Obituaries
Rev. Dr. Vernon Bernard Van Bruggen
Jun 24, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Vernon B. Van Bruggen passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Durham, NC. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in the chapel at Croasdaile Village, Durham, NC.
Dr. Van Bruggen was born on November 24, 1935, in a farmhouse near Montpelier, North Dakota as the second of the six...
Judy Ann Elliott
Jun 22, 2023
Judy Ann Elliott, age 72, of Oxford, NC went home to be with the Lord on June 22, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willis Clifton Racer and Phyllis Jean Racer and her son, Mark Aaron Frame.
She was married to William "Bill" Elliott of Oxford, NC, for 17 years, and together they shared a journey filled with...
Stephen Edward Wilson
Jun 22, 2023
Stephen Edward Wilson died peacefully on Thursday, June 22nd, at home in Durham after a battle with cancer; his wife and daughter were by his side. He is survived by wife Anna Ludwig Wilson; brother David Wilson of Reno, Nevada; brother Bob Wilson of Bella Vista, Arkansas; daughter Lisa Harrison of Durham and her husband Bo; son Davey Wilson of...
Dorothy Turner
Jun 20, 2023
Dorothy Giles (“Dot”) Turner, age 87, passed away at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, on June 20, 2023. She was born in Trion, Georgia on December 10th, 1935, to the late John Henry Giles & Myrtis Giles, and grew up in Dayton, Tennessee.
Dot was the valedictorian of her high school and graduated from the University of...
George Starling Pelletier
Jun 19, 2023
George Starling Pelletier, age 101, died on June 19, 2023.
Starling was born to the late Mary (Mollie) Sabiston Pelletier and Jeremiah Rufus Pelletier on October 18, 1921, in Maysville, North Carolina. He was predeceased in death by his sister, Mary Barker Pelletier Bell, and his wife, Sarah Weeks Pelletier.
He is survived by his brother, Jere Rufus Pelletier of Jacksonville, North...
Anthony Lee Watson
Jun 18, 2023
Anthony Lee Watson, 62, died on June 18th, 2023 surrounded by beloved family. He was born on October 20, 1960 in New London, CT to the late Barbara Lue and Lee Otis Hunt.
Anthony loved God and his family as a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. His relationship with the Lord defined his worldview and guided his daily decisions.
Anthony studied at...
Melinda Vail Killenberg
Jun 18, 2023
Melinda Townsend Vail Killenberg died on Sunday June 18, 2023. Melinda was born to Marion and Arthur Hubert Vail, Jr. in Mt. Kisco, New York on June 20, 1939. She graduated from Putney School in Putney, Vermont and Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. She was employed as a social worker in New York City, Philadelphia, and Cleveland, Ohio before...
Richard Arlan Berry
Jun 16, 2023
Richard Arlan Berry born in Charleston, West Virginia on October 22, 1949, died peacefully at home with family on Friday, June 16, 2023. He was the son of the late Richard Waitman Berry and Anne Brooks Berry.
Richard is survived by his wife, Dianne Babb, they were lovingly married for over 40 years. He is preceded in death by his parents...
Douglas William Inscoe
Jun 16, 2023
Douglas William Inscoe
June 16, 2023
Oxford, NC: Douglas William Inscoe, 46, passed away peacefully and suddenly on Friday, June 16, 2023 at his home in Oxford. Born in Durham County on September 27, 1976, he was preceded in death by his father Alex Brent Inscoe. A beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend—he always had a smile.
Doug is survived by his...
Jo Alice Richards
Jun 15, 2023
Jo Alice Wilson Richards passed away at home with family. She was born on August 5, 1938, in Yancey County, North Carolina, and passed away on June 15, 2023, at the age of 84. Jo was the daughter of Earl Clayton Wilson and Helen Piercey Wilson.
Jo had a fulfilling career as a dedicated nurse. She obtained her Bachelor of Science...
Edgar Shelton Toms, Jr.
