Obituaries

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Thomas George Wilson, a Durhamite since 1959, died peacefully oneeb 25, 2017, surrounded by four generations of family. Tom was 91 years old. Many thanks to the professional, loving, exceptional caregivers at The Forest at Duke Retirement Community. Tom was a proud Eagle Scout and WW II Army veteran. He earned Bachelor, Masters, and PhD degrees at Harvard Uneersity, and...

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Born aneeducated in Great Britain, Patrick is a graduate of the Uneersity of Buckingham, England. He completed a Duke Uneersity Certificate in Paralegal Studies in 2007 and worked first for Legal Aide of Durham and later for Nick Galifianakis & Associates. His kind and genee nature will be missed by all who met & knew him. Patrick leaves behind his...

BAHAMA- Allaneewis Mills died at home on Friday, March 17th after a long illness. Mr. Mills was born oneecember 8, 1939 in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was the son of the late Robert Lewis Mills and Margaret Elizabeth Brown Gilman Mills. He resided in Maine and Rhode Island before moving to New Jersey in 1948. A graduate of Newton High School...

Frederick Gaylord Pugsley died Tuesday, neember 21, 2006 at Carver Living Center. He was 86 years old. Mr. Pugsley was born March 29, 1920 to the late Frederick I. Pugsley aneemma Gaylord Pugsley ineeekskill, NY. Mr. Pugsley was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 351st Bomb Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Among the decorations...

Mrs. Edna Olivia Hall Christmas, 92, wife of the late Daniel Webster Christmas, passed away peacefully with her family by her side oneebruary 3rd, 2011. She was borneeptember 29, 1918 in Ettrick, Virginia to the late Thomas Stephen and Olivia McLaughlin Hall. She had 3 brothers, the late Victor Carlyle Hall, the late Thurlow Hall, and Waldo Preston Hall of...

Michael H. Wasnak, 79, of Efland, NC died Friday, February 16, in Hillsborough after a brief illness. He was born in Margaret, PA to the late William and Anna Hensel Wasnak. Michael was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillsborough. He is survived by his wife, Helen Mary Wasnak; his children: James Wasnak, Margaret Wasnak aneeileen Wasnak. A...

Raleigh: Anthony Joseph Romano, 82, of Oxford, North Carolina, passed away oneecember 25, 2011. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to Louis and Josephine Romano. He graduated from the School of Industrial Arts in Manhattan, NY, majoring in photography. He served as an Army photographer with the Air Force in Rhein Main, Germany and following his military service, joined...

Victoria Melendez, aged 74, died on Saturday, neember 12th. She was predeceased by her husband, Antonio Melendez who died in March 2007. Victoria is survived by her daughters, Magdalia Melendez of Georgia, Diana Rodriguez of Durham; sons, Antonio Melendez, Jr.; Crecenciano Melendez both of New York City; and Alecander Melendez of Durham; sisters Antonia Cruz-Roche of Puerto Rico; Hilda Alers...

Patrick Joseph Buckley, 78 died Sunday in Durham with his family by his side. He was born ineew York City to the late Simon J. Buckley and Anne Gallagher Buckley oneebruary 18, 1927. Patrick moved to Durham from New York in 1973 and became a parishioner at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He is survived by his eight children, Patrick J....

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Mae Williams Lamm, 90, resident of 3007 Pickett Road, died Saturday Morning in Duke Uneersity Hospital. She was born on a farm in Norlina, NC. Her parents were the late Richard Samuel Williams aneeulalia May Vaughan Williams. After high school, Mae moved to Durham to attend Beauty School. Mrs. Lamm served her country during WWII in the U. S. Navy....

Alma Taylor McDade, 89, died Thursday in Durham Regional Hospital following a brief illness. An Orange County native, she was a Durham resident all her adult life. Mrs. McDade followed the tobacco market, working as a bookkeeper in various warehouses across the southeast. She kept books for many years at Erwin Oil Co. Mrs. McDade was a member of Glendale...

Thelma Williams Garrett, 91, died Sunday in Clare Bridge of Chapel Hill. She was borneeptember 16, 1919 in Chatham County, the daughter of the late Carl and Lizzie Williams. Thelma was educated in Durham County schools, where she graduated in 1936 from Hope Valley School as the class salutatorian and a member of the basketball team. After high school, she...

Virginia Scarborough Teasley, age 84, resident of Durham entered into eternal rest Monday morning, April 20, 2009. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Burns Thomas and Martha Katherine Breedlove Thomas. . Virginia was a graduate of Oak Grove High School. She was a retired employee of the West Durham, Lumber Company, having worked there for...

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Mrs. Virginia Brantoneee, 85, of Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, died neember 5, 2009 at Durham Regional Hospital. Mrs. Tee was born ineeridian, MS on October 3, 1924, a daughter of Marion Luther Branton and Tera Brila Evans Branton. A homemaker, wife and mother, Mrs. Tee had lived in Chatham County for the past twenty one years, where she became active...