Obituaries
Maria C. Lindsay
May 6, 2017
Durham, NC - Maria (Mary) C. Lindsay nee Smargiassi, 87, passed away at home in Durham, NC on May 6, 2017. Prior to moving to NC in 2004, she was a lifelong resident of NJ, having been born in Camden and lived many years in Barnsboro, NJ. She was active in the Mantua Township Lions Auxiliary and a voluneer librarian...
Edith Rebecca Currin Rutledge
May 4, 2017
Edith Rebecca Currin Rutledge, 82, of Stovall, NC, died on Thursday, May 4, 2017. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Roger Leroy and Cora Sue Nelson Currin. Edith was preceded ineeath by her daughter Marilyn Sue Rutledge and grandson David Carsoneeary. She is survived by her husband Amos Buford Rutledge; her children Sheila...
Edith Rebecca Currin Rutledge
May 4, 2017
Edith Rebecca Currin Rutledge, 82, of Stovall, NC, died on Thursday, May 4, 2017. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Roger Leroy and Cora Sue Nelson Currin. Edith was preceded in death by her daughter Marilyn Sue Rutledge and grandson David Carson Weary. She is survived by her husband Amos Buford Rutledge; her...
Mildred Morris Dean
May 3, 2017
Oxford: Mildred Morris Dean, 87, of Oxford, NC, died oneednesday, May 3, 2017. ??She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Roy D. and Bettie Sherman Jones.?? Mildred was preceded ineeath by her first husband and father of her children F. Howard ???Pluter??? Morris. She is survived by her husband Alfred B. ???Rat??? Dean; one...
Mildred Morris Dean
May 3, 2017
Oxford: Mildred Morris Dean, 87, of Oxford, NC, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Roy D. and Bettie Sherman Jones. Mildred was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children F. Howard "Pluter Morris. She is survived by her husband Alfred B. "Rat...
Mary Louettie Howard Freeman
May 3, 2017
Oxford: Mary Louettie Howard Freeman, 97, of Oxford, NC, died oneednesday, May 3, 2017. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Terry E. and Mary Bessie Hobgood Howard. Louettie was preceded ineeath by her husband Allen T. Freeman after thirty-eight years of marriage. She was also predeceased by three brothers Floyd, Maynard, and Coolidge...
Mary Louettie Howard Freeman
May 3, 2017
Oxford: Mary Louettie Howard Freeman, 97, of Oxford, NC, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Terry E. and Mary Bessie Hobgood Howard. Louettie was preceded in death by her husband Allen T. Freeman after thirty-eight years of marriage. She was also predeceased by three brothers Floyd, Maynard,...
William Alton Rigsbee
May 1, 2017
William A. Rigsbee of Chapel Hill, retired life insurance executive, died May 1, 2017 at The Cedars in Chapel Hill. William was born in Chatham County, NC in 1926 to CL & Julia Hackney Rigsbee. He grew up in Durham graduating from high school in 1943 at age 16. He theneent to work in the home office of Home Security...
Rita Suzanne Kahr
Apr 29, 2017
Chapel Hill- Rita Suzanne Kahr (nee Ferber) was borneebruary 18, 1932, and departed from us on Saturday, April 29, 2017.?? Mrs. Kahr is survived by her devoted husband, Toby Kahr of Chapel Hill; son, Richard Kahr of New Jersey; daughter, Jenneer McGinnis of Durham; her grandchildren, Matthew, Kristen, J.T., and Jake Kahr; and beloved nieces and nephews Bill Kearns and...
James Newton Mcquay
Apr 27, 2017
Newton McQuay, of Durham, died April 27, 2017. The 86-year-old husband and father of three was surrounded by his family. Newton was a genee, loving, and quiet man. He was quick to smile and slow to talk. He cared about serving God and others in the world through nature, especially through plants, and through scientific and creative endeavors. Newton valued...
Louise Green Parrish
Apr 26, 2017
Louise Green Parrish, 92, passed away at Carillon Assisted Living of Durham, NC on April 26, 2017. Louise is survived by her daughter Alice P. Davis; granddaughters, Kim Clark (Buck) and Molly Davis (Micah); and great-grandchildren, Brandon Baker (finance: Krystal Chisholm), Stacy Baker and Sadie Ferrell. She is preceded ineeath by her husband, Wesley Tucker Parrish; parents, Caleb Bernard Green...
Marjorie Jones King
Apr 26, 2017
Marjorie Jones King died on April 26, 2017 in Grapevine, Texas at the age of 95. Marjorie was born January 29, 1922 to Clarence Littleton Jones and Eva Hester Jones in Granville County, North Carolina. She arrived on a cold winter day and the entire area was covered in two feet of snow. The doctor had to change horses halfway...
Marjorie Jones King
Apr 26, 2017
Marjorie Jones King died on April 26, 2017 in Grapevine, Texas at the age of 95. Marjorie was born January 29, 1922 to Clarence Littleton Jones aneeva Hester Jones in Granville County, North Carolina. She arrived on a cold winter day and the entire area was covered in two feet of snow. The doctor had to change horses halfway to...
R.L. Roycroft, Jr.
Apr 24, 2017
Durham- Robbie Lee Roycroft, Jr., age 91, of 3000 Buckingham Road in Durham, died on April 24, 2017 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Born in Durham on March 11, 1926, the youngest son of Robbie Lee Roycroft, Sr. and Ila Ross Roycroft, he was a life-long resident of Durham. He was educated in the Durham City and County Schools, graduating from...
James Burtoneewis, Jr.
Apr 24, 2017
James B. Lewis Jr. (also known as ???Poppa??? and ???Big Bear??? by the grand kids and Jim by others) passed away after a short illness with cancer at Duke Uneersity on April 24th, 2017. He was born in Easton MD oneebruary 14, 1944 and lived in Cape Charles, VA until residing ineewport News, VA. Jim retired from C&P Telephone Co...
James Burton Lewis, Jr.
Apr 24, 2017
James B. Lewis Jr. (also known as "Poppa and "Big Bear by the grand kids and Jim by others) passed away after a short illness with cancer at Duke University on April 24th, 2017. He was born in Easton MD on February 14, 1944 and lived in Cape Charles, VA until residing in Newport News, VA. Jim retired from C-P...
Weston Broussard Mallard
Apr 23, 2017
DURHAM-Weston Broussard Mallard, age 15, died and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at home. Weston fought bravely against Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) for over a year and a half. He will always be remembered for his trust in God and his magnificent smile. He was in 9th grade at Cresset Christian Academy in Durham. He...
Francis Richard Mccarron
Apr 22, 2017
Francis Richard McCarron of Sunset Beach, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the age of 70. Frank was born on May 13, 1946 to Gertrude Quinn and Gerald Richard McCarron ineewton, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1964 from Our Lady???s High School ineewton, MA. Upon graduation, Frank served two tours in Vietnam with the Uneed States Army,...
Deanna Richey
Apr 21, 2017
Deanna Darline Richey died on Friday, April 21, 2017, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at the age of 51. Ms. Richey carried on a brave fight throughout her adulthood against Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which eventually left her disabled. Despite this illness she became a powerful advocate for victims of CMT and other forms of Muscular Dystrophy, as well as for victims...
Jerry Lane Horne
Apr 20, 2017
Jerry Lane Horne passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017.?? He was 72 years of age.?? Jerry was born in Burlington, NC to Dallas McLendon and Mary Frances Turner Horne.?? He graduated in 1963 from Walter Williams High School in Burlington. In 1964 Jerry married Teresa Catherine Keyser, also from Burlington, NC.?? In 1976, Jerry opened Tire King of Durham,...
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