Obituaries

DURHAM

Mrs. Lena Mae Thomerson Austin, 89, died Wednesday afternoon in Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Mrs. Austin was born in Oxford and was the daughter of the late Dr. Graham Thomerson and Katie Belle Saunders Thomerson. Her husband, Jonas McCoy Austin preceded her ineeath. For many years she was bookkeeper for Carolineelectric Company. Mrs. Austin was active for many years in...

Iris Rose Gibson Ruffing 1919-2008 of Fearington Village, NC, and Magnolia Glen of Raleigh died oneebruary 29 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Iris Rose, daughter of Callie Dunlap Gibson and A. Lee Gibson, had survived both of her brothers, Jack Gibson and Adam Pete Gibson and was the widow of John Thomas Ruffing 1918-1963. Iris Rose was a long-time resident of...

Noel Francis Castle, Jr., 39, died this past week in Durham, NC. Born in Danbury, CT, Noel was the son of Noel F. Castle, Sr. and Lois Jane Oldakowski Castle of Gaylordsville, CT, who survive him. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was employed as a licensed clinical social worker in the Trianee area. In addition...

OXFORD: Martha Marshall Joy, age 94, of Oxford, went to be with the Lord Sunday, neember 30, 2014. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be conducted Friday, December 5, 2014 at 11:00 am in the chapel of Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Burial will take place at...

Jean Hood Hagy, age 76, died Monday following a period of declining health. The daughter of the late Donald W. and Bonee Holt Hood, she was born in Greensboro but was a life long Durham resident. After graduation from Durham High School in 1949, Jeaneeganeer career as a secretary at Watts Hospital. She retired after 21 years as Administrator for...

Patricia Ricks Hunter, 80, resident of Franklinton, NC died Thursday morning in Franklineegional Medical Center. Mrs. Hunter was a native of Morehead, Ky and was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Ricks and Ode Mae Purvis Ricks.She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Lee Hunter. Surviving are her son, James Frederick Hunter and wife, Marcia both of Franklinton; two...

Mrs. Charlotte Ferrell Bonner Dudley, wife of the late James William Bonner and wife of the late Frank Thomas Dudley, passed away in Charlotte on June 28. She was a life-long resident of Durham and received her education in the Durham City School system and at the Uneersity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Charlotte was a former member of...

Beatrice Womble Moore Miles, 84, of Morehead City Tuesday at Century Care of Crystal Coast. Mrs. Miles was borneebruary 15, 1921 in Chapel Hill to the late Walker Womble and the late Alice Mecham Womble. Surviving are one daughter, Betsy M. DeCampo and husband Joseph of Morehead City; one soneeugene

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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,...

Garland Ross Sorrell, 87, resident of 2601 Ellis Road, died at his home Saturday morning. Born in Durham, Mr. Sorrell was the son of the late Conee Landis and Tina Ross Sorrell. He was retired from Long Meadow Dairy. Mr. Sorrell was a long time member of Bethesda Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Disciples's Bible Class,...

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...

DURHAM ??? Jamie Ann Carver, 34, of Durham (and formerly of Detroit, MI) passed away unexpectedly oneebruary 21, 2017 in Pompano Beach, FL. Jamie was born on neember 2, 1982 in Wayne County, Michigan and was the daughter of Denis and Linda Stith of Houghton Lake, MI and Gary McFarland of Wayne County, MI. In addition to her parents, she...

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...

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,...

Cornelia Speas Shepherd Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother Cornelia Speas Shepherd, 91, of Harwich, Massachusetts passed away at Rosewood Manor on March 21st, with her son and daughter by her side. She was the wife of the late John H. Shepherd Jr. of Durham who passed away in 1964. Mrs. Shepherd was born in Boonville, North Carolina. She was the...

Gordon William Clark, age 68, died October 21 at SunBridge Nursing Facility in Siler City. A resident of Chatham County, he retired in 2001 as the Marketing Officer of the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro. Immediately prior to that he was a Senior Vice President of Rowland Worldwide, a marketing and public relations agency ineew York City, working such...

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...

Carletta Stancil Sawyer died Friday evening, August 3, at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough. She would have celebrated her 91st birthday on August 9. Carletta was born ineenly, NC to the late John A. and Pinetta Edwards Stancil. A long-time member of Calvary Uneed Methodist Church and the Anee Bowen Sunday School Class, Carletta was employed for many years as...