Obituaries

Thomas James Brown, Sr., age 88, died Friday, neember 30, at the Seasons at Southpoint in Durham. Tom was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Edward L. and Mary Adams Brown. Tom grew up ineellerose, Queens and graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, NY. Upon graduating from high school, Tom joined the U.S Navy. He served in...

Dan Blaneette, 46 died unexpectedly in the home he loved in Bynum, NC on neember 26, 2012. Dan is predeceased by his father, E F "Buddy" Blaneette and is survived by a large family whom he loved dearly. His mother Eileen G Fairburn Blaneette of Charlotte, NC, sister Frances Farrell and husband, David of Chapel Hill, NC, brother Paul Blaneette,...

Vernoneean Dreyer of Pittsboro, NC, died peacefully at age 97 oneecember 16, 2012 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. Dean was born March 30, 1915 ineergus Falls, MN, one of six children born to Johann John and Annah Bryson Dreyer. Dean married Virginia E. Jones in Ypsilanti, MI on Jan. 20, 1940. Ginny preceded him ineeath on March 1,...

Join us in sharing your prayers and support for the families and community of Newtown, Connecticut as they grieve the loss of their loved ones: Charlotte Bacon, 6; Rachel D'Avino, 29; Olivia Engel, 6; Dylan Hockley, 6; Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, 47; Jesse Lewis, 6; Ana Marquez-Greene, 6; Grace McDonnell, 7; Anne Marie Murphy, 52; Emilie Parker, 6; Noah Pozner, 6;...

DURHAM- Richard J. "Dick" Schlegel, 90 of Durham died Monday, neember 26, 2012 at his home. Dick was raised in Stamford, CT and joined the Army Air Corps at an early age. He was a proud veteran having flown 72 successful missions as a P-38 pilot, including cover for American troops during the invasion at Normandy. Uponeeturning home following WWII,...

Mary Frances Bridges, age 91, died Thursday, February 7th at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was born in Oklahoma to the late George aneethal Tindale Wilson. Mary was a member of Peace & Harmony Baptist Church in Franklinton and the Americaneegion Women's Auxiliary ineedlands, CA She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Ames and husband, Tony, of Franklinton; her sister, Lola...

Frances Edeburn Slavin, beloved wife of Jack Slavin of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away oneebruary 27, 2013 after a brief illness. Born on January 23, 1929 in Indiana, PA, Frances was the daughter of the late Charles and Frances Woodburn. She was a graduate of the Uneersity of Pennsylvania. Frances married James Edeburn on October 29, 1955, and was the...

DURHAM-Dolores Joaneestito McDunnah, 68, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness at Duke Memorial Hospital oneebruary 12, 2013. She was born May 31, 1944 ineew York City, NY Joaneetired in 2007 from GTE/Verizon after 30 years. She enjoyed crocheting, the beach, cooking Italian food, soap operas, reading, and traveling to spending time with family and friends. She will be fondly...

Col. John F. Mallard, known by his friends and family as "Frank" was promoted to glory oneednesday, January 30, 2013. He was born in Jones County, NC, December 28, 1917 to the late Roy Franklin Mallard and Myrtle Lee Banks. In June 1939 he graduated from the Uneersity of North Carolina, and in July he was commissioned as a Second...

Kyle Lee Simpson, 57, passed away unexpectedly in his home oneebruary 3, 2013. He was born in Richland, Wa. on January 31, 1956, to the late Charles and Janie Ann Simpson. He graduated from Columbia High School in in 1974 in Richland, Wa. and from Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wa. in 1976. He met his future wife, Jenee Laurie...

Charles Howard Lochmuller, 72, died at home Saturday. A native of New York City, he was a graduate of Manhattan College. He theneeceived the PhD. in chemistry from Fordham Uneersity. After a fellowship in analytical chemistry at Purdue Uneersity, Dr. Lochmuller joined the faculty of Duke Uneersity. He was chairman of the Chemistry Dept. from 1982-87, and later, Director, Center...

Eileen Mary Veladota, age 72, died Monday February 11, at Kineed Healthcare oneettigrew St. in Durham. Eileen was born in Bronx, NY to the late Jeremiah Kinsella Durick aneelizabeth McLaughlin Durick. Eileen taught first grade for thirty-four years at Mater Christi School in Burlington, VT. She moved to Durham, NC and taught kindergarteners at Immaculata Catholic School for five years....

Frederick Ted B. Gervais, Colonel, Uneed States Air Force Retired, loving husband for 68 years to Doris Dobby, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, unee, and a proud and honorable veteran, passed away at the age of 90 at The Pavilion, Croasdaile Village, Durham, North Carolina, with his loving family at his side. Ted was born oneebruary 18, 1922 in Lawton, Oklahoma....

Louis Berini, loving son, husband and father, age 98, passed away on July 17 at the Croasdaile Pavilion. He was borneebruary 5, 1914 in Thayer, West Virginia to the late Tony Berini and Carolina Brusa Berini. The family moved to Durham in 1929 when his father brought his skills as a stone mason to the construction of the new campus...

Helen Elizabeth Albert Pope, loving daughter, wife and mother, age 91, died oneeptember 26 at the Hock Family Pavilion. She was borneeptember 17, 1921 in Alamance County, North Carolina to the late Samuel Grover and Louisa Laws Albert. Helen was a longtime member of Carr Uneed Methodist Church. She and her husband William Everett Pope were the owners of the...

Catherine Watts Vaughn of Pittsboro, NC completed this life's journey on October 18, 2012. Catherine was born in Bangor, ME on October 28, 1940, attended an Episcopal boarding school for girls ineendham, NJ for her highschool and obtained a bachelor's degree in business from Arizona State Uneersity. After careers with Westinghouse in Phoenix, the city of Albuquerque and as a...

Horace Leon Hill, 75, died Tuesday morning, September 18, at Duke Hospital. He was born in Shelby, NC to the late E.B. and Vera Champion Hill oneecember 25, 1936. Horace graduated from N.C. State in 1959 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. An avid State sports fan, he enjoyed playing golf in his spare time. Horace is survived by his...

Anyone who met Ken Trout only knew him as a kind, loving, open and giving man. Ken had a unique gift of insightfulness into humaneehavior learning more about a person within minees than the person knows of themselves. Friends knew Ken as a man who lived life with passion, loved all people he met, had a unique and honest view...