Obituaries

DURHAM ??? Lella Taylor Dezern, age 93, died peacefully at Durham Nursing & Rehabilitationeenter oneebruary 26, 2019. She was born on August 1, 1925 to the late Haneel and Anee Taylor. Lella was a 1944 graduate of Durham High School. She was a member of McMannen Uneed Methodist Church and a member of the Bethany Sunday School. She was a...

Brydie Shook Palmore was born on January 7, 1930, in Glenside, PA, to Tirzah and Clarence Shook. She had two older brothers, Richard aneellis Shook. After attending schools in Glenside, she entered Marion College and later the Richmond Professional Institute of William and Mary Uneersity where she studied fine arts. She married Robert Schaefer in 1950 and gave birth to...

Oxford, NC Christine Denny Mangum, age 99, passed away peacefully surrounded by family oneecember 4, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Henry Edward Denny and Mattie Mae Wilkersoneenny.?? She was born in?? Person County oneeptember 15, 1919 and resided in Granville County for many years with her late husband, Billy O. Mangum. Christine ???Teenie??? was one of the...

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Peggy Perry Elliott, 86, of Oxford died Wednesday, neember 8, 2017. She was born on May 9, 1931 in Durham, NC to the late Mr. Hammond Perry and Mrs. Mamie Perry. She was the widow of Joe E. Elliott. She had retired from Burlington Industries after more than 35 years of dedicated service before returning home as a fulltime homemaker....

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dale Hanes, 73, of Wilmington, North Carolina on neember 2, 2017. By his side in his courageous battle with multiple myeloma, just as in so many of the better of his life's adventures, was his beloved wife, best friend, business partner and confidante, Vicky. Born Richard Dale Hanes on...

Visitation was on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 6-8 pm at St. Raphael Orthodox Church in Fuquay Varina, NC. Funeral service was held at St. Raphael Orthodox Church on Friday, October 18, 2019, at 10 am. Burial followed at St. Basil Orthodox Church in Castle Hayne, NC.

Taylor Dawn Fisher, born July 23, 1993, passed over into Heaven and became one of God???s Angels oneecember 3, 2017. Taylor was 24 years old and had battled Cystic Fibrosis (CF) all her life. Taylor did not let CF define who she was. She had a successful double lung transplant on May 28th, 2016. Due to unforeseen complications, Taylor required...

Pamela K. Bennett, age 72, passed away 4/27/ 2019 after bravely battling paneeatic cancer with her husband John and close friends?? by her side. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on a snowy Easter Sunday on April 6, 1947 to Pearl Ness Fiske and Clarence A. Fiske.?? The Fiske family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1959 where Pamela attended Sunnyslope...

GREENSBORO??? Margaret Southerland Peeler, age 88, died at the Care and Wellness Center on the campus of WhiteStone on neember 20th, 2018. She was born on April 6, 1930 in Bahama, NC to the late Samuel & Minee Southerland. Margaret lived her adult life in Raleigh, NC. She was surrounded by friends and family and played bridge as often as...

DURHAM - Ann Tilden Pope, 93, died at her home in Croasdaile Village, Durham, NC on neember 30, 2017. She was born neember 23, 1924 in Chicago, Il. to the late Mason Osgood Tilden and Anna Mary Meyer Tilden. Ann graduated from Wilson College and later married Robert Gilmer Pope on October 23, 1948. She raised two sons in Haddoneeld,...

Charles Howard Lochmuller, Jr., 53, died at home December 18. Born ineew York City, he was the son of Patricia M. and Charles H. Lochmuller, Sr. Charles received an associate's degree and membership in Phi Theta Kappa at Wake Community College. He worked as the maneer of a retail store and later as a rural postal carrier. Charles was a...

Millie ???Polly??? Rich of Durham went home to meet her Lord on June 6, following a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband, James ???Jimmy??? Thomas Rich of Durham and her parents, Millie Garrett Woodlief and Leonard Woodlief of Oxford. She was also predeceased by Li???l Red, a tiny pomeranian who adopted Polly and Jimmy. She is survived by...

George E. Persinger, 74, of Pittsboro, NC, formerly of New Martinsville, WV, passed from an active life Monday, April 27, at the UNC Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. He had successfully coneered bladder cancer six years ago and, whenee was diagneed with lung cancer in March he maintained his positive approach and independence. George was born June 28, 1940,...

NORMAN HILL, Jr Norman Hill, Jr., a longtime Durham-Chapel Hill resident passed away on neember 20 in Springfield,VA at the age of 102. He was preceded ineeath by his wife of 67 years, Alice Lentz, and his son, Norman Hill III. Previously, he and his wife were owners/designers of Hills Florist in Carrboro and later he worked for the Orange...

Robert Cole, age 85, died on neember 23, 2017 at the Pines nursing facility, Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born May 6, 1932 in Ada, Ohio to Robert aneeunee Cole who proceeded him ineeath. He married Carolyn Rayl Cole in 1951 and she also proceeded him ineeath. Surviving are two sons: Michael (Nancy) Cole of Dartmouth, NH...

David Thomas Upchurch, 57, of Durham died Saturday, August 26th in Goldsboro, NC. David was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge from the service, David started his own business as a machinist and race car engine builder. He continued in this field throughout his life. David was predeceased by his father and older brother. He is...

Clyde Thomas Wilson,??81, of Stovall, NC died Saturday, neember 24, 2018.??Born June 23, 1937, in Granville County, Clyde was the son of the late James W. and Mary Leigh Wilson. At the age of 19, Clyde joined the US Army where he served both active duty and as a reservist for 5 years. Clyde later became a Mechanic for Burlington...

Janet Colleen (Hill) Kilsheimer of Durham, NC passed from this life to be with her savior Jesus oneec. 10, 2018. She was surrounded by her family. Colleen was born in Shelby, NC on Oct. 16, 1925 to Boyd and Vera Hill. She was reared in Shelby. She was preceded ineeath by her parents and by her three brothers, Wayne, Randolph...