Obituaries

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...

Maureen A. Williams, 81, died peacefully at her home. Maureeneetired from Duke Uneersity

On July 16, 2007, F. Bruce Williams, 49, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Bruce was born in Stamford, Connecticut. As a child he loved sports, reading aneexcelled in school studies. He was inducted into DeMoLay while in high school. He graduated from high school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and shortly thereafter joined the U.S....

Mary Jane Marshall, age 69, resident of 6014 Guess Road died Wednesday in Durham Regional Hospital. She was a native of Toronto, Canada and was the daughter of the late Norman and Margueritte Barrett Richardson. Mrs. Marshall had lived in Durham for 17 years and was a member of the Woodcroft Seniors Club. She was a member of Saint Matthew...

Mary Rita Gray, 67, died of heart failure on May 25 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, Rita came to Chapel Hill in 1971, wheneer former husband, Ken Gray, joined the faculty at UNC. Though trained as a nurse, she devoted herself to raising her family ineer early years in the town and later to voluneer work. She served...

DURHAM - Johneebster Carlile died oneeptember 8, 2005 in Durham, North Carolina where he had lived for the past 8 years. A warm, loving, caring, funny, optimistic, strong and genee man, he lived 89 years enriched by family and friends and gracing their lives with his love. Born April 21, 1916 in Columbus, Ohio to William Arthur and Ruth Huntington...

Mrs. Grace Viola Mathis Phillips, 82, resident of Jacksonville, FL. died Tuesday. She was a native of Franklin County and was a homemaker. Surviving is her daughter, Cheryl Ward and soneene Phillips. Funeral services will be held 11AM Monday at Hall-Wynne Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawneemorial Park. Visitation will be from 10AM to 11AM Monday at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home.

Ada Frances Dickersoneement "Nanee" went home to be with her Savior and loving husband, Raymond Marshall Dement on Thursday, January 10, 2008 surrounded by her loving family. Nanee was born on January 15, 1915 in Oxford, NC. She lived life with a complete and total passion for God and her family. Nanee will be deeply missed by all who knew...