Obituaries
Shu-Mang Feng
Mar 25, 2024
Chapel Hill – Shu-Mang Feng, age 62, died in UNC Hospital on March 25, 2024. He was born on March 20, 1962, to the late Jungang Feng and Lanjie Jin. Shu-Mang is survived by his wife, Yinghua Liang, and two sons, Liang Feng and Tony Feng.
Born the third of four children, Shu-Mang grew up on a poor rural farm in...
Joseph Carson Story , Jr.
Mar 25, 2024
(Durham, NC) – Joseph (Joe) Story, Jr. passed away on March 25th after a valiant fight to overcome health complications while inpatient at Duke Hospital.
A beloved spouse, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, scoutmaster, captain, friend, and mentor, Joe touched the lives of countless others in his 80 years on earth. Born in Mecklenburg County on January 10, 1944, Joe moved to...
Jonah Alexander Hamil Luker
Mar 20, 2024
Jonah Alexander Hamil Luker, age 21, died in Raleigh on March 20, 2024. He was born on July 8, 2002 to parents Jenifer Hamil and Kenneth Luker and his birth-mother, Shannon Wesdorp.
Jonah grew up in Durham, North Carolina and graduated from Jordan High School. With a curious mind and reliably hardworking personality, he enjoyed building a career in welding and...
Patricia Foster Mcquay
Mar 19, 2024
Patricia Anne Foster McQuay died peacefully at her home on March 19, having recently celebrated her 91st birthday. Patricia was born January 13, 1933 in Cherryville, NC, as the only child of Brite Vernon and Mary Elizabeth Mason Foster.
Her family moved to Charlotte when her father returned from serving in WWII in Germany. There Patricia graduated high school and worked...
Joyce Peed Blalock
Mar 14, 2024
Joyce Peed Blalock, 89, of Roxboro NC died Wednesday, March 14, 2024. Joyce was born in Person
County on September 30, 1934 to Willie Lee Peed and Martha Ann “Annie” Duke Peed.
She lived most of her life in the Rougemont community of Person County where she was a member of Mt. Harmony
Baptist Church.
Joyce was a loving and faithful wife to...
Dana Jackie Hicks
Mar 13, 2024
(Chapel Hill, NC) – Dan Hicks, known as Jack or DannyJack to close friends and family, age 79, died in Chapel Hill, NC on Wednesday 3/13/2024. He was born on January 9, 1945, to the late Bethel and Henry Gardner Hicks, in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Dan was incredibly creative, intelligent, and vivacious. He was a talented artist and photographer, and well-known...
Julia Jean Insley
Mar 12, 2024
Julia Jean Insley passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Julie suffered from Parkinson’s Disease for many years before she succumbed to it. She faced this challenge head-on and educated herself about treatment options. Throughout her battle with the disease, Julie remained socially active, including participating in a Parkinson’s dance troupe, which performed publicly, and in her...
Ann Lominac Kanoy
Mar 11, 2024
Ann Elizabeth Lominac Kanoy, widow of Dr. Burrell Edmond Kanoy, Sr., died in Durham, NC on March 11, 2024, at the age of 96. A native of Buncombe County, NC, Mrs. Kanoy was born on January 10, 1928, to the late Richmond Carl and Jessie Ada Phillips Lominac.
She is survived by her three sons, Dr. Burrell Edmond Kanoy, Jr. (Dr....
Gwendolyn Yvonne Washington
Mar 8, 2024
Gwen Washington illuminated the world with her joy. She raised seven children on three continents. She was the epitome of an officer's wife. She loved celebrations and her home was always the jewel of the neighborhood. Most of all, she was an artist with an eye for beauty. She was an entrepreneur who ran a specialty cake-decorating business before it...
Roberta Winifede Hairston
Mar 7, 2024
Roberta Winifede Hairston, age 70, died at home in Durham on March 7, 2024. Roberta was born on January 13, 1954, in Manchester, England to the late Tom and Annie Harbyman.
