Obituaries

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...

Christopher Hunt Harlan, 36, died at his home in Morrisville earlier this month. Chris was born in Birmingham, AL to William Robert Harlan, Jr, M.D. and the late Linda Carmichael oneebruary 17, 1972. Chris graduated from St Mary's School and attended both Hampden-Sydney College and North Carolina State Uneersity. Chris worked many jobs after high school but felt most proud...

Alex H. Hancock, 80, died Friday neember 8, 2013 at his home. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. and Lucy Landis Hancock. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Tapp Latta Hancock. Alex was a graduate of Oxford High School and Fishburne Military Academy, Waynesboro, Virginia and received...

Oxford, NC Richard Lee Goldthwaite, 70, died at his residence with family oneeptember 1, 2018. Born in Biddeford, Maine to the late Edward Wilbur Goldthwaite and Annette Regina Jette on a cold February day. Richard retired to Oxford to be closer to family. He worked ineesearch Trianee for several years and grew to love the area. Richard was an avid...

James Elgan Hillman, Jr. James Elgan Hillman, Jr., 80, passed away peacefully at home in Durham following an extended illness. Jim was born on neember 26, 1938 in Raleigh. He was baptized at Edenton Street Uneed Methodist Church in Raleigh. He graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1956, where he played oboe in the school band and was a...

DURHAM Phyllis Eileen Vuolo, 82 years old, passed away oneecember 1, 2018. Born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, she attended Rutgers Uneersity and was a member of Rainbow Girls and a lifetime member of Order of Eastern Star, Southgate Chapter #177 in Durham, North Carolina. She was employed with Avon Cosmetic Corporation ineew York and was a maneer of Systems...

Mrs. Maybelle Hall Husketh, age 99, of 3849 Shoccoree Drive died Monday at home. Maybelle was born and raised in Durham and graduated from Braggtown High School and Western Carolina Teachers College. A devoted Christian, Maybelle was a member of Aneer Avenue Baptist Church for 87 years. She was a member of the Estheren Sunday School Class, Leah Royal Circle...

John Billy West, 84, passed away on Friday, neember 10, 2017, at Duke Hospice-Hock Family Pavilion, in Durham, NC, after a brief illness. He was born in Stovall, NC on January 5, 1933, to Jonah Buck West and Anee Belle Smith West. He was the oldest of five children, all of whom preceded him ineeath. He was educated in Granville...

Olivia Borges Souza, 84, a resident of Durham died Thursday morning at the Brianeenter. A native of Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of Antonio and Maria Estrella Borges. Mrs. Souza and her late husband, Arthur Souza, were married 55 years and lived many years in Fall River then later moved to Somerset, MA. They moved to Durham, NC...

DURHAM- Dominic Joseph Marino, 95 of the Croasdaile Community died Monday, neember 11, 2013 at Duke Uneersity Hospital. Dominic was a native of Atchison , KS. Born on April 21, 1918 to the late Pete Marino and Josephine Modica-Amore. He was preceded ineeath by his sisters, Cecilia Marino, Carmela Marino, Mary Frances Sparks and his brother, Samuel Marino Dominic is...

Elizabeth Anne Battle, 37, died at home unexpectedly. A Durham resident since 2011, she was born July 28, 1981 in Evanston, IL and was raised ineeerfield. Liz graduated from Deerfield High School and after receiving an Associate???s Degree from the College of Lake County, she worked for several years in banking. Liz was proud of her heritage ??? Irish oneer...

CHAPEL HILL - Donald Louis Tiedeman passed away suddenly on Tuesday, neember 22, 2016. Don was born in East St. Louis, IL on October 1, 1936 to Louis and Lucille Tiedeman. He is survived by Sue (Keagle) Tiedeman, his wife of 57 years; four daughters Wendy Cawley and husband Jon, Kristin Tiedeman and husband Jerry, Karyn Magee and husband Tony,...

Imogean (Jean) Dickerson Hay, age 85, passed away on neember 14, 2017, at the Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, NC. She was born October 7, 1932 in Durham, and was the only child of the late H.D. Dickerson aneelsie May Herndon Dickerson. In 2008, she was preceded ineeath by her husband Wellington Jackson (Jack) Hay, Jr. Jeaneesided at ???The House...

Billie Nagy, 87, and Joy Nagy, 83, of Bullock, NC died tragically Friday, neember 16, 2018. Born August 16, 1931, in Prudence, WV, Billie was the son of the late Sam aneemma Nagy.?? Born October 29, 1935, in Buckhannon, WV, Joy was the daughter of the late Othel and Alda Welch. Billie and Joy were married on April 3, 1960...