Obituaries

Aileen Lally Ferguson, 90, died on Friday September 9th, after a long battle with paneeatic cancer. Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1925, Aileen graduated from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx. Aileen focused oneeing a wife and mom, raising four childreneefore returning to work as a Financial Aid Counselor at George Mason Uneersity. She served in...

Sybil Hartley Stewart Tull, of Durham, died Tuesday. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, and an innovative English teacher. She was also instrumental in Women's Preventive Health Services. She is survived by her four children, Roxane Gwyn, Ben Stewart, Mary Pruchansky, and Becky Finger as well as eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Oak Grove Memorial Park, 10:00 AM...

Leonora (Lee) Stoddard Courtland, 78, of Durham, NC, passed away peacefully oneecember 23, 2018, at the Croasdaile Retirement Community. Lee will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, daughter, and sister. She is survived by her daughter Katie Courtland and son Jonathan Courtland (both of Durham, NC); her sister and brother-in-law Beverley and Michael Koch (Ponte Vedra Beach,...

Heleneean Little Parrish, until recently a Durham, NC resident, passed away oneecember 28, 2018, in Tullahoma, TN.?? Helen was born in Washington, NC oneecember 23, 1923, to Crawford P. and Margaret Harvey Little.?? After moving to Durham, she met and married Leander "Lee" Parrish, Jr. and their loving marriage continued until his death in 1996. She served in the Signal...

A graveside service will be held to celebrate the life of Josiah Stockton Murray III on Saturday, January 20, at 11AM at Maplewood Cemetery, section 9. The Reverend Robert K. Kaynor will officiate. Joe was born in Durham, NC to Josiah Stockton Murray, Jr. and Irene Kornegay Murray. Joe???s father, along with other members of the Murray family, owned and...

Mary Ann Lumpkins, 74, of Oxford. God called Mary Ann O???Brien Lumpkins home Sunday, January 28th, 2018 to tend His flower garden. Mary Ann loved flowers but hated weeds. No matter where she went, if she saw a weed she would pull it and throw it away. She was the daughter of the late Harold L. O???Brien and Frances Breedlove...

Mrs. Sunanda Mallik passed away ineer sleep, oneeb 6th 2018, with her family by her side, in Chapel Hill, NC. Mashima, as she is popularly known, spent the last few months with her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren and friends, recuperating aneenjoying the final phase of her life. Her caring and genee smile gave a lot of courage, hope and plenty of...

Phyllis Bloechl Brustad, 89, of Durham, NC formerly of Oshkosh Wisconsin, and at Carillon Assisted Living, Fuquay Varina, NC where she lived. Phyllis worked supporting her husband of 64 years, by raising 10 children, all of which she claimed were her pride and joy. Before her children, she worked as a nurse. When she retired she voluneered her time ineeesburg...

Hillsborough-Elizabeth ???Ellie??? Rose Keisler Ellie Rose went to her heavenly home oneebruary 12th, 2018 after a brief journey on this earth. Ineer short life, she touched so many lives as people came together from around the world to pray for her healing. She drew her final breath ineer parents??? arms theneeceived complete healing through Jesus as He welcomed her home....

DURHAM ??? Mary Margaret Moore Wilkinson, age 83, died at the Forest at Duke oneebruary 5, 2019. She was born on August 15, 1935 to the late Robert and Helen (Nellie) Moore. She graduated from Perry High School, Perry Missouri, in 1953. She theneent to college at Washington Uneersity Nursing School and received her Rneegree in 1957. She later earned...

Oneebruary 6, 2018, Leonard Curtis Pergerson Sr. passed from this life into the loving arms of his heavenly Father. Curtis grew up on a farm working with his parents, Glady and Cordie Pergerson. It was on this farm and working at Short Sugars that he developed a wonderful work ethic that would benefit him in the years to come. He...

Gloria Jean Olson, age 72 died peacefully Friday, December 29th at Rex Heart and Vascular Hospital in Raleigh, NC surrounded by her family. She was born in Johnston County, NC and graduated from Clayton High School in 1963. She worked as a CNA at Dorthea Dix Hospital until 1968 when she stayed home to raise her family. She lived in...

Peggy Perry Elliott, 86, of Oxford died Wednesday, neember 8, 2017. She was born on May 9, 1931 in Durham, NC to the late Mr. Hammond Perry and Mrs. Mamie Perry. She was the widow of Joe E. Elliott. She had retired from Burlington Industries after more than 35 years of dedicated service before returning home as a fulltime homemaker....

Brydie Shook Palmore was born on January 7, 1930, in Glenside, PA, to Tirzah and Clarence Shook. She had two older brothers, Richard aneellis Shook. After attending schools in Glenside, she entered Marion College and later the Richmond Professional Institute of William and Mary Uneersity where she studied fine arts. She married Robert Schaefer in 1950 and gave birth to...

Julia McCutcheon Warner died on Saturday neember 4, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Dr. William Benson McCutcheon and Julia P. (Polly) McCutcheon of Durham. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she moved to Durham as an infant, grew up on Watts Street, and graduated from Duke Uneersity Phi Beta Kappa in 1953. In 1954 she moved to...

Virginia Pleasants Newton, 84, died on Monday, neember 6, 2017 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Newton was a native of Granville County and was the daughter of Sam Jones Pleasants, Mary Watson Pleasants, and Charlie Thomas Knott. She retired after 40 years of service from the Granville County Health Department as the Director of Nursing. While working, she was a...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dale Hanes, 73, of Wilmington, North Carolina on neember 2, 2017. By his side in his courageous battle with multiple myeloma, just as in so many of the better of his life's adventures, was his beloved wife, best friend, business partner and confidante, Vicky. Born Richard Dale Hanes on...

Charles Hamilton Richards, 82, of Youngsville, NC died Wednesday, neember 15, 2017 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC.?? He was born in Franklin County to the late Charles Ernest Richards and Anee Rella Murray Richards. Charlie was a graduate of Wake Forest Uneersity as a Phi Beta Kappa member.?? Following graduation, he began his career a ???newspaper man??? and...

Lois Bullock Blalock, 86, of Butner, NC died Thursday, neember 9, 2017 at PruittHealth ??? Carolina Point in Durham, NC. She was born in Granville County to the late Ollie O. and Ida Oakley Bullock. Lois is survived by her daughters, Phyllis Blalock of Durham, Denee Blalock Francis and husband, Bruce, of Durham; a grandson, Matthew Francis of Durham; and...