Obituaries

Peyton Strickland, age 18, died Friday night in Wilmington, North Carolina where he was a college student. He was a warm and generous child and loved by his family and friends. Peyton is survived by his parents, Don and Kathy Strickland of Durham; his sisters Collin and Joslyn Strickland also of Durham; his grandparents Dr. Martin Brooks of Pembroke and...

A celebration of the life of this charter member of the Greatest Generation will be held at Holy Infant Catholic Church in Durham on April 25th at 9:00am.Peter was born during the roaring 20???s in Yonkers, New York to Ann (Siano) and Peter Fornaby.?? The family nee was originally Fornabaio but was changed in an Ellis Island snafu as family...

Sarah Margaret Thompson Poole, borneeptember 10, 1946 in Durham, North Carolina, died suddenly while oneer daily walk, near her home in Laurel Springs, North Carolina with her trusted canee companion Slag. She was the daughter of the late Garland H. Thompson and Martha Frances Blue Thompson. Sarah is survived by longtime companion, Glen Attaway, her daughter, Pamela Poole Porter Bill,...

Danie Lee Marshall Johnson died Thursday evening, neember 6, 2008, at New Haneer Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. She was 104 years old. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Elijah D. and Mamie Marshall. While living in Durham she was a member at Calvary Baptist Church for more than fifty years. In 2001, she moved to Sunset...

Virginia Blair Quineevans, 74, of Chapel Hill, NC, died on Saturday, Feburary 4, 2012. She was born in Shreveport, LA on April 22, 1937, the daughter of Mary Virginia Saunders Quinn and Dr. Harold Joseph Quinn. She attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA and graduated from Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane Uneersity, New Orleans, in 1959. At Randolph-Macon she took...

Naomi Chisenhall Mims, age 88, died Sunday morning at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. She was born ineerson County to the late John Jackson and Della Harris Chisenhall. Naomi moved from Roxboro to Durham in 1938 and sooneegan working at Liggett Myers where she retired after 44 years of employment. Naomi had a strong faith in God and was an active member...

A Celebration of Life Service for the Reverend Doctor William Arthur DePrater, III, will be held oneednesday, December 21, 2016, at MacPherson Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, N.C. The graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM, followed by the Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 AM in the church sanctuary.?? The family will receive friends and family at a luneeon...

Durham, North Carolina Alexander C. Ney, 29 years old, born in Washington, DC. Alex passed away unexpectedly oneednesday, the 16th of April at his home in Durham. Alex was a PhD candidate at Duke Uneersity working on neel breast cancer research. Prior to beginning his research at the McDonnell Lab at Duke, Alex was a decorated officer of the 82d...

DURHAM, NC: Robert Ehrlich Eiland, 71, died Thursday after a long illness. Bob was born neember 27, 1943 in Torrance, CA to the late Ehrlich and Marilee Eiland. He spent a portion of his childhood in Badin, NC prior to the family moving to Lower Burrell. Bob graduated from New Kensington High School in 1962, receiving his B.S. in business...

Tlitha Bland Richardson, 59, died Thursday, neember 29, 2007. She was born on October 21, 1948 in Durham, to Bruce and Margaret Mathis Bland. Tlitha was previously employed at Durham Regional Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Heather Richardson of Wilmington, NC; father Bruce Bland of Creedmoor, NC; step-father Archie Gupton of Butner, NC; her brothers Mack Bland of...

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George ???Matthew??? Miller, 26, of Creedmoor, NC, was suddenly taken away from us on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Matthew was a lifelong resident of Creedmoor where he was loved and cherished by many. He was known as the life of the party and touched many lives with his compassion and genee spirit. He will be missed and always remembered by...

Hattie Lou Knight, age 80, died Tuesday at Carver Living Center. Hattie was the daughter of the late John N. Lasater, Sr. and Hattie Lou Howard Lasater. She was a native of Durham and a member of Temple Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, John Knight and wife Teresa and Thomas Knight, all of Durham; her sister, Shirley Seawell, of...

Walter Travis Porter III, at age 76, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon soon after returning home from work. During a wonderful life that is a true American success story, Travis accomplished an exceedingly rare feat. He was not only a great maneell known throughout the state for his professional and community distinction, but he also fulfilled his most challenging and treasured...

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CHAPEL HILL -Dorothy Marie Tobin, 83, of Chapel Hill, formerly of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, passed away oneecember 1, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer???s. Dorothy was born in Manhattan, New York on April 14, 1932 to William and Helen Toth. She graduated from Hunter College in 1955 aneearned her Master???s Degree in Music Education from Columbia Uneersity in 1957....

Morris Sineetoneerguson, Jr. 69, died Friday in the VA Medical Center following an extended illness. A Durham native, he spent his career in the Air Force, and proudly served his country in Vietnam. Mr. Ferguson worked for many in supply services at the Veterans Administration, and did considerable voluneer work at the V.A. following retirement. He was active in the...

Lila Tilley Day, age 80, a resident of the Kings Daughters Home, died Thursday in Croasdaile Pavilion. A native of Orange County, she was the daughter of the late Loy Gay Tilley and Lois Carey Tilley. She was valedictorian of her graduating class from Aycock High School. Mrs. Day worked for many years with Liggett-Myers Tobacco Co. She was a...

Pauline Upchurch Howard, 87, died Thursday at Duke Hospice at the Meadowlands. Born in Morrisville, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Fanee Carroll Upchurch. Mrs. Howard was a charter member of Farrington Road Baptist Church and a member of the Senior adult Sunday school class. Mrs. Howard worked at Belks her entire career. In fact, she loved...