Obituaries

CHAPEL HILL: Margaret Tucker Wright, a longtime resident of Winston-Salem and recently of Chapel Hill, died Saturday night, October 15th at the home of her younger son after a long period of declining health. She was 87. Mrs. Wright was the daughter of George Edward Tucker, an R.J. Reynolds executive in the 1930

Sue Partin Thomas, 80, of Pittsboro, NC passed away at Care View Rest Home in Snow Camp oneebruary 27, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Orange County on May 29, 1930, Sue was raised in Carrboro, NC and was a member of Carrboro Baptist Church until she married in 1951. Sue was the daughter of the...

FUQUAY: Bradley Peace Wilkins, age 30 died Saturday in UNC Medical Center. He was a native of Granville Co. and he is survived by his father Roger Lee WilkinsKathryn of Four Oaks and his mother Wanda C. GarrettRonee of Oxford.. He was of the Baptist faith and was a HVAC mechanic. A memorial service will be conducted on Tuesday September...

Ada Mae King, a resident of Farrington Rd., died Friday morning, September 1, in Durham Regional Hospital. She was born in Chatham County to the late George Francis and Mattie Cheek Perry. A long-time member of Ephesus Baptist Church, Mrs. King was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Harlan...

RALEIGH: Mary Ann Watkineeason completed her eighty-four year journey through life on Friday, May 27, 2011, with the love and support of her immediate family, and attended by the caring professionals of Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was the tenth child of the late Sen. John S. Watkins and Belle Norwood Watkins to be born at the Watkins' farm in...

Rilla Katherine Shaffer Patton, born May 7, 1911 ineew Castle, PA, died Monday, February 28 at Magnolia Gardens Nursing Home. She was the third of seven children. Rilla was very active with the church. She was a founding member of Northmineer Uneed Presbyterian Church in Fairless Hills, PA, and was one of the first female Elders elected in the Uneed...

Inez Martineeam, of Durham, died Wednesday, August 15th. Borneeptember 23, 1920, to the late Carlos Ciblon and Myrtle Azzie Byrd Martin. She was the granddaughter of the late Alonzo and Magdeline Flythe Martin and Chesley and Loretta Yates Byrd, all of Durham. Mrs. Beam was a graduate of Durham High School, class of 1938. She was first employed as a...

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Donald Joseph Browning, Sr. died in his Durham home Monday, April 10. He was 65 years old. Don was a Durham native and the son of the late Walter M. and Leta Gunter Browning. He was a member of Duke Memorial Uneed Methodist Church and a life-long member of the Durham Sertoma Club. During the early 1980

Carlton Shuler Loftis, age 85, died Sunday evening at Duke Hospital following an extended illness. Surviving is his wife, Dorothy B. Loftis, a son, Christopher B. Loftis of Durham, a daughter, Lesley Weaver and husband, Bill of Durham; two grandchildren, William Loftis Weaver aneelizabeth Weaver Dehmer and husband Jeff; two brothers, Alvitt Loftis of Durham and Garland Loftis of Atlanta,...

William Alvis Stokes (Bill) died peacefully on neember 20, 2016 at Croasdaile Pavilion at the age of 88. He was born in Durham NC on April 7, 1928 to Thomas Aneer Stokes and Sadye Perkinson Stokes. Survivors include his son, William A. ???Bill??? Stokes, Jr (Lucy) of Durham, NC; daughter, Mary ???Mollie??? Stokes Platt (James) of Durham; and his grandchildren,...

Joseph Giovannetti Walsh, age 94 died on neember 18, 2016 in Durham, NC. Mr. Walsh was born in Washington, DC oneeptember 14, 1922, the son of Joseph Gleason Walsh aneelvira Giovannetti Walsh. During World War II, he worked on munitions development and attended college, graduating with a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering degree from the Catholic Uneersity of America in 1947....

Mary Dunn Jackson, 87, died Thursday at Pettigrew Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Born in Durham, Mary was the daughter of the late Archie L. Dunn, Sr. and Lora Johnson Dunn. She worked at Erwin Cotton Mills for 47 years after which she worked at White Star Laundry. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Faith Fellowship Church. Surviving are her sons,...

Pattie Elizabeth Moore Harris, 74, resident of 215 Peachtree Street, Apt. A-7, Creedmoor, NC, died Monday afternoon in Durham Regional Hospital. She was a native of Person County and was the daughter of the late John T. and Ila Mae Frazier Moore. Mrs. Harris retired from the D.C. May Company. She was a member of the Sherron Acres Free Will...

Linda Hege Hill, 62, a resident of Durham died, neember the 28, 2009 at Eno Pointe Assisted Living. Born in Durham County on May 20, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Robert Hege aneedith Yokeley Hege. She was a lifelong member of Ephesus Baptist Church. Linda was a happy go lucky person who enjoyed gardening and cooking. She...

Roger Monee Goodman, age 63, resident of 1048 Pea Ridge Road, died Saturday at his home. A native of Pittsboro, he is the son of the Mary Alice Westmoreland Goodman and the late Russell Monee Goodman. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Goodman was an avid fan of auto racing, loved to hunt and fish aneenjoyed...

DURHAM: After a period of declining health, Mary Jane Wallace Credle, 75, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Claudia Brueckner. Mary Jane was the youngest daughter of the late Paul Grady Wallace aneelizabeth Rollins Wallace. Born and raised in Durham, Mary Jane grew up oneeeman Street and had many happy memories of what nearby downtown Durham had to...

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Savon Starnes West, 92, former resident of the Durham Regent died Friday at Durham Regional Hospital. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late John F. Starnes and Nora Whitaker Starnes. Mrs. West beganeer career as a beautician when she was 15 years old and continued until she was 89 years old. She was a charter member...

Leola Harwood Davis died Tuesday evening, September 18, at UNC Medical Center after a brief illness. She was 92 years old. Mrs. Davis was born in Stanley County NC on neember 9, 1914 to the late John C. and Mahala McClure Harwood. A long-time member of The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, where she lived most of her adult...