Archives for February 2005

Betty Jean Dwiggens Poe, 68, former resident of Newport, NC, died Sunday at Carver Living Center. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late William G. Dwiggens and Earlina Copley Dwiggens. She retired from Duke Medical Center as supervisor of medical records. Surviving are her husband Charles L. Continue Reading »

Roland Edward Dudley, 82, died Tuesday, February 22, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Born in Maysville, NC on December 4, 1922, Roland was the son of the late Thomas and Eva Riggs Dudley. Roland honorably served the citizens of Durham during his 31 year career as a Durham Police Officer. He retired from the Department on April 1, 1980. In addition to his duties as a police officer, Roland was a member of the North Carolina National Guard for 22 years before he retired at the rank of Continue Reading »

Milton Wilbert Skolaut, age 84, of The Forest at Duke, died Tuesday, February 22, 2005. A native of San Antonio, TX, he was born October 3, 1920 to Irma Anna Heidrich and Albert Joseph Skolaut, Jr. Mr. Skolaut received his B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the University of Texas, interned at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and did graduate work at the University of Maryland. Early in his career, Mr. Skolaut served as Director of Pharmacy at the University Hospital, Baltimore, MD, and Continue Reading »

Walter Herbert Green, age 55, died peacefully at his home in the Carpenter Community of western Wake County on Tuesday, February 15. Born in Durham, NC, Walter grew up in the Nelson Community and was a graduate of C.E. Jordan High School in Durham, NC, where he played football. The Green family has deep roots in the Nelson Community of Southern Durham County, and Walter Continue Reading »