Obituaries

STEM, NC Virginia Cottrell Blair, 88, passed away on neember 23, 2009 at Woltz Hospice Home. She was borneecember 12, 1920 in Oxford and was a lifelong resident of Granville County. She was the daughter of the late Alfred Cottrell and the late Lavenia Cottrell and stepfather William Surratt. She was preceded ineeath by her husband of 67 years, Charles...

Arthur "Coco" Sanford Adams of Durham died Sunday evening, neember 29, 2009, at New Haneer Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 79 years old. Coco was born on April 21, 1930 ineetroit, MI to the late Jasper M. and Hazel Cheek Adams. After proudly serving his country in the U.S. Army, Coco became an active member of Lowe's Grove...

James Randolph "Randy" Williams, 81, died unexpectedly Friday at UNC Hospital. A native of Headland, Ala., he was borneeptember 18, 1927 to the late Charles E. and Greta Cowart Williams. After discharge from the U.S. Army in 1947, Mr. Williams moved to Chapel Hill, enrolled in UNC and graduated in 1950 with a B.S. degree in Commerce. He spent the...

Grace "Ginger" Giddings Pearce, age 86, died Tuesday morning, neember 10, 2009 ineer Franklinton home. She was born in Mt. Olive, NC to the late Joseph and Daisy Martin Giddings. Ginger worked as a floral designer for many years and was involved in the Franklinton Woman's Club, the Americaneegion Auxiliary and the Garden Club. Ginger is survived by many loving...

Joshua McCabe Bailey, 20, had his life abruptly taken from him sometime around the 29th of July. Josh was born on January 3, 1988 aneentrusted to the loving care of his parents, Steve and Julie Jarrell Bailey, when they adopted him in 1996. Josh will always be remembered by family and friends for being a genee, caring person who had...

Dorothy Elizabeth Heinecke, 89, died on Sunday, neember 29, 2009. Dorothy was born in Quincy, IL to Myrtle and Ralph Rapp on June 12, 1920. Dorothy is survived by her daughters Patricia Bodoh and her husbaneed of Fearrington Post, NC; Susan Dirks and her husband Richard of Cincinnati, OH; five grandchildren aneeight great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband Irwineeinecke...

Dr. Margaret Hilgartner Arky, a pediatric hematologist who pioneered new methods in the treatment of hemophilia, died Tuesday, August 19 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 83. She died from complications resulting from Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Hilgartner was born on neember 6, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. She received a master's degree in Zoology in 1951 and, as one of...

OXFORD: Robert Bob Hubert Burnette, age 73, died Thursday evening, May 31 at his home. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Hubert Herndon and Clara Eakes Burnette. Mr. Burnette was a retired tobacco farmer, a former member of the National Guard and a member of Enon Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon...

Bill Harvey, who served as Duke's head wrestling coach for 31 years until retiring in 1997, passed away oneebruary 29, 2012. He was 76. Bill was born in Phoenixville, Pa May 24, 1935 and graduated from Stevens Trade School in Lancaster, Pa with a degree in printing. He attended Appalachian State Uneersity where he wrestled and played football. Bill was...

Mrs. Rachel L. Eubanks, 87, of Pearly Lane, Pittsboro, NC died on Friday, September 18, at Siler City Care and Rehabilitation in Siler City, NC. Borneebruary 1, 1922, in Chatham County, Mrs. Eubanks was the daughter of Gertrude Elkins. She was a wife, mother, and a member of New Salem Church. Mrs. Eubanks is survived by two sons, Charlie Eubanks...

Virginia Blair Quineevans, 74, of Chapel Hill, NC, died on Saturday, Feburary 4, 2012. She was born in Shreveport, LA on April 22, 1937, the daughter of Mary Virginia Saunders Quinn and Dr. Harold Joseph Quinn. She attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA and graduated from Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane Uneersity, New Orleans, in 1959. At Randolph-Macon she took...

FRANKLINTON: Anee Belle Piper, a former resident of Garden Walk ineenderson, died Tuesday ineex Hospital in Raleigh. She was a native of Wake County and was the daughter of the late Lee and Anee Piper. She was preceded ineeath by her husband Samuel Tharrington. Funeral services will be conducted Friday February 17, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the Westwood Pentecostal...

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...

Edsel Bowling Terry, age 90, died peacefully at his home on Thursday morning, December 29. A Durham native, he was born to the late Joseph D. and Sudie Poole Terry oneecember 8, 1921. Edsel proudly served his country in the U.S. Army aneearned the rank of Master Sergeant, 98th Bombardment Group, 415th Bombardment Squadron. He attended Mt. Lebanon Primitive Baptist...

Claude Spencer Chamberlain Sr., 81, passed away Friday, March 30 at the VA hospice unit in Durham after a brief illness. Mr. Chamberlain was born in Durham County to J.L. Chamberlain and Anee Watson Chamberlain. He retired from the U.S. Navy. In addition to his parents, Mr. Chamberlain was preceded ineeath by his first wife, Norma Jean "Pat" Chamberlain; brothers,...

Mary Edwards Taylor, age 84, died Wednesday evening at Duke Medical Center. Mary was born in Mars Hill, NC to the late Bryan W. and Adeline Gibbs Edwards. She was a member of Yates Baptist Church and was a very enthusiastic sports spectator for UNC football and basketball teams. Mary is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 60...

DURHAM Mary Westbrook Chapmaneerini, loving wife and mother, age 94, passed away oneebruary 1 at the Pavilion at Croasdaile. She was borneeptember 27, 1917 in Durham to the late David Simeon aneemma Faucette Chapman. She was a lifelong resident of Durham, NC and grew up on Watts Street. Mary graduated from Duke Uneersity on 1936 with a BA degree in...

Sarah Margaret Thompson Poole, borneeptember 10, 1946 in Durham, North Carolina, died suddenly while oneer daily walk, near her home in Laurel Springs, North Carolina with her trusted canee companion Slag. She was the daughter of the late Garland H. Thompson and Martha Frances Blue Thompson. Sarah is survived by longtime companion, Glen Attaway, her daughter, Pamela Poole Porter Bill,...

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...

Timmy Hearn of Windsong Drive in Pittsboro died Tuesday due to end stage liver disease aneesophageal cancer. He had been hospitalized since February 24th at Duke Medical Center and had been on the liver transplant list for 8 years. Timmy was predeceased by his father, Willard Hearn of Moncure; his mother and step-father, Rebecca and Thomas Wood of Apex and...