Obituaries
Patricia Heilig Poret
Oct 30, 2021
Patricia Heilig Poret, age 89, died in Durham on October 30, 2021. She was born on January 28th, 1932, to the late Herman and Sara Heilig of Hendersonville, NC.
Mrs. Poret was a lifelong nurse. She spent the latter part of her career at the UNC Chapel Hill Student Health Service and at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. Earlier in her...
William Walter Dickerson
Oct 30, 2021
William Walter Dickerson age 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior in Durham on October 30, 2021. He was born on January 1, 1930, in Vance, North Carolina to the late William and Maggie Dickerson.
William is survived by his daughter Cherry Dickerson Hudson, his sister Florence Gupton, and his granddaughters Kelly Southard Isenhour (Carter) and April Terry...
Laurie Patricia Mcneil
Oct 29, 2021
Laurie Patricia McNeil, who loved her family, friends and faith, died October 29, 2021 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina of breast cancer. She was 55. Laurie was born March 14, 1966 in Pontiac, Michigan to James and Patricia Booth. She was raised in Clarkston, Michigan and, later, in Rockwall, Texas. Laurie enjoyed singing while her daddy played the guitar, creating...
Charlie Ritter George
Oct 29, 2021
(Durham, NC) – Charlie Ritter George, age two days, died at Duke Hospital on October 29, 2021. He was born at 12:21 AM on October 27, 2021, to Lauren and Ben George. Despite his short time on Earth, Charlie was loved by many and showed the world how hard he could fight.
A public visitation will be held at...
Patricia Sinpei Cheng
Oct 29, 2021
Dr. Patricia Cheng, a clinical psychologist who helped hundreds of children and families, died of cancer Oct. 29 in her Durham home. She was 45.
She was born in Augusta, GA to Dr. Charles Cheng and Mouchu Cheng, both immigrants from China. She graduated from Evans High School and earned degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of Georgia. She...
Ray Clayton Williams
Oct 28, 2021
Ray C. Williams, 77, periodontist, dental educator, mentor, researcher, world traveler, raconteur, devoted husband, loving father, father-in-law, and grandfather, caring brother and uncle, and gracious friend, left us on the evening of October 28th with his son and daughter-in-law by his side.
Ray lived life to the fullest. Being blessed with countless opportunities, Ray’s true gift was being able to find...
Gladys Odean Ribet
Oct 28, 2021
DURHAM – Gladys Odean Davis Lowe Ribet, age 97, died at Carolina Point in Durham, NC on October 28, 2021. She was born on May 29, 1924, in Person County, to the late Potter Davis and Ada Clayton Davis as the last of 10 children. Gladys is survived by her son, James McLendon Lowe (Carol) and daughter, Fayedean Lowe Spencer...
Edith Mae Grissom
Oct 27, 2021
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Edith Mae Champion Grissom, age 70, died on October 27, 2021, at Maria Parham Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late James Albert Champion and...
Barbara Lou Chamblee Lyon
Oct 27, 2021
Barbara Lou Chamblee Lyon, 86, of Durham and Pamlico Counties passed away peacefully at her home in Pamlico County on October 27, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 56 years, Donald Francis Lyon (2014), her parents Zebulon and Carolyn Chamblee, brothers Bill Chamblee and Durwood Chamblee and sisters, Rose Turnage and Shirley McKelvey. Brother-in-law Clayton...
Roy Cook
Oct 26, 2021
Roy Thomas Cook, Sr., age 89, died in Loris, South Carolina on October 26, 2021. Roy was born in Durham on November 28, 1931 to the late Grace and Grover Cook. Roy was a man of faith and raised his family in churches within the communities where he lived. In his almost 90 years, Roy was a son, brother, husband,...
Mary Mclean Newton
Oct 26, 2021
Mary McLean Newton, age 94, passed away Tuesday October 26,2021 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham ,N.C. She was born in Maxton,NC on February 22, 1927 to the late Arthur and Charity Agnes McLean.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husbands, Ivey Jones Newton (42 years) and George W. Newton(22 years); two brothers: Fulton McLean...
Elizabeth Covington
Oct 25, 2021
Elizabeth Michelle Covington, 55, quietly passed away October 25, 2021, at her home in Pacific Palisades CA, after a valiant 15 month battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. She was predeceased by her stepmother, Trish Covington, half-sister, Lindsay Covington, maternal grandparents, Kathleen and O. G. Allen, paternal grandparents, Bonnie and Glenn Covington, all of Durham NC.
Michelle attended Durham...
Lillian Huntley Braswell
Oct 24, 2021
Lillian Huntley Braswell of Durham died on Sunday, October 24, 2021. She was born September 5, 1927, in Lenoir, NC, to Meta Belle McGhee Huntley and Lawrence Bismarck Huntley, the last of eight siblings.
Mrs. Braswell is survived by her children, Tamela B. Davis of Durham, Deborah B. Isenhour of Greenville, S.C.; Jack V. Braswell, Jr., and his wife Susan Dabbs...
Grover Jefferson Yancey
Oct 22, 2021
Grover Jefferson Yancey, age 84, of Oxford, NC, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, October 22nd.
Born in Granville County on December 10, 1936, he was the son of the late Earlie Jefferson Yancey and Annie Leora Hobgood Yancey, a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church and a graduate of Oak Hill High School.
Grover was a man of simplicity; he...
Lillie Currin Shambley
Oct 21, 2021
Lillie Currin Shambley age 87, died on October 21, 2021. She was born on September 9, 1934, in Stovall, North Carolina to the late Williamson and Mina Currin.
Lillie is survived by her son, William Moss (Rowena) and daughter, Michelle Sowell step-sons, Maurice Shambley (Elaine) and Joel Shambley (Linda), brother, John Currin (Peggy), and sister Betsy Lankford. Lillie is also...
Doris Huffman
Oct 20, 2021
Doris Owens Huffman, age 82, died in Durham, NC on October 20, 2021. She was born on November 19, 1938 to the late John Gary Owens, Sr. and Dora Jean Owens, and was raised in Goldsboro, NC.
While living in Winston-Salem and Kernersville, Doris worked in the medical field and owned a women’s clothing store. Over the course of her life,...
Roy Alton Sullins
Oct 19, 2021
Roy Sullins, age 78 of Farmington Drive in Oxford, NC; formerly of Spruce Pine, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born on March 8, 1943 in Mitchell County, he was the son of the late Charles and Clair Zelent Sullins.
Roy was a member of the Pine Branch Baptist Church and was a U.S....
Martha Thomas Wily
Oct 17, 2021
Martha “T” Wily, 80, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 17, 2021. A kind, generous woman with a good sense of humor, Martha will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Martha was the daughter of late Martha and Elvey Thomas. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, John Thomas...
John J Curran
Oct 17, 2021
John "Pat" Curran, 72, of Emerald Isle, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at his home.A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, October, 22, 2021 at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home in Durham, NC.Pat began his career in NC State Government in 1972 and retired in 2004. He worked in the Division of Public Health in...
Nancy Moss Dickerson
Oct 16, 2021
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Nancy Moss Dickerson, age 69, died unexpectedly on October 16, 2021. She was the daughter of the late James Bernard Moss “Jim” and Dorothy Wilkins Moss “Dot”. Nancy was born in Granville County on April 18, 1952.
Nancy retired with nearly...
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