Obituaries

George Worthington, age 87, resident of 1820 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough, died Sunday morning at his home. Mr. Worthington was the son of the late George and Lillian Worthington of Concord, N.C. He proudly served his country in WWII as part of Company C 344th Engineers Regiment, U.S. Army. Mr. Worthington owned and maneed properties throughout Durham for over forty...

Winifred "Winee" J. Barbaza, age 88, resident of 3007 Pickett Road, died Friday evening at Hock Hospice, Duke Community Hospice. Mrs. Barbaza was born in Richmond County, New York and was the daughter of the late Michael and Winifred Kelly Heneghan. She will be remembered as a loving Wife, mother and a grandmother. Having been a homemaker for most of...

William G. Cunningham, 78 of Galloway Ridge, passed away on August 14. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ethel and their three children, Kathy, Muffie and BJ and 2 grandchildren, Daisy and Liam. A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of Villanova, Bill spent his career in banking and real estate and lived in Madison, New Jersey...

Vernoneean Dreyer of Pittsboro, NC, died peacefully at age 97 oneecember 16, 2012 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. Dean was born March 30, 1915 ineergus Falls, MN, one of six children born to Johann John and Annah Bryson Dreyer. Dean married Virginia E. Jones in Ypsilanti, MI on Jan. 20, 1940. Ginny preceded him ineeath on March 1,...

Sarah ???Sally??? Long Jobsis, 86, died after an extended argument with the ravages of time. She was born neember 18, 1929 in Baltimore to William and Catherine (Mullen) Long. Sally graduated from the Uneersity of Maryland, where she majored in Sociology. After marriage (the late Frans Jobsis), her adult years began in Ann Arbor, MI aneended in Durham, where her...

Oneecember 11, 2014 Lola Kathryn Davis, a longtime resident of Franklinton, NC, completed her long journey to the Kingdom of Joy. lola who recently moved to Durham, NC passed peacefully at the Duke Hospice in the presence of her family and Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior. Lola was the daughter of the late Foster and Lola Pace of Franklinton,...

Dr. M. Thomas Wagner Jr. of Pittsboro, NC died oneebruary 22, 2017 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC at the age of 86. He was the son of Murphy Thomas Wagner, Sr. and Mamie Jordan Carden. Thomas was born on October 20, 1930 in Durham, NC. He was a 1948 graduate of Durham High School and of UNC-Chapel Hill...

Rubyleigh Davis Herndon (July 2, 1918 ??? neember 30, 2016) Rubyleigh Davis Herndon died peacefully on neember 30, 2016, oneer family farm in Durham County. She was predeceased by her husband, Fred Jacksoneerndon, and is survived by her son, Fred Herndon, daughters Nancy Herndon, Constance Herndon, and Faith Herndon, and her 5 grandchildren. Born in Fremont, NC, Rubyleigh received her...

CARRBORO: Gary Robert Kramish, 56, died unexpectedly January 3. A native of Washington, DC, Gary is survived by his parents, Shirley and Arvin Kramish of Chapel Hill and brother-in-law, Tom Campbell of Durham. He was predeceased last year by his sister, Marci Kramish Campbell. Gary was beloved by his family and friends. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM Friday...

Frances Edeburn Slavin, beloved wife of Jack Slavin of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away oneebruary 27, 2013 after a brief illness. Born on January 23, 1929 in Indiana, PA, Frances was the daughter of the late Charles and Frances Woodburn. She was a graduate of the Uneersity of Pennsylvania. Frances married James Edeburn on October 29, 1955, and was the...

Altaree Estes Norris, age 81, died this past week ineer Durham home. A Durham native, Altaree was born to the late Vascar and Nellie Hayes Estes. She was a graduate of Durham High School and a faithful member at First Baptist Church for 55 years. She was active in the nursery, the Woman's Missionary Union, flower committee and several other...

Howard Phillip "Chuck" Thorne, 65, resident of Wake Forest Hwy. died suddenly Saturday morning . Born in Baltimore, MD, Chuck was the son of Eugene Allen Thorne and the late Mary Aganeen Tharrington Thorne. His family moved to Durham whenee was very young. Chuck was a 1963 graduate of Southern High School. He loved the Marine Corps and he served...

OXFORD: Johnny Lowe Norwood, age 57 died neember 8, 2014 at his home. He was a native of Durham Co. and was the son of Betty W. Norwood and the late Billie Eugene Norwood. Johnny was of the Baptist faith and a veteran of the US Navy. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday neember 12, 2014 at 11:00 AM at...

Frances Josephine Lacey died neember 1, 2008 at home in Durham, NC. "Jo" Lacey, beloved wife of the late Gordon J. Lacey, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas oneebruary 19, 1921 to Alonso aneemma Jones. She and Gordon raised their family in Buffalo, NY where Gordon worked for the FBI while Jo worked for the State Uneersity of New York....

Miss Evie Kathryn Judge, 7 year old daughter of Adam aneemily Thomas Judge, of Pittsboro, went from being an earthly angel to a heavenly angel on Sunday night, February 28, 2010 after waging a courageous fight against brain tumors. Evie was born in UNC Hospitals on January 19, 2003 and had bravely and fearlessly fought cancer since her first brain...

OXFORD: James "Jimmy" Crawford Sneed, died Tuesday 28, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Henry Ernest and Jewell Hughes Sneed. He was a member of Enon Baptist Church, member of the Iola Yancey Sunday School Class, Usher Board and the cooking committee. Jimmy was a member of the...

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Theresa Angelyneennison, passed suddenly on 8-25-2015. She is survived by her children, Paul Candelori of Greenville, NC and Joel Candelori of Pittsboro, NC. She was also survived by her parents, David Baron and Katharine Roberts Dennison of Atlanta, GA; brother David and wife Lynn of Acworth, GA; sisters Lucile Clotfelter of Durham, NC, Cookie Daniel and husband Russ of Athens,GA,...

DURHAM - Cleo B. Fox, age 91, of Durham passed away on Monday, neember 7, 2016 at Durham Nursing and Rehabilitation. Cleo was a longtime member of McMannen Uneed Methodist Church. She retired from American Tobacco Company after many years of employment. Cleo is survived by her son, Christopher Harward; her daughter, Carol Troy and husband, John; her brother, Harold...

Melbadeen House, age 86, died Friday, neember 2, 2012 at her home in Franklinton, NC surrounded by her loving family. A Franklin County native, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Thelma G. Fuller House. Melbadeen was a member of Franklinton Baptist Church. She will be remembered as the friendly bank teller and as a loving mother...