In Manchester, Roberta attended private school and went to college where she graduated with a degree in IT Technology. She later moved to the United States, where her first job...
Mary Josephine Bonhivert
Mar 7, 2024
Mary Josephine (Mary Jo), age 66, died peacefully at home in Hurdle Mills, NC on Thursday, March 7th. She was born in Evanston, IL to the late Maurice O’Donohue and Catherine Clancy O’Donohue.
She is survived by her daughter, Tryston Jack (David) , granddaughter, Ella and grandson, David of Raleigh; loving partner of 25 years, Robert (Bob) Noack of Hurdle Mills...
Wilkie Andrew Wilson, Jr.
Mar 4, 2024
Wilkie Andrew Wilson, Jr. died on March 3, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held on March 23 at 4 pm at Duke Memorial Methodist Church, Durham, NC. It will be followed by a celebration of his life at Cafe Parizade, 2200 West Main Street, Durham, NC.
Wilkie was born on October 26, 1944 in Lake Charles,...
Charles Thomas Donegan
Mar 3, 2024
Charles Thomas Donegan, age 72, passed away suddenly on March 3, 2024 at his home in Treyburn, NC. Thomas was born in St Petersburg, Florida to Charles Kendall Donegan MD and Margaret Donegan.
He is survived by his sister Anna Donegan of Chapel Hill, NC, his sister Martha Donegan MD and her husband Kenneth Sherban MD of Lynchburg, VA...
James Gilbert Elliott
Mar 2, 2024
James “J.G.” Gilbert Elliott, age 82, of Oxford, North Carolina, died on
Saturday, March 2, 2024. J.G. was born on June 25, 1941, to James Roger
Elliott and Rubie Younge Elliott. He lived his entire life in Granville County,
except when he was drafted into the Army to serve his country.
J.G. was a dedicated and hardworking man who had a passion for
carpentry. His...
Robert Gene Papitto
Feb 29, 2024
Robert (Bob) Gene Papitto, 66, passed peacefully at Duke University Hospital on February 29, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer. He was born on July 4, 1957 in Chicago Heights to the late Louis and Mary Ann Papitto. His family moved when he was an infant to be near family in Boca Raton, Florida, where Bob grew up.
Bob enjoyed...
Jessie Friedrichs Hancock
Feb 28, 2024
Jessie Friedrichs Hancock died peacefully at home surrounded by love on February 28, 2024 in Durham NC. Jessie was born April 29, 1931 to Elizabeth Hazlett Friedrichs and Howard Wharton Friedrichs in Wheeling, West Virginia. She was predeceased by her husband Arthur Douglas Hancock II (Boonie), her son A. Douglas Hancock III, her sister JoAnn Behrens, and her brother Howard...
Flora W. Cates
Feb 27, 2024
Oxford
Flora “Flossie” Cates, age 80, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Clifton B. Watkins and Margaret Newton Watkins. Flossie was born in Granville County, NC on April 26, 1943.
Flossie was a strong fixture in the community who was a lifelong resident of Granville County, where she met...
Sandra Mae Borden
Feb 25, 2024
Sandra (Sandy) Mae Borden, 82, formerly of Sidney, NY, unexpectedly went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 25,2024 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. She was born on October 19, 1941, in Sidney, NY to the late Earl and Viola (Michaletz) Hendee.
To know Sandy was to know love. She worked for many years at K-Mart in...
John George Wrede
Feb 24, 2024
John George Wrede, age 91, died Chapel Hill, NC on February 24, 2024. He was born on November 1, 1932 in Hackensack, NJ to the late Albert C. Wrede and Clara Deyst Wrede.
John’s parents owned an ice cream luncheonette in Hackensack, NJ where he worked after school until he went off to college. John received his BA from Wagner College...
Mario Joseph Gatti
Feb 22, 2024
Mario J Gatti, at the age of 102, was called Home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 22, 2024. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, July 27, 1921 to the late Ettore Gatti and Giannina Gheduzzi Gatti. He grew up in Brooklyn and spent much of his time enjoying music and the arts. He played in a...
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