Obituaries

Oct 17, 2020

To view the recorded service, please click on the link provided below. Charlie “Pete” Sherman Ellington, born on May 17, 1937 and passed on October 17, 2020 at the age of 83. Pete was the son of the late Beedle Sherman Ellington and Nora Lee Roberts of Granville County. Pete is survived by his wife of 59 years, Vera M...

Oct 15, 2020

James Thaniel Faucette, 73, of Oxford, NC died Thursday, October 15, 2020. He was born in Oxford on March 4, 1947 to his now predeceased parents, Macon and Sallie Faucette. James was known by friends and family as J.T. He served in the U.S. Air Force following high school, then graduated from Wake Forest University. Always fascinated by foreign languages...

Oct 14, 2020

Joseph C. Greenfield, Jr July 20, 1931 – October 14, 2020 Dr. Joseph Cholmondeley Greenfield, Jr., James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine passed away in his beloved cabin in the woods on October 14th at the age of 89. He was born on July 20, 1931 to the late Joseph and Agnes Greenfield of Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Greenfield was...

Oct 11, 2020

DURHAM – Jennifer Deanice McFalls, age 54, died on October 11, 2020. She was born in Asheville, NC on October 9, 1966 and was a long-time resident of Orange County. Jennifer graduated from Orange Senior High School in 1984. She was an avid gardener, traveler, and adventurer. She was a lifelong UNC fan and Nascar fan. She also enjoyed watching...

Oct 11, 2020

Ben Jones Neal, 92, of Oxford, NC passed at home surrounded by his family as they sang his favorite hymns on Sunday, October 11, 2020. He was born in Caswell County, NC on June 24, 1928 to his now predeceased parents, Robert Lee Neal and Amy Garrett Neal. Ben moved to the Oak Hill community shortly after graduating from NC...

Oct 11, 2020

Oct 11, 2020

Ricky P. Morton, age 63, died on October 11, 2020. He was born in Baytown, TX to the late Paul Morton and Shirley Faye Turner Morton on September 13, 1957. He joined the US Air Force, traveled the world, then settled down to raise a family and serve his community as a law enforcement officer in Virginia. In 1998 he...

Oct 10, 2020

No services are scheduled at this time. The Browning family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Durham.

Oct 9, 2020

To view the recorded service, please follow the link provided below. Virginia Dare Preddy, 89, of Kittrell, NC died Friday, October 9, 2020. She was born in Granville county on September 3, 1931 to her now predeceased parents, John Peyton Howell and Mary Elizabeth Moss Howell. Virginia had a love of music and was a gifted musician and vocalist. She...

Oct 8, 2020

ROUGEMONT-William Javan (Jay) Davis died on October 8, 2020 of complication from PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was born in Charlotte on April 18, 1941 to the late Javan and Margaret Smith Davis. Jay was in the last graduation class of Central High School in Charlotte. He attended Charlotte College and graduated from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1964 where...

Oct 8, 2020

To view the recorded service, please follow the link provided below. Joyce McDonald Blue, 65, of Stem, NC died Thursday, October 8, 2020. She was born on October 20, 1954 to her now predeceased parents, William Ralph and Florence Hester McDonald. Joyce Blue was born in Granville County. She was a friend, mama and grandmother to all she crossed paths...

Oct 8, 2020

To view the recorded service, please follow the link provided further below. Apex David Harris Vaughan, age 75 years old, met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ face to face on October 8, 2020. David died at his home surrounded by family after a lengthly and fierce battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Granville County to the late...

Oct 5, 2020

Bret Hamilton Butters, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son died unexpectedly on October 5, 2020, at his home. On July 30, 1964, Bret was born in Delaware, Ohio, to Tom and Lynn Butters. At age three, he moved to Durham, North Carolina, where he grew up before attending Ohio Wesleyan University – where he met the love of his...

Oct 3, 2020

DURHAM – Martha Geraldine (Jerry) Wells Hardister, age 92, died on October 3, 2020. She was born on May 2, 1928 to Luther Cassell and Emma Shackleford Cassell. Jerry was born and raised in High Point, NC, the youngest of 11 children. After graduating from high school, she moved to Atlanta, where she met her husband (and true love), Tim...

Oct 3, 2020

C. Perry Colwell III January 23, 1927- October 3, 2020 Perry was born January 23, 1927 in Philadelphia. His parents, Chauncey P. Colwell and Louise Rives Colwell, and his sisters, Marguerite Colwell Pennypacker, Louise Sherman Colwell predeceased him. Perry is survived by his beloved wife Betty Jean Neese, his son Chauncey P. Colwell (Karen Anderson), his daughter Louise Eyes (Paul)...

Sep 30, 2020

Ann Rogers Brooks, 84, of Oxford, NC passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, September 30, 2020. She was born on March 5, 1936 to Alvin and Annie Averette Rogers. Defying all odds at birth as a pre-mature baby, she lived her whole life in her grandmother’s house. A graduate of Oxford High School and Mrs. Fullers Business School, she...

Sep 26, 2020

My precious mother and best friend, Dorothy Marie Massey Parsons, passed away early Saturday morning, September 26, 2020 at White Oak Manor in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was surrounded by none of her loving family. Mama was born to Sevada Barbee Massey and Willie Eugene Massey in Durham, North Carolina on May 22, 1923. She was the youngest of 14...

Sep 26, 2020

To view the recorded service, please follow the link provided below. Ruth C. Boyd, 83, of Oxford, NC died Saturday, September 26, 2020. She was born on January 20, 1937 to her now predeceased parents, Lambert and Hattie Mae Currin. Ruth was a native of Granville County her entire life. She was born, raised, educated, attended church, worked, married, and...

Sep 19, 2020

O’Nell Ferrell Hicks, age 85, died on September 19, 2020. She was born in Durham, NC on January 15, 1935 to Jennings Franklin Wood and Wilma Beauchamp Wood. O’Nell loved spending time with her family and singing in the choir at Grace Baptist Church. O’Nell is survived by four children, Gary Ferrell and wife Jamie, Connie Dupree and husband Belease,...

Sep 16, 2020

**Link to Livestream is listed below with service details** Luann Marie Coté, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 surrounded by family at home in Durham, North Carolina. She was a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great- grandmother. Luann was born on November 20, 1935 in Taunton, Massachusetts to Alfred and Lillian Moitozo. She was a registered...