Obituaries

Bobby Lucas Wester, 75, of Franklinton died Friday, neember 1, 2013 at home. Bobby was born on January 29, 1938 to the late Joseph Clyde Wester and Sadie Guptoneester. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Bobby loved fishing and neer found anything brokenee could not fix. It gave him great joy to help his family and friends. Bobby...

Estrella Marced Vega Arista, 94, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 3rd. Mrs. Vega was a longtime teacher at the Wallace-Rosehill High School. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Luis R. Vega and son, Francis Vega. Surviving are: two sons, Luis Vega of Falls Church, VA aneenrique Vega of Rutherfordton; two daughters in law, Susaneega of...

Evelyn Murphy McNeill Sims died peacefully thirty-six days before her 104th birthday on Saturday morning, neember 2, 2013 at Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC. Born oneecember 8, 1909 to the late Daniel B. and Frances I. King McNeill in Lumberton, NC. She was the oldest of five daughters being followed by Frances lrene, Mary Ruth, Emma King...

Mr. Stephen William Hart, age 91 of Mountain Creek community, Oxford, died Saturday, neember 16, 2013 at Granville Medical Center. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late W. W. Hart and Cora Frazier Hart. Mr. Hart was a member of Mountain Creek Baptist church, where he served as deacon, chairman of usher, and was...

Nancy Carol Hoerning Brown, age 48, died peacefully Monday, neember 4, 2013 ineer Pittsboro home surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born in Brooklyn, NY to Edward F. and Gertrude Swezey Hoerning. She was a member of the Church of the Holy Family in Chapel Hill and worked as a registered nurse at Duke Medical Center for twenty-six years....

Oxford, NC Donna Marie Gaul, age 59, passed away oneebruary 24, 2020 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center.?? She was born to the late Richard E. Hintz aneethel May Caramico-Hintz on January 30, 1961 in Patterson, New Jersey. Donna was a warm, welcoming woman who neer met a stranger.?? She loved her family, her faith, and all of her many ???other...

Oxford, NC Dorothy Critcher Walker, age 95, died oneebruary 3, 2020. She was born to the late Willie Critcher and Frances Mangum Critcher oneeptember 13, 1924 in Granville County. Dorothy was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother and a lifelong resident of Granville County. She was an active member of Tabb???s Creek Baptist Church; where she was the treasurer...

Billy W. Summerell of Durham, age 87, crossed over Jordan to his eternal home ineeaven on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.?? He was born March 1, 1932 to the late Paul and Gertie Summerell. Billy graduated from Mebane High School and loved to tell anyone who would listen about his high school football career, of which he was quite proud.?? However,...

Erika Wolff Guttentag, 102, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, died Sunday at The Forest at Duke ineer adopted home of Durham, NC Born ineermany, Mrs. Guttentag lived loneenough to have traveled by horse-drawn carriage in the one-time province of Pomerania and to have taught computer skills in the Bay Area of California, where she lived for nearly fifty years....

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Oxford, NC Yvonne ???Dixie??? Hutto Hobgood, age 82, died unexpectedly oneebruary 13, 2019. She is the daughter of the late Barney Harvey Hutto and Ola Estelle Barker Hutto of Rock Hill, SC. Dixie was a Christian woman who loved children, her family, the beach, music and life. Dixie is survived by her daughters, Patrice McAbee Moore (Brian), Janet McAbee, Valerie...

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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...