Obituaries

May 12, 2021

Ralph Turlington was born October 5, 1920, in Gainesville, Florida, the fifth of six surviving children of John and May B. Turlington. He was in the first class of the newly established P. K. Yonge Laboratory School, elected the Senior Class President, and graduating in 1938. In 2009 he was elected to the P. K. Yonge Hall of Fame for...

May 11, 2021

Kimberly Hannigan Blair, 51, of Durham, NC passed away after a year-long battle with ALS on May 11, 2021. Kim was born on September 10, 1969 in Washington, DC and spent her childhood in Olney, MD. She graduated from Sherwood High School in 1987 and received her BS from Towson University in 1993. She went on to earn an MBA...

May 10, 2021

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Velma Dyer Laws, 80, died at Duke University Hospital on May 10, 2021. She was born on June 30, 1940 to the late Ettie Mae and Ralph Dyer in Panama City, Florida. She retired from Branch Banking and Trust as Vice President of Branch Operations after 22 years of service in the banking industry. In...

May 9, 2021

To watch the video, please go to the TRIBUTE WALL on Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Website page for this obituary and click on the video link. Click here to view the livestream service. Joseph “Lil Joe” Lee Bowman found his peace with Jesus, his Savior, on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the age of 29. He was the son of the...

May 4, 2021

John Calhoun Harris, Sr. December 2, 1928-May 4, 2021 John Calhoun Harris, Sr. passed away on May 4, 2021 at his home after courageously battling colon cancer. John was born on December 2, 1928, in Florence, South Carolina. The youngest of four sons born to Dr. Claude Ezekiel Harris and Elizabeth Oglesby Harris, John grew up in Florence with his...

May 2, 2021

Socratis Gerondelis died on Sunday, May the 2nd of 2021 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. He was 80.Born in Ampeliko, Greece, he trained as a musician and tailor. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 16 and lived in Plainfield, New Jersey where he supported his mother, sister and younger brother.Socratis married Aliki Stylianou...

May 1, 2021

Jane Juinn Ting Sung, age 91, died in Durham, North Carolina on May 1, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Er Yu Ting and Ming Shuen Sun. Jane’s birthplace was the city of Longkou, Huangxian County, in the Shandong province of China. Her idyllic, highly-privileged, sheltered, early childhood world was shattered when her hometown was bombed at the...

Apr 30, 2021

Apr 26, 2021

Durham – George Chester Woznicki, age (66), died on April 26, 2021 in Durham, NC. He was born to the late Alexander Leo Woznicki and Virginia Parrish Woznicki. He worked in the construction industry for 50 years. He enjoyed fishing, bird hunting and wood working. He loved the outdoors and trips to the beach. George is survived by his wife...

Apr 21, 2021

Gene Arthur Moye, Sr. age 83, died on April 21, 2021 in Midlothian, VA. He was born to the late Tom Moye and Annie Lee Moye in Kinston, NC on October 9, 1937. Gene was a man who cherished his family and had great love for his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He loved when family would come to visit....

Apr 20, 2021

Mrs. Wanda Zaczynski Rogers, of Berlin, MD, formerly of Durham, NC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the age of 92, after a period of declining health. Mrs. Rogers was born in Enfield, CT on May 18, 1928 to John and Mary Zaczynski. She married Mr. Clayton T. Rogers, Jr. in 1950 when they were employees of...

Apr 18, 2021

Durham, North Carolina – Susan Shipp Montsinger, 66, died at Duke Regional Hospital on April 18, 2021. She was born on April 21, 1954 to the late Nathan Wade Shipp and Bobbie Fuller Shipp. She graduated from Durham High School and went on to attain her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro....

Apr 15, 2021

Nevaeh Starr Jackson, age 1, died on April 15, 2021 at Duke University Hospital. She was the beloved daughter of Dale Edward Jackson and Toni Laurell Crews Jackson. Nevaeh blessed them on June 27, 2019. Nevaeh was a beautiful little girl. She battled from the day she was born, but with the strength of her family she thrived and captured...

Apr 13, 2021

James Edward Arena, Sr. was born about three hours after his twin brother in Clarksburg, WV on January 18, 1935. Raised by his grandparents, he started school in Clarksburg and then after the first grade, moved to Durham where he graduated from Durham High School. Jim played center on Durham High’s State Championship Football team. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill...

Apr 2, 2021

George Manasse, raised in Durham, North Carolina and a prominent Motion Picture and TV producer and production manager, died Friday, April 2, 2021. He was 83 years old. Mr. Manasse contributed to the making of many important films and TV shows including The Bell Jar (1979), The Killing Floor (1984), Torch Song Trilogy (1988), Indecent Proposal (1993), and The District...

Apr 1, 2021

Mrs. Cornelia Hunt Adcock of Oxford passed away peacefully at her home on April 1, 2021 at the age of 83, surrounded by her loving family. Cornelia, a native of Granville County, was the daughter of the late Walter William and Annie Hoyle Hunt. She retired from the Granville County Schools Administrative Office after thirty-five years of service. A lifelong...

Mar 31, 2021

William Leonard Pruitt, age 95, died on March 31, 2021 at his residence after many years of declining health. He was the son of the late Bailey William Pruitt and Lucy Hobgood Pruitt. He grew up on the family tobacco farm in Granville County. He was a graduate of Oxford High School. Leonard had a successful career with R.J. Reynolds...

Mar 31, 2021

John William Netherton, age 72, died March 31, 2021 in Raleigh, NC. He is survived by seven nieces and nephews and several loving and devoted friends. A memorial service will be held at Hope Community Church at a time and date to be announced later. Arrangements for the Netherton family are under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service

Mar 30, 2021

Nancy L. Miller passed away peacefully at her home with loved ones by her side on March 30, 2021. She was born on August 13, 1950 in Springfield, IL. The daughter of Dr. Philip C. Lynch and Dorothy Jeunne Lynch. She graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, IL with a degree in psychology in 1972. Nancy was the second of...

Mar 30, 2021

Click here to view the Livestream service. DURHAM - Harold James Taylor, Jr. entered eternal life on March 30, 2021. Harold was born to Harold James Taylor, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Grant in Detroit, MI on January 6, 1925. He served as Signalman First Class during WWII aboard LST 560 from January 1943 until the end of the war, returning...