Obituaries

Mary Mason Foster, 96, resident of 4912 Biscayne Road, Durham, NC died Friday afternoon. Mrs. Foster was born in Gaston County and was the daughter of the late William and Senith Stewart Mason. She operated a Day Care from her home for about 10 years and then was employed with the J. B. Ivey Department Store for several years. In...

Mrs. Emma Mangum Turrentine, 81, died Saturday morning in Durham Regional Hospital. A native of Granville county, she was the daughter of the late Steven and Lula Evans Turrentine. She lived ineew York City for most of her adult life and moved to Durham in 1972. Surviving are one daughter, Jean Louretta Jackson of Suitland, MD. and one son Luther...

Snodine Pickett McCauley, 94, died Saturday at Durham Regional Hospital. Mrs. McCauley was born in Orange county, daughter of the late Ernest and Anee O

DURHAM - Heather Christine Bowman, 27, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday following an automobile accident. Born oneecember 7, 1977 in Vincennes, Indiana, Heather lived in Durham for the past 20 years. She is the daughter of David L. Bowman and Susan L. Bowman. Heather was an active member of New Horizon Church in Durham, where her...

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Virginia Grim Smith Bussey, 88, of Carol Woods Retirement Community died after a brief illness Sunday in UNC Hospital. She was borneecember 25, 1916 in Richmond, VA to Eugene Henry Grim, Jr. and Addie May Seward Grim. She was raised in both Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA, and lived in Norfolk until 1966. Mrs. Bussey moved to Edgefield, SC, where she...

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Robert Wallace Pollard, 84, died peacefully at Durham Regional Hospital after a year of declining health. He was born in Durham and was the son of the late Charlie Alexander Pollard and Isla Sykes Pollard. During WW II, Mr. Pollard served in the U. S. Air Force. He was retired from the American Tobacco Company. Mr. Pollard was a member...

Evelyn Pickett McCullen, age 82, died Tuesday morning at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Mrs. McCullen was born in Chapel Hill to the late Ellie Satterfield and Weston Paul Pickett, Sr. She was a longtime member of Watts St. Baptist Church. Mrs. McCullen is survived by her daughter, Judith M. Rhew of Chapel Hill, NC; one grandson, R. Lance Rhew, Jr....

Dr. Steven T. Rosebrock, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away oneeptember 4 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center from complications of diabetes. A native of Speedway, IN, Dr. Rosebrock graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Speedway High School in 1966 and from Northwestern Uneersity Medical School in 1972. He had a 30 year career ineedicine, specializing in family practice aneemergency...

Joan Marie Stets was born in Fort Knox, KY on August 3, 1952. She was the eldest daughter of John F. Stets deceased and Josephine S. Stets. She graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, OH, Ohio State Uneersity and Ohio State Uneersity Medical School in Columbus. Joan completed her residency at Ohio State Uneersity and Moneeal General...

Edwina Nadine Bottom Piper, 91, a resident of Magnolia Gardens died Friday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Hutton Valley, MO, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Florence Simenton Bottom. Mrs. Piper worked as a bookkeeper until her retirement. She was a member of the National Organization of Retired Federal Workers. She was a member of First...

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CHAPEL HILL: Margaret Tucker Wright, a longtime resident of Winston-Salem and recently of Chapel Hill, died Saturday night, October 15th at the home of her younger son after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Mrs. Wright was the daughter of George Edward Tucker, an R.J. Reynolds executive in the 1930

Savon Starnes West, 92, former resident of the Durham Regent died Friday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late John F. Starnes and Nora Whitaker Starnes. Mrs. West beganeer career as a beautician when she was 15 years old and continued until she was 89 years old. She was a charter member...

Mrs. Mary Freeman Nichols, 90, former resident of Robbins Road died Friday morning in Rose Manor health Care Center. Mrs. Nichols was born in Durham County and was the daughter of the late O. M. and Sally Watts Freeman. She was educated in the Durham County Schools. She was the widow of the late J. Rufus Nichols who died in...

Gladys Coughtry Moore, 88, died Saturday evening at Pettigrew Rehab Center. Gladys was native of Moneeal, Canada and was the daughter of the late Harry Chandlish and Ada Mae Taylor Coughtry.She was a graduate of the Victoria General Hospital Nursing School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Gladys lived in Halifax for several years and in the mid forties moved to Miami,...

Nellie Veasey Leonard, age 78, died Sunday morning at Yancey Rest Home in Hillsborough. She was a Durham native born to the late Otho and Mary Pollard Veasey oneecember 28, 1926. Nellie retired from Liggett & Myers after 50 years of employment. She was an active member of Greystone Baptist Church, where she voluneered her time and talents with the...

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