Obituaries

Ruth Alford Utley

Ruth Alford Utley

May 16, 2007

Ruth Alford Utley, 98, born April 23, 1909, in Durham and went home to be with the Lord on May 16, 2007 after a brief illness. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints Psalm 116.15. Ruth was preceded ineeath by her parents, Thomas H. Alford and LaCenie P. Alford as well as her loving...

Alexis Jade Jewel Beckstrom

Alexis Jade Jewel Beckstrom

May 14, 2007

Alexis Jade Jewel Beckstrom, 10 months old, died unexpectedly Monday, May 14, 2007 at Duke Medical Center. Born in Durham, Alexis was the daughter of Zachary and Lauri Jon Matzinger Beckstrom. She was a very happy, independent baby who loved to play in the water. Alexis was defineely a

Margie Lineey Ray

Margie Lineey Ray

May 14, 2007

Margie Lineey Ray, age 68, died Sunday, May 14, 2007 at Maria Parham Hospital ineenderson. Born in Franklin County to the late Howard G.

Carol Hunt Quinlan

Carol Hunt Quinlan

May 7, 2007

Carol Hunt Quinlan, 73, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007 at her farm in Chatham County. Born in Carrboro, she was the daughter of the late Onyx Samuel Hunt and Juanita Talbert Hunt. Carol was a member of Carrboro Baptist Church where, in 1951, she was married to Percy Hall Quinlan, Jr. After more than 30 years, Mrs. Quinlaneetired from...

Lois L. Mckelvey Neely

Lois L. Mckelvey Neely

May 6, 2007

Lois L. McKelvey Neely, age 83, died at Durham Regional Hospital on Sunday, May 6, 2007. Mrs. Neely was born on March 2, 1924, in Shadyside, Ohio, Belmont County, Ohio to the late Clyde McKelvey and Mildred Corbett McKelvey. She graduated in 1947, from the Capitol City School of Nursing in Washington, DC. Prior to retirement in 1982, Mrs. Neely...

William Vaneeke, Ii

William Vaneeke, Ii

May 4, 2007

William E. Bud Vaneeke, II, 62, of Holly Glenn Road, Pittsboro, NC died May 4, 2007 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center in Durham following a brief illness. Bud was a native of Lake County, IL, born April 14, 1945 to William Emil and Ada Ruth Hunnicutt Vaneeke. He grew up, literally, on a golf course as his parents were owners...

Susan Emily Sineeton Rose

Susan Emily Sineeton Rose

Apr 30, 2007

DURHAM - Susan Emily Southall Lawrence Sineeton Rose, died April 30, 2007, at the Forest at Duke from complications following a stroke. Mrs. Rose, the middle of three daughters of the Rev. Louis Thompson Sineeton and Mary Southall Lawrence Sineeton, was born in Scotland Neck and grew up in parsonees across eastern North Carolina. She entered Duke Uneersity at the...

Dr. Basil W. Pshyk

Dr. Basil W. Pshyk

Apr 23, 2007

Dr. Basil Wasyl Pshyk passed away on Monday, April 23, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Basil was born on April 14, 1919 in the town of Piddnistriany, Ukraine. As a faithful Christina for most of his life, he believed in Christ as the so of God, Savior and Redeemer. Basil was one of four sons born to Dmytro...

Minee Aycock Kimbro

Minee Aycock Kimbro

Apr 21, 2007

Mrs. Minee Aycock Kimbro, 91, resident at Treyburneealthcare, died on Saturday, April 21, 2007. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Murray Aycock and Bertha Edgerton Aycock. Mrs. Kimbro was preceded ineeath by her husband, W. R. Kimbro, a general contractor. Together they owned and operated Better Builders, Inc and Westover Park Apartments. Mrs. Kimbro...

Dorothy Casey Eakes

Dorothy Casey Eakes

Apr 11, 2007

RALEIGH - Dorothy Casey Eakes, 75, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Litchford Falls Healthcare Center in Raleigh. Born in Wayne County oneeptember 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Margaret Britt Casey. Mrs. Eakes worked at the NC Department of Motor Vehicles for 43 years and was a member of the National Fraternal Society...

