Obituaries

Dale Clark Smith, died Thursday at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Harry Hunter and Joyce Forsythe Clark. Dale was a house wife and a member of Oxford Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday June 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Oxford Baptist Church by Rev. Chris Aho....

Velinda ???Gail??? McBane Braneey passed away with peace and grace on Monday morning after a 30 year battle with Breast Cancer. Gail is survived by her daughter, Kristen Cortopassi and her husband, Matt, soneeoff and wife, Christy; and grandchildren Ava, Knox and Hunter. She is also survived by her brother, Marty; and several nieces and nephews. Gail was predeceased by...

Rosa Amelia Jaramillo Cappas passed away oneecember 1, 2019, peacefully, with her sister Paquita by her side. This lively, creative woman lived a long and interesting life. She leaves us with memories of her spicy humor, beautiful gardens and gracious home, as well as gifts of her handiwork in quilting, needlepoint, and crochet. She brought energy and passion to all...

Frederic Dow Leubuscher, 85, of Durham, North Carolina, died oneeptember 7, 2019 after a courageous battle with paneeatic cancer. Fred (also known as Dow, Dad, and Pa) was borneebruary 26, 1934 in East Orange, New Jersey, the son of Florence Smith and Frederic Henry Louis Leubuscher. He grew up in Essex Fells, New Jersey, Kutztown, Pennsylvania and Lakeville, Connecticut. He...

The world lost a great man. Oct. 4th, 2019, William Gordon Goodson Of Fallbrook Ca. passed peacefully, smiling, surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his adoring wife of 60 years, Mary Lou; son, Billy; daughters, Bridget and Karen; siblings, Phil and Cindy; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Bill was an avid hunter, and loved to mentor other sportsman....

Donald Lee Moore passed away at 81 years of age at Duke Uneersity Hospital oneeptember 4, 2019, after a valiant battle with lung cancer. Don was born in Fort Worth, TX on May 20, 1938 to Evelyn Irene Angel Moore and Homer Lee Moore.?? He enjoyed a childhood of golf and boating on Possum Kingdom Lake with his younger brother...

The family of John Robert Mitchell is mourning his loss due to injuries sustained in a tragic car accident on October 29, 2019 in Durham, NC. John was born on June 12, 1968 in Windsor, NC to Thomas Ray Mitchell and Alice Jennings ???Jenny??? Hyman Mitchell. He loved sports, especially UNC and the Dallas Cowboys. John is survived by the...

Bobby Cole Couch, 74, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, September 12th at Hock Family Pavilion. Bobby was born oneebruary 3, 1945 in Durham, NC to Oscar Aaron Couch and Alpha Mae Cole Couch. Bobby attended Hillsboro High School in Orange County, NC. He started his career driving oil trucks at the age of 18 ineeptember...

Bradley Lee Dezern, born on August 29, 1959 in Durham, NC and died oneeptember 6, 2019 at UNC Hospital. He was born to the late Jimmie Lee and Lella Ruth Dezern. There will be a graveside service on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC. The Dezern family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral...

Sarah L. Todd passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 26th with her family at her side. Born in Little Washington, NC, Sarah graduated from Washington High School, East Carolina Teachers College and Watts Hospital Medical Technology Program. Sarah worked full-time as head of the laboratory at Durham Medical Arts Building for twenty years. After retiring, Sarah became an active voluneer for...

Pearl C. Perdue, age 87, of Chapel Hill died Friday October 18, at Duke Hospice. She was born ineeaufort County, NC to the late Glen Thomas and Clara Mae Denby Clark. Pearl worked in insurance before accepting the busier job of stay at home mom. She still found time to play bridge, voluneer at the hospital, sing ineeveral choirs and...

NORMAN HILL, Jr Norman Hill, Jr., a longtime Durham-Chapel Hill resident passed away on neember 20 in Springfield,VA at the age of 102. He was preceded ineeath by his wife of 67 years, Alice Lentz, and his son, Norman Hill III. Previously, he and his wife were owners/designers of Hills Florist in Carrboro and later he worked for the Orange...

Pamela K. Bennett, age 72, passed away 4/27/ 2019 after bravely battling paneeatic cancer with her husband John and close friends?? by her side. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on a snowy Easter Sunday on April 6, 1947 to Pearl Ness Fiske and Clarence A. Fiske.?? The Fiske family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1959 where Pamela attended Sunnyslope...

An obituary is pending, however, services are established. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, 1113 West Main Street, Durham, NC.

David Ladley Swanson, 53, of Durham, North Carolina, died oneeptember 2, 2019.?? David was born to Lois and Bill Swanson in 1966.?? He attended high school at Justin Siena in Napa, California, and college at Brown Uneersity. ??He received his masters degree in International Public Policy from Duke Uneersity.?? David married Sally Rosenberg in 1992, and they had two children,...

On October 11, 2019, Norman Roobol, who dearly loved singing sacred music, joined the heavenly choir. He had suffered from dermatomyositis, a rare auto-immune disorder, for several months. He leaves his wife, Joan, to whom he was married for 62 years, their children, Kerri Vos (Paul), Michael Roobol, Victoria Frame (Kirk) and Sara Olsen (Bobby); grandchildren, Nathan Vos, Hannah Frame,...

Visitation was on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 6-8 pm at St. Raphael Orthodox Church in Fuquay Varina, NC. Funeral service was held at St. Raphael Orthodox Church on Friday, October 18, 2019, at 10 am. Burial followed at St. Basil Orthodox Church in Castle Hayne, NC.

On Monday August 19, 2019, Karen Sue Pappas, loving wife, passed away at age 72. Karen Sue Pappas was born oneebruary 20, 1947 in Farmington, Missouri to Viola and Lindell McDaniel. She married Art Pappas on May 5, 1982. She helped to raise two children, Kim and Adam, and three grandchildren, Jackson, Bryson, aneemerson. Karen and Art became residents of...

Stephanie Rose Ruth (Stella) was born on May 30th, 1921. The wife of Franklin Ruth, to whom she was married for 42 years, Stella had 2 children, 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, all of whom she loved???and who loved her???very dearly. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Franklin Ruth; her son, Ronald Ruth; and her parents Thomas and...