Obituaries
Frances Nee Darby
Aug 14, 2022
Chapel Hill: Frances Nee Darby, age 82, died on August 14, 2022. She was born on July 6, 1940, to the late Maurice Lyden Nee and Mary Louise Mahar.
A graduate of Georgetown University, well respected real estate agent in the Washington DC area for over three decades and devout Catholic, Frances is survived by her four children (John Joseph...
Freda N. Sirois
Aug 14, 2022
Stem
Freda Norma Wright Sirois, age 75, died peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2022, in her home. She was the daughter of the late Wallace Wright and Isabella Dunleavy Wright. Freda was born in Concord, New Hampshire on July 2, 1947.
Freda was a woman of simplicity who loved the Lord and her family and served them faithfully. She was...
Francis Michael Mcnamara
Aug 12, 2022
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Frank McNamara celebrated his seventy-first wedding anniversary with the love of his life, Helen, on Wednesday. He died peacefully a day later, August 12, at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living. He was 96. Francis Michael McNamara—known as “Mac” to his family and friends—loved his wife, his family, his friends and the Boston Red Sox. He was born...
Barbara Ann Demayo
Aug 12, 2022
Barbara Ann DeMayo passed away Friday the 12th of August at Croasdaile Village, Durham, North Carolina. Barbara was a native Staten Islander, born on February 20, 1932 to Eugene and Katherine T. (McDermott) Daly of Stapleton. She attended PS14 and Curtis High School where she was a student athlete, lettering in four sports. She worked for the AT&T telephone company...
Beverly Ann Berendsen
Aug 10, 2022
Beverly Ann Berendsen was born on September 27, 1935 to George and Hilda Schauman. She spent her early years in Evansville, Indiana where she attended Reitz Memorial High school. There, she met and later married the love of her life, David. Their 65 years of marriage began on February 2, 1957.
Beverly was a devout Catholic, a loving mother, and a...
Charles L. Andrews, Jr.
Aug 10, 2022
Durham-Charles L. Andrews, age 88, died peacefully on Wednesday August 10, 2022 in Durham, NC.
Charlie was a lifelong resident of Durham. After graduating from Durham High School, Charlie proudly served in the US Coast Guard during the Korean War before attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He became executive vice-president of Security Federal Savings & Loan...
Wallace Eugene Mcelwee, Sr.
Aug 10, 2022
LEWISVILLE – Wallace Eugene McElwee, Sr., age 84, died peacefully Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Duke University Hospital. Wallace was born June 25, 1938, to the late Arthur Eugene McElwee and Eunice Hyde McElwee.
Wallace was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church in Clemmons, NC. He was an entrepreneur, operating The Gold Man Jewelry Stores, located...
Ethel Girvin
Aug 9, 2022
Durham-Ethel Girvin, age 75, died at the Duke Hock Pavilion on August 9th 2022. She was born on October 24th 1946 to the late Davidson Kennedy Girvin and Ethel Carr Lipscomb Girvin. Ethel was also preceded death by her brother-in- law, Thomas B.F. Raney.
Ethel is survived by her husband J. Douglas Williams and her sister Alice Girvin Raney.
She was...
Peter Brian Bennett
Aug 9, 2022
Peter Brian Bennett, Ph.D., D.Sc., aged 91, passed away with his family by his side, in Chapel Hill on August 9, 2022. He was born on June 12th, 1931, in Portsmouth, England to the late Charles and Doris Bennett.
Dr. Bennett lived an amazing life and leaves behind an incredible legacy as an international scientist, businessman, mentor, devoted husband, loving father,...
Rebecca Smith Lewis
Aug 8, 2022
Oxford
Rebecca Smith Lewis, age 89, died peacefully on Monday, August 8, 2022, at Brantwood. She was the daughter of the late Thomas K. Smith and Hattie Leigh Adcock Smith. Rebecca was born in Granville County on July 26, 1933.
