Obituaries

OXFORD- Kathleen Royster Pruitt, age 88 died Sunday neember 9, 2008. She was the widow of the late T. Winston Pruitt, and the daughter of the late Charles Gregory and Anee Watson Royster of Bullock, NC. Memorial services will be held oneednesday neember 12, 2008 at 11:30 am at the Oxford Baptist Church by Dr. J. Steve Bolton. She is...

Mabel Roany Johnson Hancock, age 92, of Chapel Hill, NC crossed over the river to the shade of the trees Friday, January 02, 2015. Mabel was born to the late Syd and Ocie Johnson oneebruary 15, 1922 in Chatham County, North Carolina where she would reside until her death. There, she met her first husband Russell ???Lee??? McGhee, Sr and...

George Charles Tomasic, Jr. 72, died Saturday in UNC Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to George C. aneelizabeth H. Tomasic, he was raised in the North Braddock section of Pittsburgh. He spent four years in the Air Force prior to moving to Durham in 1957. George joined Tar Heel Barbershop in 1958, becoming its owner in...

Sam Wyndham Craver, Jr. February 13, 1928 February 2, 2013 Sam Wyndham Craver, Jr. passed away peacefully at Galloway Ridge ineearrington Village oneebruary 2, 2013. He was a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. Sam was borneebruary 13, 1928 to Sam Wyndham Craver and May Pitts Craver, in Charlotte, NC. Sam graduated from Central High School in Charlotte, NC in 1946....

DURHAM: Laurie Elaine Adams, 51, died unexpectedly at home Thursday. She was born neember 14, 1964 in Durham to Marvin W. aneeleanor Wells Adams. Laurie graduated from Jordan High School, and was a graduate of UNC-Wilmington with a double major in accounting and business maneement. Following graduation, she beganeer career with the EPA as an auditor for the Ineector General,...

Catherine Pennock Predmore, age 98, passed away peacefully neember 24, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. Known by family and friends as "Pat," she was preceded ineeath by her husband, Richard Lionel Predmore, and is survived by her three sons, Michael and his wife Izvara of Stanford, CA, Richard and his wife Anne of Campobello, SC, and James of Tacoma,...

Joyce Benn Warren was born in Moneeal, Canada on July 29, 1930. Her mother Louise Walker emigrated from Wales, her father was Canadian, George Benn. In 1951 Joyce met Richard Warren on a trip to North Carolina. They married six months later. Tom Warren was soon born, followed by brother Bruce. The family resided at Fort Bragg where Richard served...

OXFORD: Gary Hobert Anee died unexpectedly oneecember 1, 2008. He is the son of the late Samuel Anee and Alma Odom Anee. He retired from Southern Railroad and was a member of the Stovall Uneed Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Stovall Uneed Methodist Church at 2:00 PM by the Rev. John Yount. Burial...

Romie William Whitt, 78 of 1102 Enon Road, Oxford, died Sunday, neember 16, 2008. He was a native of Person Co. and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Private services were held on Monday, neember 17, 2008 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. Keith Williams. Surviving is his wife, Edith H. Whitt of Oxford; a son, Ronee...

Mr. James Steven

DURHAM Imogeneelizabeth Andersoneene, 81, beloved by her family and a cherished good friend to many, was reuneed with her Lord and Savior, oneecember 17, 2013. Imogene was born May 13, 1932, in Charlotte, NC. Her parents, Ernest B. Walker and Mabel M. Walker, predeceased her. An only child, she grew up in Concord. She graduated from Concord High School in...

Eleanor Louise Cheneeth, age 82, resident of 1114 Donphil Road, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Born in Elkins, WV, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Blair Silas McQuain and Gladys Brock McQuain. She was a graduate of Davis Elkins College. Eleanor and her family moved to Durham in 1967. She retired from CCB after many years...

Dateline: Chapel Hill Deceased: Robert "Bobby" Earnest McGhee Mr. Robert "Bobby" Earnest McGhee, 57, of Chapel Hill passed away oneednesday neember 13, 2013 at UNC Hospitals. He was the son of Frances Markham McGhee and the late James Robert McGhee. Bobby worked at UNC Facilities and Services for 30 years before retiring in 2005. He also served as a voluneer...

Jane Graper, 81, died peacefully at her home Sunday morning.?? Jane was born in Durham, daughter of Lonee and Betsy Carpenter. Jane graduated from the Uneersity of Greensboro with a degree in Chemistry. She worked for Becton Dickinson for over 25 years and has her nee on neerous patents.?? After retiring, Jane became a reading voluneer for students at Spaulding...

OXFORD: Pattie Inscoe Yancey, 86 of the Grassy Creek Community died Tuesday, neember 11, 2008 at Brantwood Nursing Center. She is the daughter of the late George Thomas Inscoe and Alice Fitts Inscoe and her late widow of the late Woodrow W. Yancey. She was a loving housewife and devoted member of Grassy Creek Baptist Church until health problems limited...

Jon Michael Bernardo, age 26, died in an automobile accident Saturday in the Dominicaneepublic. A 3rd year medical student at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, he was performing a medical rotation in under-served care at the time of his death. Michael was borneecember 12, 1982 in Quezon City, Philippines and moved with his family to Durham in 1990. A 2001...

Rev. Crate Harrison Jones, Jr., 87, entered into Heaveneednesday morning at Duke Medical Center. He was born in Louisville, KY and was the son of the late Crate Harrison Jones, Sr. and Ina V. Crenshaw Jones. He was a graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest Uneersity class of 1946 with a BA Degree and the Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville,...

Mark David Davison died peacefully Tuesday morning at home with his loving family by his side. He was 39 years old. A resident of Durham since 1996, Mark was born in Binghamton, NY on July 8, 1965. Mark graduated from Campbell Uneersity with a B.A. degree in Pharmaceutical Science and was employed with Cardinal Health in Morrisville, NC as a...

Helen Elizabeth Albert Pope, loving daughter, wife and mother, age 91, died oneeptember 26 at the Hock Family Pavilion. She was borneeptember 17, 1921 in Alamance County, North Carolina to the late Samuel Grover and Louisa Laws Albert. Helen was a longtime member of Carr Uneed Methodist Church. She and her husband William Everett Pope were the owners of the...

Shirley Nelson Brineey, 65, died on Sunday, neember 27, 2011. Shirley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia to George and Alma Beecher Nelson, Sr. on July 25, 1946. She was preceded ineeath by brother Avery Nelson and her nephew Darryl. Shirley was a loving mother and friend to anyone that she had the opportunity to come in contact with. Shirley...