Obituaries
Fred Thomas Pugh, Jr.
Oct 31, 2011
Mr. Fred Thomas Pugh, Jr. 69, of NC 87 North, Pittsboro, died October 31, 2011 at UNC Hospital following a sudden illness. Born October 30, 1942 in Randolph County, Fred was the son of Fred T. Pugh, Sr., and Ruth Moffitt Pugh. He received his degree from NC State ineeef cattle maneement. Fred retired in 1995 from Burroughs Wellcome as...
Gary Grant Allen
Oct 31, 2011
Gary Grant Allen, 57, passed away early Monday morning, October 31, 2011, at Duke Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Gary bravely fought a heroic two-year battle with cancer. Born on June 29, 1954, he was the son of the late William Daniel Allen and the late Edythe Carowan Allen. He was raised on a farm in Pantego with his...
Marion Douglas Sands
Oct 30, 2011
Marion Douglas Sands, age 95, died peacefully on Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at The Meadowlands surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Orange County to the late James and Rosa Strayhorn Douglas oneecember 26, 1915. She graduated from Durham High School and Croft Business College, and later married Thomas Joseph Sands ineecember 1943. Marion worked as the Head...
Marilyn Barbara Aiello
Oct 28, 2011
Marilyn Barbara Aiello, born 22 September 1957, was a compassionee and genee person who touched the lives of many ineer work as a pharmacist and clinical trials coordinator, and she will be sadly missed by all that knew and loved her. She was especially attached to the many Duke patients and caregivers that she met in the course of her...
Jeanne M. Freedman
Oct 25, 2011
Jeanne M. Freedman, 77, of Chapel Hill died quietly and unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born in Wakefield, MA on April 6, 1934 to the late Paul Shea aneelga Cater Shea. Jeanne was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Courtesy of her father's job with Standard Oil, she grew up in MA, MT,...
Dr. Wallace Randolph Ranny Umberger, Jr.
Oct 21, 2011
Dr. Randolph "Ranny" Umberger, Jr. died Friday, October 21, 2011, at Duke Medical Center. A long-time resident of Chapel Hill, Ranny was born in Christianburg, VA to Buena Denny Umberger and the late Wallace R. Umberger, Sr. He is a retired Senior Professor of Theatre at North Carolina Central Uneersity, where he chaired the department for seveneears and taught for...
Todd Doak Bobbitt
Oct 19, 2011
Todd Doak Bobbitt, 45, of Durham died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 after a lengthy battle with CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. Todd was born and raised in Durham, attended Durham High School and graduated from N.C. State Uneersity. He worked for North Carolina State Government at the Department of Transportation in their Finance Department. He...
David Lyle Donaldson
Oct 16, 2011
David Lyle Donaldson, age 79, passed away October 16, 2011 following declining health from Parkinson Disease. Dave was born and raised in Illinois and moved to NC after serving proudly in the Uneed States Marine Corps during the Korean War. While stationed at Camp LeJeune, he met the love of his life, Beulah Keck, from Pittsboro. They married in 1954...
Aneelizabeth Kohanski
Oct 14, 2011
Aneelizabeth Kohanski, 90, died peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2011. Ann was born in Norwich, CT to Martha and John McGrevey oneebruary 12, 1921. Ann is survived by her husband Clarence Kohanski of Durham, NC; daughters Judy Christie and her husband Leanard of Eugene, OR and Karen Pryce and her husband Charles of Brewster, MA; grandchildren Ross Christie, Zachary Christie,...
Joyce G. Roberts
Oct 14, 2011
FRANKLINTON- Joyce Goswick Roberts, 81, died Friday, October 14, 2011 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on neember 1, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Henry Goswick and Hixie Wheeler Goswick. Joyce was a lifetime member of Perry's Chapel Baptist Church, The Wake Forest Chapter of the Eastern Star, Franklinton Americaneegion Auxiliary Unit 52 for...