Never missing a chance to make a friend, Rebecca loved people. She was a lifelong member of Providence Baptist Church...
Marvin Douglas Moore
Aug 6, 2022
Oxford
Marvin Douglas (Doug) Moore, age 77, died peacefully on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in his home. He was the son of the late Needham Bryant Moore, Sr., and Sallie Mangum Moore. Doug was born in Durham County on May 20, 1945
Doug was a man that believed in simplicity, faith and his beloved family.
Doug is survived by his beloved...
Gerald Francis Egan
Aug 5, 2022
Gerald F. (“Jerry”) Egan, 84, died peacefully at home among family on Friday, August 5, 2022. He was born on December 19, 1937 in Binghamton, NY to Donald and Rose Egan. He graduated from Johnson City High School in 1955 and joined IBM soon after. The year 1962 was a big one for Jerry - he joined Carol June Spisak...
Jodie Lynne Neukirch Elliott
Aug 3, 2022
Jodie Neukirch Elliott, 39, passed away on August 3, 2022, in Durham, NC.
All who were fortunate enough to know Jodie have been forever changed for the better. Throughout her life, she was defined by so much more than her heart disease—she was a brilliant scholar with two master’s degrees, a talented swing and blues dancer, a compassionate therapist, an artistic...
Timothy Rhodes Schner
Aug 1, 2022
(Durham, NC) Timothy Rhodes Schner (Tim), died at home inhospice August 1, 2022. He was born on December 11, 1962, in
Oceanside, New York to Susan and Douglas Schner.
Tim grew up in Manchester, Vermont where he learned to play the
bass guitar and was soon playing regularly in bands heavily
influenced by the music of the Grateful Dead. By age 13 he was
playing...
John Anthony Seyda
Jul 29, 2022
John A. Seyda age 91 of Durham, NC passed away peacefully at Croasdaile Village Pavilion on July 29, 2022 of prostate cancer. John was born January 8, 1931 in Hammond, Indiana, delivered at 9 a.m. by a Polish midwife. He was the son of Polish immigrants Mary (Kosakowska) and Anthony Seyda, grandson of Rosalja (Gorczyca) and Jan Kosakowski; and Marianna...
Joseph Claude Bazemore
Jul 28, 2022
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(Durham) Dr. Joseph Claude Bazemore, a long-time resident of Durham, NC died on July 28, 2022 at the age of 91. His life ended after a prolonged illness.
Joe was born on January 23, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late John Alfred Bazemore and Susan Henderson...
Metta Mae Metcalf
Jul 27, 2022
Metta Mae Crumpacker Metcalf of Durham, NC, passed away on July 27, 2022 at Croasdaile Village just shy of her 98th birthday. She was born on September 25, 1924 to the late Beulah Staunton Crumpacker and William Johnson Crumpacker.
Metta graduated from Durham High School in 1942. She met Norman and they married in 1946 and she became a...
Edward K. Briggs
Jul 27, 2022
Oxford
Edward K. Briggs, age 80, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. He was the son of the late Kennerson Briggs and Sallie Briggs. Ed was born in Granville County on February 4, 1942.
Ed was a strong fixture in the community. He worked with his father at their country store for over 20 years. He met and married his wife,...
George Andrew Dimsdale
Jul 25, 2022
On July 16, 1929, George Andrew (‘Andy’) Dimsdale came into this world to make it a better place. He left us on July 26, 2022, and he will be so missed. Andy was a Tar Heel by birth, born in the mountains of North Carolina, although he was later raised in Kansas City, Kansas and considered that home. He was...
Daniel Lee Yohe
Jul 22, 2022
Durham, NC – Daniel L. Yohe beloved husband, father and grandfather, 81, died peacefully at Duke University Hospital surrounded by family on July 22, 2022. He was born on December 26, 1940 to the late Lester and Ruth Yohe.
When Daniel wasn’t at home in his woodworking shop, he enjoyed the time hunting, fishing and golfing. He graduated from Wilton High...
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