Obituaries

Sheila Ann Storey

Sheila Ann Storey

Dec 19, 2021

Sheila Ann (Faucette) Storey, 77, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2021, in Durham. She was born on December 31, 1943, to Billie Forsythe Faucette and Agnes (Perry) Faucette in Durham. She was raised in the Bull City until the untimely death of her mother in 1956, after which she was looked after by several loving aunts and uncles. She...

Peter Joseph  Irigaray

Peter Joseph Irigaray

Dec 16, 2021

(Durham) – Peter J. Irigaray (Pedro Jose Irigaray Gonzalez), age 89, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his children on December 16, 2021. He was born on April 28, 1932 to the late Pedro Irigaray Laurenz (Garralda, Navarre, Spain) and Maria Luisa Gonzalez de Irigaray (Carmona, Santander, Cantabria, Spain).

 He spent his childhood growing up in Torreon, Mexico and...

George W. Miller, Jr.

George W. Miller, Jr.

Dec 15, 2021

George W. Miller, Jr., age 91, died peacefully at his home on December 15, 2021. He was born in Spencer, N.C. to the late George W. Miller and Blanche Iddings Miller. George and his wife of 63 years, Eula Hux Miller, made Durham their home for over 60 years but he never forgot his roots in Rowan County. 

A graduate...

Donna Marie Zimmerman

Donna Marie Zimmerman

Dec 14, 2021

Donna Marie Zimmerman, a devoted wife, beloved mother, dear friend, and a woman of faith, passed away peacefully at her home in Durham, NC on December 14, 2021. Donna was born on August 6, 1961, as the second of three children to Bernardine Polak and the late Raymond Polak Sr.

Along with her mother, Bernardine, Donna is survived by her husband,...

Cora Hazel Ives

Cora Hazel Ives

Dec 13, 2021

Cora Hazel Ives resident of Durham died Monday, December 13, 2021. She was born December 4, 1930 to the late Walter Morrison Ives and Sarah Elizabeth Sparrow Ives of Durham.

She was predeceased by her brother Richard Morrison Ives and  sister Sarah Ellen Ives Lyon Nichols. Nephews, Richard Morrison Ives, Jr., William M. Lyon, and grand nephews Gregory Ryan Ives, and...

Loretta  Kay  Ragan

Loretta Kay Ragan

Dec 13, 2021

(Durham) – Loretta Kay Ragan, age 81, died at the Hock Family Pavilion on Monday, December 13th, 2021. She was born on January 27th, 1940 to the late Kitty Mason Ragan and William Henry Ragan.

 

Loretta was a life-long musician, music teacher, and composer. She studied at East Carolina University, however, her formational music education, like so many, was from...

Charles  Flournoy Jones , Jr.

Charles Flournoy Jones , Jr.

Dec 10, 2021

Charles F. Jones, Jr. went heaven-bound to his Lord and Savior on December 10, 2021 in Oxford, NC. He was born on October 29, 1926 to Lillian Dean Jones and Charles F. Jones, Sr in Granville County. He attended Oxford Public High School and drove a school bus; his future wife Frances Ragland was on his route. After high school,...

Janet James Case

Janet James Case

Dec 8, 2021

Janet James Case, age 64, died at Duke Regional Hospital on December 8th.  She was born on February 5, 1957 to the late Jennie Dixon Stout Case and James Everett Case.

Janet graduated from Hickory High School in 1975.  She was President of Sub Juniors, and a feature editor for the school newspaper, the Twig.  She graduated from the Catawba Memorial...

Frankie Ray Eason

Frankie Ray Eason

Dec 6, 2021

Durham – Ray Eason, age 80, died unexpectedly on December  6, 2021. He was born on January 31, 1941 to the late Veda and Frank J. Eason.

Ray Graduated Durham High School and attended Croft Business College. Ray worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 30  years retiring as maintenance supervisor in 1996. Served 6 years with the national guard.

Ray was...

Irma  Torres  Steiner

Irma Torres Steiner

Dec 4, 2021

Irma Torres Steiner, a longtime Raleigh resident, was called home peacefully by the Lord Jesus on December 4, 2021 at the age of 69. She was born Irma Delia Torres on August 1, 1952 in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, and daughter of the late Brigido & Irma G. (Ortiz) Torres. Her family moved from Puerto Rico to Peekskill, New York where...

