Obituaries

Dustin Rodney  Dawson

Dustin Rodney Dawson

Feb 5, 2010

Dustin Rodney Dawson, 24, of 201 Bogue Inlet Drive Emerald Isle, NC died Friday, February 5, 2010. He was a native of Moore County, born on March 21, 1985. Dustin worked with his father at his convenience store in Emerald Isle. Funeral Services will be held at 2pm Monday, February 8, 2010 at Bynum Uneed Methodist Church, Bynum, NC, conducted...

Jesse Crawford O'Neill

Jesse Crawford O'Neill

Feb 1, 2010

Jessie Crawford O'Neill beloved wife of James "Jimmy" O'Neill died February 1, 2010 after an extended illness. She was a member of Epworth Uneed Methodist Church where many visits were much appreciated. Jessie left home, Erwin N.C, to enter Watts Hospital Nursing School. She became a cadet nurse during WWII. Subsequently she served as nurse, teacher, administrator, and recruiter for...

James Foster

James Foster

Jan 29, 2010

James Kenneth Foster, age 88, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at his Durham home. He was borneeptember 4, 1921 in Oak Park IL to the late John and Hilda Henning Foster. Jim proudly served his country during WWII from 1940-1946 in the U.S. Air Force. He served in the South Pacific under General MacArthur's command from New Guinea to the...

Ida Davis Wells

Ida Davis Wells

Jan 27, 2010

Ida Davis Wells, 92, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC. She was born January 19, 1918 ineender County and was the daughter of the late Madola Shepard and Aaroneeide Davis, Sr. Mrs. Wells was preceded ineeath by her husband of 51 years, William Potter Wells and her two daughters, Mary Ann Mills and Janet...

Barbara Cooper Fesel

Barbara Cooper Fesel

Jan 27, 2010

Mrs. Barbara Cooper Fesel, 63, of Hidden Hollow Drive in Durham died January 27, 2010 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. A native of West Chester, PA, she was born April 26, 1946 to Marshall Myron Cooper and Geneva Postles Cooper. Mrs. Fesel was a retired realtor, and had served as property maneer at Walnut Grove and Sheffield Manor complexes. She was...

Clyde H. Carroll, Jr.

Clyde H. Carroll, Jr.

Jan 27, 2010

Clyde H. Carroll, Jr., 85, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Duke Medical Center. He was the son of the late Clyde H. Carroll, Sr. and Mable Pendergrass Carroll. Mr. Carroll was a loving and humble man who served the Lord as a deacon for many years and taught Sunday school at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. His interests included hunting,...

John Aneew Mac Mckeown

John Aneew Mac Mckeown

Jan 26, 2010

John Aneew "Mac" McKeown, age 86, died Wednesday evening, January 26, 2010 at Hock Family Pavilion following a brief illness. Born in Lima, NY on March 21, 1924, he was the son of the late John and Florence Mabel Greer McKeown. John attended Lima High School and graduated from State Uneersity of New York in Albany. He proudly served his...

Jean Marion Vanbenthuysen

Jean Marion Vanbenthuysen

Jan 23, 2010

Miss Jean Marion Vanbenthuysen, 105, of Pittsboro Christian Village, died January 23, 2010 at Pittsboro Christian Village. Born ineewark, New Jersey on May 13, 1904, she was the daughter of Robert Seaward and Jenny Smith Vanbenthuysen. Miss Vanbenthuysen was a retired insurance clerk. At the time of her death, she was the oldest resident at Pittsboro Christian Village, and one...

Margaret Luevinia Johnson

Margaret Luevinia Johnson

Jan 23, 2010

Mrs. Luevinia Morris Johnson, 83, of Bynum, died January 23, 2010 at her home. Mrs. Johnson was born in Montgomery County oneecember 2, 1926, a daughter of William G. and May Clark Morris. She was a 1943 graduate of Pittsboro High School and attended Ashmoore Business College in Thomasville. During her lifetime, she worked different capacities in various jobs including...

Mary Suggs Bowling

Mary Suggs Bowling

Jan 22, 2010

STEM: Mary Suggs Bowling, age 84, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at her home. A native of Horry County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Worth Suggs and Lucille Suggs. Mrs. Bowling was a member of Oxford Baptist Church where she played the piano for several classes and was a member of the church choir, the hand bell...

