Obituaries

DURHAM

BLAND Mary Garves Bland, age 100, died Thursday morning, July 6, in Croasdaile Village. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Franklineeterson and Alverta Garves Bland. She moved to Durham at an early age and was a member of the first graduating class of Durham High School in 1924. Miss Bland was a graduate of the...

On Saturday, September 16, 2006 of Durham, North Carolina, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA; wife of the deceased John E. Baacke; beloved grandmother of Janee Herdt-Dalton and husband, Frank, of Durham, NC and Jo Anneerdt-Bolish and husband, Bill, of Penn Hills; dear sister to Eleanor Toney of Pittsburgh; also survived by four loving great-grandchildren. Memorial service 7:00 PM Tuesday, October 3,...

Frans Frederik Jobsis, 77, died Tuesday in Durham Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Over the last couple of months, he was able to continue to enjoy family reunions at the beach and living at home with his wife, Joan Murray Jobsis. Frans was born April 1, 1929 in Jakarta, Indonesia where he lived until the age of 9 when...

Carolyn Mann Haggard died Monday, August 28, at Durham Regional Hospital. She was 74 years old. Mrs. Haggard was born in Knoxville, TN on neember 1, 1931 to the late Ernest K. and Lillian McKinney Mann. Mrs. Haggard is survived by her four children: Susan Huff and husband, Ken, of Durham, NC; Harold Haggard and wife, Sarah, of Charlotte, NC;...

Constance Vogel died unexpectedly Tuesday at home. Mrs. Vogel moved to Durham two years ago from Stroudsburg, PA. She was a native of Brooklyn, NY. Surviving are her husband, E. Paul Vogel; a son, William F. Vogel, daughters, Mary Ann Power, Janet M. Scharp and Patricia J. Barth; and 16 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered 12:00...

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Rosemary Kern Whitfield, 82, died Wednesday in Durham Regional Hospital. She was borneeptember 11, 1923 on the family farm outside Lismore, Minn. as one of nee children. After marriage to her husband, Robert, the couple made their home in Trimont, MN, later moving to Durham in 1966. Rosemary was a beloved waitress at Bullock

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DURHAM: Maxine Downey Beadle, age 86, died Wednesday, August 30, after a long period of declining health. She was born in Lamar, South Carolina to Lula Bass Downey and Marshall L.

Esther Laviner Ace, age 73, resident of 4615 Leesville Rd. died Tuesday at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. She was borneecember 14th, 1932 in Wagram, NC and was the daughter of the late Lonee E. and Minee Ray Laviner. She was a graduate of Highsmith Nursing School in Fayetteville, NC and Duke Uneersity School of Nursing. She also attended Flora McDonald College....

Ada Mae King, a resident of Farrington Rd., died Friday morning, September 1, in Durham Regional Hospital. She was born in Chatham County to the late George Francis and Mattie Cheek Perry. A long-time member of Ephesus Baptist Church, Mrs. King was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Harlan...

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Donald George Ruegg, age 82, died Sunday, October 22, at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. Donald was born in La Junta, CO oneeptember 11, 1924 to the late George Albert and Cecilia Corrine Decker Ruegg. Donald graduated cum laude in 1947 from Dartmouth College with a B.A. degree, and later earned an MBA degree in 1972 from the Uneersity of Chicago....

Sybil McGilvary Davis, a Durham native, died Monday, October 23, at Duke Medical Center. She was 81 years old. Borneecember 17, 1924 to the late David S. aneessie P. Rigsbee McGilvary, Mrs. Davis was a long-time member of Hope Valley Baptist Church. She was employed by Hudsoneelk for many years before her retirement in 1991. Mrs. Davis is survived by...

Frederick Gaylord Pugsley died Tuesday, neember 21, 2006 at Carver Living Center. He was 86 years old. Mr. Pugsley was born March 29, 1920 to the late Frederick I. Pugsley aneemma Gaylord Pugsley ineeekskill, NY. Mr. Pugsley was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 351st Bomb Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Among the decorations...

On Saturday, October 28, 2006, Patricia Garvin Porcelli, the greatest woman on earth, just crossed over into eternal life at the Duke Hospice Inpatient Facility in Hillsborough. Patricia will always be near her husband

Boyce Cole Link, age 83, died peacefully in his Durham home Monday morning, October 30. He was born in Orange County oneeptember 9, 1923 to the late John A. and Ruby Cole Link Mr. Link was a life-long member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church and the Hudsoneen