Obituaries

James Duke Biddle Trent Semans 10 Dec. 1957???17 Dec. 2018 Death loves a shining mark.??? Edward Young (1683-1765) James Semans, 61, of Chapel Hill died Monday morning. James was the husband of Margaret W. Rich; son of the late Dr. James Hustead Semans and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans of Durham: and great-grandson of Benjamin Duke. He attended grammar school...

Durham ??? Steven Earl Gaddis, age 72, died at home peacefully oneecember 12, 2018. He was born in Knoxville, TN on March 4, 1946 to the late Hazel Ketner Gaddis and Brigadier General Norman C. Gaddis. Born into a military family, Steve???s early childhood years were formative ones growing up in post-war Germany aneengland, as well as Texas, Montgomery, AL,...

Jerry L. Norton passed away peacefully in his home oneecember 5, surrounded by his family. Jerry is survived by his wife, Sheila Robinson Norton; daughters, Robin Kirk, (Allan D) of Durham, NC and Dawn Norton (Torey Arvik) of Vallejo, CA; grandchildreneeric and Shannon Kirk, and Annika Arvik; sisters-in-law, Twylia Robinson Cribb (Jerry) and Ann Robinson of Wilmington, NC aneemily Robinson...

Thomas Haywood??Stark, 63, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away in his office oneecember 17, 2018. Tom??was born in Durham, North Carolina on August 3, 1955.??Tom??is survived by his wife Roxanne Bragg, sons Michael??Stark??(Emily) and Jonathan??Stark??(Sara), stepsoneevin Cash (Shereen), stepdaughter Lynn Bowling (Tripp), mother Betty Lou??Stark, brothers Walter??Stark??(Betsy) and Paul??Stark??(Traci), sister Sarah Anneeed (Charles), grandchildren Oliver, Reid aneeleanor??Stark, Joey Peneeton and...

Brandon Forrest Rawlins, age 41, of Durham, NC, was borneeptember 13, 1977 in Charlotte, NC. He graduated from Ledford High School and attended Guilford Tech Community College while educating himself to become an automotive technician. He moved to Durham and worked at Crown Honda for many years before finally becomineemployed at Mark Jacobson Toyota, where he became friends with everyone...

Margaret Lovelace Fessler, age 98, passed away peacefully oneeptember 25, 2018, in Durham NC. Margaret was a proud and dedicated mother, citizen, civil servant, and Kansan. She grew up in the Great Depression, began work early, married, had a daughter, was widowed ineer early 40s, aneeventually went on to a distinguished career as a secretary in the U.S. Department of...

Celebrating the Life of Betty Ruth Farmer Moore Sunrise: September 11, 1943 -?? Sunset:?? January 13, 2019 Betty Ruth Farmer Moore was born oneeptember 11, 1943, to the proud parents, Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Lucille Washington Farmer in Shorterville, Alabama. Betty accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age as a faithful member of New Salem Baptist Church...

Allan Talmage Preyer III, 65, of Chapel Hill, died neember 6, 2018, surrounded by his family.?? Allan was born May 21, 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was the son of Allan Talmage Preyer, Jr. and Margaret Glenn Preyer. A Tar Heel ???born and bred???, Allan grew up in Greensboro and Durham. Following his grandfather and father, Allan graduated from...

Oxford, NC Thomas Chafen Cook, 79, died unexpectedly on neember 5, 2018 after a tragic accident. Born to the late Clayton Thomas Cook and Ruby Etta Garner Cook on October 6, 1939 in Orange County, NC. TC met and married Betty Jean Cole. TC is survived by his three beautiful daughters; Cindy Cook (Gina), Beth Cook, and Christie Cook West...

A funeral mass for Adeline will be at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Durham on neember 15, 2018 at 12 noon. Inurnment will follow the mass in the church cemetery. Family and friends are invited after the burial for a reception in the church fellowship hall.

Edward Soulia, loving husband, father, and grandfather (Poppy) died at home on neember 4, 2018 after a brief illness. ??He was born on January 18, 1931 in Floral Park, NY, the only child of Catherine Ammerman aneedward J. Soulia. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Monahan Soulia, daughter, Renee Soulia, grandchildren, Michael and Lauren Billy, of Durham, sister-in-laws, Teresa...

Matt Vuolo, 94 years old, passed away on neember 18, 2018. Born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Matt graduated from New York Technical Institute and attended Rutgers Uneersity. He was a veteran in the Army Air Forces as aneerial gunner in B-17???s during World War II. He was an adult leader with Troop 21 Boy Scouts of America and during...

A funeral mass will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Monday, neember 12th, 2018 at 9 AM. A reception will follow the funeral mass for friends and family. A private burial will follow the reception. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Amedisys Hospice at 2609 Duke Street Suite 102 Durham, NC 27704.

DURHAM ??? Janee Elizabeth Benjamin, age 71, died peacefully at home surrounded by her children on neember 8th, 2018. She was born on neember 16th, 1946 to the late Weldon and Vivian Laiche. After graduating with honors from Georgetown Uneersity she dedicated her life to healthcare. She worked with Native American communities, moved on to work at NIH then on...

Durham ??? Shirley M. Kerth, age 87, died at Seasons at Southpoint senior living community on neember 10, 2018. She was born oneeptember 7, 1931 to the late Archie and Ruby McDaniel. Shirley was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was a graduate of Sea Breeze High School and Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama. She served as a...

CHAPEL HILL - Mildred Neville Gornto, 90, died neember 11, 2018. She was the only child of Dewitt Talmage Neville and Agnes Lacy Robertsoneeville of Chapel Hill, NC. Mildred grew up in Chapel Hill and graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1944 and from Women???s College in Greensboro, NC where she received a bachelor???s degree in primary education on...

GREENSBORO??? Margaret Southerland Peeler, age 88, died at the Care and Wellness Center on the campus of WhiteStone on neember 20th, 2018. She was born on April 6, 1930 in Bahama, NC to the late Samuel & Minee Southerland. Margaret lived her adult life in Raleigh, NC. She was surrounded by friends and family and played bridge as often as...

Leonard Polk Johnson, 89, of Oxford, NC died Friday, neember 16, 2018.?? He was born in Granville County on July 26, 1929 to his now predeceased parents, Wayne Carlton Johnson and Anee (Beasley) Johnson. Leonard enjoyed spending time outside and took on gardening as a favorite hobby.?? He was also a dedicated civil servant as he served proudly for almost...

Billie Nagy, 87, and Joy Nagy, 83, of Bullock, NC died tragically Friday, neember 16, 2018. Born August 16, 1931, in Prudence, WV, Billie was the son of the late Sam aneemma Nagy.?? Born October 29, 1935, in Buckhannon, WV, Joy was the daughter of the late Othel and Alda Welch. Billie and Joy were married on April 3, 1960...

On Thursday, neember 29, 2018, Daniel M. McGinty, loving husband of Dorothy?? (Driskel) passed away at the age of 74 in his home in Durham, NC. He was borneeptember 24, 1944, in Buffalo, NY.???? He married Dorothy on August 3, 1968. He is survived by his children; Kelly (Kyle) Hallmets, and Daniel (late Shawna) ??McGinty Jr.?? His grandchildren Margaret aneevelyne...