Obituaries
J. Clinton Rogers
May 20, 1933
SEE UPDATED SERVICE INFO. Joseph Clinton Rogers, 84, died December 31 after an extended illness. He was born May 20, 1933 in Durham to Ralph Peele and Lucille Swaringen Rogers. Clinton graduated from Durham High School aneenlisted in the Air Force. After discharge, he attended the Citadel for his freshmaneear, then traneerred to UNC, graduating with a business degree. Clinton...
Kenneth Berry Mason, Jr.
May 14, 1933
Kenneth B. Mason, Jr., age 78, of Fearrington Village, NC, passed away on Thursday, April 19, at home with his loving wife, Mimsy, and dear dog, Anee, at his side. Ken was born in Paterson, NJ on May 14, 1933 and grew up in Oradell, NJ. He has also resided in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Pittsford, NY, Wooster, OH and...
Joann Bridges Sturmer
Mar 11, 1933
JoAnn Bridges Sturmer died on March 8th from a cerebral hemorrhage at the Hock Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was 84 years old. JoAnn was born on March 11, 1933 in Lakeland, a small agricultural community in southerneeorgia.?? Her father, James Luther Bridges, was a county agent who advised farmers on livestock and crops; her mother, Anneeleste Hadden, was a...
Mary Albert Ward
Mar 5, 1933
DURHAM- Mary Albert Ward passed away on Tuesday, neember 22nd. A native of Durham, Mary Albert was born March 5, 1933, to the late John Albert Ward and Mary Walker Lougee Ward. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman???s College in 1955 and beganeer long career as an educator in the Durham City Schools. Miss Ward taught social studies and civics to...
Renee Louis Wilkins
Jan 9, 1933
OXFORD: On January 1, 2015, Renee Louis Wilkins, beloved husband, daddy, PaPa, and brother passed away quietly at his home with his family close by. Born January 9, 1933, Renee was the son of the late Charlie Edward and Ada Whitt Wilkins. He grew up in the Grassy Creek area and attended Oak Hill School. He enjoyed spending his time...
Thomas Mcadams Anglin
Aug 14, 1932
Thomas McAdams Anglin died Sunday morning at his residence. He was 73 years old. Tom was born August 14, 1932 to the late Glenn and Pauline Pettit Anglin. Tom was a Durham native and longtime member of Calvary Uneed Methodist Church. After retiring from his traveling sales position, he worked at Batten
Dale Eugene Redfoot
Jun 19, 1932
Dale Eugene Redfoot, formerly of Mercer and Sharpsville, PA., died at his home in Chapel Hill NC., on May 26. He was 73. Mr. Redfoot was born June 19, 1932, ineercer, A., to Clarence and OrphaRingerRedfoot. He died with his loving wife, the former Patricia Irene King, at his bedside, along with his four children, Linda Caracci Blair, Kenneth Redfoot...
Theresa Rasfeld Wiethe
May 14, 1932
DURHAM-Theresa Rasfeld Wiethe, 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 16th at Brookdale Senior Living Center. She was born in the St. Bernard part of Cincinnati, Ohio on May 14th 1932, the daughter of William H. and Rose Karle Rasfeld. Theresa graduated from Our Lady of the Angels High School in St. Bernard, then got a teaching degree in Cincinnati. She...
Lina Vickers Wagner
Aug 21, 1931
Lina Ann Vickers Wagner, age 73, died Sunday afternoon at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough. A native of Durham, Lina was born August 21, 1931 to the late William H. and Julia Brineey Vickers. She was a graduate of Durham High School
Helen Rose Hunt Williams
Aug 14, 1931
On February 23rd, 2018 Helen Rose Hunt Williams, 86, a resident of Granville House, Oxford, NC went to be with her Lord. She was born August 14, 1931, the daughter of Walter William and Annie Hoyle Hunt. Helen was married to the love of her life, John Alton Williams, Sr. They raised five sons, John Alton "Al Williams (Debbie) of...
