Obituaries

Katherine Rankineeaver was born August 9, 1922, in Macon, Georgia, the oldest daughter of Myrtle and Goodwin Rankin. Growing up in Macon, she attended Miller High School and Wesleyan College, and married in July 1942 Charles Beaver, who was stationed nearby at Camp Wheeler Army Base. They lived in Little Rock, Arkansas (Camp Robinson), then Tyler, Texas (Camp Fannin), where...

Durham, NC Perry A. Sloan, Jr., having celebrated his 100th birthday in the company of many friends late last year, died peacefully at his home oneednesday, October 10. He is survived by his soneerry Sloan III of Salt Lake City and cousin Robert M. Sloan, of Winston-Salem. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Lillie Duke Clements Sloan,...

Durham- Frances Elleneennessey Love, a long-time resident of Durham, North Carolina, passed away peacefully oneeptember 3, 2019 after an extensive illness.?? Frances was born in Paris, Kentucky on neember 5, 1935 to John Anthony Hennessey and Mary Kathryneennessey.?? Frances graduated from Lexington Catholic High School and attended the Uneersity of Kentucky.?? She was a Brownie Leader with the Girl Scouts...

Oxford Mrs. Charlotte Catlett Floyd of Oxford, NC, a daughter of the late Frank and Mae Kearney Catlett, passed away oneeptember 27, 2016 at Duke Hospital, at the age of 68. She is survived by her husband, Marshall Bernard Floyd Jr.; her daughters and sons-in-law, Anna and Benjamin Averette, Sarah and Thomas Hicks, and Leah and John Roberts; grandsons John...

Hunt is the daughter of the late Mrs. Nina Ozelle Davis Hunt and Mr. Sherman Lewis Hunt and the wife of Samuel "Bo Hunt. Dorothy Lois Hunt was a retired employee of Burlington Industries, a local farmer and vendor with Buckhorn Flea Market and Oxford Farmers Market and a Homemaker. Surviving family are her daughters Audrey Brogden of Graham, NC...

On Friday in Chapel Hill, NC, Marilyn Rose Genzer (nee Feinberg), 77, wife of Marvin D. Genzer; mother of Scott Genzer and Rachel Flanagan; grandmother of Sarah, Katie, James and Paige. Graveside 11:00 Tuesday, New Montefiore Cemetery. Gutterman???s Inc.

Walter Eugene Shackelford, Sr. March 24, 1920 ??? May 27, 2016. Walter Shackelford, long-time Durham resident and custom photographer, passed away peacefully at age 96 at the Uneed Methodist Retirement Home at Croasdaile Village. During a career that spanned over 35 years, he photographed couneess weddings aneevents, and he was a fixture at the annual Durham Debutante Ball. His distinctive...

Ethel Oakley Blalock passed oneecember 22, 2019 at the age of 92 after long suffering. She was a lifetime resident of Stem, NC, a 1945 graduate of Stem High School and the wife of the late George L. Blalock, Jr and daughter of the late Robert ???Bob??? Oakley and Luna O. Oakley. Ethel was known for exquisite quilting and as...

Nancy L. Gill Wrenn, 85, passed away on Monday, neember 30, 2015 at Granville Medical Center. Nancy was born ineecklenburg, Virginia on August 05, 1930 to the late Malcolm S. and Anee S. Gill. She was employed for over 45 years with Loyd Plumbing Company and was a lifelong member of Hester Baptist Church where she spent many years caring...

Kathleen ???Deet??? Robertson, 67, lost her courageous battle to cancer on Friday, June 26 th, 2015 while surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Robertson was born in??Rochester,??New York on October 4, 1947 to the late Clayton and Phyllis Caves. She was an avid reader and someone you did not want to challenge ineeopardy. She is survived by her husband of...

Paul Thomas LeClair, 60, of Durham, N.C. passed away unexpectedly at home oneeptember 2, 2018. He was born August 30, 1958 in Oswego, N.Y. to Leigh and Joan Lacey LeClair. He is survived by his wife Susan Squire LeClair, daughter Leah and son Eric, his father, his step-mother, Priscilla, his brothers, Tim (wife Rhea Anna) and Larry (wife Susan), his...

Charles Hamilton Richards, 82, of Youngsville, NC died Wednesday, neember 15, 2017 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC.?? He was born in Franklin County to the late Charles Ernest Richards and Anee Rella Murray Richards. Charlie was a graduate of Wake Forest Uneersity as a Phi Beta Kappa member.?? Following graduation, he began his career a ???newspaper man??? and...

Margaret Lucille Tippett Dixon, 91, of Oxford died July 3rd of 2018.?? She was born in Granville County on Jan. 1st, 1927, daughter of the late Farris Bragg Tippett and the late Joe Peace Tippett. Lucille is survived by her sons,??Harry Dixon and his wife Sharon of Raleigh and Frank Dixon Jr. and wife Marietta of Asheville as well as...

Ruby Minor Mangum, 92, of Rougemont died on neember 17, 2017.?? She is the daughter of the late Hughie Minor and the late Anee Mae Roberts Minor.?? Mrs. Mangum is survived by her sons, Elvin Mangum Jr. (Delaine), Ronald Mangum (Carla) and Mike Mangum (Renee) all of Rougemont; 7 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; sister, Betty Jean Adcock, and sister-in-law, Christine...

Oxford, NC Edward ???Ed??? Taylor Frazier, 83, died oneebruary 10, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born to the late Conley Thomas Frazier aneessie Blackwell Frazier oneecember 25, 1935 in Granville County. Ed graduated from Berea School. ????Served our country through the Army and married his late wife, Carol Taylor Frazier. He loved his church and church family. Ed...

Lester ???David??? Neal went home to the Lord oneebruary 9, 2019. He was born on May 13, 1934 to the late Cecil and Ruby (Judy) Neal. A graduate of Messick High School ineemphis, TN, David served two years in the U.S. Army before attending Georgia Tech and Memphis State Uneersity. He worked as humaneesources director for Flint Steel Corporation and...

Velinda ???Gail??? McBane Braneey passed away with peace and grace on Monday morning after a 30 year battle with Breast Cancer. Gail is survived by her daughter, Kristen Cortopassi and her husband, Matt, soneeoff and wife, Christy; and grandchildren Ava, Knox and Hunter. She is also survived by her brother, Marty; and several nieces and nephews. Gail was predeceased by...

Bradley Lee Dezern, born on August 29, 1959 in Durham, NC and died oneeptember 6, 2019 at UNC Hospital. He was born to the late Jimmie Lee and Lella Ruth Dezern. There will be a graveside service on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC. The Dezern family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral...

Paul was born in Iowa and raised ineew Jersey, but lived in Durham for most of his life.?? He graduated from Duke Uneersity in 1969, and made his home here until his untimely death.?? A graduate of the UNC School of Social Work, he devoted most of his career to working with adults with mental illness.?? He was a strong...

Roland Talmadge