Obituaries

Josephineerwin Russell Shaw, 88, passed away peacefully at Carillion Assisted Living of Hillsborough at 7:00 AM oneecember 16, 2010. Josephine was born in High Point, NC on October 25, 1922 to Elijah Austin Russell aneella Erwin Russell. Josephine went to school in Hamlet, NC and after graduation worked for the US Army where she met and married her husband. Following...

Joan Louise Gross McCusker, 86, died Sunday morning, September 5th, at Duke Hospital in Durham after a brief illness. Joan is survived by her husband, Paul Donald, her daughters, Karen McCusker Chevry, France and Mary McLoughney Chapel Hill, NC, and her son Paul Alexander McCusker Maconnex, France. She was predeceased by her youngest son, Ian Francis McCusker, who died oneeptember...

Rilla Katherine Shaffer Patton, born May 7, 1911 ineew Castle, PA, died Monday, February 28 at Magnolia Gardens Nursing Home. She was the third of seven children. Rilla was very active with the church. She was a founding member of Northmineer Uneed Presbyterian Church in Fairless Hills, PA, and was one of the first female Elders elected in the Uneed...

Anrol "Buddy" Oliver Sawaya, age 75, died Tuesday, April 5th, at Durham Regional Hospital. Buddy was born in Salina, KS to the late George and Olive Johnson Sawaya. He proudly served his country while in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. A member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church, Buddy worked in construction and later retired from IBM. Buddy...

Carroll Dale Briscoe, Col. USAF Retired, passed away oneebruary 15, 2009 at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge ineearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC. Colonel Briscoe was born oneeb. 9, 1921 near Tipton, OK, son of Jefferson C. Briscoe and Bertha Gore Briscoe. Colonel Briscoe graduated from Tipton, OK High School in 1938 and attended the Uneersity of Oklahoma, before entering the Army...

Durham - Mr. Roy Alvin Clark, III, 60, husband of Debra Taylor Clark, died Friday evening at Duke Uneersity Hospital. In addition to his wife, Mr. Clark is survived by his sons, Matthew Clark, and his wife, Mariah, of Afton, VA, Ryan Clark, and his wife, Hannah, of Durham, NC; grandchildren, Genevieve and Charlotte Clark; mother, Mary Louise Fawcett Clark;...

DURHAM -We celebrate the life of Winona Helen Cassin Malpass, who spent her life in the service of her family, church and community. Winona was born a twin with Virginia Cassin Smith in Chicago's Lutheraneeaconess Hospital to Starona Hillis Brown and Thomas Milo Cassin. She outweighed her twin by over a pound and half, something she neer let her sister...

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...

C.G. Whitehurst, age 89, died unexpectedly Friday morning at his son

Estelle Perry Ritch, 92, Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother "Mama" went peacefully to be with the Lord on neember 4, 2010. Estelle was born in 1918 at home in Wake County NC. She was a devoted mother of one, giving all her life to family and to those who knew her. Estelle retired from American Tobacco Company in Durham aneenjoyed retirement,...

Floyd Holman Carden, age 88, died suddenly at home Sunday morning, April 16. Floyd was born in Orange County to the late Johneernon and Addie Mae Garrard. He lived in Durham most of his life but moved to Granville County four years ago to be with his daughter and son-in-law. A man of strong Christian faith, Floyd was a charter...

Peggy Oliver Watson, 78, died Thursday at Duke Hospice Hock Pavilion following years of declining health. She was born in Franklin County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Henry Buford and Ruby Cruneeton Oliver. Peggy was raised on St. Simon's Island, GA and moved to Durham in 1950. She married Robert Watson in 1951 and raised her children in Durham....

Miguel Angel Marrero, 78, died Monday in the V.A. Hospital. A native of Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Orlando, Fla. from 1993 until moving to Durham in 2005. Mr. Marrero proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Although suffering a permanent disability in the military, he successfully supported his family, sending all four...

Thomas Lewis

Anee Louise Moss, age 89, died Tuesday evening, neember 9, 2010, at the Hillside Nursing Center in Wake Forest. Anee Louise was born in Franklin County on May 27, 1921 to the late George and Anee Bertha Winbon Laughter. She was a long-time member of Union View Baptist Church in Franklinton. Anee Louise is survived by her three children: James...

Roger Monee Goodman, age 63, resident of 1048 Pea Ridge Road, died Saturday at his home. A native of Pittsboro, he is the son of the Mary Alice Westmoreland Goodman and the late Russell Monee Goodman. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Goodman was an avid fan of auto racing, loved to hunt and fish aneenjoyed...

Ted Edwin Curran Murphy III passed away surrounded by family and friends this past Monday evening at Duke Uneersity Hospital after a nearly 5-year year battle with stage 4 melanoma. Born in Washington, DC to Edwin and Helen Murphy on 16 May of 1969, Ted has been a resident and beloved neighbor in Durham, NC for the past 20 years....

James Thomas Rich of Durham went home to meet his Lord Friday evening following a short illness at Duke Hospital. He is survived by his two "Reds" wife, Polly Woodlief Rich and L'il Red Rich, his mother, Mrs. Lucille Rich, nephew Travis Medlin, his adopted brother, Brent Tapp and special friend of 30 years, Bobby "O" O'Briant, along with legions...

On May 14th Wesley Moore Langdon, Jr., age 91 and former Durham resident of 4016 Bristol Road, died peacefully in St. Petersburg, FL. Born in Hornersville, Missouri, he was the son of the late Mildred Elizabeth Huff Langdon and Wesley Moore Langdon, Sr. Mr. Langdon served in Saipan during WW II in the U.S. Army. He was a graduate of...