Obituaries
Jean Carolyn Moore
Jan 19, 2023
Oxford
Mrs. Jean Carolyn Currin Tilley Moore, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Jean was born in Person County on August 3rd, 1938, to her late parents, James Howard Currin Sr. and Aline Slaughter Currin. Jean retired as an administrative assistant at Newton Instruments Company and was a member of New Horizons Baptist church in Oxford, NC.
A...
Patricia Anne Barber
Jan 18, 2023
Patricia Anne Barber of Durham, North Carolina died on January 18, 2023. She was born on May 6, 1950 the daughter of the late Dan and Marie Barber.
She is survived by her husband, Tom Mann, and her sisters Susan Norris and Joan Baker as well as nieces and nephews Emily Norris, Erin Hubbard, Zachary Baker, Ian Baker, Ashton Butler, Chloe...
Thomas Henry Webster
Jan 12, 2023
Harry Webster, age 98, died peacefully at his home in Durham on January 12, 2023.
Harry will be remembered as a loving son, brother, uncle, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, as well as a loyal friend and respected leader in his business, church, and community.
Harry is survived by daughter Patricia Jackson, son Michael Webster, grandson Duncan Webster, granddaughters Chelsea Webster...
Patty Jo Wallace
Jan 12, 2023
DURHAM –Patty Doby Wallace, age 73, of Durham, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday evening on January 12, 2023, at UNC Hospice Home in Pittsboro.
Patty is survived by her brother, Norman Wayne Doby, of Texas.
Patty was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Wood Doby, her mother, Virginia Daves Doby, her brother, Thomas Edward Doby, and her...
Kenneth Ray Howard
Jan 10, 2023
Durham – Kenneth Ray Howard, age 68, died at his home on January 10, 2023.
He was born on September 28, 1954 to the late Ray Isaac Howard and Christine
Morgan Howard.
Ken worked for Mid Atlantic Stihl transferring with the company to Conway,
SC. He later went to work for Nova Lighting in Myrtle Beach, SC until retiring
and moving back to Durham. Ken...
Charles Franklin Wildman , Jr
Jan 9, 2023
Huntsville, Alabama
Charles Franklin Wildman, Jr., age 87, died peacefully on Monday, January 9, 2023. He was the son of the late Charles Franklin Wildman, Sr. Charles was born in Granville County, NC on April 20, 1935.
Charles is survived by his sons, Charles Albert Wildman and William Stewart Wildman.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at 2:00...
Jonathan Lee Peeler
Jan 8, 2023
Jonathan Lee Peeler passed away Sunday January 8, 2023, age 91. He was born in Scranton, PA to the late James Lee Peeler and Elizabeth Beavers Peeler.
Jonathan graduated from Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA and UNC-Chapel Hill. He was also a graduate of NC Institute of Finance and Alexander Hamilton Institute as well as a member of Sigma Chi.
After college, he...
Shirley Morgan Rigsbee
Jan 8, 2023
Shirley Morgan Rigsbee of Chapel Hill, died peacefully on January 8, 2023 at her home.
Shirley was born in Sanford, NC in 1930 to Rufus and Helen Wood Morgan. She grew up in Durham, and married William Alton Rigsbee of Durham, in 1952.
In 1956, she moved with her husband, who spent his entire career as a life insurance company executive, to...
Lloyd Humphrey
Jan 7, 2023
Lloyd Humphrey, 95, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away on January 7, 2023, at the Duke Hospice Hock Family Pavilion, after a long period of declining health.
Affectionately known as "Cotton" by his family, he was a quiet and kind man, a fixer who could repair anything and a fine gentleman who loved his family.
Born in Surveyor, WV, the...
Holly Celestine Ditch
Jan 2, 2023
Ms. Holly Celestine Ditch, age 65, died on Monday, January 2, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Valley Howard Ditch and Thelma Eusteynia Jenkins Ditch and was born on January 25, 1957.
Holly was a strong woman of faith. She retired from Plastic Ingenuity as a Prototype Technician after 30 years. She was an active sexton in the church...
