Obituaries
Barbara Ann Fagan
Jun 20, 2012
Barbara Ann Fagan, 76, died oneednesday, June 20, 2012. Barbara was born in Struthers, OH to the late Herbert W. and Dorothy Thorton Ayers oneebruary 17, 1936. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. She was a lady who was concerned more about the other people ineer...
Jimmy Dean Crews, Jr.
Jun 19, 2012
OXFORD: Jimmy D. Crews, age 77, of 208 Grove Street, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at his home. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Jimmy Dean and Helen Satterwhite Crews. Jimmy was retired Director of Public Works for the city of Oxford for 40 years and a member of New Horizons Baptist Church. He...
Myra Jeanette Wesley
Jun 18, 2012
Creedmoor: Myra Jeanette Wesley, age 59, died Monday, June 18, 2012. A native of Canton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Norman Elliotte and Ida Beck Green. She has been a resident of Creedmoor since 2010 and was a member of Open Arms Fellowship Church in Creedmoor. A memorial service will be conducted at 7:30 PM oneednesday, June...
Thomas W. Davis
Jun 15, 2012
Thomas W. Davis "Bill" of Chapel Hill died on Friday, June 15, 2012. Bill was born October 1, 1927 ineenderson, North Carolina. His parents were George and Mabel Davis. Bill graduated from Henderson High School, and directly voluneered to serve in the Army at the end of World War II. He was stationed at Fort Lee in Virginia and at...
Ralph Dennis Nicholson
Jun 13, 2012
HENDERSON: Ralph Dennis Nicholson, age 60 died June 13, 2012 at Durham Regional Hospital. He was a native of Washington, DC and was the son of the late Ralph David and Myrtle Dawson Nicholson. Ralph was a member of West End Baptist Church ineenderson and a member of the Henderson Moose Family Center. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday June...
Virginia Hicks Smith
Jun 12, 2012
FRANKLINTON: Virginia Hicks Smith, age 86, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at the Service League of Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, NC. "Ginny" Smith was an active member of the Murfreesboro Uneed Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 3:00 PM at the Murfreesboro Uneed Methodist Church, 313 West High Street, Murfreesboro, NC. A reception...
Percy Hall Quinlan, Jr.
Jun 11, 2012
CHAPEL HILL - Percy Hall Quinlan, Jr. 81, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Durham NC, Percy was the son of the late Pearl Black Quinlan and Percy Hall Quinlan, Sr. Growing up as the son of a Carolina coach, Percy developed a deep and lifelong love for both Carolina and the town of Chapel Hill....
Ray Edward Harris, Sr.
Jun 11, 2012
FRANKLINTON: Ray Edward Harris, Sr., age 82 died Monday June 11, 2012 in Louisburg Nursing Center. He was a native of Emporia, Va. and was the son of the late Roger C. and Mary Clay Harris. Mr. Harris worked in road construction, he was a veteran of the US Marine Corp, a member of the Americaneegion Post 52 in Franklinton,...
Ava Geraldine Durham
Jun 10, 2012
Ava Geraldine Durham, 69, died on Sunday, June 10, 2012. Ava was born ineeartown, WV to the late Noble and Helen Lusk Mitchem on June 20, 1942. Ava is survived by her daughters Susan Michelle Blankenship of Flower Mound, TX; Margaret Elizabeth Mitchell of Franklinton, NC; Christina Rae Brewster of Baltimore, MD; sons Randolph Oweneeed, Jr. of Danbury, NC; Jonathan...
Willie Lee Butler
Jun 9, 2012
Mrs. Willie Lee Butler, 85, of Pittsboro, died June 9, 2012 at Siler City Health and Rehab. Mrs. Butler was born January 21, 1927 in Durham; she lived in Virginia and New Jersey before moving to Pittsboro. In Pittsboro she met and married Sherman Lois Butler, and together they raised three boys. Mrs. Butler worked as a nurse for many...
Helen P. Copley
Jun 9, 2012
Helen P. Copley, 85, of Chesterfield, VA formerly of Durham passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012. She was born April 8, 1927 in Miami, FL to the late Johneesley Platt and Lula Noegel Platt. Mrs. Copley retired from Carpenter's Chevrolet where she was office maneer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded ineeath by three brothers; J. W. Platt,...
Peter Pete J. Brennan
Jun 8, 2012
Our beloved father, brother, friend and Tar Heel basketball legend Peter Joseph Brennan passed away peacefully on June 8, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. Pete was born oneeptember 23, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, as one of ten children to the late John James Brennan of Monaghan, Ireland and the late Mary Winifred Una Brennaneee Beirne of Roscommon, Ireland....
Mona Carpenter Firmage
Jun 3, 2012
Mrs. Mona Carpenter Firmage, 72, of Nicholson Road in Sanford died June 3, 2012 at her home following a period of declining health. Mrs. Firmage was born in Granville County, NC on July 8, 1939, a daughter of Harvey N. Carpenter, Sr. and Callie Elizabeth Couch. Mrs. Firmage was a US Navy veteran during the Viet Nam war; she was...
Marjorie Wicker Hearne
May 31, 2012
Mrs. Marjorie Wicker Hearne, 82, of Pittsboro died May 31, 2012 at UNC Hospital in Chapel HiIl. Born May 9, 1930 in Chatham County, Mrs. Hearne was a daughter of Bernee and Bessie Johnson Wicker. Mrs. Hearne retired from the Chatham County Sheriff's Department where she worked as a matron. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, gardening and loved to travel, especially...
Paul Loften Preddy
May 29, 2012
KITTRELL: Paul Loften Preddy, a resident of Kittrell, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in the VA Hospital in Durham. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late John Royal Preddy and Alpheus Clay Preddy. Mr. Preddy was a veteran of the Navy, serving in WWII and the Korean War. He was a member of Peace's...
Anne Louise Barnhardt Mincey
May 29, 2012
Anne Louise Barnhardt Mincey, 82, died on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Anne was born in Durham, NC to the late Max Lloyd and Pauline Bullington Barnhardt on January 30, 1930. Anne was a loving mother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. Anne worked in Durham at Duke Uneersity as a housing maneer....
Thomas Boone Mccollough
May 28, 2012
Mr. Thomas Boone McCollough, 20, of Sanford died May 28, 2012 at his home. Borneecember 22, 1991 at Fort Bragg, Mr. McCollough was the son of Lewis Danny McCollough II and Sandra Lynne Demmon McCollough. He moved to the area permanently in 2010 after spending time growing up between Olympia, WA and Cameron, NC. Boone received his adult high school...
Cresentia G. Simelane
May 24, 2012
DURHAM- Cresentia G. Simelane, 37, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012 following a short illness. Cres is survived by her mother Sibongile Margret Simelane and three younger siblings. Friends may visit from 6:00 to 8:00pm Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, 1113 W. Main Street, Durham. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from Blacknall...
Margaret Strowd Sharpe
May 22, 2012
Margaret Ellen Strowd Sharpe, 74, of Pittsboro, NC died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at home. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 o'clock Friday morning, May 25, 2012 at Hall Wynne Funeral Home in Pittsboro. Margaret Ellen was borneeptember 14, 1937, the daughter of Jim aneethel Strowd. She was a 1955 graduate of Pittsboro High School and 1959 graduate...
George Layton Gowan, Jr.
May 22, 2012
George Layton Gowan Jr, 62, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. George was born in Spartanburg, SC to the late George Layton and Freda Skinner Gowan, Sr. on June 12, 1949. George worked for Vaughn Electric as an Electrician. George was an avid nascar fan as well as a Duke fan. He enjoyed going to the race at tracks like...
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