Obituaries

Linda Naughton Bird

Linda Naughton Bird

Apr 5, 2015

Linda Naughton Bird March 29, 1956 - April 5, 2015 Pittsboro Linda Naughton Bird passed away peacefully ineer Pittsboro home on April 5, 2015 with her beloved husband Joe at her side. She spent the majority of her life serving the students, parents and teachers of the North Carolina school system. She received her college education to become a teacher...

Mrs. Catherine Olivia Johnson Brooks

Mrs. Catherine Olivia Johnson Brooks

Apr 4, 2015

Mrs. Catherine J. Brooks, 89, departed this life on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at her home in Pittsboro, NC. She is survived by her children, Mary Frances Headen (Clifton), Causaunda French, Delvenia Brooks, Benee Brooks, Jeanie Brooks, Jerry Brooks (Victoria), Mary DeLois Nettles and Tamara Johnson; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, April 10, 2015 at Mitchell...

Edwin Arnold Dennis

Edwin Arnold Dennis

Apr 3, 2015

Edwin ???Coach??? Arnold Dennis, age 81, died on Good Friday, April 3, 2015. A Durham native, Coach was born to the late Edwin J. and Mabel Jacksoneennis on neember 2, 1933. Coach graduated from East Carolina Uneersity in 1959 and spent 36 years at Holton Middle School in Durham serving as coach, principal and athletic director where he retired in...

James J. Aspell

James J. Aspell

Mar 31, 2015

James J. Aspell, 80, passed away peacefully at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC, with his son at his side, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. He was a longtime resident of Norwood, MA, before relocating to Chapel Hill, NC in 2013. Jim was born on August 29, 1934, and grew up ineedham, MA. He attended Dedham High School, where he...

Sally Ingram Elliott

Sally Ingram Elliott

Mar 30, 2015

Sally Ingram Elliott 77, died Monday March 30, 2015 at her home. She is a native of Halifax County, VA the daughter of the late Erastus and Willie Watts Ingram, and widow of Rufus Lee Elliott a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 1:00 ??? 2:00PM Thursday April 2, 2015 in the fellowship hall...

Jesse Elizabeth ???Beth??? Royster Vaughan

Jesse Elizabeth ???Beth??? Royster Vaughan

Mar 27, 2015

Jesse Elizabeth ???Beth??? Royster Vaughan, 83, of Bullock, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Uneersal Health Care in Oxford. Mrs. Vaughan was a lifelong resident of Granville County as well as a member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Vaughan made visiting shut ins and nursing home patients a priority ineer life. Not only was she dedicated to...

Ernestine C. Talley

Ernestine C. Talley

Mar 27, 2015

Ernestine C. Talley 75, died Friday March 27, 2015. She is a native of Granville County, the daughter of the late Ernest and Anee Bell Cox Culbreth. She is a retired employee of John Umstead Hospital, in Butner for 49 years and a member of Delrayno Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 7:00 ??? 8:30PM Saturday March 28,...

Beverly Ann Carpenter

Beverly Ann Carpenter

Mar 26, 2015

Beverly Ann Carpenter, 79, died peacefully at her Durham, North Carolina home on Thursday, 26 March 2015. Beverly was born ineetroit, Michigan on 22 April 1935, the third and youngest child of Edwin Old and Nina Zenobia Jess nee-?????Old, both parents being natives of Cornwall, England. She was baptized on 10 May 1936 at Christ Methodist Episcopal Church ineetroit. Her...

Billy Lowe Dills

Billy Lowe Dills

Mar 25, 2015

RALEIGH ??? Billy Lowe Dills, age 83, died March 25, 2015 at his residence. Billy was born in High Point, NC on July 23, 1931 to the late Ralph Newton Dills aneerline Smith Dills. Billy was an Army Veteran who served proudly during the Korean War. Billy was preceded ineeath by his wife, Fay Dills and two grandchildren, Billy and...

Mrs. Ivie "Teet" Eubanks Cooper

Mrs. Ivie "Teet" Eubanks Cooper

Mar 24, 2015

Mrs. Ivie ???Teet??? Eubanks Cooper, 91, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 24, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC, with her children by her side. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00pm, Thursday, March 26, 2015 in the Griffin Chapel of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Pittsboro, NC. The funeral for Mrs. Cooper will be held 11:00am Friday, March 27,...

