Obituaries
Wynda Chappell Chesson
Jul 22, 2022
Wynda Chappell Chesson of Durham, NC, passed away on July 22, 2022, with her husband, two daughters, and four grandchildren by her side. After quietly persevering with multiple health issues for several years, she suffered a devastating stroke on July 19 while on vacation in Asheville with her family. Her wishes had always been to die at home. After a...
Byron Kenneth Hawkins
Jul 22, 2022
Byron Kenneth Hawkins, 94, formerly of Durham died on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Brunswick Health and Rehab Center in Ash, N.C. He was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on April 24, 1928, to the late Sam Frank Hawkins and Annie Lane Highfil Hawkins.
Byron Kenneth Hawkins grew up on a small poultry and tobacco farm in Richmond County, North...
Hilman Thomas Watkins
Jul 20, 2022
Blanche Hilman Thomas Watkins
March 26, 1925 – July 20, 2022
Durham, North Carolina
Blanche Hilman Thomas Watkins passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, North Carolina.
Hilman was born to Roy Hilman Thomas and Blanche Leigh Whitmore on March 26, 1925, in Raleigh, NC, where her father worked as...
William Keith Packer
Jul 18, 2022
William Keith Packer, 60, passed away surrounded by family at Duke University Medical Center on July 18th 2022. Keith was born in Hackensack, New Jersey to the late Gerald and Lillian Packer.
When he was very young they moved to Durham where he completed his schooling, graduating from Durham High. He started working at Duke University Medical Center at 18...
Peter Alan Lodewick
Jul 17, 2022
Peter Alan Lodewick passed away at the age of 80 in Durham, NC on July 17, 2022. He was born on April 11, 1942 to the late Louise Mary Bockhold and Robert John Lodewick.
One of five brothers, he was raised in Brooklyn, NY and Huntington, Long Island and relished his time playing stickball in the streets or swimming in the...
Irene Barnes
Jul 15, 2022
Irene R. Barnes 87, of Durham NC passed away peacefully on July 15, 2022, at Rex Cardiology Hospital.
She was born on June 11, 1935, in Fayetteville NC, on Fort Bragg Military Base. She was proud to be a military kid and had fond memories of living on the base. At the age of ten her family relocated to Durham, NC...
Lenward Tyree Mize , Jr.
Jul 15, 2022
Oxford
Lenward Tyree Mize, Jr, age 87, died peacefully on Friday, July 15, 2022, in his home. He was the son of the late Lenward Tyree Mize, Sr. and Louvelle Stem Mize. Lenward was born in Granville County on July 31, 1934.
Lenward was a man that believed in hard work. He was a farmer, who worked long hours and calloused...
Matthew Stephen Simpson
Jul 14, 2022
It is with our deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of Matthew Stephen Simpson on July 14, 2022 from injuries sustained from a motorist striking his bicycle on July 10th, 2022. Matt and his family had been cycling home from the Museum of Life and Sciences in Durham, a trip they often made and enjoyed.
Matt is survived by...
Lenora Elaine Eubanks
Jul 13, 2022
Lenora Eubanks 75, of Durham, NC, went home to be with her Lord on July 13,2022. The daughter of the late Earnest Hubert Clark and Ruth Roland Cox Clark Conn, she was born on December 29,1946. Lenora enjoyed camping and spending time with her family. She was known for her love and passion for driving her bus for Durham Public...
Lyle Garrett Henthorne
Jul 12, 2022
Duke (Lyle) Henthorne of Chapel Hill, NC died on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Duke was born on June 19, 1936, in La Crosse Wisconsin to parents Bernal and Thelma (Halverson) Henthorn (deceased). Duke was predeceased by his beloved wife of 64 years Phyllis (Weaver), infant sister, Dolores, and grandson, Michael Patrick Henthorne.
Duke is survived by sons Michael Henthorne and...
