Obituaries
Patricia Honorine Ottaway
Jun 19, 2021
DURHAM – Patricia Calhoun Ottaway, age 95, died at Croasdaile Village on June 19, 2021. She was born in Crestwood, NY on February 14, 1926. Patricia was a mother and a housewife. For many years she taught English and Spanish at Croasdaile Village. Patricia is survived by her sons, Jeffrey William Ottaway of AR and Steve Tracy Ottaway of Florida;...
Nancy Stebbins Burnette
Jun 16, 2021
Nancy Stebbins Burnette, age 77, died on June 16, 2021 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Shirley Branham Stebbins and Rebecca Barksdale Wimbush Stebbins. Nancy was born in Newport News, Virginia on August 18, 1943. Nancy is survived by her son, David F. Burnette (Renee), her grandchildren, Brandon Burnette, Colin Burnette, and Abby Burnette. She is...
Charles Morris Green
Jun 12, 2021
Charles Morris Green, 87, of Raleigh, NC, and formerly of Statesville, NC, passed away at Rex Hospital in Raleigh on June 12, 2021. He was born in Richmond, VA, on August 31, 1933, to C. Sylvester Green and Mary Morris Green. Charles graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1952 and attended UNC-Chapel Hill before serving in the United States...
Leora Ann Goss
Jun 11, 2021
Creedmoor: Leora James Goss, 75, died Thursday, June 11, 2021. She was a born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 16, 1946 to the late Perry Watson James and Willie Bell Currin James. Leora met and married John Milton Goss and they began a life in Granville County where they raised 3 children. They operated a successful farm and Leora worked...
Jerry Lynn Harris
Jun 10, 2021
Jerry Harris, age 81, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at his home in Durham on June 10, 2021. He was born on January 16, 1940 to the late Tony and Omah Harris. Born in San Diego, California, Jerry grew up living all over the United States due to his father’s career in the U.S. Navy. The family eventually settled...
Elizabeth Ann Pulley
Jun 9, 2021
Elizabeth Ann (Chi) Dees Nelson Pulley, 82, died peacefully at her home in Durham after an extended battle with cancer on June 9, 2021. She was born on January 19, 1939 to the late Doctors John and Susan Dees of Durham in Baltimore, MD. Chi attended Calvert Methodist Elementary School and Carr Junior High School. After 1 year at Durham...
Robin Tutt Vollmer
Jun 8, 2021
Robin Tutt Vollmer, M.D. died on June 8th, 2021 at 80 years of age. He was born on March 10, 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky to Amy and Calvin Vollmer. He earned his AB and MD degrees from Duke University, obtained an MS from State University of New York, Buffalo, and completed Residency in Pathology at Duke. He also served in...
Alicia Dione Poe
Jun 8, 2021
Alicia Dione Poe, age 49, passed away unexpectedly on June 8, 2021. She was born in Durham on February 2, 1972, to Andrea Hall and the late Lacy “Buck” Poe, Jr. Alicia was an exuberant free spirit with a huge heart. She had a particular passion for animals and animal rescue. Over the years, she rescued many cats, dogs, birds,...
Margaret Tew Upchurch
Jun 7, 2021
Margaret Tew Upchurch October 26, 1927 - June 7, 2021 Durham, North Carolina - Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Tew Upchurch, 93, passed away at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on Monday, June 7, 2021. She was born to Edward Lee Tew and Marion Elizabeth Sigley Tew on October 26, 1927 in Goldsboro, NC. She graduated from Durham High School in 1945. Margaret was...
Mable Meredith Gray
Jun 4, 2021
Mable Meredith Gray, age 95, of Raleigh, NC died Friday, June 4, 2021 after struggling with dementia for many years. She was born in Eastland, Texas on February 10, 1926, to the late Jesse Lafayette Whisenant and Luceille Marie Fawcett Whisenant. She met and married her late husband, William Edward Gray. She ran a courier service for over 30 years...
