Obituaries

Roland A. Frate, age 77, died Monday afternoon, March 21, in Durham. He was borneebruary 11, 1928 in Bloomfield, NJ to the late Michael and Rosalie Dispenza Frate.Roland was a devout Christian and involved member of the Knights of Columbus who doneed his time and talents whenee was a parishioner at St. Pius Catholic Church in Conyers, GA. He and...

FUQUAY: Bradley Peace Wilkins, age 30 died Saturday in UNC Medical Center. He was a native of Granville Co. and he is survived by his father Roger Lee WilkinsKathryn of Four Oaks and his mother Wanda C. GarrettRonee of Oxford.. He was of the Baptist faith and was a HVAC mechanic. A memorial service will be conducted on Tuesday September...

Claire Feeney Deerin, 54, resident of 103 Abbotsford Ct., died Thursday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Born ineewark, NJ, Claire was the daughter of Kathrine Beggans Feeney and the late Johneeeney. Claire possessed many wonderful attributes, most notably great wife, caring and loving mother and finally a woman who created long and lasting friendships. Surviving are her husband, Robert F....

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Barbara Kane Callaghan, age 53 and resident of 313 Dunhill Drive, died Sunday afternoon in Duke Medical Center. A native of White Plains, NY, Barbara was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter LaSalle Kane. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Michael Alan Callaghan and is survived by two daughters, Heather Kane Callaghan of Holly Springs, NC...

Evelyn Pickett McCullen, age 82, died Tuesday morning at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Mrs. McCullen was born in Chapel Hill to the late Ellie Satterfield and Weston Paul Pickett, Sr. She was a longtime member of Watts St. Baptist Church. Mrs. McCullen is survived by her daughter, Judith M. Rhew of Chapel Hill, NC; one grandson, R. Lance Rhew, Jr....

Betty Martin Rogers, age 73, resident of 840 Ineenook Road died Wednesday evening at her home. Born in Raleigh, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Addie Everett Martin. Betty was a graduate of St. Mary's Junior College in Raleigh. In addition to being a full time homemaker, she found the time to work with H& R...

Mrs. Elma Rivenbark Daniel, 98, former resident of the King

Kyle Morris Allred, 53, of Pittsboro passed away on neember 1, 2010.. He was born July 19, 1957 in Randolph County, the oldest son of the late Adrian and Harolene "Tot" Allred. Kyle was an unwavering lifelong UNC Tar Heel fan. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, his sister Kimber Allred Pilkington and a brother Kirk Allred. He is...

Jimmie Thomas, 85, passed away at his home oneecember 26, 2009, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Chatham County oneecember 18, 1924, Jimmie spent most of his life in Pittsboro. He was the son of the late Eva Hearn Thomas and George Newton Thomas. During World War II, Jimmie served his country in the Uneed States Army and was...

Frances Arnold Carroll, 88, died Thursday in Croasdaile Pavilion. A Durham native, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Frances Wright Arnold. She attended Durham County schools and spent 33 years working with Liggett-Myers Tobacco Co. Mrs. Carroll was a long-time member of McMannen Uneed Methodist Church. Frances, ineer younger years, enjoyed square dancing. She also enjoyed the...

Jeanne M. Galbo, 60, of Chapel Hill, NC, died peacefully Saturday morning, Nov. 21, with her loving family by her side. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. A reception at the church hall will follow the service. A native of Darien, CT, and a long-time...

John Sidney Landin, Jr. 62, of Plaineeld Church Road in the Silk Hope Community and formerly of the Moncure area, died neember 15, 2010 at his home following a period of declining health. Born in Edgecombe County on April 1, 1948, John was a son of John Sidney Landineeceased aneedith Elizabeth Brake Landin. A cowboy at heart all his life,...

Wesley Scott Brewer, 78, of Durham passed away neember 24, 2008 surrounded by his family. He was borneeptember 4, 1930 in Greenwich, Ohio, the son of the late Thomas H. Brewer and Hester Ryder Brewer. After graduation from high school Mr. Brewer voluneered for the Air Force, and served as a staff sergeant with the 502nd Tactical Control Group during...

Frank Houston Bassett, III, M.D., died Tuesday evening at home following an extended illness. He was born neember 19, 1928 in Hopkinsville, KY to Frank H. and Sara Belle McPherson Bassett, Jr. Dr. Bassett was a 1950 graduate of the Uneersity of Kentucky where he played football under legendary Coach

Margaret Burns Mathews, 76, of Pittsboro, died neember 1, 2011. Borneebruary 22, 1935 in Orangeburg, SC, Margaret moved to Pittsboro in 1938 with her parents, Lacy Royal and Wilhelmena Pooser Burns. She attended elementary and high school in Pittsboro, serving as secretary and historian of the Beta Club. Margaret graduated from Pittsboro High School in 1953. She also worked for...

OXFORD: Beatrice Eunee Clayton A memorial service celebrating the life of Beatrice Eunee Clayton, 93, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Gentry-neell & Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford, with visitation at 12:30 until 2:00 PM and burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Oxford. Beatrice-also known as Bea, Aunt Bea, and "Miss Bea"-was the daughter of Effie...

Helen Higgins Fields, 88, died neember 2, 2010. Borneeptember 22, 1922 in Roanee Rapids, Helen was the daughter of Herbert Randolph Higgins and Cornelia Eason Higgins. She lived most of her life in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, before she and her husband, the late William M. Fields, moved to Pittsboro Christian Village. Helen was a homemaker; she was a member of...

RALEIGH: Mary Ann Watkineeason completed her eighty-four year journey through life on Friday, May 27, 2011, with the love and support of her immediate family, and attended by the caring professionals of Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was the tenth child of the late Sen. John S. Watkins and Belle Norwood Watkins to be born at the Watkins' farm in...

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