Obituaries
Shirley H. Newton
Apr 6, 2022
Oxford
Shirley Harris Newton, age 88, died on April 6, 2022, at Universal Health Care. She was the daughter of the late Nathan E. Harris, Sr. and Sarah Arrington Harris. Shirley was born in Granville County on August 15, 1933.
Shirley met and married her late husband, Joseph Brodie Newton and made a life in Granville County. She retired from the Granville...
Brian Glynn Gentle
Apr 6, 2022
Brian Glynn Gentle was born on February 5, 1937, in Melbourne, Australia to Leonard and Elma Florence Abbey. Brian passed away April 5, 2022 in Durham. Following primary school, Brian won an academic scholarship to Scotch College (a private Presbyterian school). He played on football and cricket teams and was a Queen (Eagle) Scout.
Following Scotch College, Brian was influenced by...
Betty Jane Crabtree
Apr 4, 2022
Durham- Betty Dollar Crabtree, age 86, passed away on April 4, 2022. On April 17, 1935, she was born in Mebane to the late Harry C. Dollar, Sr., and Annie R. Dollar.
Betty was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church in Durham, NC. She loved her Lord and Savior, her family and close friends dearly, and her “boys.”
Betty and...
Gail Matt
Apr 2, 2022
Franklinton
Gail Strother Matt, age 73, died on April 2, 2022 with her family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Robert Edmond Strother and Edna Newton Strother. Gail was born in Granville County on December 7, 1948 and was raised in the Wilton area. When she was 12, her family moved to Snow Hill, NC....
Earl F. Fagan
Apr 2, 2022
(Raleigh) – Earl Fredrick Fagan, age 87, died at home with his family surrounding him with Love on April 2, 2022. He was born on July 28, 1934 to the late William Fagan and Agnus Fagan (Kilgore).
Earl Heroically served his country during the Korean War and was awarded both the Silver Star and Bronze Star. After returning from the...
Deborah Alison Williams
Apr 1, 2022
Deborah Alison Harkey Williams, age 71, of Mooresville, NC, passed away on April 1, 2022, in Mooresville, NC after battling a long-term illness. She was born October 5, 1950, in Charlotte, NC, daughter of Horace Jenkins Harkey and Doris Polk Harkey.
In her teen years she and her friends danced on the Jimmy Kilgo Hour program produced in Charlotte. It...
Elvia Yolanda Heavlin
Mar 30, 2022
Chapel Hill, NC – Elvia Yolanda Heavlin, age 78, died in Carrboro, North Carolina, on March 30, 2022. She was born on November 22, 1943, in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to the late Estanislado and Elisa Maria (Rivera) Cleto of San Diego, California.
Yolanda is a graduate of San Diego High School, San Diego, California. Yolanda has traveled worldwide with her...
Grace Dodson
Mar 29, 2022
DURHAM- Grace Stacy Dodson, age 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2022 at UNC Hospice. She was born on November 22, 1927, in Durham to the late Walter T. Stacy and Ida May York Stacy.
Grace is survived by her son, Michael Gary Dodson (Megan) of New York; one grandson, Walter Dodson and several nieces and nephews.
Grace was...
Joseph (Joe) William Parrott
Mar 25, 2022
Oxford
Joseph “Joe” William Parrott, age 79, died on March 25, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Charlie Wrenn Parrott, Sr. and Charlotty Lurline Jones. Joe was born in Granville County on June 4, 1942.
Joe was a loving father. He may not play many games with you or go out and...
Steven J Pruner
Mar 17, 2022
DURHAM - Steven J Pruner, 69, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on March 17th, 2022. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on August 8th, 1952. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Fremont, California in 1970. He went on to earn a Master of Business Administration degree. He was a veteran of the Air Force, achieving...
Merrill Jerome Jordan
Mar 16, 2022
Merrill Jerome Jordan, 84, of Oxford, NC, passed away March 16, 2022 in Durham, NC. He was born March 26, 1937 in Roxboro, NC, son of Minnie Jordan .
Merrill worked as a Correctional Officer for the NC State Correctional Department. He was a member of New Horizons Baptist Church. Merrill had a gift of a beautiful baritone voice and loved...
Theodore Ronald Templeton
Mar 14, 2022
Theodore Ronald Templeton, 66 years old, our devoted husband, father, and granddaddy went to be home with the Lord on March 14, 2022. Everyone called him “Ron.” He was born on May 14, 1955 in Statesville, North Carolina to the late Ted and Ruth Templeton. He graduated from South Iredell High School as a Salutatorian of the Class of 1973....
Julita Castillo-Olimpo
Mar 14, 2022
Durham, N.C. Dr. Julita Castillo Olimpo, age 93, was called to Heaven on March 14th. She was born in Alitagtag, Batangas, Philippines on June 16, 1928 to the late Pedro Delgado Castillo and Rufina Solis Castillo. Julita graduated in 1954 at the prestigious University of Santo Tomas in Manila. After graduating her Father made her open and run a free...
Betty Leach
Mar 13, 2022
Betty Carroll Leach, a resident of Durham for the last 67 years, died on March 13, 2022. She was 98 years old.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 17, 1923, she was christened Ettie Elizabeth Carroll after her mother, Ettie Augusta Hooker. Before long, she became “Betty”, and to those in the know, “Queenie”. She was the oldest daughter...
Joel Douglas Wheeler
Mar 12, 2022
(Durham, NC) - Joel Douglas Wheeler, 75, passed away at Duke University Medical Center on March 12th, 2022.He was born on April 4,1946, in Durham, N.C. to the late Benjamin Dewey Wheeler and Annie Connell Wheeler. Doug graduated from Durham High School in 1964 where he was active in numerous activities, including playing trombone in the marching band. He graduated...
Faye R. Thomas
Mar 12, 2022
(Durham, NC) – Faye Redfearn Thomas, 72, passed away on March 12, 2022, after a brave battle with cancer. Faye passed away peacefully, surrounded by family.
She was born on February 16, 1950, in Camden, SC, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Joe Redfearn.
Faye graduated from Winthrop University. She married her high school sweetheart, Clay Thomas, before settling in...
Gary Van Vlandren
Mar 12, 2022
Gary Van Vlandren, 83, died on March 12, 2022, at home in Durham, North Carolina. He was born on February 23, 1939, in Waterbury, Connecticut, to parents John and Doris (Anderson) Van Vlandren. Creative, optimistic, resilient, adventurous, and kind, he is survived by Jeanne, his wife of 47 years, sons Eric and Joel (wife Wendy), his brother Kurt, and sister...
Rose Marie Shotwell
Mar 11, 2022
Roxboro
Rose Marie Shotwell, age 89, passed away on March 11, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Rufus Eugene Woodlief and Mary Belle Beaver Woodlief. Marie was born in Oxford, NC, Granville County on April 30, 1932.
Marie loved the Lord with all heart. She practiced and believed in the power of daily prayer, including writing them down in...
Martha A Casey
Mar 11, 2022
Martha A. Casey, 86, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022 at home in Durham, NC. She was born on March 15, 1935 to the late Carl Faehnle and Agnes Faehnle in Columbus, OH.
Martha moved to North Canton, OH with her husband Thomas Casey and children in 1962. She lived in North Canton for 53 years before relocating to North...
Elvin Ray Elliott
Mar 9, 2022
Elvin Ray Elliott, age 88, died peacefully at his home on March 9, 2022. Elvin was a lifelong resident of Granville County. He was born on September 7, 1933, to his late parents, Willie Franklin Elliott and Annie Bray Elliott.
Elvin is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Uzelia Ann Longmire Elliott; his son, Terry Elliott (Jodi) and...
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