Obituaries

Irma Paschall Crenshaw

Irma Paschall Crenshaw

May 4, 2006

Mrs. Irma Paschall Crenshaw passed away peacefully May 4, 2006 at Windsor Point in Fuquay Varina, NC. She was born March 6, 1912 to the late James E. Paschall and Agnes B. Paschall. She grew up in Warren County, graduated from High Point College and taught school for several years. She married Roy N. Crenshaw in 1937 and moved to...

Louise Mccarthy Freeman

Louise Mccarthy Freeman

Apr 21, 2006

Louise McCarthy Freeman, long-time resident of Durham, NC passed away peacefully Friday, April 21, 2006 in Knoxville, TN with her son and daughter in-law at her side. An educator with the Durham City School System for over 30 years, Louise M. Freeman, will be remembered lovingly as

Gloria Hall Johnson

Gloria Hall Johnson

Apr 14, 2006

DURHAM: Gloria Hall Johnson, 82 years young, died April 14, 2006. The daughter of Mabel and Robert Hall, she was born in Lawrenceville, Va., but moved to Durham as a child, where she spent the rest of her life. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Edison H. Johnson Sr. and son, Robert E. Johnson. . Gloria will be remembered...

Elmer Carrington Ballard

Elmer Carrington Ballard

Apr 8, 2006

Elmer Carrington Ballard died peacefully early Saturday morning, April 8, 2006 at Alterra Clare Bridge of Chapel Hill. He was born June 24, 1918 in Danville, VA to William Douglas and Anee Jones Ballard. The family soon moved to Texas, where his father and unee converted breweries to textile mills. They returned to NC in the early 1930

Charles Douglas Browning

Charles Douglas Browning

Mar 25, 2006

BROWNING Charles Douglas Browning, Sr. died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at his residence in Durham. Born in Durham on January 30, 1937, he was the son of the late Walter Monee Browning and Leta Gunter Browning. He was a graduate of Campbell Uneersity with a degree in business. Mr. Browning was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a former member...

Louise Murray Keir

Louise Murray Keir

Feb 10, 2006

Louise Murray Keir, 94, of Croasdaile Village passed away peacefully on Friday, February 10, 2006. She was born in Durham County to the late William Guthrie and Lila Elizabeth Workman Murray. Louise was educated in the Durham Public Schools and graduated in 1929 from Durham High School. She then took advanced studies in English at Duke Uneersity and UNC Chapel...

Frances Myrick Howard

Frances Myrick Howard

Jan 31, 2006

Frances Myrick Howard, 92, passed away in Durham on January 31, 2006 after three months of ill health. She was born in Durham in 1913, the third daughter of Charles and Hallie Currin Myrick. Frances was a resident of the Lakewood neighborhood for most of her life. In 1939, she married J. Cecil Howard, who predeceased her in 1976. She...

Donald Eugene Mcintire

Donald Eugene Mcintire

Jan 28, 2006

Donald E. McIntire, age 79, of 1410 Cole Mill Road, Durham, died on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006. Born in Ohio, Don was a 1948 graduate of Auburn Uneersity with a degree in Engineering. He received his MBA from Kent State Uneersity in 1960. He was employed with Eaton Corporation for the last 35 years and was most recently general maneer...

Dahlia Jeaneeasey

Dahlia Jeaneeasey

Jan 18, 2006

Ms. Dahlia Jeaneeasey, 77, of Chapel Hill, died January 18, 2006 at Durham Regional Hospital. Ms. Veasey was born in Durham County on neember 28, 1928 and was the daughter of Otho and MamieVeasey. She was employed for may years with American Tobacco Company and also UNC Physicians. Surviving are her brother Johnny Veasey of Durham; one niece, Michelle Love...

David Ray Hackney

David Ray Hackney

Jan 11, 2006

David Ray Hackney, 61, of Hanks Loop Road, Pittsboro, died January 11, 2006 at his residence. Born January 15, 1944 in Chatham County, he was the son of Lewis Raeford and Martha Ernestine Cotton Hackney. David served in the National Guard for a number of years, and was retired from AT&T at

Helen Quaintance Smith

Helen Quaintance Smith

Jan 7, 2006

Helen Quaintance Smith, 71, died January 7, 2006 in Duke Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Lee and Olive Quaintance of Silver Spring, MD. Mrs. Smith taught in Christian elementary education for many years at Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian Academy and at Deerstream Learning Center in Durham. She graduated summa cum laude from Temple Uneersity 20 years after her high...

