Obituaries

Durham- Archie Samuel "Sam" King, 58, passed away oneecember 4, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer. Sam was born on January 16, 1952 in Winston-Salem, NC. He was pre-deceased by his maternal grandparents, Samuel and Hattie Williard, and his paternal grandparents, Numa Archie and Bessie King. Sam graduated from RJ Reynolds High School in 1969 and...

Martin Milano, 57, passed away suddenly Friday, neember 5, 2010, at his home in Pittsboro, North Carolina. He was born May 30, 1953 in the Bronx, NY to Louis Milano and the late Eileen Milano. Martin was a WAN Engineer for the Chatham County School District in North Carolina. He was a devoted father who loved fishing, trap shooting, sports,...

Jacqueline Iris Mitchell "Jackie" was born March 6, 1928 in Durham, NC to Heneetta Byrd Mitchell and Thomas Michael Mitchell. She graduated from Durham High School in 1946. Jackie was employed by Tomlinson Supply for 46 Years. She had many friends aneenjoyed life to the fullest. She was an avid bowler and loved to read. She and her bowling teammates...

OXFORD: Robert Bob Hubert Burnette, age 73, died Thursday evening, May 31 at his home. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late Hubert Herndon and Clara Eakes Burnette. Mr. Burnette was a retired tobacco farmer, a former member of the National Guard and a member of Enon Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon...

Marie Helen Miller, 95 years of age of Durham, North Carolina died oneebruary 17, 2012 ineer daughters' home on Club Boulevard. She was born oneeptember 25th 1916 in Blackwell, OK to Karl G. Janke and Anna Rohr Janke. The family moved to Sturgis MI and later to a farm outside Howe, IN during the Great Depression where she helped with...

Donald Joseph Browning, Sr. died in his Durham home Monday, April 10. He was 65 years old. Don was a Durham native and the son of the late Walter M. and Leta Gunter Browning. He was a member of Duke Memorial Uneed Methodist Church and a life-long member of the Durham Sertoma Club. During the early 1980

Suezine Adams Wilson, age 95, died Thursday in Durham Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Granville County to Ebbie and Nanee Turner Adams, Mrs. Wilson was the last member of her family. She was a long time resident of the Cedar Fork Community. Mrs. Wilson worked at Aerotron Electronics for 20 years. She was a devoted member of...

Pamela Durham Silverman of 1209 Queensbury Circle, died Thursday, May 5th at Duke Medical Center. Pam was borneeptember 26, 1961 at Danville Virginia Memorial Hospital. She grew up in Yanceyville, North Carolina raised by her parents Dewey Bernard and Anee Lucille Durham. She received her associate's degree from Danville Community College in 1981. Pam met her husband Paul in Danville...

Mrs. Rachel L. Eubanks, 87, of Pearly Lane, Pittsboro, NC died on Friday, September 18, at Siler City Care and Rehabilitation in Siler City, NC. Borneebruary 1, 1922, in Chatham County, Mrs. Eubanks was the daughter of Gertrude Elkins. She was a wife, mother, and a member of New Salem Church. Mrs. Eubanks is survived by two sons, Charlie Eubanks...

Sybil McGilvary Davis, a Durham native, died Monday, October 23, at Duke Medical Center. She was 81 years old. Borneecember 17, 1924 to the late David S. aneessie P. Rigsbee McGilvary, Mrs. Davis was a long-time member of Hope Valley Baptist Church. She was employed by Hudsoneelk for many years before her retirement in 1991. Mrs. Davis is survived by...

Chapel Hill, NC ??? John Ronald Sendek died at the Livewell Residence in Chapel Hill, NC oneecember 4, 2016. Born in Wineer, PA in 1930, he was the loving husband of Rose Mary (Stein) Sendek, to whom he was married for 58 years. Rose passed less than a month ago, and so John clearly went home to be with her...

James Clifton

Mary Blackwell Pridgen Martin died Wednesday morning at Duke Medical Center. The youngest of nee children, she was born in Durham to the late Joseph Davis and Lavinia Blackwell Pridgen. Mrs. Martin would have celebrated her 100th birthday on the 29th of this month. Mrs. Martin was a long-time member of Trinity Uneed Methodist Church and a graduate of the...

Erwin Thomas

Josephineerwin Russell Shaw, 88, passed away peacefully at Carillion Assisted Living of Hillsborough at 7:00 AM oneecember 16, 2010. Josephine was born in High Point, NC on October 25, 1922 to Elijah Austin Russell aneella Erwin Russell. Josephine went to school in Hamlet, NC and after graduation worked for the US Army where she met and married her husband. Following...

Joan Louise Gross McCusker, 86, died Sunday morning, September 5th, at Duke Hospital in Durham after a brief illness. Joan is survived by her husband, Paul Donald, her daughters, Karen McCusker Chevry, France and Mary McLoughney Chapel Hill, NC, and her son Paul Alexander McCusker Maconnex, France. She was predeceased by her youngest son, Ian Francis McCusker, who died oneeptember...

Rilla Katherine Shaffer Patton, born May 7, 1911 ineew Castle, PA, died Monday, February 28 at Magnolia Gardens Nursing Home. She was the third of seven children. Rilla was very active with the church. She was a founding member of Northmineer Uneed Presbyterian Church in Fairless Hills, PA, and was one of the first female Elders elected in the Uneed...

Anrol "Buddy" Oliver Sawaya, age 75, died Tuesday, April 5th, at Durham Regional Hospital. Buddy was born in Salina, KS to the late George and Olive Johnson Sawaya. He proudly served his country while in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. A member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church, Buddy worked in construction and later retired from IBM. Buddy...

Carroll Dale Briscoe, Col. USAF Retired, passed away oneebruary 15, 2009 at The Arbor at Galloway Ridge ineearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC. Colonel Briscoe was born oneeb. 9, 1921 near Tipton, OK, son of Jefferson C. Briscoe and Bertha Gore Briscoe. Colonel Briscoe graduated from Tipton, OK High School in 1938 and attended the Uneersity of Oklahoma, before entering the Army...

Durham - Mr. Roy Alvin Clark, III, 60, husband of Debra Taylor Clark, died Friday evening at Duke Uneersity Hospital. In addition to his wife, Mr. Clark is survived by his sons, Matthew Clark, and his wife, Mariah, of Afton, VA, Ryan Clark, and his wife, Hannah, of Durham, NC; grandchildren, Genevieve and Charlotte Clark; mother, Mary Louise Fawcett Clark;...