Obituaries
June Johnson
Nov 14, 2021
Durham – June Russell Johnson, age 95, died at home on November 14, 2021. She was born on March 6, 1926 in Birmingham, England to the late John Hubert Russell and Nellie Sykes Russell.
June earned a Masters of Library Science and worked for The Durham County Library for 24 years. She played Bridge, was a prolific reader a lover...
Alton E. Hilton
Nov 13, 2021
Alton E. Hilton, age 75, of Oxford, NC, went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2021, at Rex Hospital. He was born in Granville County on April 4, 1946, to his late parents, Elmer Cecil Hilton and Mabel Myers Hilton, and lived on the family farm his entire life.
Alton was a kind and generous man who devoted his life...
Steven Ray Henson
Nov 13, 2021
Steven Ray Henson, 55, of Durham, NC, passed away at home Saturday, November 13, 2021, after a courageous battle with small cell neuroendocrine cancer. Born November 30, 1965, in Knob Noster, MO, he was the son of Harold and Marjorie Henson.
As a military dependent, Steve grew up throughout the U.S., and graduated from Highland High School (Albuquerque, NM). He earned...
Nina Rutledge Carroll
Nov 13, 2021
Nina, age 100, beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully at home in Durham on Saturday, November 13, 2021, while surrounded by her loving daughters.
Nina was born on May 19, 1921, to John Henry and Nina Sligh Rutledge in Durham, NC.
Nina graduated from Durham High School in 1939. She went on to study at Duke University and graduated with a...
Dominic Julius Chiantera
Nov 12, 2021
Dominic Julius Chiantera, age 82, died at home on November 12, 2021 after declining health. Dom was born on June 10, 1939 to the late Louise Chiantera Rotello and John C. Chiantera.
Dom served in the US Navy for 4 years. After his service in the Navy, Dom attended college and received degrees in Electronics, Electrical Engineering and his Juris Doctorate...
Alice Faye Partin
Nov 9, 2021
Alice Faye Partin, age 84, died on November 9, 2021. She was born on August 16, 1937, to her late parents, Richard Clinton Bridgers and Emily Annie Tunstall Bowman in Granville County, North Carolina.
Faye was a kind soul who was loved by all. She worked for Burlington Mills and Harriett & Henderson Yarns, Inc. where she retired from...
Lance Pierre Fontaine
Nov 8, 2021
Lance Pierre Fontaine, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on November 8, 2021 at the age of 44. Born in Laredo, Texas, Lance attended St. Augustine High School and graduated in 1995. He earned a degree in Ecological Biology from Tulane University in 1999. He went on to earn a Master’s degree (in 2002) and eventually a Ph.D. (in 2008)...
Lester David Grant
Nov 7, 2021
LESTER DAVID GRANT
October 16, 1942 to November 7, 2021
Lester David Grant was born in Mount Pleasant, PA October 16, 1942. He died peacefully in his sleep November 7, 2021. He attended the University of Pittsburgh for his undergraduate work and Carnegie Mellon University, where he received his Ph.D. He subsequently held a postdoctoral research position at the University of Chicago. ...
Bennett Watson Cowper Roberts, Jr.
Nov 4, 2021
Bennett Watson Cowper Roberts Jr. lived life like he had somewhere to be and he had to be there yesterday. A serial speeder when behind the wheel, he had phone numbers for just about every traffic lawyer across the entire state of North Carolina, including Durham, where he was born (September 19, 1967) and raised. He adopted this mentality into...
Kathleen Davis
Nov 2, 2021
OxfordKathleen H. Davis went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday November 2, 2021, at her home with her daughters by her side. She was 93 years of age, born in Granville County on May 1, 1928, to her late parents Walter E. and Lila Yancey Hite.Upon graduating from Oak Hill High School, she married the love of...
Priscilla Emilia Sotolongo
Oct 30, 2021
Priscilla Sotolongo, age 93, died at the Forest at Duke on Saturday, October 30, 2021. She was born on January 17, 1928, in Havana, Cuba to the late Jose Maria and Virginia Fontecilla.
Priscilla attended Loyola University in New Orleans, LA., for a year and then returned to Cuba to graduate from the Ursuline University. She and her husband Hugo traveled...
Patricia Heilig Poret
Oct 30, 2021
Patricia Heilig Poret, age 89, died in Durham on October 30, 2021. She was born on January 28th, 1932, to the late Herman and Sara Heilig of Hendersonville, NC.
Mrs. Poret was a lifelong nurse. She spent the latter part of her career at the UNC Chapel Hill Student Health Service and at the Carol Woods Retirement Community. Earlier in her...
William Walter Dickerson
Oct 30, 2021
William Walter Dickerson age 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior in Durham on October 30, 2021. He was born on January 1, 1930, in Vance, North Carolina to the late William and Maggie Dickerson.
William is survived by his daughter Cherry Dickerson Hudson, his sister Florence Gupton, and his granddaughters Kelly Southard Isenhour (Carter) and April Terry...
Charlie Ritter George
Oct 29, 2021
(Durham, NC) – Charlie Ritter George, age two days, died at Duke Hospital on October 29, 2021. He was born at 12:21 AM on October 27, 2021, to Lauren and Ben George. Despite his short time on Earth, Charlie was loved by many and showed the world how hard he could fight.
A public visitation will be held at...
Laurie Patricia Mcneil
Oct 29, 2021
Laurie Patricia McNeil, who loved her family, friends and faith, died October 29, 2021 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina of breast cancer. She was 55. Laurie was born March 14, 1966 in Pontiac, Michigan to James and Patricia Booth. She was raised in Clarkston, Michigan and, later, in Rockwall, Texas. Laurie enjoyed singing while her daddy played the guitar, creating...
Patricia Sinpei Cheng
Oct 29, 2021
Dr. Patricia Cheng, a clinical psychologist who helped hundreds of children and families, died of cancer Oct. 29 in her Durham home. She was 45.
She was born in Augusta, GA to Dr. Charles Cheng and Mouchu Cheng, both immigrants from China. She graduated from Evans High School and earned degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of Georgia. She...
Ray Clayton Williams
Oct 28, 2021
Ray C. Williams, 77, periodontist, dental educator, mentor, researcher, world traveler, raconteur, devoted husband, loving father, father-in-law, and grandfather, caring brother and uncle, and gracious friend, left us on the evening of October 28th with his son and daughter-in-law by his side.
Ray lived life to the fullest. Being blessed with countless opportunities, Ray’s true gift was being able to find...
Gladys Odean Ribet
Oct 28, 2021
DURHAM – Gladys Odean Davis Lowe Ribet, age 97, died at Carolina Point in Durham, NC on October 28, 2021. She was born on May 29, 1924, in Person County, to the late Potter Davis and Ada Clayton Davis as the last of 10 children. Gladys is survived by her son, James McLendon Lowe (Carol) and daughter, Fayedean Lowe Spencer...
Barbara Lou Chamblee Lyon
Oct 27, 2021
Barbara Lou Chamblee Lyon, 86, of Durham and Pamlico Counties passed away peacefully at her home in Pamlico County on October 27, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 56 years, Donald Francis Lyon (2014), her parents Zebulon and Carolyn Chamblee, brothers Bill Chamblee and Durwood Chamblee and sisters, Rose Turnage and Shirley McKelvey. Brother-in-law Clayton...
Edith Mae Grissom
Oct 27, 2021
To watch the tribute video or Livestream service, please go to the TRIBUTE WALL on Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Website page for this obituary and click on the video link.
Edith Mae Champion Grissom, age 70, died on October 27, 2021, at Maria Parham Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late James Albert Champion and...
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