Obituaries

Raleigh ??? Mrs. Betty Imogene Williams Hunter, 89, died Sunday April 9 at Transitions Hospice in Raleigh after a brief illness. Betty was borneeptember 1, 1927 in Coats, North Carolina to the late Almon and Betty Turner Williams. She was preceded ineeath by her seven siblings. Mrs. Hunter was a 1975 graduate of Douglas College, Rutgers Uneersity. She is survived...

Durham - Caroline Murdaugh Brame died peacefully at The Forest at Duke in Durham, North Carolina oneebruary 12, 2017. Born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 23, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Marshall Frederick Murdaugh and Gertrude Munzenmaier Murdaugh.?? She was preceded ineeath by her husband of sixty-four years, James (???J.B.???) Ballard Brame and her brothers Marshall...

Chapel Hill-Robert L. Dorfman, 87, formerly of Gloversville, NY and Jupiter, FL, died peacefully oneebruary 7, 2017. He was born to the late George and Pauline Dorfman on May 21, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY.?? Bob, a graduate of Syracuse Uneersity, Albany Law School and NYU Law School, was an avid golfer, traveler, art collector, and supporter of various charities.?? An...

Durham- Bobby Hunter Ross Sr., tobacconist, Realtor, husband, father and grandfather, died oneebruary 15 in Durham, NC, a few weeks before his 90th birthday.?? He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Harriett King Ross; his son Ron and granddaughters Katie and Courtney; his daughter-in-law Susan, her husband Tom Hadzor, grandchildren Andy (Katherine) and Sarah, and stepgrandchildren Sarah Worley,...

Zena Lerman was born in 1930 on the back staircase of her family home in Trenton, NJ.?? Her folks had not planned the auspicious beginning, but her mom was bringing the kids home from a picnic and didn???t quite make it in time.?? Zena grew up in Trenton, went on to receive a BA at Douglass College, and an MA...

Ruth Wagner Gentry, 91, of Durham went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ oneednesday, February 15. Ruth was born ineerson County oneecember 21, 1925 to the late Claude Wagner and Banee Brown Wagner. In addition to her parents she was preceded ineeath by her husband, Jesse Gentry, her oldest son, David Gentry, and her brothers and...

William Goodman Waller passed away oneebruary 8, 2017 at Duke Hospice. He was 91. Mr. Waller was born on June 13, 1925 in the town of Northside, in Granville County, NC. He moved with his parents to Durham County in 1942, graduated from Hope Valley High School in 1944, theneerved in the Merchant Marines during World War II. ??Following the...

Nancy York Gupton, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, was called home to rest on May 29, 2017, after a short but intense illness.?? She was the daughter of the late Genolia and Reuben W. York Sr., and beloved sister to brother Reuben W. ???Jimmy??? York, Jr., and brother Timothy A. York.?? She will always be remembered for her bright...

Durham - Mr. Roy Alvin Clark, III, 60, husband of Debra Taylor Clark, died Friday evening at Duke Uneersity Hospital. In addition to his wife, Mr. Clark is survived by his sons, Matthew Clark, and his wife, Mariah, of Afton, VA, Ryan Clark, and his wife, Hannah, of Durham, NC; grandchildren, Genevieve and Charlotte Clark; mother, Mary Louise Fawcett Clark;...

DURHAM: Anita Marion Swensen McLeod passed peacefully on Monday, January 9, less than eight weeks after being diagneed with a malignant brain tumor. Just as she lived, Anita died oneer owneerms, ineer own home, teaching us every step of the way. Anita grew up in Ridgefield, New Jersey, she was born neember 29, 1939, the daughter of Catherine and Arne...

DURHAM - Kenneth Johnson Pickard, age 92, passed away peacefully oneecember 14, 2016 surrounded by his loving and devoted family. Kenneth was borneecember 16, 1923 in Durham County, to the late James Ernest Pickard and Mae Johnson Pickard. Kenneth proudly served his country during WWII in the US Army Air Corps training as a pilot cadet. While stationed in South...

Florence Elizabeth Clouse peacefully passed away at Hillcrest Convalescent Center oneecember 22, 2016. She was born to the late John and Jenny Minns Cuthill on August 14, 1924, in Buffalo, NY. Florence earned a Ph.D. in physical education at the Uneersity of Wisconsin in Madison. She had a long career as a physical educationeeacher and served as an Assistant Director...

DURHAM: Louis Shelton Ennis, 86, died Wednesday in Croasdaile Pavilion after a gradual decline over the last year. Shelton was one of eight children, born neember 17, 1930 in Harnett County to Euminee and Minee Ellen (Lee) Ennis. Raised near the town of Coats, he learned hard work at an early age helping operate the family farm. Sheltoneecame interested in...

Jeanne Marie Hutchinson Lockhead, 88, passed away peacefully with her family by her side oneecember 29, 2016 at 11:21am. She was the wife of Gregory Roger Lockhead. They shared almost 60 years of marriage. Born in Salem, Mass. to Charles and Marion Hutchinson, Jeanne graduated from Salem High School as their shortest and cutest cheerleader. ??Then she worked for Uneed...

DURHAM: It is with great sadness that the family of Roger Lee Karl, 77, of Durham, NC announces his death which occurred on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at UNC Hospital. He was born January 15, 1939 in Cranesville, PA to the late James and Ruth Shaffer Karl. He was one of 12 children. Roger served in the Army for over...

DURHAM ??? Mary Rambeaut Bender, age 92, passed away peacefully oneecember 27, 2016 at Rex Hospital. Mary was born July 26, 1924 in Vass, NC, to the late Riley Robert Rambeaut and Mary Campbell Rambeaut. Mary is survived by her son, Johnny Bender and wife, Vicki of Butner; her daughters, Faye Morgan and husband, Richard of Zebulon; Jean Jones and...

DURHAM: Jean Allison Gilpatrick Losee, 78, wife of Wilmot H. ???Bill??? Losee, Jr., died Monday, neember 28, 2016 at the Holbrook Center at the Forest at Duke. Jean was borneecember 26th, 1937 in Washington, DC to the late Ray N. and Mary Elizabeth Drew Gilpatrick. Jean and Bill were married on July 18th, 1959 and together they raised three wonderful...

Terrance Cullinan passed away oneecember 7, 2016. He was born on January 28, 1962, and was the son of the late Patricia Eagan Cullinan and Dr. John Cullinan. Terrance is survived by his loving sons, Taylor and Grant Cullinan, and their mother, Jolinda Cullinan; his sisters, Mary Ellen Fafinski and husband Bob, and Bridget Crossman and husband Art; and a...

A Celebration of Life Service for the Reverend Doctor William Arthur DePrater, III, will be held oneednesday, December 21, 2016, at MacPherson Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, N.C. The graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM, followed by the Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 AM in the church sanctuary.?? The family will receive friends and family at a luneeon...