Obituaries
Louise Duncan Watkins
May 15, 2019
Louise Watkins 87, died on May 15, 2019 surrounded by her family. ??The daughter of the late Melvin and Oderine Kearney Duncan, Louise was born in Granville County on June 26,1931. Louise was the matriarch of the Watkins family.?? She met and married her longtime love, the late James Dudley Watkins. She was a dedicated and a true woman of...
Carlotta Cole Wilkins
May 14, 2019
DURHAM ??? Carlotta Cole Wilkins, age 93, died at Duke Uneersity Hospital on May 14, 2019. She was born oneeptember 1, 1925 to the late Walter and Anee Cole. Carlotta was a graduate of Durham High School. She???s been a lifelong member of Grey Stone Church. Ineer free time, she enjoyed gardening, sewing, reading, painting and crafting. She loved being...
Sallie Blalock Roller
May 12, 2019
Mrs. Sallie Blalock Roller, of Oxford, NC, passed away on May 12, 2019, at the age of 92. Sallie was a lifelong resident of Granville County, most recently residing at the Whitmore Retirement Center.?? However, she enjoyed most of her life ineeloved home on Broad Street. Sallie was born on March 24, 1927, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jean...
Robert Ian Savoy
May 9, 2019
Robert Ian Savoy, 34, of Durham, NC died unexpectedly Thursday, May 9, 2019. ??He was born in Wake County on August 25, 1984 to Keith Michael Savoy and Marie Jane Mullis Savoy. Ian was a Network Systems Analyst and worked in the field of Informationeechnology. ??Ian was a loving son and neer met a stranger. ??He??enjoyed helping??other people. ??He loved...
Cathryn Callahan (Robinson)
May 6, 2019
Cathryn Callahan (Robinson)was born on June 23, 1938 in Omaha, Illinois. She passed away on May 6, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. She was the 2nd oldest of 9 children. She loved to sew, crochet and always lent a helping hand if anyone needed it. She was baptized as one of Jehovahs Witnesses in 1957 and remained an active witness...
Leona Huff Oakley
May 1, 2019
Leona Huff Oakley, 89, of Oxford, NC died Wednesday, May 1, 2019.?? She was born ineerson County, NC oneecember 8, 1929 to her now predeceased parents, Bernee Daniel Huff and Lillian Toney Huff. As a farmer???s wife, Leona was no stranger to hard work.?? She enjoyed gardening and caring for her family.?? She found great happiness in the nurturing of...
Nancy Mae Stone Smith
Apr 30, 2019
Nancy Mae Stone Smith, 87, of Stem, NC died peacefully at her home on April 30, 2019 at 12:10 pm after struggling through years of dementia, two hip replacements and a recent leg amputation. Born August 3, 1931 in Winston Salem, NC to the late Robie and Leslie Stone, Nancy was the first and only child. ??Nancy graduated from R.J....
Carl R. Forthofer
Apr 29, 2019
Carl R. Forthofer passed from this life on Monday, April 29, 2019, at the age of 85. Carl was born in Elyria, Ohio in 1933 and later moved to??Lakeland, Florida with his parents. He is survived by his wife, Lucia, one brother, David and spouse, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded ineeath by his??parents, one...
Paul Gettys Gillespie
Apr 27, 2019
Paul Gettys Gillespie died on April 27, 2019. A memorial service?? in his honor will occur on Saturday,?? May 18, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Stovall Memorial Cemetery. Gentry-neell and Vaughan is proudly assisting the Gillespie family.
Lewis Dudley Gooch, Jr.
Apr 27, 2019
Lewis Dudley Gooch, Jr., age 66, of Oxford, NC died Saturday, April 27, 2019.?? He was born in Vance County, NC on July 18, 1952, to his late parents, Lewis Dudley Gooch and Katherine Cobb Gooch. Dudley is survived by his wife, Gail Currin Gooch and his children, Megan Gooch Clark (Michael) and Nicholas Presley Gooch.?? He is also survived...