John Albert Clifford
Jul 11, 2022
Mr. John Albert Clifford, age 81, died peacefully in his home on July 11, 2022. He was the son of the late Mahlon James Clifford, Sr., and Louise Eastwood Clifford born on August 1, 1940. John was born in Vance County and graduated from Dabney School in 1958. He worked for Standard Motor Parts, Carolina Power and Light and Carolina...
Edward Schwerin
Jul 9, 2022
Edward Ralph Schwerin, Jr., 77, died in the early morning of July 9, 2022 at his home in Siler City, North Carolina. He was surrounded by his children and beloved partner, Charlotte. Ed had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March of this year.
Edward grew up in Five Points, Raleigh and graduated from Broughton High School. His parents were Edward...
Jerry Grandon Tew
Jul 8, 2022
Jerry Grandon Tew, 82, of Durham, NC passed away peacefully on July 8, 2022 at UNC Hospice Hospital in Pittsboro, NC after an extended illness of Parkinson’s. He was born in Godwin, NC, the son of Earl and Minnie Tew. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Jack Tew, sister-in-law Annette Tew and brother-in-law...
Sandra Norwood Kraft
Jul 6, 2022
Durham – Sandra Norwood Kraft, age 80, died at The Laurels of Chatham Nursing Home in Pittsboro North Carolina, on July 06, 2022. She was born on August 27, 1941, to the late George & Minnie Norwood.
A graduate of Indiana University and teacher of special needs children, Sandra worked at Neal Middle School for twenty-five years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles,...
Charles Alexander Roach , Jr.
Jul 4, 2022
DURHAM) – Mr. Charles Alexander Roach, Jr., 73, of Durham, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on July 4, 2022. He was born on July 14, 1948, to the late Charles Alexander and Mary Martin Sherrill Roach of Durham.
He attended Randolph Macon Academy in Fort Royal, VA and graduated from Durham High School. He received...
Lawson Wescott Martin
Jul 4, 2022
Mr. Martin entered larger life 4 July 2022, at Duke Regional Hospital. A native of Durham, North Carolina he was born 20 September 1948, at the old Watts Hospital. He was the son of the late Ciblon Hoyle Martin and Mary Lawson Marlette Martin, and grandson of Carlos Ciblon Martin and Myrtle Azzie Byrd Martin of Durham and John William...
Demetrios Iwannis Koutsis
Jun 29, 2022
(Durham) James I. Koutsis (Jimmy), known to his friends as JK, passed away peacefully at his residence in Durham, North Carolina on June 29, 2022. He was born on October 26, 1938 in Karpenisi, Greece to the late Ioannis (John) and Elaine Koumparakis Koutsis.Jimmy migrated to the United States in 1953 at the young age of 15 leaving behind his...
Jouko Ilkka Tapani Isojarvi
Jun 27, 2022
Durham – Dr. Jouko Ilkka Tapani Isojarvi, age 65, died in Chapel Hill on June 27th, 2022, after a fierce battle with a serious illness. He was born on April 7th, 1957, in Tervola, Finland, to the late Erkki Isojarvi and Maija-Liisa Isojarvi.
Jouko had an impressive career in medicine, his main passion being epilepsy research and drug development. He received...
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge
Jun 24, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Eldridge left this world on June 24, 2022. She was loved and cherished by her family and friends. Mary was born on January 10, 1943, to Mary Elizabeth Knee (Coley) and Frederick Henry Knee. She graduated from Virginia Beach High School, and attended William and Mary College where she met her future husband, Albert Francis Eldridge, Jr. Mary...
Emily Louise Dashner
Jun 24, 2022
(Durham) – Emily Louise Dashner, age 100, died at the Carolina Reserve in Durham on June 24, 2022. She was born on 02-16-1922 to the late Emma and Lewis Howe.
She was born and raised in Springfield Vermont. She attended the University of Vermont, and then nurse’s training at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Cadet Nurse during WWII, where she...
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