Obituaries

Miss Ruby Ann Payne

Miss Ruby Ann Payne

Jul 25, 2015

Miss Ruby Ann Payne, 99, peacefully passed away at home in Pittsboro Christian Village, Saturday morning July 25, 2015. She was born in Bladen County, NC on March 6, 1916, daughter to the late William Haywood Payne and Bessie Hinshaw Payne. Formerly of Greensboro, NC, Miss Payne was a long time member of Shannon Hills Chapel before moving to Pittsboro...

Eunice Mitchell Baker

Eunice Mitchell Baker

Jul 25, 2015

Eunice Mitchell Baker, 76, of 110 Fox Hollow Road, Oxford, NC, departed this life to join the Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2015. She left us peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. A native of Raleigh, NC, Eunice was the daughter of Jasper Franklin Mitchell and Thelma Oleta Fisher. She spent her early years living...

Dr. Daniel Scheirer

Dr. Daniel Scheirer

Jul 24, 2015

SCHEIRER, DANIEL CHARLES, 68, fell asleep in the Lord Friday, July 24, 2015. Dan was borneecember 10, 1946 ineebanon, PA to parents Robert L. Scheirer and Christine A. Smith. He attended Wheaton College, Illinois, and was awarded his masters and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State Uneersity. For thirty-three dedicated years Dan taught as Professor of Biology at Northeastern Uneersity in...

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Jul 19, 2015

Louisa Davis Allen, 97, of Oxford died Sunday July 19, 2015 at Brantwood Nursing Center. She was a native of Granville County, the daughter of the late Ernest Foster aneevie Allen Davis. She was a former caregiver for many years and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her son Richard Lee Moore (Sally) of Oxford; one sister, Minee Mae...

Peggy Hunt Tilley

Peggy Hunt Tilley

Jul 18, 2015

Peggy Hunt Tilley, age 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, NC, after an extended illness. She was born to the late Wilmer L. Hunt, Sr. and Nellie Long Hunt on August 26, 1934. Peggy was a devoted wife and mother and a 25 year employee of Smith Hardware in Goldsboro....

William Ray Arthurs

William Ray Arthurs

Jul 18, 2015

Mr. William Ray Arthurs, age 90, of Pittsboro, NC died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at his home. He was born in Iredell County, NC on January 1, 1925 to the late Gurney Floyd Arthurs and Vera Mae Karriker. Mr. Arthurs is preceded ineeath by his wife Gladys Walker Arthurs; two sisters, Margaret Goodwin and Nancy Griffin, two brothers; Jimmy Arthurs...

Mildred Huff Dixon

Mildred Huff Dixon

Jul 16, 2015

Oxford: Mildred Huff Dixon, 90, of Oxford, North Carolina, daughter of the late Bernee Daniel Huff and the late Lilllie Toney Huff and beloved wife and best friend of the late Otis Jefferson Dixon for 72 years, passed away on July 16, 2015, surrounded by the ones she laughed with, lived for and loved. Mildred was a mother, homemaker, farmer...

Mr. Robert O'Dell Beal

Mr. Robert O'Dell Beal

Jul 16, 2015

Dateline: Pittsboro, NC Deceased: Robert O???Dell Beal Mr. Robert O???Dell Beal, 71, of Pittsboro, NC died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. A native of Chatham County, NC, Robert was born April 20, 1944, eldest son to the late Franklin O???Dell Beal and Lucille Jones Beal. He served honorably in the U.S. Army and was...

Joseph Watson Currin Jr

Joseph Watson Currin Jr

Jul 12, 2015

Joseph Watson Currin Jr., 70, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was the son of the late Joseph Watson Currin, Sr. aneedith Daniel Currin. Mr. Currin was a former employee of Gregory-Poole, a former member of the North Carolina Army National Guard, a retired employee of CP&L- Progress Energy for forty years, a tobacco farmer, a collector and restorer...

Dr. Ita Ekanem

Dr. Ita Ekanem

Jul 11, 2015

DURHAM- Dr. Ita Ekanem went to be with the Lord peacefully on the morning of July 11, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born oneebruary 12, 1939 in Ntan Mbat, neeria to Inyang and Nkoyo Ekanem. He completed his high school at Hope Waddell, his bachelor???s at Uneersity of Ife, his master???s and doctorate at Brown Uneersity...

