Obituaries

Feb 14, 2021

Marguerite (Rita) Lovett Robbins passed peacefully during the morning of February 14 in her Chapel Hill home. Born in Columbia, SC in 1943, Rita grew up in Rutherfordton, NC, as the first of six children. Rita attended Mars Hill College and graduated from UNC Women’s College (now UNC-Greensboro) in 1965, and she married Samuel B. McLamb, Jr. During his military...

Feb 14, 2021

Creedmoor, NC Joseph Martin “Marty” Crews left his life on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at the age of 61. He was born and raised in Granville County, the youngest son of the late Edgar Reid “Buddy” and Barbara Breedlove Crews. Marty graduated from South Granville High School, class of 1978, then earned an Associates Degree from Stanley Technical College, Albemarle,...

Feb 14, 2021

Psalm 40:1-3a I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to...

Feb 13, 2021

Blanche Bussell Brewer Bragg August 13, 1925-February 13, 2021 Blanche Brewer Bragg, age 95, died Saturday, February 13 at her residence in the Pavilion at Croasdaile Village in Durham. She was born August 13, 1925 to the late P.M. and Ida Bussell in Durham. Blanche was a graduate of Durham High School, received her undergraduate degree from Duke University, and...

Feb 11, 2021

Click here to view the Livestream service. (PITTSBORO, NC) – Philip Austin Stadter, age 84, died on February 11, 2021. He was born on November 29, 1936 to the late Mary Louise Jones Stadter and John Martin Stadter. Philip (A.B. Princeton 1958, Ph.D. Harvard 1962) served in the UNC Classics department from 1962 to 2003, ending his career as Eugene...

Feb 10, 2021

Oxford, NC Mary Helen Daniel Talbott, age 76, died on February 10, 2021. She was born to the late Graham Howerton Daniel and Helen Averette Daniel on December 20, 1944 in Granville County. Mary Helen was born and raised in the community of Berea and attended Fuller’s Business School, where she graduated and then went to work as an Administrative...

Feb 9, 2021

Click here to view the Livestream service Janice Sue Brown Reed, 64, died February 9, 2021 at Stonerise Clarksburg in Clarksburg, WV of sepsis related complications. Sue was born December 14, 1956 in Buckhannon, WV. She graduated from Buckhannon Upshur High School in 1974 and in 1982 graduated nursing school as an LPN. Much of her career was devoted to...

Feb 5, 2021

Click here to view the Livestream service Patricia Weaver Goodwin, 81, of Pace, Florida died Friday February 5. 2021 at Santa Rosa Medical facility from COVID-19. She was born on April 15, 1939 in Durham, N.C. to the late Woodrow H. and Ruby Hight Weaver. Pat was a member of the Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, FL. Pat was a...

Feb 5, 2021

Chapel Hill, NC -- Richard Lucas McCann, age 72, died on February 5, 2021. He was born in Portland, Maine to Marcelle Lucas McCann and Richard Edman McCann. He grew up in Yarmouth, Maine and graduated from Yarmouth High School in 1966. As a youth, he played several sports and especially enjoyed skiing and also sailing in Casco Bay with...

Feb 4, 2021

Samuel” Bo” W. Hunt of Granville County passed away on February 4, 2021 at the age of 91. He is the son of the late Mrs. Mary Jeanette Elam Hunt and Charles Bryant Hunt, Sr. and the husband of the late Dorothy Lois Hunt. He was a retired local tobacco farmer, a vendor with Buckhorn Flea Market and Oxford Farmers...

Feb 1, 2021

Jan 31, 2021

Phyllis Lorraine Heisler passed peacefully at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC following a lengthy convalescence from a broken leg. She was born on September 1, 1955 in Rochester, Indiana, to the late Franklin and Jane Heisler, who were the owners of Heisler Pharmacy, Rochester, Indiana. Following graduation from Rochester Community High School, class of 1973, Phyllis went to Purdue University...

Jan 29, 2021

Click here to view the Livestream serviceClick Here to view video tribute Jorge Luis Amigó, 81, of Durham, NC, passed away on January 29, 2021 at Duke University Medical Center, with his loving wife at his side. He had been in declining health for several years. Jorge was born in Havana, Cuba, on February 23, 1939, the youngest son of...

Jan 24, 2021

Marion Dorita Greenberg Bender (died, 1/24/2021) Marion Dorita Greenberg was born on Sept 13, 1929 in Brooklyn NY to Mother, Besse (Batia) and father, Irving (Edward Irving) Greenberg. She had two older sisters—Leah (12 years older, married name Elsas) and Jessica (8 years older, married name Seiden). Marion was an athletic child (though not in terms of team sports, which...

Jan 23, 2021

Peter S. Wilson Jr, passed away January 23, 2021 after a brief illness. Peter and his wife Patricia called Chapel Hill home with their children for the last 20 years. Born on September 16, 1958, Peter grew up in Johnstown, NY. Peter was the second oldest of five children and son of Mrs. Elise Wilson and the late Mr. Peter...

Jan 23, 2021

Durham, NC – Renate Maria Alexander, age 85, died peacefully in Durham, NC on January 23, 2021. She was born on June 15, 1935 to the late Theo & Anna Nies. Renate was born and raised in Frankfurt Germany where she met and married her late, husband, Walter Alexander in Frankfurt Germany on February 6, 1954. She relocated to the...

Jan 20, 2021

Click here to view the Livestream service. TIMBERLAKE – Robert Wayne Ange, age 79, died at Carver Living Center on January 20, 2021. He was born on July 11, 1941 to the late Ruby and Willie Ange Robert was a retired Durham County Sheriff Deputy, a North Carolina Mason, member of Lodge # 352 and Sudan Shriner. He loved to...

Jan 19, 2021

Sharon Swartz Hungate, 76, of Durham, NC died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 while surrounded by her loving children. She was born in Hominy Falls, WV on March 27, 1944 to the late James and Maybelle Swartz.Sharon was a loving mother and dedicated wife. She was full of life and brought laughter to those around her. She spent many of her...

Jan 19, 2021

Joan Shedd, age 100, died at Hillcrest Convalescent Center on 01/19/2021. She was born on 10/29/1920 to the late Joseph and Margery Moody in Manchester NH. Joan Shedd graduated from the Boston School of Occupational Therapy. She volunteered at UNC Hospital for over 30 years and was named volunteer of the year in 2008. She enjoyed playing bridge, doing puzzles...

Jan 19, 2021

Dr. Barbara N. Pavan, 88, died peacefully, January 19, 2021 at Duke Hospital, Durham, NC. Beloved wife of Dr. Robert J. Pavan, mother of Michael J. and John D and outstanding educator. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Rahway, NJ. An alumna of Bennington College, Adelphi University and Harvard University, where she earned her doctorate. She was...