 57 a resident of 3600 Hwy 15 S. died Wednesday July 4, 2007. He was a native of Passaic Co. New Jersey and was the son of the late James T. and Catherine Reihl Bowie. Memorial services will be held Saturday July 7, 2007 at 1:45 PM in the Gentry-neell & Vaughan...

Dovie Medlin Sauls

Dovie Medlin Sauls

Jul 2, 2007

Mrs. Dovie Medlin Sauls, of New Elam Church Road, New Hill, died July 2, 2007 at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. She was 85. Born October 7, 1921 in Chatham County, she was the daughter of Jasper and Donna Hearneedlin. Mrs. Sauls was a graduate of Bells School, and was a member of New Elam Christian Church. A homemaker, she also...

Paul E. Hirschauer

Paul E. Hirschauer

Jul 2, 2007

Paul E. Hirschauer, 81, died July 2, 2007 at the Brianeenter Health & Rehabilitation from a diabetes related illness. Paul was born August 12, 1925 in Munee, Indiana to Hilbert and Leona Heldenbrand Hirschauer. He was their first child of four. He enlisted in the Army in World War II and proudly served his country as a Corporal, travelineextensively through...

Virginia Shaw Hilliard

Virginia Shaw Hilliard

Jul 1, 2007

Mrs. Virginia Shaw Hilliard, 95, of Pittsboro, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Liselotte Care Home in Pittsboro. She was born August 2, 1911 in Roanee Rapids. Mrs. Hilliard was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, and was retired from Chatham Mills. She is survived by a brother and two sisters, Willie, neella, and Bonee, all from the Roanee...

Lucille G. Kluttz

Lucille G. Kluttz

Jun 30, 2007

Lucille G. Kluttz, of 2308 Woodrow St. in Durham died Saturday, June 30, 2007. Lucille was born in Polkton, NC on October 10, 1910, to the late James Griffin aneeulalia Godwin Griffin. She was preceded ineeath by her husband of more than 50 years, John Calvin Kluttz, Jr. Lucille was a registered nurse who received her degree from the Charlotte...

Heleneearney Goodwin

Heleneearney Goodwin

Jun 28, 2007

HELEneeARNEY GOODWIN FRANKLINTON- Heleneearney Goodwin, age 80 a resident of 12 Cheatham Street died Thursday June 28, 2007. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late Willie and Fanee Branscom Kearney. She was a retired employee of Corning. Funeral services will be held on Sunday July 1, 2007 at 2:00 P. M. in the...

Floyd G. Elliott

Floyd G. Elliott

Jun 21, 2007

FLOYD G. ELLIOTT OXFORD: Floyd G. Elliott, age 86 a resident of 7717 Hwy. 96 North died Thursday June 21, 2007. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Henry and Sarah Denneelliott. He was a lifelong member of Sharon Baptist Church, where he was a deacon, superintendent of Sunday School and served on...

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