Obituaries

Suzanne Sweeney Valliere, age 65, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, neember 7, 2105 at her Durham home. She was born in Biddeford, Maine to Irene V. Cyr Sweeney and the late John E. Sweeney. Suzanne graduated from St. Louis High School in Biddeford, Maine. While her daughters were young, she worked as an Avoneepresentative and held...

DURHAM, NC: Robert Ehrlich Eiland, 71, died Thursday after a long illness. Bob was born neember 27, 1943 in Torrance, CA to the late Ehrlich and Marilee Eiland. He spent a portion of his childhood in Badin, NC prior to the family moving to Lower Burrell. Bob graduated from New Kensington High School in 1962, receiving his B.S. in business...

Oxford Jim Hobgood, Age 81, passed away Tuesday neember 24, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was a lifetime resident of Oxford, a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Jim was the son of the late Alvin and Mattie Hobgood of Oxford. He was retired from Burlington Industries after 50 years of service, as well as a...

Mary White Cheek, age 99, passed away peacefully oneecember 2, 2015 at Croasdaile Retirement Community. She was born in Chatham County to Lydia Tysor and Robert L. White neember 4, 1916. Mary moved to Chapel Hill with her mother at the age of 5 after the death of her father. She was educated in the Chapel Hill schools and attended...

Cruz-Durham Dateline Ms. Cresencia ???Chris???, ???Ising??? Toledo Cruz, 81, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on neember 27, 2015 at Duke Hospital, while surrounded by her beloved family. Born in the Philippines oneeptember 14, 1934, Chris was the middle child of seven children. She is survived by brothers and sisters, Frank, Dory, Nina, and Manny,...

Wallace ???Wally??? Jackson neember 23, 1930 ??? neember 29, 2015 DURHAM- Wallace ???Wally??? Jackson passed away early Sunday.?? He was attended by his loving partner, Waltraud Berneein.?? Dr. Jackson was Professor Emeritus of English at Duke Uneersity, where he taught and continued his studies for more than 35 years.?? He was a respected scholar of William Blake and Alexander Pope,...

Samuel Rankin Fisher, MD, died oneednesday, neember 25, 2015, with his loving family by his side. He was sixty-five years old. Dr. Fisher was a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery and communication Sciences at Duke Uneersity Health System. He was a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the...

Dr. Steven Vogel, 75, of Croasdaile Village, Durham, died Tuesday, neember 24, 2015. He was born ineeacon, New York, the son of Max and Jeanette Rachel Vogel, on April 7, 1940 and was educated in the Beacon public schools and at Oakwood Friends School, Poughkeepsie. After receiving a Bachelor???s degree at Tufts Uneersity, he earned Master???s and Doctoral degrees in...

Sarah ???Sally??? Long Jobsis, 86, died after an extended argument with the ravages of time. She was born neember 18, 1929 in Baltimore to William and Catherine (Mullen) Long. Sally graduated from the Uneersity of Maryland, where she majored in Sociology. After marriage (the late Frans Jobsis), her adult years began in Ann Arbor, MI aneended in Durham, where her...

David C. Steinmetz June 12, 1936 ??? neember 26, 2015 DURHAM-David C. Steinmetz, age 79, of Durham died, Thursday, neember 26, 2015 at UNC Hospital. David was born June 12, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Walter Curtis Steinmetz and Lucy Margaret Binderbasen Steinmetz. David was a historian of late medieval aneearly modern Christianity. He received his BA in...

DURHAM- Han Quang Nguyen, 65, died Wednesday, January 20 at Duke Medical Center. Han was born in Hanoi, Vietnam; he was the son of the late Dieu Thi and Ho Quang Nguyen. Han was a parishioner of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Nga Nguyen; sons, Dai Nguyen and Duy Nguyen; daughter, Van Bartes; brothers, Han Nguyen and...

Douglas ???Doug??? Schner, passed away peacefully oneecember 8, 2015 at his residence in Durham. Doug was 78 years old. He was born ineew York City in 1937 to the late Charles and Maxine Carson Schner. Doug grew up on Long Island where he went to Woodmere Schools and was an avid member on the football, basketball and track teams. He...

Ruth Sturdivant Peninger, age 85, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend died peacefully oneecember 28, 2015 ineer home with family by her side. Ruth was born oneebruary 8, 1930 in Chatham County to the late William R. and Novie Eubanks Sturdivant. She was preceded ineeath by her loving and devoted husband, Donald M. Peninger. She...

Please visit the following link to enjoy a tribute to Donee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTzmxcw8bbo Donovan J. ???Donee??? Murray, 79, died Tuesday at Hock Pavilion of Duke Hospice following an extended illness. A Durham native, he was borneeptember 8, 1936 to Joseph and Lola (Cone) Murray. He attended Oak Grove School all 12 grades and completed 2 years at NC State Uneersity. Donee...

CHAPEL HILL: Mary Louise (Milam) Creed, 90, of Chapel Hill and Surry, ME died oneecember 25, 2015 beneath a brilliant, Christmas, full moon. Louise was born in the Philippines oneeptember 25, 1925 to Mary Louise (Wilson) Milam and Daniel Franklin Milam, M.D. Louise grew up traveling the world with her family until they settled in Chapel Hill in the1930???s. She...

Oxford: Wilbur Lee Owen, 73, of Oxford, passed away at Duke Medical Center oneecember 28, 2015. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, John Early ???Jack??? Owen and Lelia Riggan Owen, his brothers Richard, Bernard, Erby Gene, and sisters Sarah Puckett, Susie Blalock, Ethel Lumpkin, and Jerlean Woody. He is survived by his sons Kenneth ???Ken??? Wilbur Owen (wife, Valerie)...

Eugene Howard Stallings, Sr., 90, began his eternal rest on Sunday, January 3, 2016. Howard, the oldest son of the late Eugene Wheless and Ruby C. Stallings was borneecember 6, 1925, in Franklin County where he resided until moving to Oxford in 1965. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years Emma Leigh Strange; three sons:...

OXFORD: Kathryn Maurne Gillespie, age 69, died Wednesday, neember 7, 2012 at Brantwood Nursing Facility. She was born in Baltimore, MD and was the daughter of Gladys White Trujillo of Oxford and the late James Smith. Mrs. Gillespie was of the Baptist faith and had retired from Revlon. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, neember 10, 2012 at Gentry-neell...

STEM: Burley Benton Adcock, age 80 of 4525 Culbreth Road, Stem, NC died at his home oneednesday, neember 07, 2012. Born in Granville County he was the son of the late Melvineenjamin and Alma Brooks Adcock. He was a member of Hester Baptist Church, a graduate of Oak Hill High School and was an alumnus of North Carolina State Uneersity....

OXFORD: James Lauriston Elliott, died, neember 21, 2012 at Granville Medical Center. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Raymond Jordan and Mabel Eakes Elliott. Lauriston was a longtime member of the Oxford Lion's Club and operated Elliott's Jewelry for 12 years. He was a veteran of the US Navy. Funeral services will...