Obituaries

Romie William Whitt, 78 of 1102 Enon Road, Oxford, died Sunday, neember 16, 2008. He was a native of Person Co. and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Private services were held on Monday, neember 17, 2008 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. Keith Williams. Surviving is his wife, Edith H. Whitt of Oxford; a son, Ronee...

Frances Chester Whitaker, 80, of Pittsboro died neember 21, 2008 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill following a period of declining health. Frances was born August 18, 1928 in Chatham County, the daughter of Ralph Aneew Chester and Clara Louise Seagroves Chester. She was a lifelong, very active member of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. Frances operated her owneeauty salon, and was...

Frances Josephine Lacey died neember 1, 2008 at home in Durham, NC. "Jo" Lacey, beloved wife of the late Gordon J. Lacey, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas oneebruary 19, 1921 to Alonso aneemma Jones. She and Gordon raised their family in Buffalo, NY where Gordon worked for the FBI while Jo worked for the State Uneersity of New York....

Joyce Marie Herndon Johnson, 62, of Goldston-Carbonton Road, Goldston, died neember 2, 2008 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. The daughter of Rueben aneemma Grace Howell Herndon, Mrs. Johnson was born January 14, 1946 in Bynum. She attended Bynum Uneed Methodist Church ineer earlier years; and worked as a nurse's aide. Survivors include her domestic partner, Earl Marsh, of the...

Karen Annette Yates, 67, of Pittsboro and formerly of Durham, died neember 12, 2008 at the Laurels of Chatham. Karen was born ineeraldine, Alabama on May 6, 1941, a daughter of Ernest Emory Yates and Dicie Ellen Cates Yates. She graduated from Shorter College; lived in Durham, NC for 28 years where she worked in the Enviromental Safety and Hygiene...

Helen Capsalis Vassiliades, 91, died Sunday in Duke Hospital following a brief illness. Born ineew York City, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Fotini Capsalis. Other than 4 years in Goldsboro, Helen lived all her life in Durham and was a 1936 graduate of Durham High School. Her family was among the first settlers of the Greek...

OXFORD: Brenda Elaine Davis, age 66, died Monday evening at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the Kathleen Hite Davis and the late Lawrence Edward Davis. Brenda was a member of Amis Chapel Baptist Church and had been employed by Granville Medical Center and John Umstead. Brenda also loved going to the beach....

Dr. Page Anderson, Professor of Pediatrics at Duke Uneersity Medical Center, died unexpectedly Saturday, neember 8, 2008. He was born January 12, 1942, ineerkeley, CA. He obtained his B.A. degree from the Uneersity of California at Berkeley in1960 and Doctor of Medicine from Duke Uneersity Medical Center in 1964. He served in the U.S. Army from 1965 - 1968 during...

Madeline Joan Schlegel died Friday evening, neember 7, 2008 at her Durham home. She was born in Stanford, CT on May 8, 1924 to the late Ralph and Gemma Cerreta. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Madeline was a member of Holy Infant Catholic Church. Her unwavering faith in God sustained her throughout her wonderful life. She was an avid...

Marcellus Bernard Hearne 8/14/1907 11/7/2008 Marcellus "Cell" Bernard Hearne, 101, of Cary, North Carolina died Friday, neember 7th 2008 @ The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC. Cell was born in Farmville, NC, one of ten children born to Louisa Star May Hearne and William Augustus Bernard Hearne. Cell spent most of his life in Greenville and moved to Woodland...

Edward Parker Best of Durham died on Nov.4, 2008. Ed was born on May 29, 1927 in Woodland, NC to Neb and Anee Parker Best. He graduated from Woodland Olney High School and from Wake Forest Uneersity in June 1950. Ed and Betty Grey Whitten of Richmond, VA were married ineeptember, 1950. Ed was a veteran of World War II...

Erma Dance Riddle, 73, died unexpectedly at her home ineearrington Village on Monday, neember 10, 2008. She was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 26, 1935 but moved with her family to Fayetteville, neearly ineer childhood, where she spent her growing-up-years. She was a graduate of the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Elementary Education....

Mark Vincent Packard, age 53, died neember 4, 2008 at Duke Hospice in Durham, North Carolina, after a short battle with paneeatic cancer. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, Howard and Jean Packard. He is survived by his sisters, Christine Chambers and Karen Packard Leneellegrino, nieces Cara Chambers and Lisa Chambers Jeremy Lindsley, great nephew Samuel Lindsley, god-daughter, Ingrid...

Mildred Wilder Martin, age 85, died Monday, neember 24, 2014 at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was born in Franklin County on neember 1, 1929 to the late Julian E. and Lillie Stroud Wilder. Mrs. Martin was a member of Perry???s Chapel Baptist Church. She is survived by her three daughters, Kathy Lee Mullard and husband, Fred, of Crystal Lake, IL;...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Poschen Shean, 63, of Manns Chapel Road, Pittsboro, died neember 8, 2008 at UNC Hospitals. She was born May 16, 1945 in Orange County. Barbara was both a wonderful, loving wife and a very caring person. She is survived by her husband, Danny L. Shean; a sister, Shirley P. Sieber of Pittsboro; and three nephews, Chris, Chuck,...

George Charles Tomasic, Jr. 72, died Saturday in UNC Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to George C. aneelizabeth H. Tomasic, he was raised in the North Braddock section of Pittsburgh. He spent four years in the Air Force prior to moving to Durham in 1957. George joined Tar Heel Barbershop in 1958, becoming its owner in...

DURHAM???????Robert Nathaniel Primus, age??82,??died??at his residence??on??March 24, 2019.??He??was born on??February 28, 1937??to the late??Abram Primus and Alice??Viverette??Primus. A student-athlete and graduate of Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Robert attended Duquesne Uneersity where he majored in history. On June 30, 1960, Robert was inducted into the Armed Services of the Uneed States, and on May 30, 1966, he was...

DURHAM ??? Elaine Ruth Sandahl, age 90, died peacefully ineer sleep oneec 9, 2014, at The Forest at Duke. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, to the late David and Ruth Graper Carlson. Elaine graduated from the Uneersity of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied English and Mathematics. It was in Madison that Elaine met her husband of 51 years, Robert Abel...

Erika Wolff Guttentag, 102, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, died Sunday at The Forest at Duke ineer adopted home of Durham, NC Born ineermany, Mrs. Guttentag lived loneenough to have traveled by horse-drawn carriage in the one-time province of Pomerania and to have taught computer skills in the Bay Area of California, where she lived for nearly fifty years....

Jon Michael Bernardo, age 26, died in an automobile accident Saturday in the Dominicaneepublic. A 3rd year medical student at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, he was performing a medical rotation in under-served care at the time of his death. Michael was borneecember 12, 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines and moved with his family to Durham in 1990. A 2001...