Obituaries
James Ross O'Neal
Feb 25, 2008
James Ross O'Neal was borneecember 12, 1925 in Durham to Eunee and John Rufus O'Neal. He died Monday, February 25, 2008 at the VA Medical Center in Durham. He was known to his family and friends by a variety of nicknees "Charlie", "Pete", "J.R." and "Jim". On January 11, 1946, he married Harriett May Dula. They were married for 62...
Clyde B. Stevens
Feb 23, 2008
Clyde B. Stevens, age 79, of 877 Green Hill Rd., Franklinton, NC died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Louisburg Nursing Center. Born in Johnston County NC to the late Bernee Gordon Stevens and Mamie Ross Stevens, he was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Franklinton. Mr. Stevens is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Sarah Pearce...
Robert Bob D. Holleman, Jr.
Feb 21, 2008
Robert Bob D. Holleman, Jr., 67, of Raleigh, NC, died Thursday, February 21, 2008. At the time of his death, Bob was regional sales maneer for H.S. Williams Co. He was the son of the late Robert D. Holleman and late Ruth Tucker Holleman of Durham. Bob is survived by his son, Rob Holleman, of Moncure; brother, Bill and his...
Dorothy Harris Thompson
Feb 17, 2008
Mrs. Dorothy Harris Thompson, 84 formerly of Mann's Chapel Road, died peacefully at The Laurels of Chatham on Tuesday, February 17, 2008. Mrs. Thompson was a native of Chatham County, born March 11, 1924, one of five children to Will and Mary Herndon Harris. She was educated in Chatham County schools, and was employed by Carr Mill for a number...
Ruth Lee Cook Mclaurin
Feb 16, 2008
Ruth Lee Cook McLaurin, 92, of Highway 902, Pittsboro, died February 16, 2008 at her home. Mrs. McLaurin was born in Chatham County on May 31, 1915, the daughter of Edgar Hugh Cook and Maude Lee Jones Cook. She was a graduate of Pittsboro High School, and a homemaker. Mrs. McLaurin loved cooking, quilting, and her garden and flowers. She...
Josephine Jo Cable Fowler
Feb 16, 2008
Josephine "Jo" Cable Fowler, age 70, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Jo was born in Forney Creek, NC to the late Daniel L. and Myrtle Fore Cable on August 21, 1937. She was employed with Burlington Industries for many years before her retirement in 1996. Jo is survived by her daughter, Tammy Jo Plumley of...
S. Lee Nichols Upchurch
Feb 15, 2008
S. Lee Nichols Upchurch, age 83, died Friday evening, February 15, 2008 at Hospice Home in High Point, NC. A Durham native, Mrs. Upchurch was born neember 10, 1924, to the late Owen B. and Sara Smith Nichols. A long-time member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, she graduated in the Class of 1946 from Women's College in Greensboro. After the...
Lizzie Hayes Champion
Feb 14, 2008
Lizzie Hayes Champion, age 90, died Thursday, February 14, 2008 at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was born in Franklin County oneebruary 7, 1918 to the late Jim and Zena Fuller Hayes. A retired textile worker, Mrs. Champion was a long-time member of the Franklinton Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Ronald Champion and wife, Rosemary, of Franklinton, NC;...
Nellie Wynne Ross
Feb 7, 2008
Nellie Wynne Ross, age 91, died peacefully ineer Durham home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 7, 2008. A Durham native, Mrs. Ross was born to the late Aneew L. and Ollie Lowe Wynne on July 7, 1916. Mrs. Ross was employed by American Tobacco Co. where she retired in 1978. She was a member of Berea Baptist...
William Wild Bill Clayton
Feb 4, 2008
William Clayton of 3308 Duke Homestead Road passed away after a brief illness on Monday, February 4, 2008, at his home. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, Calvin T. and Freddie M. Clayton, of Danville, Va., and his wife, Meriam B. Clayton, of Durham. He is survived by his son, Brent Jay Clayton and wife Karen; granddaughter, Lauren Ashley...
