Obituaries

Rebecca Hamlett

Rebecca Hamlett

Apr 10, 2010

Rebecca Lee Barbee Hamlett, age 88, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Duke Hospital. A native of Durham, Mrs. Hamlett was born to the late Don Carlos and Lona Sorrell Barbee oneecember 12, 1921. She was a resident of Croasdaile Village since 2004. A graduate of Durham High School, Mrs. Hamlett attended Coker College before marrying Roswell Woodrow Hamlett, Sr....

Alma Thomas Crutchfiled

Alma Thomas Crutchfiled

Apr 9, 2010

Alma Thomas Crutchfield, 91 of 759 Sanford Rd, died Friday, April 9, 2010 in Laurels of Chatham. Born in Chatham County oneecember 15, 1918, Mrs. Crutchfield was the daughter of Frank and Kate Thomas. She was a member of Pittsboro Baptist Church for over 65 years and retired from UNC Hospital, Steril supply department. She was preceded ineeath by a...

Kaspar Fuchs

Kaspar Fuchs

Apr 5, 2010

Kaspar Fuchs, 88, died on Monday, April 5, 2010. Kaspar was born ineeuler, Germany to the late Kaspar and Barbara Fuchs on April 14, 1921. Kaspar attended medical school in his homeland of Germany before immigrating to the Uneed States. He completed his internship ineew Jersey where he also met Madeline, the love of his life. They were joined in...

Nathan Earl White

Nathan Earl White

Apr 5, 2010

Raleigh: Nathan Earl White, formerly of Oxford, NC, passed away on April 5, 2010 at the age of 85. He was born neember 22, 1924 and was the son of the late Clarence Judson White aneemma Tillotson White. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Olivia Mae White. Mr. White is survived by a daughter Carol W. Heneen of Clearwater...

John Paul Ondek

John Paul Ondek

Apr 4, 2010

John Paul Ondek, Jr., 95, died on Sunday, April 4, 2010. John was born in Pittsburgh, PA to the late John and Rose Ondek on January 18, 1915. John graduated from Duke Uneersity in 1937. He entered the U.S. Navy right after the attack oneearl Harbor and served at sea for four years. At 26 years of age, he was...

James Joseph Napier

James Joseph Napier

Apr 2, 2010

James "Jim" Napier, 88, of Durham, NC, formerly of Springfield, NJ, died at The Hock Family Pavilion on April 2, 2010 in Durham. Born on August 3, 1921 in Woodbury, NJ, Mr. Napier served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II in the Bougainville campaign in the Solomon Islands. He received a B.A. in English...

James Charles Carter

James Charles Carter

Mar 31, 2010

Mr. James Charles Carter, 76, of Pittsboro died March 31, 2010 at UNC Hospitals. James was borneebruary 19, 1934 to Henry and Maggie Murphy Carter of Chatham County, NC. He is survived by his wife, Coleen Stone Carter; three sons, David Carter of Pittsboro, Ronee Carter of Boone, and Ricky Carter; three daughters, Kim Cogdell of Chapel Hill, Tammy Sedellia...

Michael J. Tate

Michael J. Tate

Mar 27, 2010

Michael J. Tate, age 69, died Saturday, March 27, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mike was born ineew York City, the son of the late Hannah and George H. Tate. He graduated from the Uneersity of Pennsylvania where he lettered in both football and baseball, and was a member of Sigma Chi. Mike also earned an...

Robert Tyrone Gilliland

Robert Tyrone Gilliland

Mar 26, 2010

Rougemont Mr. Robert T. Gilliland, age 68, of Rougemont, died, Friday, March 26, 2010, at Rose Minor Health Care Center in Durham. A native of Person County, he was the son of the late Walter Tune Gilliland and Pearl Jones Gilliland. Mr. Gilliland was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a former employee of Revlon. He attended Mt. Zion...

Linda Faye Wright Montoya

Linda Faye Wright Montoya

Mar 26, 2010

Mrs. Linda Faye Wright Montoya, 69, of Churchwood Lane, Pittsboro, died March 26, 2010 at her home. A native of Lee County, Mrs. Montoya was born August 12, 1940 to Premon and Thelma Rowell Wright. She grew up in the Bear Creek area of Chatham County. Mrs. Montoya traveled the world with her husband during his career in the US...

