Obituaries
Nellie T. Ferrell
Feb 2, 2013
DURHAM - Mrs. Nellie T. Ferrell, 93, wife of the late Sam B. Ferrell, died Saturday night, February 2, 2013, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Mrs. Ferrell was born and raised in Durham. She was educated in the Durham City Schools, graduating from Durham High School in 1938. Upon graduating from college, Nellie worked at the Pentagon in Washington, DC; as...
Rodney W. Terry
Feb 2, 2013
Rodney Warreneerry, age 60, died Saturday, February 2, 2013. A Hillsborough native, Rodney was born to the late John P. and Abbie Smith Terry. Rodney is survived by his sisters, Alice Pearce and husband, Kyle, of Kannapolis, NC; and Mary Terry of Covington, GA; three step-children, Melissa Glosson, Tony Davis and Jason Davis; his niece, Kelly Pearce and nephew, Kevineearce;...
James Jack Thomas Horner
Jan 31, 2013
DURHAM- James Thomas "Jack" Horner, Sr., age 97, a veteraneewspaper journalist who was sports editor of the Durham Morning Herald from 1944 thru 1968 died at the Hock Pavilion January 31, 2013. He suffered from dementia and had only been sick four days with kidney disease. He was born in Fayetteville, NC son of Josiah Turner Horner and Hattie Belle...
Dennis Thomasson Hight, Sr.
Jan 31, 2013
GREENSBORO: Dennis Thomasson Hight, Sr., a long time resident of Greensboro, departed for his Father's House on January 31, 2013. Mr. Hight was born June 25, 1924 and grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of the late John James Hight and Sallie Catherineelliot Hight. Dennis was one of eight siblings, Hazel E. Hight, Wilhelminee. Hight, Lucy Lerleen Hight, Mae...
Nellye Roberts Tunstall
Jan 29, 2013
STEM: Mrs. Nellye Roberts Tunstall, age 98, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Ulysses M. and Lucy Fowler Roberts and the widow of the late Joe Beasley Tunstall. Mrs. Tunstall was born oneecember 14, 1914 in Knapp-of-Reeds, NC. She was a member of Butner Presbyterian Church where she served as organist and choir direct...
Philip Hargett Warren, Sr.
Jan 29, 2013
Col. Philip Hargett Warren, Sr., 66, of Pittsboro, died unexpectedly January 29, 2013, in route to a bird watching trip ineew Jersey. His distinguished military career spanned over 30 years of service to the state of New Jersey and our nation. He attended pilot training in 1969 at Williams AFB, AZ, and graduated in 1970 with his wings. He then...
Graham Tineey Moore
Jan 29, 2013
Oxford Graham Tineey Moore, age 88, of Oxford, NC, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at home with his family. Born on January 23, 1925 in Roxboro, NC, he was the son of the late George Ervin Moore and Nell Tineey Moore. He moved to Oxford in 1937 when his father started Save A Penny Grocery on College St., which operative...
Debra Lynn Mora Blickenstaff
Jan 28, 2013
Mrs. Debra Lynn Mora Blickenstaff, 54, of Pittsboro died January 28, 2013 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A Sandusky, Ohio native, Debra was born March 3, 1958 to Frank and Wylea Mora. Debra and her husband Larry moved from Virginia Beach to Harnett County in 2005, theneelocated to and settled in Pittsboro in 2010. She loved taking care of...
Ltc Raymond Michael Hobineet
Jan 27, 2013
LTC Raymond Michael HobineeT, 78, died on Sunday, January 27, 2013. Raymond Ray was born ineeaneck, NJ, to the late Raymond Martin and Lillian Fair Hobin on January 14, 1935. Mr. Hobin's life was a distinguished one of dedicated public service. The son of a New York law enforcement officer and an only child, Ray graduated from St. Peter's College...
