Obituaries
George Braneey Deloatche
Jun 21, 1919
Oneednesday, February 27 2019, George Braneey DeLoatche passed away at the age of 99. Braneey was born on June 21, 1919 in Conway, NC. He was the oldest of three sons born to George Dallas aneemma Davis DeLoatche. Upon graduating from high school, he attended NCSU and obtained a B.S. in Agricultural Education. In 1942, he attended officers training at...
Sarah Blackwood Rogers
Jan 1, 1919
Sarah "Mimi" Blackwood Rogers, age 92, died peacefully Tuesday morning surrounded by her loving family. Born in Greenville, NC on January 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Daniel R. and Penee Mills Oliver. Sarah was a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Durham and the Loyalty Sunday School Class. She was employed by Sperry Rand Corp....
Kathleen Cowan
Jun 12, 1918
DURHAM: Kathleen Pat Patterson Cowan, 91, passed away Friday, March 5, after an extended period of declining health. She was born June 12, 1918 in Stony Point, NC to Marvin L. and Janie Mae Alexander Patterson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded ineeath by her sister, Alma Kirkman; two brothers, Lynford L. Patterson and Ronald A. Patterson;...
Jeanette B. Jobe
Apr 1, 1918
Jeanette Burge Jobe, age 88, died ineer Durham home Thursday morning, neember 2. She was born in Surry County on April 1, 1918 to the late Tom aneella Denny Burge. Jeanette was a true lady and Christian in every way. She was a great server for her Lord and Savior, an inspiration for her family and friends. Her inner strength...
Billie Warren Southerland
Jan 18, 1918
Billie Warren Southerland, 87, of 907 Urban Avenue died Monday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, she was born January 18, 1918, to the late Hubert T. and Hassie Sims Warren. Billie lived in the Trinity Park area for 50 years and was educated in the Durham City Schools. She graduated from Durham High in 1936. Billie was...
Mary Esther Williams Harward
Jan 6, 1918
DURHAM: Mary Esther Williams Harward, 96, died at home Tuesday. A Durham native, she was born January 6, 1918 in Watts Hospital to Claude B. and Ruth Gentry Williams. Mary Esther was educated at George Watts Elementary School, Carr Junior High School and Durham High School. Following graduation in 1940 from Meredith College, she began a 37-year career as a...
Eleanor Cely Carter
May 27, 1917
After a brief decline ineealth, Eleanor Cely Carter passed away peacefully on October 11 at the age of 94 surrounded by her three children. Eleanor Cely Carter was born May 27, 1917 to Anee West and William Riley Cely in Greenville, SC. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Joel J. Carter, her parents and her older brother, W.R. Cely...
Edward Plonski
Jul 13, 1916
Edward Plonski died Friday in Duke Hospice at the Meadowlands following a brief illness. He was born July 13, 1916 in Astoria, NY. A Durham resident since his military service, Ed proudly served his country in the 78th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during WWII. He spent a career in sales with Durham Builders Supply Co. Ed was a...
Edith Arnold Johnson
Jun 25, 1916
Edith Arnold Johnson, of Croasdaile Retirement Village, died Wednesday, December 6, following a brief illness. She was born June 25, 1916 to the late Herbert and Fanee Belle Arnold, and lived most of her life in Durham. Mrs. Johnson enjoyed 50 years of marriage to her late husband, Albert Richard Johnson. She was a long-time devoted member of Duke Memorial...
James B. Wilkinson
May 14, 1916
DURHAM - James Buchanan Wilkinson 'Whitey', 92, of 1616 Shawnee Street, a life-long resident of Durham, died Tuesday morning, December 9. He was born May 14, 1916, the third son of John Walker Wilkinson and Mary Pearl Wray, both of East Durham. James was married to Mildred Boyd oneecember 3, 1949. Mildred preceded him ineeath December 30, 2002. He is...
Sarah Mae Johnson
Jan 24, 1916
Sarah Mae Johnson, 89, died peacefully Friday morning in Hospice at the Meadowlands. Born on January 24, 1916 in Durham, Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late William E. and Ola O
Robert King
Aug 24, 1915
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Ps. 116: 15 Robert King, Jr., died at Durham Regional Hospital on Sunday, February 22. He was born in Richmond, Va., on August 24, 1915, to the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Robert King. A graduate of Davidson College, he spent sixty years as a stockbroker. Retiring as...
Alice Canada Evans
Jun 4, 1915
Alice Lee Canada Gearhart Evans, Age 91, died peacefully Saturday evening, December 9, at Forest View Healthcare Center in Durham. She was born June 4, 1915 to the late Leamond and Lolllie Stansbury Canada in Durham, where she lived her entire life. Mrs. Evans was a diligent worker who retired after 34 years of employment at Liggett Myers Tobacco Company....
Jonas Mccoy Austin
Aug 30, 1914
Jonas McCoy Austin, age 90, died Friday in Durham Regional Hospital. He was born August 30, 1914 in Alexander County, NC to Oma Elizabeth Hall and Jonas Partee Austin. He attended school ineethlehem Community, then as a young man joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Butner during WW II. Mr. Austineegan his career as an electrician, and later became...
Henry Battle Abernethy
May 5, 1914
Henry Battle Abernethy died peacefully on Oct. 10 after a very brief illness. He was 95 years old, born May 5, 1914 in East Durham and lived his entire life in the Durham area. He was the last surviving member of a family of eight brothers and sisters. Mr. Abernethy served in the Army during WWII, and was retired for...
William James Berry, Jr.
Aug 20, 1913
William James Berry, Jr., age 92, died Thursday evening at Croasdaile Village where he resided. He was born in Durham to the late William James Berry, Sr. and Lilah Stone Berry on August 20, 1913. A genee and kind man who adored his family and his work, Mr. Berry enjoyed many accomplishments throughout his life. He attended prep school at...
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Currin
Apr 27, 1913
OXFORD: Lizzie Currin, passed away Thursday, April 11 at the age of 99. Miss Currin, a twin, was born on April 27, 1913. She was one of 10 children born to Mary Pitts Currin and William A. Currin. Miss Currin was a lifetime resident of Oxford, a graduate of Oxford High School, and lifelong member of Corinth Baptist Church. In...
Ermadene W. Martin
Jan 30, 1913
Ermadene Wilson Martin, 96, of Durham, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ August 28 at Carolina House in Cary. Born January 30, 1913, she grew up ineebb City, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel Leon and Clara Reed Wilson. She was preceded ineeath by her husband Raymond Leith Martin, sisters Veda Wilson McCullough and Loretta Wilson,...
Goldie Lewis Lougee Peeler
Oct 22, 1912
Durham ??? Mrs. Goldie Lewis Lougee Peeler, 104, died Sunday afternoon at Brookdale of Chapel Hill. Mrs. Peeler was born in Nash County on October 22, 1912.?? She relocated to Durham as a teeneer, where she was educated in the Durham public schools.?? She was a beautician, having her owneeauty shop ineer home for many years. Mrs. Peeler enjoyed gardening...
Virgie S. Pleasant
Aug 7, 1912
Virgie S. Pleasant, 95, died Friday, August 17 at her home on Woodland Dr., Durham.She was born to John Bailey and Jerusha Stinson on August 7, 1912 in Goldston, NC. She was predeceased by her husband, Major Y. Pleasant. Mrs. Pleasant was employed with Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company for 37 years, retiring in 1970. She will be remembered by...
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