Obituaries

Myrtie Best Hall, age 90, resident of 1515 Pettigrew Street, died Sunday evening . Mrs. Hall was born in Johnston County and was the daughter of the late Joe and Ida Harris Best. She moved to Durham in 1923 and has lived here since. Mrs. Hall loved gardening and sewing. She was a former member of Guess Road Baptist Church....

Barbara Finney Johnson, age 67, passed away from this world at Hospice at the Meadowlands in Hillsborough on Saturday, neember 17, 2007. Born oneeptember 23, 1940 in Midland, NC, Barbara was the daughter of the late Carl aneedith McManus Finney. She is survived by her two children: Rhonda Davis and Craig Johnson, both of Durham and her granddaughter, Carly Johnson....

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Pauline Upchurch Howard, 87, died Thursday at Duke Hospice at the Meadowlands. Born in Morrisville, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Fanee Carroll Upchurch. Mrs. Howard was a charter member of Farrington Road Baptist Church and a member of the Senior adult Sunday school class. Mrs. Howard worked at Belks her entire career. In fact, she loved...

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Gordon William Clark, age 68, died October 21 at SunBridge Nursing Facility in Siler City. A resident of Chatham County, he retired in 2001 as the Marketing Officer of the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro. Immediately prior to that he was a Senior Vice President of Rowland Worldwide, a marketing and public relations agency ineew York City, working such...

Mary Jane Marshall, age 69, resident of 6014 Guess Road died Wednesday in Durham Regional Hospital. She was a native of Toronto, Canada and was the daughter of the late Norman and Margueritte Barrett Richardson. Mrs. Marshall had lived in Durham for 17 years and was a member of the Woodcroft Seniors Club. She was a member of Saint Matthew...

Marjorie Deaneebb, 83, died Saturday in Duke Hospital following a period of declining health. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Maggie Scarboro Dean. A graduate of Peace College, Mrs. Webb spent over 30 years working in the business office of the V.A. Medical Center. She was a devoted member of Epworth...

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Gwendolyn Irene Quintyne, age 78 and resident of 75 Winding Ridge Road, died Thursday morning at her home. Born ineew York City, she was the daughter of the late Baker and Doris A. Grant. She was retired from the Brooklyneeteran Hospital. Mrs. Quintyne moved to Durham three years ago. She was a member of St. Stepheneepiscopal Church.She loved people and...

Walter Travis Porter III, at age 76, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon soon after returning home from work. During a wonderful life that is a true American success story, Travis accomplished an exceedingly rare feat. He was not only a great maneell known throughout the state for his professional and community distinction, but he also fulfilled his most challenging and treasured...

Linda Peabody Reylek, 53, a resident of 4121 Deepwood Circle, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of Monday, August 20th. Born ineew York City, she is the daughter of Frederick I. and Doris J. Peabody. She is a graduate of Concordia College, Bronxville, NY. Linda has been an educator ineew York and North Carolina for over 20 years, was a...

Lynn Alan Biss, 63, resident of 6857 Windover Road, died Thursday evening at Durham Regional Hospital. Lynn was born in Auburn, NY and was reared in Cato, NY. He was a graduate of Marcellus High School and attended the Cayuga County Community College. He was the son of Jenee Biss-Testa and the late Leon C. Biss. Mr. Biss was employed...

Bahama, NCMrs. Shirley Barbee Sanford, resident of 8803 Quail Roost Road, Bahama, died Thursday night. She was the daughter of the late W. Claude and Lucy Vickers Barbee and grew up in the Lowes Grove Community. Mrs. Sanford retired in 1984 from GTE, having worked in the Accounting and Business Relations Departments. Active ineer community, she was a member of...

Martin Villanueva, age 70, died Tuesday evening in Durham Regional Hospital. Mr. Villanueva was born in Ozamis City, Philippines and is the son of the late Leodegario aneestellita Villanueva. He was Valedictorian of his elementary and high school class. He attended the Uneersity of the Philippines on a scholarship and was a graduate of Lyceum Uneersity of Philippines, where he...

Dr. A. Stanton Colvin died Monday morning in Durham Regional Hospital. Dr. Colvin was born neember 9, 1923 in Wolcott, NY and was the son of the late Burdette and Lucy Colvin. He attended school in Wolcott, NY and was a graduate of Cornell Uneersity with a DVM Degree from the veterinary college. Staneerved in the U. S. Army during...

Ruby Elizabeth Walker Smith, 99, died Thursday in Duke Hospital. A Durham native, she was the daughter of William Thomas and Mary Holt Rhew Walker. She was raised in the Bahama area, and attended schools in Orange and Durham counees, graduating from Mangum High School. Mrs. Smith worked for many years as a seamstress making window treatments for Belks Dept....