Thomas Bright Cranford

Thomas Bright Cranford

Jan 6, 2006

Thomas Bright Cranford, 83, died Friday, January 6, 2006, at Durham Regional Hospital following an illness of several months. The son of Henry Clay and Minee Barton Cranford, he was borneeptember 19, 1922 in Troy, NC and moved to Durham whenee was five years old. Tom graduated in 1942 from Durham High School where he was president of the student...

Dorothy Morrison Schoenhut

Dorothy Morrison Schoenhut

Dec 31, 2005

Mrs. Dorothy Morrison Schoenhut, 84, resident of the Forest of Duke Retirement Center, died December 31, 2005. A native of Rockbridge County, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John Hull Morrison and Mamie Lam Morrison. Mrs. Schoenhut was married to the late Harry E. Schoenhut, Jr. Mrs. Schoenhut lived ineexington, Virginia and she was secretary to the Dean...

William Louis Justice

William Louis Justice

Dec 9, 2005

William Louis Justice, 90, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, December 9, 2005. Mr. Justice was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and retired Ironworker. For the past 50 years he was a Durham resident. He was a long time member of the Osborne Daniel Class of Yates Baptist Church. Mr. Justice enjoyed fishing...

James John Conner, Iii

James John Conner, Iii

Dec 2, 2005

James John Conner III, age 66, a resident of 17 Covington Lane died December 2, 2005. Born in DuBois, PA, he was the son of the late James John and Mary Bennett Conner, Jr. Mr. Conner proudly served in the Uneed States Marines from 1959 to 1963. He was Vice President of Motor aneequipment Manufactures Association for 20 years. After...

Estelle Hodges Vaughan

Estelle Hodges Vaughan

Oct 21, 2005

Mrs. Estelle Hodges Vaughan, 94, died Friday afternoon, October 21, 2005 in Hillcrest Convalescent Center. Mrs. Vaughan was native of Durham and the daughter of the late Estelle Era King and William Edgar Hodges. She was a librarian at Bethesda School for 14 years. Mrs. Vaughan worked as librarian of the Coppridge Memorial Medical Library at Watts Hospital for 13...

Emma Mary Rose Dillow Richter

Emma Mary Rose Dillow Richter

Oct 8, 2005

A celebration of the brief life of Emma Mary-Rose Dillow-Richter will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, October 13, 2005 at Hall-Wynne Chapel, Durham, NC. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC Emma is the daughter of Robert Edward Richter and Lona Minoka Dillow. Emma was born on July 22, 2005 and died suddenly on October 8, 2005. She is survived by:...

Lisa Kaye Grineead Massey

Lisa Kaye Grineead Massey

Sep 24, 2005

Lisa Kaye Grineead Massey, 41, of 115 Macwood Drive died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Durham Regional Hospital. Lisa was a Durham native, daughter of Charles R. Grineead and Linda Baucom Rocker. She was a graduate of Northern High School and formerly worked as a histotechnologist at Duke Medical Center. Lisa was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church, the Ron...

James Aneew Bradshaw, Jr.

James Aneew Bradshaw, Jr.

Sep 19, 2005

James A. Bradshaw, Jr. age 73, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2005 at his residence. Jim was born July 30, 1932, in Charlotte, NC, to the late James Aneew and Dorothy Hayes Bradshaw. Jim moved to Durham at an early age and has lived here since. He was a 1950 graduate of Durham High School and attended the Terry...

Edwin Ford Clark

Edwin Ford Clark

Aug 11, 2005

Edwin Ford Clark, 87, of Durham, North Carolina died peacefully August 11, 2005 at Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His parents were Robert W. Clark and Myra Ford Clark of Springfield, Massachusetts. Edwin was borneeptember 25, 1917 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The second of three boys, Ed as he was fondly known, attended Loomis School in Windsor Connecticut...