Obituaries

Dorothy Elizabeth Sedlak

Dorothy Elizabeth Sedlak

Jul 29, 2018

Dorothy Elizabeth Sedlak died July 29, 2018. Dorothy was born in Glen Cove, NY on June 21, 1931 to the late John and Josephine Sumcizk. Dorothy lived in Glen Cove & Locust Valley until 2014 when she moved to Durham, NC. Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Glen Cove High School. She attended the Mt. Sinai School of Nursing, New...

Joseph Brett

Joseph Brett

Jul 29, 2018

Joseph Brett, 74, of Durham, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2018 after spending the day with his family. He was born to the late Joseph and Catherine Brett oneecember 9, 1943 in Dover, New Jersey. Joseph attended Morris Catholic High School, and worked at BioMerieux for 48 years. He married his wife, Gloria, on August 18, 1970, raised four...

Al William Glasscock

Al William Glasscock

Jul 28, 2018

Oxford, NC Al Glasscock,78, passed away on July 28, 2018 after a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Born to the late Alfred and Ruth Glasscock on March 1, 1940 in Granville County and raised by his grandparents, the late Richard and Minnie Glasscock. Al was married to Gladys Elliott Glasscock for 55 years. Al graduated from Oak Hill High...

Al William Glasscock

Al William Glasscock

Jul 28, 2018

Oxford, NC Al Glasscock,78, passed away on July 28, 2018 after a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Born to the late Alfred and Ruth Glasscock on March 1, 1940 in Granville County and raised by his grandparents, the late Richard and Minee Glasscock. Al was married to Gladys Elliott Glasscock for 55 years. Al graduated from Oak Hill High...

Peggy Beard Owens

Peggy Beard Owens

Jul 28, 2018

Peggy Beard Owens, 88, died peacefully at Croasdaile Village in Durham, NC on July 28, 2018. She was borneeggy Flowe Beard on January 12, 1930 in Raleigh. She grew up in Fayetteville and was a member of Hay Street Uneed Methodist Church. A graduate of Fayetteville High School and later Greensboro College, Peggy taught math and coached in both Candor...

Hazel Sherman Montague

Hazel Sherman Montague

Jul 24, 2018

Hazel Sherman Montague, 85, of Durham, NC and formerly of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, July 24, 2018.?? She was born in Granville County oneecember 12, 1932, daughter of the late Lottie Denny Sherman and the late Gattis Luther Sherman. Hazel was a 1951 graduate of Berea High School and a 1955 graduate of Elon College.?? She went on to become...

Hazel Sherman Montague

Hazel Sherman Montague

Jul 24, 2018

Hazel Sherman Montague, 85, of Durham, NC and formerly of Oxford, NC died Tuesday, July 24, 2018. She was born in Granville County on December 12, 1932, daughter of the late Lottie Denny Sherman and the late Gattis Luther Sherman. Hazel was a 1951 graduate of Berea High School and a 1955 graduate of Elon College. She went on to...

Emma Leigh Stallings

Emma Leigh Stallings

Jul 23, 2018

Oxford Emma Leigh Stallings, 94, beganeer eternal life on July 23, 2018. She was the second of three girls born to the late Walter Edward aneemma Duke Strange oneecember 19, 1923 in Franklin County, NC. Emma is survived by her three sons, Howard Jr and his wife, Kay of North Myrtle Beach; Eddie and his wife, Gay of Oxford; and...

Emma Leigh Stallings

Emma Leigh Stallings

Jul 23, 2018

Oxford Emma Leigh Stallings, 94, began her eternal life on July 23, 2018. She was the second of three girls born to the late Walter Edward and Emma Duke Strange on December 19, 1923 in Franklin County, NC. Emma is survived by her three sons, Howard Jr and his wife, Kay of North Myrtle Beach; Eddie and his wife, Gay...

Ernest Spurgeon Booth, Jr.

Ernest Spurgeon Booth, Jr.

Jul 22, 2018

Ernest Spurgeon Booth, Jr. died July 22, 2018 due to complications from Alzheimer???s disease. A Durham native, he was born on October 5, 1932 to the late Vallie aneernest Booth, Sr. He graduated from Durham High School in 1951 and UNC Chapel Hill in 1955. He later served in the Army for two years before moving back to Durham and...

