Obituaries

Ted L. Isaac

Ted L. Isaac

Durham -Ted L. Isaac, 78, was born on March 27, 1932 in Patterson, North Carolina, and made his transition home to God and his wife and soul-mate Mary Isaac oneebruary 2, 2011. Ted was also preceded ineeath by his father Dewey Isaac, mother Julia Isaac, brothers, Ralph Quinlan and Lloyd Isaac, sisters, Vera Mitchum and Violet Winston. He is survived...

Jeanne Marie Lockhead

Jeanne Marie Lockhead

Jeanne Marie Hutchinson Lockhead, 88, passed away peacefully with her family by her side oneecember 29, 2016 at 11:21am. She was the wife of Gregory Roger Lockhead. They shared almost 60 years of marriage. Born in Salem, Mass. to Charles and Marion Hutchinson, Jeanne graduated from Salem High School as their shortest and cutest cheerleader. ??Then she worked for Uneed...

Betty Jean Whitaker Outlaw

Betty Jean Whitaker Outlaw

LOUISBURG: Betty Jean Whitaker Outlaw, a resident of Cooke Rd., Louisburg, died Monday night in Wake Med in Raleigh. She was a native of Granville Co. and was the daughter of the late Vernon Thomas and Leana Vaughn Whitaker. Betty was of the Baptist faith and a housewife. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 PM in the Hall...

Helen Johnson Hobby

Helen Johnson Hobby

Helen Johnson Hobby, 84, died Friday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Although she resided in Durham most of her life, Mrs. Hobby was born in Chatham County to the late Paul Hamilton and Mary Lee Stokes Johnson. She was the last of five siblings. Mrs. Hobby was a member of the Summit Church, formerly Homestead Heights Baptist Church, for 21...

Luke David Graham Johnston

Luke David Graham Johnston

Luke David Graham Johnston 19, beloved by his family and friends has crossed over the river Jordan and has entered into eternal peace with Jesus Christ. Luke was born oneebruary 20, 1989 in Grahamstown, South Africa. Luke spent his early years enjoying travel with his family in places such as the Caribbean Islands, India, the Uneed Kingdom and the Uneed...

Lee Joseph Sullivan

Lee Joseph Sullivan

DURHAM: Lee Joseph Sullivan, 66, died at home Sunday following a valiant two-year battle with brain cancer. Born in Yonkers, NY, he was raised in Riverdale, NY. Lee was a graduate of the City College of New York with a B.S. ineeology, later receiving the Maste

Thomas W. Knight

Thomas W. Knight

DURHAM -Thomas Tom W. Knight passed away Thursday morning, December 1 after a long battle with cancer. He was originally from Durham but has beeneesiding in Franklinton, North Carolina with his caretaker, Ann R. Matti. He was borneecember 14, 1955 and was the son of the late Arthur J. Knight, Jr. and Hattie Lou Lasater Knight and brother of the...

Eunee Ferrell Austin

Eunee Ferrell Austin

Mrs. Eunee Ferrell Austin, age 85, died Saturday afternoon at the Hospice of the Meadowland, Hillsborough. Born in Durham, Mrs. Austin was the daughter of the late Zebulon Vance Ferrell and Mary Alice Ferrell. Her husband, Allen D. Austin, Jr., died on October 26, 1995. Mrs. Austineetired from Aneer Avenue Baptist Church, where she was church secretary for 31

Eugene J. Mogilnicki

Eugene J. Mogilnicki

Eugene J. Mogilnicki, 85, died Saturday at home following an extended illness. A native of New Bedford, MA, he attended New Bedford public schools and graduated from the Uneersity of Mass. at Dartmouth ineextile chemistry. Mr. Mogilnicki moved to North Carolina and resumed studies at NC State Uneersity, where he graduated with a chemical engineering degree after serving in the...

Gertrude Elizabeth Merritt

Gertrude Elizabeth Merritt

Gertrude Elizabeth Merritt, 97, long-time associate librarian at Duke Uneersity, died Wednesday Oct. 4 at The Forest at Duke.Miss Merritt graduated from the former Duke Women

Lois Olivia Stout Shaw

Lois Olivia Stout Shaw

Lois Olivia Stout Shaw, 96, passed away at the Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro oneecember 7, 2009. Lois was born on March 11, 1913 to Ada Johnson and Arthur Monee Stout of Rives Chapel community, Chatham County She was a retired sales clerk, and her enjoyment was her flowers and garden. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Leon and Janie...

Elma Medley

Elma Medley

Elma Collins Medley, resident of 1023 W. Markham Ave. died Monday morning. A native of Kinston, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Carrie Briley Collins. She retired from the Durham Veterans Hospital where she was Associate Director of Allied Health Education.She was a member of the Durham Toastmistress. Mrs. Medley was a member of Immaculate Conception...

Douglas Luke Warner

Douglas Luke Warner

Douglas L. Warner, of Pittsboro Christian Village, Pittsboro, NC formerly of Dinwiddie County Petersburg, VA, went to be with the Lord Sunday, neember 8, 2009. Educated in the Wineed, CT school system, Mr. Warner later served in the Medical Corps of the US Army in Korea. He was a Life Underwriter in his insurance business, Investo

Dorothy Hill

Dorothy Hill

Dorothy Isselhardt Hill, 84, died Wednesday morning at Rose Manor Health Care Center. She was born ineelleville, IL to the late Russell and Pearl Dill Isselhardt. Mrs. Hill will be remembered affectioneely as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, who enjoyed sewing and gardening. Surviving are her four children: Vicky Brown and husband, Ronald, of Timberlake; Marc Hill and wife,...

Dorothy R. Willis

Dorothy R. Willis

Dorothy Reynolds Willis, 89, died Friday in Britthaven Nursing Center. She resided in Chapel Hill for the last 8 years to be close to her son. A native of Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late S.R. and Lydia Mosteller Reynolds. Mrs. Willis was raised in the Long Shoals community and graduated from Tryon High School. In 1941,...

Eddie L. Smith

Eddie L. Smith

Butner, N.C. - Eddie L. Smith, age 81, died August 25 in nursing facility in Lawrenceville, Ga.He was a native of Telfair Co. Ga. and was the son of the late Rev. A. O. and Anee Mae Oneal Smith. Mr. Smith, a minister, educator and author retired from the Federal Prison System, Department of Education in Butner. He was a...

Gertie Dillard Braneey

Gertie Dillard Braneey

Gertie Dillard Braneey, 93, of Durham, died peacefully ineer home at 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway on Friday evening. She was born in Cary but spent most of her adult life in Durham and was active in many organizations. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she met and married her late husband, Lendon. She and her husband were...

Virginia G. Bussey

Virginia G. Bussey

Virginia Grim Smith Bussey, 88, of Carol Woods Retirement Community died after a brief illness Sunday in UNC Hospital. She was borneecember 25, 1916 in Richmond, VA to Eugene Henry Grim, Jr. and Addie May Seward Grim. She was raised in both Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA, and lived in Norfolk until 1966. Mrs. Bussey moved to Edgefield, SC, where she...

Mary Frances Napier

Mary Frances Napier

Mary Frances Napier ne Broskoski, 85, of Durham, NC, formerly of Springfield, NJ, died at Duke Hospice at the Meadowlands oneeb. 23, 2011 in Hillsborough. Born on July 1, 1925 ineersey City, NJ, Ms. Napier grew up in White Haven, PA. She received a diploma in 1946 from the Hospital of the Uneersity of Pennsylvania for Nurses and served in...