Obituaries

Ann Llewellyn Mckenee

Ann Llewellyn Mckenee

Mar 27, 2009

Ann Llewellyn McKenee, Attorney, Dies at 83 Baltimore Ann Llewellyn McKenee, 83, of Baltimore and formerly of Concord, N.C., died March 27, 2009 at the Seasons Hospice, Northwest Hospital, Randallstown, MD of complications from emphysema. On Saturday, April 4, 2009, the family will receive visitors from 11 a.m. until noon at the Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Home, 503 College Street,...

William A. Stapleford

William A. Stapleford

Mar 27, 2009

William Alfred Stapleford, age 89, died peacefully Friday morning, March 27, 2009 at Carver Living Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Raleigh to the late Cassius Clay and Lula Morgan Stapleford on neember 13, 1919. Bill was a 1937 graduate of Durham High School and a long-time member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Following graduation from high...

Kathlyn Jones Powell

Kathlyn Jones Powell

Mar 26, 2009

Oxford Kathlyn "Katie" Adcock Powell, age 85, a resident of Oxford died March 26, 2009 at Durham Regional Hospital. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late Gold Damon Adcock and Ruth Smith Adcock. She was a member of St. Stepheneepiscopal Church, was a secretary at the former Camp Butner and was the bookkeeper at...

Lois Mckinney Fulp

Lois Mckinney Fulp

Mar 22, 2009

Lois Rue McKinney Fulp borneebruary 5, 1921, died at Duke Uneersity Medical Center in Durham, N.C. on March 22, 2009. She was born and raised in Hyde County, N.C. Her husband USAF M/Sgt Maurice Elmer Fulp and her son USAF T/Sgt Thomas M. Fulp preceded her ineeath. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Brenda and Joseph Webb; grandsons Jay and wife...

Lois May Wilkie Thompson

Lois May Wilkie Thompson

Mar 22, 2009

Mrs. Lois May Wilkie Thompson, 93, of Pittsboro, NC, died March 22, 2009, at the Laurels of Chatham. Mrs. Thompson was born May 8, 1915 in Moncure, NC, the daughter of Mont Thomas Wilkie and Florence Helen Poe. While attending Radford Uneersity, she was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, and graduated in 1934 with a B.A. in...

Haywood Alvin Jones, Iii

Haywood Alvin Jones, Iii

Mar 20, 2009

Haywood Alvin Jones III, 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center after complications from a fall in his home earlier this month. A native and lifelong resident of Durham, N.C., he was the son of the late Edith and Haywood Jones, Jr. Mr. Jones was a graduate of Durham High School Class of '44...

Marie Chickie O'Shea

Marie Chickie O'Shea

Mar 14, 2009

Marie "Chickie" Althea O'Shea, age 84, died peacefully Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Durham Regional Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on June 7, 1924 to the late Leslie Sherman Greene and Helen Hanrahan Greene. Chickie was a founding member of St. Matthew Catholic Church and an active voluneer ineer parish and community. She worked...

John Arne Carlson

John Arne Carlson

Mar 10, 2009

Mr. John Arne Carlson, 66, of Rocky Knolls Road, Chapel Hill, died at his home March 10, 2009. Mr. Carlson was borneebruary 12, 1943 in Chicago, the son of Rolf John Harry Carlson aneevelyn Marie Hakanson Carlson. He attended Princeton Uneersity for three years, graduated from the Uneersity of Illinois, and received his Masters Degree in Education from the UNC...

Benjamin Autry Gentry

Benjamin Autry Gentry

Mar 10, 2009

OXFORD: Benjamin Autry Gentry, 70, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009. He was the son of the late Maynard aneelizabeth Adcock Gentry. He spent his early childhood in Robeson and Person Counees and later moved to Oxford, NC where he graduated from high school theneerved in the Air Force. Uponeeturning to Oxford, he began work at Union National Bank. Banking...

Taylor Junior Laws

Taylor Junior Laws

Mar 8, 2009

Oxford Taylor J. Laws age 85 of 7280 Goshen Road died Sunday March 8, 2009 at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville Co., he was the son of the late Robert M.and Lelia Adcock Laws. A retired farmer and was retired from Murdoch Center. He was a member of Sharon Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00...

