Obituaries
Elizabeth Lawrence Gunselman
Apr 6, 2024
Elizabeth Lawrence was born in Durham, NC on February 26, 1950, the third child of Mildred and Eugene Lawrence. Growing up she lived in Apex, New Bern, and Raleigh, where she graduated from Enloe High School. She attended her first three years of college at Western Carolina, and graduated from East Carolina, after which she became certified as a Registered...
Patricia Gray May Parker
Apr 6, 2024
Patricia Gray May Parker, age 82, passed away in Durham, North Carolina on April 6, 2024. She was born on January 18, 1942, to the late Charlie Coble May and Kittie Gray Guy May.
Pat (Trish or Trisha to her family in Alabama) was born in Salitpa, Clarke County, Alabama. She graduated from nearby Jackson High School and received her Bachelor...
Robert Paul Stranahan, Iii
Apr 4, 2024
Robert Paul Stranahan III, age 63, died at his home on April 4, 2024. He was born on June 22, 1960 to the late Robert and Louise Stranahan.
Robert grew up in Bethesda, Maryland where he engaged in such youthful pursuits as climbing the Washington National Cathedral. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1981 with a degree in...
Earl French Hadden, Ii
Apr 3, 2024
Durham, NC – Earl French Hadden II, age 77, died at UNC Medical Center on Wednesday, April 3rd. He was born on June 14, 1946 in Princeton, WV to the late Earl and Doris Hadden.
The family moved to Charlotte, NC when Earl was a teenager. There he graduated from Myers Park High School. He then attended UNC Chapel Hill where...
Sibyl Frances Clayton
Apr 2, 2024
Durham- Sibyl Frances Clayton, age 94, of Durham, died Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Terra Bella in Hillsborough. She was a Durham native, born September 10, 1929, to the late Walter Lavaille and Callie Tilley Totten.
Sibyl is survived by her brother, Phillip Totten, and her nieces and nephews, Bill (Sandra) Totten, Betsy (Rusty) Mincey, Tim (Wendy) Sorrell, Debra Sorrell, Julie...
Dean Jeanette Hargrove
Mar 29, 2024
Dean Jeanette Edwards Hargrove peacefully passed away on March 29, 2024. She was born on January 5, 1951 to the late Iola Edwards
She graduated from John R Hawkins High School and attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she became a Certified Dental Assistant. In her later years she provided child care services in her...
Jo Ann Elliott
Mar 28, 2024
Jo Ann Newton Elliott, age78, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024. She was born on June 25, 1945, in Granville County, North Carolina to the late Victor Bagley Newton and Josephine Overton Newton.
Jo was known for having the biggest heart and loving her family unconditionally.
Jo will be deeply missed by her friends and family which include numerous nieces, nephews,...
Leland O'Brian Ray
Mar 27, 2024
Leland O'Brian Ray, age 77, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. He was born in Granville County, NC on April 30, 1946 to his late parents Robert M. Ray, Jr and Margaret O'Brian Frost Ray.
Leland's personality was so full of life and he lived a beautiful experience. He will be missed dearly by his siblings, Marsha Ray Sherry (husband...
Jasper Wayne Hicks
Mar 27, 2024
J. Wayne Hicks, age 74, of Oxford, N.C. passed away peacefully on March 27, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Haywood Arthur Hicks and Mittie Belle Daniel Hicks.
Wayne was born on August 20, 1949, in Granville County and was raised on the family farm in Oxford, N.C. He met his...
Joseph Carson Story , Jr.
Mar 25, 2024
(Durham, NC) – Joseph (Joe) Story, Jr. passed away on March 25th after a valiant fight to overcome health complications while inpatient at Duke Hospital.
A beloved spouse, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, scoutmaster, captain, friend, and mentor, Joe touched the lives of countless others in his 80 years on earth. Born in Mecklenburg County on January 10, 1944, Joe moved to...