Mikael Ciftan
Jan 1, 2023
Mikael Ciftan, born August 12, 1935 passed away January 1, 2023 from a recurring respiratory illness.
Mikael was an Armenian born in Istanbul, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. to earn a master’s at MIT and it was there he met the love of his life, Elinor Klein. They were married for 61 years. Beginning at MIT and then at Raytheon,...
Virgie Bassinov
Dec 31, 2022
Durham- Virgie Garrett Bassinov, age 83, died December 31, 2022, at Croasdaile Retirement Community. She was born on July 29, 1939, to the late Clifton Haywood Garrett and Leah Pickett Garrett.
Virgie is survived by her brother, Harvey Garrett, and wife, Sue of Timberlake; sisters, Hannah Garrett and Lorene Johnston, both of Durham. She is also survived by several nieces and...
Jonpaul Stonehuerner
Dec 31, 2022
He was born John Paul Stone, November 8, 1937, in Arkansas City, KS. He died in his sleep Dec. 31, 2022, which Kenny Rogers thinks is the best you can hope for. Not only did he get to die in his sleep, he got to die at home. Only about 20% of the people in this country die in the...
Roger Leroy Loyd
Dec 30, 2022
Roger Leroy Loyd, age 76, died in Durham, North Carolina, on Friday, December 30, 2022. Roger was ordained clergy in the United Methodist Church, a devoted Divinity School librarian, choir member, and a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, teacher, mentor, and friend.
Roger was born on July 23, 1946, in Lubbock, Texas, to the late Emory William Loyd and Mary...
James Washington Faucette
Dec 29, 2022
Durham, NC James W. Faucette, 100, died at UNC Hospital on December 29, 2022, after a period of declining health. He was born on June 8, 1922, in Mebane, North Carolina to the late Samuel F. and Vera Forsythe Faucette.
He graduated from Durham High in the class of 1940 and attended the University of North Carolina. He worked for the...
Richard Ernest Valliere
Dec 28, 2022
Durham, NC - Richard E. Valliere, age 77, died at his Durham home surrounded by loving family on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. He was born in Portland, Maine on August 17, 1945 to the late Therese and Leopold Valliere.
Richard graduated from Deering High School, St. Francis College, and Northeastern Business College in Maine. He first worked at the local A&P,...
Maria Vartanian
Dec 26, 2022
Durham- Maria Kuyjamian Vartanian, age 93, passed away on December 26, 2022, at Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center.
Maria worked for Burlington Industries for over 40 years before retiring.
Maria is survived by her daughter Sonia Vartanian of Durham
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 6, 2023, in Maplewood Cemetery.
John Burke Giles, Sr.
Dec 26, 2022
DURHAM –John Burke Giles, age 89, of Durham, died at Hock Family Pavilion on December 26, 2022. John was born in Lexington, NC, on April 1, 1933, to the late Thomas Yates Giles and Madaline Charles Giles.
John is survived by his son, John “Jay” Giles, and wife, Tricia, of Rougemont; his daughter, Elizabeth Giles, and husband, Robbie Beck of Hampstead,...
William Earl Whisenant
Dec 26, 2022
William Earl “Whiz” Whisenant, 97, died on December 26, 2022, after a Christmas surrounded by his family and their love. He was born in Heavner, Oklahoma to Clyde Earl Whisenant and Pearl Huie Whisenant.
Whiz grew up in Poteau, OK where he met his future wife, Joyce Harper Whisenant. He left high school during his senior year to enter the Navy...
Florante Olesco
Dec 25, 2022
Chapel Hill, NC - Florante, fondly known as, “Ole” Olesco, age 79, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, at UNC Hospitals. Ole was born on June 5, 1943, in Oco, Viga, Catanduanes, Philippines to the late Wenceslao Olat Olesco and Paulina Camacho Olesco.
Ole is survived by his loving and steadfast wife of 57 years, Erlinda Ocampo Olesco, his children Derwin and...
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