Obituaries
Thomas A. Jones
Apr 18, 1921
Thomas Allen Jones, age 85, died Tuesday evening at the Durham VA Hospital. He was the son of the late John A. and Pearl Reeves Jones. Born in Hillsborough, NC on April 18, 1921, he was a self-employed painting contractor Thomas A. Jones Painting for over 50 years. Mr. Jones was a member of Carr Uneed Methodist Church. He loved...
Alvada Blydenburgh
Jan 11, 1921
Alvada Lunsford Emory Blydenburgh, formally of Durham, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC, died Sunday morning in Raleigh, NC. Alvada was born January 11, 1921 in Hillsborough, NC to the late Harvey and Biddie Rouneee Lunsford. The oldest of ten children, her family lived in the Lowe
Melvin Craig Gibson
Oct 7, 1920
DURHAH-Melvin Craig Gibson, age 96, resident of 5116 Lansdowne Drive, died Thursday afternoon at his home. Born October 7, 1920 ineeadville, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Bliss Clarence and Helen Cunningham Gibson. Melvin graduated from Summit High School in Harmonsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1940, and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S Army. Melvin...
Adelaide Shuford Teague
Aug 16, 1920
Adelaide Shuford Teague died Monday ineeartfields Assisted Living of Cary. A Catawba County native, she was born August 16, 1920. Mrs. Teague was a graduate of Hickory High School and Woman
Chester Roycroft
Aug 6, 1920
Chester Roycroft, age 84, died Sunday morning at Duke Medical Center after a long illness. A Durham native, Chester was born August 6, 1920 to the late Robbie Lee and Ila Ross Roycroft. A graduate of Durham High School, Chester served in the 15th Air Force during World War II. He worked for the U.S. Post Office for 38 years...
William Arvin Myers
May 28, 1920
William Arvin Myers, age 85, died Saturday morning at his home in Chapel Hill. He was born May 28, 1920 in Hibbing, MN to the late Clare Arvin and Carolyn Sterling Myers. Bill served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was stationed on the island of Saipan. Before marrying in 1952, he pursued a career in...
A.P. James
May 27, 1920
Albert Parham "A.P." James, age 91, died neember 5 at his home in Durham, with his wife of 67 years by his side. Born in Roxboro on May 27, 1920, A.P. graduated from Roxboro High School and attended Elon Uneersity for two years prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1941. After serving for four years as a radioman,...
Ernest C. Sunas
Apr 9, 1920
Ernest C. Sunas, 95, died Tuesday following a brief illness. He was born April 9, 1920 in Bronx, NY to Zoe (Leon) and Gus Sunas, and came to Durham at the age of 9. The Sunas family was among the pioneers of Durham???s Greek community. Ernie graduated from Durham High School and began undergraduate studies at age 16 at Duke...
Mary Ruth Terry Mebane
Apr 7, 1920
DURHAM-Mary Ruth Terry Mebane, 92, of Durham, died Wednesday evening at Carolina Point following years of declining health. She was born April 7, 1920 to John Wilkins and Katherine Riley Poole Terry. She was born and grew up in northern Durham in a community surrounded by a large extended family. Her mother died when Mary Ruth was six years old...
Anna Napier Oeltmanneeaney
Mar 18, 1920
DURHAM -- Anna Napier Oeltmanneeaney passed away neember 22 in Hillsborough. She was born March 18, 1920 on the Napier farm in northwest Georgia in the house built by her great grandfather in 1836. During the Battle of Chickamauga, the home was used as a hospital and now has a historical marker. During her professional career, Ms. Meaney was a...
William Fuller Mansfield, Jr.
Mar 11, 1920
William Fuller Mansfield, Jr. Bill, 85, died Saturday morning at Pettigrew Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Bill was born in Durham on March 11, 1920 and was the son of the late W. Fuller Mansfield, Sr. and Margaret Steele Mansfield. He married Helen Glenn Foust, the love of his life, on June 7, 1941. They were married for 62 years...
Virginia Harding Davies Doby
Jan 25, 1920
Virginia Harding Daves Doby of Durham died Friday, March 31, at Treyburneealthcare Center. She was 86 years old. Mrs. Doby was born January 25, 1920 to the late Thomas E. and Myrtle Nance Daves. She was a long-time member of Robbins Road Christian Church. Mrs. Doby is survived by her three children: Norman Wayne Doby and wife, Elizabeth, of Charlotte,...
Foy R. Crabtree
Jan 21, 1920
DURHAM - Foy Roberson Crabtree, age 88, of 29 Innisfree Drive died Thursday, May 29th at Duke Uneersity Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born January 21, 1920 in Durham County, the son of the late Claude Howard Crabtree and Viola Allen Crabtree. He was predeceased by three sisters and three brothers, Gladys Pendergraph, Lois Rich, Hazel Rich,...
George Braneey Deloatche
Jun 21, 1919
Oneednesday, February 27 2019, George Braneey DeLoatche passed away at the age of 99. Braneey was born on June 21, 1919 in Conway, NC. He was the oldest of three sons born to George Dallas aneemma Davis DeLoatche. Upon graduating from high school, he attended NCSU and obtained a B.S. in Agricultural Education. In 1942, he attended officers training at...
Sarah Blackwood Rogers
Jan 1, 1919
Sarah "Mimi" Blackwood Rogers, age 92, died peacefully Tuesday morning surrounded by her loving family. Born in Greenville, NC on January 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Daniel R. and Penee Mills Oliver. Sarah was a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Durham and the Loyalty Sunday School Class. She was employed by Sperry Rand Corp....
Kathleen Cowan
Jun 12, 1918
DURHAM: Kathleen Pat Patterson Cowan, 91, passed away Friday, March 5, after an extended period of declining health. She was born June 12, 1918 in Stony Point, NC to Marvin L. and Janie Mae Alexander Patterson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded ineeath by her sister, Alma Kirkman; two brothers, Lynford L. Patterson and Ronald A. Patterson;...
Jeanette B. Jobe
Apr 1, 1918
Jeanette Burge Jobe, age 88, died ineer Durham home Thursday morning, neember 2. She was born in Surry County on April 1, 1918 to the late Tom aneella Denny Burge. Jeanette was a true lady and Christian in every way. She was a great server for her Lord and Savior, an inspiration for her family and friends. Her inner strength...
Billie Warren Southerland
Jan 18, 1918
Billie Warren Southerland, 87, of 907 Urban Avenue died Monday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, she was born January 18, 1918, to the late Hubert T. and Hassie Sims Warren. Billie lived in the Trinity Park area for 50 years and was educated in the Durham City Schools. She graduated from Durham High in 1936. Billie was...
Mary Esther Williams Harward
Jan 6, 1918
DURHAM: Mary Esther Williams Harward, 96, died at home Tuesday. A Durham native, she was born January 6, 1918 in Watts Hospital to Claude B. and Ruth Gentry Williams. Mary Esther was educated at George Watts Elementary School, Carr Junior High School and Durham High School. Following graduation in 1940 from Meredith College, she began a 37-year career as a...
Eleanor Cely Carter
May 27, 1917
After a brief decline ineealth, Eleanor Cely Carter passed away peacefully on October 11 at the age of 94 surrounded by her three children. Eleanor Cely Carter was born May 27, 1917 to Anee West and William Riley Cely in Greenville, SC. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Joel J. Carter, her parents and her older brother, W.R. Cely...
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