Obituaries

Gladys Gornto Baker, age 96, resident of Durham died Sunday, neember 29, 2009 at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Born in Onslow County oneecember 23, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Jacob R. Gornto and Della Raynor Gornto. Gladys was a lifelong member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and in 2009 she received a life time of service award...

OXFORD: Martha Crowell Hight passed surrounded by her loving family on the 15th of March, 2010. Mrs. Hight was the daughter of the late William Watson Crowell and the late Lillian Spencer Crowell. She was born in Statesville, NC on the 25th of July 1926, but moved at a very young age to Oxford, NC, which was ineer words "Next...

On Sunday, December 21, 2008, all of God's angels gathered to sing a heavenly chorus of praise as another voice had joined them. God's good and faithful soldier, Lt. Col. Ret. Raymond Harris Greenlaw, Jr. 88, of Pittsboro, went home. Ray was born neember 14, 1920 ineelrose, Mass, the son of Raymond Greenlaw, Sr. and Marion MacDonald Greenlaw. Ray graduated...

Dereen Anne Zweigle, 72, went to her heavenly home Friday surrounded by her loving husband and family following an extended illness. She was born in Rochester to the late Stephen aneeileen Danes. Dereen attended Mercy High School theneerved in the Sisters of Mercy Order prior to marriage. The Zweigles started their life in Rochester, and then raised their family ineeveral...

Steven Forris Kimbrough died Tuesday, January 5 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born neember 7, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama. He began school in Princeton, NJ, but moved with his family to Germany whenee was twelve years old. Steven attended both German and American schools in Bonn aneexcelled in his studies and athletics. After completion of high...

Lucinda McMichael Paris, much loved wife, mother and friend, died at Duke Hospital on August 4. She is survived by her husband John Staddon, her sister Charlotte Pelon of Durham, and two children: Charlie Paris who lives near Boulder, CO, and Anne Paris, who lives with her husband Barclay Collins and two daughters in Arlington VA. Cindy was born on...

Rende, Joseph of Fearrington Village, on Tuesday, neember 29, 2011. Beloved husband of Conee, devoted father of Joseph, Lorraine, Marilyn, Thomas, Timothy, William and Richard. Loving brother of Dorothy Gomez. Affectioneely called "POPPY" by his 11 grandchildren. A great chef, a conscientious Marine, a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus; a lively and loving person to be around. Funeral...

Larry Edwards Suttles, 58 of Surf City, NC passed away on Saturday, neember12, 2011 at his home. He was born on 1-16-1953 in Marion, NC the son of Joyce Epley Suttles and the late Raymond Suttles of Pittsboro, NC. Surviving are his children, Megan Suttles and husband Mike Beck of NY, Christopher Suttles of Raleigh and Madison Thomas of Hampstead;...

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AneeBelle Baldwin was born to the late Charlie and Bertha Baldwin oneeptember 27, 1912 in Chatham County. She departed this life oneecember 9, 2011 at the age of 99. She attended Chatham County Schools and joined Terrells Chapel AME Zion Church at a young age. AneeBelle, for a while, resided ineew York and worked at Berkshire Nursing Home in Babylon,...

Sol David Harris, Sr., 94, went to live among the angels on March 4, 2017. A true southern gentleman, he grew up on a tobacco farm in Northern Granville County, NC. He served in the United States Army and was a World War II Veteran serving in Europe, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. Love at first sight, he met Josephine Clay...

DURHAM-Mary Pryal, 68, formerly of Gastonia, NC, died of cancer early Tuesday, neember 23, 2010, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Mary is survived by her husband of 46 years, Al Pryal, three children, and five grandchildren: Mark Pryal and wife, Heidi, of Silver Spring, MD; Alison Dickey and husband, Jonathan, of Bethesda, MD, and their children Sarah, Joshua, Caroline,...

A full obituary will be posted as soon as it becomes available. Please check back for further updates. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 3:00 pm from Oxford Presbyterian Church, 121 Gilliam St, Oxford, NC. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive guests one hour prior to the church service.

Frances Josephine Lacey died neember 1, 2008 at home in Durham, NC. "Jo" Lacey, beloved wife of the late Gordon J. Lacey, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas oneebruary 19, 1921 to Alonso aneemma Jones. She and Gordon raised their family in Buffalo, NY where Gordon worked for the FBI while Jo worked for the State Uneersity of New York....

DURHAM- Alicia Baldwin "Lisa" Champion died oneeptember 3, 2011 in a sudden and swift onset of lung cancer. She was the daughter of the later Alice Nelson Walker and Albert Baldwin Walker of West Hartford. Lisa was born in 1941 and attended Oxford School ineest Hartford and graduated from Wells College in Aurora, NY in 1963 where she majored in...

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Emily Gray Sexton Harrell, age 90, of Durham passed away on Sunday, June 10, after an illness of 2 months which she endured with grace, courage, her strong faith, and the love and support of her family, friends, and church family. Her family is grateful for the care and support she received from the dedicated caregivers of Duke Hospice. She...

Stem: Earl Lee Duke, 87 of 3603 Old Rt. 75, died Tuesday, neember 11, 2008. He was the son of late Ernest Poole and Alma Jacobs Duke and widower of Emma Duke. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Friday, neember 14, 2008 from Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Chapel in Oxford by Elder Donald Smith....

Elaine Bushart Sievert, 79 of 112 Forest Rd, Oxford, NC died Thursday neember 30, 2017 at Senior Citizens Home, Henderson, NC. A native of Sodus, NY and retired from Vance-Granville Community College. She was an active member of Oxford Uneed Methodist Church for 41 years. She was very active ineer retirement with the Oxford Uneed Methodist Women Circle and District...

OXFORD: Bobby E Greene, age 79, of Oxford died Wednesday, neember 30, 2011 at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County son of the late Alexander "Lex" S and Cornie Gooch Greene. A graduate of NC State Uneersity with a Professional Engineering Degree, a veteran of the US Army and the NC National Guard with the rank of Captain,...