Obituaries

DURHAM: Pauline Wyshywany Podgurski, 92, was taken by God???s anees, December 4, 2014. Born neember 1, 1922 in Philadelphia to the late Anna and Aneew Wyshywany, she graduated from Stayer???s Business College and worked for Hires Root Beer Co. until her marriage to Joseph, the love of her life, in 1949. Pauline was an active member of her beloved church,...

Ralph R. Hurst, 85, died Sunday after an extended illness. A Durham native, he was borneebruary 6, 1929 to Julian D. Hurst, Sr. aneedna Chesson Hurst. Mr. Hurst was a graduate of Durham High School, after which he began a lengthy career in sales of men???s clothing. He began work at Ray Browning Clothiers, followed by many years with Young...

Cathy Hooper Boyd, 68, of Chapel Hill, died Monday, neember 17, 2014 at home after a lengthy illness. Born January 12, 1946 to the late Walter and Marian Roth Hooper in Staten Island, NY, she has resided in North Carolina for over 40 years. Cathy was a travel agent for over 10 years. Surviving are: her husband, James B. ???Jim???...

Oxford: James Robertson Fortune, Jr. was born April 5, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland and died peacefully neember 6, 2014 in his home in Oxford, NC, at ???The Salad Patch???. He was the son of the late Rev. James R. Fortune, Sr. and Juanita Cox Fortune. Survived by his wife, Gloria Jean Bass-Fortune; son, Donald Tomlinson Fortune & wife, Crystal Loving...

Tony Morris Turner, 56, died neember 15, 2014. He was the son of Marie Green Turner and the late Jasper Morris Turner. In addition to his mother, Tony is survived by his son, Dylan Turner of Mebane; step-son, Joshua Cherry of Mebane; his brothers, Marcus Turner and wife, Iris, of Raleigh and Roby Alan Turner of Durham; a sister, Phyllis...

Robert Harrison Booth passed away oneecember 1, 2014, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center, after a long period of declining health. He was 82 years old. Mr. Booth was born on October 30, 1932 in Wichita, KS. The son of the late Arch N. Booth and the late Wilma Harrison Booth, he spent his early years in Kansas before moving with his...

John Randolph Carpenter April 11, 1945 ??? neember 20, 2014 Rann Carpenter, 69, passed away on neember 20 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late Virginia Ragan Carpenter and Donald S. Carpenter, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Nancy A. Carpenter; two daughters, Ragan Carpenter Anderson...

OXFORD: Johnny Lowe Norwood, age 57 died neember 8, 2014 at his home. He was a native of Durham Co. and was the son of Betty W. Norwood and the late Billie Eugene Norwood. Johnny was of the Baptist faith and a veteran of the US Navy. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday neember 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM at...

Kathleen Godwin Smith passed away peacefully at her home oneebruary 14, 2015. She was born March 8, 1919, in Durham, the third of 6 children of Gus Travis Godwin and Lelia Lowe Godwin from the Lowe???s Grove community in southern Durham, NC. Kay grew up in a lively household, was a member of Lowe???s Grove Baptist church, graduated from Lowe???s...

Irvineerome Boreneein, aged 90 died at his residence at Seasons At Southpoint oneebruary 28, 2015. Irvin was born on October 02, 1924 to the late Nathan and Dora Boreneein. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland before recently moving to Durham, North Carolina. Irvin was a World War ll veteran. Irvin was preceded ineeath by his wife of 63 years, Anita...

DURHAM -Anita ???Nita??? Evelyn Boreneein (nee Cohen), aged 84 died at her residents at Seasons At Southpoint oneebruary 16, 2015. Nita was born oneeptember 11, 1930 to the late Emanuel and Ann Cohen. She grew up in Bristol, Virginia. Nita lived in Baltimore, Maryland, Aventura, Florida before recently moving to Durham, North Carolina. Nita is survived by her husband of...

Lemuel Carl Allen, Jr. age 92 of Durham, NC, was born on January 15, 1923 in Buneevel, NC to the late Lemuel Carl Allen and Gertrude Jones Allen.?? He graduated from Lillington High School aneelon College with a degree in Business Administration.?? He served in the US Army in World War II in the European theater.?? He was active in...

Betty Thomas Rawls passed away oneebruary 14, 2015, at the Pavilion at Croasdaile Village in Durham, North Carolina. Born on May 1, 1928, in Rockingham, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Viola Hunnicutt Thomas Spradley and Theodore Roosevelt Thomas. She attended Rockingham High School and graduated from Woman???s College of the Uneersity of North Carolina, now UNCG....

CHAPEL HILL ??? George Edward Holt, Jr., 79, of Chapel Hill and Blowing Rock, died peacefully at home on March 2nd. ??Borneebruary 22, 1936 in Miami, FL, he was the son of the late Honorable George Edward Holt and Christine Frix Holt. Growing up in Miami, his family would spend summers in Blowing Rock and George fell in love with...

Roberta ???Robbie??? L. Lee, age 61, died neember 7, 2014 at her residence in Chapel Hill. Robbie was born in Dania, FL. She completed a degree in nursing in Anchorage, KY and soon after joined the U.S. Army where she trained for burn victims and air rescue. When she moved to Chapel Hill she worked with the Women and Homeless...

Dr. Franc Alexander Barada Jr., Durham rheumatologist, died peacefully at UNC Memorial Hospital oneebruary 8, 2015, a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday, after a courageous year long battle with multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, aneend-stage renal disease. ???Andy??? was born oneebruary 26, 1945 and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a graduate of St. Louis Country Day School,...

Charles H. Gatchel died peacefully at Duke Uneersity Hospital on August 19 after a short illness. His loving and devoted wife of 62 years, Evelyn, was at his side. He was an Army veteran of WWII, having served in the 353rd Combat Engineers in the South Pacific for 3-1/2 years. This was followed by 18 months in the Army Air...

Laurie B Pruitt, 55, passed away on Tuesday, June 16 th, 2015. Mrs. Pruitt was born in??Washington,??North Carolina on neember 19, 1959 to the late Leslie Jr. and Barbara Beddard. She was a graduate of Meredith College having gone on to serve 32 years as a teacher in the public school system. Mrs. Pruitt was a member of the Oxford...

CHAPEL HILL: Lee Alexander Thomas, 61 ??? brilliant, handsome, very funny and very wise, deeply spiritual chorister, child of God, and disciple of Jesus ??? died a peaceful and holy death on Tuesday, August 25 at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. His husband and his priest were by his side. The cause was complications from acute alcoholic hepatitis following a...

Raluca Iosif, who lived with good cheer, hard work and deep commitment to her friends, family and colleagues, was killed suddenly and tragically at her home in Durham, NC on October 6, 2015. ???Raluca has been a cherished IntraHealth colleague and friend to many of us over the past seveneears,??? says Pape Gaye, president and CEO of IntraHealth, where Raluca...