Obituaries

Peyton Strickland, age 18, died Friday night in Wilmington, North Carolina where he was a college student. He was a warm and generous child and loved by his family and friends. Peyton is survived by his parents, Don and Kathy Strickland of Durham; his sisters Collin and Joslyn Strickland also of Durham; his grandparents Dr. Martin Brooks of Pembroke and...

Durham-Norma Page Barringer died oneecember 1, 2006 at the Forest at Duke following a lengthy illness. A native of Durham, NC, she was the daughter of the late Russell N. and Maelee Page Barringer. Norma attended Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, NC and graduated from Duke Uneersity in 1950 with a degree in Sociology. While there, she was a member of...

Margaret Mangum Cannada, 88, of 605 Peyton Ave. died peacefully ineer sleep Monday morning. A Durham native, she was the daughter of the late J. Marvin and Hallie Kerr Mangum. Her husband, Norman W. Cannada predeceased her. Mrs. Cannada worked in the Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Care at Duke Medical Center, formerly know as The Brace Shop for 33...

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Charmeyne Lillian Morris Phillips, 68, died Wednesday, May 10, at Durham Regional Hospital. She was born in Durham and graduated from Durham High School, Class of 1955. Charmeyne married Wilbur Phillips in 1957 and sooneelocated to Florida where she owned and operated a water softener and salt delivery business. She later worked ineesidential real estate and was employed by the...

Mrs. Bobbie Dupree Smith, 82, died Saturday morning at her daughte

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Gertrude Elizabeth Merritt, 97, long-time associate librarian at Duke Uneersity, died Wednesday Oct. 4 at The Forest at Duke.Miss Merritt graduated from the former Duke Women

Jane Harris Ray, age 65, died Friday afternoon, June 2, at Durham Regional Hospital following a long illness. A native of Durham, Jane was born on neember 15, 1940 to the late John Briar and Mary Crabtree Harris. She was a graduate of Southern High School and later attended East Carolina Uneersity. At the time of her death Jane was...

Gertrude Chambers Gaster, age 79, died peacefully Thursday morning at her daughte

Fred L. Perdue, age 76, of Chapel Hill died Thursday, April 27, at UNC Hospitals. He was born in Montgomery, AL to the late James David and Fanee Lou Davidsoneerdue. Fred earned the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Uneed States Marine Corps. He left the military in 1952 to complete his Maste

Pearl Elizabeth Schronce Turner left this world oneednesday, April 26, after livineeighty-two years of sweet kineess and genee love. Pearl, her brother Paul Schronce, and her sister, Lovetta Dean Schronce, were raised in and around Hickory, N.C. by their parents, Ernest aneemma Schronce. Paul went off to WWII as an Army Ranger while Pearl and Dean opened LaBelle Beauty Shop...

DURHAM - James Elmo Perry, Jr. age 84 and resident of 127 N. Riverdale Dr., died Tuesday evening at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Creedmoor, he was the son of the late James Elmo Perry, Sr. aneemily Phelps Perry. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WW II. For many years he was a member of the Community...

Suezine Adams Wilson, age 95, died Thursday in Durham Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Granville County to Ebbie and Nanee Turner Adams, Mrs. Wilson was the last member of her family. She was a long time resident of the Cedar Fork Community. Mrs. Wilson worked at Aerotron Electronics for 20 years. She was a devoted member of...

William Arthur Martineed.D., died early Wednesday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Dr. Martin was born in Machipongo, VA to the late Frank Davis and Lillian Stevens Martin on neember 26, 1922. Dr. Martin proudly served his country while stationed in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet. He graduated from the Newport News Shipbuilding...

Patrick Joseph Buckley, 78 died Sunday in Durham with his family by his side. He was born ineew York City to the late Simon J. Buckley and Anne Gallagher Buckley oneebruary 18, 1927. Patrick moved to Durham from New York in 1973 and became a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He is survived by his eight children, Patrick J....

Rena Arleneearp Aneews, 74, died Tuesday ineex Hospital following a brief illness. A life long Durham resident, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lena Mitchell Earp. A homemaker until her husband

C.G. Whitehurst, age 89, died unexpectedly Friday morning at his son

Mary Blackwell Pridgen Martin died Wednesday morning at Duke Medical Center. The youngest of nee children, she was born in Durham to the late Joseph Davis and Lavinia Blackwell Pridgen. Mrs. Martin would have celebrated her 100th birthday on the 29th of this month. Mrs. Martin was a long-time member of Trinity Uneed Methodist Church and a graduate of the...