Obituaries

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Catherine Martin Wynneevans, 87, died Sunday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Judge G.A. and Mary Ida Martin. She grew up in Smithfield and graduated from Smithfield High School. She graduated from WCUNC now UNC-G and beganeer 22 year teaching career in Johnston County and later in the Durham County School...

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Gladys Coughtry Moore, 88, died Saturday evening at Pettigrew Rehab Center. Gladys was native of Moneeal, Canada and was the daughter of the late Harry Chandlish and Ada Mae Taylor Coughtry.She was a graduate of the Victoria General Hospital Nursing School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Gladys lived in Halifax for several years and in the mid forties moved to Miami,...

Myrtie Best Hall, age 90, resident of 1515 Pettigrew Street, died Sunday evening . Mrs. Hall was born in Johnston County and was the daughter of the late Joe and Ida Harris Best. She moved to Durham in 1923 and has lived here since. Mrs. Hall loved gardening and sewing. She was a former member of Guess Road Baptist Church....

Allie Elizabeth Clark Hunt, age 88, died Saturday in Duke Hospital. A native of Chatham County, she was the daughter of Clem J. and Mollie Bell Cash Clark. Mrs. Hunt was raised in Durham and was a graduate of Braggtown High School in 1936. She had been a member of Grey Stone Baptist Church, and during childhood attended Rose of...

Lila Tilley Day, age 80, a resident of the Kings Daughters Home, died Thursday in Croasdaile Pavilion. A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Loy Gay Tilley and Lois Carey Tilley. She was valedictorian of her graduating class from Aycock High School. Mrs. Day worked for many years with Liggett-Myers Tobacco Co. She was a...

Carlton Shuler Loftis, age 85, died Sunday evening at Duke Hospital following an extended illness. Surviving is his wife, Dorothy B. Loftis, a son, Christopher B. Loftis of Durham, a daughter, Lesley Weaver and husband, Bill of Durham; two grandchildren, William Loftis Weaver aneelizabeth Weaver Dehmer and husband Jeff; two brothers, Alvitt Loftis of Durham and Garland Loftis of Atlanta,...

Walter Travis Porter III, at age 76, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon soon after returning home from work. During a wonderful life that is a true American success story, Travis accomplished an exceedingly rare feat. He was not only a great maneell known throughout the state for his professional and community distinction, but he also fulfilled his most challenging and treasured...

CHAPEL HILL: June M. Sutinen, age 87, a resident of the Cedars of Chapel Hill, and former Laurium, Michiganeesident, died Sunday, neember 25, 2007 at the duBose Health Center, surrounded by family and friends. . June M. Siiterson was born on June 8, 1920 in Calumet, Michigan, the daughter of John G. and H. Eliisa Siiterson. She graduated from Calumet...

Kent A. Otto, 64, died Saturday at home following a year-long illness. He was borneebruary 4, 1944 in St. Louis. Kent was a graduate of Indiana Uneersity, where he majored in music. He received the Masters degree in music from Oklahoma Uneersity. Kent spent a 35 year career as music director at St. Philip's Episcopal Church. While music was his...

John Cullum Wilson, born July 14, 1917, died Tuesday, May 10th after a brief illness. He lived in Durham for 64 years; first on Oakland Avenue then David Street, and most recently at Croasdaile Village. Cullum was born in Lincoln County, TE and was the only child in his first grade class to attend college. During the Depression, he worked...

Earl Warreneessee, 84, of 2113 Lodestar Drive, Raleigh, died Monday morning at his home. Mr. Hessee was born in Durham to the son of the late Eugene aneevelyn Chadwick Hessee. A 1939 graduate of Durham High School, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corp and served his country during WW II. After the war he graduated from N.C. State Uneersity...

George Worthington, age 87, resident of 1820 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough, died Sunday morning at his home. Mr. Worthington was the son of the late George and Lillian Worthington of Concord, N.C. He proudly served his country in WWII as part of Company C 344th Engineers Regiment, U.S. Army. Mr. Worthington owned and maneed properties throughout Durham for over forty...

Odie Hall Jones died Monday morning at Hospice of the Meadowlands. A Durham native, Odie recently turned 87 on April 16 of this year. She was the daughter of the late Ezra Thomas and Odie Vance Partin Hall. Odie attended Bethel Christianeenter.Surviving are her son, Randy H. Jones and wife, Pana, of Durham; her daughter, Diane J. Swain and husband,...

Ralph Frank Ambrosius, 80, of 20 Aldersgate Court, died Saturday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio he was the son of the late Alfred Gustav and Annette Hurst Ambrosius. During WWII, he served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Ambrosius was a graduate of the Uneersity of Cincinnati. He retired from Cincinnati Bell, where he was...

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Paul Victor Civalier, 56, died Sunday in the VA Hospital following many years of struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. Borneebruary 6, 1951 ineewport News to a military family, Paul grew up ineeveral places throughout the U.S. and abroad. He settled in Rhode Island where he met his wife, Augustine. The couple moved to Hillsborough in 1996. Paul served in the U.S....

CARY - Ralph J. Norris, 84, resident of 426 Sawgrass Hill Court, Cary, died Saturday at his home. He retired from the Kopper Company, where he was a draftsman. He was a World War II Veteran and served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary Saurin Norris; one daughter,...

Clara J. Crabtree, 79, resident of Croasdaile Village, Apt. A165, died Monday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Lillian Smith Jenkins. She was a graduate of Oak Grove High School, received her B. S. Degree from East Carolina Uneersity and a Master's Degree from the Uneersity of North...