Obituaries
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,...
Christopher M. Beauvais
Jun 5, 1981
Christopher M. Beauvais, 29, died Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born June 5, 1981 ineewburyport, MA and moved to Cary, NC with his family at age 7. Chris was a 1999 graduate of Enee High School and Brevard College in 2003. He had recently received dual Masters Degrees in Environmental Maneement and Forestry from...
David Norman Long, Jr.
Mar 20, 1981
David Norman Long, Jr., 31, died at home unexpectedly Friday. A Durham native, he was born March 20, 1981 to David N. "Crockett" Long and Anne S. Long. A 1999 graduate of Jordan High School and the Hill Center, David attended Lees-McRae College and UNC-Wilmington. He worked for several years as a marketing representative with Fiji Water Co. ineelray Beach,...
Ryan Ganyard
Aug 1, 1974
Ryan Ganyard, age 32, died Wednesday afternoon, September 6, in Burlington, NC. Ryan was born on August 1, 1974 in Raleigh, N.C. He graduated from Millbrook High School in 1993 and continued on to serve in the U.S Air Force where he repaired jet engines at Lakenheath Air Force Base in England for which he received 2 outstanding achievement awards....

Charles David Chaneer
Aug 11, 1971
Charles David Chaneer left this world peacefully on Sunday, April 22 for his heavenly home, surrounded by his family. Charles was born on August 11, 1971 to Carmen Chaneer and the late Harold Chaneer of Dunn. Charles was a voluneer at Wellness Recovery Center in Durham where he touched the lives of many people. Charles worked as a substance abuse...
Alice H. Lipe
Jan 1, 1970
Mrs. Alice Hochuli Lipe, 97, peacefully went upstairs to be with her Savior on Tuesday morning, February 28, 2006 at her home on Wake Forest Highway. Mrs. Lipe was born in Switzerland to the late Walter and Berta Suder Hochuli. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church and the Friendship Sunday school class. Mrs. Lipe was the widow...

Suzanne Catherine Stephens Lessler
Oct 28, 1963
Suzanne Catherine Stephens Lessler, 44 of Chapel Hill, NC passed from this life into the eternal oneebruary 8, 2008. Suzanne has been the loving wife of Brad Alaneessler since June, 1992 and the devoted mother of Allena Suzanne 11, Rebecca Addison 9, and Sofia Grace 5. The fifth daughter of John Francis Stephens departed and Mary Ann Tomlinson Stephens Grimes...

Anita Louise Matthews
Jul 8, 1963
Anita Louise Matthews, 50, of Franklinton, died Saturday, January 4th after a brief illness. A native of Poughkeepsie, NY she was born July 8, 1963 to Robert and Wanda Robinson Sackett. She and her husband have resided in Franklinton for seveneears. Anita was preceded ineeath by her father Robert, and a sister Patricia Sackett. Surviving are: her husband, of 13...

Christopher J. Dodson
Oct 17, 1962
Christopher James Dodson, 47, died Friday surrounded by family and friends in Duke Hospital after a brief illness. Chris was born October 17, 1962 in Apex. A graduate of Northern High School, he served in the US Navy in the early 1980's. Chris was employed at EMC as a team leader. He was an avid reader and a collector of...
Kathy Clark Cates
Oct 4, 1962
Kathryn Clark Cates Kathy Cates, 53, died July 2 at home of complications following successful back surgery earlier in the week. Her passing leaves a hole in the hearts of her husband Greg, daughters Lauren, 24, and Kendall, 20, and a host of family and dear friends. A lifelong resident of Durham, Kathy was born on October 4, 1962 to...
Adam Scott Fowler
Aug 6, 1962
Adam Scott Fowler died Saturday, July 28, just days before his 50th birthday, at the Hock Family Pavilion. He was born in Summit, NJ, on August 6, 1962. Adam graduated from The Lawrenceville School in 1980, and from Duke Uneersity in 1984 with degrees in electrical and biomedical engineering. He was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Hillsborough....
Clinton S. Rogers
Oct 23, 1961
DURHAM: Clinton Swaringen Rogers, 53, died unexpectedly Tuesday at home. A Durham native, he was born October 23, 1961 to Joseph Clinton and Betty (Martin) Rogers. Clint was a 1980 graduate of Jordan High School, where he played basketball. He double majored in Accounting and Business Administration at East Carolina Uneersity, from where he graduated in 1985. Clint became permanently...
Marcy Carlson Speer
Oct 1, 1959
Marcy Carlson Speer, 47, died Saturday in Duke Hospital following a valiant battle with breast cancer. She was born October 1, 1959 in Indianapolis, and raised in Indiana and Illinois. Marcy graduated from Indiana Uneersity and received a Maste
Robert Harrison Booth, Jr.
Jul 26, 1959
Robert Harrison Booth, Jr., 53, died at home Thursday. He was born July 26, 1959 in Charlotte, moving with his family to Durham in 1965. Bob graduated from Jordan High School and UNC Chapel Hill. He began his career working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, returning to Durham in 1985 to work in state government. Bob then joined Duke...

Alfred David Grainger, Jr.
Jun 25, 1959
Alfred David Grainger Jr. died Tuesday in Erwineehabilitationeenter following a long period of declining health. A Durham native, David was born June 25, 1959. He graduated from Council Christian Academy and received degrees from Louisburg College and Durham Technical Community College. David worked for 20 years at the Durham Herald-Sun as the maneement information systems technical maneer. He was a...
Ernest L. Simpson
Jun 11, 1959
Ernest Lawrence Simpson, passed away February 8 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center following a short term illness. Ernie, beloved son of Jewell Saunders Simpson and the late Lawrence Larry R. Simpson, was born June 11, 1959 in Durham, North Carolina. He attended Durham public schools graduating from Durham High school in 1977 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in...
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