Obituaries

Louise Jensen Horton

Louise Jensen Horton

Jul 25, 2012

Louise K. Horton of Fearington Village outside of Chapel Hill, NC died of complications from breast cancer at North Carolina Memorial Hospital oneednesday July 25th, 2012. She was 71 years old. She had lived ineearington Village since March of 2007 after moving from Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Louise is survived by her brother John, five childreneeorgette, Greg, Paul, Crayne and Kris,...

Marilyn Ann Tsipis

Marilyn Ann Tsipis

Jul 23, 2012

Marilyn Ann Tsipis Naughton, age 76, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 23, 2012. She was borneebruary 25, 1936 in Cleveland, OH to the late Edward Raymond and Violet Huston Naughton. Marilyn excelled as a basketball player, cheerleader, band member and was the valedictorian of her class at Kirtland High School. She graduated from Cleveland City Hospital School of Nursing...

Mildred I. Hamby

Mildred I. Hamby

Jul 21, 2012

DURHAM Mildred Ingram Hamby, 87, died July 21, 2012 at Durham Regional. Mildred was borneeptember 8, 1924 in Statesville, NC to the late James Preston Ingram and Mary Cowan Ingram. Mildred was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church where she received a lifetime award from Presbyterian Women. She was also a member of Beta Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa...

Bessie Mae Currin Adcock

Bessie Mae Currin Adcock

Jul 20, 2012

OXFORD: Bessie Mae Currin Adcock, a resident of Oxford, died Friday July 20, 2012 at her home. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late James Madison Currin and Fanee Knott Currin and her late step-mother Mary Cole Currin. Bessie Mae was a member of Hester Baptist Church, where she served on many church...

Thomas Nesbitt Dixon

Thomas Nesbitt Dixon

Jul 18, 2012

Mr. Thomas Nesbitt Dixon, 91, of Pittsboro died July 18, 2012 in his home following a period of declining health. A Chatham County native, Mr. Dixon was born October 1, 1920 to Rufus and Nonie Smith Dixon. He was a graduate of Pittsboro High School. Mr. Dixoneerved in the US Navy during World War II. When his military service was...

Michael George Staton

Michael George Staton

Jul 15, 2012

Michael George Staton, 90, died July 15, 2012 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Mike was born oneeptember 29, 1921 in Bayonne, NJ to the late Joseph and Johanna Staton and was the youngest of four sisters and two brothers, who predeceased him. After graduating from Bayonne High School, Mike graduated from the Newark School of Engineering ineew Jersey. For forty years...

Blanee O. Kyles

Blanee O. Kyles

Jul 14, 2012

Blanee O'Briant Kyles, age 90, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 ineer Durham home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. She was born in Chapel Hill to the late Samuel and Bertha Blackwood O'Briant. A charter member of Hope Valley Baptist Church, Blanee enjoyed gardening, cooking and sewing. Blanee is survived by her son, Gary...

Joseph Leon Glosson

Joseph Leon Glosson

Jul 14, 2012

Mr. Leon Glosson, 76, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at The Laurels of Chatham. A native of Orange County, he was born neember 13, 1935, in Chapel Hill, NC, to the late Henry Brodie aneethel Bennett Glosson Leon has the distinction of having honorably served in both the U.S. Army & U.S. Marine Corps. This father...

Lowry Ballard Williams, Jr.

Lowry Ballard Williams, Jr.

Jul 11, 2012

OXFORD: Lowry Ballard Williams, Jr., age 67, died July 11, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of Lowry Ballard Williams, Sr. of Oxford and Adelle Newton Todd of Raleigh. Lowry worked as a maintenance mechanic at Murdoch Center in Butner. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday July 15, 2012 at 2:00...

Hallie Duke Travis

Hallie Duke Travis

Jul 10, 2012

Stem: Hallie Gus Bullock Duke Travis, a lifelong resident of Granville County died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at home. She was the daughter of the late Johnny and Bessie Overton Bullock of Stem. She was preceded ineeath by her husbands, Herbert Hoover Duke and Ralph John Travis. Hallie retired from Murdoch Developmental Center in Butner, NC and was a member...

