Obituaries

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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...

Edgar Truman ???Bill??? Shulby, age 90, originally of Norristown, PA, passed away Monday, January 23 at home in Durham, NC. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Kathleen ???Kass??? O???Donnell Shulby. ??Bill and Kass had moved to Durham from Pinehurst, NC only 15 months earlier to be close to their daughter, Gail. Bill served in both the...

Barbara Ann Conklin, age 72, died Monday at Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mary Phyllis Peddicord and Francis Michael Keidel. For 52 years, Barbara was married to Ross Conklin. In addition to raising three children, Mrs. Conklin always made time to give of herself to others. She served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion...

Claude Adams Lowe, beloved father and grandfather passed away oneecember 28, 2009. He was born on August 20, 1919, to the late Ernest and Minee Lowe. He was married for 66 years to his childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth Copeland Lowe who passed away on March 27, 2006. He served as a proud U.S Marine from May 20, 1944 through June 20,...

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Hannah Southerland Braswell, of Pendergrass Street in Durham, died neember 7, 2008 at her residence. She was 75 years old. Mrs. Braswell was born in the Bahama area of Durham County on neember 1, 1933, the daughter of Sam and Minee Bowen Southerland. She was a graduate of Louisburg College, and retired from the Durham County DSS where she was...

Larry Edwards Suttles, 58 of Surf City, NC passed away on Saturday, neember12, 2011 at his home. He was born on 1-16-1953 in Marion, NC the son of Joyce Epley Suttles and the late Raymond Suttles of Pittsboro, NC. Surviving are his children, Megan Suttles and husband Mike Beck of NY, Christopher Suttles of Raleigh and Madison Thomas of Hampstead;...

Gordoneee Chaneer, 60, resident of 910 Constitution Avenue, died Sunday at his home. Lee was born in Durham. He was a graduate of Southern High School and attended Atlantic Christian College. Lee served in the U.S. Navy. For the last several years he has been employed with the Duke Uneersity Medical Center. He was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist...

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Aleta Lane Puckett, 92, died on Saturday, neember 14, 2009. Aleta was born in Burke County, NC to the late Jesse Coleman and Russell Lane, Sr. on August 28, 1917, and was one of eight siblings. Aleta was a beautifully kind woman that found great pleasure in any time that she was able to spend with her family. In 1945...

Rodney Wallace Murray, 58, resident of Raleigh, died Saturday. Born in Durham, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Lola Cone Murray. For 38 years Mr. Murray has been in fire service. He was with the Chapel Hill Fire Department for 26 years and the last 12 years he was Fire Chief for the town of Carrboro....

Durham - Caroline Murdaugh Brame died peacefully at The Forest at Duke in Durham, North Carolina oneebruary 12, 2017. Born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 23, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Marshall Frederick Murdaugh and Gertrude Munzenmaier Murdaugh.?? She was preceded ineeath by her husband of sixty-four years, James (???J.B.???) Ballard Brame and her brothers Marshall...

Dorothy Reynolds Willis, 89, died Friday in Britthaven Nursing Center. She resided in Chapel Hill for the last 8 years to be close to her son. A native on Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late S.R. and Lydia Mosteller Reynolds. Mrs. Willis was raised in the Long Shoals community and graduated from Tryon High School. In 1941,...

Robert Doane Griffin, Sr., age 72, died unexpectedly Monday, December 18, in his Durham home. Bobby was a Durham native born neember 3, 1934 to the late Nellie L. Mumford and D. Woodrow Griffin. After graduating from Durham High School, Bobby maneed Broadway Foods. He was a member of Durham Masonic Lodge 352 for 47 years and also belonged to...

William Henry "Nick" Gardner, Jr. passed away Sunday in Duke Hospital. He was born in Edenton, NC on neember 26, 1925. Nick graduated from John A. Holmes High School, where he played several sports and was an Eagle Scout. Nick attended NC State for one year and then traneerred to Duke Uneersity's School of Engineering where he earned his BSCE...

Paul Donald McCusker, age 89, borneeptember 23, 1921, passed away at home in Durham, North Carolina, on neember 23rd, 2010, after a long illness and less than 3 months after the death of his wife of 62 years, Joan. Paul was born in Niagara Falls, New York, the third child of Alexander McCusker and Catherine Barron McCusker. Paul was raised...

OXFORD: Jeanette Forsythe VanDyke, a resident of Dorsey Rd. died Monday, neember 22, 2010 in Granville Medical Center. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late David Salomon Forsythe and Algia Strother Forsythe. Jeanette was a housewife and attended Bethel Uneed Methodist Church. Graveside services will be held oneednesday, neember 24, 2010 at 11:00...

Sara Lucile McWhorter Spears Sally left this earth unexpectedly from home of natural causes Monday, December 6 to joineer Lord and Savior and loved ones. Sally will be lovingly remembered for her deep faith, devotion to family and friends, as well as her charismatic and nurturing nature. She had a servant's heart and a radiant spirit. Born June 13, 1929...