Obituaries
Dorothy "Dot" Allen Rigsbee
Mar 31, 1938
Dot went home to be with the Lord on August 30th after a period of declining health at the age of 79. She was born on March 31, 1938 to James Noah Allen and Keturah Windham Allen in Pitt County, NC. They preceded her ineeath, her father in 1954 and her mother in 2000, her husband Thomas ???Tom??? Rigsbee in...
Louise Miller Thomas Swanson
Oct 13, 1937
Louise Miller Thomas Swanson, resident of Amherst, New Hampshire passed away peacefully at her home on July 8th surrounded by her family. Ms. Swanson was born on October 13, 1937 in Durham, North Carolina. Ms. Swanson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Thomas of Durham, North Carolina, who preceded her ineeath.?? She was also predeceased by her...
Emily Louise Stafford
Oct 11, 1937
Emily Louise Stafford, 74, of Galloway Ridge Retirement Community, Pittsboro, NC, died on Sunday, June 10. She was born on October 11, 1937, the eldest child of the late Seymour R. and Margaret Causey Stafford. After graduating from Nathanael Greene High School, Guilford Co. NC, Emily attended Guilford College in Greensboro and graduated from the Uneersity of North Carolina in...
Harvey M. King, Jr.
Aug 14, 1937
Harvey Milton King, Jr. 70, died at home Sunday following an extended illness. A Durham native, he was born August 14, 1937 to Harvey M. King Sr. and Louise Cates King. He graduated from Durham High School after which he attended N.C. State Uneersity where he joined the ROTC. After a short time in college he proudly served his country...
Mary Aneevans Roe
Jun 14, 1937
DURHAM: Mary Aneevans Roe, 78, died Friday at Spring Arbor following a long decline. She was born June 14, 1937 in Pueblo, CO to Guy and Kathryn (Dudley) Evans. With parents who insisted on the finest education, Mary Ann came to Duke Uneersity for college, where she met her former husband. She raised her children in Durham and remained in...
Jack Staunton
May 9, 1937
DURHAM: Leonard Jackson ???Jack??? Staunton, 78, died Thursday in Duke Regional Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Burlington, NC May 9, 1937 to Leonard Godwin and Maurine (Blackley) Staunton. Jack was raised in Siler City and after high school graduation attended Pfeiffer College. He relocated to Durham to join Brame Specialty Co. in sales. In 1964 Jack...
John Robert Howell
May 3, 1937
On Sunday October 9, 2016, John Robert Howell, age 79, of Oxford, NC, went home to be with his Lord following a brief illness. Born May 3, 1937, in Greenville, NC, Bob was raised in a loving home with his sisters, Nancy and Patsy. Youth sports played an important and developmental part in his youth on highly successful teams. He...
John Robert Howell
May 3, 1937
On Sunday October 9, 2016, John Robert Howell, age 79, of Oxford, NC, went home to be with his Lord following a brief illness. Born May 3, 1937, in Greenville, NC, Bob was raised in a loving home with his sisters, Nancy and Patsy. Youth sports played an important and developmental part in his youth on highly successful teams. He...
Betty Jeaneeer
Apr 28, 1937
AUGUSTA, GA: Betty Jean Glenneeer died Sunday at the Medical College of Georgia. She was born April 28, 1937 in Gastonia to Mary Jean Smith Glenn and Henry Franklin Glenn. Betty Jean grew up in Gastonia, then graduated from Gulf Park College in Gulf Port, Mississippi, and received a degree in sociology from the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel...
Nicholas B. Ladd
Jan 20, 1937
CHAPEL HILL: Nicholas B. Ladd, 78, died at home Friday. He was born January 20, 1937 in Atlanta. Nick???s family moved frequently though his formative years were spent in Chevy Chase, MD. He was a graduate of the Uneersity of Maryland, theneeceived a Master???s ineetailing from the Uneersity of Pittsburgh. Nick spent his career ineetail maneement, beginning with Woodward &...
Betty P. Williamson Bookman
Aug 15, 1936
DURHAM: Betty P. Williamson Bookman passed away July 4 at home after a courageous seveneear battle with ovarian cancer. She was born August 15, 1936 ineerona, NC Onslow County to the late Elmon James aneeva H. Pollard. Betty graduated from Dixon High School in 1954 and married Robert Lee Williamson of Durham, August 11, 1957. Following Robert's death on July...
James "Jim" Wiley Gamble
Aug 11, 1936
PITTSBORO -James (Jim) Wiley Gamble passed away peacefully on March 1st at his residence in Pittsboro, NC.?? Jim was born on August 11, 1936 in Salisbury, North Carolina, the son of Carolyn Rideoutte Gamble aneernest Washington Gamble.?? He was need for his beloved grandfather, James Wiley Rideoutte, who represented Rowan County in the North Carolina General Assembly. Jim graduated from...
Mary Ann Brown
Aug 10, 1936
DURHAM-Mary Ann Brown, 83, died peacefully in her home Friday morning, March 20. She was born August 10, 1936 to the late John M. and Pauline Jones Brown of Wrigley, Tennessee. Her two older sisters, Sarah Brown Dimiceli of Wisconsin and Betty Brown Moon of Alabama, predeceased her, as did her nieces Gina Dimiceli and Karen Moon Harbour, and nephew...
Peggie J. Bracken
Jul 31, 1936
Peggie J. Bracken, 82, a longtime former Frederick resident died December 5 following a brief illness. She was born July 31, 1936 ineest Virginia to the late James Hartsel and Carrie Marguerite (Arnold) Chaneer. Peggie graduated from Davis & Elkins College and took her first job as Christian Education Director at National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. In 1959, she...
William B. Morris
Oct 13, 1935
William B. Morris, 73, died at home following an extended illness. He was born October 13, 1935 in Oxford to the late Fred and Maggie Hobgood Morris. Mr. Morris graduated from Berea High School, after which he joined the US Navy, where he served for 4 years. Following military service, he returned to Durham and was employed by the A&P...
Archie Wallace Copeland
Oct 4, 1935
CHAPEL HILL: Archie Wallace Copeland, 81, died Tuesday at home following a chronic illness. He was born October 4, 1935 in Raleigh to Archie Wallace and Anee (Hinnant) Copeland. Archie was a graduate of NC State Uneersity and later earned the MBA degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He served in the US Army for 2 years. Archie spent a lengthy career...
Jane Gregory Vogel
Aug 27, 1935
DURHAM - Jane Gregory Vogel died on Thursday, January 14, at Duke Hospital after a brief illness. ??She was born in Billings, Montana, on August 27, 1935, and spent her childhood ineennsylvania and Iowa.?? After graduating from Earlham College in 1957 with a degree in Spanish, she moved to New York City where she received a nursing degree from Roosevelt...
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
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
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...
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