Obituaries

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...

RUTHER GLEN, VA

Dr. Margaret Hilgartner Arky, a pediatric hematologist who pioneered new methods in the treatment of hemophilia, died Tuesday, August 19 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 83. She died from complications resulting from Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Hilgartner was born on neember 6, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. She received a master's degree in Zoology in 1951 and, as one of...

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Robert Gilmer Pope, 86, died at Croasdaile Village Pavilion, Durham, NC oneecember 25, 2010. He was born May 1, 1924 in Haddoneeld, NJ, to the late George Embry Pope and Helen Gilmer Pope. Robert graduated from Lehigh Uneersity after serving as an Ensign in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He was Owner-Partner of W.S. Pope &...

STOVALL: Emmette Davis Wrenn, Sr. a resident of Stovall, died Thursday, neember 4, 2010 at Granville Medical Center. A native of Granville County, he was the son of the late John David Wrenn, Sr. and Rachel Rose Davis Wrenn. Mr. Wrenn was a member of Stovall Uneed Methodist Church and worked as the service maneer for Medford Motors for many...

RALEIGH: Anne Collins Barbee, 85, died Saturday at Sunrise of North Hills. She was born in Dunee, Scotland and graduated high school at age 16 from St. Mary

Mrs. Mary Freeman Nichols, 90, former resident of Robbins Road died Friday morning in Rose Manor health Care Center. Mrs. Nichols was born in Durham County and was the daughter of the late O. M. and Sally Watts Freeman. She was educated in the Durham County Schools. She was the widow of the late J. Rufus Nichols who died in...

Tom Foster of Fearrington Village was born ineedford, VA. Parents: Susie and Francis Foster who are deceased. He was predeceased by brothers "Billy" and Richard. There is also a sister, Sandra Stephens of VA. In 1959 he married Nancy Rising and they had a family of three: Eric and wife, Jackie of Saranac Lake, NY; Lee Anne Lloyd of Sanford,...