Madge Carmichael (Fort) Carrington
Mar 24, 2024
CARRINGTON, Madge Carmichael (Fort), a resident of Carmichael, CA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the age of 88. Madge was born on August 13, 1935, in Greenville, NC to Dr. Marion Kirkland Fort and Jeanette Moore Fort.
Madge grew up in Durant, OK, graduating in 1953 from Durant High School, focusing on dance and choir. Madge then...
Jonah Alexander Hamil Luker
Mar 20, 2024
Jonah Alexander Hamil Luker, age 21, died in Raleigh on March 20, 2024. He was born on July 8, 2002 to parents Jenifer Hamil and Kenneth Luker and his birth-mother, Shannon Wesdorp.
Jonah grew up in Durham, North Carolina and graduated from Jordan High School. With a curious mind and reliably hardworking personality, he enjoyed building a career in welding and...
Patricia Foster Mcquay
Mar 19, 2024
Patricia Anne Foster McQuay died peacefully at her home on March 19, having recently celebrated her 91st birthday. Patricia was born January 13, 1933 in Cherryville, NC, as the only child of Brite Vernon and Mary Elizabeth Mason Foster.
Her family moved to Charlotte when her father returned from serving in WWII in Germany. There Patricia graduated high school and worked...
Joyce Peed Blalock
Mar 14, 2024
Joyce Peed Blalock, 89, of Roxboro NC died Wednesday, March 14, 2024. Joyce was born in Person
County on September 30, 1934 to Willie Lee Peed and Martha Ann “Annie” Duke Peed.
She lived most of her life in the Rougemont community of Person County where she was a member of Mt. Harmony
Baptist Church.
Joyce was a loving and faithful wife to...
Dana Jackie Hicks
Mar 13, 2024
(Chapel Hill, NC) – Dan Hicks, known as Jack or DannyJack to close friends and family, age 79, died in Chapel Hill, NC on Wednesday 3/13/2024. He was born on January 9, 1945, to the late Bethel and Henry Gardner Hicks, in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Dan was incredibly creative, intelligent, and vivacious. He was a talented artist and photographer, and well-known...
Julia Jean Insley
Mar 12, 2024
Julia Jean Insley passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Julie suffered from Parkinson’s Disease for many years before she succumbed to it. She faced this challenge head-on and educated herself about treatment options. Throughout her battle with the disease, Julie remained socially active, including participating in a Parkinson’s dance troupe, which performed publicly, and in her...
Ann Lominac Kanoy
Mar 11, 2024
Ann Elizabeth Lominac Kanoy, widow of Dr. Burrell Edmond Kanoy, Sr., died in Durham, NC on March 11, 2024, at the age of 96. A native of Buncombe County, NC, Mrs. Kanoy was born on January 10, 1928, to the late Richmond Carl and Jessie Ada Phillips Lominac.
She is survived by her three sons, Dr. Burrell Edmond Kanoy, Jr. (Dr....
Gwendolyn Yvonne Washington
Mar 8, 2024
Gwen Washington illuminated the world with her joy. She raised seven children on three continents. She was the epitome of an officer's wife. She loved celebrations and her home was always the jewel of the neighborhood. Most of all, she was an artist with an eye for beauty. She was an entrepreneur who ran a specialty cake-decorating business before it...
Roberta Winifede Hairston
Mar 7, 2024
Roberta Winifede Hairston, age 70, died at home in Durham on March 7, 2024. Roberta was born on January 13, 1954, in Manchester, England to the late Tom and Annie Harbyman.
In Manchester, Roberta attended private school and went to college where she graduated with a degree in IT Technology. She later moved to the United States, where her first job...
Mary Josephine Bonhivert
Mar 7, 2024
Mary Josephine (Mary Jo), age 66, died peacefully at home in Hurdle Mills, NC on Thursday, March 7th. She was born in Evanston, IL to the late Maurice O’Donohue and Catherine Clancy O’Donohue.
She is survived by her daughter, Tryston Jack (David) , granddaughter, Ella and grandson, David of Raleigh; loving partner of 25 years, Robert (Bob) Noack of Hurdle Mills...
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