Obituaries

Dorothy Francis Patterson, of Durham, died Friday morning at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. She was 89 years old and a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mrs. Patterson was born in Fair Haven, NJ to the late John Francis and Gertrude Bull Lang. Mrs. Patterson is survived by her daughter, Patricia Cassidy and husband, Ted of Hillsborough; her son, Jhn L....

John Edmond Goswick, age 61, died Tuesday evening at his brothe

Jean Hood Hagy, age 76, died Monday following a period of declining health. The daughter of the late Donald W. and Bonee Holt Hood, she was born in Greensboro but was a life long Durham resident. After graduation from Durham High School in 1949, Jeaneeganeer career as a secretary at Watts Hospital. She retired after 21 years as Administrator for...

DURHAM - Dr. Nina N. Kenyon, age 82, died Wednesday evening at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham. The daughter of the late Jacob W. Giesler and Ruth E. Chisholm, Dr. Kenyon was born in St. Louis, MO on neember 6, 1922. Dr. Kenyoneeceived her PhD. in history from St. Louis Uneersity in 1968. For many years she taught elementary school...

CARY - Ralph J. Norris, 84, resident of 426 Sawgrass Hill Court, Cary, died Saturday at his home. He retired from the Kopper Company, where he was a draftsman. He was a World War II Veteran and served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary Saurin Norris; one daughter,...

Rodney E. Godwin, 59, died Sunday. A Durham native, he was the son of the late Abner and Gladys Godwin. Rodney was a 1966 graduate of Durham High School. As an eneepreneur, Rodney started several businesses, eventually leaving Durham and residing and working in the Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC metropolitan area, where, in 1982, he founded American Exteriors, Inc....

Patricia Ricks Hunter, 80, resident of Franklinton, NC died Thursday morning in Franklineegional Medical Center. Mrs. Hunter was a native of Morehead, Ky and was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Ricks and Ode Mae Purvis Ricks.She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Lee Hunter. Surviving are her son, James Frederick Hunter and wife, Marcia both of Franklinton; two...

Allie Elizabeth Clark Hunt, age 88, died Saturday in Duke Hospital. A native of Chatham County, she was the daughter of Clem J. and Mollie Bell Cash Clark. Mrs. Hunt was raised in Durham and was a graduate of Braggtown High School in 1936. She had been a member of Grey Stone Baptist Church, and during childhood attended Rose of...

Carlton Shuler Loftis, age 85, died Sunday evening at Duke Hospital following an extended illness. Surviving is his wife, Dorothy B. Loftis, a son, Christopher B. Loftis of Durham, a daughter, Lesley Weaver and husband, Bill of Durham; two grandchildren, William Loftis Weaver aneelizabeth Weaver Dehmer and husband Jeff; two brothers, Alvitt Loftis of Durham and Garland Loftis of Atlanta,...

Durham, North Carolina Alexander C. Ney, 29 years old, born in Washington, DC. Alex passed away unexpectedly oneednesday, the 16th of April at his home in Durham. Alex was a PhD candidate at Duke Uneersity working on neel breast cancer research. Prior to beginning his research at the McDonnell Lab at Duke, Alex was a decorated officer of the 82d...

Noel Francis Castle, Jr., 39, died this past week in Durham, NC. Born in Danbury, CT, Noel was the son of Noel F. Castle, Sr. and Lois Jane Oldakowski Castle of Gaylordsville, CT, who survive him. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was employed as a licensed clinical social worker in the Trianee area. In addition...

Lawrence Jackson "Jack" Council, 82, died Friday in the V.A. Hospital following an extended illness. A native of Chatham County he was a Durham resident since the mid 1950's. He was employed with the Durham Herald-Suneewspaper for 35 years, retiring in 1988. Mr. Council also served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He was an avid golfer and loved...

Nicholas John Pantazis, age 81 and resident of 4426 Sunny Court, died Sunday morning at Duke Hospital. Nick was born in Alexandria, Egypt and was the son of the late John Nicholas and Helen N. Pantazis. He served in World War II with the British Army in the Royal Signal Corps. He retired from the Carolina Inn at Chapel Hill....

Linda Ann Triezenberg Postema, 59, died Tuesday at home following a two and a half year battle with lung cancer. A native of Evergreen Park, IL, Linda was a 1966 graduate of Chicago Christian High School in Palos Heights, IL. She received the Bachelor's degree in elementary education from Calvin College in 1970. While in college, Linda taught in the...

Morris Sineetoneerguson, Jr. 69, died Friday in the VA Medical Center following an extended illness. A Durham native, he spent his career in the Air Force, and proudly served his country in Vietnam. Mr. Ferguson worked for many in supply services at the Veterans Administration, and did considerable voluneer work at the V.A. following retirement. He was active in the...

Thomas Owen Talton, age 90, died Wednesday morning in the Durham Veterans Hospital. Mr. Talton was born in Johnston County and was the son of the late Thomas Evans Talton and Swannanoa O'Neal Talton. He was a graduate of Garner High School. He served his country during WWII in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was well known as the owner,...

DURHAM: Dollye W. Nordgren, 78, died at home Tuesday. A native of Greenville, Miss., she attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. Mrs. Nordgren lived most of her adult life in the Chicago area, where she raised her four children, and owned and operated her own travel agency. She had been a Durham resident for the last 15 years. Mrs....

Nina Woods Garriss, 85, of the Methodist Retirement Community, died Monday in Duke Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Garriss, a native of Orange County, was the daughter of the late Samuel Woods and Lonie Tilley Woods. She graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1938 and attended Crofts Secretarial and Accounting School. She was retired from the American Tobacco Co....

FROST, Walter, 77, passed away on May 24th. Walter, also known to many as "Jack," is survived by his sister, Mary Eileen Credle of Durham, his nephews Vincent Credle, William Cliff Credle, Walter "Ted" Credle and nieces, Maria Credle-Kessler and Stephanie Kate Credle. Walter was also a grand unee to eleven grand nieces and nephews. Born and raised in Somerville,...

Clara J. Crabtree, 79, resident of Croasdaile Village, Apt. A165, died Monday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Lillian Smith Jenkins. She was a graduate of Oak Grove High School, received her B. S. Degree from East Carolina Uneersity and a Master's Degree from the Uneersity of North...