Obituaries

Vernie B. Medlin

Vernie B. Medlin

Apr 25, 1948

Vernie Bradshaw Medlin, 65, passed away on Tuesday June 4th. She was born April 25, 1948 to Refo and Lula West Bradshaw and raised by her grandmother, Omie Bradshaw. Vernie was a member Grey Stone Baptist Church and was a beautician for many years. In addition to devoting couneess hours to her family and church, Vernie love to read books...

Isaac Ike Garrard

Isaac Ike Garrard

Apr 18, 1948

Isaac "Ike" M. Garrard died Thursday, December 16th , at Duke Medical Center of complications from surgery. Ike was born on April 18, 1948 to Joseph W. Garrard and the late Minee G. Garrard. Ike attended Northern High School aneexcelled in sports, especially football and basketball. He graduated from N.C. State Uneersity with a degree in Engineering. Ike worked in...

Rae Ellen Francis

Rae Ellen Francis

Aug 13, 1947

Rae Ellen Francis died peacefully on August 15 at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. She was born August 13, 1947 in Erie, PA, where she grew up, graduating from Strong Vincent High School in 1965. She spent many summers at her Aunt Grace and Unee David's home in the Chautauqua Institution ineesterneew York. Rae Ellen attended Grove City College,...

Dante Dan Dimartino

Dante Dan Dimartino

May 26, 1947

Dante DiMartino Dan, a long time resident of Shelburne, VT, passed away on Friday, March 21st in his Durham home with his loving family by his side after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Dante was born on May 26, 1947 in Framingham, MA to the late Ludwig and Phyllis DiMartino. He attended Framingham public schools and graduated from...

Lynneerner Kamm

Lynneerner Kamm

Mar 2, 1947

Lynneerner Kamm, 66, died at home Friday following an extended illness. She was born March 2, 1947 in Princeton, Ind. and was raised in northerneew Jersey. Lynn was a graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Bridgewater, NJ, after which she finished college at Fairleigh-Dickinson Uneersity. She and her husband, the late William Kamm, moved to Durham in 1988. Lynn worked for...

Curtis J. Crutchfield

Curtis J. Crutchfield

Jan 24, 1946

Curtis J. Crutchfield, III, age 65, died unexpectedly Thursday. A Durham native, he was born January 24, 1946 to Curtis J. and Ann Cole Crutchfield. Curtis graduated from Orange High School, after which he entered the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was retired from the VA Hospital where he worked for many years in an administrative capacity. Curtis...

Cecil Roy Mcneill

Cecil Roy Mcneill

Jul 29, 1945

Cecil Roy McNeill, age 65, died peacefully Saturday night at Duke Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born ineee County on July 29, 1945 to the late Dallas and Alice Patterson McNeill. Cecil was an active and long-time member of St. Paul Uneed Methodist Church where he served as maneer of the church's dartball team. Throughout the years...

Mr. Ralph V. Pendergraph, Sr.

Mr. Ralph V. Pendergraph, Sr.

May 21, 1944

Ralph Pendergraph, 70, died peacefully on May 4th, following a valiant battle with paneeatic cancer. He was born May 21, 1944 at Watts Hospital in Durham to Thomas W. Pendergraph aneedna Lloyd Pendergraph. He grew up in Orange County, attended Carrboro Elementary School and graduated from Chapel Hill High School where he played football. He attended Mars Hill College and...

Vivian Joyce Lynn

Vivian Joyce Lynn

May 19, 1944

Vivian Joyce Lynn died unexpectedly at her home in Durham. She was 61 years old. Joyce was born to the late James Henry and Dorothy Jolly Lynn on May 19, 1944 in Durham. She was a member of St. Aneew Uneed Methodist Church and worked for 38 years at Hillcrest Convalescent Center as a physical therapist. Joyce is survived by...

James Romulus Storey

James Romulus Storey

Jan 29, 1944

James Romulus Storey, 74, died Thursday following a short illness. A Durham native, he was born January 29, 1944 to Shepherd and Florence (Smith) Storey. Jim began his schooling at Immaculata Catholic School and graduated high school from Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, VA. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from North Carolina State Uneersity. Jim married Sheila Faucette in...

Aden Davis Riggin

Aden Davis Riggin

Aug 2, 1943

DURHAM - Aden Davis Riggin, 64, became one of God's angels Sunday, February 10, 2008. He passed in the comfort of his new home surrounded by loving family and friends. Aden came into this world on August 2, 1943, born to the late Nathaniel Benson and Carolyn Davis Riggin in Crisfield, Maryland. Following high school, he was determined to serve...

