Obituaries
William Vann Mcpherson, Jr.
Jun 17, 2019
William Vann McPherson, Jr. died June 17, 2019, at Duke Uneersity Hospital following complications from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Kathryn Davenport McPherson; son William Vann McPherson III; daughter Margaret Davenport McPhersoneeir and son-in-law Richard Weir IV; and two granddaughters, Tabor and Kit, who brought him infinee joy. He is also survived by three brothers,...
Gwendolyn C. Adcock
Jun 15, 2019
Oxford Gwendolyn C. Adcock, age 75, died on June 15, 2019. ??The daughter of the late James Earl Knott and Mary Elizabeth Brooks Knott, she was born in Granville County on April 8, 1944. After graduation, Gweneent to work for the Tobacco Research Station and retired there after 30 years.?? Gwen raised 2 sons and was an active member of...
James Charlie Smith
Jun 15, 2019
James Charles Smith died on June 15, 2019, at the Croasdaile Retirement Village Pavilion at the age 89. He left behind his wife of almost 62 years who was by his side to the end, and his last words were, ???I wish you were coming with me.??? Charlie was born in Wilmington, NC on neember 20, 1929. After high school,...
Dorothy "Dot" Dewar Adams
Jun 8, 2019
DURHAM ??? Dorothy ???Dot??? Dewar Adams, age 92, died at her home on June 8, 2019. She was born on May 7, 1927 to the late Jasper and Hazel Adams. Dot was a member of Lowes Grove Baptist Church and was also an Iron Duke. She was inducted into the North Carolina Softball Hall of Fame. Ineer free time, she...
Hazel Deaneeabock Seagroves
Jun 7, 2019
DURHAM ??? Hazel Deaneeabock Seagroves, age 94, died at Duke Uneersity Hospital on June 7, 2019. She was born on May 1, 1925 to the late Alvin and Hazel Seabock Hazel was a graduate of Durham High School. She was married to the love of her life, Lineey P. Seagroves, for 63 years. They were married at St. Paul???s Lutheran...
Ida "Fay" Hogan Daniel
Jun 2, 2019
CHAPEL HILL ??? Ida ???Fay??? Hogan Daniel, age 87, died at Carol Woods Retirement Community on June 2, 2019. She was born on neember 9, 1931 to the late James Burroughs and Anee Hogan. Fay was a lifelong and active member of Orange Uneed Methodist Church. She graduated from the East Carolina Teachers College. She was a member of the...
Ernesto Vivas Flores
May 30, 2019
August 25, 1928-May 30, 2019 Ernesto Vivas Flores (90) was born in Manila, Philippines.?? He graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology with a degree in Architecture.?? He immigrated to Canada and then moved to Syracuse, New York.?? He worked at Syracuse Uneersity as an architect for over 30 years until his retirement.?? In 2004 he moved to Durham, NC to...
Clinton W. Toms, Iii
May 29, 2019
Clinton W. Toms III, age 85, died at Duke Uneersity Medical Center on May 29, 2019. He was born on May 17, 1934 to the late Edgar and Julia Toms. Clinton attended Calvert School (later Durham Academy), Carr Junior High School, Durham High School and was a graduate of Woodberry Forest. He excelled in football, basketball and golf and was...
Keith John Baden
May 27, 2019
Keith John Baden, age 68, died at his home on May 27, 2019. He was born on August 4, 1950 to the late Ernest and Mary Baden. Keith was an animal lover and loved his own dog Teddy dearly. He moved to Florida to live with his brother, Frederick. After Frederick???s death, Keith moved to North Carolina to be with...
Ruby Guthrie Stovall
May 27, 2019
Stovall Ruby Guthrie Stovall, age 98, passed away on May 27, 2019 at Whitmore Retirement Center. A native of Granville County, she was born on April 19, 1921 to the late John ???Jack??? Guthrie and Bertha Waller Brineey Guthrie. Ruby is survived by her son, David M. Stovall (Carolyn); Eleanor H. Stovall, her daughter-in-law,; her brother, John Charles ???J.C.??? Guthrie;...
