Obituaries
Helen Quaintance Smith
Jan 7, 2006
Helen Quaintance Smith, 71, died January 7, 2006 in Duke Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Lee and Olive Quaintance of Silver Spring, MD. Mrs. Smith taught in Christian elementary education for many years at Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian Academy and at Deerstream Learning Center in Durham. She graduated summa cum laude from Temple Uneersity 20 years after her high...
Thomas Bright Cranford
Jan 6, 2006
Thomas Bright Cranford, 83, died Friday, January 6, 2006, at Durham Regional Hospital following an illness of several months. The son of Henry Clay and Minee Barton Cranford, he was borneeptember 19, 1922 in Troy, NC and moved to Durham whenee was five years old. Tom graduated in 1942 from Durham High School where he was president of the student...
Dorothy Morrison Schoenhut
Dec 31, 2005
Mrs. Dorothy Morrison Schoenhut, 84, resident of the Forest of Duke Retirement Center, died December 31, 2005. A native of Rockbridge County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Hull Morrison and Mamie Lam Morrison. Mrs. Schoenhut was married to the late Harry E. Schoenhut, Jr. Mrs. Schoenhut lived ineexington, Virginia and she was secretary to the Dean...
William Louis Justice
Dec 9, 2005
William Louis Justice, 90, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, December 9, 2005. Mr. Justice was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and retired Ironworker. For the past 50 years he was a Durham resident. He was a long time member of the Osborne Daniel Class of Yates Baptist Church. Mr. Justice enjoyed fishing...
James John Conner, Iii
Dec 2, 2005
James John Conner III, age 66, a resident of 17 Covington Lane died December 2, 2005. Born in DuBois, PA, he was the son of the late James John and Mary Bennett Conner, Jr. Mr. Conner proudly served in the Uneed States Marines from 1959 to 1963. He was Vice President of Motor aneequipment Manufactures Association for 20 years. After...
Estelle Hodges Vaughan
Oct 21, 2005
Mrs. Estelle Hodges Vaughan, 94, died Friday afternoon, October 21, 2005 in Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Mrs. Vaughan was native of Durham and the daughter of the late Estelle Era King and William Edgar Hodges. She was a librarian at Bethesda School for 14 years. Mrs. Vaughan worked as librarian of the Coppridge Memorial Medical Library at Watts Hospital for 13...
Emma Mary Rose Dillow Richter
Oct 8, 2005
A celebration of the brief life of Emma Mary-Rose Dillow-Richter will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, October 13, 2005 at Hall-Wynne Chapel, Durham, NC. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC Emma is the daughter of Robert Edward Richter and Lona Minoka Dillow. Emma was born on July 22, 2005 and died suddenly on October 8, 2005. She is survived by:...
Lisa Kaye Grineead Massey
Sep 24, 2005
Lisa Kaye Grineead Massey, 41, of 115 Macwood Drive died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Durham Regional Hospital. Lisa was a Durham native, daughter of Charles R. Grineead and Linda Baucom Rocker. She was a graduate of Northern High School and formerly worked as a histotechnologist at Duke Medical Center. Lisa was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, the Ron...
James Aneew Bradshaw, Jr.
Sep 19, 2005
James A. Bradshaw, Jr. age 73, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2005 at his residence. Jim was born July 30, 1932, in Charlotte, NC, to the late James Aneew and Dorothy Hayes Bradshaw. Jim moved to Durham at an early age and has lived here since. He was a 1950 graduate of Durham High School and attended the Terry...
Edwin Ford Clark
Aug 11, 2005
Edwin Ford Clark, 87, of Durham, North Carolina died peacefully August 11, 2005 at Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His parents were Robert W. Clark and Myra Ford Clark of Springfield, Massachusetts. Edwin was borneeptember 25, 1917 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The second of three boys, Ed as he was fondly known, attended Loomis School in Windsor Connecticut...
Bryant Bacon Walker
Jul 8, 2005
Bryant Bacon Walker, 91, died Friday, July 8, 2005. He was born on a farm in Bahama, NC on August 30, 1913 to William and Mary Rhew Walker. Oneecember 23, 1939, he married his
Ayola Jane Johnson
Jun 26, 2005
Ayola Jane Johnson, 85, died June 26, 2005 at the Brianeenter. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, she was the daughter of the late Adam Daniel Jackson and Moro Jane John. Surviving are three sons, Emmanuel Tucker and Jonathan Tucker, both of Durham and Augustus Johnson of Sierra Leone; four daughters, Elizabeth Tucker and Onee Tucker, both of Durham, Admire George...
Eugene Harold Culp
Jun 25, 2005
Eugene Harold Culp, 86, of 2716 Sevier St. died peacefully at home on Saturday, June 25, 2005. Born in Elgin, IL to the late Clyde M. and Clara Ellen Ecker Culp, he graduated from Maneester College in 1940 and received a maste
Henry Edwin Majestic
Jun 8, 2005
Henry Hanee. Majestic, 85, died peacefully on June 8, 2005 at Duke Uneersity Hospital with his family by his side. Hank was born in Youngstown, Ohio on neember 2, 1919. He served his country for four years in the U. S. Army, assigned to the 482nd AAF Base unit, ineecting, servicing and repairing military aircraft. Mr. Majestic also enjoyed a...
Howard Austin Strobel
Jun 4, 2005
Howard Austin Strobel, 84, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at his home. Born in Bremerton, Washington, he was the son of the late Frank aneemma Spriegel Strobel. For more than 50 years, Dr. Strobel was a member of Watts Street Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and Sunday school teacher. After graduation from Washington State Uneersity, Dr. Strobel...
Jesse Graham Aldridge
May 10, 2005
Jesse G. Aldridge died at Durham Regional Hospital on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, after several years of declining health. Born in Orange County to the late Ida Mae and James W. Aldridge on October 22, 1921, Jesse attended Northgate Chapel in Durham. He retired from Wrights Machinery and Sperry-Rand Corp after 45 years of service. Jesse is survived by his...
Anee Louise Philpot Couch
May 9, 2005
Anee Louise Philpott Couch, 92, died Monday May 9, 2005 in Durham Regional Hospital. Mrs. Couch was the daughter of the late John James Philpott and Nanee Bell Bryant Philpott. She was a resident of Carver Living Center for the last 8 years where she received the loving care of a dedicated staff. Mrs. Couch was a member of Yates...
George Kakalec
May 8, 2005
George Kakalec, 86, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, at his home in Durham. He was born October 2, 1918, in Janesville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in McAdoo, His was the fourth of thirteen children of the late Peter and Mary Kakalec. Mr. Kakalec was a medic in the U.S. Army, 3rd Army, 80th Infantry, during World War II. He served...
Helen Cleo Leontis
Apr 25, 2005
Helen Cleo Leontis, 56, of Boston, MA, died Monday, April 25, 2005 ineeth-Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a long battle with cancer. Ms. Leontis was born June 20, 1948 in Durham. She attended public schools in Durham and graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman
Edward John Schrand
Apr 23, 2005
Edward John Schrand, 57, died Saturday, April 23, 2005 at his home in Durham, NC surrounded by family and friends. He was very dedicated to his wife and friends who loved him and miss him dearly. Born in Covington KY, he was the son of the late Edward John and Beatrice Reigler Schrand. After receiving his BS in Engineering from...
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