Obituaries
Susan Smith Braxton
Apr 26, 2011
Mrs. Susan Smith Braxton, 54, of Bagwell Farm Rd., Raleigh, died April 26, 2011 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Born in Siler City neember 14, 1956, Susan was the daughter of Paris Hurley "Red" Smith and Arlene Beverly Smith. Formerly of the Pittsboro area, Susan was a retired insurance processing technician, and also was a member of Brown's...
Paul F. Kiesow, Jr.
Apr 26, 2011
OXFORD: Paul F. Kiesow, Jr., was born ineew York City on January 7, 1928 and died April 26, 2011 in Oxford, NC. Paul was preceded ineeath by his parents Paul and Dorothea Kiesow, Sr. and his brother Daniel Kiesow. Surviviors include his wife Patricia, daughter Nancy Webb Charles, son Paul Kiesow III, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Paul spent...
Jesse Lawtoneellows
Apr 24, 2011
DURHAM Jesse Lawtoneellows, 33, of Carrboro died unexpectedly Sunday, April 24, 2011 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Jesse was born March 25, 1978 in Capetown, South Africa. Jesse moved with his mother and step father to the Uneed States in 1988 and he attended Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, Culbreth Middle School and Chapel Hill High School. He worked as...
Marcella Rodriguez
Apr 22, 2011
Henderson: Marcella Savala Rodriguez, age 52 died April 22, 2011 in Chapel Hill. She was a native of California and was the daughter of Rose Sapiens Savala and the late Santos Savala. Marcella was a house wife and a member of Victory Baptist Church in Durham. Funeral services will be held Sunday April24, 2011 in the Gentry neell & Vaughan...
Jack R. Shivers, Sr.
Apr 22, 2011
Jack Richard Shivers, Sr., 63, died on Friday, April 22, 2011. Jack was born in Spalding County, GA to Nathleen and James Shivers on neember 3, 1947. After college and in his early 20's, Jack began his career in the field of communication by joining the North Electric Company. Upon completing a contract job with Duke Uneersity, Jack accepted an...
Doris Jean Bland
Apr 19, 2011
Mrs. Doris Jean Bland, 76, of Pittsboro, NC died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at home surrounded by her daughters following a prolonged illness. Doris Jean was born in Pittsboro oneebruary 25, 1935, the only daughter of Vonee Cook Bland and Mary Cornelia Harris Bland. Doris was educated at Pittsboro High School, and spent her career working with her predeceased husband,...
Furman R. Peace
Apr 18, 2011
Furman Ray Peace, age 68, died Monday, April 18, 2011 in the VA Medical Center in Durham. Born in Vance County, Furman was born to the late Willie and Nettie Faulkner Peace on March 4, 1943. Furman graduated from Louisburg College, attended N.C. Sate and later joined the U.S. Army where he proudly served in Vietnam and his country for...
John Buxton J.B. Shaw, Jr.
Apr 17, 2011
Mr. John Buxton "JB" Shaw, Jr., 83, of Pittsboro died April 17, 2011 of natural causes at UNC Hospital. One of 8 children, Mr. Shaw was born July 11, 1927 in Alamance County, the son of JB Shaw, Sr. and Sarah Newlin Shaw. He was a graduate of Eli Whitney School. Mr. Shaw worked for 30 years for Webster Poultry,...
Eulene Davis Woody
Apr 15, 2011
Eulene Davis Woody, 79, of Durham died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Durham Regional Hospital. A native of Clay County, NC she was the daughter of the late Clifford Dean Davis aneevelyn Hogsed Davis. Eulene graduated from Knoxville General Hospital in 1955 as a registered nurse. She worked at the VA Hospital in Durham for 30 years. Eulene was a...
William F. "Billy" Steagall
Apr 14, 2011
OXFORD: William F. "Billy" Steagall, age 94 a resident of Oxford, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday April 14, 2011. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late James I. and Minee Pearl Sherron Steagall. Billy was a member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church, a Air Force veteran of WWII,...
