Obituaries

Thomas Vincent Spicci, age 67, died on Saturday, December 12th in Durham, NC. Tom was born in Washington, D.C. to the late Morris and Marie Sullivan Spicci. Tom graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. in 1966. He was drafted in 1968 and served two years in the Army. Tom is survived by his two loving children,...

DURHAM: James Edward Calhoun, 78, died Saturday at his home in Croasdaile Retirement Community after several years of declining health. He was borneebruary 20, 1937 ineew Madrid County, MO to James Everett aneevia (McKenee) Calhoun. He graduated from Memphis State Uneersity and began his teaching career in music. Jim was a longtime band and orchestra director, beginning in Gray Ridge,...

DURHAM: Allen D. Verhey, 68, died at home Wednesday, February 26th, after a long struggle with Amyloidosis. Allen is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Phyllis DeKruyter Verhey; his three loving children, Timothy Beach-Verhey of Faison, NC, Elisabeth "Betsy" Verhey of Davidson, NC, and Kathryn Davis and husband, Craig of Holland, MI; five adored grandchildren, Ryan, Caroline, and...

Michael Owen Bullock, 54, of Stem lost his hard fought battle with cancer on Thursday, December 17, 2015. A native of Granville County, Mike was preceded ineeath by his mother Shelby M. Bullock; his paternal grandparents, Lucious Sr. and Katherine Bullock, and maternal grandfather, Billie O. Mangum. In addition to being a loving father, son, and friend to many; Mike...

CARRBORO - Dr. Scott Russell Clarke, 48, died at his home on neember 1, 2015 after a grueling and courageously fought twenty-month battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Scott was born on March 4, 1967 ineew York City to Paula Salgo Clarke and Stevens Hall Clarke. In 1971, his family moved to Chapel Hill where he attended the local schools and regularly...

Teresita "Tess" Vargas Cajucom, joined our creator on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the age of 61. Tess was born in Manila, Philippines to Dominador Vargas and Trinidad Panlaqui on October 18, 1950. She was the best mother to her children and her granddaughter. She has a huge collection of angels which she cleaned to perfection. During her spare time,...

OXFORD: Ollie Mae Boger Green was born on April 24, 1923 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Fred A. Boger, Sr. and Ollie Coffey Boger. Mrs. Green had two brothers ??? Dan Boger, who pre-deceased her, and Fred A . Boger, Jr. of Waxhaw, North Carolina. In 1938, the Boger family moved to Oxford, North Carolina, where Mrs. Green???s father worked...

Mary Ringland, age 96, died peacefully on a sunny afternoon in Hillsborough, North Carolina Born in Barry, Texas and a proud life-long Texan, Mary graduated from North Texas State Uneersity. She got her pilot's license in 1938. She and her husband Breeneere married for 59 years and raised five children: Ann, Joe, David, Tom and John. They lived in Houston...

Bobby Lucas Wester, 75, of Franklinton died Friday, neember 1, 2013 at home. Bobby was born on January 29, 1938 to the late Joseph Clyde Wester and Sadie Guptoneester. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Bobby loved fishing and neer found anything brokenee could not fix. It gave him great joy to help his family and friends. Bobby...

Hunt is the daughter of the late Mrs. Nina Ozelle Davis Hunt and Mr. Shermaneewis Hunt and the wife of Samuel ???Bo??? Hunt. Dorothy Lois Hunt was a retired employee of Burlington Industries, a local farmer and vendor with Buckhorn Flea Market and Oxford Farmers Market and a Homemaker. Surviving family are her daughters Audrey Brogden of Graham, NC and...

Oxford, NC Edward ???Ed??? Taylor Frazier, 83, died oneebruary 10, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born to the late Conley Thomas Frazier aneessie Blackwell Frazier oneecember 25, 1935 in Granville County. Ed graduated from Berea School. ????Served our country through the Army and married his late wife, Carol Taylor Frazier. He loved his church and church family. Ed...

Margaret Frances Nichols was ushered into glory on Friday, March 22nd, at her residence in Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, NC. The daughter of Harry Hollins Davis and Frances Davis Nelson, Margaret was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on June 12, 1928. She graduated from North Augusta High School, North Augusta, SC in 1946. Ineer high school years, she took flying lessons,...

DURHAM -Robert Clair Kenyon died peacefully the afternoon of??June??25th in Durham.?? Born in St. Louis, Missouri oneeptember 19, 1920, Robert retired to Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina in 1983 with his wife Nina.?? After 63 years of marriage, she predeceased him in 2005. In their early years, Bob and Nina lived in Hollywood, California where he worked for Paramount Pictures...

*** Updated burial informationeelow*** Durham, NC ??? Kathryn Mims Tuttle Bergstrom, age 87, died peacefully at Duke Hospital oneeptember 2, 2015.?? She was born in Greensboro, NC to the late Clifford Mims Tuttle and Anee Catherine Petree Tuttle. Kathryn loved to travel???and she did!!?? She was a skilled bridge player, and had a passion for horticulture.?? She enjoyed gardening as...

Laurie B Pruitt, 55, passed away on Tuesday, June 16 th, 2015. Mrs. Pruitt was born in??Washington,??North Carolina on neember 19, 1959 to the late Leslie Jr. and Barbara Beddard. She was a graduate of Meredith College having gone on to serve 32 years as a teacher in the public school system. Mrs. Pruitt was a member of the Oxford...

Altaree Estes Norris, age 81, died this past week ineer Durham home. A Durham native, Altaree was born to the late Vascar and Nellie Hayes Estes. She was a graduate of Durham High School and a faithful member at First Baptist Church for 55 years. She was active in the nursery, the Woman's Missionary Union, flower committee and several other...

Evelyn O'Brien Powell, 98, gave up her life on this earth, December 18, 2013 at home from natural causes. She was alert and concerned about her children to the end of her care giving life. She was born on March 8, 1915 to Bishop Marvin O'Brien aneeffie Mae Ingram O'Brien in Richmond County, near Rockingham, NC. She was raised near...

Nancy L. Gill Wrenn, 85, passed away on Monday, neember 30, 2015 at Granville Medical Center. Nancy was born ineecklenburg, Virginia on August 05, 1930 to the late Malcolm S. and Anee S. Gill. She was employed for over 45 years with Loyd Plumbing Company and was a lifelong member of Hester Baptist Church where she spent many years caring...