Obituaries

DURHAM ??? Dorothy Caroline Knittel Cornell, age 86, died oneecember 9, 2019. She was born on April 26, 1933 ineew Castle, PA, the only child of Henry Carl Knittel and Margaret Shirk Knittel. Dorothy battled cancer for 7 years, meeting its new challenges and continuing to live life fully.?? At her passing she was surrounded by family, and had received...

Michele Marie (LaRocca) Nelsoneent to her eternal rest oneec. 8, 2019 in Durham, NC with her husband & children at her side. Michele was born to Patricia (Maher) Filice & Tito Samuel LaRocca oneec. 9, 1957 in San Jose, CA. She attended St. Lucy???s Elementary & graduated from Archbishop Mitty HS ???76. Michele attended San Jose State & Sacramento State...

DURHAM ??? Juliette Johnson Trask, a Durham native, died oneecember 12 surrounded by her family. Julie was a loving wife, sister and mother, and a proud and active grandmother. Julie is survived by her husband, Tallman Trask III; mother, Juliette Davis Johnson; siblings, Marcia Johnsoneelford and William Hutchins Johnson, Jr.; daughter, Kellie McDonald; stepchildren, Merrill Trask-Price and Tallman Trask, IV;...

Maria (Mary) Burak Szadek, 93, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on neember 21, 2019. She was born in Buraczki, Poland oneecember 10, 1925. After WWII ineecember 1951, Mary and her late husband, Joseph John Szadek, came to the Uneed States. On June 6, 1958, she became a citizen of the Uneed States of America in the US...

Sylvia Williams Herweyer, 83, of Bahama, died on Sunday, neember 24, 2019.?? She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, daughter of the late Willis and Verlie Williams.?? She graduated from Brookville High School in Lynchburg and Medical College of Virginia in Richmond with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. As a nurse, she served in various capacities;?? home health nurse,...

Oxford, NC Marguerite Elliott West, age 84, died on neember 26, 2019 at Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. She was born to the late Zebuleon Vance Elliott and Lonie Elizabeth Elliott on neember 23, 1935 in Granville County. Marguerite was a lifetime resident of Granville County.?? She met and married her husband in 1956 and raised two children. ??While...

Oxford, NC Margaret Louise Seabolt Finch, age 86, died on neember 23, 2019 She was born to the late Eugene Seabolt and Roselyneeadows Seabolt on May 15, 1933 in North Carolina. Margaret is survived by her children, Sylvia Finch, Bruce Finch and Steve Finch and many loving family and friends who will miss her greatly. Margaret was preceded ineeath by...

Nicholas Parris passed away on Monday, neember 11, 2019 after a long battle with dementia. He was 81 years old. Nick spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area. He was the son of Greek immigrants from Asia Minor and served in the U.S. Army in Korea in the late 1950s. While working full-time, he put himself through college...

Marion Laird, 90, of Chapel Hill died on neember 12, 2019.?? She was born in Atlanta, GA to Savelle and Margaret Price Bonavita and grew up in Columbia SC.?? She graduated from Coker College in Hartsville, SC where she cultivated her beautiful singing voice, studied languages and was known fondly as ???Googie???.?? She sang in public venues and on radio...

Oxford, NC Lucius Leon Barker, Jr, age 85, died on neember 29, 2019. ??He was born to the late Lucius Leon Barker and Marie Tillotson Barker on April 28, 1934 in Vance County. Lucius was a strong man who was a tobacco farmer, a devoted man and a good father. His wife of 61 years, Nancy and he raised three...

Clement ???Clem??? Barbaza, age 98, a resident of Durham, NC, died Tuesday, neember 26, 2019. Mr. Barbaza was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Staten Island, New York.?? He was the son of the late Emily and Anthony Barbaza.?? He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. After serving in the Navy during WWII,...

Robert Holden Wilkinson, Jr. MD., age 87, died at Duke Hospital on neember 28, 2019. He was born on October 11, 1932, to the late Robert Holden and Gladys Duvall Wilkinson He graduated from High School in Northern Virginia. He then attended the College of William and Mary and received a B.S. in Biology in 1954. He earned his medical...

DURHAM ??? Peggy Hilliard, age 75, died in Durham at Carolina Point, Pruitt Healthcare where she was under Hospice care on 12/30/2019. She was born on 10/5/1944 to the late Homer aneelizabeth Davis. She graduated as an LPN from the Watts School of Nursing in 1963.?? She then worked as an LPN and in EKG at Watts and later at...

DURHAM ??? Barbara L. Adams, 77, died at Duke Uneersity Hospital on 12/25/2019. She was born on neember 12, 1942 ineevelland, Texas to the late George B. and Barbara C. (Goodloe) Adams. Raised in the small towns of Texas, she graduated from Gatesville High School in 1961. She was very musically talented and played the bass fiddle in the school's...

Harry Applewhite Whitaker, Jr., 89, died at The Forest at Duke oneecember 29, 2019.?? He was born on May 5, 1930 in Rocky Mount, NC to the late Sallie Boyd and Harry Applewhite Whitaker, Sr.?? He graduated from Rocky Mount High School and was an Eagle Scout. Harry graduated from Davidson College in 1952 and Duke Uneersity Medical School in...

DURHAM ??? Sally Pickett, age 93, died at her home peacefully accompanied by her daughter, son-in-law and loving companion oneecember 23, 2019. She was born oneecember 2, 1926 in Roxboro, NC to the late George and Maggie Yarboro Rhew. Sally was a faithful member of Yates Baptist Church for many years. She was a member of the Matthew T. Yates...

Durham, NC- Dr. Arthur Lothar Tilo Alt, age 88 passed away at Franklin Manor, Younsgsville, NC oneecember 29, 2019.?? He was born on October 14, 1931 to the late Karl Arthur Alt aneeditha Puhlman Alt.?? He was born in Batavia, Java, Indonesia.?? The family returned to their native Germany in 1933 where Tilo grew up ineest Berlin. Tilo moved to...

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...

DURHAM ??? Robert (Bob) William Dotson, age 69, died oneecember 11, 2019. He was born oneebruary 16, 1950 in Wheeling, WV to Samuel Charles Dotson, Jr. MD and Campsa Sneeker Dotson. He grew up in Cameron, WV and the family moved to Morgantown, WV in the fall of 1960. He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1968. He received a...

Carol Drake Morgan, 72, died peacefully on Christmas morning ineer home in Durham. Her husband of 50 years was holding her hand. Through her three-decade career as a teacher, she leaves behind a legacy of nurturing intelligence, curiosity, and kineess. Her greatest legacy is the loving family she built and sustained. Her survivors include her husband, Dean Morgan; her children...