Obituaries
John Woolf Rider
Apr 20, 2016
John Woolf Rider passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 following a long illness. John, originally from Idaho, lived with his family in Durham, NC since 1972. John was born in Blackfoot, Idaho in 1940. He earned a Bachelor???s degree in Music Performance and Master???s degree in Music Composition from the Uneersity of Idaho. He worked as Assistant Registrar at Duke...
Louise P. Holder
Apr 19, 2016
Louise P. Holder went home to her Lord on Tuesday, April 19th 2016 at the age of 85. Born on June 14th, 1930 in Durham, NC, Louise was the daughter of Edward and Addy Pebbles Phipps. Louise loved her family and was equally loved by many. Fishing at her lake home at Kerr Lake is where Louise found her joy....
Roy Dowty
Apr 19, 2016
DURHAM-Roy Gray Dowty, age 85, of Durham, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in the comfort of his home. Roy was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a parishioner of St. Matthew Catholic Church. He retired from the Air Force after serving 20 years. After his service in the Air Force, Roy owned and operated Coastal Carolina Corporation ineeaufort, NC. Roy...
Margaret Juanita Stewart Banaszak
Apr 18, 2016
DURHAM-Margaret Juanita Stewart Banaszak, age 83 passed away in Durham at Hock Family Pavilion, Duke Hospice on Monday April 18, 2016. Margaret was born in Durham oneebruary 06, 1933 to the late Lillie Mae Stewart and Marshall Stewart, Sr.. Margaret graduated from Durham High School and initially worked for Liggett and Myers in Durham. She was featured on national TV,...
Rayford Junior King
Apr 18, 2016
Rayford Junior King died at Mallard Ridge Assisted Living in Clemmons, NC on April 18th, 2016 at the age of 91. Survivors include his daughter, Jill Atherton (Steve); granddaughters Lindsay and Anna Atherton of Clemmons, NC; brother O???Neil King of High Point, NC; and sister Linda Hassell of High Point, NC. He is predeceased by his wife, of over 50...
Frank Stanley Haskell
Apr 17, 2016
Frank Stanley Haskell, Senior, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, surrounded by family at his home in Durham, NC. He was born June 27, 1928 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Dr. Evan Charles Haskell and Lady Frances Potts Haskell. Frank served honorably in the US Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Following his service, Frank began...
Paul C. Fields, Sr.
Apr 11, 2016
DURHAM ??? Paul C. Fields, Sr. age 62, died April 11, 2016 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center. Paul was born on January 8, 1954 in McKeesport, PA to the late Joseph H. Fields, Jr. and Gloria Johnson Fields. Paul proudly served his country while in the US Navy. He subsequently studied at NCCU and graduated in 1976 with a degree...
Mary M. Claydon
Apr 11, 2016
Oxford: Mary M. Claydon, 77, went to the Lord on Monday April 11, 2016. She was a native of Scotland and a resident of Granville County for 19 years. Mary was a retired banker and a member of Stovall Uneed Methodist Church where she was Chairperson of the Building Committee, a Trustee, and Treasurer. Funeral services will be conducted at...
Mildred Clay Currin
Apr 11, 2016
Oxford: Mildred Clay Currin, 89, died Monday April 11, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Robert W. Clay and Alene Usry Clay. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Clarence R. Currin. She is survived by her children, Debbie Hight (Charles), Kenny Currin (Mary), and Cathy Pruitt (Steve). Grandchildren, Benji Hight (Tracey),...
James Edward "Jamie" Darst
Apr 7, 2016
James Edward Darst, 33, died accidentally Thursday, April 7, 2016 while attending a conference ineew Orleans. A Charlotte resident, Jamie was born July 11, 1982 in Burlington, NC and raised in Walnut Cove. After graduating from South Stokes High School, he continued his education at UNC-Chapel Hill, receiving the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2005. Jamie married Katie...
