Obituaries
Geraldine Cassell Hardister
Oct 3, 2020
DURHAM – Martha Geraldine (Jerry) Wells Hardister, age 92, died on October 3, 2020. She was born on May 2, 1928 to Luther Cassell and Emma Shackleford Cassell. Jerry was born and raised in High Point, NC, the youngest of 11 children. After graduating from high school, she moved to Atlanta, where she met her husband (and true love), Tim...
Ann Rogers Brooks
Sep 30, 2020
Ann Rogers Brooks, 84, of Oxford, NC passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, September 30, 2020. She was born on March 5, 1936 to Alvin and Annie Averette Rogers. Defying all odds at birth as a pre-mature baby, she lived her whole life in her grandmother’s house. A graduate of Oxford High School and Mrs. Fullers Business School, she...
Dorothy Marie Parsons
Sep 26, 2020
My precious mother and best friend, Dorothy Marie Massey Parsons, passed away early Saturday morning, September 26, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was surrounded by none of her loving family. Mama was born to Sevada Barbee Massey and Willie Eugene Massey in Durham, North Carolina on May 22, 1923. She was the youngest of 14...
Ruth C. Boyd
Sep 26, 2020
To view the recorded service, please follow the link provided below. Ruth C. Boyd, 83, of Oxford, NC died Saturday, September 26, 2020. She was born on January 20, 1937 to her now predeceased parents, Lambert and Hattie Mae Currin. Ruth was a native of Granville County her entire life. She was born, raised, educated, attended church, worked, married, and...
O'Nell Ferrell Hicks
Sep 19, 2020
O’Nell Ferrell Hicks, age 85, died on September 19, 2020. She was born in Durham, NC on January 15, 1935 to Jennings Franklin Wood and Wilma Beauchamp Wood. O’Nell loved spending time with her family and singing in the choir at Grace Baptist Church. O’Nell is survived by four children, Gary Ferrell and wife Jamie, Connie Dupree and husband Belease,...
Luann Marie Coté
Sep 16, 2020
**Link to Livestream is listed below with service details** Luann Marie Coté, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 surrounded by family at home in Durham, North Carolina. She was a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother. Luann was born on November 20, 1935 in Taunton, Massachusetts to Alfred and Lillian Moitozo. She was a registered...
Liam Edmond Pratt
Sep 13, 2020
DURHAM- Liam Edmond Pratt died peacefully in the arms of his mother and father on September 13th, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Jenna and Logan, his two sisters, Eliza and Josette, his maternal grandparents, Pam and Dean Parker, paternal grandparents, Tek and Ed Pratt, as well as an army of aunts, uncles, and cousins who loved him to...
Helen Rose Pendergrass
Sep 10, 2020
Funeral Service Link: https://youtu.be/b8Tlb5UaGOw Graveside Link: http://livestream.com/accounts/29266864/events/9300142 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Helen Rose Hahola Pendergrass left this earth for heaven on the evening of Thursday, September 10, 2020, surrounded by her three children praying at her bedside. Rose married the love of her life, Jack Hoyt Pendergrass, on June 26, 1954 in Clinton, New Jersey. The couple were blessed with four children, Peter,...
Lounell Howard Stallings
Sep 7, 2020
To view the recorded funeral service, please follow the link provided below. Lounell Howard Stallings of Oxford, NC went to her eternal home on September 7, 2020. She was born on November 24, 1961 to the late Cecil Maynard Howard Sr. and Rubie Dale Watkins Howard. Lounell was a member of New Horizons Baptist Church where she served alongside her...
Charles Victor Jordan
Sep 7, 2020
Charles Jordan, or Charlie as most people knew him, was born in New York City in 1949, to Victor and Margaret Jordan, who gave Charlie and his brother Robert not only a loving home, but an example of how to live with kindness, courage and integrity. Charlie grew up on Staten Island, and while fate would take him many other...
Consuelo Adriana Medina Pena
Sep 6, 2020
To watch the Funeral Mass live please click on the link below on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 9:55AM: https://stmchapelhill.org/funerals Consuelo Adriana Medina Peña died peacefully alongside her family on September 6, 2020 from complications of a stroke. She was born on April 21, 1945 to the late Consuelo Oceania Peña de Medina and Francisco Medina Leyba. She lived in...
Florence Pogoloff
Sep 5, 2020
Florence Epstein Pogoloff, 99, a native of Washington, DC who grew up in the shadow of the Capitol, died peacefully on September 5, 2020, after a brief bout of pneumonia. Florence was preceded in death by her beloved husband of nearly 60 years, David Pogoloff of Brooklyn, NY, a disabled World War II combat veteran who went on to dedicate...
James Weston Heinrich
Sep 4, 2020
***Due to the threat of inclement weather on Thursday, Sept 10th, the funeral service for James Heinrich will be moved indoors to Church of the Good Shepherd at 11:00 am. Everyone in attendance will be required to wear a mask and stay socially distanced. Church of the Good Shepherd is located at 3741 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707. If you...
Malcolm Henderson Rourk, Jr., M.D.
Sep 4, 2020
Malcolm Henderson Rourk, Jr., M.D., 84, died Friday, September 4 at Croasdaile Village following an extended illness. He was born August 11, 1936 in Wilmington to Malcolm Henderson Rourk, M.D. and Marie (Foscue) Rourk. Henderson was a graduate of Culver Military Academy, after which he enrolled at Davidson College, graduating Phi Betta Kappa in 1958 with a BA in English....
Lucille Long Cranford
Sep 3, 2020
Lucille Long Cranford, 95, passed away at her home in Clearwater, Florida on September 3 after a period of declining health. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Thomas B. Cranford, and lived most of her life in Durham. She was born to Ruth and Albert Long in 1925, after her father took a position as principal of...
Eloise Laverne Telford
Sep 1, 2020
Eloise “Susie” W. Telford passed away peacefully on September 1, 2020 at her home at Emerald Pond Retirement Community. She is survived by her son, William W. Telford, Jr. (wife, Marcia J. Telford); grandsons, Clifton L. Telford, and Johnson C. Telford (wife, Beverly Huang); great-granddaughter, Sydney J. Telford and nephew, Michael L. Mayo. She was predeceased by her husband, William...
Betty O'Brien Pegram
Sep 1, 2020
To view the recorded service, please select the link below. Betty O’Brien Pegram, 88, of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, September 1, 2020. She was born in Granville County on July 16, 1932 to her predeceased parents, Dorsey and Tazzie Blackwell. Mrs. Pegram was a long-time employee with Russell Stover. After many years of service, she retired from her position as...
Ora Mae Capps
Aug 30, 2020
To view the slideshow tribute and the recorded service, please follow the link provided below. Oxford, NC Ora Mae Kemp Capps, 91, of Bullock, NC died Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia on July 26, 1929, daughter of the late Ansel Joshua Kemp and Morado Rogers Green Kemp. Ora Mae married her late husband, William...
John Garland Fitz
Aug 30, 2020
To view the recorded memorial service, please follow the link provided below. John Garland Fitz Jr. died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Oxford after a brief illness. He was born on June 8, 1937, the son of late John G. Fitz and Lillian Dickerson Fitz in Chase City, Va. “Jackie,” as most of us knew him, was a staple in...
Paul Edward Maccosbe
Aug 29, 2020
Paul MacCosbe, devoted husband and father of two, passed away Saturday night, August 29, 2020 after complications from a stroke. He was 65 years old. Paul was born on September 22, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the youngest twin sibling in a family of six. He grew up in the Shaler township area of Pittsburgh and enjoyed racing dirt bikes,...
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