Obituaries

Helen Jane Wettach June 15, 1928 ??? January 15, 2016 nee: DUE TO WEATHER, HELEN JANE'S SERVICE WILL NOW BE HELD 1:00 pm FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 AT ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH. CHAPEL HILL: Helen Jane Wettach, 87, a lifelong resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died peacefully at her home on January 15. She is already greatly missed. The daughter...

Inez Stegall Jaynes died peacefully Saturday, neember 22, 2008 at Rose Manor Healthcare Center. Mrs. Jaynes recently celebrated her 96th birthday oneeptember 23rd. Born in Chester, SC to the late Joseph F. and Lonie Jackson Stegall, she was a long-time member of Ebeneer Baptist Church. Mrs. Jaynes is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Grasty of Durham, NC; her granddaughters: Debra...

Durham ??? Mrs. Sandra Perillo, 85, died Tuesday morning at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Perillo was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, NY to the late Antonio DiSclafani and Gemma Olori. She was educated in the New York public schools. For many years she was employed as a clerk in the media center of her local elementary...

Franklinton: Patricia Cook Vaughn, age 77, died neember 11, 2012 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Yoshida Cook. Mrs. Vaughan was the owner of the Bargain Store and a member of Union View Baptist Church. Services for Mrs. Vaughan will be held at a later...

Eugene Howard Stallings, Sr., 90, began his eternal rest on Sunday, January 3, 2016. Howard, the oldest son of the late Eugene Wheless and Ruby C. Stallings was borneecember 6, 1925, in Franklin County where he resided until moving to Oxford in 1965. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years Emma Leigh Strange; three sons:...

On Sunday, December 21, 2008, all of God's angels gathered to sing a heavenly chorus of praise as another voice had joined them. God's good and faithful soldier, Lt. Col. Ret. Raymond Harris Greenlaw, Jr. 88, of Pittsboro, went home. Ray was born neember 14, 1920 ineelrose, Mass, the son of Raymond Greenlaw, Sr. and Marion MacDonald Greenlaw. Ray graduated...

Aileen Lally Ferguson, 90, died on Friday September 9th, after a long battle with paneeatic cancer. Born in Yonkers, New York, in 1925, Aileen graduated from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx. Aileen focused oneeing a wife and mom, raising four childreneefore returning to work as a Financial Aid Counselor at George Mason Uneersity. She served in...

Dennis Hunter Peeden, 47, passed away neember 10, 2016. Dennis was a loving father to his children and a good son. He enjoyed gardening and watching movies with his family. He loved Jeff Gordon racing and all things UNC. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. The family would like to give special thanks to the...

DURHAM ??? Mary Rambeaut Bender, age 92, passed away peacefully oneecember 27, 2016 at Rex Hospital. Mary was born July 26, 1924 in Vass, NC, to the late Riley Robert Rambeaut and Mary Campbell Rambeaut. Mary is survived by her son, Johnny Bender and wife, Vicki of Butner; her daughters, Faye Morgan and husband, Richard of Zebulon; Jean Jones and...

Oxford: Lucille Ann Frazier Frazier, 89, of Oxford passed away peacefully oneebruary 11, 2016, surrounded by family. She was a native of Granville County and was the daughter of the late Conley Thomas Frazier aneessie Blackwell Frazier, and the widow of W. R. ???Bill??? Frazier, Jr. Lucille was a graduate of Berea High School and worked for more than 20...

Mr. John Thomas "Pete" Moore, 87, of Moncure, NC peacefully passed away neember 22, 2013 at Sanford Health & Rehab in Sanford, NC. Mr. Moore was born in Chatham County on May 3, 1926, the son of the late Emma Olivia Olinger and Raymond Lee Moore. Pete was a veteran of WWII who honorably served in the Philippines and Japan....

Pastor Johneenry Covington, age 73, of Pittsboro, NC went home to be with his Savior late Saturday, May 31, 2014. John was born July 11, 1940 in Salisbury NC. He was the pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church for the last five years as well as the Chaplin for the Bynum Ruritan Club. He is preceded ineeath by his parents...

On Tuesday, January 5, 2010, Barbara Ann Marciniak Naples, 62, died at UNC Hospitals. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Raymond and Rosalie Gino Marciniak. Barbara was an avid UNC Football fan who spent many Saturdays cheering for the Tarheels with family and friends. She was a member of Hope Community Church and was...

Anil Gaur, 55 years of age, of Durham, NC passed away on neember 13, 2016. Anil was born in Jodhpur, India on August 26, 1961. He graduated from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jaipur, India and continued on to receive a BS in Chemical Engineering from Punjab Uneersity, Chandigarh, India. Anil was married to Brijlata Gaur on neember 21, 2004; and they were...

Mr. Wallace Lee Rowland, 82, died at his home on River Forest Road in Pittsboro oneebruary 11, 2010. A native of Cambridge, Ohio, Mr. Rowland was born April 21, 1927, the son of Ivor Charles Rowland and Lura Lavaria Yountz Rowland. Mr. Rowland attended both Duquesne Uneersity and Duke Uneersity. He was a Seaman First Class in the US Navy...

Michael Loyd Norwood, 69, of Chapel Hill passed away Wednesday, neember 27, 2013, from complications of Legionnaires' disease. The firstborn child of Loyd Archie and Mary Burden Norwood, Mike was born on April 27, 1944, in Palestine, TX, and grew up near Hattiesburg, MS. He became the youngest Eagle Scout in Mississippi's history, receiving his award at the age of...

Oxford: George R. Whitt, age 78, died at his home oneebruary 24, 2016 after a long battle with heart disease. A private graveside service will be held at The Stovall Memorial Cemetery. Officiating will be Reverend Neil Woodlief and Reverend Wesley Garner, Jr. Mr. Whitt was borneeptember 2, 1937 ineerson County to the late Hedrick B. and Mary A. Whitt....

Zena Lerman was born in 1930 on the back staircase of her family home in Trenton, NJ.?? Her folks had not planned the auspicious beginning, but her mom was bringing the kids home from a picnic and didn???t quite make it in time.?? Zena grew up in Trenton, went on to receive a BA at Douglass College, and an MA...

Brandon Patrick James, age 30, died unexpectedly in Boone, NC oneecember 8, 2016. A Durham native, he was born to Mardi Linker James and Paul S. James on April 30, 1986. At the time of his death he was enrolled at Appalachian State, where he was a Building Science major with a focus in Architectural Technology and Design. Brandon excelled...