Obituaries
Clinton S. Rogers
Oct 23, 1961
DURHAM: Clinton Swaringen Rogers, 53, died unexpectedly Tuesday at home. A Durham native, he was born October 23, 1961 to Joseph Clinton and Betty (Martin) Rogers. Clint was a 1980 graduate of Jordan High School, where he played basketball. He double majored in Accounting and Business Administration at East Carolina Uneersity, from where he graduated in 1985. Clint became permanently...
Marcy Carlson Speer
Oct 1, 1959
Marcy Carlson Speer, 47, died Saturday in Duke Hospital following a valiant battle with breast cancer. She was born October 1, 1959 in Indianapolis, and raised in Indiana and Illinois. Marcy graduated from Indiana Uneersity and received a Maste
Robert Harrison Booth, Jr.
Jul 26, 1959
Robert Harrison Booth, Jr., 53, died at home Thursday. He was born July 26, 1959 in Charlotte, moving with his family to Durham in 1965. Bob graduated from Jordan High School and UNC Chapel Hill. He began his career working on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, returning to Durham in 1985 to work in state government. Bob then joined Duke...
Alfred David Grainger, Jr.
Jun 25, 1959
Alfred David Grainger Jr. died Tuesday in Erwineehabilitationeenter following a long period of declining health. A Durham native, David was born June 25, 1959. He graduated from Council Christian Academy and received degrees from Louisburg College and Durham Technical Community College. David worked for 20 years at the Durham Herald-Sun as the maneement information systems technical maneer. He was a...
Ernest L. Simpson
Jun 11, 1959
Ernest Lawrence Simpson, passed away February 8 at Duke Uneersity Medical Center following a short term illness. Ernie, beloved son of Jewell Saunders Simpson and the late Lawrence Larry R. Simpson, was born June 11, 1959 in Durham, North Carolina. He attended Durham public schools graduating from Durham High school in 1977 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in...
James "Jimmy" Edward Jacobs
Oct 17, 1958
Virginia Beach, VA ??? Mr. James ???Jimmy??? Edward Jacobs, 58, died Saturday at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. Jimmy was born in S. Weymouth, MA on October 17, 1958 to Melvin P. Jacobs and the late Beverly Anne Tessier Jacobs.?? He was raised in Durham, where he graduated from Southern High School.?? Upon his graduation, he served his country with...
Fr. John G. Parish
Jul 1, 1958
WAKE FOREST: The Reverend Johneerard Parish, 49, died unexpectedly Monday at his residence. John was born July 1, 1958 in Waukegan, IL to Harold A. and the late Anna K. Merkwan Parish. He was raised in Oxnard, CA and graduated from Oxnard High School. John was active in scouting, becoming an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of...
Michael Thomas Pilato
Jun 2, 1958
Michael Thomas Pilato, 47, died Wednesday in Hospice Meadowlands after a six year battle with cancer. Michael was born June 2, 1958 to Louis aneelaine Pilato and was raised in Bound Brook, NJ. He graduated from Immaculata High School in Somerville, NJ and was a graduate of Cook College, Rutgers Univ. Michael received a maste
Thomas G. Steinbacher
Oct 8, 1956
Thomas George Steinbacher, 56, died at home Thursday following a six month illness with cardiac amyloidosis. He was born October 8, 1956 in Williamsport, PA to the late James and Margaret Bertin Steinbacher. Tom completed community college in Williamsport and began a 25 year career with Fork Lifts, Inc. He then moved to Palm Beach Gardens, FL, where he began...
Lisa Joyce Beach
May 16, 1955
DURHAM: Lisa Joyce Beach, 54, died Monday at Hospice Houk Pavilion following an extended illness. She was born May 16, 1955 in Tacoma Park, MD to the late Donald and Anne White Clifford. Lisa was a graduate of Madison Uneersity, where she majored in fine arts. She also received a Masters Degree in creative writing from Madison. A Durham resident...
