Obituaries
Sumiko Spencer
Jan 20, 2022
DURHAM – Sumiko Spencer, age 92, died in Durham NC on January 20, 2022. She was born on March 12, 1929 to the late Harue and Tsuneyoshi Kawakami.
A survivor of World War II, from her childhood onwards mom always had a love for the United States and American culture. Mom graduated from high school and eventually obtained a lifelong...
Geraldine Louise Seibert
Jan 19, 2022
Geraldine (Gerry) went to God’s Glory after a long and fulfilling life.
Geraldine (Gerry) was a woman of sincere faith who greatly loved her family and friends. She was kind and gracious to all she met, she never met a stranger. Geraldine would often say “I am a child of the living God, and Jesus is my Lord and Savior, everyone...
Ruth Hoffman Shaffer
Jan 17, 2022
Ruth Hoffman Shaffer passed away peacefully on January 17, 2022. The daughter of Mr. Paul Norman Hoffman and Mrs. Marjorie Ellen Ledbetter Drake. She was educated at Concordia Lutheran High School ( Fort Wayne, IN ), Hanover College ( Hanover, IN ) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was a member of the Alpha Delta...
Billy Edgar Lindsey
Jan 17, 2022
Billy “Bill” Edgar Lindsey passed away peacefully on January 17th, 2022 at the age of 87, in Durham, North Carolina.
Bill was born on November 14th, 1934, near Sevierville, Tennessee. He played football at the University of Tennessee under Coach Neyland, and Kansas State, before enlisting in the United States Army.
A man of dedication, discipline, and drive,...
Joseph Casmer Sroka
Jan 16, 2022
Joseph C. Sroka, age 78, passed away on January 16, 2022. He was born on October 31, 1943 to the late Joseph John and Sophie (Kosciolek) Sroka, in Palmerton, Pennsylvania.
Joe enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduating from high school in Lansford, PA. He was assigned to the Intelligence division in Washington, DC during the late 1960’s. Joe...
Harriet Cannon Crawford
Jan 13, 2022
Harriet Coltrane Cannon Crawford died at the age of 82 at her home on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Harriet, the daughter of the late William Coltrane Cannon and Norma Louise Craft Cannon, of Concord, NC, was born in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC on August 26, 1939. She attended Salem Academy, and graduated from Concord High School. Harriet graduated from Duke...
Regina Ann Johnson Hayes
Jan 9, 2022
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Regina Ann Johnson Hayes, affectionately known as Geo, was the eldest daughter of Sergeant Major Erastus Johnson Jr. and Margaret Vernett Murphy Johnson was born April 27, 1952, in Jacksonville, North Carolina on Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. Regina’s academic and athletic prowess was equally astounding. Along with her academic accolades, she proudly displayed an array...
David Edward Roth, Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
DURHAM David Edward Roth Jr., age 74, died at Durham Regional Hospital of complications of Covid on January 7, 2022. He was born on July 12, 1947, to the late David Edward Roth Sr. and Gloria Peters Roth of Manheim, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Millersville University in 1975 and worked at the Durham Police Department as a data analyst. He...
Dean Robert Caraway
Jan 5, 2022
We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new.
We though about you yesterday
And Days before that too.
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name.
Now all we have our memories
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake
With which we'll never part.
God has you in his keeping
We have you in our heart.
Emma Beatrice Gaydou
Jan 5, 2022
Emma Beatrice Yow Gaydou (Bea), beloved Mother and Grandmother, went home to be with her Heavenly Father and join her beloved husband Elmo, Wed Jan 5 2022, at the age of 90.Beatrice, Bea, to family and friends, was born March 6, 1931 daughter to James Curtis Yow and Lillie Mae Brown. Bea grew up and resided in the Whitecross community,...
John Howard Tucker
Jan 2, 2022
John Howard Tucker, 79, died peacefully at his home on January 2, 2022, after a lengthy, arduous battle with Parkinson's Disease.
John held many titles in life but the one he was most proud of was Father. He was a husband and a man of faith, a caring soul who was elated his two girls grew up to be active...
Ann Elizabeth Wright
Dec 30, 2021
Ann Elizabeth Wright, 89, died Thursday, Dec. 30, in Durham, following a lengthy illness.
One-of-a-kind, Ann was born Oct. 15, 1932, to Thomas Charles Feeney and Florence Fischer Feeney. She was raised in Olney, Penn., and graduated from West Chester University with a degree in elementary education.
Extremely competitive by nature, Ann always tried to win, even if...
William Gilbert Wilson
Dec 29, 2021
William Gilbert Wilson, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, after a brief illness. He was comforted by his family at his side.
Gilbert was the son of Emmette and Fonnie Wilson and was born in Oxford, NC. He is precededin death by his parents and his older brother, Marshall Wilson. Gilbert served in the US Army during the...
Joyce Odell Gregory
Dec 27, 2021
Joyce Odell McRae Gregory
“MiMi” as she was known to everyone passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021 surrounded by her family at her home in Durham.
She was born on June 17, 1928 to Malcolm and Beulah McRae and was the oldest of three, having two brothers Buddy and Joel. She was raised in Hopewell, Virginia and after graduating high school...
Miguel Garci-Gomez
Dec 26, 2021
Miguel Garci-Gomez, father, teacher, scholar, dreamer, died on December 26, 2021 at age 89. He was born in 1932 in Almoharín, Spain to the late Jose García Vázquez and Maria Gómez Collado. When he was 12 years old, he entered a diocesan seminary in Badajoz, studying humanities and philosophy. In 1952, he moved to Madrid where he continued his theological...
Phillip Currin Finch
Dec 24, 2021
Mr. Phillip Currin Finch, age 71, died on December 24, 2021. He was born in Granville County on September 22, 1950, to his late parents, Fallis Owen Finch and Evelyn Rebecca Currin Finch. Phillip was a lifelong resident of Granville and Vance County.
Surviving Phillip are his faithful and dedicated partner, Virginia “Jenny” Cook and her daughter, Shannon Cook and...
Melvin J Ellis , Jr
Dec 23, 2021
Melvin James (Tom) Ellis, Jr passed away on December 24, 2021. He was preceded by his wife off 55 years, Daphine Crumpler Ellis. He was also preceded by his parents, Melvin J Ellis, Sr and Hallie S. Ellis; two brothers, Nelson and Billy; and two sisters, Edna Ellis Gill and Joyce Ellis Ball. He is survived by his son, Melvin...
Michael Keith Cameron
Dec 23, 2021
Michael Keith Cameron, age 45 of Oxford North Carolina died on December 23, 2021. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina on April 15, 1976.
He is survived by his wife, Brittney Nicole Cameron and their sons, Brayden Michael and Lucah Grey of Oxford, North Carolina.
And his daughter, Emily Cameron and son, Nicholas Cameron of Henderson, North Carolina
He is...
Helen Ann Gradison
Dec 19, 2021
Helen Gradison passed away peacefully on December 19, 2021, a week shy of her 92nd birthday.
Helen Ann Martin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Christmas Day in 1929 to Helen Seinsheimer Martin and M. Chester Martin. She attended school in Cincinnati and after high school went off to Vassar College. While in Cincinnati she met Bill Gradison (Willis D. Gradison...
Bowen Warner Brinegar
Dec 19, 2021
Durham, North Carolina – Bowen Warner Brinegar of Durham, NC passed away on December 19, 2021, victim of an automobile accident.
Bowen was a brilliant, dedicated young man with a kind, kind soul and a spectacular sense of humor. He liked to say that he was at his very best when swimming against a hard current. He loved flyfishing, especially on...
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