Obituaries

DeLancy S. Price died Saturday at the Forest at Duke Retirement Community, where she lived since 1993. A former resident of Newbury, SC, she was the daughter of Jeffie Lee and Braneey H. Snelgrove. Receiving her education in the Newbury city schools, she went on to graduate from Newbury College. A teacher in the Williamsburg and Florence County, SC school...

Mrs.Frances Anneeckler Jestes, 60, of Chapel Hill, NC went home to be with God on August 14th, 2011 after a courageous fight with melanoma cancer at Beacon Place in Greensboro. Born June 25th, 1951 in Guilford County, Ann was the oldest of four daughters of William Francis Seckler and Grace Anneeckler. She attended High Point City Schools and obtained an...

Ella Pearce Rigsbee, 94, resident of 1575 Goss Road, Creedmoor, died Wednesday evening at her home. Born in Durham, Mrs. Rigsbee was the daughter of the late Wesley and Clovina Pearce. She was a homemaker who loved to make quilts and clothes for her family. She was a great cook. She was the widow of the late Otis Lucas Rigsbee,...

Iris Elizabeth Regan Pritchard, age 96, died oneeptember 15, 2010 at Hock Family Pavilion Hospice Center. Mrs. Pritchard was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Whitaker Pritchard; her parents: Luther E. and Sarah Wallace Regan; her sisters: Gladys Buntineevans, Vera Regan Aneews, Hazel Regan Cash, Bertha Reganeent, Mildred Reganeeel, and her best friend for 80 years, Ruth Forlines Dailey. She is...

William Donald Norman, 82, of 1500 Ward Street, died early Tuesday morning at home. He was born in Tarboro, NC and was the son of the late Roscoe Elwood and Martha White Norman. Doneerved in the U. S. Army during WWII. Don owned and operated Don

DURHAM: Pedro V. Mendoza, 89, died at home Wednesday after a brief illness. A native of the Philippines, he and his wife, the late Florencia Mendoza, came to the U.S., in 1977 to be close to family. Mr. Mendoza had worked in sales with the Jai Alai Corp. He lived through the joys and accomplishments of his children and grandchildren,...

Durham -Ted L. Isaac, 78, was born on March 27, 1932 in Patterson, North Carolina, and made his transition home to God and his wife and soul-mate Mary Isaac oneebruary 2, 2011. Ted was also preceded ineeath by his father Dewey Isaac, mother Julia Isaac, brothers, Ralph Quinlan and Lloyd Isaac, sisters, Vera Mitchum and Violet Winston. He is survived...

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Jeanne Marie Hutchinson Lockhead, 88, passed away peacefully with her family by her side oneecember 29, 2016 at 11:21am. She was the wife of Gregory Roger Lockhead. They shared almost 60 years of marriage. Born in Salem, Mass. to Charles and Marion Hutchinson, Jeanne graduated from Salem High School as their shortest and cutest cheerleader. ??Then she worked for Uneed...

LOUISBURG: Betty Jean Whitaker Outlaw, a resident of Cooke Rd., Louisburg, died Monday night in Wake Med in Raleigh. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late Vernon Thomas and Leana Vaughn Whitaker. Betty was of the Baptist faith and a housewife. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 PM in the Hall...

Helen Johnson Hobby, 84, died Friday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Although she resided in Durham most of her life, Mrs. Hobby was born in Chatham County to the late Paul Hamilton and Mary Lee Stokes Johnson. She was the last of five siblings. Mrs. Hobby was a member of the Summit Church, formerly Homestead Heights Baptist Church, for 21...

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...

DURHAM: Lee Joseph Sullivan, 66, died at home Sunday following a valiant two-year battle with brain cancer. Born in Yonkers, NY, he was raised in Riverdale, NY. Lee was a graduate of the City College of New York with a B.S. ineeology, later receiving the Maste

DURHAM -Thomas Tom W. Knight passed away Thursday morning, December 1 after a long battle with cancer. He was originally from Durham but has beeneesiding in Franklinton, North Carolina with his caretaker, Ann R. Matti. He was borneecember 14, 1955 and was the son of the late Arthur J. Knight, Jr. and Hattie Lou Lasater Knight and brother of the...

Mrs. Eunee Ferrell Austin, age 85, died Saturday afternoon at the Hospice of the Meadowland, Hillsborough. Born in Durham, Mrs. Austin was the daughter of the late Zebulon Vance Ferrell and Mary Alice Ferrell. Her husband, Allen D. Austin, Jr., died on October 26, 1995. Mrs. Austineetired from Aneer Avenue Baptist Church, where she was church secretary for 31

Eugene J. Mogilnicki, 85, died Saturday at home following an extended illness. A native of New Bedford, MA, he attended New Bedford public schools and graduated from the Uneersity of Mass. at Dartmouth ineextile chemistry. Mr. Mogilnicki moved to North Carolina and resumed studies at NC State Uneersity, where he graduated with a chemical engineering degree after serving in the...

Gertrude Elizabeth Merritt, 97, long-time associate librarian at Duke Uneersity, died Wednesday Oct. 4 at The Forest at Duke.Miss Merritt graduated from the former Duke Women

Lois Olivia Stout Shaw, 96, passed away at the Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro oneecember 7, 2009. Lois was born on March 11, 1913 to Ada Johnson and Arthur Monee Stout of Rives Chapel community, Chatham County She was a retired sales clerk, and her enjoyment was her flowers and garden. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Leon and Janie...

Elma Collins Medley, resident of 1023 W. Markham Ave. died Monday morning. A native of Kinston, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Carrie Briley Collins. She retired from the Durham Veterans Hospital where she was Associate Director of Allied Health Education.She was a member of the Durham Toastmistress. Mrs. Medley was a member of Immaculate Conception...

Douglas L. Warner, of Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, NC formerly of Dinwiddie County Petersburg, VA, went to be with the Lord Sunday, neember 8, 2009. Educated in the Wineed, CT school system, Mr. Warner later served in the Medical Corps of the US Army in Korea. He was a Life Underwriter in his insurance business, Investo