Obituaries

Robert Blair Miller, April 6, 1943 neember 12, 2009. Mr. Miller was preceded ineeath by a son, Aneew; father, Jordan Joe; and mother, Byrl. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Rebecca, of Pittsboro, NC; soneeric and daughter-in-law, Heather; granddaughter, Beatrix Bee, all of Chapel Hill, NC; brothers, Joe, of Omaha, NE; Ray, of Beryl, UT; unee, Robert,...

Timmy Hearn of Windsong Drive in Pittsboro died Tuesday due to end stage liver disease aneesophageal cancer. He had been hospitalized since February 24th at Duke Medical Center and had been on the liver transplant list for 8 years. Timmy was predeceased by his father, Willard Hearn of Moncure; his mother and step-father, Rebecca and Thomas Wood of Apex and...

Jane Harris Ray, age 65, died Friday afternoon, June 2, at Durham Regional Hospital following a long illness. A native of Durham, Jane was born on neember 15, 1940 to the late John Briar and Mary Crabtree Harris. She was a graduate of Southern High School and later attended East Carolina Uneersity. At the time of her death Jane was...

Elaine Catherine Morgan Sherry died Thursday in Durham Regional Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Garden City, Long Island, where she was a resident until coming to Durham in 1991. Elaine was a graduate of Adelphi Uneersity. A former member of St. Paul

Kelsey Neale Savage, 21, lost her courageous fight against Cystic Fibrosis on March 30 at UNC Hospitals. She was a Durham native and a 2008 graduate of CE Jordan High School. She furthered her education ineeterinary care due to her passion for animals. Kelsey will always be remembered for her enthusiasm for life and releneess perseverance. Kelsey is survived by...

Anne Gregory Bunce died peacefully at home at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill June 18. She was 93 years old. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Paul L. Bunce, M.D., her brother, David Hale Gregory Ginny Gregory, her son, Gregory P. Bunce Julie Bunce, her daughter, Leslie A. Bunce, M.D. and six beloved grandchildren. She was born...

FRANKLINTON: Anee Belle Piper, a former resident of Garden Walk ineenderson, died Tuesday ineex Hospital in Raleigh. She was a native of Wake County and was the daughter of the late Lee and Anee Piper. She was preceded ineeath by her husband Samuel Tharrington. Funeral services will be conducted Friday February 17, 2012 at 2:00 PM in the Westwood Pentecostal...

Robert Francis Foltyn died Sunday evening, March 18, at his Durham home. He was 85 years old. Robert moved to Durham five years ago from Binghamton, NY where he was born to the late Peter and Barbara Ciganick Foltyn. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Kathryn Foltyn and his daughter, Kathleen Foltyn, both of Durham. A...

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DURHAM: Jean Allison Gilpatrick Losee, 78, wife of Wilmot H. ???Bill??? Losee, Jr., died Monday, neember 28, 2016 at the Holbrook Center at the Forest at Duke. Jean was borneecember 26th, 1937 in Washington, DC to the late Ray N. and Mary Elizabeth Drew Gilpatrick. Jean and Bill were married on July 18th, 1959 and together they raised three wonderful...

Ernest Anthony Merklein, Jr., 81, died peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, September 16, at the DuBose Health Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, oneecember 17, 1928, to Ernest Anthony Merklein, Sr., and Josephine Dale Merklein. He was a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and Louisiana State Uneersity. After serving...

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Pearl Elizabeth Schronce Turner left this world oneednesday, April 26, after livineeighty-two years of sweet kineess and genee love. Pearl, her brother Paul Schronce, and her sister, Lovetta Dean Schronce, were raised in and around Hickory, N.C. by their parents, Ernest aneemma Schronce. Paul went off to WWII as an Army Ranger while Pearl and Dean opened LaBelle Beauty Shop...

John William Brewer, Jr., age 88, died the evening of March 27 after a period of declining health. Mr. Brewer was a native of Chatham County and moved to Durham at an early age. He was the son of the late John W. Brewer aneeva Coleman Brewer. John was a veteran of WW II, serving as a first sergeant in...

Catherine Gattis Lockamy, age 82, passed away Tuesday April 24th ineew Bern. Born in Chatham County she was a previous long-term resident of Durham; retired from Goldeneelt Manufacturing Company and a long-time member of Lakewood Methodist Church. She had moved to New Bern in 1983 to be close to her daughter and grandchildren after the death of her husband, James...

CHAPEL HILL-Gerald Wayne Richardson, Jr., 47, of Chapel Hill died Thursday, neember 10, 2011. Wayne is the son of Betty Isenhour Richardson; of Rock Hill, SC and the late Gerald Wayne Richardson, Sr. In addition to his father, Wayne is preceded ineeath by his brother, Shaneeric Richardson. Wayne was employed by Hughes Network Systems, LLC as Sr. Director, Sales East...

Sheridan Taylor Scarth, 17, resident of 2222 Glover Road, died Wednesday morning at his home. Born in Durham, he was the son of April Taylor Rogers and William Sheridan Scarth. He attended the Bethel Christianeenter and was employed with Premier Painting and Home Improvement Company. Sheridan was truly and outdoorsman who enjoyed baseball, water skiing, hunting and fishing. He could...

Mary Maness Wesley Payseur, 93, of 410 Green Hill Drive, died Thursday neember 19, 2009 at the home of her daughter in Siler City. She was a native of Randolph County and was a retired teacher and missionary for many years. She was borneeptember 19, 1916 to Frank aneemmer English Maness. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday,...

William Arthur Martineed.D., died early Wednesday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Dr. Martin was born in Machipongo, VA to the late Frank Davis and Lillian Stevens Martin on neember 26, 1922. Dr. Martin proudly served his country while stationed in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet. He graduated from the Newport News Shipbuilding...

Ronald Mark Landfried, 58, died peacefully at home Thursday after battling tonee cancer since 2006. He had a great sense of humor, a compassionee heart, and a deep curiosity about the world. Ron was born Oct. 23, 1952, in Greenville, PA, the son of Mark and Marjorie Landfried. He spent his career as a newspaper writer, photographer aneeditor, spending the...