Louise C. Lytton
Feb 3, 2008
OXFORD Louise C. Lytton age 89, of 212 North Country Club Drive died Sunday February 3, 2008. A native of Pender Co. she was the daughter of the late Norwood Clifton aneeva Bell Larkin Corbett and the widow of Albert J Lytton and a member of Oxford Baptist Church for 70 years and a home maker. Graveside services will be...
James Wilbert Smith
Feb 2, 2008
Mr. Jim Smith, 80, of Old Graham Road, Pittsboro, died February 2, 2008 at The Laurels of Chatham. Jim was born in Borger, Texas on May 25, 1927, the son of Homer Duggins Smith and Sara Snodgrass Smith. He was a graduate of Oklahoma State Uneersity and retired as a district maneer from Ford Motor Company. Jim and his wife...
Jane Weaver Wilds
Jan 29, 2008
Jane Caroline Weaver Wilds, 74, formerly of Slidell, LA, died January 29, 2008 at her home ineearrington Village in Pittsboro, NC following a period of declining health. Jane and her husband, Douglas K. Wilds, had relocated to Pittsboro following Hurricane Katrina. Jane was born March 28, 1933, in Oklahoma City, OK to James G. Weaver and Willa Kay Davis Weaver....
Florence Burns Schell
Jan 27, 2008
Florence Burns Schell, 89, of Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, NC, died January 27, 2008 at the Village. She was born neember 20, 1918 ineedina, NY, the daughter of Sidney V. Kerrison and Laura Watt Kerrison. Mrs. Schell was a retired personal assistant. She resided in Rochester, NY for over 30 years before relocating to Pittsboro Christian Village in 1979. Survivors...
Hazel Mangum Stubbs
Jan 25, 2008
DURHAM - Hazel Lyon Mangum Stubbs, beloved wife and mother, passed away on January 25, 2008, at Duke Medical Center after a very brief illness. She was born in Durham County on October 7, 1914, to Samuel Thomas Mangum and Florence Lyon Mangum. She was a member of the Mangum, Lyon and Cozart families of Durham and Granville counees. A...
Katherine Huffman Ripley
Jan 24, 2008
Katherine Huffman Ripley, 93, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Croasdaile Village. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Ara and Sarah Payne Huffman. In 1934, after graduating from UNC Greensboro, Mrs. Ripley moved to Durham. She worked at the Duke Uneersity Library for 23 years until her retirement in 1980. Mrs. Ripley was a member...
Alice Parrish Knight
Jan 24, 2008
Alice Parrish Knight, 97, died January 24, 2008. Alice was born on October 9, 1910, the daughter of Adolphus Manly Parrish and Lilly Clark Parrish of Durham. Alice attended and graduated from East Durham High School in 1926. Following graduation, she worked as an assistant at McPherson Hospital for Dr. McPherson during the late 1920s aneearly 1930s. Alice married Brooks...
Dr. Daniel Thomas Gianturco
Jan 23, 2008
Dr. Daniel Thomas Gianturco, 73, of Durham, passed away on January 23, 2008. He was Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke Uneersity. Dr. Gianturco was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, the youngest of 5 children of the late Vincent and Angelina Gianturco. He graduated from the Uneersity of Buffalo, New York in 1956 and from...
Tommy Burns, Sr.
Jan 20, 2008
Mr. Tommy Burns, Sr. 70, of Parkview Retirement Center and formerly of Pittsboro, died January 20, 2008 at Parkview Retirement Center. Tommy was born in Chatham County on May 26, 1937, the son of Henry Grady Burns and Pearl Batten Burns. He was a former conservation officer with the USDA. Prior to being injured in a vehicle accident, Tommy was...
Margaret Pearce Kearney
Jan 19, 2008
Margaret Pearce Kearney, 81, of Franklinton died Saturday, January 19, 2008 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Vance County to the late Jack and Florence Pearce. Margaret was a member of Popes Uneed Church of Christ in Franklinton. She is survived by her daughter, Jeaneearney Lowery and her husband, Vernon, of Chase City, VA; three...
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