Obituaries

A. William Kennon was born on neember 22, 1940, son of the late Albert W. Kennon, Jr. and Margaret Wannamaker Kennon. He was raised in Durham, attended Durham city schools, and received his AB degree from Duke Uneersity in 1962. Following graduation from Duke, he served as a commissioned division officer of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal; he is a...

John William Gray, age 80, a resident of Durham, NC passed away peacefully Monday evening at Duke Uneersity Hospital surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Bahama, NC and was the son of the late Marvin and Anna Lee Peacock Gray. He graduated from Durham High School in 1947. He served in the U. S. Army, Signal Corps...

Barbara Wertheim Berman, age 90, died Thursday after an extended illness. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Barbara and her late husband, Dr. Jack H. Berman, were a vital part of the fabric of the city and its cultural life of art and music. Her love and devotion to family, especially her grandchildren, were top priority. Barbara left a large network...

Charles Hamilton Richards, 82, of Youngsville, NC died Wednesday, neember 15, 2017 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC.?? He was born in Franklin County to the late Charles Ernest Richards and Anee Rella Murray Richards. Charlie was a graduate of Wake Forest Uneersity as a Phi Beta Kappa member.?? Following graduation, he began his career a ???newspaper man??? and...

Eleanor Louise Cheneeth, age 82, resident of 1114 Donphil Road, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Born in Elkins, WV, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Blair Silas McQuain and Gladys Brock McQuain. She was a graduate of Davis Elkins College. Eleanor and her family moved to Durham in 1967. She retired from CCB after many years...

OXFORD: Ollie Lee Bowling, IV, age 24 a resident of Providence, died Tuesday night in an automobile accident. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of Ollie Lee Bowling, III of Oxford and Roberta Hobbs of Lake Gaston. He was employed with Womack Electrical Company, a member of Providence Baptist Church and Providence Fire Department. Funeral...

Jon Michael Bernardo, age 26, died in an automobile accident Saturday in the Dominicaneepublic. A 3rd year medical student at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, he was performing a medical rotation in under-served care at the time of his death. Michael was borneecember 12, 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines and moved with his family to Durham in 1990. A 2001...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Poschen Shean, 63, of Manns Chapel Road, Pittsboro, died neember 8, 2008 at UNC Hospitals. She was born May 16, 1945 in Orange County. Barbara was both a wonderful, loving wife and a very caring person. She is survived by her husband, Danny L. Shean; a sister, Shirley P. Sieber of Pittsboro; and three nephews, Chris, Chuck,...

OXFORD: Jeanette Forsythe VanDyke, a resident of Dorsey Rd. died Monday, neember 22, 2010 in Granville Medical Center. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late David Salomon Forsythe and Algia Strother Forsythe. Jeanette was a housewife and attended Bethel Uneed Methodist Church. Graveside services will be held oneednesday, neember 24, 2010 at 11:00...

Sol David Harris, Sr., 94, went to live among the angels on March 4, 2017. A true southerneeneeman, he grew up on a tobacco farm in Northern Granville County, NC. He served in the Uneed States Army and was a World War II Veteraneerving in Europe, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. Love at first sight, he met Josephine Clay Pruitt in...

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...

Ted Edwin Curran Murphy III passed away surrounded by family and friends this past Monday evening at Duke Uneersity Hospital after a nearly 5-year year battle with stage 4 melanoma. Born in Washington, DC to Edwin and Helen Murphy on 16 May of 1969, Ted has been a resident and beloved neighbor in Durham, NC for the past 20 years....

The world lost a great man. Oct. 4th, 2019, William Gordon Goodson Of Fallbrook Ca. passed peacefully, smiling, surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his adoring wife of 60 years, Mary Lou; son, Billy; daughters, Bridget and Karen; siblings, Phil and Cindy; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Bill was an avid hunter, and loved to mentor other sportsman....

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...

Galen S. Wagner, 76, of Durham, NC, died oneednesday, July 13th, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC following a long illness. He was borneecember 25, 1939 to Eugene Wagner and Ruth Culp Wagner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Marilyn Wagner. Also surviving are a son Christopher of New Bern, North Carolina, daughter Laura and granddaughter...

Grace "Ginger" Giddings Pearce, age 86, died Tuesday morning, neember 10, 2009 ineer Franklinton home. She was born in Mt. Olive, NC to the late Joseph and Daisy Martin Giddings. Ginger worked as a floral designer for many years and was involved in the Franklinton Woman's Club, the Americaneegion Auxiliary and the Garden Club. Ginger is survived by many loving...

Lois Bullock Blalock, 86, of Butner, NC died Thursday, neember 9, 2017 at PruittHealth ??? Carolina Point in Durham, NC. She was born in Granville County to the late Ollie O. and Ida Oakley Bullock. Lois is survived by her daughters, Phyllis Blalock of Durham, Denee Blalock Francis and husband, Bruce, of Durham; a grandson, Matthew Francis of Durham; and...

Mary Ann Lumpkins, 74, of Oxford. God called Mary Ann O???Brien Lumpkins home Sunday, January 28th, 2018 to tend His flower garden. Mary Ann loved flowers but hated weeds. No matter where she went, if she saw a weed she would pull it and throw it away. She was the daughter of the late Harold L. O???Brien and Frances Breedlove...

Hubert Irwin McMannen, age 84, died Friday, October 4, in his Durham home. A Durham native, Hubert was born to the late George T. and Audrey Hamlett McMannen. He worked for 30 years at Liggett Myers as a pipefitter and was a long-time member of Aneer Ave. Baptist Church and the Cabin Sunday School class where he had a 60...

DURHAM - Fulton Sutherland, 67, of Durham passed away Thursday, August 16th after an extensive illness with cancer. He grew up in Laurinburg, NC by a loving aneextended family. He graduated from Scotland High School and The Uneersity of North Carolina. Fulton found his true love, wife Pam by swaying her on a boat ride on John???s Pond in Laurinburg,...