Obituaries
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.
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
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
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
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...
Hazel Gray Baucom
Aug 17, 2007
Hazel Gray Baucom, age 85, died Friday, August 17, 2007, at the Carolina House in Durham. The daughter of Estes L. And Nell Stevens Baucom, Miss Baucom was born in Cary, NC and moved to Durham as a child. She was a graduate of Durham High School and Peace College in Raleigh, NC. She was employed for 42 years at...
Eric Lee Tilley, Jr.
Aug 13, 2007
Eric Lee Tilley, Jr., 80, of Cole Mill Rd. died Monday, August 13, 2007. A Durham native, he was born to the late Eric L. and Lillian Aneews Tilley. Following his graduation from Durham High School and the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired as district maneer...
Michael Lance Wieringo
Aug 12, 2007
DURHAM - Michael Lance Wieringo died suddenly Sunday evening, August 12, 2007 in his home in Durham, NC. He was 44 years old. Mike was born in Vicenza, Italy on June 24, 1963. Mike graduated from Rustburg High School in 1981 and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Virgina Commonwealth Uneersity with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Illustration. Beginning...
Lucinda Kathleeneeen Frazier
Aug 9, 2007
Lucinda Kathleen Frazier died Thursday morning, August 9, 2007 at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was 79 years old. A native of Franklinton, NC, Mrs. Frazier was born July 13, 1928 to the late Lummie C. and Bessie Ross Bridges. She was a long-time member of Union View Baptist Church. Mrs. Frazier is survived by her brother, Rudy Bridges and wife,...
Robert Stephen Bolejack
Aug 6, 2007
Robert Stephen Steve Bolejack, 67, of Pittsboro, died August 6, 2007. He was born June 6, 1940 in Guilford County, the son of Robert Pierce and Ruby Martha Causey Bolejack. Steve was an avid hunter and golfer; he was a retired manufacturers representative for the tool and dye industry. Steve is survived by his wife, Jackie G. Bolejack of Cary;...
Todd Bailey Johnson
Aug 4, 2007
Todd Bailey Johnson, 41, passed away at Duke Hospital in Durham on Saturday, August 4, 2007 after a brief illness. He was born in Orange County, NC oneeptember 16, 1965 to Robert and Patsy Bailey Johnson. In addition to his parents, Todd is survived by his wife Annette; brother, Robert Shon Johnson and wife Melanie, niece Elizabeth, nephew Nicholas all...
Charles Franklin Stewart
Aug 2, 2007
Charles Franklin Stewart, Jr. died Thursday evening August 2, 2007 in Nags Head, NC. He was 89 years old. Mr. Stewart was born ineebane, NC to the late Charles and Lula Ann Wray Stewart. Prior to his employment at Liggett Myers for nearly 35 years, Mr. Stewart proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Stewart is...
Lorenee. Bennett Parker
Jul 30, 2007
Lorenee. Bennett Parker, 93, died July 30, 2007 in Brookfield, WI. She was borneecember 23, 1913 ineest Durham and was the daughter of the late James W. and Nancy F. Bennett. Oneecember 19, 1931, she married James C.
Alexander Kerr Thomas
Jul 24, 2007
Alexander Kerr Thomas, native and longtime resident of Philadelphia, PA, and since 1997 of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday afternoon, July 24th, 2007 following a sudden and unexpected health crisis after several years of decline. He was 83. Son and only child of Murdock and Isabelle Thomas of Philadelphia, Moore County, NC, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he was born in...
Jane Holt Foushee
Jul 24, 2007
Mrs. Jane Holt Foushee, 86, passed into eternal peace on July 24, 2007. She was born in Miller, SD on July 21, 1921 to Albert E. Holt and Clara Morgan Holt. In 1943, while working as an instructor to Army Air Corpsmen in Sioux Falls, SD, she met and later married her partner in life, Elton Foushee, a native of...
Ernest Frederick Licht
Jul 23, 2007
Mr. Ernest Frederick Ernie Licht, 80, of Pittsboro died July 23, 2007 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. Ernie was borneecember 14, 1926 in Wayne Co., MI to Ernest Jacob and Violetta Zimmer Licht. He served in the US Navy, and was a retired Sales Engineer for SKF manufacturer of ball bearings. He relocated to Pittsboro 21 years ago and...
Rebecca Beasley King
Jul 20, 2007
Rebecca Beasley King passed away Friday, July 20, 2007 at Croasdaile Pavilion. The daughter of Morris and Leonard Dunlop Beasley, Rebecca was preceded ineeath by her devoted husband of 62 years, Aubrey Burns King, who died in January 2005. She was raised in Durham and attended the Durham City Schools. Rebecca graduated with the Class of 1942 from Durham High...
James Walker Thomas, Jr.
Jul 19, 2007
Mr. James Walker JW Thomas, Jr., 89, of Mt. View Church Road, Moncure, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at home while working in his garden. Mr. Thomas was born May 2, 1918 in Chatham County, the son of the late J. Walker Thomas, Sr. and Nora Ray Thomas. He was a lifelong farmer, and retired from working as a security...
Carolyn Carroll Distasio
Jul 17, 2007
Mrs. Carolyn Carroll Distasio, wife of Richard Distasio, Sr. died July 17, 2007 ineer home on Evergreen Drive in Pittsboro. She was 63. Carolyn was born in Wise County, VA oneeptember 19, 1943, the daughter of MJ Carroll and Nadine Thompson Carroll. She worked as a prodcut buyer for both Kmart and Strowd's Jewelers for a number of years, and...
Howard Franklin Claypoole
Jul 14, 2007
Howard F. Frank Claypoole passed away Saturday, July 14, 2007 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center in Durham, NC. Born May 19, 1935, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio where he was an all-city basketball player at Toledo Scott High School. He joined the Uneed States Army after high school and served in Korea in the 8178 Army Unit, before his...
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