Obituaries

Elvia Yolanda Heavlin

Elvia Yolanda Heavlin

Mar 30, 2022

Chapel Hill, NC – Elvia Yolanda Heavlin, age 78, died in Carrboro, North Carolina, on March 30, 2022. She was born on November 22, 1943, in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to the late Estanislado and Elisa Maria (Rivera) Cleto of San Diego, California.



Yolanda is a graduate of San Diego High School, San Diego, California. Yolanda has traveled worldwide with her husband...

Grace  Dodson

Grace Dodson

Mar 29, 2022

DURHAM- Grace Stacy Dodson, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2022 at UNC Hospice. She was born on November 22, 1927, in Durham to the late Walter T. Stacy and Ida May York Stacy.

Grace is survived by her son, Michael Gary Dodson (Megan) of New York; one grandson, Walter Dodson and several nieces and nephews.

Grace was...

Joseph (Joe) William Parrott

Joseph (Joe) William Parrott

Mar 25, 2022

Oxford

 Joseph “Joe” William Parrott, age 79, died on March 25, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Charlie Wrenn Parrott, Sr. and Charlotty Lurline Jones.  Joe was born in Granville County on June 4, 1942. 

 Joe was a loving father.  He may not play many games with you or go out and...

Steven  J Pruner

Steven J Pruner

Mar 17, 2022

DURHAM - Steven J Pruner, 69, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on March 17th, 2022. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on August 8th, 1952. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont, California in 1970. He went on to earn a Master of Business Administration degree. He was a veteran of the Air Force, achieving...

Merrill  Jerome Jordan

Merrill Jerome Jordan

Mar 16, 2022

Merrill Jerome Jordan, 84, of Oxford, NC, passed away March 16, 2022 in Durham, NC. He was born March 26, 1937 in Roxboro, NC, son of Minnie Jordan .

Merrill worked as a Correctional Officer for the NC State Correctional Department. He was a member of New Horizons Baptist Church.  Merrill had a gift of a beautiful baritone voice and loved...

Julita  Castillo-Olimpo

Julita Castillo-Olimpo

Mar 14, 2022

Durham, N.C. Dr. Julita Castillo Olimpo, age 93, was called to Heaven on March 14th. She was born in Alitagtag, Batangas, Philippines on June 16, 1928 to the late Pedro Delgado Castillo and Rufina Solis Castillo. Julita graduated in 1954 at the prestigious University of Santo Tomas in Manila. After graduating her Father made her open and run a free...

Theodore  Ronald  Templeton

Theodore Ronald Templeton

Mar 14, 2022

Theodore Ronald Templeton, 66 years old, our devoted husband, father, and granddaddy went to be home with the Lord on March 14, 2022. Everyone called him “Ron.” He was born on May 14, 1955 in Statesville, North Carolina to the late Ted and Ruth Templeton. He graduated from South Iredell High School as a Salutatorian of the Class of 1973....

Betty  Leach

Betty Leach

Mar 13, 2022

Betty Carroll Leach, a resident of Durham for the last 67 years, died on March 13, 2022. She was 98 years old.

 

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 17, 1923, she was christened Ettie Elizabeth Carroll after her mother, Ettie Augusta Hooker. Before long, she became “Betty”, and to those in the know, “Queenie”. She was the oldest daughter...

Faye R. Thomas

Faye R. Thomas

Mar 12, 2022

(Durham, NC) – Faye Redfearn Thomas, 72, passed away on March 12, 2022, after a brave battle with cancer. Faye passed away peacefully, surrounded by family.  

She was born on February 16, 1950, in Camden, SC, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Joe Redfearn.

Faye graduated from Winthrop University. She married her high school sweetheart, Clay Thomas, before settling in...

Gary  Van Vlandren

Gary Van Vlandren

Mar 12, 2022

Gary Van Vlandren, 83, died on March 12, 2022, at home in Durham, North Carolina. He was born on February 23, 1939, in Waterbury, Connecticut, to parents John and Doris (Anderson) Van Vlandren. Creative, optimistic, resilient, adventurous, and kind, he is survived by Jeanne, his wife of 47 years, sons Eric and Joel (wife Wendy), his brother Kurt, and sister...

