Obituaries

Mildred Huff Dixon

Mildred Huff Dixon

Jul 16, 2015

Oxford: Mildred Huff Dixon, 90, of Oxford, North Carolina, daughter of the late Bernee Daniel Huff and the late Lilllie Toney Huff and beloved wife and best friend of the late Otis Jefferson Dixon for 72 years, passed away on July 16, 2015, surrounded by the ones she laughed with, lived for and loved. Mildred was a mother, homemaker, farmer...

Mr. Robert O'Dell Beal

Mr. Robert O'Dell Beal

Jul 16, 2015

Dateline: Pittsboro, NC Deceased: Robert O???Dell Beal Mr. Robert O???Dell Beal, 71, of Pittsboro, NC died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. A native of Chatham County, NC, Robert was born April 20, 1944, eldest son to the late Franklin O???Dell Beal and Lucille Jones Beal. He served honorably in the U.S. Army and was...

Joseph Watson Currin Jr

Joseph Watson Currin Jr

Jul 12, 2015

Joseph Watson Currin Jr., 70, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015. He was the son of the late Joseph Watson Currin, Sr. aneedith Daniel Currin. Mr. Currin was a former employee of Gregory-Poole, a former member of the North Carolina Army National Guard, a retired employee of CP&L- Progress Energy for forty years, a tobacco farmer, a collector and restorer...

Dr. Ita Ekanem

Dr. Ita Ekanem

Jul 11, 2015

DURHAM- Dr. Ita Ekanem went to be with the Lord peacefully on the morning of July 11, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born oneebruary 12, 1939 in Ntan Mbat, neeria to Inyang and Nkoyo Ekanem. He completed his high school at Hope Waddell, his bachelor???s at Uneersity of Ife, his master???s and doctorate at Brown Uneersity...

Ronee Wayne Fields

Ronee Wayne Fields

Jul 8, 2015

Ronee Wayne Fields, 60, went home to be with his Lord oneednesday, July 8, 2015. Mr. Fields was born to William and Martha Fields oneecember 4, 1954 in Durham North Carolina. Mr. Fields was a loving husband and father who enjoyed hunting, farming, the outdoors, and most of all his family. He is preceded ineeath by his father, William W....

Mary Gilchrist Gillham

Mary Gilchrist Gillham

Jul 7, 2015

CHAPEL HILL - Mary Gilchrist Gillham, age 88 died July 7, 2015 after a three year struggle with Alzheimer???s disease. Mary was born in Chester, SC on October 3, 1926 to John Frazier Gilchrist and Ira McDaniel Gilchrist. She was a graduate of Sharon High School and beganeer career with Southerneell Telephone Company in Charlotte, NC. Mary met Hal Canada...

Stella Maris Araneda

Stella Maris Araneda

Jul 6, 2015

Stella Maris Araneda passed away on July 6, 2015, at the age of 74 after a courageous struggle with paneeatic cancer. She was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina. Stella was a beautiful person with many admirers throughout her life. Stella was intelligent, feisty, charming, and loved the arts. She was a wonderful, warm, supportive, and protective mother and grandmother....

Doris Marshburn Sorrell

Doris Marshburn Sorrell

Jul 4, 2015

DURHAM- Doris Marshburn Sorrell, age 93, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Eno Assisted Living. Born August 30, 1921, she was the daughter of the late George Garland Marshburn aneella Elizabeth Earp Marshburn. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Garland Ross Sorrell. Doris was known for her big smile and her undying love for her family and her Lord....

Mr. Brian Louis Emerson

Mr. Brian Louis Emerson

Jul 4, 2015

Dateline: Burlington, NC Deceased: Mr. Brian Louis Emerson July 5, 1976 ??? July 4, 2015 Mr. Brian Louis Emerson, 38, passed away peacefully in his home in Burlington, NC on July 4th, 2015 with his wife and sister by his side. Brian always put others before himself, even throughout his three year journey with colon cancer. He truly modeled a...

Mrs. Viola Bonnette Jackson

Mrs. Viola Bonnette Jackson

Jun 23, 2015

Mrs. Viola Bonnette Jackson, 94, of Pittsboro, NC died June 23, 2015 at Careview Rest Home. Born October 23, 1920 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Viola was a daughter to the late Eola Robinson and Lonee Emerson Bonnette. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jackson is preceded ineeath by her husband, James G. Jackson; her sisters, Seydelle Kennedy aneelma Way;...

