Obituaries

Colin Ian

William F.

Lineey P.

Lazar Pancras reached eternal happiness on May 20, 2007, in the presence of his beloved wife Josephine Mary. He was the proud father of Alice 38, Prabhu Aneews 34 and Leo Anand 25. Lazar was 65 and died of unexpected acute heart attack. Lazar was born in Salem, India. He was baptized in 1942 at the Saint Mary

Rougemont Mr. George Alfred

Elizabeth Iliashenko Antipov, 77, died at home Thursday following an extended illness. Born in Yugoslavia as an only child, she immigrated to the U.S. with her parents in the late 1940

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Mrs. Lena Mae Thomerson Austin, 89, died Wednesday afternoon in Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Mrs. Austin was born in Oxford and was the daughter of the late Dr. Graham Thomerson and Katie Belle Saunders Thomerson. Her husband, Jonas McCoy Austin preceded her ineeath. For many years she was bookkeeper for Carolineelectric Company. Mrs. Austin was active for many years in...

Earl Joseph Blommer, age 89, died Saturday, June 9, at Forest View Rehabilitationeenter in Durham. He was born in St. Cloud MN oneecember 13, 1917 to the late John M. and Barbara Pfanneneein Blommer. Earl was a World War II veteran who spent his career working as a microbiologist for the federal government. He moved to Durham in 1971 where...

Mary Dunn Jackson, 87, died Thursday at Pettigrew Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Born in Durham, Mary was the daughter of the late Archie L. Dunn, Sr. and Lora Johnson Dunn. She worked at Erwin Cotton Mills for 47 years after which she worked at White Star Laundry. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Faith Fellowship Church. Surviving are her sons,...

Pattie Elizabeth Moore Harris, 74, resident of 215 Peachtree Street, Apt. A-7, Creedmoor, NC, died Monday afternoon in Durham Regional Hospital. She was a native of Person County and was the daughter of the late John T. and Ila Mae Frazier Moore. Mrs. Harris retired from the D.C. May Company. She was a member of the Sherron Acres Free Will...

Mary Rita Gray, 67, died of heart failure on May 25 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, Rita came to Chapel Hill in 1971, wheneer former husband, Ken Gray, joined the faculty at UNC. Though trained as a nurse, she devoted herself to raising her family ineer early years in the town and later to voluneer work. She served...

Paul Victor Civalier, 56, died Sunday in the VA Hospital following many years of struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. Borneebruary 6, 1951 ineewport News to a military family, Paul grew up ineeveral places throughout the U.S. and abroad. He settled in Rhode Island where he met his wife, Augustine. The couple moved to Hillsborough in 1996. Paul served in the U.S....

Mrs. Elma Rivenbark Daniel, 98, former resident of the King

Antonio Melendez, age 71, died Friday, March 30, ineerson County Memorial Hospital. A resident of Roxboro, Mr. Melendez was born in Puerto Rico to the late Dionisia Saneez and Crecenciano Melendez. Mr. Melendez is survived by his wife, Victoria Melendez; his children: Antonio Melendez, Jr., Magdalia Melendez, Diana Rodriguez, Crecenciano Melendez and Alexander Melendez.; eleven brothers and sisters aneeleven grandchildren....

Wallace Dorsey

Olivia Borges Souza, 84, a resident of Durham died Thursday morning at the Brianeenter. A native of Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of Antonio and Maria Estrella Borges. Mrs. Souza and her late husband, Arthur Souza, were married 55 years and lived many years in Fall River then later moved to Somerset, MA. They moved to Durham, NC...

William Daniel

Rodney Wallace Murray, 58, resident of Raleigh, died Saturday. Born in Durham, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Lola Cone Murray. For 38 years Mr. Murray has been in fire service. He was with the Chapel Hill Fire Department for 26 years and the last 12 years he was Fire Chief for the town of Carrboro....

Joaneester DuBuc, age 69, died Friday, July 21, at Hospice at the Meadowlands following a long battle with cancer. Joan was born in Raleigh, NC to the late James L. and Delia E. Blanchard Hester oneecember 19, 1936. Joan was employed with the Durham Public School System for a number of years, but later retired as secretary from Ridgecrest Baptist...