Victor Thomas Cates
Apr 23, 2019
Tom Cates passed away surrounded by his family on April 23, 2019 and is now in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ whom he served faithfully for over 60 years. Tom was a Life Insurance Underwriter in Durham for over 30 years and helped many newly married couples with insurance protection. He was a sales leader, Life...
Charles Emerson Brown
Apr 23, 2019
Durham, NC- Charles E Brown, age 86, died on April 23, 2019.?? He was born on January 6, 1933 in Jamestown, NY, to the late Charles Henry Brown and Mildred Erickson Brown. Charles served proudly in the Uneed States Marine Corps, during the Korean War conflict.?? He then attended St. Boneenture Uneersity, and shortly after graduation, began working in the...
Frances Elizabeth Greco
Apr 23, 2019
Frances Elizabeth Greco died peacefully on April 23rd, 2019. Born in Thurmont, Maryland in 1934, she was the daughter of Thomas Fred and Pauline Virginia Firor. She moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1978. She enjoyed relaxing oneer deck while watching the birds and she neer missed her beloved Tarheels play basketball.?? She is remembered for her gorgeous blue...
Kimberly Houstoneeneey
Apr 23, 2019
Kimberly Anne Houstoneeneey, age 55, of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, April 23, 2019.?? She was born in Durham, NC on July 30, 1963, to her parents, the late Ovid Allport Houston, III and Nancy Lee Lambert. Kim is survived by her husband, Harold Heneey and her sons, Bryan Douglas Heneey (Aryn) of Raleigh and Alan Michael Heneey of Oxford.?? She...
Ann Cleavinger Smith
Apr 21, 2019
Ann Cleavinger Smith, age 88, died peacefully ineer Chapel Hill home on April 21st, 2019 following a courageous battle with cancer. Ann was born neember 1, 1930 in Burlington, Kansas to Eugene Arthur aneedna Striegel Cleavinger. She spent her youth in Manhattan, Kansas.?? Ann attended Kansas State Uneersity and traneerred to the Uneersity of Kansas receiving a BS in Occupational...
Ralph Turner Ellington
Apr 17, 2019
Ralph Turner Ellington, 66, of Oxford, NC died Wednesday, April 17, 2019.?? He was born in Vance County on June 26, 1952 to his now predeceased parents, Clement and Hilda Mae Ellington. Ralph was a devoted husband to his wife and father to his children.?? He was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Ralph had a sense of wit that...
Barbara Jeaneean
Apr 14, 2019
Barbara Jeaneean, 85, of Henderson, NC died Sunday, April 14, 2019.?? She was born in Pickaway County, OH on March 5, 1934 to her now predeceased parents, Marion Hupp and Lila Irene (Maxon) Hupp. Barbara is survived by her children, Randolph Lane Dean (Lori), Kimberly Susaneean-Wade, Dana Gaylord Dean (Dee Dee), and Anita Irene Dean Crews; 14 grandchildren; and 6...
Nicholas G. Cariello
Apr 12, 2019
Nicholas George Cariello Jr. died April 12, 2019, in Chapel Hill. Born in Union City, New Jersey, on October 31, 1948, Nick attended Fordham Preparatory School and Georgetown Uneersity, aneearned his law degree from New York Uneersity. By trade, he was a writer, working most recently as a technical writer for NetApp ineesearch Trianee Park. Nick is survived by his...
Hall Franklin Birdsong, Jr.
Apr 12, 2019
Apex, North Carolina - Hall Franklin Birdsong, Jr., 84, died April 12, 2019, at Transitions LifeCare Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, surrounded by his loving daughters.?? A native of Suffolk, he was the son of the late Elizabeth West Birdsong and Hall Franklin Birdsong.?? Mr. Birdsong is a U.S. Navy Veteran.?? He was a life long member of Main Street...
Ann Green Rutherford
Apr 11, 2019
Ann Green Rutherford, 86, passed away to her heavenly home on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Autumn Care in Marion, N.C., after a period of declining health. She is preceded ineeath by her husband Glenn Rutherford, of Pennsylvania. She is survived by her son Aubrey Hines (Robin), of Marion; daughter Audrey Gower (Geoff), of Seven Lakes; granddaughter Ginny Rhodes (Chris),...
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