Obituaries

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Emily Gray Sexton Harrell, age 90, of Durham passed away on Sunday, June 10, after an illness of 2 months which she endured with grace, courage, her strong faith, and the love and support of her family, friends, and church family. Her family is grateful for the care and support she received from the dedicated caregivers of Duke Hospice. She...

Stem: Earl Lee Duke, 87 of 3603 Old Rt. 75, died Tuesday, neember 11, 2008. He was the son of late Ernest Poole and Alma Jacobs Duke and widower of Emma Duke. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Friday, neember 14, 2008 from Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Chapel in Oxford by Elder Donald Smith....

Elaine Bushart Sievert, 79 of 112 Forest Rd, Oxford, NC died Thursday neember 30, 2017 at Senior Citizens Home, Henderson, NC. A native of Sodus, NY and retired from Vance-Granville Community College. She was an active member of Oxford Uneed Methodist Church for 41 years. She was very active ineer retirement with the Oxford Uneed Methodist Women Circle and District...

OXFORD: Bobby E Greene, age 79, of Oxford died Wednesday, neember 30, 2011 at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County son of the late Alexander "Lex" S and Cornie Gooch Greene. A graduate of NC State Uneersity with a Professional Engineering Degree, a veteran of the US Army and the NC National Guard with the rank of Captain,...

OXFORD: Charles Bryan Watkins, age 38, a resident of Granville County, died Sunday, neember 28, 2010 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. He was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and a graduate of Arkansas State Uneersity. He was involved in banking for many years and recently was employed by Edward Jones. Surviving is his wife, Kelly Jones Watkins and his...

Betty Jane de Sherbinin, of Pittsboro, NC, and formerly of Chatham, NJ, passed away oneeptember 27, 2013 after a brief illness; she was 86. Born in White Plains, NY to the late James aneevelyn Quillen Callan, Betty spent her childhood in Fairfield, CT. She graduated from Roosevelt Nursing School ineew York City, in 1948, and began a career as a...

Charles Anthony "Chad" McDonald, 21, died unexpectedly Friday at home. Chad was born in Rota, Spain and had lived in Durham most of his life. He worked at Tyler's Restaurant and was passionee about cooking. Chad a natural curiosity and a zest for learning. Of his many interests, he especially loved fishing, rap music and fashionable clothing. Chad had many...

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...

Rebecca Lee Mitchell, age 66, died on Tuesday, neember 22, 2011, at The Hospice of Wake County following a period of declining health. She will be deeply missed by those who knew her. Ms. Mitchell was born ineee County oneeptember 28, 1945. She was a retired Legal Assistant for the Office of the Attorney General for the State of North...

Jon Charles Miller died quietly of leukemia at his Durham home on Sunday. He was seventy-three. A scholar and a teacher, he was a man of books, language, poetry, and music. He was genee, patient, and kind. His courtesy was old-fashioned and came to him easily. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Miller of Durham, Jon was...

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...

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...

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,...

Maureen A. Williams, 81, died peacefully at her home. Maureeneetired from Duke Uneersity

Shirley Nelson Brineey, 65, died on Sunday, neember 27, 2011. Shirley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia to George and Alma Beecher Nelson, Sr. on July 25, 1946. She was preceded ineeath by brother Avery Nelson and her nephew Darryl. Shirley was a loving mother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. Shirley...

Claude Spencer Chamberlain Sr., 81, passed away Friday, March 30 at the VA hospice unit in Durham after a brief illness. Mr. Chamberlain was born in Durham County to J.L. Chamberlain and Anee Watson Chamberlain. He retired from the U.S. Navy. In addition to his parents, Mr. Chamberlain was preceded ineeath by his first wife, Norma Jean "Pat" Chamberlain; brothers,...

Ruby Minor Mangum, 92, of Rougemont died on neember 17, 2017.?? She is the daughter of the late Hughie Minor and the late Anee Mae Roberts Minor.?? Mrs. Mangum is survived by her sons, Elvin Mangum Jr. (Delaine), Ronald Mangum (Carla) and Mike Mangum (Renee) all of Rougemont; 7 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; sister, Betty Jean Adcock, and sister-in-law, Christine...

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Michael Francis Lefaive, 70, passed away peacefully on neember 6, 2019, surrounded by loved ones in Chapel Hill, NC. Michael was born in Port McNicoll, Ontario, Canada, on May 18, 1949, and was a proud Canadian and American citizen.?? He graduated from St. Theresa High School in 1966 aneenjoyed his early work on the S.S. Assiniboia sailing on the Great...