Obituaries

DURHAM - Ann Tilden Pope, 93, died at her home in Croasdaile Village, Durham, NC on neember 30, 2017. She was born neember 23, 1924 in Chicago, Il. to the late Mason Osgood Tilden and Anna Mary Meyer Tilden. Ann graduated from Wilson College and later married Robert Gilmer Pope on October 23, 1948. She raised two sons in Haddoneeld,...

Elaine Bushart Sievert, 79 of 112 Forest Rd, Oxford, NC died Thursday neember 30, 2017 at Senior Citizens Home, Henderson, NC. A native of Sodus, NY and retired from Vance-Granville Community College. She was an active member of Oxford Uneed Methodist Church for 41 years. She was very active ineer retirement with the Oxford Uneed Methodist Women Circle and District...

Essie Mae Boring, 76, died neember 10, 2014 at Uneealth in Durham. She was the daughter of the late John Edgar Swaney and Margaret Dixon Swaney. Essie will be dearly missed by her son, William Chestnut and wife, Dawn, of Hillsborough; her sister, Linda Coggins, of Mebane; her grandson, Sean Chestnut, of Asheville; and granddaughter, Sarah Chestnut, of Charlotte. She...

James Lanier Robbins???proud Southerner, lifelong fan of the Uneersity of Louisville Cardinals, and all-around geneeman???passed away peacefully, with his wife Renee by his side, on Tuesday, October 7, just two days shy of his 86th birthday. James???known as Jim???is survived by his wife, Reni, his two children, Scott and Jenneer, and two grandchildren, Theo and Fiona. Jim was born on...

Kathleen ???Deet??? Robertson, 67, lost her courageous battle to cancer on Friday, June 26 th, 2015 while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Robertson was born in??Rochester,??New York on October 4, 1947 to the late Clayton and Phyllis Caves. She was an avid reader and someone you did not want to challenge ineeopardy. She is survived by her husband of...

Michael Carey Clendenin, 83 Clendenin, Michael C. -- Chapel Hill, NC -- Beloved husband of Joan (June) Marie Sorrell; father of Kathleen (husband Robert Furlong), Michael (wife Lynn Pagano), Christine (husband Richard Kolosky), Jeanne (husband Daniel Sweeney) and Thomas (wife Ann-Marie Albrecht); and 16 grandchildren; brother of Brian (wife Eloise Wender) and late William; brother-in-law of Fred and Patricia Ipavich....

Millie ???Polly??? Rich of Durham went home to meet her Lord on June 6, following a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband, James ???Jimmy??? Thomas Rich of Durham and her parents, Millie Garrett Woodlief and Leonard Woodlief of Oxford. She was also predeceased by Li???l Red, a tiny pomeranian who adopted Polly and Jimmy. She is survived by...

Alice Lin (nee Mu-rong Poo or Mujung Pu) passed peacefully ineer family's presence on 5-21-15 after a heroic battle with cancer, at the age of 72. Born in Chengdu, China, Alice grew up in Taiwan, and lived in the US for over 50 years. With a PhD in social work from Columbia Uneersity, she was an accomplished administrator and consultant....

Anee Mae Jolley, 101, of Durham, peacefully passed away oneeptember 28, 2014, 37 days shy of her 102nd birthday. She was the daughter of Aneew N. Hutchins, Sr. and Flora Atkins Hutchins. She was preceded ineeath by husband Richard Ervin Jolley, and siblings, Elizabeth H. McLean, Aneew N. Hutchins, Jr., Clyde H. Hutchins and James C. Hutchins. She is survived...

Frank J. Force died peacefully at the Durham VA Hospice Center oneebruary 21, 2015. He was born in Caro, Michigan on June 2nd, 1920 to Maude and Frank Force. He was preceded ineeath by his beloved wife Florence, his brother Bill and sister Betty. He is survived by son Jim Force, daughters Sue Haut and Peggy Force, granddaughters Bridget Siedlecki,...

Daniel Roy Johnson, of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, died in Duke Uneersity Hospital, due to respiratory failure, surrounded by his family oneebruary 24, 2015. He was 67 years old. Dan is survived by his wife, Linda Johnson (Dillman); his children, Jerry Johnson (Amy) of Bradenton, Florida, and Julie Johnson of South Beloit, Illinois; his granddaughters, Jasmine Johnson, Anna Scordato, Claudia Johnson,...

RALEIGH Jon Michael Taylor, 70 of Raleigh, previously of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, May 9th at 5:00 pm in his home surrounded by family and friends after the battle with a Glioblastoma brain tumor. Mike was born ineeattle, Washingtoneecember 6, 1944 to Lorne G. Taylor (deceased) aneevelyn C. Taylor. He graduated from Annandale High School, Virginia: 1963,...

Nancy Lee Foster, of Fearrington Village, was born in Syracuse, NY and raised in Minoa, NY. She was predeceased by husband Thomas Allen Foster Tom, parents Dorothy and Lee Rising, and sister Linda Sperber. In 1959 she and Tom married and raised a family of three childreneeric and wife, Jackie of Saranac Lake, NY; Lee Anne Lloyd of Sanford, NC;...

Patrick H. Barnes, III, 79, of Apex, NC, passed away peacefully in his home, located at 274 McCoy Road. He showed strength, courage and a positive outlook during his extended battle with cancer. As a young man, Patrick Barnes was a proud Eagle Scout. He graduated from NC State Uneersity in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture. He...

Virginia Sue Williams, a true servant of The Lord, has passed to be with him for ever more. Sue was the eldest daughter of Leola and Michael A. Williams of Dunn, NC. During 9th grade at Dunn High School, she was offered a scholarship to attend Sacred Heart Academy ineelmont, NC. She was Salutatorian of her class in 1949. She...

Wallace ???Wally??? Jackson neember 23, 1930 ??? neember 29, 2015 DURHAM- Wallace ???Wally??? Jackson passed away early Sunday.?? He was attended by his loving partner, Waltraud Berneein.?? Dr. Jackson was Professor Emeritus of English at Duke Uneersity, where he taught and continued his studies for more than 35 years.?? He was a respected scholar of William Blake and Alexander Pope,...

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CHAPEL HILL - Marian Sinico Clifford , 78, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away, neember 14, 2015. Marian was born January 3, 1937, in Sharon, Massachusetts to Marcel and Martha Sinico and grew up in Pittsfield the oldest of five children. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1955. On June 10, 1961, she married Mahlon James Clifford Jr....

DURHAM-Charles Edward Brown, 84, died Saturday, April 4th at Duke Uneersity Hospital in Durham. He was born neember 1, 1930 to the late William Patrick Brown and Carrie Aneews Brown in Durham, Charles retired as an HVAC Supervisor from UNC Chapel Hill. He was a Deacon, Treasurer, Sunday School Teacher and Trustee at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Durham. Charles...

Luke J. Gill, aged 72, born June 14, 1942 in McKees Rocks, PA, passed away Friday afternoon at home following complications from a Leukemia targeted Stem Cell Transplant. His wife Donna and his children and close family friends supported aneencouraged Luke as he passed on to heaven. Luke fought unrelentingly over the past two years?? however, the challenge proved insurmountable....