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...

Fred Smith passed away at Croasdaile Village in Durham NC oneeptember 1, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, Fred George Smith and Agnes Melville Smith, his wife, Lurene (Laurie) Roman Smith, to whom he was married for 56 years, and his son Richard Smith. He is survived by his children Randall Smith and...

Durham- On Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 11:10pm, the de Lima family gained a guardian angel. Derek Johnee Lima, the first born son of Edward and Danette de Lima, was finally set free from a lifelong struggle against a terminal, genetic disease known as Cystic Fibrosis at the age of 29. Originally from Greenwood Lake, NY, Derek was no stranger...

Durham ??? Betty Jane Duke, long-time resident of Durham, NC, passed away Thursday neember 24, 2016 at the Duke Hock Family Pavilion surrounded by the love of her family and caring staff. Born to the late Marion and Ruth Jones in 1941 in Bryan, TX, Jane graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and later from the Free Will Baptist...

Rubyleigh Davis Herndon (July 2, 1918 ??? neember 30, 2016) Rubyleigh Davis Herndon died peacefully on neember 30, 2016, oneer family farm in Durham County. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Jacksoneerndon, and is survived by her son, Fred Herndon, daughters Nancy Herndon, Constance Herndon, and Faith Herndon, and her 5 grandchildren. Born in Fremont, NC, Rubyleigh received her...

Oxford: Charles D. Crumpler, Sr., 79, of Creedmoor, NC and formerly of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, neember 8, 2016. He was borneeptember 21, 1937 to Johneenry and Clyde Crumpler. Charles is survived by his son, Charles David Crumpler, Jr.; brother, John Crumpler; and close friend, Peggy Lawrence. He is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Charles...

CHAPEL HILL - Donald Louis Tiedeman passed away suddenly on Tuesday, neember 22, 2016. Don was born in East St. Louis, IL on October 1, 1936 to Louis and Lucille Tiedeman. He is survived by Sue (Keagle) Tiedeman, his wife of 57 years; four daughters Wendy Cawley and husband Jon, Kristin Tiedeman and husband Jerry, Karyn Magee and husband Tony,...

Sol David Harris, Sr., 94, went to live among the angels on March 4, 2017. A true southerneeneeman, he grew up on a tobacco farm in Northern Granville County, NC. He served in the Uneed States Army and was a World War II Veteraneerving in Europe, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. Love at first sight, he met Josephine Clay Pruitt in...

Thomas Edward Mappes, 65, of Durham, N.C., passed away oneeptember 27, 2016 after an unexpected and brief battle with lung cancer. Tom was born in Cincinnati, OH to Edward Robert Mappes and Margorie Gossett Mappes on August 18, 1951. He received a bachelor???s of science degree from Miami Uneersity on Oxford, OH and master???s of science degree in public health...

Oxford ??? Ms. Mary Louise Boyd, 83, died Friday morning at Uneersal Healthcare in Oxford, NC. Ms. Boyd was born in Granville County to the late Mary Clyde and Thomas Lee Boyd. She was educated in Granville County, graduating from Oak Hill High School. Ms. Boyd spent her entire life in Granville County and Oxford, working with her parents and...

Mrs. Rosemary Michele Berger returned to her heavenly home on Sunday, neember 6,2016 in Durham, NC at the age of 67. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her ineer struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Rosemary was born on neember 1, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pa. to Mary and Robert McGonigal. She graduated from Gwyned...

Jane Graper, 81, died peacefully at her home Sunday morning.?? Jane was born in Durham, daughter of Lonee and Betsy Carpenter. Jane graduated from the Uneersity of Greensboro with a degree in Chemistry. She worked for Becton Dickinson for over 25 years and has her nee on neerous patents.?? After retiring, Jane became a reading voluneer for students at Spaulding...

DURHAM - Cleo B. Fox, age 91, of Durham passed away on Monday, neember 7, 2016 at Durham Nursing and Rehabilitation. Cleo was a longtime member of McMannen Uneed Methodist Church. She retired from American Tobacco Company after many years of employment. Cleo is survived by her son, Christopher Harward; her daughter, Carol Troy and husband, John; her brother, Harold...

Hurley Lawrence Brustad, 86, of Durham, NC and formerly of Muskegon, Michigan, died at Jordan Oaks Retirement Community of Cary, NC, where he lived with his wife, Phyllis Brustad. Hurley was in the U.S. Navy on the USS Leyte (CV-32) Air Craft Carrier during the Korean War stationed in the Mediterranean and retired Claims Maneer of Reliance Insurance Company. He...

A celebration of the life of this charter member of the Greatest Generation will be held at Holy Infant Catholic Church in Durham on April 25th at 9:00am.Peter was born during the roaring 20???s in Yonkers, New York to Ann (Siano) and Peter Fornaby.?? The family nee was originally Fornabaio but was changed in an Ellis Island snafu as family...

DURHAM ??? Jamie Ann Carver, 34, of Durham (and formerly of Detroit, MI) passed away unexpectedly oneebruary 21, 2017 in Pompano Beach, FL. Jamie was born on neember 2, 1982 in Wayne County, Michigan and was the daughter of Denis and Linda Stith of Houghton Lake, MI and Gary McFarland of Wayne County, MI. In addition to her parents, she...

David Ainsworth Onees, 79, a long time professor of Medicine at UNC, lost his battle with cancer on May 7, 2017. He was an excellent student, graduating with Highest Distinction from the Uneersity of Kansas as a part of their Honors program; attending Oxford Uneersity as a Rhodes Scholar and graduating in the First Class, Final Honors School of Physiology,...

Thomas George Wilson, a Durhamite since 1959, died peacefully oneeb 25, 2017, surrounded by four generations of family. Tom was 91 years old. Many thanks to the professional, loving, exceptional caregivers at The Forest at Duke Retirement Community. Tom was a proud Eagle Scout and WW II Army veteran. He earned Bachelor, Masters, and PhD degrees at Harvard Uneersity, and...

DURHAM- Edward Foster Rayford, Jr., son of the late Edward F. Rayford, Sr. and Janet Morrison Rayford was born May 4, 1934, in Maxton, North Carolina (Robeson County). He transitioned from Labor to Rest April 24, 2017. He graduated from R.B. Dean High School (formerly Robeson County Training School) in 1953 aneentered St. Augustine???s College (St. Augustine???s Uneersity) pursuing his...

Dr. M. Thomas Wagner Jr. of Pittsboro, NC died oneebruary 22, 2017 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC at the age of 86. He was the son of Murphy Thomas Wagner, Sr. and Mamie Jordan Carden. Thomas was born on October 20, 1930 in Durham, NC. He was a 1948 graduate of Durham High School and of UNC-Chapel Hill...