Obituaries

September 4, 1930 ??? neember 11, 2016 Chapel Hill: Mrs. Mary Frances McKinney Olive, 86, died the morning of Friday neember 11, 2016, at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. Born in Durham, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Jessie Stallings McKinney and was also preceded ineeath by her six siblings. Mrs. Olive was a...

Melvyn Ernest Kalich, 73, died on neember 18, 2016, at his home in Durham, NC. His surviving family includes Judy, his wife of 53 years, his daughter, Tanya, his son-in-law, Ed Hurt, and his two granddaughters, Claire and Amelia Hurt. He was a man of great intelligence, integrity, and kineess. He was an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, and friend, and...

Ann McLeod Martin died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family at WakeMed Cary Hospital, neember 14, 2016. She was born to the late Bessie and Angus Arthur McLeod oneecember 26, 1927, in Roanee Rapids, NC. Ann graduated in 1949 from Woman???s College of the Uneersity of North Carolina (now UNC Greensboro) with a degree in Chemistry. In 1950 she met...

Anil Gaur, 55 years of age, of Durham, NC passed away on neember 13, 2016. Anil was born in Jodhpur, India on August 26, 1961. He graduated from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jaipur, India and continued on to receive a BS in Chemical Engineering from Punjab Uneersity, Chandigarh, India. Anil was married to Brijlata Gaur on neember 21, 2004; and they were...

William Alvis Stokes (Bill) died peacefully on neember 20, 2016 at Croasdaile Pavilion at the age of 88. He was born in Durham NC on April 7, 1928 to Thomas Aneer Stokes and Sadye Perkinson Stokes. Survivors include his son, William A. ???Bill??? Stokes, Jr (Lucy) of Durham, NC; daughter, Mary ???Mollie??? Stokes Platt (James) of Durham; and his grandchildren,...

Joseph Giovannetti Walsh, age 94 died on neember 18, 2016 in Durham, NC. Mr. Walsh was born in Washington, DC oneeptember 14, 1922, the son of Joseph Gleason Walsh aneelvira Giovannetti Walsh. During World War II, he worked on munitions development and attended college, graduating with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering degree from the Catholic Uneersity of America in 1947....

Miriam Evelyn Linker was born in 1920 on the 22nd of January just two years after the close of the First World War. Miriam lived a full and loving life of 97 years. Miriam passed away peacefully in the presence of her family oneebruary 21, 2017. She is now with her loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Like every soul,...

Durham ??? Mr. Philip Henry Knight, 88, husband of Eva Wade Knight, died Monday morning at Hock Family Pavilion. Mr. Knight was born oneecember 21, 1928 to the late Corrineestelle Stanley and Johneenry Knight in the Chalybeate Springs area of Harnett County, NC. He relocated to Durham in October of 1948, where he was a member of Grey Stone Baptist...

Durham, NC Jane C. Webster Jane Cooke Webster, 76, of Durham died oneebruary 20, 2017 after a long illness and with her family by her side.?? She was the daughter of the late George H. Cooke and Margaret (Atkins) Cooke.?? She is survived by her husband Robert Wayne Webster.?? Her daughter, Christie (Brad) Heath of Dunn, NC and her son,...

Beloved wife and mother of five, devout Catholic, and a patriotic American who loved to travel the world B: May 6, 1926; D January 28, 2017 Lillian Elizabeth Austin entered this world in Manhattan, New York on May 6, 1926.?? She was the eldest daughter of three born to James Christian and Lillian Ruth (Robertson) Soelle.?? She will be missed...

DURHAM - Vivianeelvin, age 92 died oneecember 26.???? She was born oneept 3, 1924 to Halcott Hughes and Daisy Inscoe Williams.?? Vivian was born and raised in Durham NC.???? She loved her days at Durham High School and loved to play tennis there.?? As she shared her stories of being a young girl, and by the way a gorgeous young...

Durham ??? Mrs. Marcella Theresa Bohl Swanson, 88, died Tuesday morning at Duke Regional Hospital. Mrs. Swanson was born oneeptember 23, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY to the late John M. and Mary Grace Bohl.?? She was educated in the New York public schools, and later graduated from Croft Business College.?? She married her late husband, Kenneth Swanson and relocated several...

Chapel Hill, NC ??? John Ronald Sendek died at the Livewell Residence in Chapel Hill, NC oneecember 4, 2016. Born in Wineer, PA in 1930, he was the loving husband of Rose Mary (Stein) Sendek, to whom he was married for 58 years. Rose passed less than a month ago, and so John clearly went home to be with her...

Ruth M. Waiden, age 89, was promoted to glory to be with God oneednesday morning, August 6, 2008. Mrs. Waiden was born in Franklin County to the late Felix and Bessie Edwards May on neember 14, 1918. Mrs. Waiden was the retired owner of City Lunch Caf and a longtime member of Franklinton Baptist Church. Loved by all who knew...

Betty Martin Rogers, age 73, resident of 840 Ineenook Road died Wednesday evening at her home. Born in Raleigh, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Addie Everett Martin. Betty was a graduate of St. Mary's Junior College in Raleigh. In addition to being a full time homemaker, she found the time to work with H& R...

Joshua McCabe Bailey, 20, had his life abruptly taken from him sometime around the 29th of July. Josh was born on January 3, 1988 aneentrusted to the loving care of his parents, Steve and Julie Jarrell Bailey, when they adopted him in 1996. Josh will always be remembered by family and friends for being a genee, caring person who had...

On August the 8th, Joseph Chavis, son of Bracey Chavis, deceased, and Joan Riley, was called home to be with his Father. Surviving are his Mother, Joan Riley, Stepfather Leonard Riley, His three sons, Joseph Chavis Jr, Stephen Chavis, and Jason Chavis, their mother, Tammy Rich, four sisters, Carrie Robinson, Alice Wilson, Tracey Hinee, and Ann Fransisco, and his brother,...

Dorothea Brooks Church, 90, of Pittsboro NC, Amatuer Radio General Class, KA3CVE became a silent key July 15, 2008. She was very active in the communities of Alcoa TN, Pittsburgh PA and Pittsboro NC. She and her husband liked to travel. They visited Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Bermuda, Turkey, Austria and Central America. She was an avid Bridge player and loved...

Kally Dackis Christakos, wife of Arthur C. Christakos, died Monday at Heart Fields assisted living facility in Cary. A Durham native, she was borneeptember 5, 1930 to the late Charles and Paschalia Dackis. Kally was graduated from Durham High School in 1947 and received a baccalaureate degree in sociology from Duke Uneersity in 1951, after which she attended graduate school...