Christine Riggsbee Herndon

Christine Riggsbee Herndon

Mar 22, 2015

Mrs. Christine R. Herndon, 96, peacefully passed away Sunday night, March 22, 2015 at The Laurels of Chatham, while surrounded by her loving family. A funeral will be held graveside at 11:00am, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Bynum UMC Cemetery in Pittsboro, NC with the Reverend Donald Shields officiating. Mrs. Christine Herndon was born July 11, 1918 in Chatham County,...

Samuel Clay Sporn

Samuel Clay Sporn

Mar 22, 2015

Samuel Clay Sporn, 24, died unexpectedly March 22, 2015 in Asheville. He was borneecember 8, 1990 in Washington, DC. At the time of his death Sam was a student at UNC-Asheville. He attended Immaculata Catholic School and attended Riverside High school, where he ran cross country. Sam also attended Durham School of the Arts, where he studied piano and guitar....

Donald Anthony Dunbar

Donald Anthony Dunbar

Mar 21, 2015

Mr. Donald Anthony Dunbar, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on March 21, 2015. Donald was born August 4, 1931 in Binghamton, NY to the late Ernest and Gertrude Dunbar. He grew up in Binghamton and graduated from North High School in 1949. He married Mary Irene Gill, of Pleasant Mount, PA, on October 12, 1957. The two were...

Frank Anthony Pedalino, Jr.

Frank Anthony Pedalino, Jr.

Mar 19, 2015

DURHAM-Frank Anthony Pedalino, Jr. of Durham died at Duke Regional Hospital on Thursday, March 19, 2015.?? He was with his best friend and longtime companioneelizabeth Fritz.?? He was the son of the late Frank and Anee Pedalino of Brooklyn, NY where he was born.?? He came to Durham in 1997. Frank was a Master Furniture Restoration artist. He was a...

Dollie Woodlief Elliott

Dollie Woodlief Elliott

Mar 18, 2015

Dollie Woodlief Elliott, 91, of Oxford, passed away oneednesday, March 18, 2015 at Brantwood Nursing Center in Oxford. Mrs. Elliott was a lifelong resident of Northern Granville as well as a lifelong member of Sharon Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. Early in Mrs. Elliott???s life, she assisted her husband in the running of the family...

J. (Joseph) Edward King

J. (Joseph) Edward King

Mar 16, 2015

J. (Joseph) Edward King, 83, a lifelong resident of Durham, died at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on Monday, March 16, 2015. Ed King was born in Durham on August 23, 1931 to the late Jettie Alonzer King aneesker Elizabeth King (Crutchfield), both also of Durham. Ed grew up in Durham (DHS '49) and attended Duke Uneersity, where he earned a bachelor???s...

Tina Powell Mieir

Tina Powell Mieir

Mar 14, 2015

Tina Powell Mieir, 56, of Oxford, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. Before moving to Oxford,??Mrs. Mieir??was a kindergarten school teacher for 33 years at Bob Sikes Elementary School in Crestview Florida where she had the same room her entire teaching career. Mrs. Mieir is...

Owen Alexander Waddell, Sr.

Owen Alexander Waddell, Sr.

Mar 10, 2015

Owen Alexander Waddell, Sr., age 91, passed away at home on March 10, 2015. He was born in Jonesboro, NC to the late John Waddell and Addie Page Waddell. He was preceded ineeath by his brothers James Waddell, M.Q. Waddell, Alfred Waddell and his sister, Frances Angel. Owen graduated from Benhaven School and worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps in...

Mrs. Wanee Mae Dollar Womble

Mrs. Wanee Mae Dollar Womble

Mar 10, 2015

Dateline: Chapel Hill, NC Deceased: Wanee Mae Dollar Womble Mrs. Wanee Womble, 96, died Tuesday morning, March 10, 2015 in Chapel Hill, NC surrounded by her family. Wanee was born June 07, 1918 in Chatham County, to the late Sanky Dollar and Sabrah Kirby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded ineeath by her husband of 28 years, Wade...

Joseph Henry Hill

Joseph Henry Hill

Mar 6, 2015

DURHAM ??? Joseph Henry Hill, aged 72, died Friday, March 6, 2015 at Eno Pointe Assisted Living. Joe was born in Snow Hill, NC oneebruary 9, 1943 to the late Henry Hill and Josie Radford Hill. Joseph was a dedicated farmer who loved working in his garden from which he generously gave the bounty to friends, family and neighbors. He...

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