Obituaries
Philip Charles Gast
May 12, 2018
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Philip C. Gast, who showed that gumption and tenacity can take your dreams anywhere, died Saturday in Durham, N.C. He was 88. Gen. Gast will be remembered professionally as a decorated and accomplished defender of his country, a skilled combat pilot and a respected military leader whose career took him across the country and around...
Adriane Kyropoulos
May 11, 2018
CHAPEL HILL - Adriane Kyropoulos,50, died Friday, May 11th, 2018. Adriane was the daughter of Simone Kyropoulos and the late Leon Kyropoulos; sister of Laura Kyropoulos; wife of Sasha Harris; loving mother of Theo L. Harris,14, and Petra S. Harris,8; aunt & godmother of Lucas and Phoebe; niece of Constantine Kyropoulos and David Tenney, Simeon and Leslie Haritos. Adriane was...
Claire Frances (Mahoney) Dugan
May 11, 2018
DURHAM - Claire Frances (Mahoney) Dugan, 84, died peacefully on May 11, 2018, surrounded by her beloved children. ??Her devoted husband of 63 years, Joseph Richard (Dick), predeceased her by only a few months.?? There is peace and grace in knowing they are now joyfully reuneed. Claire was born at home in Somerville, Massachusetts, oneebruary 5, 1934, the youngest daughter...
Mrs. Bernee Elizabeth Dove (Nee Grzywacz) Restivo
May 7, 2018
PITTSBORO, NC Mrs. Bernee Elizabeth Dove (nee Grzywacz) Restivo died peacefully May 7, 2018, at her Pittsboro home surrounded by her loving family. She was 81. Bernee was born June 13, 1936, in Washington, D.C., to Frances Kowalski Dove and John Paul Dove of Inverness, MD. She attended Sacred Heart of Mary grade school in Graceland Park, MD. She graduated...
Fr. Joseph G. Vetter
May 7, 2018
Reverend Joseph G. Vetter, 71 years old, died on Monday, May 7, 2018 at his temporary residence in Durham, North Carolina. ??He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina oneebruary 1, 1947 to the late Regina Dolores (Murray) Vetter and Raymoneedward Vetter.?? Father Vetter was preceded ineeath by his sister, Anne Marie Vetter and his dear friend, Mary Dowling and is...
Charles Watkins Wilkinson, Jr
May 6, 2018
Oxford Judge Charles Watkins Wilkinson, Jr., 76 years old, passed away in his sleep on May 6, 2018, at his home on 207 Edgewood Drive in Oxford, North Carolina. A lifelong resident of Oxford, he graduated from Oxford High School in 1959 and entered Campbell University where he graduated in 1961 with an Associate in Arts degree. After graduating from...
Charles Watkins Wilkinson, Jr
May 6, 2018
Oxford Judge Charles Watkins Wilkinson, Jr., 76 years old,?? passed away in his sleep on May 6, 2018, at his home on 207 Edgewood Drive in Oxford, North Carolina.???? A lifelong resident of Oxford, he graduated from Oxford High School in 1959 aneentered Campbell Uneersity where he graduated in 1961 with an Associate in Arts degree.?? After graduating from East...
Athena Panagis Constantinou
May 5, 2018
Athena Panagis Constantinou, 89, died Saturday, May 5, 2018. She was born in Tarpon Springs, Fla. to the late Costas and Catherine Panagis. She was a first-generation American-borneescendant of Greek immigrants who originally hailed from the Dodekaniese Islands of Greece, Halki and Calimnos. Athena grew up in the Greek cultural mecca of Tarpon Springs, where she was valedictorian of her...
Sudha Moy ???Pintu??? Dutta
Apr 30, 2018
Mr. Sudha Moy ???Pintu??? Dutta died peacefully in UNC Hospice Home on April 30, 2018 in Pittsboro, NC at the age of 70.?? He was a resident of Durham for nearly 40 years. Sudha was passionee about upholding and preserving the cultural roots of his Indian and Bangladeshi ancestry in his adopted country as both a community and business leader....