Karen Margaret Baiarsky Marchant

Karen Margaret Baiarsky Marchant

Jul 31, 1943

FUQUAY-VARINA: Karen Margaret Baiarsky Marchant, 69, died Friday in Hock Pavilion, Durham. She was born July 31, 1943 in Washington, DC, to Abraham "Moe" Baiarsky and Josephine "Jo" Delaney Baiarsky. Karen lived in Arlington, VA until she married her husband of 47 years, Robert Dennis Marchant on April 17, 1965. Karen attended Madison College in Harrisonburg, VA. She was a...

Johnny Wayne Mokus

Johnny Wayne Mokus

Mar 30, 1942

Johnny Wayne Mokus, age 71, died Sunday, April 7, at the Murdoch Center in Butner. A native of Durham, NC, Johnny was born to the late Johnny Joseph Mokus and Mildred Hicks Mokus Eubanks on March 30, 1942. Johnny is survived by his brother, Marshall Lee Mokus of Timberlake, NC; his sisters, Sharon Mokus Seslar of Franklinton, NC; and Charlotte...

Marshall Thomas Mangum Jr.

Marshall Thomas Mangum Jr.

Aug 25, 1941

On Thursday May 23, 2019, Marshall Thomas Mangum, Jr. (Tommy) passed away at the age of 77. Tommy was born on August 25, 1941, in Durham, NC to the late Ruth and Marshall Mangum.?? He graduated from Durham High School in 1959, continued his education at Wake Forest and received his business degree from Campbell Uneersity. Tommy had a passion...

Lothar Lot August Hugo Voller

Lothar Lot August Hugo Voller

Jan 23, 1941

Major Lothar Lot August Hugo Voller, 71, of Pittsboro, North Carolina died in his home on May 13th. Lot was born on January 23, 1941 in Frankfort, Germany to Herta Katharina Ziefer Voller and Moritz Adolf Voller. He was raised ineermany and immigrated to the Uneed States in 1954 where he attended St. Anne's Academy in Fort Smith, Arkansas and...

Susan Marie Hubka Todd

Susan Marie Hubka Todd

Jul 25, 1940

Susan Marie Hubka Todd, 66, of 801 Chalice St. died unexpectedly Wednesday evening. She was born in Oak Park, IL July 25, 1940 to Vernon E. and Marie Rees Hubka. Suzy graduated from Blessed Sacrament School and St. Mary

Ralph Fredrick Beisner, Jr.

Ralph Fredrick Beisner, Jr.

Jan 22, 1940

Ralph Fredrick Beisner, Jr. died Saturday surrounded by his family at the UNC Medical Center Chapel Hill, NC at the age of 71. He was born January 22, 1940 and was raised in Joplin, MO where he graduated high school in 1957. After graduating from the Uneersity of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1964 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Ralph worked for...

Dr. H. Keith H. Brodie

Dr. H. Keith H. Brodie

Aug 24, 1939

Dr. H. Keith H. Brodie, 77, a psychiatrist, educator, and former president of Duke Uneersity, died at Duke Uneersity Hospital Friday morning. Born in Stamford, Connecticut on August 24, 1939, Brodie attended New Canaan Country School, graduated from Milton Academy, and received his A.B in Chemistry from Princeton Uneersity. He received his M.D. from Columbia Uneersity in 1965 where he...

Jerome Silverbush

Jerome Silverbush

May 13, 1939

Jerome Silverbush, 78, of Durham, NC, died on Tuesday, May 23, at his residence. He was born May 13, 1939 to Abraham and Beatrice Silverbush in Brooklyn, New York. He spent many years as an engineer for the telephone company, and retired to North Carolina. He is survived by his loving daughters, Barbara Silverbush and Dianeelliott and grandchildren David and...

Jerome Silverbush

Jerome Silverbush

May 13, 1939

Jerome Silverbush, 78, of Durham, NC, died on Tuesday, May 23, at his residence. He was born May 13, 1939 to Abraham and Beatrice Silverbush in Brooklyn, New York. He spent many years as an engineer for the telephone company, and retired to North Carolina. He is survived by his loving daughters, Barbara Silverbush and Diana Elliott and grandchildren David...

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