Obituaries
Geraldine Hunt Bumpass
Mar 10, 2021
Geraldine Hunt Bumpass, 87, of, Durham, NC, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at home. A native of Durham, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer L. Hunt, Sr. and Nellie Long Hunt. Geraldine was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church in Durham. Geraldine was married to the late Jesse Olive Bumpass for 63 years. Geraldine was preceded in death...
Rebecca Ann Harrell
Mar 9, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Rebecca Ann Harrell, age 90, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2021 at the Duke Hospice Hock Family Pavilion. She was a life-long resident of Durham, the daughter of the late C. Grady and Iver Williams Harrell. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Clyde Grady Harrell, Jr. and Earl Bishop Harrell, her...
Paula Yancey Pittard
Mar 7, 2021
To watch the video, please go to the TRIBUTE WALL on Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Website or to view the Livestream event please click here. Paula Yancey Pittard, age 75, died on March 7, 2021 at Franklin Manor Assisted Living Center having been surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Randolph Yancey and Mae Powell...
Glen Werner Stucke
Mar 6, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. PITTSBORO – Glen Werner Stucke, age 78, died peacefully at his home in Pittsboro on March 6, 2021. He was born on March 5, 1943, to Reginal Heckman and Otmar Stucke in Celina, Ohio. He attended Coldwater High School. Glen graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science...
Stevie Don Crawford
Mar 5, 2021
Steve Crawford, age 66, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Friday, March 5, 2021 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born on March 2, 1955 in Missouri to Amos and Lavern Crawford. He was a long time business owner and contracted for Duke Hospital. He took great pride in his biological family and...
Margaret Hatcher Miller
Mar 5, 2021
Margaret Hatcher Miller (aka, Queen Mum, Nini), 101, died peacefully on March 5, 2021, at Carolina Reserve in Durham, NC. She was born February 24, 1920 in Waynesville, Ga. She was the daughter to Corrie and Stella Mae Hatcher. Margaret attended Durham public schools. She married Lathrop Edwin Miller until his passing. They raised two daughters, Pat and Deborah, in...
Frances Daniel O'Brien
Mar 4, 2021
Frances Daniel O’Brien, 84, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 4th, 2021. She was a resident of Franklin Manor Memory Care Center in Youngsville, NC. There, she managed to provide much laughter and entertainment to her caregivers and fellow residents—in Frances’ usual jokester style! She will be remembered with fondness and love as the mother,...
Alfred Cornelius Webster
Mar 3, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Alfred Cornelius Webster, Jr. age 76 of Surf City, NC passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021. He was born in Durham, NC on December 5, 1944 to Alfred Cornelius Webster and Virginia Frisbie Webster. A.C. grew up in Durham and served with the Durham County Sheriff Dept and retired with the rank of...
Bryan Wesley Eddins
Mar 2, 2021
It is with deep sadness that the family of Bryan W. Eddins announces his unexpected passing on March 2, 2021, in Wilmington, NC. Bryan was born on February 26, 1969 in Raleigh, NC. He graduated from Millbrook Senior High School and North Carolina State University. He worked at several non-profit organizations in Washington, DC. Bryan “Jack” loved the outdoors, traveling,...
Dora Lee Adcock
Feb 27, 2021
TO VIEW THE RECORDED SERVICE, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK BELOW. Dora Lee Dickerson Adcock, 86, of Oxford, NC died early Saturday morning, February 27, 2021. She was born in Granville County on February 14, 1935 to her now predeceased parents, Furnie O. Dickerson, and Laurie N. Kearney Dickerson. Dora Lee was a member of Hester Baptist Church and worked...
Kathy Paulette Boyd
Feb 27, 2021
Kathy Paulette Boyd, 69, of Oxford, NC passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born in Granville County on October 14, 1951 to the late James Emmett Boyd and the late Katherine Lunsford Boyd. After graduating from J.F. Webb in ’69 she attended ECU to receive her teaching degree. She dedicated her teaching career to students in Granville...
Joseph Samuel Hammond
Feb 25, 2021
J. Samuel Hammond, 73, died at home on February 25, 2021 after several months of declining health. Born in Americus, Georgia, son of Archie and Lorice Hammond, Sam attended public schools in Americus, earned bachelor’s and Master of Theological Studies degrees from Duke University, and a Master of Science in Library Science degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. While an undergraduate at...
Elizabeth Carol Glasscock
Feb 25, 2021
Elizabeth “Lib” Oakley Glasscock, 69, of Littleton, NC, passed away on February 25, 2021 at her residence. She was employed with Montgomery Ward in the 1970’s. She retired from Duke after 20 plus years of service as a telephone operator in the Telecommunications building. She is survived by her daughters, Frances Carter (Jessica “J”) and Pam Hall of the home;...
Stanley Thomas Sherrill
Feb 24, 2021
Stanley (Stan) Thomas Sherrill of Durham, North Carolina, crossed over into eternity on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. It was a beautiful Spring-like day, and he spent his final hours playing tennis, a sport he loved his entire life. A family friend was there to hold his hand, and she felt surrounded by angels as he slipped away. Born on March...
Mark Douglas Ahrendsen
Feb 23, 2021
Mark Ahrendsen, 69, retired Transportation Director for the City of Durham, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Mark lived life to the fullest, despite being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer more than four years ago. He enjoyed retirement and, prior to the pandemic, traveled extensively with his wife Cathy exploring the country...
Dan Vickers Noblin
Feb 22, 2021
Oxford To watch the video, please go to the TRIBUTE WALL on Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Website page for this obituary and click on the video link. Dan Vickers Noblin, age 83, died on February 22, 2021 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Robert Marsh Noblin and M. Maude Breedlove. Dan was born in Granville County...
John Thomas Kerr, Iii
Feb 18, 2021
John Thomas Kerr, III, age 95 died in his sleep in his residence at Durham Regent Apartments in Durham on Thursday, February 18, 2021. He was born in Durham on March 5, 1925. John’s mother, Eleanor Browning Kerr, and his father, John Thomas Kerr II, were Durham natives and members of First Presbyterian Church, and John was on the church’s...
Henry Charles Halboth, Jr.
Feb 17, 2021
Click here to view the Livestream service. Henry Charles Halboth, Jr. crossed the bar in commencement of his last voyage on February 17, 2021, in Durham, NC, in the firm belief that he was embarking on the greatest adventure of all. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 22, 1924, the only son of the late Henry C. and...
William Sublett Christian
Feb 16, 2021
William “Bill” Sublett Christian, age 88, died on February 16, 2021 following a period of declining health. He was born on April 21, 1932. He was the third child to the late Nellie and Dennis Christian, following his sister Elizabeth, born in 1920 and his brother, Richard, born in 1924. Bill attended Durham Schools and was especially fond of Durham...
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