Doris Printz Mcfarland

Doris Printz Mcfarland

Jun 23, 2015

Doris Printz McFarland, wife of the late Edward Holman McFarland Jr. died June 23, 2015 at Granville Medical Center.?? She was 89. She was born on July 22, 1926 in Augusta County, Virginia to Roy and Lelia Printz. She was a graduate of Moneeat College in Moneeat, North Carolina and Presbyterian School of Education in Richmond, Virginia in 1948. She...

Edward Lim Kwon

Edward Lim Kwon

Jun 21, 2015

DURHAM-Edward Lim Kwon, age 73, died peacefully in his Durham home on Sunday, June 21, 2015.?? He was born in San Diego, CA to the late Kwon Dong Fay and Bertha Cameron. Edward was an active and long-time member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as an active elder and member of the Service and Mission Committee.?? He was...

Lewis A. Cheek

Lewis A. Cheek

Jun 16, 2015

Lewis A. Cheek, 64, died unexpectedly at home on June 16, 2015. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 9, 1951 to the late Dr. Johneerritt Cheek, Jr. and Margaret Lincoln Harris Cheek. He was a graduate of Durham High School and received his undergraduate degree, phi beta kappa, from Wake Forest Uneersity, as well as his Juris Doctor...

Judy Garland Bass Dickerson Daniel

Judy Garland Bass Dickerson Daniel

Jun 16, 2015

Judy Garland Bass Dickerson Daniel passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the age of 70. She was an assistant teacher in the Granville County School system and a devoted member of Bethel Uneed Methodist church. Mrs. Daniel loved working ineer garden and flowers. She was a graduate of John Nichols High School and Fuller Business School. She...

Barbara Rouse Tinker

Barbara Rouse Tinker

Jun 16, 2015

Barbara Ann Rouse Tinker age 55, of??Oxford, NC ??? died unexpectedly at home on June 16, 2015. Barbara was born in Sanford, Florida and was the daughter of the late Lacy Earl aneeunee Rich Rouse. She is survived by her husband, Chris Tinker; daughter, Jessie Tinker and her fianc?? Zack Beatty of Concord, NC; step son Michael Tinker, his wife...

Mr. Edward Merendoni

Mr. Edward Merendoni

Jun 14, 2015

Mr. Edward Merendoni, 87, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. He was born on neember 12, 1927 in Dutchess County, NY, son of the late Sylvio and Margaret Mary Hughes Merendoni. Edward enjoyed the great outdoors including a love for hunting and fishing. As a young man, he was Captain of his high school...

Jayne Delores Howard

Jayne Delores Howard

Jun 13, 2015

DURHAM - Mrs. Jayne Delores Long Howard passed away at her home in Durham, North Carolina on June 13, 2015. She was the??youngest daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth McCloud Long and Walter Raleigh Long. She graduated from P.W. Moore High School in 1961 aneelizabeth City State Uneersity in 1965 she would later receive her Master???s Degree from Rutgers Uneersity...

Fanee "Odelle" Slaughter

Fanee "Odelle" Slaughter

Jun 13, 2015

Oxford: Fanee ???Odelle??? Slaughter passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the age of 98. Her final thoughts were for her Lord to take her to Heaven and He did. She was born March 13, 1917 to the late S.T. aneethel Slaughter of Person County. Uponeer marriage in 1938 to her beloved late husband, William Albert Slaughter, Mrs....

Jeanette Dehm Jarrell

Jeanette Dehm Jarrell

Jun 12, 2015

DURHAM-Jeanette Dehm Jarrell, age 99, a long-time resident of Durham, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2015 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham.???? Jeanette was born in Brooklyn, NY, and graduated from Corlear Business School in Manhattan.???? When she moved to Durham, she was a homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband???s business.???? In 1961, she became the Librarian at...

Mrs. Vera Reece

Mrs. Vera Reece

Jun 10, 2015

Vera Marie Reece (Powell) of Chapel Hill, NC passed away peacefully ineer home on June 10, 2015 surrounded by the love of her family. Vera was born June 18, 1935 in Elk Rapids Michigan and was the daughter of the late Marion and Lillian Powell. She attended Gale Institute in Minneapolis and moved shortly thereafter to work at CBQ railroad...