Obituaries

Helen Capsalis Vassiliades, 91, died Sunday in Duke Hospital following a brief illness. Born ineew York City, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Fotini Capsalis. Other than 4 years in Goldsboro, Helen lived all her life in Durham and was a 1936 graduate of Durham High School. Her family was among the first settlers of the Greek...

Mary Frances Bridges, age 91, died Thursday, February 7th at Louisburg Nursing Center. She was born in Oklahoma to the late George aneethal Tindale Wilson. Mary was a member of Peace & Harmony Baptist Church in Franklinton and the Americaneegion Women's Auxiliary ineedlands, CA She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Ames and husband, Tony, of Franklinton; her sister, Lola...

Mrs. Barbara Ann Poschen Shean, 63, of Manns Chapel Road, Pittsboro, died neember 8, 2008 at UNC Hospitals. She was born May 16, 1945 in Orange County. Barbara was both a wonderful, loving wife and a very caring person. She is survived by her husband, Danny L. Shean; a sister, Shirley P. Sieber of Pittsboro; and three nephews, Chris, Chuck,...

The big-hearted, generous Bill Shipp left this world on March 22, 2013. Born to Eula Beasley Shipp and Needham Robert Shipp on a tobacco farm in the Nelson community of Durham County on 5/3/1923, he graduated in 1940 from Lowe's Grove High School. He worked for the American Tobacco Company before serving in the Army Air Force during World War...

Ha Thi Nguyen Guthrie, 66, of Durham lost her very brave year-long battle with gastric and breast cancer oneebruary 1, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Vietnam on March 12, 1947. During the war, she met her husband, William Guthrie, an American soldier, while she was working as a secretary for the US Army. She moved...

DURHAM ??? Elaine Ruth Sandahl, age 90, died peacefully ineer sleep oneec 9, 2014, at The Forest at Duke. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, to the late David and Ruth Graper Carlson. Elaine graduated from the Uneersity of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied English and Mathematics. It was in Madison that Elaine met her husband of 51 years, Robert Abel...

Mrs. Eleanor Mary Elliott, 95, peacefully passed away Thursday morning at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. Borneearly a century ago ineew York City, Eleanor was a daughter of the late John & Elizabeth Rooney Walters. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Elliott was preceded ineeath by her husband, Fredrick Elliott. Survivors include her two daughters, Elizabeth Adams, of Bear Creek,...

CHAPEL HILL: Christos Chris Constantinos Katsiagianis Esq, 63, left this Earth in the company of family and friends to be reuneed with his loved ones and the communion of saints on June 19, 2014. He is survived by Wendy Jo Conklin Katsiagianis, his wife of 32 years, and Constantinos Ntinos Christos Katsiagianis, his son. He was preceded ineeath by his...

James LaFate

Joan Lash of Chapel Hill, North Carolina June 30, 1951 ??? December 24th, 2014 Joan Lash, 63, master of surprises, curator of traditions, creator of homes, world traveler, professional voluneer, devoted wife, loving mother, caring aunt, sister, and stepdaughter, and gracious friend, left us on the morning of Christmas Eve with her husband and son by her side. Joan loved...

Gary Shelden Wilson, 69, died at home Monday after an extended illness. He was borneebruary 17, 1940 in Spokane, WA, the first child of the late Helen and Kenneth Wilson. Gary finished high school ineeattle and graduated from Washington State Uneersity in 1962. He spent two years as a Lieutenant in the US Army, serving in Korea. Gary received the...

OXFORD: Peggy Paynter Hobgood, 80, of 6141 Hobgood Rd. died Wednesday, neember 26, 2014. A native of Warren County, she was the daughter of Jasper and Lizzie Paynter and the wife of the late William Eugene ???Billy??? Hobgood. Mrs. Hobgood helped her husband in their State Farm Insurance office in Oxford and was a homemaker at the home. She was...

Our beloved David Raul Quiroz Castillo, return to our Heavenly Father unexpectedly on June 23, 2013 from a tragic car accident. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela on January 3rd, 1989 to Argelis Quiroz Leal and Rita Coneelo Scardina Castillo. David was a loving and caring father, husband, son, and brother. He was always willing to help and often you...

DURHAM: Edyth Mae Adams Weaver, 80, died Saturday in Durham Regional Hospital. Borneebruary 25, 1934 in Port Jervis, NY, she was the youngest of five children of the late Harry and Alma Davenport Adams. Mrs. Weaver graduated from Port Jervis High School then moved to the Vestal, NY area until her marriage in 1953 to Ronald B. Weaver. The family...

Marcellus Bernard Hearne 8/14/1907 11/7/2008 Marcellus "Cell" Bernard Hearne, 101, of Cary, North Carolina died Friday, neember 7th 2008 @ The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC. Cell was born in Farmville, NC, one of ten children born to Louisa Star May Hearne and William Augustus Bernard Hearne. Cell spent most of his life in Greenville and moved to Woodland...

William R. Guthrie, 73, of Durham died Tuesday, neember 4, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Borneebruary 25, 1941 to the late Willie Lee and Margaret Vincent Guthrie. He worked for many years as a pipe fitter and in the HVAC business before joining his wife in owning and operating Kim Son Vietneese in 1985. William was a communicant of...

Hubert Irwin McMannen, age 84, died Friday, October 4, in his Durham home. A Durham native, Hubert was born to the late George T. and Audrey Hamlett McMannen. He worked for 30 years at Liggett Myers as a pipefitter and was a long-time member of Aneer Ave. Baptist Church and the Cabin Sunday School class where he had a 60...

DURHAM- Richard J. "Dick" Schlegel, 90 of Durham died Monday, neember 26, 2012 at his home. Dick was raised in Stamford, CT and joined the Army Air Corps at an early age. He was a proud veteran having flown 72 successful missions as a P-38 pilot, including cover for American troops during the invasion at Normandy. Uponeeturning home following WWII,...

DURHAM ??? Ossie Dyson Couch, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior oneecember 3, 2018. She is predeceased by her Parents Edgar and Vada Dyson; Husbaneedward H Couch Sr; Sisters Eva Mae Dysoneew, Ruth Dyson Rich, Evelyn Dyson Culbreth aneedna Pearl Dyson. She is survived by two sisters Lois Dyson Culbreth ??? Fayetteville NC and Myrtle Dyson Allegood...