Obituaries

Adelaide Savey Lutes, age 92, died Sunday evening, neember 25, 2007 at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough. Mrs. Lutes was born on May 21, 1915 in Elmira, NY to the late Eleanor and Fred Savoy, Sr. Mrs. Lutes attended Elmira schools, and was retired from Arnot Ogdeneemorial Hospital, where she was supervisor of the mailroom. Mrs. Lutes is survived by...

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Hattie Lou Knight, age 80, died Tuesday at Carver Living Center. Hattie was the daughter of the late John N. Lasater, Sr. and Hattie Lou Howard Lasater. She was a native of Durham and a member of Temple Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, John Knight and wife Teresa and Thomas Knight, all of Durham; her sister, Shirley Seawell, of...

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Beverly Corlett Allen, 92, died Thursday, neember 29, 2007 in Bahama, NC. She was born oneebruary 22, 1915 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the daughter of the late Meryl and Aimee Browning Corlett. A resident of Gull Lake, she was known as a homemaker and gourmet cook who had a love for life and passion for animals. She spent the last...

Maggie Arlene McGee died after a sudden illness oneeptember 27th, 2007 in Miami. During her brief illness she was surrounded constantly by the great love of her family, close friends, and the amazing staff at Baptist Hospital of Miami. Maggie was a beautiful, healthy, and happy little girl who brought light and joy to everyone she touched during her short...

Leola Harwood Davis died Tuesday evening, September 18, at UNC Medical Center after a brief illness. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Davis was born in Stanley County NC on neember 9, 1914 to the late John C. and Mahala McClure Harwood. A long-time member of The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, where she lived most of her adult...

Louise Sellers Snees, 87, died Tuesday at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. A native of Halifax County, she attended Eneeld public schools. Louise was a graduate of Watts School of Nursing and spent a career in nursing, retiring from Duke Medical Center in 1985. Louise was a member of Asbury Uneed Methodist Church and the McCracken Sunday School Class. Surviving are her...

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Richard H. Gustafson, PhD, of Durham, North Carolina, formerly of Princeton Junction, New Jersey died at home oneeptember 19, 2007 at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife of almost 55 years, Jeanne K. Gustafson; daughters Lisa J. Foulkes-Arnold of Durham, Kathryn E. Gustafson of Durham, and Kirsten Gustafson-Kapur of Mendham, New Jersey; his twin brother, Robert...

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Frances Pickett Worthington, age 91, resident of 1820 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough, died Sunday afternoon at her home. Mrs. Worthington was the daughter of the late Hubert W. Pickett, Sr. and Buna Leigh Pickett. She was born in Durham and was a homemaker. Mrs. Worthington will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a charter member...

GUTHRIE Mrs. Johnee Bailey Guthrie, 74, resident of 5357 N. Roxboro Road, died Friday afternoon at her home. Johnee was born in Durham, the daughter of the late Roy K. and Ida Mae Nifong Bailey. She was a 1953 graduate of Durham High School. Her first employment was with the Durham Hosiery Mill. Johnee later was employed with the Durham...

Mrs. Grace Viola Mathis Phillips, 82, resident of Jacksonville, FL. died Tuesday. She was a native of Franklin County and was a homemaker. Surviving is her daughter, Cheryl Ward and soneene Phillips. Funeral services will be held 11AM Monday at Hall-Wynne Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawneemorial Park. Visitation will be from 10AM to 11AM Monday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home.

Carletta Stancil Sawyer died Friday evening, August 3, at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough. She would have celebrated her 91st birthday on August 9. Carletta was born ineenly, NC to the late John A. and Pinetta Edwards Stancil. A long-time member of Calvary Uneed Methodist Church and the Anee Bowen Sunday School Class, Carletta was employed for many years as...

Mytyle Trapnell McLeod, 94, of Carolina Meadows Retirement Community went home to be with her Savior on Thursday, July 12. A native of Metter, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lonee and Mary Wallace Trapnell. Mrs. McLeod lived in Ft. Pierce, FL for many years, where she was secretary of First Baptist Church. She retired in 1992 and...

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Jerry Wayne Quinn, 61, a resident of Chatham County, died July 31 at his home on Crawford Dairy Road after struggling valiantly against cancer. He was born ineensacola, FL and was raised in Durham NC. He served in the US Army in Vietnam and ineermany. Jerry was employed at the UNC in Chapel Hill, first as a laboratory animal assistant,...

Inez Martineeam, of Durham, died Wednesday, August 15th. Borneeptember 23, 1920, to the late Carlos Ciblon and Myrtle Azzie Byrd Martin. She was the granddaughter of the late Alonzo and Magdeline Flythe Martin and Chesley and Loretta Yates Byrd, all of Durham. Mrs. Beam was a graduate of Durham High School, class of 1938. She was first employed as a...