Obituaries
Jerrell (Jerry) Cates Colvard
Aug 7, 2018
Jerrell (Jerry) Cates Colvard, age 89, went home to her Lord Jesus Christ on August 7, 2018 after a prolonged illness.?? She was preceded ineeath by her loving husband of 58 years, "J" Colvard, in 2010. She graduated from Durham High School in 1947 and was a member of Trinity Bible Class at First Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Maria Kerr Harris Blackwell
Aug 4, 2018
OXFORD January 2, 1923--August 4, 2018 Maria Kerr Blackwell departed this life on August 4, 2018 at her home in Oxford. Maria was the daughter of Frances Worthington Taylor and Graham Waverly Harris. She married Luther Devin Blackwell, Jr. on October 9, 1948 and they enjoyed many years togetheruntil his death on October 31, 1996. Maria attended Women's College of...
William A. Weed, Jr. (Bill)
Aug 4, 2018
William A. Weed, Jr. (Bill) passed away on August 4, 2018. He was born July 23, 1925, the son of the late Bonee Gilmore Weed and William A. Weed, Sr. of Columbus, Georgia. He was predeceased by his sisters, Gerry Weed Blackman and Mary Weed Perry. Bill is survived by his wife, Earline Hendrix Weed; a son, William A. Weed,...
Maria Kerr Harris Blackwell
Aug 4, 2018
OXFORD January 2, 1923--August 4, 2018 Maria Kerr Blackwell departed this life on August 4, 2018 at her home in Oxford. Maria was the daughter of Frances Worthington Taylor and Graham Waverly Harris.?? She married Luther Devin Blackwell, Jr. on October 9, 1948 and they enjoyed many years together??until his death on October 31, 1996. Maria attended Women's College of...
Dorothy Marie Foster
Aug 3, 2018
Dorothy Marie Foster (Dee) died August 3, 2018. She was born to the late Emil & Clara Albrecht Jorgensen oneebruary 23, 1922. Dee attended Grinnell College in Iowa and graduated from Northwestern Uneersity in 1945. In 1947 she married James K. Foster and they shared 63 happy years together. In 1964 Dee & Jim moved to Durham and later became...
Kay Nell Creech
Aug 2, 2018
Kay Nell Creech died peacefully on August 2, 2018. She was born on April 20, 1939 in Durham, NC and raised in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born to the late James Ernest Maddry and Katherine Collins Maddry. Kay graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1957 and attended Appalachian State Uneersity for one year. Kay spent most of her...
Dorothy Elizabeth Sedlak
Jul 29, 2018
Dorothy Elizabeth Sedlak died July 29, 2018. Dorothy was born in Glen Cove, NY on June 21, 1931 to the late John and Josephine Sumcizk. Dorothy lived in Glen Cove & Locust Valley until 2014 when she moved to Durham, NC. Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Glen Cove High School. She attended the Mt. Sinai School of Nursing, New...
Joseph Brett
Jul 29, 2018
Joseph Brett, 74, of Durham, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2018 after spending the day with his family. He was born to the late Joseph and Catherine Brett oneecember 9, 1943 in Dover, New Jersey. Joseph attended Morris Catholic High School, and worked at BioMerieux for 48 years. He married his wife, Gloria, on August 18, 1970, raised four...
Peggy Beard Owens
Jul 28, 2018
Peggy Beard Owens, 88, died peacefully at Croasdaile Village in Durham, NC on July 28, 2018. She was borneeggy Flowe Beard on January 12, 1930 in Raleigh. She grew up in Fayetteville and was a member of Hay Street Uneed Methodist Church. A graduate of Fayetteville High School and later Greensboro College, Peggy taught math and coached in both Candor...
Al William Glasscock
Jul 28, 2018
Oxford, NC Al Glasscock,78, passed away on July 28, 2018 after a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Born to the late Alfred and Ruth Glasscock on March 1, 1940 in Granville County and raised by his grandparents, the late Richard and Minee Glasscock. Al was married to Gladys Elliott Glasscock for 55 years. Al graduated from Oak Hill High...