Evelyneearl Hoffler Anderson
May 26, 2019
Evelyneearl Hoffler Anderson, age 96, died in Durham on May 26, 2019. She was born on May 10, 1923 to the late Earl Van Dorn Hoffler and Mary Pearl Jones Hoffler. Evelyn graduted from Durham High School in 1941.?? Her first job was at Fidelity Bank in Durham.?? She theneent to work for Home Security Life Insurance company as a...
Doris Sherron Hux
May 23, 2019
Doris Sherron Hux, age, 88, died on May 23, 2019 in the comfort of her home. She was born on May 2, 1931 to the late Ennis and Hettie Sherron. Doris was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church, a member of Southgate Chapter #177OES and joined in 1978; a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church Primetimers, a member of...
Kathleen (Kay) Frances Cappelli Palmdahl
May 22, 2019
Kathleen (Kay) Palmdahl, age 95, died on May 22, 2019.?? She was born on January 6, 1924 in Cranston, Rhode Island to the late Albert and Alice McGowan Cappelli. Kay was born in Cranston, Rhode Island in 1924.???? When she was five years old her mother died.???? Because her dad was a rural mail carrier, with very little family support,...
Richard David ???Dave??? Currin, Jr.
May 22, 2019
Oneeptember 24, 1960, a baby boy was born to Richard David Currin, Sr. and Anne Bryce Currin at Granville Medical Center and was given the nee of Richard David ???Dave??? Currin, Jr.?? Dave always excelled in all that he did from a young age. He graduated valedictorian from J.F. Webb High School in 1978, he attended and graduated from NC...
Adam Drew Baker Jr.
May 21, 2019
Adam Drew Baker Jr., infant son of Adam and Alanna Baker, was already held in the arms of Jesus whenee was born on Tuesday May 21, 2019 at Duke Uneersity Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Adam Jr. is survived by his parents, Adam and Alanna Baker; his sister, Annagrace; his maternal grandparents, Bobby and Phyllis Cooley; his paternal grandmother, Linda...
Cameron Makay Brown
May 21, 2019
Cameron MaKay Brown, ??21 years of age, passed away on Tuesday May 21, 2019 in a tragic accident.?? ??The son of Jason Edward Brown (Jenneer Bergen) and Pamela Lynn Brown (P.J. Provenzano), he was born in Vance County on October 12, 1997. Cameron was a young man who had three loves: family, friends, and fast cars. He was a Pontiac...
Martha Irene Mcquay
May 17, 2019
Martha Irene McQuay, of Durham, died May 17, 2019. Her family surrounded their beloved 93-year-old aunt and cousin. Martha???s life centered oneer family, especially her widowed mother, her siblings, nieces, and nephews. She served her church (then called McQuay Memorial Presbyterian) in Charlotte and was the oldest and last surviving of four children of Maude Plaster aneedgar Hawley McQuay. Martha...
Daniel A. Larson
May 17, 2019
Daniel Larson, age 53, of Durham, NC passed away on May 17, 2019 after a lengthy illness and a very courageous journey. ??He was born in 1966 in Stoneham, Massachusetts to Rosalind Gasecki Larson and Alan Larson, and was the youngest of three children. ??Dan was a loving husband, son, brother, and friend. Dan was a former IT professional with...
Jackie Crotts Cates
May 15, 2019
Jackie Cates passed away surrounded by her family on May 15, 2019 and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whom she served faithfully for over 60 years. Jackie was a Rural Billing Supervisor at NC Blue Cross Blue Shield in the 60???s and 70???s and later worked with her husband Tom Cates in his...
Louise Duncan Watkins
May 15, 2019
Louise Watkins 87, died on May 15, 2019 surrounded by her family. ??The daughter of the late Melvin and Oderine Kearney Duncan, Louise was born in Granville County on June 26,1931. Louise was the matriarch of the Watkins family.?? She met and married her longtime love, the late James Dudley Watkins. She was a dedicated and a true woman of...
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