Obituaries

David Thomas Upchurch, 57, of Durham died Saturday, August 26th in Goldsboro, NC. David was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge from the service, David started his own business as a machinist and race car engine builder. He continued in this field throughout his life. David was predeceased by his father and older brother. He is...

BLAND Mary Garves Bland, age 100, died Thursday morning, July 6, in Croasdaile Village. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Franklineeterson and Alverta Garves Bland. She moved to Durham at an early age and was a member of the first graduating class of Durham High School in 1924. Miss Bland was a graduate of the...

On Saturday, September 16, 2006 of Durham, North Carolina, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA; wife of the deceased John E. Baacke; beloved grandmother of Janee Herdt-Dalton and husband, Frank, of Durham, NC and Jo Anneerdt-Bolish and husband, Bill, of Penn Hills; dear sister to Eleanor Toney of Pittsburgh; also survived by four loving great-grandchildren. Memorial service 7:00 PM Tuesday, October 3,...

Walter was born on January 19, 1930 to Stephen and Katherine Hrencir Alexander in St. Joseph, Missouri. Walt graduated from high school in 1948, enlisted in the U.S Navy Reserve in 1947 and was honorably discharged in 1950. Walt then enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950 and was honorably discharged in 1954. During Walt

Joaneester DuBuc, age 69, died Friday, July 21, at Hospice at the Meadowlands following a long battle with cancer. Joan was born in Raleigh, NC to the late James L. and Delia E. Blanchard Hester oneecember 19, 1936. Joan was employed with the Durham Public School System for a number of years, but later retired as secretary from Ridgecrest Baptist...

William Daniel

DURHAM: Maxine Downey Beadle, age 86, died Wednesday, August 30, after a long period of declining health. She was born in Lamar, South Carolina to Lula Bass Downey and Marshall L.

Helen Louise Bronner of Durham died Monday, July 24, at her home. She was 81 years old. She is survived by four sons: Peter, Carl, John one daughter, Valerie; three sisters, Sophie, Ramona, and Jody; three grandchildren, Stephanie, Alexander and Bret. Mrs. Bronner was preceded ineeath by her husband, Finee. Bronner, who died in 2003. A funeral liturgy will be...

Carolyn Mann Haggard died Monday, August 28, at Durham Regional Hospital. She was 74 years old. Mrs. Haggard was born in Knoxville, TN on neember 1, 1931 to the late Ernest K. and Lillian McKinney Mann. Mrs. Haggard is survived by her four children: Susan Huff and husband, Ken, of Durham, NC; Harold Haggard and wife, Sarah, of Charlotte, NC;...

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Constance Vogel died unexpectedly Tuesday at home. Mrs. Vogel moved to Durham two years ago from Stroudsburg, PA. She was a native of Brooklyn, NY. Surviving are her husband, E. Paul Vogel; a son, William F. Vogel, daughters, Mary Ann Power, Janet M. Scharp and Patricia J. Barth; and 16 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered 12:00...

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Rosemary Kern Whitfield, 82, died Wednesday in Durham Regional Hospital. She was borneeptember 11, 1923 on the family farm outside Lismore, Minn. as one of nee children. After marriage to her husband, Robert, the couple made their home in Trimont, MN, later moving to Durham in 1966. Rosemary was a beloved waitress at Bullock

Ada Mae King, a resident of Farrington Rd., died Friday morning, September 1, in Durham Regional Hospital. She was born in Chatham County to the late George Francis and Mattie Cheek Perry. A long-time member of Ephesus Baptist Church, Mrs. King was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Harlan...

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Aubrey Daniel "A.D." Turrentine, Jr. died Saturday in Grace Health Care following a brief illness. A Durham native, he was the son of the late Aubrey D. and Jessie Rice Turrentine. He graduated from Durham High School and served in the US Navy during WW II. Mr. Turrentine spent over 50 years in sales with Motor Bearings & Parts. An...

Rev. Barbara Le Hays died ineer residence at the Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, NC oneec 11, 2019.?? She was age 95. Born on October 15, 1924 to the late Dr. L. E. Crick and Beulah Belle Frazier Crick, Barbara grew up in Britton, Oklahoma.?? A gifted musician and precocious student, she graduated with a B.A. from Oklahoma Central...

Frans Frederik Jobsis, 77, died Tuesday in Durham Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Over the last couple of months, he was able to continue to enjoy family reunions at the beach and living at home with his wife, Joan Murray Jobsis. Frans was born April 1, 1929 in Jakarta, Indonesia where he lived until the age of 9 when...

Patricia Anne Lord of Chapel Hill passed away on Sunday, June 9th. She was on hospice care at her home due to lung cancer and slipped away peacefully a little before midnight, with her family by her side. She was 73. Pat was borneept. 2, 1945 to Robert and Jean Lord in Bronxville, NY. Her family soon moved to Rye,...