Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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