Leeanne Mcclymont
Jun 3, 2021
Lee Anne Gibbons McClymont of Hillsborough passed away on June 2, 2021. Born in Canton, Massachusetts on October 25, 1963, Lee Anne was the daughter of Anne and Robert Gibbons. Lee Anne earned her Master's Degree in Hospital Administration and worked at Cornell Medical Center for 13 years. Lee Anne a trustee of the North Carolina Symphony, authored The Friendly...
Zada Nicholson Nelson
Jun 2, 2021
ZADA LEE NICHOLSON NELSON Zada, or Lee to some family members, was born in Durham, N.C. on February 24 to Edith Caroline and Alson Franklin Nicholson. Zada was a graduate of Durham High School, and attended Women’s College in Greensboro. Zada and Clarence Chesterfield Nelson eloped to Charleston, S.C. on July 20, 1942, and were blessed to celebrate 68 wedding...
Doris Colclough Coltrane
Jun 2, 2021
“Death has nothing to do with going away. The sun sets. The moon sets. But they are not gone.” – Rumi Doris Coltrane, born Doris Ferrell was born in Alamance County in 1926, the only blue eyed, blonde hair girl in her family. She married Robert Colclough and went on to have six children, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren....
Jerry Louis Floyd
May 28, 2021
Jerry “Louis” Floyd, age 82, of Oxford, NC died on May 28, 2021. He was born in Granville County on August 8, 1938 to his late parents, Jerry E. Floyd and Maggie Elizabeth Strickland Floyd. Louis is survived by his brother, Robert Taylor Floyd, his Church family and other friends and relatives too numerous to name, who will dearly miss...
Patricia Louise Hoover
May 28, 2021
Dr. Patricia “Tish” Louise (Duerksen) Hoover, 82, died on Friday, May 28, 2021. Tish was born in Hillsboro, KS to George H. and Louise M. (Dalke) Duerksen on June 7, 1938.
After a childhood spent between Kansas and Oklahoma, Tish graduated high school in Bartlesville, OK., then earned her bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Kansas. The...
Pamela Jo Petty Schaible
May 27, 2021
It does not seem real to write these words but Mom passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Her name was Pamela, but she went by Pam. She never met a stranger and would have long conversations with people she just met. I used to joke that it didn’t matter where she went, near or far, she knew someone. One...
Jean Carol Ellis
May 26, 2021
Jean Carol Ellis, 88, of Rougemont, NC died Wednesday, May 26, 2021. She was born in Stem, NC on September 15, 1932, to the late Benjamin Milton Washington and Selena Roberts Washington. Jean is survived by her brother, Bill M. Washington of Long Island, NY; her sister, Mary Washington Long of Timberlake, NC; and many loving nieces, nephews, extended family...
Gerald Glenn Cooley
May 26, 2021
Gerald Glenn Cooley, 85, died May 26, 2021. Gerald was the second son of Harvey E. and Norma “Mozzelle” Glenn Cooley, both deceased. Born and raised on a farm in rural Durham County, he learned the lessons of hard work. Upon graduating from Bethesda High School, he worked for the state of NC. It was there that driving large trucks...
Beverly Sampson Royster
May 24, 2021
Beverly Sampson Royster, better known as “Beba” age 65, of Oxford, NC died on May 24, 2021. He was born in Granville County on September 23, 1955 to his late parents, Lee Page Royster and Joyce Grimm Royster. Beba was a man who believed in hard work and family. He was a moto bike coach to his sons, laughter to...
Robert Stanley Rankin, Jr.
May 24, 2021
Robert Stanley Rankin Jr., of Durham, died May 24, 2021 at the Pavilion at Croasdaile Village following an extended illness. Born April 13, 1940 in Durham, he was the son of the late Dorothy Newsom Rankin and Robert Stanley Rankin. Bob attended Durham City Schools and graduated from Durham High in 1958. An excellent athlete, he played football, basketball and...
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