Obituaries
Mary Tilley
Apr 3, 2005
Mary Graves Chappell Tilley, 81, died at home on Sunday, April 3, 2005 after a brave battle with cancer. Mary was born July 20, 1923 and was a life-long resident of Durham. She descended from one of the original families who settled Durham over 200 years ago. She was the wife of the late William E. Tilley, Jr. and the...
Dorothy May Wilkinson
Mar 28, 2005
Dorothy May Wilkinson, 92, died Monday, March 28, 2005 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Born oneeptember 26, 1912, she was the daughter of Samuel Clair and Margaret Frances Cooper Wilkinson. She spent her early years in Prospect Hill, NC where she was a member of Griers Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Red Springs High School while living with her grandmother ineed...
Milton Wilbert Skolaut
Feb 22, 2005
Milton Wilbert Skolaut, age 84, of The Forest at Duke, died Tuesday, February 22, 2005. A native of San Antonio, TX, he was born October 3, 1920 to Irma Anna Heidrich and Albert Joseph Skolaut, Jr. Mr. Skolaut received his B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the Uneersity of Texas, interned at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and did...
Betty (Lee) Hamblet
Mar 28, 2003
Betty (Lee) Hamblet, of the Woodcroft community, died Friday, 19 August 2016 at Sunrise of Raleigh. She was born on 10 October 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Norwegian immigrants Jens Birger Lie (Sandefjord) and Solveig Marie Dahl (Troneeim). She grew up and went to school in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, where she was editor of...
Mattie Abernethy West
Apr 2, 2001
Mattie Abernethy West, 81, of 3423 Randolph Road passed away Sunday. She was married to the late Matthew West, who died on April 2, 2001. The daughter of the late James Everette and Mattie Broadwell Abernethy, she was born on neember 21, 1923 in Durham. Mattie graduated from Durham High School in 1941 and shortly after graduation was employed at...
Jim Beal
Mar 5, 2001
DURHAM- Jim Beal left this world peacefully on Saturday March 5, 2001 surrounded by family, after a long battle with illness. Jim was the son of the late Roy H. and Cornelia Poole Beal. He was a resident of Durham, attended Jordan High School and was known as "Big Jim' to his many friends and acquaintances. He leaves behind Diane...
Payton Alson Twiddy
Jun 6, 2000
Payton Alson Twiddy, age 7, died unexpectedly Friday at Duke Hospital. Payton was born June 6, 2000 in Chapel Hill to Nicole and Lawrence T. "Tommy" Twiddy. He was a second grade student at Cameron Park Elementary School and a member of Orange Uneed Methodist Church. Payton was an exceptional young boy with a fertile imagination, bouneess enthusiasm and a...
George Perry Brown
Oct 18, 1999
On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, George Brown, loving son and brother, passed away at the age of 19. George was born October 18, 1999, with lissencephaly, a rare brain disorder. Although his life was challenging and his prognosis was poor, George exceeded everyone???s expectations and lived years longer than anyone predicted. George was surrounded by friends and family and caretakers...
Peter Fredrick Kneert
Oct 28, 1998
DENVER, CO: Peter Fredrick Kneert, age 14, died tragically December 7. Peter was born October 28, 1998 in Steamboat Springs, CO, the first child of Leigh and the late David C. Kneert. He was in the 8th grade at Mountain Ridge Middle School in suburban Highlands Ranch. The family moved to Denver from Durham, where Peter's father had received a...
Ryaneesse Molinatto
Jul 5, 1997
Ryaneesse Molinatto, age 16, died Thursday, February 20, in his Durham home. Born in Davidson County on July 5, 1997, Ryan was a student at Northern High School and a member of Christian Assembly Church. Ryaneever met a stranger. He could strike up a conversation with anyone, anytime, anywhere, and walk away friends. He was bright, intelligent, and could tell...