Joel  Douglas    Wheeler

Joel Douglas Wheeler

Mar 12, 2022

(Durham, NC) - Joel Douglas Wheeler, 75, passed away at Duke University Medical Center on March 12th, 2022.He was born on April 4,1946, in Durham, N.C. to the late Benjamin Dewey Wheeler and Annie Connell Wheeler.  Doug graduated from Durham High School in 1964 where he was active in numerous activities, including playing trombone in the marching band. He graduated...

Rose  Marie  Shotwell

Rose Marie Shotwell

Mar 11, 2022

Roxboro

Rose Marie Shotwell, age 89, passed away on March 11, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Rufus Eugene Woodlief and Mary Belle Beaver Woodlief.  Marie was born in Oxford, NC, Granville County on April 30, 1932.   

Marie loved the Lord with all heart. She practiced and believed in the power of daily prayer, including writing them down in...

Martha  A  Casey

Martha A Casey

Mar 11, 2022

Martha A. Casey, 86, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022 at home in Durham, NC. She was born on March 15, 1935 to the late Carl Faehnle and Agnes Faehnle in Columbus, OH.

Martha moved to North Canton, OH with her husband Thomas Casey and children in 1962. She lived in North Canton for 53 years before relocating to North...

Carroll Mary  Cain

Carroll Mary Cain

Mar 9, 2022

Carroll Cain, age 101, died on March 9, 2022.  Carroll was born as Carroll Mary Margueritte Manning on March 5, 1921, at the family home in Burbank, South Dakota.  As a child, Carroll spent time in her father’s general store, on the farm, riding a horse, and attending school in the one-room schoolhouse in Burbank.  Carroll attended college at the...

Elvin  Ray  Elliott

Elvin Ray Elliott

Mar 9, 2022

Elvin Ray Elliott, age 88, died peacefully at his home on March 9, 2022.  Elvin was a lifelong resident of Granville County.  He was born on September 7, 1933, to his late parents, Willie Franklin Elliott and Annie Bray Elliott.

Elvin is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Uzelia Ann Longmire Elliott; his son, Terry Elliott (Jodi) and...

Dorothy  Boduch

Dorothy Boduch

Mar 8, 2022

CHAPEL HILL – Dorothy Boduch, age 90, died peacefully in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. She was born in Ludlow, Massachusetts to Joseph and Helen Monette on October 24, 1931. She grew up in nearby Indian Orchard, Massachusetts and attended Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Dorothy met the love of her life, Stanley Boduch, at...

Marvin  Adams

Marvin Adams

Mar 8, 2022

(Durham) – Marvin Adams, 88, died peacefully at home on March 8, 2022. He was born on November 12, 1933, to the late Jasper and Hazel Adams.

 

Marvin retired in 1999 from JA Jones Construction Company. He was a member of Lowes Grove Baptist Church and was also an Iron Duke. In his free time, he traveled on numerous cruises...

Norris Neil Porter

Norris Neil Porter

Mar 5, 2022

Norris Neil Porter passed away March 5, 2022.  Mr. Porter was born in Cripple Creek, Virginia on November 19, 1926, son of the late Robert Stephen Porter and Blanche Spraker Porter of Cripple Creek.  Mr. Porter served in the United States Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters during World War II. 

A graduate of National Business College in Roanoke,...

James  Otis  Burnette

James Otis Burnette

Mar 2, 2022

Mr. James Burnette, age 79, ox Oxford, NC died peacefully at his home surrounded by family.  He was born in Granville County on August 4, 1942, to his late parents, Zack F. Burnette, Jr and Lillie Mae Blackwell Burnette.  

James was a man who loved outside, animals and farming.  He was a graduate of NC State and taught agriculture for...

Helen  Dennis

Helen Dennis

Mar 2, 2022

Helen Oldham Dennis, age 87, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior and her husband, Eddie Dennis, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

 

Helen was born to the late L.D. and Hazel Oldham on May 14,1934. Besides her parents, Mrs. Dennis is preceded by her beloved husband of nearly 50 years, Edwin “Coach” Dennis. Helen is survived by her...

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