Obituaries

Kathleen ???Kass??? O???Donnell Shulby Kathleen ???Kass??? Elizabeth O???Donnell Shulby, age 90, passed away Wednesday, April 3rd at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. Her passing follows that of her beloved husband of 66 years, Edgar Truman ???Bill??? Shulby, by two years. Kass was born in Pittsburgh and raised ineeadon, PA. She graduated from Yeadon High School with a group of...

Virginia Joyce Dooley Rawlings, (Joyce), a Southerner with a capital S, passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Convalescent Center early on April 15th. ????She was 87 years old. Born and raised in the south, she loved her ???ciggies??? with a good cup of coffee and was neer shy about voicing her opinion but as a true southern woman, she was gracious,...

Lee Wood (Alexandria, VA) was an artist who selflessly shared her talents and her loving spirit with family, friends, and neighbors alike. Humble and self-critical, she neer fully understood or realized how profoundly her life and work inspired aneenriched those around her.?? She was born oneecember 1, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA and grew up in Greensburg, PA.?? Her fondest childhood...

On May 25, 2019, I beat cancer. Born on April 9th 1947 to Arthur and Charmaine Ferguson in Cobleskill, NY, I eventually settled in Wilson, NC graduating from Fike High School in 1965. I set off to see the world as a Navy Corpsman for 4 years and as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist for 46 years eventually retiring from UNC...

Jane Hercheneether Kirsch, age 72, died peacefully in Durham, North Carolina. Forever curious about the world around her, Jane was a lifelong learner who championed a wide variety of social causes through her tireless work as a voluneer, organeer and fundraiser. She was disappointed not to have lived loneenough to see Trump impeached. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Jane graduated from...

On June 21, 2019, Martha Frances Wade Fields Morton, 93, of Oxford, North Carolina, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ. Frances was born in Wayne County, the third child and first daughter of Walter Ray and Pearl Atkins Wade. She ???came up hard???; as a child of Depression era sharecroppers, she worked in the fields from an early...

On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, there was a celebration ineeaven as Janie Lee Neville Aneews was welcomed home by her loving Savior as she heard the words, "Well Done, Thy Good and Faithful Servant... Enter thou into the joy of the Lord." Matt. 25:21. Janie, the youngest of 12 children who have all predeceased her, was born on Christmas Day...

Henry Hansson (Hans) Himler was born August 30, 1943 ineestmineer, MD to Henry aneedith Himler, the eldest of their five children. He graduated from Westmineer High School in 1961 and from Western Maryland College in 1966 where he met his beloved wife, Dianne, on the rifle team. He served active military duty on the DMZ in Korea between 1966-1967, theneerved...

Elizabeth Anne Battle, 37, died at home unexpectedly. A Durham resident since 2011, she was born July 28, 1981 in Evanston, IL and was raised ineeerfield. Liz graduated from Deerfield High School and after receiving an Associate???s Degree from the College of Lake County, she worked for several years in banking. Liz was proud of her heritage ??? Irish oneer...

Lessie Barbour Brothers passed away from complications of Alzheimers on October 13 at Brookdale Chapel Hill. Born in Smithfield, NC to Callie Moore Barbour and John David Barbour, Lessie was the youngest of three. She is predeceased by her two brothers Curtis Barbour and John David Barbour Jr. Lessie was also predeceased by Joseph Daniel (JD) Brothers, her loving husband...

Stephanie Rose Ruth (Stella) was born on May 30th, 1921. The wife of Franklin Ruth, to whom she was married for 42 years, Stella had 2 children, 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, all of whom she loved???and who loved her???very dearly. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Franklin Ruth; her son, Ronald Ruth; and her parents Thomas and...

Paul Thomas LeClair, 60, of Durham, N.C. passed away unexpectedly at home oneeptember 2, 2018. He was born August 30, 1958 in Oswego, N.Y. to Leigh and Joan Lacey LeClair. He is survived by his wife Susan Squire LeClair, daughter Leah and son Eric, his father, his step-mother, Priscilla, his brothers, Tim (wife Rhea Anna) and Larry (wife Susan), his...

Hazel Blalock Viola, 81, died Saturday, October 20 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. She was born in Chatham County oneeptember 17, 1937, to the late Bernard and neer Sherron Blalock. Hazel graduated from the Watts School of Nursing, where she was need a member of the Santa Filomena Honor Society. She served Duke as a surgical nurse for 38 years, including...

On Friday, October 5, 2018, Merle J. Minor, 82, passed into his heavenly home after aneextended illness. He is predeceased by his parents Aubrey and Wava Minor and a brother Reade Minor. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 58 years, Peggy Ross Minor. He leaves two children a daughter Carolyn and Ryan Wise and a son William...

Stovall Amos Buford Rutledge, age 87, died peacefully surrounded by family oneecember 14, 2018. He was the son of the late Richard Anderson Rutledge and Ola Jane Burns Rutledge of Virginia.?? He was born ineecklenburg County on June 10, 1931 and resided in Granville County for many prosperous years with his late wife, Edith Rebecca Currin Rutledge. Amos was an...

Katherine Rankineeaver was born August 9, 1922, in Macon, Georgia, the oldest daughter of Myrtle and Goodwin Rankin. Growing up in Macon, she attended Miller High School and Wesleyan College, and married in July 1942 Charles Beaver, who was stationed nearby at Camp Wheeler Army Base. They lived in Little Rock, Arkansas (Camp Robinson), then Tyler, Texas (Camp Fannin), where...

Mae Love Chambers Currin, age 94, passed away peacefully at home oneecember 13, 2018. Born ineerson County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Chambers aneelizabeth Turner Chambers.?? She was a member of Roxboro Baptist Church ineer early years and became a member of Hester Baptist Church after marriage to Chaneer T. Currin, Sr. Mae Love had many accomplishments...

Durham ??? Mark Paul Gilbreath, age 55, died oneebruary 4th, 2019. He was born on June 30th, 1963 to Paul and Marjorie Gilbreath. Mark graduated from Northern High School, class of 1981. He graduated from the Uneersity of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1985. Mark worked for IBM and Builders Mutual Insurance. Mark loved exploring National Parks with his son,...

DURHAM ??? Barbara O???Brien, age 72, died peacefully Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer.?? She was surrounded by her loving family at home. She was born to the late Carl and Louise Gilliam in Alexandria, VA. While raising five children in Orange, CT, she and her husband John O???Brien owned and operated multiple restaurant franchises.?? In 1991, Barbara and...