Ronee Wayne Fields

Ronee Wayne Fields

Jul 8, 2015

Ronee Wayne Fields, 60, went home to be with his Lord oneednesday, July 8, 2015. Mr. Fields was born to William and Martha Fields oneecember 4, 1954 in Durham North Carolina. Mr. Fields was a loving husband and father who enjoyed hunting, farming, the outdoors, and most of all his family. He is preceded ineeath by his father, William W....

Mary Gilchrist Gillham

Mary Gilchrist Gillham

Jul 7, 2015

CHAPEL HILL - Mary Gilchrist Gillham, age 88 died July 7, 2015 after a three year struggle with Alzheimer???s disease. Mary was born in Chester, SC on October 3, 1926 to John Frazier Gilchrist and Ira McDaniel Gilchrist. She was a graduate of Sharon High School and beganeer career with Southerneell Telephone Company in Charlotte, NC. Mary met Hal Canada...

Stella Maris Araneda

Stella Maris Araneda

Jul 6, 2015

Stella Maris Araneda passed away on July 6, 2015, at the age of 74 after a courageous struggle with paneeatic cancer. She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina. Stella was a beautiful person with many admirers throughout her life. Stella was intelligent, feisty, charming, and loved the arts. She was a wonderful, warm, supportive, and protective mother and grandmother....

Doris Marshburn Sorrell

Doris Marshburn Sorrell

Jul 4, 2015

DURHAM- Doris Marshburn Sorrell, age 93, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Eno Assisted Living. Born August 30, 1921, she was the daughter of the late George Garland Marshburn aneella Elizabeth Earp Marshburn. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Garland Ross Sorrell. Doris was known for her big smile and her undying love for her family and her Lord....

Mr. Brian Louis Emerson

Mr. Brian Louis Emerson

Jul 4, 2015

Dateline: Burlington, NC Deceased: Mr. Brian Louis Emerson July 5, 1976 ??? July 4, 2015 Mr. Brian Louis Emerson, 38, passed away peacefully in his home in Burlington, NC on July 4th, 2015 with his wife and sister by his side. Brian always put others before himself, even throughout his three year journey with colon cancer. He truly modeled a...

Mrs. Viola Bonnette Jackson

Mrs. Viola Bonnette Jackson

Jun 23, 2015

Mrs. Viola Bonnette Jackson, 94, of Pittsboro, NC died June 23, 2015 at Careview Rest Home. Born October 23, 1920 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Viola was a daughter to the late Eola Robinson and Lonee Emerson Bonnette. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jackson is preceded ineeath by her husband, James G. Jackson; her sisters, Seydelle Kennedy aneelma Way;...

Doris Printz Mcfarland

Doris Printz Mcfarland

Jun 23, 2015

Doris Printz McFarland, wife of the late Edward Holman McFarland Jr. died June 23, 2015 at Granville Medical Center.?? She was 89. She was born on July 22, 1926 in Augusta County, Virginia to Roy and Lelia Printz. She was a graduate of Moneeat College in Moneeat, North Carolina and Presbyterian School of Education in Richmond, Virginia in 1948. She...

Edward Lim Kwon

Edward Lim Kwon

Jun 21, 2015

DURHAM-Edward Lim Kwon, age 73, died peacefully in his Durham home on Sunday, June 21, 2015.?? He was born in San Diego, CA to the late Kwon Dong Fay and Bertha Cameron. Edward was an active and long-time member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as an active elder and member of the Service and Mission Committee.?? He was...

Judy Garland Bass Dickerson Daniel

Judy Garland Bass Dickerson Daniel

Jun 16, 2015

Judy Garland Bass Dickerson Daniel passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the age of 70. She was an assistant teacher in the Granville County School system and a devoted member of Bethel Uneed Methodist church. Mrs. Daniel loved working ineer garden and flowers. She was a graduate of John Nichols High School and Fuller Business School. She...

Lewis A. Cheek

Lewis A. Cheek

Jun 16, 2015

Lewis A. Cheek, 64, died unexpectedly at home on June 16, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 9, 1951 to the late Dr. Johneerritt Cheek, Jr. and Margaret Lincoln Harris Cheek. He was a graduate of Durham High School and received his undergraduate degree, phi beta kappa, from Wake Forest Uneersity, as well as his Juris Doctor...

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