Linda Fowler Parham

Linda Fowler Parham

Jan 18, 2010

OXFORD: Linda Fowler Parham, 62 of Addie's Lane Farm, died January 18, 2010. A native of Granville County and she was the daughter of the late George Y. and Nadine Fowler Parham. She was a life long horse enthusiast, animal lover, commercial real estate developer and a member of Salem Uneed Methodist Church. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM...

Eugene Alleneene Thorne

Eugene Alleneene Thorne

Jan 18, 2010

Eugene Allen "Gene" Thorne, age 96, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Durham Regional Hospital following a brief hospitalization. He died due to complications following a hip fracture oneecember 18th. Poppa, as he was affectioneely called by his family, was born June 3, 1913 and was raised ineenderson, N.C. Vance County and was the son of Howard and Bessie Norvell...

Roy Lee Matthews

Roy Lee Matthews

Jan 18, 2010

Roy Lee Matthews, age 80, died unexpectedly Monday evening, January 18, 2010 at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, Mr. Matthews was born in Erwin, NC to the late Frank and Ada Barnes Matthews. Mr. Matthews and his wife, Barbara, were founders of the Furniture House of Durham which later became Nance Furniture Company. He is survived by his loving...

Rudolph A. Gawlik

Rudolph A. Gawlik

Jan 17, 2010

Rudolph A. Gawlik, 93, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh. Mr. Gawlik was born in Chicago, Illinois where he attended Pullmaneech High School and Wilson Junior College. He worked as a process engineer for the Electromotive Division of General Motors for 37 years before relocating to Raleigh in 1997. Mr. Gawlik is the last...

Johneeter Dorton

Johneeter Dorton

Jan 17, 2010

Johneeter Dorton, 81, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, January 17, 2010 after battling an extended illness. He was born and raised in Durham, and was the son of Peter aneevyenia Dorton. John's parents were founding members of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, where John was also a member. A graduate of Duke Uneersity, he completed dental...

James "Jimmy" Garrett Burnette

James "Jimmy" Garrett Burnette

Jan 12, 2010

James Garrett Burnette died at his home on Hiltoneead Island Tuesday, January 12, 2010. He was born in Oxford, North Carolina to Hallie Garrett and Sarah Lucille Burnette. "Jimmy", as he was known during his adolescent and teeneears, graduated from Oxford High School. He was an honor student aneespecially loved athletics. He was quite a star, excelling in baseball, basketball,...

James G. Morgan, Jr.

James G. Morgan, Jr.

Jan 11, 2010

James G. Morgan, Jr., age 85, died peacefully at his home, Jan. 11, 2010 with his family by his side. Born in Durham, he was the son of the late James Graden Morgan, Sr. and Myrtle Barbee Morgan Rigsbee. He was a veteran and served his country in the U. S. Army Air Corp during WWII. Mr. Morgan worked in...

Michael Paul Alex Cunningham

Michael Paul Alex Cunningham

Jan 10, 2010

Michael Paul Alex Cunningham, 30, of Pleasant Hill Church Rd., Siler City, died January 10, 2010 following a period of declining health while awaiting a heart transplant. The son of Philip and Rose Norton Cunningham, Michael was born ineeesburg, VA oneebruary 24, 1979. He loved farming, but had also worked as a paramedic and a scrub nurse as long as...

Arch Gill Clark

Arch Gill Clark

Jan 10, 2010

Arch Gill Clark, son of the late Vione aneernest Clark passed away Sunday, January 10, 2010 peacefully with his family at Rex Hospital. A true and faithful servant, he was born on August 3, 1924 in Chatham County. Born to be a farmer, he loved being on his tractor and was most comfortable there. He retired from his position as...

Stuart Vaughan

Stuart Vaughan

Jan 8, 2010

OXFORD: Stuart Vaughan, age 73, died Friday, January 08, 2010 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was the son of the late Rufus Elmo and Frauline Jones Vaughan. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church, where he served as Deacon and Chairman of the Cemetery Committee and was a veteran, having served in the US Army. He was...