Obituaries

Francis Conroy Boyle

Francis Conroy Boyle

May 22, 2014

Mr. Francis Conroy Boyle, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away Thursday May 22, 2014.

Vann Tingen Ellington

Vann Tingen Ellington

May 21, 2014

OXFORD: Vann Tingen Ellington, age 88, died May 21, 2014 in Universal Health Care in Oxford. She was a native of Franklin Co. and was the daughter of the late Hubert T. and Betty Vann Holmes Ellington. Vann was of the Baptist faith and retired from Westinghouse. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday June 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM in...

Vann Tingen Ellington

Vann Tingen Ellington

May 21, 2014

OXFORD: Vann Tingen Ellington, age 88, died May 21, 2014 in Uneersal Health Care in Oxford. She was a native of Franklin Co. and was the daughter of the late Hubert T. and Betty Vann Holmes Ellington. Vann was of the Baptist faith and retired from Westinghouse. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday June 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM in...

Vann Tingen Ellington

Vann Tingen Ellington

May 21, 2014

OXFORD: Vann Tingen Ellington, age 88, died May 21, 2014 in Uneersal Health Care in Oxford. She was a native of Franklin Co. and was the daughter of the late Hubert T. and Betty Vann Holmes Ellington. Vann was of the Baptist faith and retired from Westinghouse. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday June 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM in...

John "Jack" Dewit Wolfe

John "Jack" Dewit Wolfe

May 19, 2014

Jack Wolfe, 89, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2014 at his home with his family at his bedside. He is survived by his loving wife, Marie, with whom he shared over 68 years. He is also survived by his children Jimmy Wolfe and wife Cheryl along with their five children, Lillian Vaughan and husband Mike and their three children,...

Bellzora Huff Burwell

Bellzora Huff Burwell

May 19, 2014

OXFORD: Bellzora Huff Burwell, age 96 died Monday May 19, 2014 at Brantwood Nursing Center. She was a native of Person Co. and was the daughter of the late Bernee Daniel Huff, Sr. and Lilly Toney Huff. She was the widow of James Morton Burwell. Bellzora was a home maker, farmer, member of Trinity Uneed Methodist Church, where she was...

Eileen Patience

Eileen Patience

May 19, 2014

Mrs. Eileen Patience, 86, passed away Monday afternoon, May 19, 2014 at the Genesis Center in Siler City, NC. She had been a resident of Fearrington Village for the last twenty years. Eileen was born July 15, 1927 ineestchester County, New York. She married the late Jack Patience in 1955. She is survived by her two sons, John Patience of...

Betty Jane Hoey Rowland

Betty Jane Hoey Rowland

May 18, 2014

Betty Jane Hoey Rowland, 90, died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Chatham Hospital in Siler City, NC. She was born oneep 30, 1923 ineeaver County, PA, daughter of the late George Edgar Hoey and Ann Jane Price Hoey. She was married to Wallace Lee Rowland for nearly 60 years until his death in 2010. Mrs. Rowland served as a 2nd...

Mitchell "Terry" Arnold

Mitchell "Terry" Arnold

May 18, 2014

OXFORD: Mitchell "Terry" Arnold, age 67 died May 18, 2014 at Duke Medical Center. Terry was born January 26, 1947 in Johnsonville, SC. he was the son late H. M. Arnold aneella Mae Altman Arnold. Terry was a graduate of Enee High School and N. C. State Uneersity. He retired from the Granville-Vance Health District where he worked as Supervisor...

Terry Renee Poythress

Terry Renee Poythress

May 18, 2014

Terry Jones Poythress, age 56, of Chapel Hill, NC died Sunday May 18, 2014 after a year-long battle with cancer. She was born January 27, 1958 in Sanford, NC. She worked at UNC for 25 years. Terry was a choir director at Damascus Church for several years and had fulfilled many roles there. She was also very active ineer community....