George Howell Batts

George Howell Batts

Dec 2, 2021

George “Sonny” Batts, age 78 of Sandy Level, VA, died Tuesday, December 2, 2021, at his residence.

Born June 16, 1943, in Durham, NC he was a son of the late Ollie Britton Batts and Edna Walters Batts. He was predeceased by one brother, Larry Batts and one sister, Barbara. Sonny was a Navy veteran and retired from IBM. He enjoyed...

Margaret  Anne  Lawless

Margaret Anne Lawless

Dec 2, 2021

Durham – Margaret Anne Muller Lawless, age 75, died at her home on December 2, 2021. She was born in Durham on April 2, 1946 to the late Mary Martin Muller and John Charles Muller. Margaret attended Immaculata Catholic school as a child, graduated from Durham High School, and spent two years at Louisburg College. Upon finishing her education, she...

Michele  Marie  Mortimer

Michele Marie Mortimer

Nov 29, 2021

Michele Marie Mortimer,67, died at home in Chapel Hill, NC on November 29th, 2021. She was born on May 10th, 1954, to the late Clark and Laura Reese.

Michele was a former partner in Retail Fashion Locations in St. Charles and Geneva, IL. She had an interior design education from Ohio State University and managed her own consulting company in California,...

Nicholas  Thomas  Morano

Nicholas Thomas Morano

Nov 23, 2021

In Loving Memory of Nicholas Thomas Morano

Dr. Nicholas Thomas Morano passed away peacefully in his sleep in Durham, North Carolina on November 23, 2021 at the age of 89.

Nick was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 12, 1932 to Thomas Morano and Dorothy DiPerna. Beginning at a young age, he always enjoyed embracing new experiences and had a passion...

Mary Teer Barringer

Mary Teer Barringer

Nov 22, 2021

Mary Teer Barringer passed away on November 22, 2021, in the home in which she was born on November 10, 1935. The daughter of Mr. Hubert O. Teer and Mrs. Mary Ruth Wright Teer, Mrs. Barringer was educated at the Calvert School (now Durham Academy), The Knox School (Cooperstown, NY) and Duke University.

She was presented at the Terpsichorean Society Ball...

Eva Koltai

Eva Koltai

Nov 22, 2021

(Durham) – Eva Koltai, age 87, died peacefully on November 22, 2021.

Eva was born on July 1, 1934 to the late Rózsi Szilvási in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. After her mom died in a WWII bombing in 1944, Eva’s aunt accepted her into her home and Eva gained a brother and best friend, Les Besser.

A brief window opened the Hungarian borders...

Wade  Hampton Penny

Wade Hampton Penny

Nov 21, 2021

Wade Hampton Penny, Jr., 85 years old, died at home on November 21, 2021. He was born in Durham, NC on January 28, 1936, to Pauline Browne Penny and Wade H. Penny. He was a lifelong resident of Durham, graduating from Durham High School (1953), Duke University (1957), and Duke Law School (1960.) His North Carolina roots mattered greatly to...

Mary Catherine Corr

Mary Catherine Corr

Nov 20, 2021

Mary Catherine Schmidt Corr (Mary Cay), age 84, passed away November 20, 2021 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill with family at her bedside.

Mary Cay was born in 1937 in the Bronx, New York, where she grew up. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College and taught history in New York City. In 1959, she married Dr. Francis (Frank) Patrick Corr,...

Rebecca Averette  Michener

Rebecca Averette Michener

Nov 20, 2021

Rebecca Averette Michener (Becky) age 63, of Yonges Island, SC passed away on November 20, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Macon William Averette II, and Ruby Meadows Averette of Granville County, NC.

 Rebecca was born July 22, 1958 in Oxford, NC. She attended Mars Hill University and McDowell Technical College. She married William T. Michener III, on...

James  William  White

James William White

Nov 19, 2021

Oxford

 James (Jim) William White, age 94, died on November 19, 2021. He was born in Pennsylvania on June 14, 1927, the son of the late James White and Margaret Bowers White.

Jim is survived by his wife of 48 years, Katherine Ann Dunavant White; his daughters, Carmen Quinn (David) of Oxford, NC, Linda McOsker of Littleton, CO; grandchildren Michael...

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