Obituaries

The world lost a great man. Oct. 4th, 2019, William Gordon Goodson Of Fallbrook Ca. passed peacefully, smiling, surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his adoring wife of 60 years, Mary Lou; son, Billy; daughters, Bridget and Karen; siblings, Phil and Cindy; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Bill was an avid hunter, and loved to mentor other sportsman....

DURHAM: Jean Allison Gilpatrick Losee, 78, wife of Wilmot H. ???Bill??? Losee, Jr., died Monday, neember 28, 2016 at the Holbrook Center at the Forest at Duke. Jean was borneecember 26th, 1937 in Washington, DC to the late Ray N. and Mary Elizabeth Drew Gilpatrick. Jean and Bill were married on July 18th, 1959 and together they raised three wonderful...

Galen S. Wagner, 76, of Durham, NC, died oneednesday, July 13th, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC following a long illness. He was borneecember 25, 1939 to Eugene Wagner and Ruth Culp Wagner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife Marilyn Wagner. Also surviving are a son Christopher of New Bern, North Carolina, daughter Laura and granddaughter...

Grace "Ginger" Giddings Pearce, age 86, died Tuesday morning, neember 10, 2009 ineer Franklinton home. She was born in Mt. Olive, NC to the late Joseph and Daisy Martin Giddings. Ginger worked as a floral designer for many years and was involved in the Franklinton Woman's Club, the Americaneegion Auxiliary and the Garden Club. Ginger is survived by many loving...

Lois Bullock Blalock, 86, of Butner, NC died Thursday, neember 9, 2017 at PruittHealth ??? Carolina Point in Durham, NC. She was born in Granville County to the late Ollie O. and Ida Oakley Bullock. Lois is survived by her daughters, Phyllis Blalock of Durham, Denee Blalock Francis and husband, Bruce, of Durham; a grandson, Matthew Francis of Durham; and...

Mary Ann Lumpkins, 74, of Oxford. God called Mary Ann O???Brien Lumpkins home Sunday, January 28th, 2018 to tend His flower garden. Mary Ann loved flowers but hated weeds. No matter where she went, if she saw a weed she would pull it and throw it away. She was the daughter of the late Harold L. O???Brien and Frances Breedlove...

Hubert Irwin McMannen, age 84, died Friday, October 4, in his Durham home. A Durham native, Hubert was born to the late George T. and Audrey Hamlett McMannen. He worked for 30 years at Liggett Myers as a pipefitter and was a long-time member of Aneer Ave. Baptist Church and the Cabin Sunday School class where he had a 60...

DURHAM - Fulton Sutherland, 67, of Durham passed away Thursday, August 16th after an extensive illness with cancer. He grew up in Laurinburg, NC by a loving aneextended family. He graduated from Scotland High School and The Uneersity of North Carolina. Fulton found his true love, wife Pam by swaying her on a boat ride on John???s Pond in Laurinburg,...

Rev. James Linwood Wise, 62, resident of 814 Watts Street, entered into eternal life Friday morning at his home. Born in Sampson County, James was the son of the late Carl Lemuel Wise, Sr. and Virginia Swaringer Wise. He moved to Durham in 1969. For 30 years he was employed with the Bryant-Durham Electrical Company. With a passion for serving...

Paul Donald McCusker, age 89, borneeptember 23, 1921, passed away at home in Durham, North Carolina, on neember 23rd, 2010, after a long illness and less than 3 months after the death of his wife of 62 years, Joan. Paul was born in Niagara Falls, New York, the third child of Alexander McCusker and Catherine Barron McCusker. Paul was raised...

DURHAM: Marci Kramish Campbell passed away oneecember 14, after living with cancer, with grace and caring, for almost two years. In addition to being Professor of Nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, she was a devoted mother, an accomplished folk musician, and an inspiration to all for her caring, positive approach to life. Marci was born...

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Doris Marie Browning Wilson of Pittsboro, NC went home to be with her Heavenly Father oneec. 15, 2008. She was born June 22, 1926 to the late John Porter and Adele Montgomery Browning in McLeansville, NC. She is survived by her loving and dedicated husband of 61 years Merritt Young Wilson, Jr. During their 61 year marriage they had 3...

Mrs. Thelma Mae Crews, 94, of 321 Forest Road, Oxford, went to be with her Lord oneept. 18, 2008. Mrs. Crews, the widow of Mr. Raymond Crews of Gainesville, FL was retired from Sunland Training Center in Gainesville, FL She attended Oxford Uneed Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, Bobby Crews Lucy of Durham, and her daughter Barbara...

Virginia Pleasants Newton, 84, died on Monday, neember 6, 2017 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Newton was a native of Granville County and was the daughter of Sam Jones Pleasants, Mary Watson Pleasants, and Charlie Thomas Knott. She retired after 40 years of service from the Granville County Health Department as the Director of Nursing. While working, she was a...

Dennis Hunter Peeden, 47, passed away neember 10, 2016. Dennis was a loving father to his children and a good son. He enjoyed gardening and watching movies with his family. He loved Jeff Gordon racing and all things UNC. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. The family would like to give special thanks to the...

Robert Finley Coleman, PhD, 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, neember 30, 2010 after a long illness. Born on July 6, 1937 in Tyronza, AR, Bob was the younger son of Lucien Edwin and Beulah Mellard Coleman. A graduate of Georgetown College ineentucky, he later earned his MS in Speech Pathology from Vanderbilt Uneersity and went on to complete...

OXFORD: Archie Lee Brogden, Jr. age 58, a native of Granville Co. and the son of the late Archie Lee and Lillian McDonald Brogden died Tuesday night in the VA Hospital in Durham. He was a former Policeman and a veteran of the US Army. He was a member of the Stem Uneed Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted...

DURHAM -We celebrate the life of Winona Helen Cassin Malpass, who spent her life in the service of her family, church and community. Winona was born a twin with Virginia Cassin Smith in Chicago's Lutheraneeaconess Hospital to Starona Hillis Brown and Thomas Milo Cassin. She outweighed her twin by over a pound and half, something she neer let her sister...

Juliette Davis Johnson, a long time Durham resident, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family, oneecember 14, 2019 at age 94.?? Judy was born to Clifton Farriar Davis aneestelle McLendon Davis in Burgaw, North Carolina, and was reared by her loving aunt, Callie Davis Bordeaux. Judy lived a very active and fulfilling life, playing in various bridge groups, tending her...