Obituaries
William Mortimer Harrison , Jr.
Aug 30, 2022
William Mortimer Harrison, Jr. died this past Tuesday, August 30th at Duke Hospital of complications from a stroke suffered last week. Bill was born at Duke Hospital on January 26th, 1937, and except for brief sojourns elsewhere spent his entire life in Durham. He is survived by his wife Mary, five children (Martha, Bo, John, Anne, and David), and ten...
John Patrick O'Connor
Aug 29, 2022
Chapel Hill – John Patrick O’Connor (Jack), 22, passed away unexpectedly in Chapel, Hill, NC on August 28, 2022. Jack was born August 26, 2000, to Mimi McLaughlin and Patrick O’Connor.
Jack graduated from Riverside High School and attended Durham Technical Community College. He was a beloved coworker at Franklin Motors and charmed everyone he met. Jack enjoyed creating beats and...
Joan Sheila Peluso
Aug 27, 2022
Joan Sheila Peluso of Durham, North Carolina passed away on August 27, 2022 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas J. Peluso. She leaves behind her children, John (Julie), Marjorie, Marie, Mike (MJ), Nora and Nicholas, Jr., as well as her grandchildren; Nikki (Kerry), Chris (Dawn), Brian (Manda), Michael (Nickie), Lisa (Matt), Thomas (Jessica), Jackie (Ricky),...
Mary Tatum Quin
Aug 25, 2022
Mary Risher Tatum Quin
Mary Risher Tatum Quin, widow of Col. John M. Tatum, Jr, wife of Dr. Louis DuBose Quin, died Thursday, August 25, 2022. She was 92.
Born on Oct. 31, 1929, in Bamberg, S.C., she was the daughter of Emma Jane Varn Risher and Col. James Franklin Risher of Bamberg. A graduate of Columbia College, she taught piano there...
David "Crockett" Norman Long
Aug 23, 2022
To join the service virtually, please select this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl93oaEsECw Tuesday, August 30, 2022 just prior to the service time.Raleigh – David “Crockett” Long, age 68, of Raleigh and Wilmington, passed away surrounded by his family at UNC Memorial Hospital on August 23, 2022.
He was born on April 4, 1954, to the late James Arthur Long and Anita Umstead Long....
Baxter Reid Oakley
Aug 22, 2022
Oxford
Baxter Reid Oakley, age 86, died peacefully on Monday, August 22, 2022. He was the son of the late Ivory Thomas Oakley and Ruby Fuller Oakley. Reid was born in Person County, NC on May 03, 1936.
Reid was a strong fixture in the community, who loved to work on tractors, especially John Deere. He worked for 19 years with...
Ketki Shah
Aug 22, 2022
Ketki B. Shah, caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away at home in Durham, NC on August 22, 2022 at the age of 80. Ketki was born on December 24,1941 in Mumbai, India. She immigrated to the US in 1966 with her husband, Dr. Babubhai V. Shah and settled in Durham, NC which has been her home for...
Myrtle Glenn Hunt
Aug 21, 2022
(Durham) Myrtle Glenn Hunt, age 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Duke University Medical Center.
Myrtle was born in Durham, to the late Rueben Glenn and Nora Mangum Glenn and raised in East Durham. After marrying Bill, they moved to Hillsborough, N.C. where they spent their life together. Myrtle worked in the accounting field until the birth...
Ray Cox Anderson
Aug 21, 2022
Major Ray Cox Anderson Ret. USA passed away on August 21st, 2022, in Durham, North Carolina, at the age of 74. He was born January 2nd, 1948, in Bonham, Texas, to Thomas Emerson Anderson and Mittie Madeline Cox Anderson. Ray was an Eagle Scout with Troop 605 in Denison, Texas, and played football at Denison High School, where he graduated...
Mary Catherine Mcnamee
Aug 20, 2022
Chapel Hill — Mary McNamee, age 91, died in Chapel Hill, NC, on April 20, 2022. She was born on April 14, 1931, to the late Edward and Margaret (nee Keighron) Frommer.