Claudia Mccormick

Claudia Mccormick

Jul 17, 2018

DURHAM- Claudia McCormick, 63, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. She was born in Antigo, Wisconsin on neember 29, 1954 to the late David Roy McCormick aneethlyn McKinnon McCormick. Claudia is survived by her sister, Susan M. Borski, of Mesa, AZ; her nieces, Rebecca Cook of Gilbert, AZ; Kelly McCormick of Phonix, AZ aneerin McCormick of Cave Creek, AZ;...

David Michael Brown

David Michael Brown

Jul 14, 2018

?? ?? ?? ?? David Michael Brown died peacefully on July 14, 2018. He was born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York, the son of Gerald and Josephine Brown. David worked to pay tuition at Bishop Duffy High School and went on to graduate from Niagara Uneersity in 1963 and the Uneersity of Buffalo in 1967. He was a...

Ellen Dian Johnston

Ellen Dian Johnston

Jul 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Ellen Dian Johnston (Anderson) announces her passing at the age of 75, on July 8, 2018 at Granville Medical Center after battling illness. Ellen will be fondly remembered by her two daughters, Jessica Brigman and Heather Johnston-Troutman; her sister, Venna Spencer; her brother, Mark Anderson; her grandchildren, Samantha Troutman, Rebecca Troutman,...

Ellen Dian Johnston

Ellen Dian Johnston

Jul 8, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Ellen Dian Johnston (Anderson) announces her passing at the age of 75, on July 8, 2018 at Granville Medical Center after battling illness. Ellen will be fondly remembered by her two daughters, Jessica Brigman and Heather Johnston-Troutman; her sister, Venna Spencer; her brother, Mark Anderson; her grandchildren, Samantha Troutman, Rebecca Troutman,...

Dr. Leon Jackson Smith, Jr.

Dr. Leon Jackson Smith, Jr.

Jul 8, 2018

DURHAM - Dr. Leon Jackson Smith, Jr. age 87, passed away Sunday morning July 8, 2018. He was a resident of Pruitt-Health and former resident of JFK Towers Senior Apartments. Born in McComb, Mississippi, Leon was the only child of the late Leon Jackson Smith, Sr. and Hazel Gertrud Oliver Smith. Leon graduated from Mississippi College in Clinton, MS and...

Nelson Manley Farrell

Nelson Manley Farrell

Jul 3, 2018

Oxford, NC Nelson Manley Farrell, 77 years old, unexpectedly died on July 3, 2018. He was the son of the late Nelson James Farrell and Jessie Elizabeth Singleton of Aberdeen, Maryland. Nelson was born and raised in Aberdeen, Maryland and moved to Oxford, North Carolina, 16 years ago to be close to his family, with his wife. Nelson was an...

Nelson Manley Farrell

Nelson Manley Farrell

Jul 3, 2018

Oxford, NC Nelson Manley Farrell, 77 years old, unexpectedly died on July 3, 2018.?? He was the son of the late Nelson James Farrell and Jessie Elizabeth Sineeton of Aberdeen, Maryland. Nelson was born and raised in Aberdeen, Maryland and moved to Oxford, North Carolina, 16 years ago to be close to his family, with his wife. ??Nelson was an...

John Holt

John Holt

Jul 3, 2018

CHAPEL HILL - John Ray Holt, 89, of Chapel Hill N.C. died peacefully on July 3rd, 2018 after a prolonged struggle with heart and kidney failure. He was born and raised in Old Fort, N.C. and was the son of the late John Bratcher Holt and Lavada Sutton Holt. Holt. John was a graduate of North Carolina State Uneersity and...

Roberta Ann Addison

Roberta Ann Addison

Jul 3, 2018

DURHAM-Roberta Ann Sims Addison passed away at 11:43pm on July 3, 2018 at her home. She was a devoted Christian and is now rejoicing with her Lord and Savior and all her loved ones who preceded her ineeath, especially her dear mother who died when Roberta was only 18 years old. In 1959, she married Daniel Stevens Addison. From this...

Diane Sullivan

Diane Sullivan

Jun 30, 2018

Diane Fay Sullivan, nee Novasio, died June 30, 2018 after a long struggle with COPD. She was born January 24, 1939 in Billings, Montana, the second of seven children born to Mary ???Scotty??? Scott and Floyd ???Pick??? Novasio. She graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School and Billings Business College. After a brief secretarial career in Billings, she married her...

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