Obituaries

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...

Mrs. Bonnell Layton Hilliard Morris, 87, died Thursday morning at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. Mrs. Morris was born and raised in Durham, NC, to the late Charlie P. and Hattie Horne Layton. She graduated from Bragtown High School. She married Charles C. Hilliard in 1946, whom preceded her ineeath in 1960. In 1963, she married William B. Morris, whom preceded...

On neember 30, 2011, Gladys McKenee Workman Gooch, 84, after a long and very courageous battle with both heart and lung disease, went home to walk the glory streets of Home with a son and other members of her family. She was the only daughter of Malcolm Jasper and Rosa Lee McKenee of Pinehurst, NC. She was predeceased by two...

Samuel Lyon May (Sam) was born on May 8, 1944 at Watts Hospital in Durham, NC. He was welcomed by his parents Inez Lyon May and Ned Hannon May. Sam fought a long and courageous battle with cancer. He lost that fight on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Services were held for the family on Friday, September 1, 2017 followed by...

Oxford: Lynwood Sessums Bryan, Jr. of Oxford died oneeptember 29, 2016. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late Lynwood S. Bryan, Sr. and Sallie (Taylor) Bryan. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Polly (Ingold) Bryan and his sister, Sally Bryaneenhet, his brother, Robert T. Bryan and a sister-in-law Peggy Landis. He is survived...

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....

OXFORD: Marvell Hilton, age 86, died Tuesday, neember 03, 2009. Hilton was a native of Granville County, NC. She was born May 31, 1923, to the late Claudia Kinton Currin and John David Currin of Northern Granville County. She is survived by a beloved daughter, Martha Hilton-Willett and cherished granddaughter Claudia McCullough Willett. Hilton was preceded ineeath by her devotional...

Gordoneee Chaneer, 60, resident of 910 Constitution Avenue, died Sunday at his home. Lee was born in Durham. He was a graduate of Southern High School and attended Atlantic Christian College. Lee served in the U.S. Navy. For the last several years he has been employed with the Duke Uneersity Medical Center. He was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist...

Oxford Cheryl Brown Hawkins, age 74, died peacefully surrounded by family oneecember 8, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Wesley Thomas Brown, Jr. aneeva Hobgood Brown.?? She was born in Granville County on April 29,1945 and resided in Granville County for many prosperous years with her loving husband, Phillip. Cheryl had an eneepreneurial spirit, which led to owning...

Durham, NC Perry A. Sloan, Jr., having celebrated his 100th birthday in the company of many friends late last year, died peacefully at his home oneednesday, October 10. He is survived by his soneerry Sloan III of Salt Lake City and cousin Robert M. Sloan, of Winston-Salem. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Lillie Duke Clements Sloan,...

Mr. Jessie Walker Rodgers, of Pittsboro, will be funeralized on Saturday at 11:00 am at Mitchell Chapel AME Zion Church. Mr. Jessie departed this life on Sunday, January 18th after serving his church and community for 92 years. Mr. Jessie was born in Chatham County oneecember 18, 1916, the son of Willie D. and Fanee Degraffenreidt Rodgers. He was employed...

Sarah L. Todd passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 26th with her family at her side. Born in Little Washington, NC, Sarah graduated from Washington High School, East Carolina Teachers College and Watts Hospital Medical Technology Program. Sarah worked full-time as head of the laboratory at Durham Medical Arts Building for twenty years. After retiring, Sarah became an active voluneer for...

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,...

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Robinson ??? Jane (nee Matthews) died peacefully after a courageous battle with Cancer, oneecember 3, 2006 in Durham, NC. She was born on March 28, 1921 in Winneeg, Manitoba. Predeceased by her husband, William in 2001; Jane is survived by her children, Patricia (Frank) Thompson, Matthew (Sally), and Peter; her grandchildren, Robin Thompson, James and Jessica Robinson; and her cat,...

OXFORD: Ralph Turner Ellington, Jr. age 38 of 5043 Culbreth Road, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 14, 2013. He was a native of Vance County and the son of Ralph Ellington, Sr. and Judy Brodgen Ellington. He was a long time employee of Ellington's Body Shop in Oxford and a member of Grace Baptist Church. Funeral...

Mrs. Kathleen C. Bishop, age 96, died Sunday evening. Kack, as she was affectioneely called by her grandchildren and friends was born in the Bethesda community of Durham County. She was the daughter of the late Lula Janeedwards and William Randolph Cooley. Mrs. Bishop graduated in 1929 with honors from Bethesda High School. Her career included prominent positions as office...

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Zachary Justin Hunter was born May 4, 1979 in South Korea and was adopted by Cheryl Neubert Hunter of Raleigh, NC and James Rickie Hunter of Clayton, NC. A graduate of South Johnston High school and an employee of 3C Packaging in Clayton, he was a long time Johnston County resident. Zac as he was lovingly called was known by...

Walter Eugene Shackelford, Sr. March 24, 1920 ??? May 27, 2016. Walter Shackelford, long-time Durham resident and custom photographer, passed away peacefully at age 96 at the Uneed Methodist Retirement Home at Croasdaile Village. During a career that spanned over 35 years, he photographed couneess weddings aneevents, and he was a fixture at the annual Durham Debutante Ball. His distinctive...