Obituaries

Rachel Johnson Pittard

Rachel Johnson Pittard

Oct 3, 2007

Rachel Johnson Pittard, age 83, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh. A native of Durham County, she was the daughter of late Randall Johnson and Anee Belle Allen Johnson.Mrs. Pittard was preceded ineeath by her husband H. Steve Pittard. She was a nurturing and loving wife and mother whose devotion to her husband and...

Betty Ellis Robertson

Betty Ellis Robertson

Oct 2, 2007

Mrs. Betty Ellis Robertson, of Jack Bennett Road, Chapel Hill, died Tuesday morning, October 2, 2007 at her home. She was 72. Mrs. Robertson was born October 9, 1934 in Chatham County, the daughter of Johneesley Ellis and Lula Tripp Ellis. Mrs. Robertson was a homemaker, wife, and mother who was also an avid gardener. She was a member of...

Ora Lee Johnson Johnson

Ora Lee Johnson Johnson

Oct 2, 2007

Mrs. Ora Lee Johnson Johnson, 84, of Moncure-Pittsboro Road, Moncure, died October 2, 2007 ineer home following several years of declining health. She was born in Chatham County on October 24, 1922, the daughter of Willis Johnson and Mattie Ray Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker, and was a member of Mt. Zion Uneed Methodist Church in Moncure. She was...

William Harold Brown

William Harold Brown

Sep 26, 2007

William Harold Brown died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, Mr. Brown was the son of the late William Patrick and Carrie Aneews Brown. He was a charter member of Park View Baptist Church. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife; his brother: Charles Edward Brown and wife, Peggy, of Durham, NC; his brothers-in-law: Rudolph...

Charles Douglas Sirls, Sr.

Charles Douglas Sirls, Sr.

Sep 26, 2007

Mr. Charles Douglas Sirls, Sr., 77, of NC 87 North, Pittsboro, died September 26, 2007 at UNC Hospital. Mr. Sirls was a native of Benton, Kentucky, born neember 3, 1929, to Oscar Dellon Sirls and Nora Mae Farley Sirls. He graduated from Murray State Uneersity, and served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sirls served for over...

Frederick Johnston Houk, Jr.

Frederick Johnston Houk, Jr.

Sep 23, 2007

Frederick Johnston Houk, Jr., 56, of Chapel Hill, NC, died September 23, 2007, at his home oneerrell

Virginia Tilley Kluttz

Virginia Tilley Kluttz

Sep 21, 2007

Virginia Tilley Kluttz, 97, died Friday, September 21, 2007 at Brookshire Nursing Home in Hillsborough. Born in Bahama she was the daughter of the late Coran and Nanee Forsythe Tilley. Mrs. Kluttz was a member of Asbury Uneed Methodist Church and the Sarah McCracken Sunday School Class. She was a bookkeeper at American Tobacco For more than 47 years until...

Kathy Young

Kathy Young

Sep 20, 2007

Kathy Rogers Young died Thursday morning September 20, 2007 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. The daughter of Sarah

Dominga Saneez Perez

Dominga Saneez Perez

Sep 19, 2007

Mrs. Dominga Saneez Perez, 78, of Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, died September 19, 2007 at UNC Hospital following a prolonged illness. She was born August 4, 1929 ineexico City to Jubencio and Carlota Saneez. Mrs. Perez was a homemaker, and was a member of St. Julia Catholic Church. She is survived by her daughters, Leticia Perez of Pittsboro, Gabrila Perez of...

Lokie Garland Martin

Lokie Garland Martin

Sep 17, 2007

Lokie Garland Martin of Durham, died Monday, September 17th, 2007 at his home. He was born April 5, 1914, to the late Carlos Ciblon and Myrtle Azzie Byrd Martin. He was the grandson of Alonza Burton and Susana Magdaline Flythe Martin and Chesley Jackson And Loretta Adeline Yates Byrd. His wife Olivia Anderson Martin, brother Ciblon Martin, and sisters A....

