Obituaries

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Dr. James Lawrence Frank, Sr (Larry Frank) passed away peacefully on Monday, February 11th. surrounded by his loving family. ??He was born in May 1939 in Mt. Airy, NC, the third child of John and Rebecca Frank. In his middle school years, inspired by Albert Schweitzer, he decided to become a doctor. He followed through on this visioneexcelling at school...

DURHAM ??? Lella Taylor Dezern, age 93, died peacefully at Durham Nursing & Rehabilitationeenter oneebruary 26, 2019. She was born on August 1, 1925 to the late Haneel and Anee Taylor. Lella was a 1944 graduate of Durham High School. She was a member of McMannen Uneed Methodist Church and a member of the Bethany Sunday School. She was a...

Durham ??? Mrs. Sandra Perillo, 85, died Tuesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Perillo was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, NY to the late Antonio DiSclafani and Gemma Olori. She was educated in the New York public schools. For many years she was employed as a clerk in the media center of her local elementary...

Lester ???David??? Neal went home to the Lord oneebruary 9, 2019. He was born on May 13, 1934 to the late Cecil and Ruby (Judy) Neal. A graduate of Messick High School ineemphis, TN, David served two years in the U.S. Army before attending Georgia Tech and Memphis State Uneersity. He worked as humaneesources director for Flint Steel Corporation and...

Mr. Kuruvilla Abraham (Averachen) passed away oneebruary 14, 2019. He was the loving husband of Ammini Abraham. He was also a devoted, caring father to three children, Robert, Shirley aneelizabeth, and seven grandchildren; Marianna, Rachael, Mathew, Alex, David, James and Phillip???? Averaachen was born on March 25, 1926 in Niranum, Kerala (South India). He was the eldest son of Rev....

"I knew if I married him, that I would have an interesting life," said Phyllis, Robert's wife and co-pilot of sixty-five years. And so she has.?? Robert Aneew Kantra was an academic, an avid pilot, motorcyclist, and fisherman. He shared all of these and his love of travel, museums, ballet, opera and the symphony with his entire family.?? Robert grew...

Hunt is the daughter of the late Mrs. Nina Ozelle Davis Hunt and Mr. Shermaneewis Hunt and the wife of Samuel ???Bo??? Hunt. Dorothy Lois Hunt was a retired employee of Burlington Industries, a local farmer and vendor with Buckhorn Flea Market and Oxford Farmers Market and a Homemaker. Surviving family are her daughters Audrey Brogden of Graham, NC and...

Oxford, NC Edward ???Ed??? Taylor Frazier, 83, died oneebruary 10, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born to the late Conley Thomas Frazier aneessie Blackwell Frazier oneecember 25, 1935 in Granville County. Ed graduated from Berea School. ????Served our country through the Army and married his late wife, Carol Taylor Frazier. He loved his church and church family. Ed...

Jacqueline Cato Hijmans Harris Poet, Doctor, Humanitarian, Animal Lover, Nature Preserver, Patriot Jacqueline was born in Java, Indonesia of Dutch parents on October 8, 1922. She was a small fragile child who was often sick, causing her to be behind ineer schooling. Her family returned to Holland in the early 1930s and survived the Nazi occupation of 1940-1945.?? The suffering...

Luke David Graham Johnston 19, beloved by his family and friends has crossed over the river Jordan and has entered into eternal peace with Jesus Christ. Luke was born oneebruary 20, 1989 in Grahamstown, South Africa. Luke spent his early years enjoying travel with his family in places such as the Caribbean Islands, India, the Uneed Kingdom and the Uneed...

Pauline Polly F. May, age 87, died Thursday, September 4th at her Durham home surrounded by her loving family. A Durham native, Polly was born to the late Excell and Gillie Anne Hopsoneerrell oneebruary 18, 1921. Polly was a proud graduate of Lowe's Grove High School and in 1942 she graduated from the Watts Hospital School of Nursing. She was...

DURHAM-Shawna Alison McGinty died at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC on neember 15, 2016 at the age of 43. Shawna was born in Wilmington, NC on May 27, 1973 to Johnny and Patricia Woodell. Shawna is survived by her husband, Daniel McGinty Jr.; son, Jonathaneee Ritter of Tonawanda, NY; daughters, Brittany Ritter McFarland (Jake) of Buffalo, NY, and April...

Edgar Truman ???Bill??? Shulby, age 90, originally of Norristown, PA, passed away Monday, January 23 at home in Durham, NC. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Kathleen ???Kass??? O???Donnell Shulby. ??Bill and Kass had moved to Durham from Pinehurst, NC only 15 months earlier to be close to their daughter, Gail. Bill served in both the...

Butner, N.C. - Eddie L. Smith, age 81, died August 25 in nursing facility in Lawrenceville, Ga.He was a native of Telfair Co. Ga. and was the son of the late Rev. A. O. and Anee Mae Oneal Smith. Mr. Smith, a minister, educator and author retired from the Federal Prison System, Department of Education in Butner. He was a...

Pittsboro ??? Mr. Walter ???Wally??? William Yentsch, III, 53, husband of Cari Miller Yentsch, died Tuesday evening at UNC Hospitals, after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Mr. Yentsch was born in Glen Cove, NY to the late Walter William, Jr., and Carol Muller Yentsch.?? His family relocated to Pittsboro as a young boy.?? He was educated at Marymount...

Sandra Faye Allen Hill, 70, resident of 5712 Wake Forest Road, died Thursday evening. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late John aneerah Copley Allen. She retired as a CPA for an electrical contractor. Surviving are her son, John David Hill and wife, Sherri of Hillsborough, three grandchildren, John David Hill, Jr., Jason Alexander Sherron and Jacob...

Inez Stegall Jaynes died peacefully Saturday, neember 22, 2008 at Rose Manor Healthcare Center. Mrs. Jaynes recently celebrated her 96th birthday oneeptember 23rd. Born in Chester, SC to the late Joseph F. and Lonie Jackson Stegall, she was a long-time member of Ebeneer Baptist Church. Mrs. Jaynes is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Grasty of Durham, NC; her granddaughters: Debra...

Margaret Lucille Tippett Dixon, 91, of Oxford died July 3rd of 2018. She was born in Granville County on Jan. 1st, 1927, daughter of the late Farris Bragg Tippett and the late Joe Peace Tippett. Lucille is survived by her sons,Harry Dixon and his wife Sharon of Raleigh and Frank Dixon Jr. and wife Marietta of Asheville as well as...

Claire Feeney Deerin, 54, resident of 103 Abbotsford Ct., died Thursday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born ineewark, NJ, Claire was the daughter of Kathrine Beggans Feeney and the late Johneeeney. Claire possessed many wonderful attributes, most notably great wife, caring and loving mother and finally a woman who created long and lasting friendships. Surviving are her husband, Robert F....