Obituaries

John Christopher Detwiler, 83, died oneebruary 25, 2020?? in Durham, NC.?? He is survived by his wife, Lessie?? Lide Detwiler,?? daughters Laura Detwiler Stratton (Joe) and Jenneer Detwiler, five?? grandchildren?? and three great-grandchildren , his sister Juliana Sutton (Jack) of??Glen Allen, VA, brother-in-law William M. Lide Jr ??(Barry) of Irmo, SC and many beloved nieces and nephews.?? John and Lessie...

DURHAM, NC: Margaret Linda Zealy, 67, died unexpectedly Saturday in Duke Hospital. A native of Savannah, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Mildred Monee and Aloysius Jones Zealy. She attended Sacred Heart and St. Vincent's Academies in Savannah, after which she received an associate's degree from Armstrong College. After marriage Margaret started her family in Savannah. She then...

Margaret Lucille Tippett Dixon, 91, of Oxford died July 3rd of 2018. She was born in Granville County on Jan. 1st, 1927, daughter of the late Farris Bragg Tippett and the late Joe Peace Tippett. Lucille is survived by her sons,Harry Dixon and his wife Sharon of Raleigh and Frank Dixon Jr. and wife Marietta of Asheville as well as...

OXFORD: Ralph Turner Ellington, Jr. age 38 of 5043 Culbreth Road, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, April 14, 2013. He was a native of Vance County and the son of Ralph Ellington, Sr. and Judy Brodgen Ellington. He was a long time employee of Ellington's Body Shop in Oxford and a member of Grace Baptist Church. Funeral...

Mary Ann Lumpkins, 74, of Oxford. God called Mary Ann O'Brien Lumpkins home Sunday, January 28th, 2018 to tend His flower garden. Mary Ann loved flowers but hated weeds. No matter where she went, if she saw a weed she would pull it and throw it away. She was the daughter of the late Harold L. O'Brien and Frances Breedlove...

Oxford, NC Donna Marie Gaul, age 59, passed away oneebruary 24, 2020 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center.?? She was born to the late Richard E. Hintz aneethel May Caramico-Hintz on January 30, 1961 in Patterson, New Jersey. Donna was a warm, welcoming woman who neer met a stranger.?? She loved her family, her faith, and all of her many ???other...

Coy Atlas Brown of McLaurin Road, Siler City crossed the Great Divide Thursday morning, July 18 at his home. He was 91. A native of Chatham County, he was a member of the Greatest Generation, serving his country as an Army-Air Corps B-24 mechanic in World War II, including a three-year tour of duty in India. Growing up on a...

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Oxford, NC Stephen O???Brian Hight, age 65, died oneebruary 23, 2020 at UNC Rex Healthcare. ??He was born to James Thomas Hight, Sr and Jean Marie O???Brian Hight on April 23, 1954 in Granville County. Steve graduated high school and joined the US Army in 1974 and served till 1979. He met and married his wife, Ammie, in 1979. He...

William John Sunas, 92, died at home Tuesday. He was born neember 8, 1925 in Bronx, NY to the late Gus and Zoe (Leon) Sunas. Bill moved to Durham with his family as a small child, graduating from Durham High School in 1944. He proudly served his country in the US Navy in both WWII and the Korean Conflict. Bill...

[one-third-first][/one-third-first][one-third][/one-third][one-third][/one-third] Joan Ann Freese (nee Walsh) died at the age of 90 with her children at her bedside oneebruary 19, 2020. She was born in Bronx, New York oneeptember 1, 1929.?? She married Robert her childhood sweetheart in 1952 and they were married for 54 years. She worked in the early years of her marriage as a clerk in the...

Brice Menees, aged 93, formerly of Bombay, India, passed away peacefully at her home in Durham, NC. She is survived by three of her children, Ashok, Raj and Prema. Brice was a wonderful, loving mother and friend with great faith and compassion for others. She had beeneell and active up until the day before her death. A Funeral Mass will...

Oxford Ms. Mary Louise Boyd, 83, died Friday morning at Universal Healthcare in Oxford, NC. Ms. Boyd was born in Granville County to the late Mary Clyde and Thomas Lee Boyd. She was educated in Granville County, graduating from Oak Hill High School. Ms. Boyd spent her entire life in Granville County and Oxford, working with her parents and her...

Myrtle Frances Pickard died at Croasdaile Pavillion in Durham, NC oneebruary 19, 2020. A graveside service will be on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 11 am at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, NC.

A Wendell Musser was born oneecember 15, 1930 ineerrick, Illinois and died oneebruary 15, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. Although born into poverty and afflicted with polio as a child, Dr. Musser persevered with his intellect and hard work. He was admitted to Purdue Uneersity, where he earned his Bachelor???s in Chemistry, and later to Indiana Uneersity, where he earned...

DURHAM ??? Louis Carl Fras, age 83, died oneebruary 5, 2020. He was born on neember 4, 1936 to Lewis Fras and Sophia Wojtylko Fras in River Rouge, Michigan. Louis attended the Uneersity of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he earned a degree in pharmacy. He joined the Navy and was a member of Public Health Service from 1964-1970. He...

Lucinda McMichael Paris, much loved wife, mother and friend, died at Duke Hospital on August 4. She is survived by her husband John Staddon, her sister Charlotte Pelon of Durham, and two children: Charlie Paris who lives near Boulder, CO, and Anne Paris, who lives with her husband Barclay Collins and two daughters in Arlington VA. Cindy was born on...

Margaret Lucille Tippett Dixon, 91, of Oxford died July 3rd of 2018.?? She was born in Granville County on Jan. 1st, 1927, daughter of the late Farris Bragg Tippett and the late Joe Peace Tippett. Lucille is survived by her sons,??Harry Dixon and his wife Sharon of Raleigh and Frank Dixon Jr. and wife Marietta of Asheville as well as...

CHAPEL HILL ??? Diane??Zaccardi (nee Heizenroth),??70,??of Chapel Hill passed away on Sunday,??July 8,??2018 at UNC??Hospital. Diane was a most loving wife, mother, sister, friend, aunt, and grandmother. She was a generous host and neighbor, and aneenthusiastic baker. Diane was an expert bridal pattern maker ineer beloved New York City. Above all, she knew how to make people feel special and...

Our dear sweet mother, Doris Thomasson Brown, age 91, of Durham NC, passed away Thursday evening, the 6th of February, while holding her hand. She blessed us so very much throughout our lives. We are so very grateful that she is now in the hands of our Lord. She was an angel who blessed so many people with her genee...