Joffre Wesley Ray

Joffre Wesley Ray

Mar 8, 2009

Joffre Wesley Ray, a former men's clothing store owner, passed from this life Sunday, March 8, 2009 in Durham after a brief illness. He was 94. Mr. Ray spent much of his professional life working in downtown Durham during its heyday in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. He co-owned Ray-Browning Clothiers. Mr. Ray is survived by his wife of...

Woodis Lee Vaughan

Woodis Lee Vaughan

Mar 2, 2009

WOODIS L. VAUGHAN Oxford- Woodis L. Vaughan, age 86, a resident of 109 Grace St. died Monday March 2, 2009. A native of Granville Co. he was the son of the late Willie M. and Martha Nunn Vaughan. He was a member of Amis Chapel Baptist, retired maneer of Oxford Dry Cleaners and a veteran of WWII serving in the...

Harry Franklin Watts, Jr.

Harry Franklin Watts, Jr.

Mar 2, 2009

OXFORD: Harry Franklin Watts, Jr. US Navy Retired age 63 of 215 Gilliam Street died Monday, March 2, 2009 at Duke Medical Center. Harry was born in Suffolk, VA, son of the late Harry Franklin Watts, Sr. and Marie Wilkins Watts. He was a 1963 graduate of Oxford High School, attended UNC Chapel Hill, a graduate of the US neel...

Henry Hank Sasser Holder

Henry Hank Sasser Holder

Feb 25, 2009

Henry "Hank" Sasser Holder, 79, died at home Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Dillon, SC. Born in Greensboro, NC, on July 3, 1929, he was the son of the late John R. Holder and Junia Sasser Holder. He was in the printing industry for more than 40 years and retired as Plant Maneer for Holladay Tyler Printing Corporation of Rockville,...

Caroline Royall Mayes Breedlove

Caroline Royall Mayes Breedlove

Feb 25, 2009

CAROLINE ROYALL MAYES BREEDLOVE OXFORD- Caroline Royall Mayes Breedlove, age 84 a resident of Oxford, died Wednesday February 25, 2009. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late John Brent Mayes, Jr. and Mary Royall Hancock Mayes. Mrs. Breedlove was a member of the Oxford Uneed Methodist Church and a former Sunday school teacher....

Claytoneearliman Marshall

Claytoneearliman Marshall

Feb 24, 2009

Mr. Claytoneearliman Marshall, 91, formerly of Marshall Road, Pittsboro, died February 24, 2009 at Blue Ridge Health Care Center in Raleigh. Mr. Marshall was born in Chatham County oneecember 7, 1917, the son of H.M. and May Lutterloh Marshall. He was educated in Chatham County, and following graduation from high school, he was employed at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry...

Penny Ray Gooch Holloway

Penny Ray Gooch Holloway

Feb 24, 2009

Penny Ray Gooch Holloway, 89, formerly of 1404 Norton Street, Durham, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 27, 2009 at 1:00 PM at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1737 Hillandale Road, Durham. The services will be followed by a reception in Johnson Hall at the church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8...

Blanee Clanton Joines

Blanee Clanton Joines

Feb 23, 2009

Blanee Clanton Joines, 86, of Chapel Hill died Monday, February 23, 2009, at the UNC Hospitals. She was born in Iredell County to John Aneew and Carrie Genee Clanton, and was widow of John Elree "Fraley" Joines of Moravian Falls. She was a member of Orange Uneed Methodist Church. Surviving her are two daughters, Carol J. Ludwig and husband Ross...

Ann Holmes Collins

Ann Holmes Collins

Feb 22, 2009

FRANKLINTON, NC COLLINS Ann Holmes Collins of Franklinton, Age 77, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at her residence. She was a native of Franklinton, NC and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Irene Holmes. Mrs. Collins was a member of Popes Chapel Uneed Church Of Christ, former secretary and a member of the choir. Mrs. Collins is survived...

Harold L. Sherman

Harold L. Sherman

Feb 21, 2009

OXFORD Harold L. Sherman, age 82, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009 at Rex Hospital, Raleigh, NC. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late C. R. Sherman and Mildred Day Sherman. He was owner and operator of Morton & Sherman Implement Co., a member of Delrayno Baptist Church and a US Army veteran. Funeral services will...

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