Obituaries

Frederick W. Zechman, Ph.D

Frederick W. Zechman, Ph.D

Oct 1, 2015

Dr. Frederick W. Zechman, Ph.D died October 1, 2015 following a short illness. He was born March 16, 1928, to Frederick W. and Kathryn (Ritz) Zechman in Youngstown, OH. He attended schools in Miamisburg, OH, and graduated from Otterbein College (BS), Univ. of Maryland (MS), and Duke Uneersity (PhD 1956). Dr. Zechman was Professor and Chair of the Dept. of...

James "Luke" Luther Cathell, Jr.

James "Luke" Luther Cathell, Jr.

Sep 30, 2015

CHAPEL HILL-James ???Luke??? Luther Cathell, Jr, age 63, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. He was the son of the late Dr. James Luther Cathell, and Drusilla Martin Cathell. Luke was employed for many years as a Senior Program Analyst with GlaxoSmithKline ineesearch Trianee Park, NC. He was deeply invested in the community at Christ...

Rebecca Dallie Jernigan Williams

Rebecca Dallie Jernigan Williams

Sep 29, 2015

Durham, NC ??? Rebecca Dallie Jernigan Williams, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, September 29, 2015. She was borneebruary 23, 1922 in Durham. She was dearly loved by her family and her many friends and will be greatly missed. As a teeneer, she dedicated her life to the Lord. She was a Christian example for her...

Stephen Frederic Davis

Stephen Frederic Davis

Sep 22, 2015

Stephen Frederic Davis, 63, of Durham, N.C., passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015, at home. He was born on neember 27, 1951, ineeKalb, IL, to Margaret and the late Wilman E. Davis. Steve is a Vietnam Veteran having served with the 101st Airborne Division. He received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army in 1971. A 1969 graduate of Forrest-Strawn-Wing...

Dennis T. Walsh

Dennis T. Walsh

Sep 18, 2015

DURHAM-Dennis Thomas Walsh, age 59, passed away peacefully Friday, September 18, 2015 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Dennis and his wife, Kim are owners of Reliant Painting which began in the early 1980???s. He was an avid Duke fan and fisherman. Dennis is survived by his wife, Kim Honeycutt Walsh, his sons, Dennis J. Walsh of Raleigh; and Cameron A. Walsh...

Dale Wade Turske

Dale Wade Turske

Sep 14, 2015

DURHAM- Dale Wade Turske, age 83, passed away peacefully Monday, September 14, 2015 at Duke Regional Hospital. He retired from Duke Uneersity and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Dale is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lou E. Turske, his son, Michael Turske and wife, Tamara; his brother, David Turske; his grandchildren, Joel Turske and wife, Amanda;...

Renoo Chevy

Renoo Chevy

Sep 12, 2015

Renoo Chevy, 73, of Cary, died on Saturday evening, September 12, 2015. A native of Krabi, Thailand, Renoo, was the daughter of the late Umpan and Suan Prapaichit.?? She received a dual degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Chiang Mai Uneersity in 1966 and worked for a time as a psychiatric social worker. During her uneersity years, she met her...

Mary Frances Eaton

Mary Frances Eaton

Sep 5, 2015

Mary Frances Eaton, age 93, died September 5, 2015 at Duke Medical Center. She was born ineertford County, NC to the late James D. and Addie Lewter Perry. Mrs. Eaton was a long-time member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. Mrs. Eaton is survived by her son-in-law, Harold Lee Mickle, Jr. of Stem, NC and daughter-in-law, Donneeaton of St. Petersburg, FL; four...

Freida Dement Harris

Freida Dement Harris

Sep 4, 2015

Freida Dement Harris 72, of Oxford, passed away Friday September 4, 2015. She was a native of Granville County and the daughter of the late C. W. Dement and Helen Brogdeneement. She was a member of the DAR and UDC, past president of the Mary Jamison Woman???s Club, an active member of Creedmoor Uneed Methodist Church, a homemaker, and avid...

Judith "Judy" Anne Rendall

Judith "Judy" Anne Rendall

Sep 2, 2015

DURHAM- Judith Anne ???Judy??? Rendall, age 66, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, September 2, 2015 at Hock Family Pavilion. Judy was born ineewton, Massachusetts to the late R. Samuel Hudson and Barbara Knight Hudson. She graduated from Westboro HS and then studied ballet dance at Northeastern Uneersity in Bostoneefore obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree from the Uneersity of Massachusetts...

