Obituaries

S. Lee Nichols Upchurch

S. Lee Nichols Upchurch

Feb 15, 2008

S. Lee Nichols Upchurch, age 83, died Friday evening, February 15, 2008 at Hospice Home in High Point, NC. A Durham native, Mrs. Upchurch was born neember 10, 1924, to the late Owen B. and Sara Smith Nichols. A long-time member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, she graduated in the Class of 1946 from Women's College in Greensboro. After the...

Lizzie Hayes Champion

Lizzie Hayes Champion

Feb 14, 2008

Lizzie Hayes Champion, age 90, died Thursday, February 14, 2008 at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was born in Franklin County oneebruary 7, 1918 to the late Jim and Zena Fuller Hayes. A retired textile worker, Mrs. Champion was a long-time member of the Franklinton Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Ronald Champion and wife, Rosemary, of Franklinton, NC;...

Nellie Wynne Ross

Nellie Wynne Ross

Feb 7, 2008

Nellie Wynne Ross, age 91, died peacefully ineer Durham home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 7, 2008. A Durham native, Mrs. Ross was born to the late Aneew L. and Ollie Lowe Wynne on July 7, 1916. Mrs. Ross was employed by American Tobacco Co. where she retired in 1978. She was a member of Berea Baptist...

William Wild Bill Clayton

William Wild Bill Clayton

Feb 4, 2008

William Clayton of 3308 Duke Homestead Road passed away after a brief illness on Monday, February 4, 2008, at his home. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, Calvin T. and Freddie M. Clayton, of Danville, Va., and his wife, Meriam B. Clayton, of Durham. He is survived by his son, Brent Jay Clayton and wife Karen; granddaughter, Lauren Ashley...

Louise C. Lytton

Louise C. Lytton

Feb 3, 2008

OXFORD Louise C. Lytton age 89, of 212 North Country Club Drive died Sunday February 3, 2008. A native of Pender Co. she was the daughter of the late Norwood Clifton aneeva Bell Larkin Corbett and the widow of Albert J Lytton and a member of Oxford Baptist Church for 70 years and a home maker. Graveside services will be...

James Wilbert Smith

James Wilbert Smith

Feb 2, 2008

Mr. Jim Smith, 80, of Old Graham Road, Pittsboro, died February 2, 2008 at The Laurels of Chatham. Jim was born in Borger, Texas on May 25, 1927, the son of Homer Duggins Smith and Sara Snodgrass Smith. He was a graduate of Oklahoma State Uneersity and retired as a district maneer from Ford Motor Company. Jim and his wife...

Jane Weaver Wilds

Jane Weaver Wilds

Jan 29, 2008

Jane Caroline Weaver Wilds, 74, formerly of Slidell, LA, died January 29, 2008 at her home ineearrington Village in Pittsboro, NC following a period of declining health. Jane and her husband, Douglas K. Wilds, had relocated to Pittsboro following Hurricane Katrina. Jane was born March 28, 1933, in Oklahoma City, OK to James G. Weaver and Willa Kay Davis Weaver....

Florence Burns Schell

Florence Burns Schell

Jan 27, 2008

Florence Burns Schell, 89, of Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, NC, died January 27, 2008 at the Village. She was born neember 20, 1918 ineedina, NY, the daughter of Sidney V. Kerrison and Laura Watt Kerrison. Mrs. Schell was a retired personal assistant. She resided in Rochester, NY for over 30 years before relocating to Pittsboro Christian Village in 1979. Survivors...

Hazel Mangum Stubbs

Hazel Mangum Stubbs

Jan 25, 2008

DURHAM - Hazel Lyon Mangum Stubbs, beloved wife and mother, passed away on January 25, 2008, at Duke Medical Center after a very brief illness. She was born in Durham County on October 7, 1914, to Samuel Thomas Mangum and Florence Lyon Mangum. She was a member of the Mangum, Lyon and Cozart families of Durham and Granville counees. A...

Katherine Huffman Ripley

Katherine Huffman Ripley

Jan 24, 2008

Katherine Huffman Ripley, 93, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Croasdaile Village. Born in Buncombe County, she was the daughter of the late Ara and Sarah Payne Huffman. In 1934, after graduating from UNC Greensboro, Mrs. Ripley moved to Durham. She worked at the Duke Uneersity Library for 23 years until her retirement in 1980. Mrs. Ripley was a member...

