Obituaries

Hannah Southerland Braswell, of Pendergrass Street in Durham, died neember 7, 2008 at her residence. She was 75 years old. Mrs. Braswell was born in the Bahama area of Durham County on neember 1, 1933, the daughter of Sam and Minee Bowen Southerland. She was a graduate of Louisburg College, and retired from the Durham County DSS where she was...

Thomas Excell Rigsbee, 73, of the Oak Grove Community was born on March 28, 1935 in Wake County to the late Raymond Louis Rigsbee and Genetta Moore Rigsbee. Tom went to Heaven to be with the Lord oneednesday, October 22nd at Blue Ridge Health Care Center in Raleigh following a 5-month illness. He attended Bethel Christianeenter and was a member...

Janee Little Harvey passed away peacefully oneeptember 19, 2008. She was a dedicated wife of 47 years, mother to three children, and grandmother of six. She was a native of Newton, NC and attended Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone NC, where she met her husband, William J. Harvey, Jr. They married in 1961 and raised three children in Durham,...

On October 11, 2019, Norman Roobol, who dearly loved singing sacred music, joined the heavenly choir. He had suffered from dermatomyositis, a rare auto-immune disorder, for several months. He leaves his wife, Joan, to whom he was married for 62 years, their children, Kerri Vos (Paul), Michael Roobol, Victoria Frame (Kirk) and Sara Olsen (Bobby); grandchildren, Nathan Vos, Hannah Frame,...

DURHAM ??? Mark Elias Fogel, age 77, died at UNC Hospital oneecember 8, 2019. He was born on neember 28, 1942. Mark was born and raised in Bronx, NY and completed his undergraduate degree at The Cooper Union. He received both his Master???s and Law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. He practiced Environmental Law in Raleigh. He had a love for...

It is with sorrow and sadness that we share the news of the death of our son and brother??Eli Ali Allebaugh, who died from complications arising from the disease of addiction oneebruary 27th?? ???? There will be a memorial service at Eno River Unitarian Uneersalist Fellowship, 4907 Garrett??Road in Durham on Sunday, March 4th at 4 p.m. In lieu of...

DURHAM: Mary Anne Long, 58, passed away Tuesday, March 3 surrounded by her loving family following a heroic battle with cancer. Mary Anne's will to live in the face of adversity inspired couneess people nationwide. She was borneebruary 24, 1951 in Durham to Mary Alice D. Eubanks and the late Ruie Eubanks. A 1969 Durham High School graduate, Mary Anne...

Robert Blair Miller, April 6, 1943 neember 12, 2009. Mr. Miller was preceded ineeath by a son, Aneew; father, Jordan Joe; and mother, Byrl. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Rebecca, of Pittsboro, NC; soneeric and daughter-in-law, Heather; granddaughter, Beatrix Bee, all of Chapel Hill, NC; brothers, Joe, of Omaha, NE; Ray, of Beryl, UT; unee, Robert,...

CHAPEL HILL ??? Diane??Zaccardi (nee Heizenroth),??70,??of Chapel Hill passed away on Sunday,??July 8,??2018 at UNC??Hospital. Diane was a most loving wife, mother, sister, friend, aunt, and grandmother. She was a generous host and neighbor, and aneenthusiastic baker. Diane was an expert bridal pattern maker ineer beloved New York City. Above all, she knew how to make people feel special and...

William Henry "Nick" Gardner, Jr. passed away Sunday in Duke Hospital. He was born in Edenton, NC on neember 26, 1925. Nick graduated from John A. Holmes High School, where he played several sports and was an Eagle Scout. Nick attended NC State for one year and then traneerred to Duke Uneersity's School of Engineering where he earned his BSCE...

Julia McCutcheon Warner died on Saturday neember 4, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Dr. William Benson McCutcheon and Julia P. (Polly) McCutcheon of Durham. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she moved to Durham as an infant, grew up on Watts Street, and graduated from Duke Uneersity Phi Beta Kappa in 1953. In 1954 she moved to...

Mr. Abel Aguilar-Saneez, 40, of 1003 N. Hampton St., Siler City, died unexpectedly oneeptember 29, 2008 at Chatham Hospital in Siler City. He was born August 29, 1968 in Gro, Mexico, the son of Atanacio Aguilar Nestor and Juana Saneez Santana. Mr. Aguilar-Saneez was a saw operator at a lumber company. Survivors include his parents; his wife, Lucia Soto Aguilar;...

James Randolph "Randy" Williams, 81, died unexpectedly Friday at UNC Hospital. A native of Headland, Ala., he was borneeptember 18, 1927 to the late Charles E. and Greta Cowart Williams. After discharge from the U.S. Army in 1947, Mr. Williams moved to Chapel Hill, enrolled in UNC and graduated in 1950 with a B.S. degree in Commerce. He spent the...

Frances Chester Whitaker, 80, of Pittsboro died neember 21, 2008 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill following a period of declining health. Frances was born August 18, 1928 in Chatham County, the daughter of Ralph Aneew Chester and Clara Louise Seagroves Chester. She was a lifelong, very active member of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. Frances operated her owneeauty salon, and was...

Pearl C. Perdue, age 87, of Chapel Hill died Friday October 18, at Duke Hospice. She was born ineeaufort County, NC to the late Glen Thomas and Clara Mae Denby Clark. Pearl worked in insurance before accepting the busier job of stay at home mom. She still found time to play bridge, voluneer at the hospital, sing ineeveral choirs and...

Virginia Scarborough Teasley, age 84, resident of Durham entered into eternal rest Monday morning, April 20, 2009. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Burns Thomas and Martha Katherine Breedlove Thomas. . Virginia was a graduate of Oak Grove High School. She was a retired employee of the West Durham, Lumber Company, having worked there for...

OXFORD: Pattie Inscoe Yancey, 86 of the Grassy Creek Community died Tuesday, neember 11, 2008 at Brantwood Nursing Center. She is the daughter of the late George Thomas Inscoe and Alice Fitts Inscoe and her late widow of the late Woodrow W. Yancey. She was a loving housewife and devoted member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church until health problems limited...

Oxford: Armistead Ralph Burwell- age 54 a resident of Ashburn, Va. died Thursday in Myrtle Beach, SC. He was a native of Vance Co. and was the son of the late Armistead Ravenscroft and Lucy Rogers Burwell. He was a member of Peace's Chapel Baptist Church and was a commercial realtor. Funeral services will be held Monday January 19, 2009...

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