Fearghus O'Foghludha

Fearghus O'Foghludha

Jul 10, 2012

DURHAM-Fearghus O'Foghludha, 85, of Durham, N.C. and Cloneeagh, Dublin, Ireland, died on July 10, 2012 in Durham, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 8, 1927 in Dublin to Micheal O'Foghludha, a veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising and the Black and Tan War, and Maire Jane Smartt, Dr. O'Foghludha had a long and distinguished career as a radiation physicist....

Terence Michael Mccann

Terence Michael Mccann

Jul 8, 2012

DURHAM: Terence Michael McCann, 84, died July 8, 2012. Born in Manhattan neember 30, 1927 to Irish immigrants, Terence McCanneermanagh and Margaret Mulhern McCanneeitrim. Terry is survived by his wife, Bodie Kavanagh McCann, who treasured the pleasure and comfort of his love for over 26 years; a daughter Marie McCann and her partner, Matt Miller and two beloved grandsons, Sean...

Caroline Paige Daniels

Caroline Paige Daniels

Jul 8, 2012

Caroline Paige Daniels, 16, of Durham danced into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, July 8, 2012 due to complications of a stem cell transplant to treat a rare form of Lymphoma since diagnosis in 2008. Caroline was born in Raleigh, NC to John and Paige LaFevers Daniels oneecember 7, 1995. Caroline was a loving friend to anyone that she...

In Dong Song

In Dong Song

Jul 7, 2012

CHAPEL HILL In Dong Song, age 76, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at his residence. He was born on January 31, 1936 in Daejeon, South Korea to the late Hak Young Song and Gyunee Shin Song. Mr. Song is survived by his wife, Kyong Ja Song, son, Henry Song and wife, Valerie of Washington, DC; daughters, Sunny Chung and husband,...

Virginia Spranger

Virginia Spranger

Jul 6, 2012

Virginia Janet Spranger, 75, died on Friday, July 6, 2012. Virginia was born in Milwaukee, WI to the late John and Janet Grochowski on July 19, 1936. Virginia was a loving wife, mother, friend, voluneer and social worker. She graduated from UNCC with a bachelor degree in Social Work and obtained her Masters in Social Work at the Uneersity of...

Thomas Newtoneeilman

Thomas Newtoneeilman

Jun 25, 2012

Thomas N. Heilman, 82, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Heilman was born on August 10, 1929, in Muncy, PA to the late Frederick Donnelly Heilman and the late Bertha Frances Waltmaneeilman. He was raised by his Mom and his Unee Frederick Lee Waltman, who has preceded him ineeath....

Dr. Edward Coleman

Dr. Edward Coleman

Jun 25, 2012

Dr. Edward "Ed" Coleman, 69, died on Monday, June 25, 2012. Dr. Coleman was born in Otwell, Indiana to Ralph and Roxie Arnold Coleman on January 02, 1943. He received his bachelor's degree from the Uneersity of Evansville and a medical degree from Washington Uneersity. After completing an internship at the Washington Uneersity School of Medicine and residency at the...

Lillian Faydeen Vaughan

Lillian Faydeen Vaughan

Jun 24, 2012

FRANKLINTON- Lillian Faydeen Vaughan, 61, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Hock Family Pavilion, Durham. A native of Warren County, Faydeen was the daughter of the late James Horton and Mildred Stevenson King. Faydeen is survived by her husband, James Edward Vaughan, son, Allen Vaughan and wife, Frances of Franklinton; brothers, Ray King and wife, Lorene of Louisburg; Victor King...

Lloyd Dowden Bryant, Jr.

Lloyd Dowden Bryant, Jr.

Jun 21, 2012

Lloyd Dowden Bryant, Jr. 78, died on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Lloyd was born in Clearwater, FL to Roslyn Mobley and Lloyd Dowden Bryant, Sr. on March 21, 1934. Lloyd was a graduate of the Uneersity of Georgia and was an avid Bulldog fan. Lloyd served in the Navy for six years and was proud to have been a plankowner...

Brodie Lee "B.L." Mason

Brodie Lee "B.L." Mason

Jun 20, 2012

Mr. B.L. Mason, Jr., 85, of Apex, NC, peacefully passed away, in his home, while surrounded by his family Wednesday night, June 20th, 2012. A native of Chatham County, B.L. was born son of the late Brodie L. & Anee Cummings Mason, Sr. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served honorably during the Korean War. Upon...

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