Obituaries
Michael Martin Marnell
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...
Mary Frances Woods
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...
Faye Dean Daniel
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 &...
Anthony Angelo Ribeiro
Sep 3, 2021
DURHAM – Anthony “Tony” Angelo Ribeiro, age 72, died at Duke University Hospital on September 3, 2021. He was born on October 1, 1948 to the late Olga Maria Theresa Rosario and Marcus Augusto Ribeiro. Tony spent the first part of his life in Hong Kong as part of the Macanese community in what was then a British colony. He...
Ruth Evelyn Morgan
Aug 31, 2021
Ruth Evelyn Stone Morgan, 94, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, surrounded by her children. She was born in Bolivia, NC, daughter of the late Rowland Kelly Stone and Ruth Rivenbark Stone Lunsford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Graden Morgan, Jr.; sister, Hilda Stone Stainback;...
Mary Southall Jones
Aug 30, 2021
Mary Southall Rose Jones, October 17, 1941 – August 30, 2021 of Durham, North Carolina Mary Southall Rose Jones, born October 17, 1941 in Durham, NC died peacefully, and fully vaccinated, with a sense of resilience, courage, and strength in an adult family care home in Durham, NC on August 30, 2021 at the age of 79. She survived the...
James Frederick Davis
Aug 30, 2021
James Frederick Davis, 86, died with his wife of 66 years, Mary Sue Harrison Davis by his side on August 30th, 2021. He was a long-term resident of both Durham and Hillsborough, North Carolina, with his passing occurring in Burlington, NC. He dearly loved family and will be missed by both family and friends, alike. Jim Davis was honored to...
Warren Edward Hicks
Aug 29, 2021
Oxford Warren Edward Hicks, age 54, died on August 29, 2021, at his home. He was born on July 27, 1967, to his late parents Wilbur Lee Hicks and Phoebe Burnette Hicks. Warren was born and lived in Granville County, just outside of Oxford for most of his life. He worked on his family’s tobacco farm for many years growing...
William Horace Perkins , Jr.
Aug 29, 2021
William Horace Perkins, Jr 89 of Durham, N.C. died Sunday, August 29, 2021 in the Pavillion of Croasdaile Village. Bill was born September 11, 1931, to William Horace Perkins and Annie Laurie Sears Perkins of Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraterdity. He...
Faye Mcbroom Husketh
Aug 24, 2021
Faye McBroom Husketh, age 75, died on August 24, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Vance McBroom and Louise Clark McBroom. Faye was born in Orange County on December 13, 1945. Faye was raised in Orange County in Hurdle Mills, NC. She met her husband of 46 years and raised a beautiful family. Faye drove a bus for...
Miriam Hongsun Cho
Aug 23, 2021
Miriam Hongsun Cho, age 30, returned to heavenly home to be with her LORD and Savior Jesus in Pilot Mountain State Park, NC on August 23, 2021. She was born on July 4, 1991 to Pastor Yong Kyu Cho and Lydia Mikyeoung Cho. Miriam graduated from North Hardin High, Radcliff, Kentucky (Valedictorian), Yale University with a degree of Bachelor of...
Elizabeth-Ann Phillips
Aug 22, 2021
Oxford Elizabeth-ann “Bobbi” Hayes Phillips, age 75, died on August 22, 2021. She was the daughter of the late James Kenneth Hayes and Beatrice Rosenbloom Hayes Barr. Bobbi was born in Portland, Oregon on July 25, 1946. Bobbi is survived by her husband of 57 years, George Allen Phillips; her son, Tracey Leland Phillips (Denise Stopa Phillips) with their children,...
Margie Kirk Pegram
Aug 17, 2021
Margie Kirk Pegram, age 100, passed away at her home on August 17, 2021. She was born in Orange County, NC on January 6, 1921 to Lil Ray Kirk and Ralph A. Kirk. Margie lived in Durham her entire life, was a long time member of Temple Baptist Church, and spent most of her career as a supervisor in the...
Sandra Matthews Powers
Aug 13, 2021
On August 13, 2021, Sandra Matthews Powers, 76, of Durham, NC, beloved by family and friends alike, passed away peacefully at Duke Hospice. Sandy was born on June 8, 1945, in Richmond, Virginia, to Troy Braxton Matthews and Kathleen Chappell Matthews. Passionately committed to education - her own and others’ - she graduated from the University of Richmond, received her...
Dimitrios Varelas
Aug 11, 2021
Chapel Hill – Dimitrios Varelas, M.D., 75, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at his residence of natural causes. He was born on January 13, 1946 in the town of Mari in the Peloponnese of Greece. He was always proud of where he came from and loved to talk about how he was a strong mountain man from Mari. He...
Lionel Bertrand Burnette
Aug 10, 2021
Oxford Mr. Lionel Bertrand Burnette, age 87, died on August 10, 2021. He was the son of the late Zack F. Burnette and Nettie A. Brumitt Burnette. Lionel was born in Granville County on October 30, 1933. Lionel was a Mason for more than fifty years and a Shriner. He had a successful career as a banker and raised a...
Thomas Roy Eckman
Aug 9, 2021
Thomas Roy Eckman, MD of Chapel Hill passed away on Monday, August 9th. He was born in Chicago on July 24, 1935 to the late Wilfred and Helen Eckman. Tom attended high school at Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; studied pre-med at Notre Dame University in South Bend Indiana; and graduated from Northwestern Medical School in...
Helene Suarez Mau
Aug 6, 2021
Helene Suarez Mau, age 84 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 6th, 2021. Her family was by her side at Croasdaile Village in Durham, North Carolina. Helene is the oldest of three children. She was born to Norman and Helen Suarez on February 6th, 1937 in Pensacola, Florida. She grew up in Pensacola and spent...
Helen Tatnell Pyecha
Aug 6, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Helen Tatnell Pyecha passed away peacefully, early Friday morning after long-fought battle with dementia. She was carried to heaven on the rays of the rising sun. Her light remains and burns bright in our hearts. In Our Father’s Home, Helen is reunited with her mother (Maria Fornaciari), father (Augustus Tatnell), sisters (Gloria, Rosina,...
Richard Wayne Talley
Aug 5, 2021
Richard ”Wayne” Talley, 74, passed away on August 5, 2021 in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina, after a short battle with serious medical issues. He was born at Watts Hospital on April 10,1947 to Richard E and Edna S. Talley. After graduating from Durham High School, where he was a choir member and an avid wrestler, Wayne attended Croft...
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