Obituaries

Frank Houston Bassett, III, M.D., died Tuesday evening at home following an extended illness. He was born neember 19, 1928 in Hopkinsville, KY to Frank H. and Sara Belle McPherson Bassett, Jr. Dr. Bassett was a 1950 graduate of the Uneersity of Kentucky where he played football under legendary Coach

Margaret Burns Mathews, 76, of Pittsboro, died neember 1, 2011. Borneebruary 22, 1935 in Orangeburg, SC, Margaret moved to Pittsboro in 1938 with her parents, Lacy Royal and Wilhelmena Pooser Burns. She attended elementary and high school in Pittsboro, serving as secretary and historian of the Beta Club. Margaret graduated from Pittsboro High School in 1953. She also worked for...

OXFORD: Beatrice Eunee Clayton A memorial service celebrating the life of Beatrice Eunee Clayton, 93, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford, with visitation at 12:30 until 2:00 PM and burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford. Beatrice-also known as Bea, Aunt Bea, and "Miss Bea"-was the daughter of Effie...

Helen Higgins Fields, 88, died neember 2, 2010. Borneeptember 22, 1922 in Roanee Rapids, Helen was the daughter of Herbert Randolph Higgins and Cornelia Eason Higgins. She lived most of her life in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, before she and her husband, the late William M. Fields, moved to Pittsboro Christian Village. Helen was a homemaker; she was a member of...

RALEIGH: Mary Ann Watkineeason completed her eighty-four year journey through life on Friday, May 27, 2011, with the love and support of her immediate family, and attended by the caring professionals of Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was the tenth child of the late Sen. John S. Watkins and Belle Norwood Watkins to be born at the Watkins' farm in...

RUTHER GLEN, VA

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...

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Robert Gilmer Pope, 86, died at Croasdaile Village Pavilion, Durham, NC oneecember 25, 2010. He was born May 1, 1924 in Haddoneeld, NJ, to the late George Embry Pope and Helen Gilmer Pope. Robert graduated from Lehigh Uneersity after serving as an Ensign in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He was Owner-Partner of W.S. Pope &...

STOVALL: Emmette Davis Wrenn, Sr. a resident of Stovall, died Thursday, neember 4, 2010 at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late John David Wrenn, Sr. and Rachel Rose Davis Wrenn. Mr. Wrenn was a member of Stovall Uneed Methodist Church and worked as the service maneer for Medford Motors for many...

RALEIGH: Anne Collins Barbee, 85, died Saturday at Sunrise of North Hills. She was born in Dunee, Scotland and graduated high school at age 16 from St. Mary

Mrs. Mary Freeman Nichols, 90, former resident of Robbins Road died Friday morning in Rose Manor health Care Center. Mrs. Nichols was born in Durham County and was the daughter of the late O. M. and Sally Watts Freeman. She was educated in the Durham County Schools. She was the widow of the late J. Rufus Nichols who died in...

Tom Foster of Fearrington Village was born ineedford, VA. Parents: Susie and Francis Foster who are deceased. He was predeceased by brothers "Billy" and Richard. There is also a sister, Sandra Stephens of VA. In 1959 he married Nancy Rising and they had a family of three: Eric and wife, Jackie of Saranac Lake, NY; Lee Anne Lloyd of Sanford,...

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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...

Mrs. Virginia Fowler Gurney, 89, of Galloway Ridge at Fearrington Village died neember 6, 2009 at the Arbor at Galloway Ridge. Mrs. Gurney was borneecember 26, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Arthur H. Fowler aneemily Williamson Baisley Fowler. She enjoyed reading, golf and traveling. Mrs. Gurney was preceded ineeath by her husband, Robert Higgins Gurney. Survivors include her...

Mrs. Geraldine Deardorff Shuskey, 89, of Pittsboro died neember 8, 2011 at UNC Hospitals from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle crash that also took the life of her sister, Hilda D. Baker. Mrs. Shuskey was born in Waynesboro, PA on neember 8, 1922, the daughter of Garnet W. Deardorff and Rella W. Benedict. Mrs. Shuskey was employed from 1940-1960...

Willard Elmo Inscoe, age 90, died Saturday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Durham to the late John E. and Mary Dollar Inscoe, he owned and operated Willard

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...

Surrounded by her family, Lynn Marie Szadek, 52, died Monday, neember 22, 2010 at her home. Above all, Lynn was devoted to her family and to being a wonderful wife and mother. In addition to this, she also gave of herself to her church family at Olive Grove Baptist Church, often voluneering for vacation bible school and other church functions....