Obituaries
Frances Daniel O'Brien
Mar 4, 2021
Frances Daniel O’Brien, 84, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 4th, 2021. She was a resident of Franklin Manor Memory Care Center in Youngsville, NC. There, she managed to provide much laughter and entertainment to her caregivers and fellow residents—in Frances’ usual jokester style! She will be remembered with fondness and love as the mother,...
Alfred Cornelius Webster
Mar 3, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Alfred Cornelius Webster, Jr. age 76 of Surf City, NC passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was born in Durham, NC on December 5, 1944 to Alfred Cornelius Webster and Virginia Frisbie Webster. A.C. grew up in Durham and served with the Durham County Sheriff Dept and retired with the rank of...
Bryan Wesley Eddins
Mar 2, 2021
It is with deep sadness that the family of Bryan W. Eddins announces his unexpected passing on March 2, 2021, in Wilmington, NC. Bryan was born on February 26, 1969 in Raleigh, NC. He graduated from Millbrook Senior High School and North Carolina State University. He worked at several non-profit organizations in Washington, DC. Bryan “Jack” loved the outdoors, traveling,...
Dora Lee Adcock
Feb 27, 2021
TO VIEW THE RECORDED SERVICE, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK BELOW. Dora Lee Dickerson Adcock, 86, of Oxford, NC died early Saturday morning, February 27, 2021. She was born in Granville County on February 14, 1935 to her now predeceased parents, Furnie O. Dickerson, and Laurie N. Kearney Dickerson. Dora Lee was a member of Hester Baptist Church and worked...
Kathy Paulette Boyd
Feb 27, 2021
Kathy Paulette Boyd, 69, of Oxford, NC passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born in Granville County on October 14, 1951 to the late James Emmett Boyd and the late Katherine Lunsford Boyd. After graduating from J.F. Webb in ’69 she attended ECU to receive her teaching degree. She dedicated her teaching career to students in Granville...
Elizabeth Carol Glasscock
Feb 25, 2021
Elizabeth “Lib” Oakley Glasscock, 69, of Littleton, NC, passed away on February 25, 2021 at her residence. She was employed with Montgomery Ward in the 1970’s. She retired from Duke after 20 plus years of service as a telephone operator in the Telecommunications building. She is survived by her daughters, Frances Carter (Jessica “J”) and Pam Hall of the home;...
Joseph Samuel Hammond
Feb 25, 2021
J. Samuel Hammond, 73, died at home on February 25, 2021 after several months of declining health. Born in Americus, Georgia, son of Archie and Lorice Hammond, Sam attended public schools in Americus, earned bachelor’s and Master of Theological Studies degrees from Duke University, and a Master of Science in Library Science degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. While an undergraduate at...
Stanley Thomas Sherrill
Feb 24, 2021
Stanley (Stan) Thomas Sherrill of Durham, North Carolina, crossed over into eternity on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. It was a beautiful Spring-like day, and he spent his final hours playing tennis, a sport he loved his entire life. A family friend was there to hold his hand, and she felt surrounded by angels as he slipped away. Born on March...
Mark Douglas Ahrendsen
Feb 23, 2021
Mark Ahrendsen, 69, retired Transportation Director for the City of Durham, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Mark lived life to the fullest, despite being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer more than four years ago. He enjoyed retirement and, prior to the pandemic, traveled extensively with his wife Cathy exploring the country...
Dan Vickers Noblin
Feb 22, 2021
Oxford 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. Dan Vickers Noblin, age 83, died on February 22, 2021 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Robert Marsh Noblin and M. Maude Breedlove. Dan was born in Granville County...
John Thomas Kerr, Iii
Feb 18, 2021
John Thomas Kerr, III, age 95 died in his sleep in his residence at Durham Regent Apartments in Durham on Thursday, February 18, 2021. He was born in Durham on March 5, 1925. John’s mother, Eleanor Browning Kerr, and his father, John Thomas Kerr II, were Durham natives and members of First Presbyterian Church, and John was on the church’s...
Henry Charles Halboth, Jr.
Feb 17, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Henry Charles Halboth, Jr. crossed the bar in commencement of his last voyage on February 17, 2021, in Durham, NC, in the firm belief that he was embarking on the greatest adventure of all. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 22, 1924, the only son of the late Henry C. and...
William Sublett Christian
Feb 16, 2021
William “Bill” Sublett Christian, age 88, died on February 16, 2021 following a period of declining health. He was born on April 21, 1932. He was the third child to the late Nellie and Dennis Christian, following his sister Elizabeth, born in 1920 and his brother, Richard, born in 1924. Bill attended Durham Schools and was especially fond of Durham...
Marguerite Agnes Tracy
Feb 15, 2021
DURHAM – Marguerite Agnes Tracy, age 103, died at her daughter’s residence in Durham, NC on February 15, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born on February 12, 1918 to the late Thomas Doody and Marie Sheehan. Marguerite was born in Preble, NY and after finishing high school, she later became an owner of a hair salon. She was...
Richard Lionel Predmore, Jr.
Feb 15, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Dr. Richard Lionel Predmore Jr. passed from this life on February 15, 2021 at his home in upstate SC. He was 77. Richard retired as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of South Carolina. He was a professor of literature at University of South Carolina Upstate for many years where he served...
Joseph Martin Crews
Feb 14, 2021
Creedmoor, NC Joseph Martin “Marty” Crews left his life on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at the age of 61. He was born and raised in Granville County, the youngest son of the late Edgar Reid “Buddy” and Barbara Breedlove Crews. Marty graduated from South Granville High School, class of 1978, then earned an Associates Degree from Stanley Technical College, Albemarle,...
Charles Edgar Atkinson
Feb 14, 2021
Psalm 40:1-3a I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to...
Marguerite Lovett Robbins
Feb 14, 2021
Marguerite (Rita) Lovett Robbins passed peacefully during the morning of February 14 in her Chapel Hill home. Born in Columbia, SC in 1943, Rita grew up in Rutherfordton, NC, as the first of six children. Rita attended Mars Hill College and graduated from UNC Women’s College (now UNC-Greensboro) in 1965, and she married Samuel B. McLamb, Jr. During his military...
Eugenia D. Timberlake
Feb 14, 2021
Bullock, NC On February 14, 2021, Eugenia “Jean” D. Timberlake went peacefully and gracefully to join her husband of 69 years, Jerry Timberlake, Jr. in their heavenly home. Jean was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia to the late Marvin S. Douglas and Pearl E. Douglas on March 18, 1925. She went to business school in Richmond, Virginia, where she met...
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