Obituaries

Oxford, NC Thomas Chafen Cook, 79, died unexpectedly on neember 5, 2018 after a tragic accident. Born to the late Clayton Thomas Cook and Ruby Etta Garner Cook on October 6, 1939 in Orange County, NC. TC met and married Betty Jean Cole. TC is survived by his three beautiful daughters; Cindy Cook (Gina), Beth Cook, and Christie Cook West...

Oxford, N.C. Dorothy Gupton Wilkinson, 96, a resident of Granville County, passed away at Duke Uneersity Medical Center on neember 2, 2018. Dorothy was the daughter of the late Theodore R. Gupton and Olive Cheaves Gupton.?? She was born in Franklin County on August 6, 1922. Dorothy obtained a master???s degree from East Carolina Uneersity. She married G.P. Wilkinson, Jr....

Durham ??? Steven Earl Gaddis, age 72, died at home peacefully oneecember 12, 2018. He was born in Knoxville, TN on March 4, 1946 to the late Hazel Ketner Gaddis and Brigadier General Norman C. Gaddis. Born into a military family, Steve???s early childhood years were formative ones growing up in post-war Germany aneengland, as well as Texas, Montgomery, AL,...

Celebrating the Life of Betty Ruth Farmer Moore Sunrise: September 11, 1943 -?? Sunset:?? January 13, 2019 Betty Ruth Farmer Moore was born oneeptember 11, 1943, to the proud parents, Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Lucille Washington Farmer in Shorterville, Alabama. Betty accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age as a faithful member of New Salem Baptist Church...

Janet Colleen (Hill) Kilsheimer of Durham, NC passed from this life to be with her savior Jesus oneec. 10, 2018. She was surrounded by her family. Colleen was born in Shelby, NC on Oct. 16, 1925 to Boyd and Vera Hill. She was reared in Shelby. She was preceded ineeath by her parents and by her three brothers, Wayne, Randolph...

Leonard Polk Johnson, 89, of Oxford, NC died Friday, neember 16, 2018.?? He was born in Granville County on July 26, 1929 to his now predeceased parents, Wayne Carlton Johnson and Anee (Beasley) Johnson. Leonard enjoyed spending time outside and took on gardening as a favorite hobby.?? He was also a dedicated civil servant as he served proudly for almost...

Kathryn Mary Manginelli (nee Curtis), age 61, of Durham passed away on neember 11th, 2018 under hospice care following a two-and-a-half-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig???s disease). Formerly from Long Island, NY, and Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, Kathryn was a graduate of the class of 1975 at Maria Regina H.S. in Uniondale, NY. In 2011 she moved to Durham, NC, and...

Katherine Rankineeaver was born August 9, 1922, in Macon, Georgia, the oldest daughter of Myrtle and Goodwin Rankin. Growing up in Macon, she attended Miller High School and Wesleyan College, and married in July 1942 Charles Beaver, who was stationed nearby at Camp Wheeler Army Base. They lived in Little Rock, Arkansas (Camp Robinson), then Tyler, Texas (Camp Fannin), where...

Stovall Amos Buford Rutledge, age 87, died peacefully surrounded by family oneecember 14, 2018. He was the son of the late Richard Anderson Rutledge and Ola Jane Burns Rutledge of Virginia.?? He was born ineecklenburg County on June 10, 1931 and resided in Granville County for many prosperous years with his late wife, Edith Rebecca Currin Rutledge. Amos was an...

Mae Love Chambers Currin, age 94, passed away peacefully at home oneecember 13, 2018. Born ineerson County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Chambers aneelizabeth Turner Chambers.?? She was a member of Roxboro Baptist Church ineer early years and became a member of Hester Baptist Church after marriage to Chaneer T. Currin, Sr. Mae Love had many accomplishments...

Aliza B. Lurie, 84, a resident of Durham, NC, died Monday morning, Sep 10 at her residence. Surviving are her son, Ronel Lurie and wife Cynthia of Chapel Hill; her daughter, Liora Lurie of Black Mountain; her grandchildren, David Lurie, Michael Lurie, Kimberly Lurie, Caitlin Campbell, and Cydney Russell and her 3 great granddaughters. Graveside funeral services will be held...

A funeral mass will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Monday, neember 12th, 2018 at 9 AM. A reception will follow the funeral mass for friends and family. A private burial will follow the reception. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Amedisys Hospice at 2609 Duke Street Suite 102 Durham, NC 27704.

Paul Thomas LeClair, 60, of Durham, N.C. passed away unexpectedly at home oneeptember 2, 2018. He was born August 30, 1958 in Oswego, N.Y. to Leigh and Joan Lacey LeClair. He is survived by his wife Susan Squire LeClair, daughter Leah and son Eric, his father, his step-mother, Priscilla, his brothers, Tim (wife Rhea Anna) and Larry (wife Susan), his...

Allan Talmage Preyer III, 65, of Chapel Hill, died neember 6, 2018, surrounded by his family.?? Allan was born May 21, 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was the son of Allan Talmage Preyer, Jr. and Margaret Glenn Preyer. A Tar Heel ???born and bred???, Allan grew up in Greensboro and Durham. Following his grandfather and father, Allan graduated from...

Olga Boubouras Thuer passed away peacefully on neember 26, 2018 in Chapel Hill, NC following a brief hospitalization for progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).?? Beloved wife of the late Carl Thuer, married for 53 years; daughter of the late Mary and Matthew Boubouras, and sister of the late Renee Mitchell.?? Loving mother of Diane Winans; grandmother of Maxwell, Theodore...

DURHAM Phyllis Eileen Vuolo, 82 years old, passed away oneecember 1, 2018. Born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, she attended Rutgers Uneersity and was a member of Rainbow Girls and a lifetime member of Order of Eastern Star, Southgate Chapter #177 in Durham, North Carolina. She was employed with Avon Cosmetic Corporation ineew York and was a maneer of Systems...

Durham ??? Shirley M. Kerth, age 87, died at Seasons at Southpoint senior living community on neember 10, 2018. She was born oneeptember 7, 1931 to the late Archie and Ruby McDaniel. Shirley was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was a graduate of Sea Breeze High School and Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama. She served as a...

DURHAM ??? Donald Keith Long, 67, passed away on neember 30, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born neember 6, 1951 to James A. Long, Jr. and Anita Umstead Long. Donald was a graduate of Jordan High School and attended Mars Hill College. In his career, he worked for Long Beverage Inc. as an Office Maneer. He went...

DURHAM ??? Barbara O???Brien, age 72, died peacefully Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer.?? She was surrounded by her loving family at home. She was born to the late Carl and Louise Gilliam in Alexandria, VA. While raising five children in Orange, CT, she and her husband John O???Brien owned and operated multiple restaurant franchises.?? In 1991, Barbara and...

On Thursday, neember 29, 2018, Daniel M. McGinty, loving husband of Dorothy?? (Driskel) passed away at the age of 74 in his home in Durham, NC. He was borneeptember 24, 1944, in Buffalo, NY.???? He married Dorothy on August 3, 1968. He is survived by his children; Kelly (Kyle) Hallmets, and Daniel (late Shawna) ??McGinty Jr.?? His grandchildren Margaret aneevelyne...