Alma Currineewis

Alma Currineewis

Mar 24, 2007

ALMA C. LEWIS OXFORD: Alma Currineewis, age 94 of the Joe Currin Rd. died Saturday March 24, 2007 at Granville Medical Center. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late Joseph T. and Beatrice West Currin. She was the widow of Ben T. Lewis, who established Lewis Electric Co. in the 1940

Marguerite Elizabeth Bourgeois-Gavardin

Marguerite Elizabeth Bourgeois-Gavardin

Mar 11, 2007

Marguerite Elizabeth Bourgeois-Gavardin died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at her home in Durham. She was born in 1960 and was the daughter of Michael Bourgeois-Gavardin, MD, and the late Elizabeth Wright Bourgeois Gavardin. She was the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harvey Wright, Jr., of Durham, and M. Maurice and Mme. Gabrielle Bourgeois-Gavardin of Paris. Maguite, as she was...

Ralph Browne Ingram

Ralph Browne Ingram

Mar 11, 2007

Ralph Browne Ingram passed away Sunday, March 11, 2007 at Spring Arbor of Durham. Ralph was born in Wicomico Church, Virginia on June 23, 1923. He served in the Uneed States Marine Corps in World War II. Ralph fought on Iwo Jima in the Pacific, receiving the Purple Heart for his bravery. After discharge, he attended Fairmont College, in Fairmont,...

Heneetta Terrell Burkes

Heneetta Terrell Burkes

Mar 8, 2007

Mrs. Heneetta Terrell Burkes, 101, died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Carolina Meadows Health Center in Chapel Hill, NC. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 9, 2007 in the Lecture Hall of the Activities Building at Carolina Meadows. Interment will be at a later date in Rosebud, Texas. Survivors include her soneernest Jefferson Burkes, Jr....

Kelly B. Strickland

Kelly B. Strickland

Mar 3, 2007

Kelly B. Strickland, our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 3, 2007. He was 94 years young. His beloved wife of 65 years, Hilda Durham Strickland, preceded him ineeath. His family realizes he is now happy because he and Hilda are now reuneed ineeaven. Kelly was born...

William Eugene Hill

William Eugene Hill

Feb 22, 2007

William Eugene Hill, age 77, died Thursday, February 22, 2007, at Treyburneealthcare Center. A Durham native, Bill was borneebruary 21, 1930 to the late Dealos and Vanzer Perry Hill. Bill was a graduate of Durham High School and UNC, where he excelled in football at both schools. He worked as sales maneer with Brame Specialty Company before he retired after...

Curtis C. Tillotson

Curtis C. Tillotson

Feb 21, 2007

CURTIS C. TILLOTSON JR. OXFORD: Curtis C. Tillotson, Jr., age 69 a resident of 1207 College St. died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at his home. He was a native of Granville Co., born April 13, 1937, and was the son of the late, beloved Alfreda Dean and Curtis C. Tillotson, Sr. He is survived by his aunt Nell Leonard Oxford...

Ollie S. Hart

Ollie S. Hart

Feb 21, 2007

OLLIE S. HART OXFORD: Ollie S. Hart, age 94 went home to be with the Lord Wednesday February 21, 2007 at his home on Chewning Rd. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Robert Needham and Fanee Patterson Hart. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Eunee Dickerson Hart. He was the oldest...

Florence Ruth Hewitt Halby

Florence Ruth Hewitt Halby

Feb 20, 2007

Florence Ruth Hewitt Halby, age 83, died Tuesday morning, February 20, 2007 at Pettigrew Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Durham. She was born in Athens County, OH to the late Dora Aneews and Ashford Hewitt on March 23, 1923. Longtime resident of Durham and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ruth was proprietor of Halby

William Bevan

William Bevan

Feb 19, 2007

Dr. William Bevan, scientist, scholar, teacher, and uneersity administrator, died February 19, 2007 in Durham, N.C., at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. Born in Plains, Pennsylvania, the son of William aneelizabeth Jones Bevan, he received his A. B. degree from Franklin and Marshall College with honors in psychology in 1942. He received the M.A. degree from Duke Uneersity in 1943. He...

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