Obituaries

Dr. Blaine S. Nashold, Jr. was born on neember 21, 1923 ineenox, South Dakota. He was raised ineenver, Colorado, and Mt. Vernon, Indiana, on his family farm and attended Indiana Uneersity where he met his wife Irene Halverson . At Ohio State Uneersity he awarded a Masters of Science Degree in Microbiology. After attaining his M.D. from the Uneersity of...

Dale Clark Smith, died Thursday at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Harry Hunter and Joyce Forsythe Clark. Dale was a house wife and a member of Oxford Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday June 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Oxford Baptist Church by Rev. Chris Aho....

CHAPEL HILL: Christos Chris Constantinos Katsiagianis Esq, 63, left this Earth in the company of family and friends to be reuneed with his loved ones and the communion of saints on June 19, 2014. He is survived by Wendy Jo Conklin Katsiagianis, his wife of 32 years, and Constantinos Ntinos Christos Katsiagianis, his son. He was preceded ineeath by his...

Mrs. Margaret Emma Diedrich peacefully passed away Monday afternoon, at her home in Chapel Hill, NC, while surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Bureau County, IL, daughter to the late Virgil Roush and Stella Gunning Roush. She is survived by her daughter, JoEllen Munee and her husband, William, of Chapel Hill; her granddaughter, Suzanne and husband, Vince Allen;...

John 14:1-3 Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also inee. In my father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself,...

OXFORD: Brenda Elaine Davis, age 66, died Monday evening at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the Kathleen Hite Davis and the late Lawrence Edward Davis. Brenda was a member of Amis Chapel Baptist Church and had been employed by Granville Medical Center and John Umstead. Brenda also loved going to the beach....

Jerrard Russell Maxwell, 84, passed quietly oneeptember 16, 2014 at Carillon Assisted Living in Hillsborough, NC. Jerry was born on July 3rd, 1930 at the Ohio State Uneersity Hospital, Columbus, OH to the late Paul Russell Maxwell and Leah Shelt Maxwell. Following graduation in 1949 from Howe Military School, Howe, IN, Jerry went on to serve in the Army as...

Brooke Elizabeth Hester Thompson, 34, passed away peacefully after a 7 year courageous battle with ACC (adrenal cortical carcinoma). Brooke was passionee about living life to the fullest. Being diagneed with a rare cancer would steal most people???s joy; however, Brooke didn???t let cancer win. Brooke was an advocate, encouraged and friend to many people diagneed with ACC. Brooke neer...

Oxford NC: Lynwood Bryan Hughes,SR. With his family by his side, our loving husband and daddy, Lynwood Bryan Hughes, Sr. joined the angels on Friday, August 15th, after an extended illness. Lynwood was born July 19, 1931 in Oxford and is survived by his family, who will love and cherish him forever. He was a committed and dedicated servant, having...

Virginia Lee Wu, 85, of Durham, NC on July 14, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Guo Wei Li and Moyun Yung Li. She was predeceased by her husband Alfred Wu in 1969 and her granddaughter Claire Yung-Ming Truskey in 1996. Virginia is survived by her daughters Karen Wu, Anna Wu and Teresa Wu, grandsoneeter Truskey and granddaughter...

DURHAM - Mrs. Geraldine Ross Sheehy, 90, of 3121 Cheek Road, Durham, NC, died Thursday, neember 13, 2014 at her residence. A native of Durham, she was the wife of the late John Burke Thomas and the late Albert H. Sheehy, and the daughter of the late Ioma Flowers Ross and Otho Settle Ross. She is survived by her soneevin...

Oxford: Janet H. Barlowe, 79, of Oxford, dies Wednesday July 9, 2014 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Hicks and Mabel Hicks Halstead. The widow of Felix Russell Barlowe, she was a retired employee of the Oxford Crdit Union, and she was a member of Hester Baptist...

DURHAM ??? Richard D. Sloan, 75, of Durham died Wednesday, neember 19, 2014. A native of New York, Richard was the son of the late Paul Sloan and Mary Cain Sloan. He enlisted in the US Navy at age 17, serving for seveneears, earning two good conduct medals and an armed forces expeditionary medal. Uponeeaving the Navy, Richard went to...

OXFORD: Janet Arleen Trivett age 55 died Sunday, neember 16, 2014. A native of Merced, CA, she was the daughter of James William Bradley and the late Ruth DeVore Bradley. Janet was of the Baptist faith and was a CNA. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am Wednesday, neember 19, 2014 at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Chapel by Reverend...

Joan Lash of Chapel Hill, North Carolina June 30, 1951 ??? December 24th, 2014 Joan Lash, 63, master of surprises, curator of traditions, creator of homes, world traveler, professional voluneer, devoted wife, loving mother, caring aunt, sister, and stepdaughter, and gracious friend, left us on the morning of Christmas Eve with her husband and son by her side. Joan loved...

Aneew ???Buddy??? Davis, 70, of Sanford crossed into heaven on neember 13, 2014. Buddy was born on April 2, 1944 in Virginia to Leroy A. Davis and Francis White Davis and grew up in Rocky Mount, N.C.. Buddy is a veteran of the Uneed States Air Force. He was married to the late Elizabeth New Davis, and together they raised...

John McLaughlin October 14, 1936 - neember 18, 2014 Fearrington ???? Born in Milwaukee, WI on October 14, 1936, to J. Gerald aneerna Timm McLaughlin, John Bruce McLaughlin passed away at home, peacefully, surrounded by his family, in the warmth of the morning sun on neember 18, 2014. ?? Ineetween, he led a full and adventurous life, devoting himself energetically...

Mabel Roany Johnson Hancock, age 92, of Chapel Hill, NC crossed over the river to the shade of the trees Friday, January 02, 2015. Mabel was born to the late Syd and Ocie Johnson oneebruary 15, 1922 in Chatham County, North Carolina where she would reside until her death. There, she met her first husband Russell ???Lee??? McGhee, Sr and...

STEM: Judy Stamper Gooch 62, of Stem Died Saturday neember 15, 2014. A native of Rowan County, she was the daughter of Fred Stamper aneedna Mae Royal Stamper of China Grove. She was a registered nurse at the Durham Clinic and the neeye, Ear, nee, and Throat Clinic in Durham. She was a Jehovah???s Witness in Oxford NC. Funeral services...

Evelyneebster Upchurch, age 91, died peacefully Sunday, neember 30, 2014 at the Roxboro Nursing Center. A native of Durham, she was born April 7, 1923 to the late Hildred and Maude Whitfield Webster. Evelyn is survived by her daughter-in-law, Mary Upchurch of Cary, NC; three brothers, Reuben, Ted and Willis Webster; and two grandchildren, John Gregory Upchurch and Jeremy Lee...