Obituaries

Cruz-Durham Dateline Ms. Cresencia ???Chris???, ???Ising??? Toledo Cruz, 81, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on neember 27, 2015 at Duke Hospital, while surrounded by her beloved family. Born in the Philippines oneeptember 14, 1934, Chris was the middle child of seven children. She is survived by brothers and sisters, Frank, Dory, Nina, and Manny,...

On Friday, October 5, 2018, Merle J. Minor, 82, passed into his heavenly home after aneextended illness. He is predeceased by his parents Aubrey and Wava Minor and a brother Reade Minor. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 58 years, Peggy Ross Minor. He leaves two children a daughter Carolyn and Ryan Wise and a son William...

Wallace ???Wally??? Jackson neember 23, 1930 ??? neember 29, 2015 DURHAM- Wallace ???Wally??? Jackson passed away early Sunday.?? He was attended by his loving partner, Waltraud Berneein.?? Dr. Jackson was Professor Emeritus of English at Duke Uneersity, where he taught and continued his studies for more than 35 years.?? He was a respected scholar of William Blake and Alexander Pope,...

OXFORD: Janet Arleen Trivett age 55 died Sunday, neember 16, 2014. A native of Merced, CA, she was the daughter of James William Bradley and the late Ruth DeVore Bradley. Janet was of the Baptist faith and was a CNA. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am Wednesday, neember 19, 2014 at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Chapel by Reverend...

Charles Howard Lochmuller, 72, died at home Saturday. A native of New York City, he was a graduate of Manhattan College. He theneeceived the PhD. in chemistry from Fordham Uneersity. After a fellowship in analytical chemistry at Purdue Uneersity, Dr. Lochmuller joined the faculty of Duke Uneersity. He was chairman of the Chemistry Dept. from 1982-87, and later, Director, Center...

CHAPEL HILL - Mildred Neville Gornto, 90, died neember 11, 2018. She was the only child of Dewitt Talmage Neville and Agnes Lacy Robertsoneeville of Chapel Hill, NC. Mildred grew up in Chapel Hill and graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1944 and from Women???s College in Greensboro, NC where she received a bachelor???s degree in primary education on...

William "Bill" Wood Anderson. On March 16th, 2016, Bill Anderson, 59, died as he lived--unexpectedly. Bill grew up in upstate New York, in the small town of Norwich. He traveled extensively by thumb and box car as a youth before marrying Aneea Hughes in 1978 and settling into the lovely community of Duke Park in Durham, NC. Bill was a...

Sylvia Williams Herweyer, 83, of Bahama, died on Sunday, neember 24, 2019.?? She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, daughter of the late Willis and Verlie Williams.?? She graduated from Brookville High School in Lynchburg and Medical College of Virginia in Richmond with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. As a nurse, she served in various capacities;?? home health nurse,...

Gene Price lived a life of service. He was a church minister, a military chaplain, a teacher, and a counselor. He loved God, his family, and his country and he showed it every day of his 88 years on this Earth. Gene was born in 1929 in Hickory, North Carolina, the middle son of Earl Russell Price and Velsie Desola...

Alice Johanson passed away neember 22, 2014 at her home in Durham, NC after a five year struggle with metastasized breast cancer. Alice was born May 5, 1938 in Hutchinson, MN, to Melvin and Charlotte Lindholm. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Arnold (???Arnie???) Johanson, two daughters, Kaaren Johanson of Durham, and Sara Jensen (Kirk) of Minneapolis,...

Cheryl Ann McNew, "Cheri", as she was known, age 52, peacefully passed away Monday, neember 11, 2013 at UNC Hospital, with her family close by her side. A native of Summit County, OH, Cheri was born oneebruary 20th, 1961, a baby girl of Ephra Stollings and the late Howard McNew. Blessed with a warm bouquet of beauty, Cheri's love of...

Mrs. Beulah Hackney peacefully passed away early Monday morning, at her home in Carrboro, NC, while surrounded by her family. Beulah was born in Chatham County, NC, daughter to the late Thomas Hobby and Inez Hamlet Hobby. She was a faithful member of Carrboro UMC for more than 70 years and was very active in different areas of the church....

Oxford, NC Marguerite Elliott West, age 84, died on neember 26, 2019 at Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. She was born to the late Zebuleon Vance Elliott and Lonie Elizabeth Elliott on neember 23, 1935 in Granville County. Marguerite was a lifetime resident of Granville County.?? She met and married her husband in 1956 and raised two children. ??While...

Cary Newton Pickett, age 88, passed away peacefully oneebruary 4, 2016 at Seasons of Southpoint in Durham. A native of Durham, he was the son of the late Wesley and Gladys Rigsbee Pickett. Cary served his country in the Uneed States Navy. Fishing, farming and gardening were some of Cary???s favorite things to do along with going to Emerald Isle....

Services for Ms. Knowles will be held in North Haven, CT at a later date.

George ???Matthew??? Miller, 26, of Creedmoor, NC, was suddenly taken away from us on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Matthew was a lifelong resident of Creedmoor where he was loved and cherished by many. He was known as the life of the party and touched many lives with his compassion and genee spirit. He will be missed and always remembered by...

Dale Clark Smith, died Thursday at her home. She was a native of Vance Co. and was the daughter of the late Harry Hunter and Joyce Forsythe Clark. Dale was a house wife and a member of Oxford Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday June 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Oxford Baptist Church by Rev. Chris Aho....

Joan Lash of Chapel Hill, North Carolina June 30, 1951 ??? December 24th, 2014 Joan Lash, 63, master of surprises, curator of traditions, creator of homes, world traveler, professional voluneer, devoted wife, loving mother, caring aunt, sister, and stepdaughter, and gracious friend, left us on the morning of Christmas Eve with her husband and son by her side. Joan loved...

Flowers, birds, all manner of wild creatures, and sparkly glass: these are just some of the things that Gladys loved. Add to it an appreciation for the written word, a penchant for roller skating and shopping, and a firm faith founded in the Lutheran Church, and you caneegin to see the woman that she became. Gladys was the eldest daughter...

DURHAM: Mary Mullahey Pendergrass, 91, died Thursday after an extended illness. A native of Des Moines, IA, she moved to Durham in 1949, relocating thereafter to Goldsboro for 23 years before returning to Durham in 1978. Mary spent her career as an administrative assistant, working for many years at St. Mary???s Catholic Church and School in Goldsboro. She later worked...