Obituaries
Harriet Hackett Byrd
Aug 18, 2018
Harriet Hackett Byrd, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother died at home on August 18, 2018. She was born on neember 26, 1934 in Lynchburg, VA to the late DuVal Raymond and Virginia Lillian Hackett. She moved to Durham with her family at an early age and attended Durham and Hope Valley high schools. As a teeneer, Harriet lived on Ridge...
Khamtanh Keolavanh
Aug 18, 2018
Khamtanh Keolavanh, 87, of Oxford, died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at his home and surrounded by family.?? He was born in Laos on March 3, 1931 to the late Kham and Keiam Keolavanh. Khamtanh and his family immigrated to the Uneed States from Laos in 1979.?? They were sponsored by the Oxford Uneed Methodist Church???s Refugee Program. Khamtanh is survived...
Khamtanh Keolavanh
Aug 18, 2018
Khamtanh Keolavanh, 87, of Oxford, died Saturday, August 18, 2018 at his home and surrounded by family. He was born in Laos on March 3, 1931 to the late Kham and Keiam Keolavanh. Khamtanh and his family immigrated to the United States from Laos in 1979. They were sponsored by the Oxford United Methodist Church's Refugee Program. Khamtanh is survived...
Douglas Eugene Tucker
Aug 18, 2018
Oxford, NC Douglas Eugene Tucker, 57, died at home on Saturday, August 18, 2018, surrounded by his family. A native of Norfolk, VA, he was born to R. Douglas Tucker and the late Faye Freeman Tucker on November 11, 1960. Doug graduated from Old Dominion University in 1984 with a degree in mechanical engineering and completed his master's degree in...
Natalie M. Holley
Aug 16, 2018
Natalie M. Holley, 70, of Oxford, died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 8:21 pm. ??She was born ineestover, PA on August 17, 1947 to the late Blake aneelizabeth N. Clutter. Natalie was passionee for cooking. ??She especially loved the cooking, family, and friends that surrounded the Thanksgiving Holiday. ??She enjoyed canning, gardening, and reading the Bible, but most of all,...
Louise Faucette Oakley
Aug 16, 2018
Oxford, NC Louise Faucette Oakley, 100, died peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018. She was born on a cold February morning in Granville County to the late Lonnie and Hettie Burchett Faucette. Louise was a lifelong resident of Granville County, where she met and married her late husband, William "Shag Oakley. She was a longtime member of Enon Baptist Church....
Louise Faucette Oakley
Aug 16, 2018
Oxford, NC Louise Faucette Oakley, 100, died peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018. She was born on a cold February morning in Granville County to the late Lonee and Hettie Burchett Faucette. Louise was a lifelong resident of Granville County, where she met and married her late husband, William ???Shag??? Oakley. ??She was a longtime member of Enon Baptist Church.??...
Natalie M. Holley
Aug 16, 2018
Natalie M. Holley, 70, of Oxford, died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 8:21 pm. She was born in Westover, PA on August 17, 1947 to the late Blake and Elizabeth N. Clutter. Natalie was passionate for cooking. She especially loved the cooking, family, and friends that surrounded the Thanksgiving Holiday. She enjoyed canning, gardening, and reading the Bible, but most...
Sheila Brennan Hickey
Aug 15, 2018
DURHAM ??? Sheila Brennan Hickey, age 72, died at the Hock Family Pavilion oneednesday, August 15, 2018. She was born oneebruary 7th 1946 to the late Mr. and Mrs. William J Brennan. She was born in Utica, NY and was native to the CYneegion. She earned degrees from Utica College and Syracuse Uneersity and worked for 36 years as a...
Suzanne Blackwell David Frizzell
Aug 14, 2018
CARY - Suzanne Blackwell David Frizzell, 67, beloved mother, sister, and aunt, passed away at UNC Hospitals of Noneecific Interstitial Pneumonitis on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Suzanne was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of the late Johneewis David II and the late Bettie Truly Blackwell David. Suzanne attended Clinton High School in Clinton, New York, and was looking forward...
Dorothy Dillard Burns
Aug 9, 2018
Dorothy Dillard Burns, age 84, died peacefully on August 9, 2018 at Forest at Duke in Durham. Dottie was born oneebruary 20, 1934 to Stark Spotswood and Alice Walker Dillard. She was one of 3 children and is survived by her adopted brother David Paige Dillard. Dottie spent her childhood years in Greensboro, where in 1926 her father founded Dillard...
Jerrell (Jerry) Cates Colvard
Aug 7, 2018
Jerrell (Jerry) Cates Colvard, age 89, went home to her Lord Jesus Christ on August 7, 2018 after a prolonged illness.?? She was preceded ineeath by her loving husband of 58 years, "J" Colvard, in 2010. She graduated from Durham High School in 1947 and was a member of Trinity Bible Class at First Baptist Church. She is survived by...
Maria Kerr Harris Blackwell
Aug 4, 2018
OXFORD January 2, 1923--August 4, 2018 Maria Kerr Blackwell departed this life on August 4, 2018 at her home in Oxford. Maria was the daughter of Frances Worthington Taylor and Graham Waverly Harris.?? She married Luther Devin Blackwell, Jr. on October 9, 1948 and they enjoyed many years together??until his death on October 31, 1996. Maria attended Women's College of...
Maria Kerr Harris Blackwell
Aug 4, 2018
OXFORD January 2, 1923--August 4, 2018 Maria Kerr Blackwell departed this life on August 4, 2018 at her home in Oxford. Maria was the daughter of Frances Worthington Taylor and Graham Waverly Harris. She married Luther Devin Blackwell, Jr. on October 9, 1948 and they enjoyed many years togetheruntil his death on October 31, 1996. Maria attended Women's College of...
William A. Weed, Jr. (Bill)
Aug 4, 2018
William A. Weed, Jr. (Bill) passed away on August 4, 2018. He was born July 23, 1925, the son of the late Bonee Gilmore Weed and William A. Weed, Sr. of Columbus, Georgia. He was predeceased by his sisters, Gerry Weed Blackman and Mary Weed Perry. Bill is survived by his wife, Earline Hendrix Weed; a son, William A. Weed,...
Dorothy Marie Foster
Aug 3, 2018
Dorothy Marie Foster (Dee) died August 3, 2018. She was born to the late Emil & Clara Albrecht Jorgensen oneebruary 23, 1922. Dee attended Grinnell College in Iowa and graduated from Northwestern Uneersity in 1945. In 1947 she married James K. Foster and they shared 63 happy years together. In 1964 Dee & Jim moved to Durham and later became...
Kay Nell Creech
Aug 2, 2018
Kay Nell Creech died peacefully on August 2, 2018. She was born on April 20, 1939 in Durham, NC and raised in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born to the late James Ernest Maddry and Katherine Collins Maddry. Kay graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1957 and attended Appalachian State Uneersity for one year. Kay spent most of her...
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
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
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...
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