Marioneedgerton Marioneedgerton
Apr 14, 2011
Marion Harris Edgerton, 91, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Treyburn. Marion was borneebruary 1, 1920 in Lynchburg, VA to the late Samuel Henry Harris and Margaret Thacker Harris. Marion is survived by her two sons, Jim Edgerton of Durham, Dale Edgerton of Atlanta, GA, daughter-in-law, Bette Edgerton of Durham; two grandchildren, Kelley Edgerton of Columbia, S.C and Kevin Edgerton...
Floyd C. Eubanks
Apr 13, 2011
Floyd C. Eubanks, age 85, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, he was born to the late J.B. and Fanee Mayo Eubanks. Floyd proudly served his country while in the U.S. Army during WWII. He is survived by his four children: Johnny Wayne Mokus of Butner, NC; Marshall Lee Mokus of Timberlake, NC; Sharon...
Derek Michael Parks
Apr 13, 2011
Derek Michael Parks, 32, died oneednesday, April 13, 2011. He was born on neember 10, 1978 to Donald aneellen Glynn Parks. Peru Illinois was the site of Derek's Catholic Christening and his home for the first 23 years of his life. He attended La Salle-Peru Township High School where he seemed to have honed his social skills and saved his...
Donald Franklin Huffman
Apr 11, 2011
Donald Franklin Huffman, 74, of Durham, died Monday, April 11, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his family. Donald was born May 25, 1936 in Pollocksville, NC, to the late Paul Franklin Huffman, Sr. and Bessie Hargett Huffman. He was raised in Trenton, NC, and attended East Carolina College and Gastoneechnical Institute. He served two years in the U.S. Army...
Edna Carpenter Baker
Apr 10, 2011
DURHAMEdna Carpenter Baker, 94, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Charlotte, NC. She was born June 6, 1916, to Willis Thomas and Mary Jessie Rigsbee Carpenter. Her Durham roots runeeep. Among her ancestors were Jesse Rigsby who was in the Americaneevolution, Mary Vickers and Jesse Rigsbee who were the oldest generation buried in the Rigsbee family cemetery on the Duke...
Grace Nadine Louise Fowler
Apr 8, 2011
Miss Grace Nadine Louise Fowler, 4 month old daughter of Paul Alan "Mackie" Fowler, II and Staci Renee Kimball, went home to be with Jesus on April 8, 2011. In addition to her parents, Grace is survived by her grandparents, Paul and Winee Fowler of Pittsboro; half-brother Thomas Riley Smith of Hillsborough; half-sister Lily Catherine Fowler of Pittsboro; aunts and...
Otelier Ellen Mckenee
Apr 8, 2011
Mrs. Otelier Ellen Jones McKenee, 75, of Old Graham Road, Pittsboro, died ineer home on Friday, April 8, 2011. Born in Alamance County oneebruary 2, 1936, she was a daughter of Jasper Jones and Mettie Johnson Jones. Mrs. McKenee was a retired textile employee; she loved to garden as well as her friends at the Council on Aging. In addition...
James Carlton Blackwell
Apr 8, 2011
OXFORD: James Carlton Blackwell, age 83 of Dorsey Road, went to be with his Lord on Friday, April 8, 2011. A devoted husband and loving father, James was a native of Granville Co, son of the late Norfleet Green and Rose Edna Jones Blackwell, a chef in the Merchant Marines during WWII, a retired farmer, a tobacco ineector with the...
Mary Catlett Alford
Apr 7, 2011
KITTRELL- Mary Catlett Alford, 82, of Kittrell died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at her residence. Mary was born in Vance County, oneeptember 17, 1928 to the late Joe Catlett and Anna Robinson Catlett. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Johneernon "Lefty" Alford and a sister, Lillie Mae Faulkner. Mary is survived by her only daughter, Anna Sherron and husband,...
Jasoneeith Maynor
Apr 7, 2011
Jasoneeith Maynor, 39, died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at UNC Memorial Hospital. Jason was born in Durham County but grew up in Northern Chatham County and attended Pittsboro Schools, graduating in 1990 from Northwood High School. Mr. Maynor was borneeptember 26, 1971, the son of Pearl Thomas Maynor and the late Homer Wilson Maynor of Chapel Hill. In addition to...
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