Obituaries

Roy Jack Horner, Sr.

Roy Jack Horner, Sr.

Apr 6, 1926

Roy Jack Horner, Sr. died Wednesday morning in Rougemont surrounded by his loving family. He was 79 years old. Jack was born in Los Angeles, CA to the late Roy J. and Nellie Tong Horner on April 6, 1926. Jack moved to Durham in 1983 after proudly serving his country for 20 years while stationed in the U.S. Army. Prior...

Louise Alstoneemay

Louise Alstoneemay

Mar 23, 1926

DURHAM: Louise A. LeMay, 85, of Durham, departed this life after an extended illness. She was born on March 23, 1926, and was preceded ineeath by her husband of 63 years, Dr. John C. Lemay, her parents, Clara Louise and Julianeeredith Alston, her brother, Julianeeredith Alston, Jr. and by her sister Anne Alston Malloy Currin. She was a devoted mother,...

Harry T. Mcpherson, M.D.

Harry T. Mcpherson, M.D.

Jan 9, 1926

Harry Thurman McPherson, 92, died at home Wednesday, August 8 of natural causes. He was born January 9, 1926 in Walnut Cove, North Carolina to Gladys (Wheeler) and H. Russell McPherson.?? He graduated from Walnut Cove High School with the last class of public school students to have completed 11, not 12, years of schooling.??He entered Duke Uneersity in 1942...

Geraldine "Geri" Powell Deloatche

Geraldine "Geri" Powell Deloatche

Aug 6, 1925

DURHAM: Geraldine "Geri" Powell DeLoatche, age 91, passed away on neember 8th??at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham. Born in Hartwell, Georgia on August 6, 1925, she was the youngest of five children born to Isham and Ida Gaines Powell.?? Geri was preceded ineeath by her parents, brothers, Morrell (Louise) Powell, Horace Powell, sisters Carlise (E.W.) Lovett , Mary (Hugh) Bell...

Meta Louise Frye Howe

Meta Louise Frye Howe

Jul 23, 1925

Durham, NC - Louise F. Howe, age 91, died Thursday, October 27th, in Montclair, VA, surrounded by her family.?? She was a longtime resident of Durham, NC. Mrs. Howe was born on July 23, 1925 in Bluefield, WV and was raised in Atlantic City, NJ.?? During WWII she was employed by the Glen L. Martin Company, Essex, MD.?? She was...

Fu-Tien Sung

Fu-Tien Sung

Jan 20, 1925

Dr. Fu-Tien Sung, age 87, passed away during his sleep at home in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday, July 28. He was born on January 20, 1925, in Jinan, China, to the late Ching-Tsai Sung and Shu He. With the onset of World War II, his family like many others relocated several times in the face of the advancing Japanee...

Lenora F. O'Neal

Lenora F. O'Neal

Oct 9, 1924

Lenora Fuller O'Neal, age 86, died Wednesday, August 10, at Duke Medical Center. A life-long resident of Durham, Lenora was born to the late Jimmie N. and Lelia Laneey Fuller on October 9, 1924. She was a talented and skilled organist who spent 24 years playing for the coneegation at St. Paul Uneed Methodist Church and later played at Braggtown...

Vivian Melvin

Vivian Melvin

Sep 3, 1924

CHAPEL HILL - Vivian Melvin, age 92 died on December 26. She was born on Sept 3, 1924 to Halcott Hughes and Daisy Inscoe Williams. Vivian was born and raised in Durham NC. She loved her days at Durham High School and loved to play tennis there. As she shared her stories of being a young girl, and by the...

Cornelia Conee Grissom Mcleod

Cornelia Conee Grissom Mcleod

Jun 6, 1924

DURHAM: Cornelia "Conee" Grissom McLeod, 88, died Monday in Duke Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Vance County, she was born June 6, 1924 to Charlie aneeffie Glenn Grissom. Conee graduated from Peace College, after which she began working in the offices of Goldeneelt Manufacturing Co. She married Randall A. McLeod, her husband of 62 years, whom she...

Ruth E. Mogilnicki

Ruth E. Mogilnicki

Apr 1, 1924

Ruth Ezyk Mogilnicki, 91, died after a brief illness at Croasdaile Retirement Community. She was born April 1, 1924 ineew Bedford, MA to Joseph Charles and Josephine (Rog) Ezyk. Ruth graduated from New Bedford High School. She married Eugene J. Mogilnicki in 1949, and the couple moved to Durham. Ruth began working for the Employment Security Commission and later for...

