Obituaries

CHAPEL HILL: Mary Louise (Milam) Creed, 90, of Chapel Hill and Surry, ME died oneecember 25, 2015 beneath a brilliant, Christmas, full moon. Louise was born in the Philippines oneeptember 25, 1925 to Mary Louise (Wilson) Milam and Daniel Franklin Milam, M.D. Louise grew up traveling the world with her family until they settled in Chapel Hill in the1930???s. She...

DURHAM - Rebecca Jane Cash Rogers died at her home oneeptember 2, 2008 with her children at her side. Rebecca was born on March 22, 1914, in Chatham County, to Moses Stanford Cash and Susan Townsend Cash. She is the last surviving member of a family of six siblings. Rebecca is also predeceased by her husband, James Elbert Rogers, who...

Marjorie Phillips Moore (96) of Blythewood SC formally of Durham NC, June 9, 2018. Born October 17, 1921 in Hope, Arkansas.?? She was the daughter of the late Eugenee. and Alma Rider Phillips. Survivors include her nephew and his wife, Thom and Darlene Walker of Blythewood SC, with whom she resided with for the past year. She has a number...

James Edward Daniels, 87, formerly of Goldston, died Tuesday 4/30/13 at his home. Son of James Albert Daniels and Keron Woolard Daniels, he was born oneebruary 15, 1926 in Washington, NC. He is survived by his daughter Anna Linda Daniels Nicholson, her husband Michael Nicholson and their three children Jon, Malcolm, and Hannah; and by son Taumi Daniels and his...

DURHAM-Dolores Joaneestito McDunnah, 68, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness at Duke Memorial Hospital oneebruary 12, 2013. She was born May 31, 1944 ineew York City, NY Joaneetired in 2007 from GTE/Verizon after 30 years. She enjoyed crocheting, the beach, cooking Italian food, soap operas, reading, and traveling to spending time with family and friends. She will be fondly...

Ruby S. Ferrell, 95, formerly of Durham, died Monday, October 13 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Mrs. Ferrell was a member of Calvary Uneed Methodist Church in Durham and retired from Southerneell with 36 years of service. She was the daughter of Herbert A. Seagroves and Lillian Foy Utley Seagroves. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 15 at 11:00 AM,...

Beula Odessa Nelson, age 94, died Saturday in Croasdaile Village. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of the late D.E. and Shirla Smith Williams. Mrs. Nelson moved to Durham in 1997. She was as a person that loved to voluneer. She was a Girl Scout leader for many years and she crocheted baby caps for hospitalized infants...

Eva C. Vaughan, 88, of Bullock, NC died Wednesday, neember 22, 2017. She was born in Mount Airy, NC on neember 29, 1928 to the late Mr. and Mrs. John aneeva Dorothy Callaway. Eva is survived by her daughters, Eva Jane Vaughan of Bullock, and Pearl Rimmer of Roxboro; 6 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren. Funeral...

Mary Ann Lumpkins, 74, of Oxford. God called Mary Ann O'Brien Lumpkins home Sunday, January 28th, 2018 to tend His flower garden. Mary Ann loved flowers but hated weeds. No matter where she went, if she saw a weed she would pull it and throw it away. She was the daughter of the late Harold L. O'Brien and Frances Breedlove...

Oxford Ms. Mary Louise Boyd, 83, died Friday morning at Universal Healthcare in Oxford, NC. Ms. Boyd was born in Granville County to the late Mary Clyde and Thomas Lee Boyd. She was educated in Granville County, graduating from Oak Hill High School. Ms. Boyd spent her entire life in Granville County and Oxford, working with her parents and her...

Virginia Joyce Dooley Rawlings, (Joyce), a Southerner with a capital S, passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Convalescent Center early on April 15th. ????She was 87 years old. Born and raised in the south, she loved her ???ciggies??? with a good cup of coffee and was neer shy about voicing her opinion but as a true southern woman, she was gracious,...

Mr. Abel Aguilar-Saneez, 40, of 1003 N. Hampton St., Siler City, died unexpectedly oneeptember 29, 2008 at Chatham Hospital in Siler City. He was born August 29, 1968 in Gro, Mexico, the son of Atanacio Aguilar Nestor and Juana Saneez Santana. Mr. Aguilar-Saneez was a saw operator at a lumber company. Survivors include his parents; his wife, Lucia Soto Aguilar;...

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Evelyn O'Brien Powell, 98, gave up her life on this earth, December 18, 2013 at home from natural causes. She was alert and concerned about her children to the end of her care giving life. She was born on March 8, 1915 to Bishop Marvin O'Brien aneeffie Mae Ingram O'Brien in Richmond County, near Rockingham, NC. She was raised near...

OXFORD: Ollie Mae Boger Green was born on April 24, 1923 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Fred A. Boger, Sr. and Ollie Coffey Boger. Mrs. Green had two brothers ??? Dan Boger, who pre-deceased her, and Fred A . Boger, Jr. of Waxhaw, North Carolina. In 1938, the Boger family moved to Oxford, North Carolina, where Mrs. Green???s father worked...

Thomas Eliot Frothingham was born in Boston on June 21, 1926. Despite the stigma of repeating kindergarten, he ultimately succeeded in graduating from the Dexter School, St. Marks School, Harvard College, and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Frothingham earned his medical degree in 1951 as part of the U.S. Navy's V-12 Program, and interned at Bellevue Hospital ineew York City from...

Doris Shields Fonville, age 79, resident of 4900 N. Roxboro Road, died Thursday afternoon. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of the late Bertie Lorenzo Shields and Rosalind Copley Shields. Doris was the widow of the late David L. Choc Fonville. She was retired from General Telephone Company. Mrs. Fonville was a member of the Glendale Heights Uneed Methodist...

David Phillips, 66, of Pittsboro, died in his home Thursday morning, neember 22, 2012. He was born in Cleveland, OH, a son to the late Paul J. Phillips & Margaret Slamink. Dave's remaining family includes his wife, Susan Phillips, of the home; his sons, Moore Phillips, of the home; Joseph Phillips & wife, Jessica of Gibsonia, PA; his daughter, Tamara...

DURHAM: Pauline Wyshywany Podgurski, 92, was taken by God???s angels December 4, 2014. Born neember 1, 1922 in Philadelphia to the late Anna and Aneew Wyshywany, she graduated from Strayer???s Business College and worked for Hires Root Beer Co. until her marriage to Joseph, the love of her life, in 1949. Pauline was an active member of her beloved church,...

A Wendell Musser was born oneecember 15, 1930 ineerrick, Illinois and died oneebruary 15, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. Although born into poverty and afflicted with polio as a child, Dr. Musser persevered with his intellect and hard work. He was admitted to Purdue Uneersity, where he earned his Bachelor???s in Chemistry, and later to Indiana Uneersity, where he earned...