Kitty Mckinnon Farrior Cook
Apr 6, 2016
Oxford: Kitty McKinnon Farrior Cook, 95, widow of Richard Selon Cook, died April 6, 2016, in Raleigh, NC. She was born January 7, 1921, in Oxford, NC, to the late Kenneth McKinnon Farrior and Bessie Hoge Robards Farrior. Mrs. Cook graduated from Oxford High School and Farrior???s Business and Secretarial School, which was owned and operated by her mother. She...
Wineeld Taylor Wilson
Apr 5, 2016
Oxford: Wineeld Taylor Wilson, 83, died peacefully at his home on April 5, 2016. He was a lifetime resident of Granville County, the son of the late Kenneth L. and Julia Victoria Hobgood Wilson. He was a Supervisor for many years at Mount Hope Finishing in Butner. Mr. Wilson is survived by one son, Ken Wilson of Durham; three daughters,...
Nicholas Stashko
Apr 3, 2016
Chapel Hill: Nicholas Stashko, 93, died peacefully at his home on April 3, 2016. Gratefully, Nick was able to be home and surrounded by family and friends for the last 6 weeks, with the support of the Native Angels Hospice staff who provided loving care. Nick was born in Korni, Ukraine on August 7, 1922 to the late Wasyl and...
Malcolm Henderson Rourk, Iii
Apr 2, 2016
DURHAM: Malcolm Henderson Rourk, III, 53, died May 26 in Duke Regional Hospital from injuries resulting from an accident April 2, 2016. Born May 5, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Malcolm Henderson Rourk, Jr. MD, and Jane Davis Rourk of Durham. Malcolm graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN, after which he attended Cenee College in...
Mary Catherine Bunn
Apr 1, 2016
Mary Catherine Bunn died two days before her 91st birthday on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare in Durham.?? She was born to the late William and Vera Gordon Bauman in Wilkes Barre, PA. Mary was a loving wife and partner to her husband Jack, for 51 years, whom she has joined again. Together they loved and supported Duke...
Patricia Spencer Hallyburton
Apr 1, 2016
Patricia Spencer Hallyburton, age 80, died peacefully at Duke Uneersity Medical Center on Friday, April 1, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born in Valdese, NC to the late Walter Jay and Fleta Pitts Spencer.?? She is survived by her son, Robert Spencer Hallyburton and his wife, Elizabeth, of Durham, NC, and their children, Robert Spencer Hallyburton,...
Gail Boothroyd Buttry
Mar 27, 2016
ORMOND BEACH, FL - Gail Ann Boothroyd Buttry, 77, died March 27, 2016 in Daytona Beach, FL after a period of declining health. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin aneemily McCrosson Boothroyd. After graduating from Duke Uneersity, she married Alton N. Buttry, Jr. and raised her family in Durham. She will be remembered...
Judith Dale Bowling Swinney
Mar 25, 2016
Oxford: Judith Dale Bowling Swinney, 67, of Charlotte went to be with her Lord on Friday, March 25, 2016. She was a native of Granville County, the daughter of Mary Lewis Bowling and the late O. L. Bowling, Jr.; and the widow of Vernon Eugene Swinney. Judith was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a lover of animals. She was...
Edna Carol Blalock Burgin
Mar 21, 2016
Edna Carol Blalock Burgin, 77, of Bahama, NC passed peacefully from this earth on Monday, March 21, 2016. Edna was born in Prospect Hill, NC to parents Robert and Mildred Squires Blalock. She had a joyful childhood growing up on the tobacco farm surrounded by her family and cousins. A hard worker, she was valedictorian of her high school graduating...
Dorothy Irigaray
Mar 21, 2016
DURHAM ??? Dorothy Taylor Irigaray, age 75, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2016. Dot was born in Philadelphia, PA to Dorothy aneearle Taylor. She graduated from the Uneersity of Delaware aneearned a Masters of Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill. She worked for UNC Memorial Hospital for 20 years. She greatly enjoyed travel, reading, her pets, and...
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