Obituaries

Hazel Wynelle Burden Irby of the Durham Regent, died Tuesday in Hillcrest Convalescent Center. She was borneecember 27, 1916 in Fort Valley, GA, the daughter of Willie Mae Cox aneearl Lowell Burden. Hazel graduated from Fort Valley High School in 1934 as a 3rd honor graduate and attended Freeman Business College in Albany, GA. She worked for many years at...

Burtoneenry Gerritsen, Sr, 92, died on Thursday, neember 24, 2011. Burton was born ineergen, NJ to Henry Scota and Hester Breeneerritsen on April 20, 1919. Burt enlisted in the Army on July 7, 1941 and served during WWII. While stationed in Hawaii he met and married there the love of his life Norma Elizabeth Thomas. Upon discharge he completed his...

Mary Ellen Hoganeepley went to be with our Lord on neember 16, 2011, following a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Johneenry Kepley; son John Timothy Kepley; and daughter Sandi Kepley Crawford. She was preceded ineeath by her parents, Curtis William and Alice Craig Hogan, along with brothers Carl, Vance, and Preston...

Rende, Joseph of Fearrington Village, on Tuesday, neember 29, 2011. Beloved husband of Conee, devoted father of Joseph, Lorraine, Marilyn, Thomas, Timothy, William and Richard. Loving brother of Dorothy Gomez. Affectioneely called "POPPY" by his 11 grandchildren. A great chef, a conscientious Marine, a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus; a lively and loving person to be around. Funeral...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Kelsey Neale Savage, 21, lost her courageous fight against Cystic Fibrosis on March 30 at UNC Hospitals. She was a Durham native and a 2008 graduate of CE Jordan High School. She furthered her education ineeterinary care due to her passion for animals. Kelsey will always be remembered for her enthusiasm for life and releneess perseverance. Kelsey is survived by...

Lo and Behold Loyse Lo Hurley 1938 2012 It is with sadness that the Board of Chatham Citizens for Effective Communities CCEC bids farewell to our President, colleague and dear friend. Lo had an indomitable will an unflagging zeal a "neer-say-die" determination to promote the public good aneensure the general welfare and to defend the land and the people from...

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,...

William J. Bill Gillis passed away at Duke Uneersity Hospital on Saturday, March 24, after a valiant struggle against cancer. Bill was borneecember 20, 1952, ineewark, New Jersey and grew up in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Pequannock Township High School and attended Uppsala College in East Orange, New Jersey and Guilford College in Greensboro, North...

Sarah Margaret Thompson Poole, borneeptember 10, 1946 in Durham, North Carolina, died suddenly while oneer daily walk, near her home in Laurel Springs, North Carolina with her trusted canee companion Slag. She was the daughter of the late Garland H. Thompson and Martha Frances Blue Thompson. Sarah is survived by longtime companion, Glen Attaway, her daughter, Pamela Poole Porter Bill,...

Richard Beale returned to his loving wife Hannah in the early morning hours of Tuesday January 24th after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He proudly served in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Hannah, son Richard and daughter Ellen. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his brother Bill, his daughter...

BULLOCK: Merle Francis Faucette, age 52 died Tuesday morning in a motorcycle accident. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of Frances T. Faucette and the late Dan M. Faucette. Merle was a Paramedic with the Granville Co. EMS and Bullock Vol. Fire Department.. He was a member of Tungsten Baptist Church, member of the NRA,...

Thelma Williams Garrett, 91, died Sunday in Clare Bridge of Chapel Hill. She was borneeptember 16, 1919 in Chatham County, the daughter of the late Carl and Lizzie Williams. Thelma was educated in Durham County schools, where she graduated in 1936 from Hope Valley School as the class salutatorian and a member of the basketball team. After high school, she...

Rev. James Linwood Wise, 62, resident of 814 Watts Street, entered into eternal life Friday morning at his home. Born in Sampson County, James was the son of the late Carl Lemuel Wise, Sr. and Virginia Swaringer Wise. He moved to Durham in 1969. For 30 years he was employed with the Bryant-Durham Electrical Company. With a passion for serving...

Nancy Lee Foster, of Fearrington Village, was born in Syracuse, NY and raised in Minoa, NY. She was predeceased by husband Thomas Allen Foster Tom, parents Dorothy and Lee Rising, and sister Linda Sperber. In 1959 she and Tom married and raised a family of three childreneeric and wife, Jackie of Saranac Lake, NY; Lee Anne Lloyd of Sanford, NC;...

SNELLVILLE GA.: Marion Allen Haskins Marion Allen Haskins, a native of Granville County, N.C., who for many years was an elementary school teacher in the Oxford area, died June 25 after suffering for more than a decade with Alzheimer's disease. She was 91 years old. Mrs. Haskins was born in Creedmoor and lived in Oxford for most of her adult...