Lucy Taylor Fort
Apr 28, 2018
Oxford Lucy Taylor Fort, 88, died peacefully at home on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Lucy was born in 1929 in Oxford, NC, daughter of the late Charles Davisson Hayes Fort and Idie Kerr Taylor Fort. She attended Oxford High School and graduated in 1947 as class Salutatorian. She then went to Richmond, VA and entered the Stuart Circle Hospital and...
Lucy Taylor Fort
Apr 28, 2018
Oxford Lucy Taylor Fort, 88, died peacefully at home on Saturday, April 28, 2018.?? Lucy was born in 1929 in Oxford, NC, daughter of the late Charles Davisson Hayes Fort and Idie Kerr Taylor Fort.?? She attended Oxford High School and graduated in 1947 as class Salutatorian.?? She theneent to Richmond, VA aneentered the Stuart Circle Hospital and School for...
Lewis Graham Harris, Jr.
Apr 27, 2018
OXFORD: Lewis Graham Harris, Jr passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday, April 27, 2018 following a brief period of declining health.?? Graham was born in 1933 in Granville County to L.G. Harris and Ola Belle Tunstall Harris. Graham???s life was a legacy of service to others. A life-long member of Gray Rock Methodist Church and citizen...
Lewis Graham Harris, Jr.
Apr 27, 2018
OXFORD: Lewis Graham Harris, Jr passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday, April 27, 2018 following a brief period of declining health. Graham was born in 1933 in Granville County to L.G. Harris and Ola Belle Tunstall Harris. Graham's life was a legacy of service to others. A life-long member of Gray Rock Methodist Church and citizen...
Mary Jane Young
Apr 27, 2018
CHAPEL HILL - Mary Jane Young passed away peacefully on April 27, 2018 with her family by her side. Mary Jane was born in Rochester NY on March 9, 1928 to the Michael and Margaret Vetromile. Mary Jane was a professional vocalist and a well- known Soprano Soloist performing throughout New York. Mary Jane married the late Leo E. Young...
Edith "Edie" Hook Arledge
Apr 25, 2018
Edith Hook Arledge (Edie) of Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, NC passed away peacefully on April 25, 2018 after a long period of declining health. Edith was a member of Grey Stone Church in Durham and a former longtime active member of Biltmore Church in Asheville, NC where she resided with Jack for over 44 years. She is survived...
Sir John Michael Whitesides
Apr 25, 2018
Sir John Michael Whitesides, age 39 of Durham, North Carolina, passed away at his home oneednesday, April 25, 2018. He was born October 23, 1978 in Auburn, Alabama and also lived in Clemson, South Carolina. He is survived by his fianc??e Lisa Anneeavlin, his daughters Summer and Kylie, his parents John and Marie Whitesides, and his six siblings and their...
Dr. Sigrid Johanna Voneenner Nelius
Apr 24, 2018
Dr. Sigrid Johanna voneenner Nelius, 94, died April 24, 2018 at the Forest at Duke. A native of Pirna, Saxony, Germany, she emigrated to the U.S. in 1953, becoming a citizen in 1960. Sigrid finished high school in Dresden and attended uneersities in Innsbruck and Tubingen prior to completing medical education at Munich Uneersity Medical School. She beganeedical practice at...
Samuel "Sammy" Christmas Hobgood, Iii
Apr 23, 2018
Oxford Samuel "Sammy C. Hobgood, III, age 66, of Oxford, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 23, 2018. He was a native of Granville County, and the son of the late Bill and Mary Lee Newby Hobgood. Sammy was a die-hard Carolina Tarheel fan that loved his family, his friends and his horse, Ms. Rose. He was...
Samuel "Sammy" Christmas Hobgood, Iii
Apr 23, 2018
Oxford Samuel ???Sammy??? C. Hobgood, III, age 66, of Oxford, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 23, 2018. He was a native of Granville County, and the son of the late Bill and Mary Lee Newby Hobgood. Sammy was a die-hard Carolina Tarheel fan that loved his family, his friends and his horse, Ms. Rose. He was...
June Holder Gunter
Apr 23, 2018
June Holder Gunter, 95, a native of Durham, NC, died April 23, 2018. She was born on January 22, 1923, to the late John R. and Junia Sasser Holder. She attended Kings Business College, Durham Business School and completed banking courses with the American Institute of Banking. She beganeer banking career as an assistant credit maneer with Ellis Stone of...
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