Obituaries

Maxie Alexander Pickard, of Durham, died on neember 11, 2008. She was born ineerrien County, Georgia. Mrs. Pickard was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Kenneth Pickard; two daughters, Donna Bryant of Roswell, GA and Susan Shepherd of Timberlake, NC; two grandchildren, Michelle Dickerson and husband Kevin, and Jason Shepherd and wife Christie;...

DURHAM ??? Robert (Bob) William Dotson, age 69, died oneecember 11, 2019. He was born oneebruary 16, 1950 in Wheeling, WV to Samuel Charles Dotson, Jr. MD and Campsa Sneeker Dotson. He grew up in Cameron, WV and the family moved to Morgantown, WV in the fall of 1960. He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1968. He received a...

Bobby Lucas Wester, 75, of Franklinton died Friday, neember 1, 2013 at home. Bobby was born on January 29, 1938 to the late Joseph Clyde Wester and Sadie Guptoneester. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Bobby loved fishing and neer found anything brokenee could not fix. It gave him great joy to help his family and friends. Bobby...

DURHAM: Eloisa Rojas, 97, died Monday in Hock Family Pavilion. She was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba to Vicenta and Simoneendez, but lived in the province of Santi Spiritus in the town of Guayos. Eloisa emigrated to Brooklyn, NY in 1953 with her husband and son. She worked as a seamstress for over 32 years before retiring to Durham....

Norris Calvin Lawing, 94, former resident of Dupont Drive, died Wednesday morning following a period of declining health. Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Arthur John Lawing and Fanee Mae Robinson Lawing. Mr. Lawing moved to Durham as a young man and worked for several years with Wright Machinery. For the next 16 years, he...

Dr. William Preston Wilson Bill, 90, died Wednesday, Sept. 18. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Elizabeth Taylor Wilson and five children, Bill Wilson and Kathy of Massachusetts, Ben Wilson and Liz of Leasburg, Karen Chamberlin and Jeremiah of Farmville, Tammy Wilson-Roberts and Roy, of Massachusetts and Bob Wilson and Angela of Durham. Also surviving are seveneen...

Johnny Waldeck, 83, of Pittsboro, died neember 11, 2008 at The Laurels of Chatham. Johnny was the younger of 2 children, born May 6, 1925 ineertianosch, Rumania, to Peter and Katharina Mueller Waldeck. Johnny immigrated to the Uneed States in June 1952, settling in northern Virginia where he worked in apple orchards and then as a dairyman. He moved to...

Ruth Wagner Gentry, 91, of Durham went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ oneednesday, February 15. Ruth was born ineerson County oneecember 21, 1925 to the late Claude Wagner and Banee Brown Wagner. In addition to her parents she was preceded ineeath by her husband, Jesse Gentry, her oldest son, David Gentry, and her brothers and...

Dianne W. Daniels, May 27, 1953 to June 26,2018. Dianne W. Daniels passed away June 26th at her home in Stem. She was born in Durham, N.C. and attended Durham High School. She had a passion for cooking, flowers, and hummingbirds.?? You could find her cooking/baking on a regular basis, and she loved to share her goodies with everyone.?? She...

Dallie Marie Liner Jones, aged 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Duke Hospice oneednesday, August 12th, from complications from Parkinson's Disease. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 63 years, Haywood Jones, III, who died in March, 2009. Dallie was a native of Hillsboro, graduated from Hillsboro High School with the class of 1941, received a...

Alice Johanson passed away neember 22, 2014 at her home in Durham, NC after a five year struggle with metastasized breast cancer. Alice was born May 5, 1938 in Hutchinson, MN, to Melvin and Charlotte Lindholm. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Arnold (???Arnie???) Johanson, two daughters, Kaaren Johanson of Durham, and Sara Jensen (Kirk) of Minneapolis,...

Everett William Lytle Jr. passed away oneeptember 2, 2009 into the hands of the Lord after a tragic accident, surrounded by the love of his devoted wife and daughter. He was born in San Diego California oneecember 30, 1936 to Col. Everett William Lytle aneevelyn Victoria Poe Lytle. As the son of an Air Force colonel he had the opportunity...

Charles H. Gatchel died peacefully at Duke Uneersity Hospital on August 19 after a short illness. His loving and devoted wife of 62 years, Evelyn, was at his side. He was an Army veteran of WWII, having served in the 353rd Combat Engineers in the South Pacific for 3-1/2 years. This was followed by 18 months in the Army Air...

Sol David Harris, Sr., 94, went to live among the angels on March 4, 2017. A true southerneeneeman, he grew up on a tobacco farm in Northern Granville County, NC. He served in the Uneed States Army and was a World War II Veteraneerving in Europe, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. Love at first sight, he met Josephine Clay Pruitt in...

Lavern Griffin Stott, 82, died Saturday, neember 22, 2014. Lavern was born July 29, 1932 in Franklin County to the late H. Clemmon and Athaleah Griffin. She worked for the state of North Carolina with the department of Transportation for more than 30 years, retiring in 1990. Lavern was actively involved in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Beside her parents, she...

Anyone who met Ken Trout only knew him as a kind, loving, open and giving man. Ken had a unique gift of insightfulness into humaneehavior learning more about a person within minees than the person knows of themselves. Friends knew Ken as a man who lived life with passion, loved all people he met, had a unique and honest view...

Louis Berini, loving son, husband and father, age 98, passed away on July 17 at the Croasdaile Pavilion. He was borneebruary 5, 1914 in Thayer, West Virginia to the late Tony Berini and Carolina Brusa Berini. The family moved to Durham in 1929 when his father brought his skills as a stone mason to the construction of the new campus...

Leonard Polk Johnson, 89, of Oxford, NC died Friday, neember 16, 2018.?? He was born in Granville County on July 26, 1929 to his now predeceased parents, Wayne Carlton Johnson and Anee (Beasley) Johnson. Leonard enjoyed spending time outside and took on gardening as a favorite hobby.?? He was also a dedicated civil servant as he served proudly for almost...

Sherry S. Harris, 92 of Pittsboro, NC passed away peacefully on April 2 at her home in Fearrington Village with her family by her side. Sherry is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 69 years, Weston J. Harris. Born and raised in Washington D.C., Sherry graduated from Notre Dame Academy. She was catapulted into the entertainment business at...