Obituaries

Lester Alvineelgeson

Lester Alvineelgeson

Aug 3, 1934

Lester A. Helgeson, age 72, died Tuesday morning at Duke Medical Center. Lester was born August 3, 1934 ineeattle, WA to the late Kermit A. and Alpha May Zemaneelgeson.A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Lester was employed as an electrical engineer for the Boeing Co. and later for IBM Corp. where he retired in 1989. He was a member...

Donald A. Thomas, Md

Donald A. Thomas, Md

Jun 6, 1934

DURHAM - Donald A. Thomas, MD, died Sunday, April 6, two months before his 80th birthday, at The Pavilion at Croasdaile Village. He was born in Roanee Rapids on June 6, 1934. Don graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1961 and from the UNC School of Medicine in 1966. He completed a residency ineediatrics at the City of Memphis Hospitals and...

George Paul Holmes

George Paul Holmes

May 31, 1934

Paul Holmes passed away on July 11th at his home in Durham, NC, at the age of 84. He was well known in this area as a pianist and the owner of Emerald Gardens Florist.??He was born May 31, 1934 in Knoxville, TN to Georgia Lee and William Bruce Holmes, Jr. Five years of his early life were spent in...

Karen Lee Tinker

Karen Lee Tinker

Jan 16, 1934

Kareneee Tinker went Home, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Karen passed away peacefully at her home after a 7 year battle with cancer, surrounded by the love of her husband and children. She was born January 16, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio. Those left to treasure Karen's memory are Terry, her husband of 59 years, her childreneerrance Jr., and wife Alison, Tammy...

Betty Ann Harr

Betty Ann Harr

Aug 1, 1933

Elizabeth Ann Harr nee Kosak (known as Betty Ann) died peacefully ineer sleep at the age of 86. While at home, with her family, on the 29th of January. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 1st, 1933 to Slovenian immigrant parents. Her love for family was second only to her love for God through the Roman Catholic faith,...

J. Clinton Rogers

J. Clinton Rogers

May 20, 1933

SEE UPDATED SERVICE INFO. Joseph Clinton Rogers, 84, died December 31 after an extended illness. He was born May 20, 1933 in Durham to Ralph Peele and Lucille Swaringen Rogers. Clinton graduated from Durham High School aneenlisted in the Air Force. After discharge, he attended the Citadel for his freshmaneear, then traneerred to UNC, graduating with a business degree. Clinton...

Kenneth Berry Mason, Jr.

Kenneth Berry Mason, Jr.

May 14, 1933

Kenneth B. Mason, Jr., age 78, of Fearrington Village, NC, passed away on Thursday, April 19, at home with his loving wife, Mimsy, and dear dog, Anee, at his side. Ken was born in Paterson, NJ on May 14, 1933 and grew up in Oradell, NJ. He has also resided in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Pittsford, NY, Wooster, OH and...

Joann Bridges Sturmer

Joann Bridges Sturmer

Mar 11, 1933

JoAnn Bridges Sturmer died on March 8th from a cerebral hemorrhage at the Hock Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was 84 years old. JoAnn was born on March 11, 1933 in Lakeland, a small agricultural community in southerneeorgia.?? Her father, James Luther Bridges, was a county agent who advised farmers on livestock and crops; her mother, Anneeleste Hadden, was a...

Mary Albert Ward

Mary Albert Ward

Mar 5, 1933

DURHAM- Mary Albert Ward passed away on Tuesday, neember 22nd. A native of Durham, Mary Albert was born March 5, 1933, to the late John Albert Ward and Mary Walker Lougee Ward. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman???s College in 1955 and beganeer long career as an educator in the Durham City Schools. Miss Ward taught social studies and civics to...

Renee Louis Wilkins

Renee Louis Wilkins

Jan 9, 1933

OXFORD: On January 1, 2015, Renee Louis Wilkins, beloved husband, daddy, PaPa, and brother passed away quietly at his home with his family close by. Born January 9, 1933, Renee was the son of the late Charlie Edward and Ada Whitt Wilkins. He grew up in the Grassy Creek area and attended Oak Hill School. He enjoyed spending his time...

