Obituaries

Ruth Joan Smith Ewing (known as Joan, pronounced JoAnn) was a complex, intelligent, loyal and faithful person. An obituary will not capture the fullness of her life and the life she gave to others. Joan died peacefully at Carol Woods from complications of Parkinson???s Disease. A native of Emporia, Kansas, Joan grew up in a moderately Republican family where she...

DURHAM - Kenneth Eugene Sealy, 87, of Durham, NC passed away peacefully in his sleep oneeptember 1, 2018. He was born in Elmira, NY on January 14, 1931 to Ivan aneella Sealy, He graduated from Geneva High School in 1950. Ken joined the Uneed States Air Force in 1951 and served in the Korean War. After he retired from General...

Joseph Frank Podgurski, 90, was taken from us by God???s angels on??August 3, 2018. His suffering has ended, and he has joined our Mom. Joe was born and raised in Philadelphia. After high school, where he was the band???s Concert Master. He enlisted in the US Navy, serving in WW ll.?? Following discharge, Joe met the love of his life,...

Oxford, NC Richard Lee Goldthwaite, 70, died at his residence with family oneeptember 1, 2018. Born in Biddeford, Maine to the late Edward Wilbur Goldthwaite and Annette Regina Jette on a cold February day. Richard retired to Oxford to be closer to family. He worked ineesearch Trianee for several years and grew to love the area. Richard was an avid...

Lucinda McMichael Paris, much loved wife, mother and friend, died at Duke Hospital on August 4. She is survived by her husband John Staddon, her sister Charlotte Pelon of Durham, and two children: Charlie Paris who lives near Boulder, CO, and Anne Paris, who lives with her husband Barclay Collins and two daughters in Arlington VA. Cindy was born on...

Walter Eugene Shackelford, Sr. March 24, 1920 ??? May 27, 2016. Walter Shackelford, long-time Durham resident and custom photographer, passed away peacefully at age 96 at the Uneed Methodist Retirement Home at Croasdaile Village. During a career that spanned over 35 years, he photographed couneess weddings aneevents, and he was a fixture at the annual Durham Debutante Ball. His distinctive...

Charles Thomas "Tom" Harton died peacefully on Saturday the 10th of September after several months of illness. Tom was born oneeptember 9, 1940 to the late Roman Albert, aneedith McPherson Harton. Tom graduated from Durham High School in 1958 and attended Campbell College. He was retired from UNC Psychiatry as department librarian in 2002. Tom taught tennis, was loyal and...

CHAPEL HILL-Kelly Wright, a long time resident of Chapel Hill, died May 1st at her home. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Kelly had a creative soul and was always a vivacious presence in the lives of those she touched. Kelly is survived by her husband of 12 years, Tristaneee Sylvester, her sons, Jasper and Aidan Sylvester;...

David Clarke Bailey Sr., in Durham, North Carolina, on Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was 82. Born August 31, 1933, in Sullivan, Illinois, he received a Bachelor???s degree ineechanical engineering from The Uneersity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dave was a long-time resident of Cocoa Beach, Florida where he worked for General Electric Co. during the Apollo era. He later worked for...

Mrs. Bonnell Layton Hilliard Morris, 87, died Thursday morning at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. Mrs. Morris was born and raised in Durham, NC, to the late Charlie P. and Hattie Horne Layton. She graduated from Bragtown High School. She married Charles C. Hilliard in 1946, whom preceded her ineeath in 1960. In 1963, she married William B. Morris, whom preceded...

Mary Ann Ward Hester, age 85, of Oxford, NC, died on May 4 in Cary at Woodland Terrace Arboretum, where she had lived for the last three years. Mary Ann was born oneecember 8, 1930 in Goldsboro, growing up there as the only child of Esther Ann Hunter Ward and Lindsay Loice Ward. She graduated from Goldsboro High School, then...

Oxford Mrs. Charlotte Catlett Floyd of Oxford, NC, a daughter of the late Frank and Mae Kearney Catlett, passed away oneeptember 27, 2016 at Duke Hospital, at the age of 68. She is survived by her husband, Marshall Bernard Floyd Jr.; her daughters and sons-in-law, Anna and Benjamin Averette, Sarah and Thomas Hicks, and Leah and John Roberts; grandsons John...

Richard Todd ???Rick??? McLean passed unexpectedly at his home oneeptember 19, 2016 at the age of 52. Richard Todd ???Rick??? McLean was born on August 6, 1964 in Durham, North Carolina to Charles Alexander McLean, Sr. and Shirley Mae ???Harward??? McLean. Rick loved his city and loved being a part of his community. Rick graduated from Durham High and was...

Mrs. Bertha Sparrow, age 107, passed on to her heavenly home oneeptember 7, 2016. Bertha, the youngest of six children of John Elexander Davis and Sarah Lucretia Parris, was born in a log cabin that her dad built. The log cabin was chosen for its craftsmanship by the Park Service. It was moved and placed on display in 1953 as...

Dai Tran, age 33, of Durham died unexpectedly Monday. Dai was born in Saigon, Vietnam and had been a Durham resident for most his life. The family will receive friends 7-9 PM Saturday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. Dai's funeral will be 1:00 PM Sunday in Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery.

CHAPEL HILL -Margaret Cooper Williams, born 29 neember 1914, died on Saturday, 24th of September at the home of her daughter, Margaret W. Rich, in Chapel Hill, NC, where she had lived since shortly after her 100th birthday. Her death was peaceful, surrounded by family and friends, however, she did not go quietly. During her time in Chapel Hill she...

Oxford: Lynwood Sessums Bryan, Jr. of Oxford died oneeptember 29, 2016. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late Lynwood S. Bryan, Sr. and Sallie (Taylor) Bryan. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Polly (Ingold) Bryan and his sister, Sally Bryaneenhet, his brother, Robert T. Bryan and a sister-in-law Peggy Landis. He is survived...

On June 12, 2018, we mourned the loss of Dorothy Pockrus, beloved mother and friend. She died early in the morning, succumbing to a fight with breast cancer in which she had shown bravery and resilience for years. She met the many challenges of life and of old age with humor and resolve right to her last breath. A woman...

Jesus took the hand of 100-year-old Joyce Sneeden Hopkins oneew Year???s Day to lead her to a joyful birthday celebration in Eternity.?? Her greatest legacy is that she completed her race of faith as God???s child and is presently resting in His Loving Arms. Joyce loved her family.?? She was born to Luther Palmer Sneeden and Martha May Southerland on...

Lorraineelizabeth Williamson died peacefully oneecember 21, 2018 after a long illness. She was born in January 1942 in Olean, NY to Lawrence and Anna Smith. On May 18th 1963, she married her sweetheart, Donald Williamson. They were married 54 years. Lorraine was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who treasured her children and grandchildren. She attended all of her children???s...