Obituaries

Sep 29, 2021

Sep 28, 2021

Rosemarie (Valenta) Foytlin, 99 years young, died at Duke Medical Center on September 28, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was born July 31, 1922 in Endicott, NY to the late Bohumil and Febronia Valenta. Rosemarie was the first of thirteen children.

Rosemarie is survived by daughters Lynda Sheehan (Mike) and Marlene Kearney (Ed) and sons Daniel Foytlin (Teresa) and...

Sep 26, 2021

 

Ned Lincoln, born in Detroit Michigan to Mildred Lindsay Lincoln and Neil Sandy Lincoln, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his Durham, North Carolina home shortly after celebrating his 96th birthday. The happiest days of his youth were spent in Leamington, Ontario on the shores of Lake Erie, where he had many friends and extended family.  Ned had...

Sep 25, 2021

(DURHAM) – Joanne Marie Pearson, 68, died in her Durham home on September 25, 2021, held gently by her family. She was born on February 14, 1953 to the late Rose and Antonio Saindon.

Joanne is survived by her husband, Brion; son Sean Pearson and wife Zhang Lin; daughter Autumn Boyer and husband Andrew Boyer; grandchildren Michael, Elise, and Bennett Boyer;...

Sep 23, 2021

Elizabeth “Betty” Pease Hopkins, age 81, died at home with her family by her side on September 23, 2021. She was born on September 26, 1939 to the late Francis B. and Elizabeth C. Pease.

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Betty Hopkins.  Born on September 26, 1939 in Houston, TX, Betty grew...

Sep 22, 2021

Doris McCullough Whitfield, age 91, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday morning, September 22nd, 2021. She was born on December 3, 1929 to the late H. W. (Mac) McCullough and Eva Patton McCullough.

Doris was born in Albany, Georgia, and lived her life in Charlotte, Spartanburg, Columbia, and Durham.  She attended Durham High School where she met her late husband,...

Sep 21, 2021

Pamela A. Williams Molinatto, 68, died Sept. 21 at Duke Regional Hospital Intensive Care Unit. 

Pam was born Aug 21, 1953, in the Portsmouth, Va., Naval Hospital. She grew up in Durham and graduated from Durham High School. Soon after, she went to work for what was then called Burroughs Welcome, the pharmaceutical company.  A former manager, Scott Smith, called...

Sep 21, 2021

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 Robert Lee Elliott, age 37, died suddenly at his home on September 21, 2021. He was the son of the late Jerry Lee Elliott and his mother, Donna W. Currin and stepfather, Henry Currin.  Lee was born in Vance County on July 16, 1984. 

Lee held an Associate degree in Computer Engineering and worked for IBM, Volvo, Toshiba and...

Sep 20, 2021

Jay Russell Weatherly, age 59, died unexpectedly on September 20th, 2021. He was born October 14, 1961 in Oregon, the son of Norman and Eileen Weatherly. Jay grew up in Chapel Hill and graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1979.  A year later he joined the United States Navy, where he served in combat during the Beirut Conflict as...

Sep 19, 2021

Joan Olsen Stallings, age 77, died at Heartland Hospice in Raleigh, NC on Sunday, September 19, 2021. She was born on January 17, 1944, to the late Lola Ledell Duncan Hall and Thomas Webb Schwenke. Joan attended and graduated from Lincoln High school in Wisconsin in 1963. She enlisted in the armed forces and served in the Army between 1965...

Sep 18, 2021

Ross Erwin McKinney, Sr. of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2022, at the age of 95. 

Ross was born in San Antonio, Texas on August 2, 1926 to Roy Earl McKinney and Beatrice Vivian McKinney. Ross enlisted in the Navy during World War II and earned his college degree through GI grants, graduating from Southern Methodist...

Sep 17, 2021

Dawn Tilley Watkins, 87, went to be with the Lord on September 17, 2021. A native of Durham, she was born to William Arthur Tilley and Jessie B. Hayes Tilley on October 31, 1933. Dawn was teased over the years as a “Halloween” baby. She was the oldest of four children, Yvonne T. Ray (Carey), William Arthur Tilley, Jr., and...

Sep 16, 2021

Chapel Hill, NC – William H. (Bill) McGlockton, age 85, died at his home on September 16, 2021.  He was born on October 28, 1935, in Rock Bluff, Florida to the late Rev. Hambric L. McGlockton and Louise (Little) McGlockton. 

Bill attended Rosenwald High School in Panama City, Florida.  He subsequently attended Florida A&M University (FAMU) in the Fall of...

Sep 13, 2021

Aileen Patricia McGuire, age 84, died on September 13, 2021. She was born on March 18, 1937, to James O’Brien and Aileen (Ryan) O’Brien. Aileen (Pat) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. After the birth of her four children, she graduated from Rockland Community College in 1970 with an Associate of Arts, Dominican College of Blauvelt in 1972 with a...

Sep 8, 2021

Robert Arlen Fitch, 50, of Durham, NC was born into eternal life September 8, 2021. Rob was a devoted husband to Jodi (Nagy) Fitch and a loving father to three children, Donovan, Victoria and Nicholas. He loved watching his kids play hockey, figure skate, dance, and display their musical talents. When not supporting his children in their activities, he loved...

Sep 8, 2021

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Phyllis Henthorne of Chapel Hill, NC died on September 8, 2021. Phyllis was born on August 2, 1937, in Arcadia, WI to the late, Peter J. and Marie (Fernholz) Weaver. Phyllis was also predeceased by her beloved grandson, Michael Patrick Henthorne, and brother, Allen Weaver. Phyllis is survived by her...

Sep 5, 2021

Alexander Foy Murray passed away this Sunday evening, September 5, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. at Duke University Hospital. He fought cancer for over 2 years, and he has now passed through the pearly Gates of Heaven to be with our mother once again for an eternal life with God. Foy loved the farm life where he farmed tobacco, but he...

Sep 5, 2021

I Know I know...Michael had a quiet and strong faith, loved deeply, lived honestly, and always said “God is bigger than all of us.” I know…Michael loved being a husband, and his life with Eileen I know…Michael cherished his family, his siblings, in-laws and mostly his wife, stepchildren and grandson. He embraced his stepchildren as his own, took delight in...

Sep 4, 2021

Mary Frances Woods, age 93 of Durham, NC, passed away quietly in her sleep on September 4, 2021. She was born on November 18, 1927, to the late Claiborne Woods and Mary Thacker. Mary Frances attended the Richmond Professional Institute where she excelled in fashion design. She was employed at Perkins Branch of the Duke University Library, assisting Dr. Howard...

Sep 4, 2021

Faye Dean Moore Daniel age 86 passed away on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at her home in Coats. Mrs. Daniel was born in Harnett County, NC to the late James Archie & Mamie Bledsoe Moore on May 25, 1935. Mrs. Daniel is preceded in death by her husband Harold Garland Daniel, sister Frances Moore Cooke, brothers Eugene, Richard, Paul &...