Ralph Evans Wolfe, Ii
Apr 14, 1955
CARY: Ralph Evans Wolfe, II, died Sunday at home. A native of Hagerstown, MD, he was born April 14, 1955. A graduate of N. Hagerstown High School, he attended Hagerstown Community College. He spent his entire career in sales and maneement of financial institutions, most recently as district maneer with Americaneeneral Financial Services. Ralph was past president of High Point...
Stephen Paul Koronic
Aug 26, 1952
Stephen Paul Koronic, 53, died peacefully Monday morning, January 30, at UNC Hospital with his loving family near his side. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 26, 1952, Stephen proudly served his country while stationed in the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned the rank of staff sergeant whenee left the Marines in 1985 after 15 years of service. Stephen was...
Dennis Scoville
Aug 21, 1952
DURHAM - Dennis Scoville, 64, died Saturday, April 14, more than two years after being diagneed with prostate cancer. He was born Aug. 21, 1952, in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Betty and Bill Scoville. He graduated from Bloomington High School in 1970, and was drafted into the Vietnam War. He served four years in Air Force intelligence as a...
Madge Williams Hubbard
May 28, 1952
Madge Ray Williams Hubbard, 57, of Greensboro, passed away Thursday, January 14, after a graceful and courageous fight against breast cancer. Madge was born on May 28, 1952 in Rome, Georgia, to the late Hatcher and Jacqueline Williams of Oxford, NC. Madge spent her formative years in Charlottesville, Virginia. There she attended St. Anne's - Belfield School, while living at...
Michael Edward Burkill
Jan 30, 1952
Michael Edward Burkill, 56, died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 24, following a 15-month illness with a GBM brain tumor. He was born January 30, 1952, in Lake Forest, IL, to the late Edward W. and Lillianeeggeberg Burkill. As a teeneer he moved to Ormond Beach, FL, where he graduated high school. He then attended Mercer Uneersity in Macon,...
Kenny Guy Braxton
Jan 3, 1952
Kenny Guy Braxton, 58, of Pittsboro, NC passed away Thursday 6-17-10 at Duke Hospital due to a deteriorating heart condition. He was born January 3, 1952 in Winterville, NC to Edna and Guy Braxton. Visitation will be held at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home in Pittsboro on June 26 at 11:30. The Memorial Service, also at Hall-Wynne, will be held at 1:00...
Henry William Bartholomay
Oct 10, 1951
Henry William "Bill" Bartholomay, 57, died unexpectedly Monday, May 25 at home in Durham. Bill was born October 10, 1951 in Charlottesville, VA to Henry William and Mary Connolly Bartholomay. Bill's family moved from Charlottesville to Camden, SC and later to Kinston, NC, where he graduated from Grainger High School in 1969. He theneecame a loyal Wolfpack supporter as he...
Lynn Martin Sherrill
May 9, 1951
Lynn Martin Sherrill, age 55, died Wednesday following a short battle with lung cancer. Lynn was born May 9, 1951 in Roanee, VA to Thomas and Jean Preston Martin. She moved to Richmond as a high school sophomore, graduating from Huguenot High School in 1969. Lynn briefly attended Virginia Intermont College but left to raise her family in Richmond with...
Olinda Ruffino
Mar 18, 1951
DURHAM: Olinda Ruffino passed away ineer home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 27 at age 68. Linda was born March 18, 1951 in Domanico Cosenza, Italy where she lived until she was 10 years old. Her parents, Rosina and Luigi Longo moved their family of 8 from Italy to Venezuela, where Linda spent the next few years...
Robert "Brad" Wilkerson
Jan 20, 1951
Oxford Robert ???Brad??? Wilkerson, 64, of Oxford died Thursday, October 22nd at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. He was born in Granville County on January 20th 1951 to the late Charlie Wilkerson and Barbara Duncan Wilkerson. He was a member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Janet Brogden Wilkerson; his daughter Lauren Bradlee...
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