Stuart Gordoneenderson

Stuart Gordoneenderson

Mar 25, 2010

Stuart Gordoneenderson, age 83, died peacefully Thursday evening, March 25, 2010, at Durham Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family after being diagneed with lung cancer. Stuart was born in Richmond, VA oneeptember 27, 1926 to the late Jesse and Gladys O

Martha Council Thrift

Martha Council Thrift

Mar 24, 2010

Mrs. Martha Council Thrift, 97, formerly of Pittsboro, died March 24, 2010 at Genesis Eldercare Center in Mooresville, NC. Born in Chatham County on August 4, 1912, Mrs. Thrift was the daughter of Matthew Council and Dora Thomas Council. She was a member of Pittsboro Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Mills. Surviving are her Son and Daughter in Law,...

Louise Henderson Patterson

Louise Henderson Patterson

Mar 23, 2010

Louise Henderson Patterson, 90, formerly of Mint Hill, NC, died March 23, 2010 at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living, Pittsboro, NC. She was preceded ineeath by her husband of 63 years, James Pat Patterson. They were co-owners of Patterson Tax Service in Mint Hill, NC. She is survived by her daughters, Markie Prinee and husband Jim of Pittsboro, NC, Donna Takase...

Harold Thurmaneeagroves, Sr.

Harold Thurmaneeagroves, Sr.

Mar 23, 2010

Mr. Harold Thurmaneeagroves, Sr., 85, of Old Graham Road, Pittsboro, NC died March 23, 2010 at his home following an illness of three weeks. Born July 29, 1924 in Chatham County, he was the son of James Fredrick Seagroves and Donnah Gertrude Dorsett. Harold was a 1942 graduate of Pittsboro High School. In 1943 he voluneered for the US Navy...

Pattie Leila Lewis

Pattie Leila Lewis

Mar 20, 2010

Pattie Leila Ledford Lewis, 72: beloved mother, sister, and grandmother of Durham, NC died March 20, 2010 at her home. Pattie was born in Gastonia, NC oneec. 5, 1937. She graduated as salutatorian of her class form Mars Hill College. After 35 years at Duke Uneersity

Barbara Liner Cannady

Barbara Liner Cannady

Mar 19, 2010

Barbara Liner Cannady, aged 89, died peacefully on March 19, 2010 at Uneealth Post-Acute Care of Durham, after a long period of declining health. Barbara was born on October 3, 1920 in Hillsborough to Elma McDade Liner aneewell Cornelius Liner, the 4th of their eight children. She was preceded ineeath by her beloved husband of 42 years, James Bruce Cannady,...

Dr. Samuel M. Holton

Dr. Samuel M. Holton

Mar 17, 2010

Dr. Samuel M. Holton, 87, of Chapel Hill, NC died on March 17, 2010. Dr. Holton was born in Durham, NC on May 29, 1922, the son of Holland and Lela Young Holton. He graduated from Durham High in 1938. He graduated from Duke Uneersity, New York Uneersity and Yale Uneersity where he received his Ph.D. in Education in 1948....

Joseph Melvin Robinson, Jr.

Joseph Melvin Robinson, Jr.

Mar 16, 2010

Joseph Melvin Robinson, Jr., 82, of Durham, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Melvin Robinson aneelizabeth Greene Robinson. In addition to serving in the US Navy during WWII, he also served in the Air Force during the Korean War. From 1974 to 1987, Mr. Robinson...

Danridge Hudgins Wilkinson, Sr.

Danridge Hudgins Wilkinson, Sr.

Mar 14, 2010

Danridge Dan Hudgins Wilkinson Sr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, March, 14, 2010 at his home. Dan was born in Durham, NC on August 25, 1920 to John Walker and Mary Pearl Wray Wilkinson. Dan graduated from Durham High School and theneerved in the army. He was stationed in the Philippines with the Signal Corps during WWII. Throughout his life...

Lucille N. Brown

Lucille N. Brown

Mar 13, 2010

Lucille N. Brown, 84 passed away Saturday March 13, 2010 after a lengthily illness. She was born July 22, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA to Thalia and Arthur Wiggins. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded ineeath by her two older sisters, Elsie Williams, Ruth Hodges, and her beloved spouse Eugene R. Brown Brownie. Lucille and Gene were married...

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