Obituaries

Ann Mcdaniel Smith

Ann Mcdaniel Smith

May 1, 2014

Ann McDaniel Smith of One Garber Court passed away on May 1, 2014. She lived a life of faith, family, friends and fortitude. Her shining presence is an immeasurable loss. Mrs. Smith was born on April 26, 1935 in Durham, North Carolina and is preceded ineeath by her parents, Nancy Lucille and James Bruce McDaniel. She is survived by her...

Daniel Francis Gourley

Daniel Francis Gourley

Apr 30, 2014

Daniel Danny Francis Gourley, 60, passed away peacefully oneednesday, April 30, 2014, at his home in Durham, N.C. He was born to Richardine and the late William Gourley on neember 6, 1953, in Charleston, S.C. He graduated from St. Aneew's High School and attended the College of Charleston on a golf scholarship. Danny spent most of his career working as...

Jesse P. Schaudies

Jesse P. Schaudies

Apr 29, 2014

Jesse P. Schaudies, Sr., 86, of Raleigh, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at The Rosewood, located at the Cypress of Raleigh. Born in LaGrange, Georgia in 1927, he was the son of the late Frances and Lawrence Cooper Schaudies. Jesse attended Emory at Oxford Preparatory High School. He served his country in the Army Corps of Engineers in the Philippines,...

Bessie Elizabeth Brown Mizell

Bessie Elizabeth Brown Mizell

Apr 26, 2014

Mrs. Bessie Mizell, 91, a resident of Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Duke Hock Pavilion Hospice in Durham, NC. She was born Tyrrell County, NC. Mrs. Mizell graduated from Tyrrell County Training High School in 1941. She was preceded ineeath by her husband Leonard in 1998. Mrs. Mizell relocated to Fearrington Village in 2005 due to...

Dr. John Michael Gwin

Dr. John Michael Gwin

Apr 25, 2014

Dr. John Michael Gwin, beloved husband, father and professor, 64, passed away on Friday, April 25th 2014 at home with his wife Suzette by his side in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. John was born on June 21st 1949 in Montgomery, Alabama to Irma Rebecca aneemmett Brineey Gwin. He graduated from Fairhope High School. A lifelong learner and teacher, Dr. Gwin's...

Frances Jones Hicks

Frances Jones Hicks

Apr 24, 2014

OXFORD: Frances Jones Hicks, a resident of Oxford died Thursday April 24, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Lewis Garland Jones, Sr. and Bessie Phillips. Frances was the widow of the late Henry Rives Hicks, Sr. She was a member of West Oxford Baptist Church and a former member of Bethel Uneed Methodist Church. She was a home...

Frances Jones Hicks

Frances Jones Hicks

Apr 24, 2014

OXFORD: Frances Jones Hicks, a resident of Oxford died Thursday April 24, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Lewis Garland Jones, Sr. and Bessie Phillips. Frances was the widow of the late Henry Rives Hicks, Sr. She was a member of West Oxford Baptist Church and a former member of Bethel Uneed Methodist Church. She was a home...

Robert Owen Gooch

Robert Owen Gooch

Apr 20, 2014

Robert Owen Gooch, 83, died Sunday April 20, 2014 at Duke Regional Hospital. A native of Durham he was the son of the late Floyd Gooch and Ruby Picket Gooch. Robert was a Veteran of the U. S Air Force. He was longtime member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, served as deacon, and Sunday school teacher. He retired after 42...

Beau Harvey

Beau Harvey

Apr 18, 2014

Beau Patrick Harvey, 43, passed away Friday April 18, 2014 at his home in Pittsboro, NC. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00pm Monday, April 21, 2014 at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, 396 West St., Pittsboro, NC 27312. A funeral service for Beau will be held in Marrero, Louisiana at a later date.

Marlene Farrell

Marlene Farrell

Apr 16, 2014

Hazel Marlene Farrell, 81, of Butner, NC, passed away Wednesday morning, April 16, 2014 at The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC. A native of Chatham County, Marlene was born to the late Dewitt Henry Farrell and Hazel Burns. In addition to her parents, she is preceded ineeath by her brother, William Ray Farrell. Survivors include her brother, Larry Farrell...

