Obituaries

Betty Katherine Zielstorf

Betty Katherine Zielstorf

Feb 19, 2012

OXFORD: Betty Katherine Zielstorf, a resident of Oxford, NC, died February 19, 2012 at her home at age 74. She was a native of Mercer Co., NJ and was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Myrtle Bethke Barber. Betty was a retired Vice President of Finance with Starr Tours bus company, a member of the Master Gardeners of...

Albert Winston May

Albert Winston May

Feb 19, 2012

OXFORD: A. Winston May, age 83 died Sunday morning at February 19, 2012 at Hospice Home of Alamance in Burlington. He was native of Granville Co. and the son of the late Albert aneeva Hicks May. He was preceded ineeath by his first wife Roslyn Van Dyke May. Winstoneetired as Director of Transportation for the Granville County Schools, after 38...

Johneerbert Allred

Johneerbert Allred

Feb 18, 2012

Mr. Johneerbert Allred, 88, died February 18, 2012 at his home. Mr. Allred was born in Franklinville on January 20, 1924, the son of Michael Lewis Allred and Dora Hammer Allred. A former resident of Greensboro, Mr. Allred retired from Crawford and Company as vice-president of marketing. He enjoyed wood working and playing the guitar; he also was a ham...

Eleanor Wilson Thomas

Eleanor Wilson Thomas

Feb 18, 2012

Mrs. Eleanor Wilson Thomas, 95, died February 18, 2012 at Twin Rivers Independent Living in Pittsboro. Mrs. Thomas was born July 16, 1916 in Orange County, NC, a daughter of Robert Lee Wilson and Blenee Clark Wilson. Mrs. Thomas loved her family; she also enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, cooking and sewing. She liked being outdoors and tending her garden. Described...

Martha Ernestine Cotten Hackney

Martha Ernestine Cotten Hackney

Feb 16, 2012

Mrs. Martha Ernestine Cotten Hackney, 84, formerly of nee St., Pittsboro, died February 16, 2012 at the Laurels of Chatham. Mrs. Hackney was born July 31, 1927 in Chatham County, a daughter of Ernest Cotten and Ila Waddell Cotten. Mrs. Hackney worked for a number of years at Chatham Mills, and later worked as a cashier at UNC Hospitals from...

Gladys Gustafson Nordin

Gladys Gustafson Nordin

Feb 16, 2012

Gladys Gustafson Nordin died peacefully ineer own home on Thursday afternoon, February 16, 2012, after a long period of declining health. Gladys was born in Isanti County, MN to the late Oscar aneesther Hermanson Gustafson oneebruary 18, 1920. Gladys is survived by her daughter Jane Hurlburt and husband John of Durham, NC; sister Sylvia Moen of MN; three grandchildren and...

Tyler Tye Arnold Pendergraph

Tyler Tye Arnold Pendergraph

Feb 15, 2012

Tyler "Tye" Arnold Pendergraph, age 72, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A Durham native, he was the son of the late Wineed Arnold aneeleanor Lillian Bright Pendergraph. Tye was a long-time member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church and a dedicated employee of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. Surviving are his wife, Jo Anneendergraph of...

Hazel Ellis Bland

Hazel Ellis Bland

Feb 14, 2012

Mrs. Hazel Ellis Bland, 82, of Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, died February 14, 2012 ineer home. A native of Chatham County, Mrs. Bland was born May 25, 1929 to Cecil and Josephine Hackney Ellis. Mrs. Bland was a graduate of Pittsboro High School; she operated a beauty salon from her home for a number of years. She was a member of...

Margaret Fitzsimmons

Margaret Fitzsimmons

Feb 13, 2012

DURHAM- Margaret Fitzsimmons died Monday, February 13, 2012. Born in Edinburgh Scotland, she served as a clerk for the Royal Air Force during WWII. Margaret immigrated to the U.S. to joineer brother in Chicago and began a long time professional and personal association with the late John Hope Franklin, PhD, James B. Duke Professor of History. She continued her association...

Dr. Albert Milton Arky

Dr. Albert Milton Arky

Feb 13, 2012

Announcing the passing of Dr. Albert Milton Arky February 13, 2012 It is with great sadness that the family of Dr. Albert Milton Arky announces his passing. "Milt" died Monday, February 13, 2012, due to congestive heart failure. He was 82. Milt was born in Yale, Oklahoma to the late Jake and Bertha Polachek Arky oneecember 6, 1929. Milt graduated...

