Obituaries

Durham ??? Mrs. Rosabell Dorsey Absalom, 91, wife of Worthy Carver Absalom, Jr., died??Tuesday??evening at Roxboro Health Center in Roxboro, NC.?? Born neember 17, 1925 in Swiss, WV to James Edwin aneemma Schwartz Dorsey, Mrs. Absalom earned her Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Tech in 1947, and completed her formal education at Watts Practical School of Nursing in...

Rosalyn "Rose" Stigall, 86, died on Sunday, neember 30, 2008 at her home in Durham. Rose was born in Caswell County, NC to the late Maggie and Preston Massey on July 8, 1922. Rose is survived by her sons Wade Page; Clay Stigall; and Larry Colie, Jr.; her daughters Wanda Colie; and Linda Osborne. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions...

Sandra Faye Allen Hill, 70, resident of 5712 Wake Forest Road, died Thursday evening. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late John aneerah Copley Allen. She retired as a CPA for an electrical contractor. Surviving are her son, John David Hill and wife, Sherri of Hillsborough, three grandchildren, John David Hill, Jr., Jason Alexander Sherron and Jacob...

Durham, NC Jane C. Webster Jane Cooke Webster, 76, of Durham died oneebruary 20, 2017 after a long illness and with her family by her side.?? She was the daughter of the late George H. Cooke and Margaret (Atkins) Cooke.?? She is survived by her husband Robert Wayne Webster.?? Her daughter, Christie (Brad) Heath of Dunn, NC and her son,...

Janee Little Harvey passed away peacefully oneeptember 19, 2008. She was a dedicated wife of 47 years, mother to three children, and grandmother of six. She was a native of Newton, NC and attended Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone NC, where she met her husband, William J. Harvey, Jr. They married in 1961 and raised three children in Durham,...

OXFORD: Mrs. Mary Leigh Newby Hobgood age 78 died Thursday, neember 6, 2008. Mrs. Hobgood was a native of Granville Co. and the daughter of the late Charlie G. and Lelia Faucette Newby. Mrs. Hobgood was a member of Dexter Baptist Church and was retired from Burlington Mills, Oxford Plant. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P. M. Sunday,...

Shirley Virginia Nichols Holloway, 91, of Chapel Hill, died Sunday, neember 30, 2008. She was predeceased by the love of her life and best friend, Homer C. Holloway, her husband of 60 years. Born January 31, 1917 in the Oak Grove community of Durham County, she was a daughter of the late J. C. Nichols and Kitty Anneerguson Nichols. Mrs....

Gladys Cates Roberts, 92, former resident of 3115 Rosebriar Drive, died Saturday morning in Hillsbrough. Born in Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Cates and Ina Montgomery Cates. Mrs. Roberts attended the Durham City Schools and had lived in Durham most of her life. She was employed for 35 years with Erwin Cotton mills and...

DURHAM: Grace Councill Atkinson died peacefully at her home at The Forest at Duke in Durham oneecember 20, 2016 at the age of almost 92. She was born in Boone, North Carolina oneecember 31, 1924, the daughter of Grace McNinch Councill aneedward Tracy Councill. All of Boone toasted her arrival with champagne. Gay graduated from Duke Uneersity in 1946. In...

Danie Lee Marshall Johnson died Thursday evening, neember 6, 2008, at New Haneer Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. She was 104 years old. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Elijah D. and Mamie Marshall. While living in Durham she was a member at Calvary Baptist Church for more than fifty years. In 2001, she moved to Sunset...

John Edward Graham died neember 7, 2008, at home in the presence of his family and priest. He was borneebruary 28, 1927, in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Sophie Kloeckler and John Freeman Graham. John joined the Navy at an early age and served in the Pacific during World War II on the USS Orleck. He lived and worked...

On August the 8th, Joseph Chavis, son of Bracey Chavis, deceased, and Joan Riley, was called home to be with his Father. Surviving are his Mother, Joan Riley, Stepfather Leonard Riley, His three sons, Joseph Chavis Jr, Stephen Chavis, and Jason Chavis, their mother, Tammy Rich, four sisters, Carrie Robinson, Alice Wilson, Tracey Hinee, and Ann Fransisco, and his brother,...

Pauline Polly F. May, age 87, died Thursday, September 4th at her Durham home surrounded by her loving family. A Durham native, Polly was born to the late Excell and Gillie Anne Hopsoneerrell oneebruary 18, 1921. Polly was a proud graduate of Lowe's Grove High School and in 1942 she graduated from the Watts Hospital School of Nursing. She was...

Sheridan Taylor Scarth, 17, resident of 2222 Glover Road, died Wednesday morning at his home. Born in Durham, he was the son of April Taylor Rogers and William Sheridan Scarth. He attended the Bethel Christianeenter and was employed with Premier Painting and Home Improvement Company. Sheridan was truly and outdoorsman who enjoyed baseball, water skiing, hunting and fishing. He could...

DURHAM- Edward Foster Rayford, Jr., son of the late Edward F. Rayford, Sr. and Janet Morrison Rayford was born May 4, 1934, in Maxton, North Carolina (Robeson County). He transitioned from Labor to Rest April 24, 2017. He graduated from R.B. Dean High School (formerly Robeson County Training School) in 1953 aneentered St. Augustine???s College (St. Augustine???s Uneersity) pursuing his...

Claire Feeney Deerin, 54, resident of 103 Abbotsford Ct., died Thursday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born ineewark, NJ, Claire was the daughter of Kathrine Beggans Feeney and the late Johneeeney. Claire possessed many wonderful attributes, most notably great wife, caring and loving mother and finally a woman who created long and lasting friendships. Surviving are her husband, Robert F....

Luke David Graham Johnston 19, beloved by his family and friends has crossed over the river Jordan and has entered into eternal peace with Jesus Christ. Luke was born oneebruary 20, 1989 in Grahamstown, South Africa. Luke spent his early years enjoying travel with his family in places such as the Caribbean Islands, India, the Uneed Kingdom and the Uneed...

Oxford: Willie M Pruitt, 86, of Southern Pines died neember 7th 2009. A native of Vance County and a former resident of Oxford. A retired textile employee. Funeral Services will be conducted 2:00 PM Friday from Gentry-neell & Vaughan Chapel by the Rev. Bill Wes Garner. Burial will follow ineeadowview Memorial Park. Family will receive visitors from 1:00 PM to...

Robert Blair Miller, April 6, 1943 neember 12, 2009. Mr. Miller was preceded ineeath by a son, Aneew; father, Jordan Joe; and mother, Byrl. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Rebecca, of Pittsboro, NC; soneeric and daughter-in-law, Heather; granddaughter, Beatrix Bee, all of Chapel Hill, NC; brothers, Joe, of Omaha, NE; Ray, of Beryl, UT; unee, Robert,...