Obituaries
Geraldine Rayford
Dec 7, 2023
In Loving Memory
of
Geraldine Steffen Rayford
Geraldine Steffen Rayford, known affectionately as Geri, gracefully concluded her earthly journey on December 7, 2023; surrounded by the love and warmth she freely shared throughout her life. Born on April 29, 1946, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Geri was the cherished daughter of the late John Victor Steffen and Catherine Segla Steffen.
Geri's educational...
Helen Adcock Irvin
Dec 7, 2023
Helen Bland Adcock Irvin, age 84, peacefully died in her home of Greensboro, NC, and joined her Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 7, 2023. She was born in Oxford, North Carolina, on May 31, 1939, to her beloved late parents, Joseph Solomon Adcock and Virginia Daniel Adcock.
Helen’s life was a testament to being among the most endearing and kind...
Maria Carr Harrell
Dec 3, 2023
Maria Carr Harrell of Durham, died peacefully surrounded by her family on December 3 while briefly in hospice care. She was born August 31, 1948, the first of three daughters, to the late Albert Gallatin Carr of Durham and Katherine Legg Carr of Henderson, NC.
Maria graduated from Durham High School, attended Stratford College for two years and graduated from UNC...
Michelle Mason King
Nov 30, 2023
Michelle Mason King, has died at the age of 56, on Thursday, November 30th, 2023, in Durham, N.C.
She was born in Boston, Mass., to Edna Taylor Mason and Norman Christy Mason on Dec. 5, 1967. She graduated from Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh and went on to graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From there, she...
Mary Alice Eckman
Nov 27, 2023
Mary Alice Eckman (née Ryan) passed away peacefully on Monday, November 27th. She was born to the late Robert and Irene Ryan on January 20, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Mount St. Mary Academy in St. Charles, Illinois, and graduated from Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois.
On January 11, 1958, she married Thomas Roy Eckman and spent the next...
Mildred Frances Newsome
Nov 26, 2023
Mildred Newsome, age 102, a lifetime resident of Oxford, joined our Father in heaven on 11/26/2023. She was the daughter of the late Lewis Thomas Newton and Flora Elizabeth Critcher.
Mildred was a devoted member of the Hester Baptist Church and graduated from Berea High School, Oxford. She devoted her life to raising three children, assisted on the farm, worked at...
Sylvia Virginia Matthews
Nov 25, 2023
Sylvia Currin Matthews, age 94, passed away peacefully on November 25th, 2023. A long-time resident of both Granville and Perquimans counties in North Carolina, she was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend to many. She was born in July of 1929 to Bodie Marsh and Lodema Adcock Currin and was raised on a tobacco farm on Roxboro Rd....
Kenneth Richard Apgar
Nov 21, 2023
Kenneth Richard Apgar, age 94 formerly of Newark NJ, died peacefully at the Cedars in Chapel Hill on November 21st 2023. He was born July 26,1929 from parents, Theresa A. Apgar and Stacy T. Apgar. Ken was the second oldest child of three. He graduated from Irvington High School in Irvington NJ and worked at NJ Bell Telephone company (Verizon)...
Myrtle Wilson Cherkas
Nov 19, 2023
Myrtle S. Cherkas, 95, was called home to be with our Lord on Sunday, November 19, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Willie Wilson and Mary Lee Wilson; first husband, Sidney Satterwhite; her second husband, William Cherkas; her daughters, Barbara Currin and Sandra Newton; and a grandson, Westley Satterwhite.
Myrtle lived and raised her children in Stovall,...
Barbara Jean Reeves
Nov 16, 2023
Barbara Jean Daniel Reeves, age 80, died at Raleigh's Rex Hospital on November 16, 2023. She was born on June 28, 1943 in Durham's Watts Hospital to the late Wallace L. Daniel and Ethel Jones Daniel.
She graduated from Southern Durham High School and she graduated from Campbell College, which is now Campbell University, with a BS in Secondary Mathematics Education....
George James Pashales
Nov 13, 2023
George James Pashales, 86, died peacefully in his home with his family on November 13, 2023. He was born on May 24, 1937, in Clifton Forge, Virginia to the late James and Maria Pashales. He was the husband of the late Janet Beatrice Hudson for 38 years. George was a graduate of Durham High School class of 1955 and attended...
Annie L. Cotten
Nov 13, 2023
A more detailed obituary to follow - please keep the family in your thoughts.
Frederick Trott Doane
Nov 11, 2023
Frederick T. Doane, 84, of Durham, NC and Colchester, VT, died November 11, 2023 of complications following surgery. Fred was the son of Vernon Harden Doane and Kathryn Trott Doane and was born in Washington, DC.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Heike; two children, Marcus F. Doane and Katrin Doane Goldfarb; his son-in-law, Michael Goldfarb; and...
Patricia Ann Upton
Nov 11, 2023
Pat was born on Halloween 1944 in Madeira, CA to George and Margaret Sullivan. Sandwiched between her three brothers, Chester, Jimmy, and David, she was one tough woman who was strong-willed and smart.
She received an undergraduate degree and a masters degree from San Jose State. She met the love of her life George while she was working in a diner...
Michael Kevin Dugan
Nov 11, 2023
Michael K. Dugan died on November 11, 2023 in Durham, North Carolina.
In 1940, Mike was born to Frank and Leah Kelley Dugan in Utica, New York. He was their trailing son, who looked up to his big sisters Louise and Sheila. As a boy, he was often found playing hockey on a frozen pond. He attended St. Michael’s College, University...
Martha Ruth Morton
Nov 11, 2023
Martha Ruth Davis Morton, age 63, died in her home on Saturday, November 11, 2023. She was born in Waco, Texas on December 29, 1959, to her late parents, Edgar Felton Davis and Martha Sue Hightshoe Davis. She met and married her late husband, George Daniel Morton, III at NC State University and they were married October 17, 1981 at...
Russell Newton Barringer, Jr.
Nov 10, 2023
Russell Newton Barringer, Jr. November 10, 2023. He was born in Durham, North Carolina on March 16, 1935, to the late Russell N. Barringer, Sr and Maelee McKenzie Page Barringer.
He attended the Calvert Method School (now Durham Academy), Carr Junior High School, and Durham High School. Upon graduation he attended Davidson College for two years before transferring to Duke University...
Linda Greene Trent
Nov 9, 2023
Linda Greene Trent passed away on November 9, 2023. She was born July 11, 1950 in Clarkton, NC to parents John Thomas “Tommie” Greene and Miriam White Greene. She is
survived by husband Thomas H. Trent and sister Sue G. Sugheir and sister in law Sue N. Trent.
Linda was employed in the accounting departments of Waccamaw Bank, Northwestern Bank and Security...
William Winthrop Kingsbury
Nov 9, 2023
William Winthrop Kingsbury, AIA, age 81, passed away peacefully at Duke Hospital on November 9, 2023. He was born in Albany, New York, and grew up in Valley Stream, New York, and New Canaan, Connecticut. He was always called “Bill” by his friends and family. His talent in art and architecture became evident at an early age. He graduated from...
Robert Hargrave, Jr.
Nov 8, 2023
Robert Hargrave, Jr passed away on November 8, 2023 in Duke Hospital. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Hargrave (Carr) who he was married to for 57 years, his brother Doug Hargrave and 4 nieces and 3 nephews. He was the son of the late Robert Hargrave Sr and the late Sara Ambler.
Robert grew...
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