Edna Carlisle Levy

Edna Carlisle Levy

Sep 15, 2007

Edna Carlisle Levy of Pittsboro died Saturday, September 15, 2007. She was 85. Mrs. Levy graduated from Newberry College and worked at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in the late 40's, where she met Milton Vaneess Levy; they were married in 1949. Following their marriage they lived in Maryland, and then moved to Framingham, Massachusetts, where she and Milton raised four...

Clark Mcclelland

Clark Mcclelland

Sep 15, 2007

Mr. Clark McClelland, 91, of Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, NC, went to be with his Lord Jesus on September 15, 2007 from UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born July 4, 1916 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, the son of Frank and Pearl Clark McClelland. Pastor McClelland was an evangelist and church planter, serving mainly in the northeastern Uneed...

Sadie Edna Green

Sadie Edna Green

Sep 13, 2007

Sadie Edna Green, loving wife of Myron Green, died Thursday, September 13, 2007 at home while surrounded by her loving family and friends. Sadie was born in Marshall, PA to Charles and Sadie LaScola. Sadie loved her family and cherished any time that she got to spend with them. She was a devoted wife of 52 years and a loving...

Ruenell Mangum Oakley

Ruenell Mangum Oakley

Sep 12, 2007

ROUGEMONT: Ruenell Mangum Oakley, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt was called home to be with her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of September 12, 2007. Born August 23, 1945, she was the youngest daughter ofS. Tommie and Grace Pruitt Mangum, and a native of Granville County graduating from Berea High School and Fuller's Business School...

Dr. Caroline Welz-Voegele

Dr. Caroline Welz-Voegele

Sep 12, 2007

Dr. Caroline M. Welz-Voegele, 45, died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at Duke Medical Center. Born in Minden, Germany, she was the daughter of Gertrud Aurich-Welz and the late Dr. Alfons Welz. After receiving her Ph.D. from Freiburg Uneersity, Germany, her genetics research brought her to C.N.R.S. Toulouse, France; Emory Uneersity Atlanta and then to Duke Uneersity Medical Center. She was...

Carroll Earl Van Ryn

Carroll Earl Van Ryn

Sep 9, 2007

Deceased: Mr. Carroll Earl Van Ryn Dateline: Pittsboro, NC Mr. Carroll Earl Van Ryn, 80, died September 9, 2007 at his residence at Pittsboro Christian Village. Mr. Van Ryn was born August 12, 1927 in Marsh Harbor, Abaco, Bahamas, to August and Persis Roberts Van Ryn. He spent most of his life in Florida, before moving to Pittsboro in August,...

Henry Theodore Yatczak, Jr.

Henry Theodore Yatczak, Jr.

Sep 3, 2007

Henry Theodore Yatczak, Jr. 57, of Holly Glenn Road, Pittsboro, NC, died September 3, 2007 in his home, The Eagles Nest. Henry was borneeptember 25, 1949 in Rockville Center, NY, the son of Henry T. Yatczak, Sr. and Geraldine Lolaine Poole Yatczak. Henry retired in 1995 as a City of Miami firefighter, having proudly served over 20 years. He loved...

Lukas Pierce Bolejack

Lukas Pierce Bolejack

Sep 1, 2007

Lukas Pierce Bolejack, infant son of Chad Pierce Bolejack and Kelly Markham Bolejack of Pittsboro, died September 1, 2007 at Wake Med in Cary. He was born at Wake Med in Cary on Friday, August 31, 2007. In addition to his parents, Lukas is survived by a sister, Anna Olivia Bolejack; his grandparents, Don and Peggy Bolejack and James and...

Erma Rose Wilkins

Erma Rose Wilkins

Aug 31, 2007

Erma Rose Wilkins, age 67, died Friday evening, August 31, 2007 at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native and member of Grey Stone Baptist Church, Mrs. Wilkins was born to the late Henry L. and Minee Bell Davis Rose oneecember 29, 1939. She was employed for 20 years at the Young Men

Mary Long Billings

Mary Long Billings

Aug 23, 2007

Mary Long Nana Billings, 94, died Thursday, August 23, 2007. Born in Hurdle Mills, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur Long and Lonie Webster Long. She moved to Durham when she was 12 years old and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Mrs. Billings was a receptionist for Dr. George L. Crane for many years, and...

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