Before retirement, Mary was employed by the New York Stock Exchange and later United Jersey Bank.
Mary is survived by her sons, Kenneth J. McNamee and Martin P....
Amelia K Matthews
Aug 17, 2022
(Durham, NC) – Amelia Keen Matthews died at Duke Hospital on August 17, 2022 at age 82. She was born January 8, 1940 in Baton Rouge, La. to the late Dr. Richard Clifton Keen and Mrs. Marion Moran Keen.
At Louisiana State University Amelia earned several academic honors and served as president of LSU’s Delta Zeta Sorority chapter. Following graduation, she...
William H. Rice
Aug 15, 2022
Youngsville
William “Bill” H. Rice, Jr, age 74, died peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Universal Healthcare. He was the son of the late William H. Rice, Sr., and Evelyn Case Rice. William was born in Danville, Virginia on January 8, 1948.
Bill is survived by his son, Aaron Rice and his wife, Christy and their triplet boys, Thomas Edward,...
Bettie Mclaughlin
Aug 14, 2022
Bettie Haughton McLaughlin went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2022.
A native of Charlotte, N.C. Bettie was born on April 19, 1924. She was the eldest of four children born to the late Blanche Haughton and Alexander Andrews Haughton.
Bettie attended Charlotte city schools, graduated from Central High School in 1942, attended Converse College for two years, then graduated...
Frances Nee Darby
Aug 14, 2022
Chapel Hill: Frances Nee Darby, age 82, died on August 14, 2022. She was born on July 6, 1940, to the late Maurice Lyden Nee and Mary Louise Mahar.
A graduate of Georgetown University, well respected real estate agent in the Washington DC area for over three decades and devout Catholic, Frances is survived by her four children (John Joseph...
Freda N. Sirois
Aug 14, 2022
Stem
Freda Norma Wright Sirois, age 75, died peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2022, in her home. She was the daughter of the late Wallace Wright and Isabella Dunleavy Wright. Freda was born in Concord, New Hampshire on July 2, 1947.
Freda was a woman of simplicity who loved the Lord and her family and served them faithfully. She was...
Francis Michael Mcnamara
Aug 12, 2022
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Frank McNamara celebrated his seventy-first wedding anniversary with the love of his life, Helen, on Wednesday. He died peacefully a day later, August 12, at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living. He was 96. Francis Michael McNamara—known as “Mac” to his family and friends—loved his wife, his family, his friends and the Boston Red Sox. He was born...
Barbara Ann Demayo
Aug 12, 2022
Barbara Ann DeMayo passed away Friday the 12th of August at Croasdaile Village, Durham, North Carolina. Barbara was a native Staten Islander, born on February 20, 1932 to Eugene and Katherine T. (McDermott) Daly of Stapleton. She attended PS14 and Curtis High School where she was a student athlete, lettering in four sports. She worked for the AT&T telephone company...
Wallace Eugene Mcelwee, Sr.
Aug 10, 2022
LEWISVILLE – Wallace Eugene McElwee, Sr., age 84, died peacefully Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Duke University Hospital. Wallace was born June 25, 1938, to the late Arthur Eugene McElwee and Eunice Hyde McElwee.
Wallace was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church in Clemmons, NC. He was an entrepreneur, operating The Gold Man Jewelry Stores, located...
Beverly Ann Berendsen
Aug 10, 2022
Beverly Ann Berendsen was born on September 27, 1935 to George and Hilda Schauman. She spent her early years in Evansville, Indiana where she attended Reitz Memorial High school. There, she met and later married the love of her life, David. Their 65 years of marriage began on February 2, 1957.
Beverly was a devout Catholic, a loving mother, and a...
Charles L. Andrews, Jr.
Aug 10, 2022
Durham-Charles L. Andrews, age 88, died peacefully on Wednesday August 10, 2022 in Durham, NC.
Charlie was a lifelong resident of Durham. After graduating from Durham High School, Charlie proudly served in the US Coast Guard during the Korean War before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He became executive vice-president of Security Federal Savings & Loan...
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