Dr. George S.E.  Aitken

Dr. George S.E. Aitken

Feb 13, 2012

Dr. George S. E. Aitken of Durham, N.C., died much too young on Monday, February 13, 2012 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Liverpool, England, on May 9, 1955, to Louise and Seymour Aitken. After completing his secondary education in Britain, George migrated to the Uneed States to attend Harvard Uneersity where he excelled as a...

Betty Lou Garrard

Betty Lou Garrard

Feb 12, 2012

Betty Lou Garrard, age 77, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields ineebane, NC. A Durham native, Betty was born to the late Joseph Madison and Katie Garrard Johnson. The youngest of six children, Betty was raised in the Mt. Sylvan community and was a long-time member of Ebeneer Baptist Church where she operated the church...

Lois Faucette Cottrell

Lois Faucette Cottrell

Feb 11, 2012

OXFORD: Lois F. Cottrell, age 82 of Sidney Cottrell Road, died Saturday, February 11, 2012. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Ruben and Jessie Hobgood Faucette and the widow of Elijah Cottrell. Lois was a member of Stovall Baptist Church, a devoted wife, loving mother and a homemaker. Funeral services will be conducted at...

Ruby Goodwin Green

Ruby Goodwin Green

Feb 11, 2012

Ruby Goodwin Green died on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Ruby was born in Chatham County, NC to the late Charlie and Margaret Marks Goodwin on October 16, 1928. Ruby was a loving mother and grandmother and a longtime member of Cedar Ford Baptist Church. Ruby has resided at Plantation Estates in Matthews, NC for the past teneears. Ruby is survived...

Joseph Swanson Braswell

Joseph Swanson Braswell

Feb 9, 2012

DURHAM Joseph Swanson Braswell, 81, died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Hock Family Pavilion. Swanson was born in Wake County to the late Clarence Odell and Levie Murdoch Braswell. Swanson was employed by IBM working in maneement of Traffic and Shipping departments. Swansoneerved in the U. S Navy and was a 60 year member of Durham Masonic Lodge 352 A.F...

Marie Thrift Mitchell

Marie Thrift Mitchell

Feb 6, 2012

Mrs. Marie Thrift Mitchell, 81, of Lineey St., Pittsboro, died February 6, 2012 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford following a sudden illness. Mrs. Mitchell was borneebruary 18, 1930 in Chatham County, a daughter of William McKinley Thrift aneevie Creed Thrift. Mrs. Mitchell graduated from Pittsboro High School in 1948 and married her husband Bob Ray Mitchell in 1951. An...

David John Downs

David John Downs

Feb 4, 2012

David John Downs died on Saturday, February 04, 2012. David was born May 10, 1946 in Wyoming County, PA. David is survived by his mother Arleneeyet Downs of Barker, NY; wife Margaret of the home; daughters Sarah Day and husband Willie of St. Louis, MO, Lynn Downs of Luzerne, PA; sons Mark Downs and wife Christina of Lake Silkworth, PA,...

Clay Pruitt Harris

Clay Pruitt Harris

Feb 3, 2012

OXFORD: Clay Pruitt Harris, age 84, died February 3, 2012 at Granville Medical Center. She was a native of Pennsylvania County, VA and was the daughter of the late Johneeneey Pruitt aneesther Hill Pruitt. A member of Amis Chapel Baptist Church, she was involved in the choir, WMU and was a former member of the Golden Cords Flat River Baptist...

Max Norwood

Max Norwood

Feb 2, 2012

Mr. Max Norwood, 92, of Lamont Norwood Rd, Pittsboro, died February 2, 2012 at the Hock Family Pavilion of Duke Hospice in Durham. Born neember 28, 1919 in Chatham County, Mr. Norwood was a son of James Alexander Norwood and Myrtle Kate Harris Norwood. He was a graduate of Bynum School, and retired from Liggett and Meyers after over 30...

Marionette Watkins Hicks

Marionette Watkins Hicks

Feb 1, 2012

ZEBULON Marionette Watkins Hicks neember 28, 1932 February 1, 2012 Our dear loving Mother passed peacefully, to dwell in the house of our Lord, late Wednesday, February 1, 2012. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late, Oscar Watkins and Hattie Watkins. Formerly of Durham, NC, she retired from Howard Johnson's in Durham after 20...