Obituaries
Dimitrios Varelas
Aug 11, 2021
Chapel Hill – Dimitrios Varelas, M.D., 75, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at his residence of natural causes. He was born on January 13, 1946 in the town of Mari in the Peloponnese of Greece. He was always proud of where he came from and loved to talk about how he was a strong mountain man from Mari. He...
Lionel Bertrand Burnette
Aug 10, 2021
Oxford Mr. Lionel Bertrand Burnette, age 87, died on August 10, 2021. He was the son of the late Zack F. Burnette and Nettie A. Brumitt Burnette. Lionel was born in Granville County on October 30, 1933. Lionel was a Mason for more than fifty years and a Shriner. He had a successful career as a banker and raised a...
Thomas Roy Eckman
Aug 9, 2021
Thomas Roy Eckman, MD of Chapel Hill passed away on Monday, August 9th. He was born in Chicago on July 24, 1935 to the late Wilfred and Helen Eckman. Tom attended high school at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; studied pre-med at Notre Dame University in South Bend Indiana; and graduated from Northwestern Medical School in...
Helene Suarez Mau
Aug 6, 2021
Helene Suarez Mau, age 84 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 6th, 2021. Her family was by her side at Croasdaile Village in Durham, North Carolina. Helene is the oldest of three children. She was born to Norman and Helen Suarez on February 6th, 1937 in Pensacola, Florida. She grew up in Pensacola and spent...
Helen Tatnell Pyecha
Aug 6, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Helen Tatnell Pyecha passed away peacefully, early Friday morning after long-fought battle with dementia. She was carried to heaven on the rays of the rising sun. Her light remains and burns bright in our hearts. In Our Father’s Home, Helen is reunited with her mother (Maria Fornaciari), father (Augustus Tatnell), sisters (Gloria, Rosina,...
Bradford Merrill Davis
Aug 5, 2021
Bradford Merrill “Buff” Davis passed away suddenly August 5th at his home in Durham, NC. He was 68. Buff grew up on Cape Cod (MA), sailing and “messing around with boats,” as his father was fond of saying. After attending Harwich High School, Phillips Exeter Academy (class of ‘70), and Dartmouth College (class of ’74), he returned to Cape Cod...
Richard Wayne Talley
Aug 5, 2021
Richard ”Wayne” Talley, 74, passed away on August 5, 2021 in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina, after a short battle with serious medical issues. He was born at Watts Hospital on April 10,1947 to Richard E and Edna S. Talley. After graduating from Durham High School, where he was a choir member and an avid wrestler, Wayne attended Croft...
Donald Eugene Casner
Aug 5, 2021
Oxford Donald Eugene Casner, age 79, went to meet his Lord and Savior on August 5, 2021. He was the son of the late Charles Walters Casner and Goldie Irene Devore of Zanesville, Ohio. Don was born on May 3, 1942. Don was born in Huntington, WV and his family moved to Zanesville, Ohio. He was a graduate of Zanesville...
Robert William Diegelman
Aug 3, 2021
Reverend Robert William Diegelman, 80 years old, died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Brookshire Assisted Living in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He was born in Buffalo, New York on December 17, 1940 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Diegelman (Mary A. Latchford). He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Sharon Behun, his brother, Richard Diegelman, as well...
Merilee Bartlett
Aug 1, 2021
Fearrington Village, NC – Merilee Bartlett age 70, passed away on August 1, 2021 after a long battle with esophageal cancer. She was born on May 9, 1951 to the late Leland and Charolyn Cring of Morrisville NY. She attended college at SUNY New Paltz and received a Bachelor’s and Masters degree in Elementary Education and English. She taught English...
Bobby Carol Jones , Ii
Aug 1, 2021
Bobby “B.J.” Carol Jones, II, age 45, of Oxford, NC died on August 1, 2021. He was born on May 22, 1976, to his parents, Bobby Carol Jones, Sr. and Susan Dianne Enloe Lyon. B.J. is survived by his mother, Susan Lyon and his nephews, Christian Clark and Ethan Clark. He will be missed by many cherished extended family and...
Leon Mccree Bowman
Jul 29, 2021
(Durham) – Leon Bowman, age 87, died on July 29, 2021. He was born on April 3, 1934 to the late Clyde McCree Bowman and Effie Robinette Bowman in Valdese, NC. Leon was a devoted volunteer at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, as well as an avid golfer and gardener. Leon is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Dellinger Bowman, as...
J Mike Cook
Jul 26, 2021
Durham - J. Michael Cook, 72, died unexpectedly at home, on the night of July 26, 2021. He was born on October 1, 1948 in the town of Wellsville New York, to the late Michael and Jane Cook. Mike grew up in Wellsville, a town that was near and dear to his heart. He always fondly told stories of growing...
James Alvin Boyd
Jul 26, 2021
James Alvin Boyd, 89, of Oxford, NC died on July 26, 2021, in his home surrounded by family. He was born on June 4, 1932, to his late parents, Lonnie Jackson Boyd and Mandy Fitz Boyd. Alvin was a native of Granville County his entire life. He was born, raised, educated, attended church, worked, married, and raised a family all...
Ed V. Baldwin, Jr.
Jul 24, 2021
Durham, NC – Ed V. Baldwin, Jr., age 86, died on July 24, 2021. Ed was born on December 2, 1934 to the late Eva Holland Batten and Ed V. Baldwin (Sr.) in Hallsboro, NC. In 1953, Ed graduated from Hallsboro High School at which he was Editor-in-Chief of the school’s yearbook and voted Most Athletic. He also played center...
Daniel Lynn Golombisky
Jul 20, 2021
DURHAM --- Mr. Daniel L. Golombisky, 87, of Durham, N.C. died on July 20, 2021. Mr. Golombisky was born and reared on the family farm near Corunna, MI, to the late Clarence A. and Vivian M. Goodwin Golombisky. He moved to Durham in 1971 and retired from GTE in 1992. He was a USAF veteran and served as a KC-97...
Robert Stone Timmins
Jul 20, 2021
Dr. Robert Stone Timmins, 87, passed away on July 20, 2021 in Durham, North Carolina. Although health issues took Bob from the world, his grace, intelligence, and generosity to others remain. Bob met his wife of 66 years, Ann, at the University of Texas while pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering. Bob completed his education with a doctorate in Chemical...
Mark Edward Sendzik
Jul 18, 2021
Mark Edward Sendzik of Durham, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2021, surrounded by his family. Mark was born on February 4, 1953 in Chicago, and received a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. After living in various U.S. cities, he settled in Durham in 1999, working as a public policy analyst with...
Sybil Neal
Jul 14, 2021
Sybil Ruth White Neal passed away on July 14, 2021. She was the oldest daughter of the late Julian Adams White and Mozelle Horton White of Durham, NC. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Ralph John Neal, in 2015 and her sister, Julia White Rigsbee, in 2020. Sybil was quite accomplished, and her thirst for knowledge remained with her...
James Michael Payne
Jul 12, 2021
James Payne October 10, 1947 - July 12, 2021 James Michael Payne, 73, died after an extended illness on July 12th at the VA Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. James was born October 10, 1947, in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Cecil (1996) and Eileen (2013) Payne. He graduated from Niagara Falls High School in 1965. James then spent...
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