Louise Brooks Eakes Jackson

Louise Brooks Eakes Jackson

Aug 30, 2015

Oxford Louise Brooks Eakes Jackson, 84, of Butner died Sunday August 30, 2015 at Durham Regional Hospital. She is a native of Granville County, the daughter of the late Joseph Rhodes Brooks and Hortense Mangum Brooks. She is a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and a retired Health Care Technician at John Umstead Hospital in Butner. She is survived...

Mary Rieves Styers

Mary Rieves Styers

Aug 28, 2015

DURHAM- Mary Rieves Styers, age 96, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Carver Living Center in Durham. Mary was born in Madison, NC, to the late Jesse C. Lassiter and Blanee R. Lassiter. She was a loving and dedicated mother, having provided care for her late daughter, Lynn Styers for over 40 years. Mary was an avid watercolor artist...

Roger Lewis Sump

Roger Lewis Sump

Aug 22, 2015

Roger Lewis Sump, age 62, died at his home August 22, 2015. Born ineetroit, MI, he was the son of Anne Haskins Sump and the late Dwyer Charles Sump. In addition to being a franchise owner of Pearle Visioneenter for 30 years, Roger also served on the National Franchise Advisory Council and served as its president for two years. He...

William ???Al??? Slaughter

William ???Al??? Slaughter

Aug 22, 2015

William Albert ???Al??? Slaughter passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the age of 66. He was borneebruary 6, 1949 to the late William Albert Slaughter, Jr. and Odelle S. Slaughter of Granville County. He attended Granville County Schools and graduated from Pembroke Uneersity. Mr. Slaughter was a successful businessman, working for major banking and financial services businesses...

Mary Filosa Brown

Mary Filosa Brown

Aug 18, 2015

"A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul neer dies. It brings us together again and again." - Maya Angelou DURHAM: Mary Filosa Brown, 55, passed from our lives on August 18, 2015. To her family and friends, Mary was one of the greatest souls we???ve ever had the honor to know. Mary has left a deep...

Dr. Richard Hugh Browne

Dr. Richard Hugh Browne

Aug 18, 2015

Dr. Richard Hugh Browne, 84, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 18, 2015 at Duke Uneersity Hospital in Durham, NC. Richard was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 31, 1931 to the late Katherine Vickers and Hugh F. Browne. He honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He would earn a Ph.D in education and serve his...

Dr. John Blackwell Hardy, Jr.

Dr. John Blackwell Hardy, Jr.

Aug 18, 2015

Dr. John Blackwell Hardy, Jr., 80, of Oxford, passed away early Tuesday morning August 18, 2015. Dr. Hardy was a 1957 graduate of North Carolina State Uneersity with a BS degree in Animal Husbandry. He earned his DDS degree in 1965 from the Uneersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. He then opened his dental practice in...

Mr. Calvin Raymond Cole

Mr. Calvin Raymond Cole

Aug 17, 2015

Mr. Calvin Raymond Cole, 90, passed away Monday morning, August 17, 2015 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. Mr. Cole was born in Worcester, MA on neember 29, 1924, to the late Ruth Emerson and Franklin Everett Cole. He honorably served in the U.S. Navy and learned to play the accordion, organ and dulcimer. Mr. Cole loved to study...

Alma Grove Linden

Alma Grove Linden

Aug 16, 2015

DURHAM- Alma Grove Linden, age 97, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Rose Manor in Durham. She was under the care of Duke Home Care and Hospice. Alma was born in Cleveland, OH, to Harry Bruce Grove and Ada Grace Johnson Grove. She was married to Harry Frank Linden for 62 years prior to his death in 2005....

Bobby Ray Owen

Bobby Ray Owen

Aug 15, 2015

Oxford Bobby Ray Owen 72 of Oxford passed away Saturday August 15, 2015. A native of Granville Co son of the late Rufus G Owen and Willie Lee Williams Owen Hite, a Veteran of the US Air Force and a retired Plant Maneer of Uneersal Leaf North America; member of Amis Chapel Baptist Church serving as Deacon, Church Treasurer and...