Obituaries

Donald L. Beckwith

Donald L. Beckwith

Oct 1, 2016

Donald Leoneeckwith, age 84, died Saturday, October 1, 2016, at Duke Medical Center. He was born in Chatham County to the late Claude and Vera Beckwith. Donald was employed for over 50 years in manufacturing mills and after leaving work each day he cut grass for more than 30 years. He loved spending time in the mountains of Virginia until...

Mary Overby Newby

Mary Overby Newby

Sep 30, 2016

KITTRELL: Mary Overby Newby, age 82, a resident of Kittrell, died September 30, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Elmo Jordan and Frances Faucette Overby. She was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the...

Mary Overby Newby

Mary Overby Newby

Sep 30, 2016

KITTRELL: Mary Overby Newby, age 82, a resident of Kittrell, died September 30, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Elmo Jordan and Frances Faucette Overby. She was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the...

Mary Overby Newby

Mary Overby Newby

Sep 30, 2016

KITTRELL: Mary Overby Newby, age 82, a resident of Kittrell, died September 30, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Elmo Jordan and Frances Faucette Overby. She was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the...

Mary Overby Newby

Mary Overby Newby

Sep 30, 2016

KITTRELL: Mary Overby Newby, age 82, a resident of Kittrell, died September 30, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Elmo Jordan and Frances Faucette Overby. She was a member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the...

Lynwood Sessums Bryan, Jr.

Lynwood Sessums Bryan, Jr.

Sep 29, 2016

Oxford: Lynwood Sessums Bryan, Jr. of Oxford died on September 29, 2016. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late Lynwood S. Bryan, Sr. and Sallie (Taylor) Bryan. He was preceded in death by his wife Polly (Ingold) Bryan and his sister, Sally Bryan Tenhet, his brother, Robert T. Bryan and a sister-in-law Peggy Landis....

James Frank Phillips

James Frank Phillips

Sep 27, 2016

Oxford: James Frank Phillips, 85, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 very peacefully with his family with him. James grew up in Murray Kentucky, which is a place he always held close to his heart. He was born on September 4, 1931 to the late Coil and Lavada Phillips. He served his country in the US Air Force between...

Charlotte Floyd

Charlotte Floyd

Sep 27, 2016

Oxford Mrs. Charlotte Catlett Floyd of Oxford, NC, a daughter of the late Frank and Mae Kearney Catlett, passed away on September 27, 2016 at Duke Hospital, at the age of 68. She is survived by her husband, Marshall Bernard Floyd Jr.; her daughters and sons-in-law, Anna and Benjamin Averette, Sarah and Thomas Hicks, and Leah and John Roberts; grandsons...

James Frank Phillips

James Frank Phillips

Sep 27, 2016

Oxford: James Frank Phillips, 85, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 very peacefully with his family with him. James grew up in Murray Kentucky, which is a place he always held close to his heart. He was born oneeptember 4, 1931 to the late Coil and Lavada Phillips. He served his country in the US Air Force between 1951...

Burton Stanley Kopaskie, Jr.

Burton Stanley Kopaskie, Jr.

Sep 26, 2016

Chapel Hill, NC ??? Mr. Burton Stanley Kopaskie, Jr, 60, formerly of Orchard Park, NY, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Burt was born ineewburgh, NY the son of the late Burton Stanley Kopaskie, Sr., and Grace Delores Carfizzi Kopaskie of Walden, NY. He was a graduate of Syracuse Uneersity. He was employed in the...

Aaron Clark Haddix

Aaron Clark Haddix

Sep 23, 2016

Aaron Clark Haddix, 44, of Raleigh, NC died Friday, September 23, 2016. He was born April 26, 1972 in Glendale, WV to Patricia Haddix and James Haddix. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at 2:30 pm from Oxford United Methodist Church, 105 W. McClanahan St, Oxford, NC. A private cremation ceremony will be held at a...

Aaron Clark Haddix

Aaron Clark Haddix

Sep 23, 2016

Aaron Clark Haddix, 44, of Raleigh, NC died Friday, September 23, 2016. He was born April 26, 1972 in Glendale, WV to Patricia Haddix and James Haddix. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at 2:30 pm from Oxford Uneed Methodist Church, 105 W. McClanahan St, Oxford, NC. A private cremationeeremony will be held at a later...

Walker Strickland Stone

Walker Strickland Stone

Sep 16, 2016

Walker Strickland Stone August 13, 1935 ??? September 16, 2016 Walker Strickland Stone passed away peacefully on Friday, September 16, 2016 in Durham North Carolina with his family by his side. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Walker was born August 13, 1935 in Morrisville, NC to S. Walker and Sarah Stone. Living in Durham since 1940, he...

Sharon Laduke

Sharon Laduke

Sep 15, 2016

Sharoneean LaDuke, 68, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 15, 2016. She was born on June 30, 1948 ineetroit, Michigan. Sharon was a loving mother, sister and aunt. She loved life and lived it to the fullest. She was a partner with Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss in Southfield, Michigan until she retired in 2008. Sharon...

Buna Pickett Sprinee

Buna Pickett Sprinee

Sep 14, 2016

DURHAM- Buna Pickett Sprinee, 88, of Durham died oneednesday, September 14, 2016 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. She was born on July 19, 1928 to the late Hubert Washington Pickett and Buna Leigh Pickett. Buna was a loving Mother and Grandmother. She enjoyed tending her garden and cooking wonderful meals for family and friends. Buna was a member of Yates...

Robert Melville Phillips

Robert Melville Phillips

Sep 10, 2016

Robert (Bob) Melville Phillips, Sr. died peacefully Saturday, September 10, 2016 at his home in Rougemont, NC, surrounded by his entire family. He was born July 17, 1948 in Durham, NC to Paul and Nina Phillips, both deceased. Survived by: Step Mother, Josephine Tuck Phillips of Roxboro and wife, Anna R. Phillips, of the home. Sons: Robert Melville Phillips, Jr....

Philip Layton Browning, Sr.

Philip Layton Browning, Sr.

Sep 6, 2016

DURHAM- Philip Layton ???Papa??? Browning, Sr. age 88, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in his Durham home surrounded by his loving family. A Durham native, he was born to the late Dempsey Browning and Rosa Belle Browning. Philip proudly served his country during WWII and the Korean War stationed in Japan with the US Navy. Philip was employed...

Elizabeth Blankenship Alt

Elizabeth Blankenship Alt

Sep 6, 2016

DURHAM---Elizabeth Blankenship Alt, age 80, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Durham Nursing and Rehabilitationeenter. She was in Hospice Care at Heartland under the auspices of Durham Rehabilitationeenter. She was born on June 20, 1936 to the late Forrest Farley Blankenship and Margaret Burke Blankenship. Elizabeth (Betty) was born in Paris, Texas and raised in Norman, OK as well...

Rosa Grissom

Rosa Grissom

Sep 1, 2016

Oxford: Rosa B. Grissom, 82, of Oxford, NC went to be with her Lord on Thursday September 1, 2016. A native of Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Richard and Sarah Rickman Bales and the widow of Arthur Taylor Grissom Sr. Rosa loved her family, especially her grand and great grandchildren. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, and dancing. Her...

Rosa Grissom

Rosa Grissom

Sep 1, 2016

Oxford: Rosa B. Grissom, 82, of Oxford, NC went to be with her Lord on Thursday September 1, 2016. A native of Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Richard and Sarah Rickman Bales and the widow of Arthur Taylor Grissom Sr. Rosa loved her family, especially her grand and great grandchildren. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, and dancing. Her...

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