Alice Parrish Knight

Alice Parrish Knight

Jan 24, 2008

Alice Parrish Knight, 97, died January 24, 2008. Alice was born on October 9, 1910, the daughter of Adolphus Manly Parrish and Lilly Clark Parrish of Durham. Alice attended and graduated from East Durham High School in 1926. Following graduation, she worked as an assistant at McPherson Hospital for Dr. McPherson during the late 1920s aneearly 1930s. Alice married Brooks...

Dr. Daniel Thomas Gianturco

Dr. Daniel Thomas Gianturco

Jan 23, 2008

Dr. Daniel Thomas Gianturco, 73, of Durham, passed away on January 23, 2008. He was Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke Uneersity. Dr. Gianturco was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, the youngest of 5 children of the late Vincent and Angelina Gianturco. He graduated from the Uneersity of Buffalo, New York in 1956 and from...

Tommy Burns, Sr.

Tommy Burns, Sr.

Jan 20, 2008

Mr. Tommy Burns, Sr. 70, of Parkview Retirement Center and formerly of Pittsboro, died January 20, 2008 at Parkview Retirement Center. Tommy was born in Chatham County on May 26, 1937, the son of Henry Grady Burns and Pearl Batten Burns. He was a former conservation officer with the USDA. Prior to being injured in a vehicle accident, Tommy was...

Margaret Pearce Kearney

Margaret Pearce Kearney

Jan 19, 2008

Margaret Pearce Kearney, 81, of Franklinton died Saturday, January 19, 2008 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Vance County to the late Jack and Florence Pearce. Margaret was a member of Popes Uneed Church of Christ in Franklinton. She is survived by her daughter, Jeaneearney Lowery and her husband, Vernon, of Chase City, VA; three...

Erma Flynn Poole

Erma Flynn Poole

Jan 18, 2008

Erma Flynn Poole, a resident of 2500 Fairlawn Rd., died Friday, January 18, 2008. She was born October 12, 1907 in Lynchburg, VA to the late Richard Emmett Flynn and Mary Alice Barbour Flynn. She moved with her parents from Lynchburg, VA to Durham in 1928. Mrs. Poole was a loving wife and mother, devoting her entire life to her...

Robert Edgar Havener

Robert Edgar Havener

Jan 16, 2008

Mr. Robert Edgar Havener, 83, of Pittsboro Christian Village, died January 16, 2008 at Chapel Hill Health and Rehabilitationeenter. Mr. Havener was borneeptember 7, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA to Marion E. and Martha Irene Swoger Havener. He was a member of Pittsboro Christian Assembly, and was a retired sales and marketing representative for the coal mining industry. Survivors include his...

Janie Bowling Harris

Janie Bowling Harris

Jan 13, 2008

Janie Bowling Harris, 93, passed away Sunday morning, January 13, 2008. Janie was born in Granville County on March 5, 1914, the daughter of the late James Thomas and Jenee OBriant Bowling. She was a graduate of Stem High School and for many years she was self-employed as a beautician. Mrs. Harris was a long time member of Parkview Baptist...

Estoneerry Couch, Jr.

Estoneerry Couch, Jr.

Jan 8, 2008

Estoneerry Couch, Jr., died January 8, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital at Durham Regional Hospital after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 29, 1933 in Durham and raised by the late Walter aneesther Aldridge. Terry worked at the Durham Herald for 26 years from 1952 to 1978, leaving as print shop foreman. He then worked for...

Estelle Burnette Wright

Estelle Burnette Wright

Jan 5, 2008

Mrs. Estelle Burnette Wright, 95, of Pittsboro died January 5, 2008 at The Laurels of Chatham. Mrs. Wright was born in Chatham County oneeptember 5, 1912, the daughter of Ralph and Flossie Griffin Burnette. She was a member of Pittsboro Baptist Church, and retired from Chatham Mills. Mrs. Wright was a loyal, loving, Christian wife and mother. She is survived...

Christine Luckel Ratzel

Christine Luckel Ratzel

Jan 2, 2008

Christine Luckel Ratzell, 97, died January 2, 2008. Mrs. Ratzell was born April 28, 1910, the daughter of the late Henry aneelizabeth Luckel. During her life, Christine felt very strongly about education. In addition to being a teacher, she was also an enthusiastic member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. With the Sisterhood, she worked primarily on providineeducational opportunities for female students....