William Blair Anderson

William Blair Anderson

Nov 8, 1923

William Blair Anderson of Durham died peacefully on Friday, March 1 at the age of 95. His wife of 59 years, Barbara Deaton Anderson, was with him; his three children and two of his grandchildreneere nearby. Born Nov. 8, 1923, he was raised by his parents, the late William S. Anderson and Lenora Amanda Hagen Anderson, his older sister Harriette,...

Carl Morganeezern

Carl Morganeezern

Jul 7, 1923

Carl Morganeezern, age 89, died Friday, March 8, at the Hock Family Pavilion. Born in Durham County on July 7, 1923, Carl was the son of the late John and Mamie Hicks Dezern. Carl proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and later worked as the golf pro at Willowhaven Country Club for 25 years before retiring in 1985....

Ray Deal Carlton

Ray Deal Carlton

Jun 11, 1923

Durham ??? Mr. Ray Deal Carlton, 93, husband of the late Ruth Margaret Carlton, died Friday morning March 31 at Croasdaile Village. Mr. Carlton was born in Harmony, North Carolina on June 11, 1923, the son of the late Alonzo Brutel aneetha Lou Vance Deal Carlton. He graduated from Barnegat High School ineew Jersey in 1941 and upon graduationeenlisted with...

William A. Smith

William A. Smith

May 2, 1923

William A. Smith, 83, died Monday, February 26, at the VA Medical Center. A Durham native, William was born on May 2, 1923, to the late Luther aneella Hall Smith. In 1943, William joined the Uneed States Marine Corps, serving in the 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Brigade. He had an extensive wartime record, including battles at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Kwajalein Atoll,...

Elisabeth Ford Siebert

Elisabeth Ford Siebert

Apr 5, 1923

Elisabeth Ford Siebert quietly passed on March 23, 2012 to be with the Lord. Elisabeth Betty was born on April 5, 1923 in Akron, Ohio. Betty was predeceased by her parents, Robert Francis Ford and Rose Shanley. Betty was also predeceased by her first husband Werner Scheidegger. Betty is survived by her second husband, Edward G. Siebert; three step-children, six...

David Lester Seagroves

David Lester Seagroves

Jan 29, 1923

David Lester Seagroves, 84, of Buddy Drive, Apex, died October 25 at UNC Hospital. He was born January 29, 1923 in Chatham County, the son of Julius Jacksoneeagroves and Ronie Goodwineeagroves. Mr. Seagroves was a retired truck driver; and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Retha Kelley Seagroves; sons and daughters-in-law, David Allen and Stella Seagroves of Apex, James...

James Edward Wynne

James Edward Wynne

Oct 2, 1922

James E. Wynne, 88, died Sunday in Durham Regional Hospital following a brief illness. A Durham native, he was born October 2, 1922 to Aneew L. and Ollie Lowe Wynne. He attended Lowe's Grove Schools, after which he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. James was among those who landed at Normandy Beach on the...

Joseph W. Novak

Joseph W. Novak

Aug 24, 1922

Joseph Walter Novak, 96, died at home Wednesday. He was born August 24, 1922 in Ronkonkoma, NY.?? A graduate of Brooklyn Prep, Joseph received his professional training in engineering and science at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute while also employed as an engineering mechanic with Grumman Corporation.?? A longtime resident of Garden City, New York, ineetirement, Joe and his wife lived in...

Beth Perry Upchurch

Beth Perry Upchurch

Aug 18, 1922

Durham ??? Mrs. Olma Elizabeth ???Beth??? Perry Upchurch, 94, died Saturday, March 25, at Hock Family Pavilion (Duke Hospice). Beth was born on August 18, 1922 ineexington, NC, to the late Sarah Othello McIntosh Perry and Dr. David Russell Perry, a well-known physician in Durham. She moved to Durham at the age of three, where she graduated from Durham High...

Sara Hopkins Newton

Sara Hopkins Newton

Aug 14, 1922

Sara Hopkins Newton died Thursday at her residence in Greensboro. She was born August 14, 1922 in Camaguay, Cuba to Methodist Missionary parents, Sara Barr Hopkins and the Rev. Olmstead Key Hopkins. She lived in Cuba and attended schools there until high school graduation at age 17. She then came to the U.S. to attend Georgia State College for Women,...

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