Obituaries
Dawn Tilley Watkins
Sep 17, 2021
Dawn Tilley Watkins, 87, went to be with the Lord on September 17, 2021. A native of Durham, she was born to William Arthur Tilley and Jessie B. Hayes Tilley on October 31, 1933. Dawn was teased over the years as a “Halloween” baby. She was the oldest of four children, Yvonne T. Ray (Carey), William Arthur Tilley, Jr., and...
Colonel (Retired) William Howard Mcglockton
Sep 16, 2021
Chapel Hill, NC – William H. (Bill) McGlockton, age 85, died at his home on September 16, 2021. He was born on October 28, 1935, in Rock Bluff, Florida to the late Rev. Hambric L. McGlockton and Louise (Little) McGlockton.
Bill attended Rosenwald High School in Panama City, Florida. He subsequently attended Florida A&M University (FAMU) in the Fall of...
Aileen Patricia Mcguire
Sep 13, 2021
Aileen Patricia McGuire, age 84, died on September 13, 2021. She was born on March 18, 1937, to James O’Brien and Aileen (Ryan) O’Brien. Aileen (Pat) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After the birth of her four children, she graduated from Rockland Community College in 1970 with an Associate of Arts, Dominican College of Blauvelt in 1972 with a...
Robert Arlen Fitch
Sep 8, 2021
Robert Arlen Fitch, 50, of Durham, NC was born into eternal life September 8, 2021. Rob was a devoted husband to Jodi (Nagy) Fitch and a loving father to three children, Donovan, Victoria and Nicholas. He loved watching his kids play hockey, figure skate, dance, and display their musical talents. When not supporting his children in their activities, he loved...
Phyllis Weaver Henthorne
Sep 8, 2021
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Phyllis Henthorne of Chapel Hill, NC died on September 8, 2021. Phyllis was born on August 2, 1937, in Arcadia, WI to the late, Peter J. and Marie (Fernholz) Weaver. Phyllis was also predeceased by her beloved grandson, Michael Patrick Henthorne, and brother, Allen Weaver. Phyllis is survived by her...
Michael Martin Marnell
Sep 5, 2021
I Know I know...Michael had a quiet and strong faith, loved deeply, lived honestly, and always said “God is bigger than all of us.” I know…Michael loved being a husband, and his life with Eileen I know…Michael cherished his family, his siblings, in-laws and mostly his wife, stepchildren and grandson. He embraced his stepchildren as his own, took delight in...
Alexander Foy Murray
Sep 5, 2021
Alexander Foy Murray passed away this Sunday evening, September 5, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. at Duke University Hospital. He fought cancer for over 2 years, and he has now passed through the pearly Gates of Heaven to be with our mother once again for an eternal life with God. Foy loved the farm life where he farmed tobacco, but he...
Mary Frances Woods
Sep 4, 2021
Mary Frances Woods, age 93 of Durham, NC, passed away quietly in her sleep on September 4, 2021. She was born on November 18, 1927, to the late Claiborne Woods and Mary Thacker. Mary Frances attended the Richmond Professional Institute where she excelled in fashion design. She was employed at Perkins Branch of the Duke University Library, assisting Dr. Howard...
Faye Dean Daniel
Sep 4, 2021
Faye Dean Moore Daniel age 86 passed away on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at her home in Coats. Mrs. Daniel was born in Harnett County, NC to the late James Archie & Mamie Bledsoe Moore on May 25, 1935. Mrs. Daniel is preceded in death by her husband Harold Garland Daniel, sister Frances Moore Cooke, brothers Eugene, Richard, Paul &...
Anthony Angelo Ribeiro
Sep 3, 2021
DURHAM – Anthony “Tony” Angelo Ribeiro, age 72, died at Duke University Hospital on September 3, 2021. He was born on October 1, 1948 to the late Olga Maria Theresa Rosario and Marcus Augusto Ribeiro. Tony spent the first part of his life in Hong Kong as part of the Macanese community in what was then a British colony. He...
