Obituaries

Ross Lester Aneews, 39, died unexpectedly Friday evening while running on a trail he loved near Steep Hill Creek above Yates Mill Pond in Raleigh. A native of Charlottesville, VA, Ross graduated from the Uneersity of North Carolina, where he was a member of the NC Fellows Program. He completed graduate education at NC State Uneersity, earning a Masters in...

Dr. Benjamin Ward, professor of philosophy, Arabic, and German Studies, passed away this weekend. He had been battling cancer for the past four years. Raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Ward grew up during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. From 1973-1980, he taught philosophy and served as Dean of Berkeley College at Yale Uneersity, his alma mater. He departed New...

Ann Palmer Bayliss, a 43-year resident of Chapel Hill and long-time elementary school library voluneer, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, from complications of lung cancer at Carol Woods. She was 89. She started voluneering at the Estes Hills Elementary School library in 1977 while her youngest son was a student there and continued long after all three sons had graduated from...

Erika Wolff Guttentag, 102, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, died Sunday at The Forest at Duke ineer adopted home of Durham, NC Born ineermany, Mrs. Guttentag lived loneenough to have traveled by horse-drawn carriage in the one-time province of Pomerania and to have taught computer skills in the Bay Area of California, where she lived for nearly fifty years....

On June 12, 2018, we mourned the loss of Dorothy Pockrus, beloved mother and friend. She died early in the morning, succumbing to a fight with breast cancer in which she had shown bravery and resilience for years. She met the many challenges of life and of old age with humor and resolve right to her last breath. A woman...

STEM: Judy Stamper Gooch 62, of Stem Died Saturday neember 15, 2014. A native of Rowan County, she was the daughter of Fred Stamper aneedna Mae Royal Stamper of China Grove. She was a registered nurse at the Durham Clinic and the neeye, Ear, nee, and Throat Clinic in Durham. She was a Jehovah???s Witness in Oxford NC. Funeral services...

Matt Vuolo, 94 years old, passed away on neember 18, 2018. Born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Matt graduated from New York Technical Institute and attended Rutgers Uneersity. He was a veteran in the Army Air Forces as aneerial gunner in B-17???s during World War II. He was an adult leader with Troop 21 Boy Scouts of America and during...

William Alvis Stokes (Bill) died peacefully on neember 20, 2016 at Croasdaile Pavilion at the age of 88. He was born in Durham NC on April 7, 1928 to Thomas Aneer Stokes and Sadye Perkinson Stokes. Survivors include his son, William A. ???Bill??? Stokes, Jr (Lucy) of Durham, NC; daughter, Mary ???Mollie??? Stokes Platt (James) of Durham; and his grandchildren,...

Mrs. Margaret Emma Diedrich peacefully passed away Monday afternoon, at her home in Chapel Hill, NC, while surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Bureau County, IL, daughter to the late Virgil Roush and Stella Gunning Roush. She is survived by her daughter, JoEllen Munee and her husband, William, of Chapel Hill; her granddaughter, Suzanne and husband, Vince Allen;...

Mrs. Leitha H. Glosson April 10, 1942 ??? December 22, 2014 Pittsboro Born April 10, 1942, in Bynum, NC to the late Roy Howard and Peola Tyson Howard, Leitha Howard Glosson passed away at The Laurels of Chatham oneecember 22, 2014. She was married 54 years to Leon Glosson until his passing July of 2012. Leitha was a hard worker...

Evelyneebster Upchurch, age 91, died peacefully Sunday, neember 30, 2014 at the Roxboro Nursing Center. A native of Durham, she was born April 7, 1923 to the late Hildred and Maude Whitfield Webster. Evelyn is survived by her daughter-in-law, Mary Upchurch of Cary, NC; three brothers, Reuben, Ted and Willis Webster; and two grandchildren, John Gregory Upchurch and Jeremy Lee...

Beloved wife and mother of five, devout Catholic, and a patriotic American who loved to travel the world B: May 6, 1926; D January 28, 2017 Lillian Elizabeth Austin entered this world in Manhattan, New York on May 6, 1926.?? She was the eldest daughter of three born to James Christian and Lillian Ruth (Robertson) Soelle.?? She will be missed...

DURHAM- Lawrence DeBuys Long, Sr., 90, died Sunday, neember 17, 2013. He was born on August 29, 1923 to the late Lawrence Long aneevelyn Douvillier Long. Lawrence was a recipient of The Purple Heart and The Bronze Star which he received for serving his country with valor during WWII and the Korean War. Lawrence is survived by his wife of...

Dr. Mary Alice Shaver, an educator and scholar in advertising and mass communication, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, at her home ineearrington Village, North Carolina after a brief illness. She was 74. She spent many years on the faculty at the Uneersity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, served as director of the Advertising Department and Michigan State Uneersity, chair of...

Frances B. Pisaravich, 85, died Monday in Hillcrest Convalescent following a brief illness. A native of Detroit, she lived most of her adult life ineearborn, Mich. Mrs. Pisaravich moved to the area in 2004 to be close to her daughter. She made her home at the Durham Regent, where her remaining years were happy and fulfilling. Mrs. Pisaravich enjoyed crafts...

Oxford NC: Lynwood Bryan Hughes,SR. With his family by his side, our loving husband and daddy, Lynwood Bryan Hughes, Sr. joined the angels on Friday, August 15th, after an extended illness. Lynwood was born July 19, 1931 in Oxford and is survived by his family, who will love and cherish him forever. He was a committed and dedicated servant, having...

Robert "Bob" Quinneelko, age 65, died Wednesday, June 5, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Bob was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Joseph and Vendetta Quinneelko. He proudly served his country as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Bob retired from Xerox in 2007 with 34 years as a service technician starting in Atlanta and then...

Mrs. Bertha Sparrow, age 107, passed on to her heavenly home oneeptember 7, 2016. Bertha, the youngest of six children of John Elexander Davis and Sarah Lucretia Parris, was born in a log cabin that her dad built. The log cabin was chosen for its craftsmanship by the Park Service. It was moved and placed on display in 1953 as...

Teresita "Tess" Vargas Cajucom, joined our creator on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at the age of 61. Tess was born in Manila, Philippines to Dominador Vargas and Trinidad Panlaqui on October 18, 1950. She was the best mother to her children and her granddaughter. She has a huge collection of angels which she cleaned to perfection. During her spare time,...