Obituaries

Ruby S. Ferrell, 95, formerly of Durham, died Monday, October 13 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Mrs. Ferrell was a member of Calvary Uneed Methodist Church in Durham and retired from Southerneell with 36 years of service. She was the daughter of Herbert A. Seagroves and Lillian Foy Utley Seagroves. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 15 at 11:00 AM,...

Edith Whitaker Conyers, age 85, died Wednesday evening at the Franklin Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitationeenter. A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon R. and Lena Vaughan Whitaker. A long-time member of Ebeneer Uneed Methodist Church, Edith will be fondly remembered for her great spirit and wonderful sense of humor. She is survived by her...

Jean Anthony Baird Shambley was born in Haywood County, Tenn. oneecember 24, 1925 died Feb.5th 2020 in Durham, NC.?? Her parents were Walter Leslie Baird and Hattie Gertrude Stewart Baird.?? Her mother died when she was 4 years old and was raised by Unee Herman Alfonso and Sallie Jacocks in Bradenton, Fla.???? She graduated from Bradenton High School in 1943....

Mrs. Rachel L. Eubanks, 87, of Pearly Lane, Pittsboro, NC died on Friday, September 18, at Siler City Care and Rehabilitation in Siler City, NC. Borneebruary 1, 1922, in Chatham County, Mrs. Eubanks was the daughter of Gertrude Elkins. She was a wife, mother, and a member of New Salem Church. Mrs. Eubanks is survived by two sons, Charlie Eubanks...

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John William Brewer, Jr., age 88, died the evening of March 27 after a period of declining health. Mr. Brewer was a native of Chatham County and moved to Durham at an early age. He was the son of the late John W. Brewer aneeva Coleman Brewer. John was a veteran of WW II, serving as a first sergeant in...

Franklinton: Patricia Cook Vaughn, age 77, died neember 11, 2012 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Yoshida Cook. Mrs. Vaughan was the owner of the Bargain Store and a member of Union View Baptist Church. Services for Mrs. Vaughan will be held at a later...

Paul was born in Iowa and raised ineew Jersey, but lived in Durham for most of his life.?? He graduated from Duke Uneersity in 1969, and made his home here until his untimely death.?? A graduate of the UNC School of Social Work, he devoted most of his career to working with adults with mental illness.?? He was a strong...

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...

Gladys Cates Roberts, 92, former resident of 3115 Rosebriar Drive, died Saturday morning in Hillsbrough. Born in Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Cates and Ina Montgomery Cates. Mrs. Roberts attended the Durham City Schools and had lived in Durham most of her life. She was employed for 35 years with Erwin Cotton mills and...

Mary Jane Strayhorn Garrard Whitaker passed away in Camden, Maine oneecember 1, 2011, at the age of 95. She had just celebrated a joyful Thanksgiving with her family and was able to say goodbye to many of those who loved her. Born, raised, and schooled in Durham, Mary Jane married Lewis G. Garrard 1913 - 1971 in 1937 and moved...

Mae Williams Lamm, 90, resident of 3007 Pickett Road, died Saturday Morning in Duke Uneersity Hospital. She was born on a farm in Norlina, NC. Her parents were the late Richard Samuel Williams aneeulalia May Vaughan Williams. After high school, Mae moved to Durham to attend Beauty School. Mrs. Lamm served her country during WWII in the U. S. Navy....

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...

Faye Crabtree Murphy, 47, resident of 8307 Staggville Road, died Saturday afternoon in Durham Regional Hospital. Faye was born in Durham and was the daughter of the late Earsey Weldon Crabtree and Heleneeneen Crabtree. She was a member of Mount Bethel Uneed Methodist Church.Surviving are her husband, Eddie Murphy of Bahama; her brother, Ray Crabtree of Bahama and two nephews,...

Mrs. Virginia Guill Nichols, 93, resident of 2828 Nation Avenue, died Friday morning in Duke Medical Center. Mrs. Nichols was born in Halifax County, VA and was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Guill and Pearl Meeler Guill. She moved to Durham in 1930 from South Boston, VA. Mrs. Nichols was employed with the Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company...

DURHAM: Pedro V. Mendoza, 89, died at home Wednesday after a brief illness. A native of the Philippines, he and his wife, the late Florencia Mendoza, came to the U.S., in 1977 to be close to family. Mr. Mendoza had worked in sales with the Jai Alai Corp. He lived through the joys and accomplishments of his children and grandchildren,...

Beatrice Womble Moore Miles, 84, of Morehead City Tuesday at Century Care of Crystal Coast. Mrs. Miles was borneebruary 15, 1921 in Chapel Hill to the late Walker Womble and the late Alice Mecham Womble. Surviving are one daughter, Betsy M. DeCampo and husband Joseph of Morehead City; one soneeugene

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...

Edmond Bruce Weatherly, 77, resident of 3509 Wake Forest Hwy. died Tuesday afternoon in the Hospice at the Meadowlands. He was a native of Durham and was the son of the late Albert Thomas Weatherly and Lyda Nichols Weatherly. He was a graduate of Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Weatherly retired after 31 years with the Liggett...

Marie Gardner Munley, 95, resident of Carolina House, Durham, NC, died Monday afternoon. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Surviving is her son, William J. Munley, Jr. and his wife, Elaine of Durham, NC; four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 11:00 AM Saturday, March 24, 2007 in St. Matthew Catholic Church. Fr....