Obituaries

Robert Finley Coleman, PhD, 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, neember 30, 2010 after a long illness. Born on July 6, 1937 in Tyronza, AR, Bob was the younger son of Lucien Edwin and Beulah Mellard Coleman. A graduate of Georgetown College ineentucky, he later earned his MS in Speech Pathology from Vanderbilt Uneersity and went on to complete...

Robert Wallace Pollard, 84, died peacefully at Durham Regional Hospital after a year of declining health. He was born in Durham and was the son of the late Charlie Alexander Pollard and Isla Sykes Pollard. During WW II, Mr. Pollard served in the U. S. Air Force. He was retired from the American Tobacco Company. Mr. Pollard was a member...

Savon Starnes West, 92, former resident of the Durham Regent died Friday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late John F. Starnes and Nora Whitaker Starnes. Mrs. West beganeer career as a beautician when she was 15 years old and continued until she was 89 years old. She was a charter member...

Dr. Steven T. Rosebrock, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away oneeptember 4 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center from complications of diabetes. A native of Speedway, IN, Dr. Rosebrock graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Speedway High School in 1966 and from Northwestern Uneersity Medical School in 1972. He had a 30 year career ineedicine, specializing in family practice aneemergency...

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

DURHAM - Heather Christine Bowman, 27, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday following an automobile accident. Born oneecember 7, 1977 in Vincennes, Indiana, Heather lived in Durham for the past 20 years. She is the daughter of David L. Bowman and Susan L. Bowman. Heather was an active member of New Horizon Church in Durham, where her...

Norman H. Crabtree, age 90, formerly of 1807 Lakewood Avenue aneemerald Pond Retirement Community in Durham, and Creekside Terrace Retirement Community in Winston-Salem, died Wednesday, February 8, at Alston Brook Nursing Home ineexington, NC. A Durham native, Mr. Crabtree attended Durham City Schools and graduated from Durham High School. He served his country during World War II while stationed in...

Richard Adam Ewers Lischer, of Durham, died Sunday morning, July 17, after a brief struggle with cancer. He was 33. He was the husband of Jenneer Lischer, to whom he was married in 1999 and who sustained him throughout his illness, and the father of a baby girl whose birth is soon expected. A native of St. Louis, Adam Lischer...

Earl Woodson Mays, age 83, of 5019 Autumn Drive died Saturday at home following an extended illness. A native of Lebanon, KY, he was the son of William and Zelma Guthrie Mays. He proudly served his country in the Air Force during WW II, where he was a radio operator. Mr. Mays received several medals of Honor for his distinguished...

Ezra Olmsted Heinz died Monday, August 15 in Duke Hospital. He was born August 11 to Todd and Jenneer Heinz of Durham. In addition to his parents, Ezra

Adele S. Wehr, age 84, of Hillsborough, NC died Saturday, December 10, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. A resident of Hillsborough for the past six years, Mrs. Wehr was born in Southampton, NY to the late Aneew aneedna Seneenski. She worked for Macy

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Gertie Dillard Braneey, 93, of Durham, died peacefully ineer home at 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway on Friday evening. She was born in Cary but spent most of her adult life in Durham and was active in many organizations. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she met and married her late husband, Lendon. She and her husband were...

Martha Jean Shepherd Holmes, 69, died Tuesday, July 19 at her home. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Claiborne Morland and Dovie Pauline Marks Shepherd. She worked at Burlington Industries until her retirement in 1986. Mrs. Holmes was Baptist. She loved flowers and gardening and was a very compassionee and giving woman. Mrs. Holmes loved to...

Mae Williams Lamm, 90, resident of 3007 Pickett Road, died Saturday Morning in Duke Uneersity Hospital. She was born on a farm in Norlina, NC. Her parents were the late Richard Samuel Williams aneeulalia May Vaughan Williams. After high school, Mae moved to Durham to attend Beauty School. Mrs. Lamm served her country during WWII in the U. S. Navy....

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Lois Ferguson Byrd, age 85, died Monday morning, February 13, at Croasdaile Village. She was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Aneew L. and Florence Hopkins Ferguson. Mrs. Byrd moved to Durham in 1926 and graduated from Durham High School in 1939. She was an active member of Uneersity Uneed Methodist Church in Chapel Hill where she taught elementary...

CHAPEL HILL: Margaret Tucker Wright, a longtime resident of Winston-Salem and recently of Chapel Hill, died Saturday night, October 15th at the home of her younger son after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Mrs. Wright was the daughter of George Edward Tucker, an R.J. Reynolds executive in the 1930

Evelyn Pickett McCullen, age 82, died Tuesday morning at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Mrs. McCullen was born in Chapel Hill to the late Ellie Satterfield and Weston Paul Pickett, Sr. She was a longtime member of Watts St. Baptist Church. Mrs. McCullen is survived by her daughter, Judith M. Rhew of Chapel Hill, NC; one grandson, R. Lance Rhew, Jr....