Helen Rose Hunt Williams
Aug 14, 1931
Oneebruary 23rd, 2018 Helen Rose Hunt Williams, 86, a resident of Granville House, Oxford, NC went to be with her Lord. She was born August 14, 1931, the daughter of Walter William and Anee Hoyle Hunt. Helen was married to the love of her life, John Alton Williams, Sr. They raised five sons, John Alton ???Al??? Williams (Debbie) of Mooresville,...
Judith Creel
Apr 13, 1931
Judith Murdock Creel, 79, died Wednesday afternoon in Brookshire Nursing Center. Judy was born April 13, 1931 in Durham and was the daughter of the late Christine James and William Henry Murdock. She was a graduate of Durham High School, St. Mary's College and Duke Uneersity. For many years, Judy was a social worker with the Durham County Department of...
Mary Ann Ward Hester
Dec 8, 1930
Mary Ann Ward Hester, age 85, of Oxford, NC, died on May 4 in Cary at Woodland Terrace Arboretum, where she had lived for the last three years. Mary Ann was born on December 8, 1930 in Goldsboro, growing up there as the only child of Esther Ann Hunter Ward and Lindsay Loice Ward. She graduated from Goldsboro High School,...
Bobby Dale Gilleland
Jul 2, 1930
Bobby Dale Gilleland, 82, died Friday in Hillside Nursing Home, Wake Forest. A native of Wake Forest, he was born July 2, 1930 to the late Thomas B. and Beaulah Hadden Gilleland. Mr. Gilleland worked as an independent carpenter his entire career, having built houses and completing restoration work in many of Wake Forest's notable historic homes. Surviving are his...
Dr. George H. Cocolas
Jul 9, 1929
Dr. George Harry Cocolas, PhD, age 87, died Monday at Carolina Meadows following a brief illness. He was born July 9, 1929 in Flushing, NY to the late Harry George and Marian Cocolas. A Chapel Hill resident since 1952, George spent a distinguished career in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He was a graduate of the Uneersity of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in...
Bruce Pennybacker
Jul 8, 1929
Bruce??Pennybacker??of the Forest at Duke, Durham , NC died on June 15. Born in Boston, MA, on July 8, 1929, ??Bruce received an undergraduate degree from??Oberllin??College, did graduate work at Columbia Uneersity and State Uneersity of New York.?? He taught English for a combined ??25 years ??at Beacon High School and at??Newburgh??Free Academy before retiring in 1984. He is survived...
Betty Shields Bass
Jun 9, 1929
Betty Shields Bass died Thursday, October 12 following a brief illness. She was born in Raleigh on June 9, 1929, the only child of David Shields, Jr. and Grace Freeman Shields. Betty graduated in 1948 from Needham Broughton High School and was elected Miss Needham Broughton by her peers. She made her debut the following year at the Terpsichorean North...
Margaret F. Hurst
May 20, 1929
DURHAM: Margaret Francis Hurst, 87, died Wednesday at Hock Pavilion after recent years of declining health. She was born in Durham May 20, 1929 to the late William B. and Louise (Brown) Francis. Margaret attended Durham schools and graduated from Durham High School. She spent her entire career in banking and retired from Wachovia at age 62. Margaret was married...
Louis H. Wiethe, Jr.
Mar 8, 1929
DURHAM-Louis H. Wiethe, Jr., 82, died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 17th at Durham Regional Hospital. He was born in Covington, Kentucky, on March 8, 1929, the son of Louis H. and Juliaetta Bacon Wiethe. Louis had a lifelong love of motion pictures from the experience of growing up around his father's many movie theaters in the Cincinnati area. He graduated...
Mary Law Taylor
Jan 19, 1929
DURHAM- On Monday, July 21, 2014, Mary Frances Law Taylor was taken by angels to her heavenly home. Mary passed away peacefully at home with her loving husband and children at her side. Mary was born on January 19, 1929 to the late Francis X. and Mary L. Nestor Law. Mary is survived by her husband of 66 years, Harold...
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