Willodeen Goodwin Wagner-Moore
Oct 13, 2011
Mrs. Willodeen Goodwin Wagner-Moore, 80, of Providence Church Road, Pittsboro, died October 13, 2011 at her home. Born neember 1, 1930 in Chatham County, she was the daughter of Daylon Goodwin aneeunee Hillard Goodwin. Mrs. Wagner-Moore was retired from UNC Hospitals and was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church where she was the first womaneeacon and former chair of...
Alexander Lazo Gregorio
Oct 13, 2011
Alexander Lazo "Alex" Gregorio, a long time resident of Durham, NC died Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Hock Family Pavilion at the age of 56. One of five children to Ricardo aneelizabeth Gregorio, Alex was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines on April 25, 1955. He attended the Uneersity of the East in Manila, Philippines, graduating with a Bachelors Degree in...

Mildred Jordan Hand
Oct 12, 2011
Mildred Jordan Hand died October 12, 2011 at Siler City Rehabilitationeenter. Mildred was a devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Pittsboro Baptist Church and a homemaker. She will be missed. Mrs. Hand is survived by her husband Dennis Hand of Pittsboro; daughter Denee Harrell and son-in law Dennis of Pittsboro; brother Leon Byerly of Delaware; sister Alice...
Mary Lou Cooper
Oct 7, 2011
Mary Lou Joyce Cooper, 82 of Pittsboro died on October 7, 2011 following prolonged health related problems. She was born in Mt. Airy, NC on neember 15, 1929 to Sam aneelma Cook Joyce. Mary Lou was a loving and devoted wife to her husband of 60 years, John Cooper. In addition to her husband, She was survived by her three...
Archie Chalmers Atkinson, Jr.
Oct 4, 2011
Mr. Archie Chalmers Atkinson, Jr. 79, formerly of Hanks Chapel Church Road, Pittsboro, died October 4, 2011 at the Laurels of Chatham. Mr. Atkinson was born in Bladen County on June 8, 1932, the son of Archie C. Atkinson, Sr. aneelizabeth Kersey Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson was a graduate of Catawba College; and, served in the US Army, 101st Airborne during...
Orenza Kenneth Beckwith
Oct 4, 2011
Mr. Kenneth "Kenny" Beckwith, 77, formerly of Beck St. in Pittsboro, died October 4, 2011 in Burlington at his daughter's home after years of failing health. Borneecember 25, 1933 in Roxboro, he was the son of Robert Beckwith and Nanee Lou Chambers Beckwith. Mr. Beckwith served in the US Army during the Korean conflict; he worked as a warper for...
Steven Walter Mitchell
Oct 2, 2011
CHAPEL HILL - Steven Walter "Steve" Mitchell passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, October 2, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born ineetroit, MI on June 10, 1951, and grew up in Michigan and Ohio. He proudly served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War and later graduated...
Frances Delano Pressley Hess
Oct 1, 2011
Mrs. Frances Delano Pressley Hess, 77, formerly of the Bear Creek community died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Laurels of Chatham. A native of Yazoo, MS., Mrs. Hess was borneebruary 3, 1934, the daughter of Charles Franklin Pressley aneethel Mae Butler Pressley. Mrs. Hess moved to the Chatham County area in 1994 with her husband of 37 years, Louis...
Coral Wiggins Washington
Sep 30, 2011
Coral W. Washington Oxford Coral W. Washington, 90, of Oxford, died September 30, 2011, after an extended illness with Parkinson's disease. A native of Oxford, she was the first child born at Brantwood Hospital, and was the daughter of Royster and Grey Yancey Wiggins. She received a B.A. in English from the George Peabody College for Teachers, now part of...
Zelma Sophrina Brewer Puett
Sep 27, 2011
HALL WYNNE FUNERAL SERVICE FRANKLINTON CHAPEL 504 East Mason Street Franklinton, N. C. 27525 Fax # 919-494-1115 FRANKLINTON: Zelma Sophina Brewer Puett, age 79, of 282 Mitchiner Rd., died September 27, 2011. She was a native of Carter Co., TN and was the daughter of the late Finley Jerome aneemma Moody Brewer. Zelma worked for many years in the hosiery...
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