Obituaries

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 - 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...

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: 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...

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...

Durham ??? Mrs. Rosabell Dorsey Absalom, 91, wife of Worthy Carver Absalom, Jr., died??Tuesday??evening at Roxboro Health Center in Roxboro, NC.?? Born neember 17, 1925 in Swiss, WV to James Edwin aneemma Schwartz Dorsey, Mrs. Absalom earned her Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Tech in 1947, and completed her formal education at Watts Practical School of Nursing in...

DURHAM: Grace Councill Atkinson died peacefully at her home at The Forest at Duke in Durham oneecember 20, 2016 at the age of almost 92. She was born in Boone, North Carolina oneecember 31, 1924, the daughter of Grace McNinch Councill aneedward Tracy Councill. All of Boone toasted her arrival with champagne. Gay graduated from Duke Uneersity in 1946. In...

Bennett Watson Cowper Roberts died oneecember 17, 2016 at the age of 79 in Durham, NC.?? He was born on April 30, 1937 in Durham, North Carolina, the son of Dr. Bennett Watson Roberts aneelizabeth Parker Roberts.?? He graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia and attended the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a...

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...

Mrs. Thelma Mae Crews, 94, of 321 Forest Road, Oxford, went to be with her Lord oneept. 18, 2008. Mrs. Crews, the widow of Mr. Raymond Crews of Gainesville, FL was retired from Sunland Training Center in Gainesville, FL She attended Oxford Uneed Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, Bobby Crews Lucy of Durham, and her daughter Barbara...

Rebecca Sue Perry Strunk, 77, passed away peacefully ineer sleep in Pittsboro, NC oneeptember 30, 2013. A celebration of her life will be held with family, friends, and caregivers at the Laurels of Chatham on Tuesday October 8, 2013 at 2:00pm. The family greatly appreciates the expertise and care of the Hall-Wynne Funeral Home in assisting with arrangements. Sue was...

Eleni Zourdou Varelas passed away peacefully Saturday in Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a brief illness. She was borneecember 10, 1950 in Sparta, Greece and came to America with her beloved aunt at the age of 10 to live with her in Chicago. Eleni later married her neighbor in Greece, Dr. Dimitris Varelas, and moved to North Carolina, where...

Gloria Mitchell Mazzia passed away unexpectedly at Duke Hospital oneeptember 18, 2008 in Durham, N.C. A native New Yorker, Gloria relocated to Durham this May to be closer to family. After raising a family, she earned her second Masters degree from New York Uneersity School of Social Work aneenjoyed maneenriching years of service as supervisor of outpatient Social Work at...