Rheumel Markham

Rheumel Markham

Apr 15, 2014

Rheumel Thrailkill Markham born July 1, 1920 peacefully passed away on April 15, 2014. A graveside service was held at Pittsboro Uneed Methodist Church on April 18, 2014. Rheumel was the daughter of L. Frank and Berta Horton Thrailkill and was a lifelong resident of Chatham County having lived on a farm in the Seaforth community before moving to Pittsboro....

Alice Everidge Efrid

Alice Everidge Efrid

Apr 12, 2014

Mrs Alice Everidge Efird, 85, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. A native of Forsyth County, NC, she was born May 26, 1928 to the late Paul and Alma Everidge. She trained and worked as a Registered Nurse in Winston Salem, NC, including the old "City Hospital", which is now Forsyth Memorial Hospital....

Georgette A. Brown

Georgette A. Brown

Apr 12, 2014

Georgette A. Brown, 84, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at home. Georgette was born July 3, 1929 in NYC, NY to the late William and Marie Bomer. She was a communicant of Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillsborough. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Thomas J. Brown Sr. in 2012. Georgette grew up in Woodhaven in Queens, NY and...

Murphy Eugene "Bud" Holder

Murphy Eugene "Bud" Holder

Apr 11, 2014

Bud Holder, 88, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at Hospice of Wake County, Raleigh. A native of Harnett County, Bud was born April 3, 1926 to the late Atlas Eugene Holder and Whittie Suggs Holder. He graduated from Bells High School in 1944 and attended Louisburg College & Duke Uneersity. He was a member of Ebeneer UMC and Pittsboro...

Katherine Kay Sanson Smith

Katherine Kay Sanson Smith

Apr 6, 2014

Katherine Kay Sanson Smith died at the age of 91 on April 6, 2014. Kay was the wife of the late Billy Cevus Smith, attorney, of Pittsboro, North Carolina. Born in Atoka, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of David Alexander Sanson and Bertha Jorndt Sanson. After her father died, her mother married Harry Johneeynolds. Kay moved to Gulf Breeze, Florida...

Louis Benson Mitchell

Louis Benson Mitchell

Apr 6, 2014

Louis Benson Mitchell, 88, of Pittsboro, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at his home, following several years of declining health. He was surrounded by his family. Benson was born in Chatham County, NC, the son of the late Earlie and Arzona Mitchell. A combat veteran of WWII, he was most proud of his service in the US Army. He was...

Lois Eileen Robinson

Lois Eileen Robinson

Apr 2, 2014

CARY, NC -Lois Eileen Robinson, 88, of Kingsport died April 2, 2014 at Woodland Terrace in Cary, NC. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 13, 1925. She was preceded ineeath by her parents, Charles and Helen Dueker, her husband, George Robert Robinson, and her sister, Betty Flanders. She is survived by her brother, Richard Dueker, her son,...

Laura Blair Johnson

Laura Blair Johnson

Apr 1, 2014

Mrs. Laura Blair Johnson, 94, of Pittsboro, NC, peacefully passed away ineer home in the early morning of April 1, 2014, while surrounded by her family. A native of Scotland County, Laura was born July 25, 1919 in Laurinburg, NC to the late John Braneey Muse and Anee Laura Gilchrist. She was a graduate of Peace College and UNC-Greensboro. After...

Claire Hill Shaw

Claire Hill Shaw

Mar 31, 2014

Claire Hill Shaw, 91, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at Dan E. & Mary Louise Stewart Health Center of Springmoor in Raleigh. Mrs. Shaw was born May 21, 1922, in Youngsville, to Sandy and Hettie M. Wiggins Hill. She attended Louisburg College and Meredith College. Mrs. Shaw was a home economics teacher at Oak Grove, Southern High School and Neal...

Richard Jeffrey Stone

Richard Jeffrey Stone

Mar 28, 2014

Richard Jeffrey Stone Sr., 58, passed onto the Lord suddenly on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home. Born July 30, 1955 to the late Sidney Walker Stone and Sara Shreve Stone, he was a life resident of Durham. Richard was a former member of Grace Baptist Church in Durham and is fondly remembered by his family and friends as...

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