Ruth Evelyn Morgan
Aug 31, 2021
Ruth Evelyn Stone Morgan, 94, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, surrounded by her children. She was born in Bolivia, NC, daughter of the late Rowland Kelly Stone and Ruth Rivenbark Stone Lunsford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Graden Morgan, Jr.; sister, Hilda Stone Stainback;...
Mary Southall Jones
Aug 30, 2021
Mary Southall Rose Jones, October 17, 1941 – August 30, 2021 of Durham, North Carolina Mary Southall Rose Jones, born October 17, 1941 in Durham, NC died peacefully, and fully vaccinated, with a sense of resilience, courage, and strength in an adult family care home in Durham, NC on August 30, 2021 at the age of 79. She survived the...
James Frederick Davis
Aug 30, 2021
James Frederick Davis, 86, died with his wife of 66 years, Mary Sue Harrison Davis by his side on August 30th, 2021. He was a long-term resident of both Durham and Hillsborough, North Carolina, with his passing occurring in Burlington, NC. He dearly loved family and will be missed by both family and friends, alike. Jim Davis was honored to...
Warren Edward Hicks
Aug 29, 2021
Oxford Warren Edward Hicks, age 54, died on August 29, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 27, 1967, to his late parents Wilbur Lee Hicks and Phoebe Burnette Hicks. Warren was born and lived in Granville County, just outside of Oxford for most of his life. He worked on his family’s tobacco farm for many years growing...
William Horace Perkins , Jr.
Aug 29, 2021
William Horace Perkins, Jr 89 of Durham, N.C. died Sunday, August 29, 2021 in the Pavillion of Croasdaile Village. Bill was born September 11, 1931, to William Horace Perkins and Annie Laurie Sears Perkins of Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraterdity. He...
Faye Mcbroom Husketh
Aug 24, 2021
Faye McBroom Husketh, age 75, died on August 24, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Vance McBroom and Louise Clark McBroom. Faye was born in Orange County on December 13, 1945. Faye was raised in Orange County in Hurdle Mills, NC. She met her husband of 46 years and raised a beautiful family. Faye drove a bus for...
Miriam Hongsun Cho
Aug 23, 2021
Miriam Hongsun Cho, age 30, returned to heavenly home to be with her LORD and Savior Jesus in Pilot Mountain State Park, NC on August 23, 2021. She was born on July 4, 1991 to Pastor Yong Kyu Cho and Lydia Mikyeoung Cho. Miriam graduated from North Hardin High, Radcliff, Kentucky (Valedictorian), Yale University with a degree of Bachelor of...
Elizabeth-Ann Phillips
Aug 22, 2021
Oxford Elizabeth-ann “Bobbi” Hayes Phillips, age 75, died on August 22, 2021. She was the daughter of the late James Kenneth Hayes and Beatrice Rosenbloom Hayes Barr. Bobbi was born in Portland, Oregon on July 25, 1946. Bobbi is survived by her husband of 57 years, George Allen Phillips; her son, Tracey Leland Phillips (Denise Stopa Phillips) with their children,...
Margie Kirk Pegram
Aug 17, 2021
Margie Kirk Pegram, age 100, passed away at her home on August 17, 2021. She was born in Orange County, NC on January 6, 1921 to Lil Ray Kirk and Ralph A. Kirk. Margie lived in Durham her entire life, was a long time member of Temple Baptist Church, and spent most of her career as a supervisor in the...
Sandra Matthews Powers
Aug 13, 2021
On August 13, 2021, Sandra Matthews Powers, 76, of Durham, NC, beloved by family and friends alike, passed away peacefully at Duke Hospice. Sandy was born on June 8, 1945, in Richmond, Virginia, to Troy Braxton Matthews and Kathleen Chappell Matthews. Passionately committed to education - her own and others’ - she graduated from the University of Richmond, received her...
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