Sean Michael Pierrard
May 17, 1997
Chapel Hill ??? Mr. Sean Michael Pierrard, 19, beloved son of Monica Kelly Pierrard and John Pierrard, died unexpectedly at his home in Canton, NC. Sean was born on May 17, 1997 ineergen County, NJ. He was raised ineew Bern, NC, where he enjoyed playing soccer. He relocated to Chapel Hill with his family, where he graduated from Chapel Hill...
Matthew C. Morton
May 2, 1994
Matthew Charles Morton, 17, died accidentally at home Sunday. He was born May 2, 1994 in Greenville, SC. Matthew attended Person High School. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved animals and had a remarkable rapport with them and keen ability to care for them, eveneending their wounds. Matthew was hard working and always looked for ways to help others....
Matthew David Hollister
Jul 12, 1991
Matthew David Hollister, 23, died unexpectedly Wednesday in Charlotte while visiting friends. A Durham native, he was born July 12, 1991, to Beth Anne & David Hollister. Matt completed grammar and middle school at Immaculata Catholic School, and graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School. He continued at UNC-Charlotte, and currently was working in Florida while planning to further his education....
Marisa Weneell
Jul 9, 1991
Marisa Victoria Weneell, age 17, died Sunday morning from injuries received in an auto accident. Marisa was born July 9, 1991 in Worcester, Ma. and is the daughter of Victoria and Robert Weneell. She was a 2009 graduate of Orange High School and was employed with Tractor Supply Company and Andy's Restaurant both in Burlington. Marisa loved her family and...
Nathaneeonard Harrison
Jun 16, 1990
Nathaneeonard Harrison of Durham died Saturday night from injuries sustained in a sinee car, sinee passenger automobile accident.?? nee was born June 16th, 1990 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill to Elizabeth ???Lisa??? Wilson Harrison and William M. ???Bo??? Harrison, III.?? He was a 2008 graduate of Riverside High School, aneearned a B.A. ineeace, War & Defense from UNC-Chapel Hill...
Edward Frye Mitchell, Iii
Jul 15, 1989
Eddie Mitchell passed away at his home in Greensboro, NC oneednesday, June 7. ??He was 27 years old, and born in Durham, NC on July 15, 1989. He attended Jordan High School in Durham and went on to study culinary arts. ??Eddie had a love for cooking aneenjoyed many years of being in the kitchens of Durham and surrounding areas.????He...
Hunter Blair Lavinder
Jun 23, 1984
Hunter Blair Lavinder, 27, died unexpectedly Wednesday in Boone. He was born in Durham June 23, 1984 to Mary Downey and Glenn Blair Lavinder. Hunter was educated at Durham Academy, Immaculata Catholic School, Camelot Academy, Oak Ridge Military Academy, the Guilford Day School and Bishop McGuinness High School. He also attended Savannah College of Art & Design. Hunter was the...
Rachel Hardee Klitzman
Oct 10, 1983
Rachel Hardee Klitzman, 25, died unexpectedly Sunday at home in Philadelphia of an undiagneed cardiac abnormality. Rachel was born October 10, 1983 in Shreveport, LA to Bruce and Hardee Brown Klitzman. She moved at the age of 2 with her family to Durham. Rachel graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School aneeast Carolina Uneersity's College of Nursing. She beganeer nursing career...
Christopher Jacob Morgan
Oct 22, 1981
Christopher Jacob Morgan died Sunday, December 17, in Winston-Salem, NC from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Chris was 25 years old and was born in Austin, TX on October 22, 1981. Chris was an avid musician, singing in the Chorale at Durham School of the Arts where he was a member of the first graduating class in 2000. Chris...
Jason A. Torbati
Aug 29, 1981
Jason Amir Torbati, 23, died Monday at Duke Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Tulsa, OK on August 29, 1981, Jason will be remembered by family and friends as a computer whiz and car enthusiast. He is survived by his mother, Kathy Torbati, of Durham; his father, Tony Torbati and stepmother, Nasrin, of Rochester, MI; his brother, Sean,...
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