Obituaries

A graveside service will be held to celebrate the life of Josiah Stockton Murray III on Saturday, January 20, at 11AM at Maplewood Cemetery, section 9. The Reverend Robert K. Kaynor will officiate. Joe was born in Durham, NC to Josiah Stockton Murray, Jr. and Irene Kornegay Murray. Joe???s father, along with other members of the Murray family, owned and...

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Philip C. Gast, who showed that gumption and tenacity can take your dreams anywhere, died Saturday, May 12th in Durham, N.C. He was 88. Gen. Gast will be remembered professionally as a decorated and accomplished defender of his country, a skilled combat pilot and a respected military leader whose career took him across the country...

Carol Drake Morgan, 72, died peacefully on Christmas morning ineer home in Durham. Her husband of 50 years was holding her hand. Through her three-decade career as a teacher, she leaves behind a legacy of nurturing intelligence, curiosity, and kineess. Her greatest legacy is the loving family she built and sustained. Her survivors include her husband, Dean Morgan; her children...

Irene R. Boyd, 85 of Stem, NC, died peacefully oneecember 3, 2017 after a long illness. Irene was the daughter of Drewery W. Boyd and Anee Mae (Boyd). She is survived by her sister Barbara Boyd also of Stem. Irene worked as a daycare provider for many years in Granville County aneenjoyed her time with family, close friends and her...

Rebecca ???Becky??? Khatambakhsh, 57, of Durham, NC, died on Saturday, July 8, at her residence surrounded by family. She was born oneecember 28, 1959 to Janee and Ronald Butters ineedar Rapids, IA. Becky was an avid lover of all animals. She had three dogs who she adored, and cared for very much. She also loved the sport of tennis. Whether...

Chapel Hill, NC - Kadayam Ramachandra Kasturi Rengan (known as Kasturi Rengan) age 97, died Friday, February 23 , 2018. Born in the lush green town of Kochi in South India oneeptember 18, 1920, he was the oldest son of the late Ramachandra Iyer and Seetalakshmi Ammal. He was preceded ineeath by his beloved wife Giorgetta Vuoso Rengan (known as...

DURHAM ??? Juliette Johnson Trask, a Durham native, died oneecember 12 surrounded by her family. Julie was a loving wife, sister and mother, and a proud and active grandmother. Julie is survived by her husband, Tallman Trask III; mother, Juliette Davis Johnson; siblings, Marcia Johnsoneelford and William Hutchins Johnson, Jr.; daughter, Kellie McDonald; stepchildren, Merrill Trask-Price and Tallman Trask, IV;...

Oxford, NC Margaret Louise Seabolt Finch, age 86, died on neember 23, 2019 She was born to the late Eugene Seabolt and Roselyneeadows Seabolt on May 15, 1933 in North Carolina. Margaret is survived by her children, Sylvia Finch, Bruce Finch and Steve Finch and many loving family and friends who will miss her greatly. Margaret was preceded ineeath by...

Mytyle Trapnell McLeod, 94, of Carolina Meadows Retirement Community went home to be with her Savior on Thursday, July 12. A native of Metter, GA, she was the daughter of the late Lonee and Mary Wallace Trapnell. Mrs. McLeod lived in Ft. Pierce, FL for many years, where she was secretary of First Baptist Church. She retired in 1992 and...

Florence Shackelford, a long-time Durham resident, died peacefully on Tuesday July 3rd at age 94. Florence was well known in the Durham community. She is remembered as the indefatigable working partner of her late husband, photographer Walter Shackelford. She was active in many service clubs, including a sisterhood she cherished called the Red Hens. In the early 70s, she was...

Walter was born on January 19, 1930 to Stephen and Katherine Hrencir Alexander in St. Joseph, Missouri. Walt graduated from high school in 1948, enlisted in the U.S Navy Reserve in 1947 and was honorably discharged in 1950. Walt then enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950 and was honorably discharged in 1954. During Walt

DURHAM ??? Louis Carl Fras, age 83, died oneebruary 5, 2020. He was born on neember 4, 1936 to Lewis Fras and Sophia Wojtylko Fras in River Rouge, Michigan. Louis attended the Uneersity of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he earned a degree in pharmacy. He joined the Navy and was a member of Public Health Service from 1964-1970. He...

Mae Love Chambers Currin, age 94, passed away peacefully at home oneecember 13, 2018. Born ineerson County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Chambers aneelizabeth Turner Chambers.?? She was a member of Roxboro Baptist Church ineer early years and became a member of Hester Baptist Church after marriage to Chaneer T. Currin, Sr. Mae Love had many accomplishments...

Mrs. Frances Terrell Gibson, 84, died Wednesday morning at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, NC. She was preceded ineeath by her husband of 55 years Preston E. Gibson Jr. Mary Frances was born in Atlanta, Ga. to the late Frank Matthews Terrell and Lottie McNair Terrell. After high school graduation she attended the Uneersity of Georgia. She married Preston...

Amy Louise Brandt left this world on May 15, 2015.?? Amy was in the presence of her loving husband, mother, and relatives.?? Amy was born on April 2, 1978.?? She was the daughter of Suzanne Fix Brandt and Donald H. Brandt.?? Amy was preceded ineeath by her grandparents Patricia and Louis Fix and Herbert and Margaret Brant. On August 25,...

Patricia Anne Lord of Chapel Hill passed away on Sunday, June 9th. She was on hospice care at her home due to lung cancer and slipped away peacefully a little before midnight, with her family by her side. She was 73. Pat was borneept. 2, 1945 to Robert and Jean Lord in Bronxville, NY. Her family soon moved to Rye,...

Carolyn Mann Haggard died Monday, August 28, at Durham Regional Hospital. She was 74 years old. Mrs. Haggard was born in Knoxville, TN on neember 1, 1931 to the late Ernest K. and Lillian McKinney Mann. Mrs. Haggard is survived by her four children: Susan Huff and husband, Ken, of Durham, NC; Harold Haggard and wife, Sarah, of Charlotte, NC;...

David Clarke Bailey Sr., in Durham, North Carolina, on Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was 82. Born August 31, 1933, in Sullivan, Illinois, he received a Bachelor???s degree ineechanical engineering from The Uneersity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dave was a long-time resident of Cocoa Beach, Florida where he worked for General Electric Co. during the Apollo era. He later worked for...

Richard H. Gustafson, PhD, of Durham, North Carolina, formerly of Princeton Junction, New Jersey died at home oneeptember 19, 2007 at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife of almost 55 years, Jeanne K. Gustafson; daughters Lisa J. Foulkes-Arnold of Durham, Kathryn E. Gustafson of Durham, and Kirsten Gustafson-Kapur of Mendham, New Jersey; his twin brother, Robert...