Thomas Mcadams Anglin

Thomas Mcadams Anglin

Aug 14, 1932

Thomas McAdams Anglin died Sunday morning at his residence. He was 73 years old. Tom was born August 14, 1932 to the late Glenn and Pauline Pettit Anglin. Tom was a Durham native and longtime member of Calvary Uneed Methodist Church. After retiring from his traveling sales position, he worked at Batten

Dale Eugene Redfoot

Dale Eugene Redfoot

Jun 19, 1932

Dale Eugene Redfoot, formerly of Mercer and Sharpsville, PA., died at his home in Chapel Hill NC., on May 26. He was 73. Mr. Redfoot was born June 19, 1932, ineercer, A., to Clarence and OrphaRingerRedfoot. He died with his loving wife, the former Patricia Irene King, at his bedside, along with his four children, Linda Caracci Blair, Kenneth Redfoot...

Theresa Rasfeld Wiethe

Theresa Rasfeld Wiethe

May 14, 1932

DURHAM-Theresa Rasfeld Wiethe, 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 16th at Brookdale Senior Living Center. She was born in the St. Bernard part of Cincinnati, Ohio on May 14th 1932, the daughter of William H. and Rose Karle Rasfeld. Theresa graduated from Our Lady of the Angels High School in St. Bernard, then got a teaching degree in Cincinnati. She...

Lina Vickers Wagner

Lina Vickers Wagner

Aug 21, 1931

Lina Ann Vickers Wagner, age 73, died Sunday afternoon at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough. A native of Durham, Lina was born August 21, 1931 to the late William H. and Julia Brineey Vickers. She was a graduate of Durham High School

Helen Rose Hunt Williams

Helen Rose Hunt Williams

Aug 14, 1931

Oneebruary 23rd, 2018 Helen Rose Hunt Williams, 86, a resident of Granville House, Oxford, NC went to be with her Lord. She was born August 14, 1931, the daughter of Walter William and Anee Hoyle Hunt. Helen was married to the love of her life, John Alton Williams, Sr. They raised five sons, John Alton ???Al??? Williams (Debbie) of Mooresville,...

Helen Rose Hunt Williams

Helen Rose Hunt Williams

Aug 14, 1931

On February 23rd, 2018 Helen Rose Hunt Williams, 86, a resident of Granville House, Oxford, NC went to be with her Lord. She was born August 14, 1931, the daughter of Walter William and Annie Hoyle Hunt. Helen was married to the love of her life, John Alton Williams, Sr. They raised five sons, John Alton "Al Williams (Debbie) of...

Judith Creel

Judith Creel

Apr 13, 1931

Judith Murdock Creel, 79, died Wednesday afternoon in Brookshire Nursing Center. Judy was born April 13, 1931 in Durham and was the daughter of the late Christine James and William Henry Murdock. She was a graduate of Durham High School, St. Mary's College and Duke Uneersity. For many years, Judy was a social worker with the Durham County Department of...

Mary Ann Ward Hester

Mary Ann Ward Hester

Dec 8, 1930

Mary Ann Ward Hester, age 85, of Oxford, NC, died on May 4 in Cary at Woodland Terrace Arboretum, where she had lived for the last three years. Mary Ann was born on December 8, 1930 in Goldsboro, growing up there as the only child of Esther Ann Hunter Ward and Lindsay Loice Ward. She graduated from Goldsboro High School,...

Bobby Dale Gilleland

Bobby Dale Gilleland

Jul 2, 1930

Bobby Dale Gilleland, 82, died Friday in Hillside Nursing Home, Wake Forest. A native of Wake Forest, he was born July 2, 1930 to the late Thomas B. and Beaulah Hadden Gilleland. Mr. Gilleland worked as an independent carpenter his entire career, having built houses and completing restoration work in many of Wake Forest's notable historic homes. Surviving are his...

Dr. George H. Cocolas

Dr. George H. Cocolas

Jul 9, 1929

Dr. George Harry Cocolas, PhD, age 87, died Monday at Carolina Meadows following a brief illness. He was born July 9, 1929 in Flushing, NY to the late Harry George and Marian Cocolas. A Chapel Hill resident since 1952, George spent a distinguished career in Pharmaceutical Sciences. He was a graduate of the Uneersity of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in...

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