Al William Glasscock
Jul 28, 2018
Oxford, NC Al Glasscock,78, passed away on July 28, 2018 after a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Born to the late Alfred and Ruth Glasscock on March 1, 1940 in Granville County and raised by his grandparents, the late Richard and Minnie Glasscock. Al was married to Gladys Elliott Glasscock for 55 years. Al graduated from Oak Hill High...
Hazel Sherman Montague
Jul 24, 2018
Hazel Sherman Montague, 85, of Durham, NC and formerly of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, July 24, 2018.?? She was born in Granville County oneecember 12, 1932, daughter of the late Lottie Denny Sherman and the late Gattis Luther Sherman. Hazel was a 1951 graduate of Berea High School and a 1955 graduate of Elon College.?? She went on to become...
Hazel Sherman Montague
Jul 24, 2018
Hazel Sherman Montague, 85, of Durham, NC and formerly of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, July 24, 2018. She was born in Granville County on December 12, 1932, daughter of the late Lottie Denny Sherman and the late Gattis Luther Sherman. Hazel was a 1951 graduate of Berea High School and a 1955 graduate of Elon College. She went on to...
Emma Leigh Stallings
Jul 23, 2018
Oxford Emma Leigh Stallings, 94, began her eternal life on July 23, 2018. She was the second of three girls born to the late Walter Edward and Emma Duke Strange on December 19, 1923 in Franklin County, NC. Emma is survived by her three sons, Howard Jr and his wife, Kay of North Myrtle Beach; Eddie and his wife, Gay...
Emma Leigh Stallings
Jul 23, 2018
Oxford Emma Leigh Stallings, 94, beganeer eternal life on July 23, 2018. She was the second of three girls born to the late Walter Edward aneemma Duke Strange oneecember 19, 1923 in Franklin County, NC. Emma is survived by her three sons, Howard Jr and his wife, Kay of North Myrtle Beach; Eddie and his wife, Gay of Oxford; and...
Ernest Spurgeon Booth, Jr.
Jul 22, 2018
Ernest Spurgeon Booth, Jr. died July 22, 2018 due to complications from Alzheimer???s disease. A Durham native, he was born on October 5, 1932 to the late Vallie aneernest Booth, Sr. He graduated from Durham High School in 1951 and UNC Chapel Hill in 1955. He later served in the Army for two years before moving back to Durham and...
Claudia Mccormick
Jul 17, 2018
DURHAM- Claudia McCormick, 63, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. She was born in Antigo, Wisconsin on neember 29, 1954 to the late David Roy McCormick aneethlyn McKinnon McCormick. Claudia is survived by her sister, Susan M. Borski, of Mesa, AZ; her nieces, Rebecca Cook of Gilbert, AZ; Kelly McCormick of Phonix, AZ aneerin McCormick of Cave Creek, AZ;...
David Michael Brown
Jul 14, 2018
?? ?? ?? ?? David Michael Brown died peacefully on July 14, 2018. He was born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York, the son of Gerald and Josephine Brown. David worked to pay tuition at Bishop Duffy High School and went on to graduate from Niagara Uneersity in 1963 and the Uneersity of Buffalo in 1967. He was a...
Ellen Dian Johnston
Jul 8, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Ellen Dian Johnston (Anderson) announces her passing at the age of 75, on July 8, 2018 at Granville Medical Center after battling illness. Ellen will be fondly remembered by her two daughters, Jessica Brigman and Heather Johnston-Troutman; her sister, Venna Spencer; her brother, Mark Anderson; her grandchildren, Samantha Troutman, Rebecca Troutman,...
Ellen Dian Johnston
Jul 8, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Ellen Dian Johnston (Anderson) announces her passing at the age of 75, on July 8, 2018 at Granville Medical Center after battling illness. Ellen will be fondly remembered by her two daughters, Jessica Brigman and Heather Johnston-Troutman; her sister, Venna Spencer; her brother, Mark Anderson; her grandchildren, Samantha Troutman, Rebecca Troutman,...
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