Jun 13, 2023
DURHAM- Mr. Edgar Shelton Toms, Jr., age 93, died at his home, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
Mr. Toms was born August 13, 1929, to the late Edgar and Julia Toms in Philadelphia, PA. Edgar was a graduate of Fishburne Military Academy in Waynesboro, VA and received his bachelor’s degree from Duke University, Class of 1952. After serving in the Army, he...
Sally Anna Decker
Jun 10, 2023
Sally Anna Decker, 82, died peacefully with her husband at her side at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina on June 10, 2023.
Sally was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was born March 12, 1941, in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Sandy Springs High School in Sandy Springs, Georgia in 1959. She attended Harcum College in...
Julia Smith Walters
Jun 8, 2023
Julia Smith Walters, aged 102, died on June 8, 2023, at UNC Hospice House, Pittsboro, NC. A resident of Stoneridge Retirement Community in Cary, she was born and raised in Salisbury, NC, the daughter of the late Lawrence Neal Smith and Margaret Albright Smith, she was born on April 10, 1921. A 1937 graduate of Boyden Hight School, she was...
Mary Oakes Gooch
Jun 6, 2023
Mary Oakes Gooch, age 87, died on June 6, 2023, surrounded by family in her home. She was born on June 23, 1935, to her late parents, Robert Oakes and Ruth Faucette Oakes of Granville County.
Visitation for family and friends is on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Gentry-Newell & Vaughan. The funeral services will...
Cheryl Kelly
Jun 5, 2023
Durham – Cheryl Kelly, age 65, died in her home on June 5th. She was born on September 20th, 1957, to the late Houston and Ettie May Margaret Funk.
Cheryl had many successes in her Human Resources career, but the job she held closest to her heart was the time working as Human Resources Director at Carolina Meadows retirement community. She...
Rachel Hurley Schrader
Jun 2, 2023
DURHAM - Rachel Hurley Schrader, beloved daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother passed peacefully on Friday evening, June 2, 2023.
Rachel was born in Burlington, NC in 1937 to Alton Thomas Hurley and Zola Pruitt Hurley. Raised in Danville, VA she graduated from George Washington High School and Averitt College. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Record Administration at the Medical...
Rebekah Riley Jordan
Jun 1, 2023
Rebekah “Becky” Browning (nee Riley) Jordan, age 98, went to her heavenly home on June 1, 2023. Becky, called “Skeeter” or “Skeets” by her family, was born in Russellville, KY on March 25, 1925. She lived throughout the United States during her 54-year marriage to husband Cmdr. Glenn Davis Jordan, Sr., a US Navy carrier jet pilot, and the only...
Carolyn Odell Hardin
May 31, 2023
Mrs. Carolyn Odell Couch Hardin, passed peacefully on May 31, 2023 following an extended illness. Carolyn was born on January 11, 1933 to the late Coyette Odell Couch and Margaret Maynard Couch in Durham, North Carolina. Predeceasing her was husband, James Edward “Jim” Hardin, Sr., her son, David Odell Hardin, and daughters, Margaret Elizabeth Hardin, and Carol Lynn Hardin.
As a...
Ruth Gretchen Rufty
May 29, 2023
DURHAM – Miss Ruth Gretchen Rufty, 94, crossed over to be with the Lord on Monday, May 29, 2023 at the home of Mrs. Hazel Ladd in Garner, North Carolina. Gretchen was preceded in death by her mother, Loucile Rigsbee Rufty of Durham, and father, Louis Rothrock Rufty of Salisbury, her two brothers, Henry Edward Rufty, III and Louis Rothrock...
Danny Frank Thomerson
May 28, 2023
Danny Frank Thomerson, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the age of 68. Danny was born November 25, 1954, to his late parents Junior Frank Thomerson and Pattie Mae Sizemore Thomerson in Oxford, NC.
Danny’s love of music became evident early on. Learning piano and organ, he started playing while in high...
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