Melissa Joyce Stout

Melissa Joyce Stout

May 17, 2014

CHAPEL HILL, NC-Melissa Joyce Stout passed away peacefully on May 17, 2014, following her diagnosis of ALS in July 2013, having had care at home from family and friends with a great deal of assistance from Home Ineead and Duke Hospice. Melissa was born March 28, 1949, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of Nancy Jane Halstead Stout and John Sprague...

Charles Ray Noonan

Charles Ray Noonan

May 16, 2014

Charles Ray "Chuck" Noonan, age 63, died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Duke Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Betty Berghaus of Durham, NC; her daughter, Mary Berghaus of Portland, OR; and his sisters, Linda Noonan of Fort Worth, TX; and Kathy Noonan of League City, TX. A Service of Witness to Resurrection will be held 2:00 p.m....

Mary Frances Williams

Mary Frances Williams

May 14, 2014

OXFORD: Mary Frances Williams, age 73 of Oxford died Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was the daughter to the late John R. and Mary Estelle Carmichael Nelson. Mary Frances was a former member of Amis Chapel Baptist Church, a former employee of the Williams Drug Store, Lenox China, Revlon and Nell's Florist. Mrs. Williams was a devoted member of Delrayno...

Thomas William Moses

Thomas William Moses

May 14, 2014

Thomas William "Sonny" Moses, 85 passed away Wednesday May 14, 2014 at The Laurels of Chatham County in Pittsboro, NC. A native of Chatham County, Sonny was born April 23, 1929 to the late Obed William Moses and Anee Maude Moses and was married to Faye Harris in 1955. He honorably served in the U.S. Army, helping to build roads...

Julia Brooks Stovall

Julia Brooks Stovall

May 13, 2014

OXFORD: Julia Brooks Stovall, age 78, a resident of Oxford died Tuesday, May 13, 2014. She was the daughter of the late R.D. Brooks and Mamie Bowles. She was preceded ineeath by her husband Dan Stovall. Mrs. Julia was a long time member of Hester Baptist Church. She was owner of Stovall's Gifts and Collectibles until her retirement. Painting and...

Dorothy Dickerson  Watson

Dorothy Dickerson Watson

May 13, 2014

Dorothy Watson OXFORD Dorothy "Dot" Watson died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at West Oxford Baptist Church by the Rev. Wes Garner. Burial will be ineeadowview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the fellowship hall of the...

Gregory Johneemper

Gregory Johneemper

May 12, 2014

Gregory Johneemper, age 54, of Pittsboro, died Monday May 12, 2014 in his home after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born neember 26, 1959 in Eau Claire, WI. He retired from the Uneed States Navy after 20 years of service and worked for UNC Hospital for the last 14 years He is survived by his wife, Kathy Davis...

Louise Aneews Harward

Louise Aneews Harward

May 10, 2014

Louise Aneews Harward, 86, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. She was born oneecember 6, 1927 in Chatham County, NC, daughter of the late Samuel Lester Aneews and Mary Walters Aneews. She was married to Preston Harward for 42 years until his death in 1992. Mrs. Harward was an elementary school teacher for 43 years....

Edward Stepheneevy

Edward Stepheneevy

May 10, 2014

Edward Stepheneevy passed away May 10, 2014 at Duke Medical Center after a short illness. He was born May 25, 1948 to Emma and Theodore Levy in Rocky Mount, NC. He graduated from the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ed worked in the family retail business before deciding to become an independent sales representative for men's clothing. He...

Anee Sue Pickard

Anee Sue Pickard

May 9, 2014

Anee Sue Pickard: 88, died Friday, May 9, 2014 at The Pavilion at Croasdaile Village, Durham. She was born October 3, 1925 to J.E. Pickard and May Johnson Pickard. Ms. Pickard was a graduate of Durham High School and Duke Uneersity. She retired as the office maneer of Davis and Loehr Medical Offices. She previously worked in the insurance department...