Bonee Holder Moore Doss
Jan 26, 2013
Bonee Holder Moore Doss of Franklinton, NC passed on January 26, 2013 at the age of 68. She is survived by her son, Reggie Moore, Jr. and daughter, Valerie Deenee Hughes, both of Louisburg, NC; her brother, James T. Holder and his wife, Dianne, of Franklinton; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January...
Louise Adeline Lanning Morrison
Jan 25, 2013
Mrs. Louise Adeline Lanning Morrison, of Pittsboro Christian Village, formerly of Shelby, died Saturday, January 25, 2013 at Pittsboro Christian Village. Mrs. Morrison was borneear Asheville, NC on July 7, 1910. She was the daughter of Lucius Alexander Lanning and Rachel Patton Lanning. She was married to Jack Morrison. She and her husband Jack owned a Christian bookstore in Shelby...
Katherine Terry Mangum
Jan 25, 2013
DURHAM Mary Katherine Terry Mangum, age 86, died peacefully Friday, January 25, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at Durham Regional Hospital after a short illness. She was born to the late Joseph D. and Sudie Poole Terry on neember 1, 1926. Katherine was born and grew up in northern Durham County, along with four brothers and two sisters, in...
Junette Wade Arcus
Jan 25, 2013
Junette Wade Arcus, 90, of Durham, died peacefully Friday, January 25, 2013, at her home. Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, she resided in Durham since December 2004, after having previously lived in Poughkeepsie, New York, for forty years. Junette was born in Magnolia, Arkansas, to the late Rev. Junius Allen Wade and the late Ira Antionette "Nettie" Torbet...
Frances Lydia Chamberlain
Jan 24, 2013
DURHAM-Frances Lydia Chamberlain, 82, of Durham died peacefully at her residence on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Borneept. 4, 1930 in Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Kermit and Clara Smith Cotton. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Frances is survived by her daughter, Kay Haun of Durham; her son, Harry Utley of Durham; her...
Wayne Brineey
Jan 24, 2013
Melvin "Wayne" Brineey, 71, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at his home. Wayne was born in Durham, NC on June 26, 1941. He was preceded ineeath by his parents Peggy Utley Edmonds, Louis Dwight Edmonds and James Robert Brineey If you ever met Wayne you would know without a doubt his ineedible love for his family especially his children...
Lowell Warren Johnson
Jan 24, 2013
Lowell Warren Johnson, 80, died on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Lowell was born in Kansas City, MO to the late Lowell R. and Barbara Warren Johnson on July 8, 1932. Lowell attended the Uneersity of Kansas where he studied Chemical Engineering. He was an officer in the Navy and continued on after his active duty in the Naval Reserve. He...
Lucas Michael Wishon
Jan 24, 2013
CREEDMOOR: Lucas Michael Wishon, age 22 of Creedmoor, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at his home. Born in Durham County, he was the son of Jeffrey and Lisa Wishon. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford by Rev. Willis Herman. Burial will follow in Community Memorial...
Helen Daniel Currin
Jan 23, 2013
OXFORD: Helen Daniel Currin, age 90 of Oxford, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Brantwood. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late James Jim Madison and Mollie Daniel and the wife of the late James Marvin Currin. Mrs. Currin attended Hester Baptist Church and was a retired member of the N.C. State Employees Association. Funeral...
Ida Mae Noblin
Jan 23, 2013
OXFORD: Ida Mae Noblin, age 92 of Oxford, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Martha Maude Breedlove Noblin. Miss. Noblin was a member of Stovall Baptist Church where she served as financial secretary for many years, a member of Delrayno Baptist Church and a retired employee...
James Herman Watkins
Jan 23, 2013
James Herman Watkins, age 85, passed away in Durham on January 23, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Watkins lived on the family farm five miles south of Oxford in Providence. He was preceded ineeath by his wife of 52 years, Nellie Gray Currin Watkins, who passed away in 2000. Herman and Nell Waktins are survived by two children,...
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