Obituaries

*** Updated burial informationeelow*** Durham, NC ??? Kathryn Mims Tuttle Bergstrom, age 87, died peacefully at Duke Hospital oneeptember 2, 2015.?? She was born in Greensboro, NC to the late Clifford Mims Tuttle and Anee Catherine Petree Tuttle. Kathryn loved to travel???and she did!!?? She was a skilled bridge player, and had a passion for horticulture.?? She enjoyed gardening as...

Iris W. Ripley, age 94, died peacefully the morning oneecember 28, 2018, at UNC Hillsborough Hospital on the Geriatric Ward.???? She was born oneeptember 10, 1924, in Chatham County to the late Carney Eusebius Williams and Nellie Blake Williams. She was a resident of Durham for more than fifty years and was a cherished member of Yates Baptist Church.?? She...

Durham, NC- Dr. Arthur Lothar Tilo Alt, age 88 passed away at Franklin Manor, Younsgsville, NC oneecember 29, 2019.?? He was born on October 14, 1931 to the late Karl Arthur Alt aneeditha Puhlman Alt.?? He was born in Batavia, Java, Indonesia.?? The family returned to their native Germany in 1933 where Tilo grew up ineest Berlin. Tilo moved to...

Charles Frank Hauser Chuck died at home oneebruary 10, 2009 at the age of 74. Born in Durham, NC May 23, 1934 to Dr. Charles Roy Hauser and Madge Lucile Baltimore Hauser. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke Uneersity and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society and a member of the swim team. He...

Phillip Ray Eddy, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away today after a long battle with cancer at age 61. Phil devoted his adult life to the love and care of his wife and three boys. He was a truly humble and faithful servant to his family and friends. A carpenter by trade, he instilled a great work ethic in...

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David C. Steinmetz June 12, 1936 ??? neember 26, 2015 DURHAM-David C. Steinmetz, age 79, of Durham died, Thursday, neember 26, 2015 at UNC Hospital. David was born June 12, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Walter Curtis Steinmetz and Lucy Margaret Binderbasen Steinmetz. David was a historian of late medieval aneearly modern Christianity. He received his BA in...

A funeral mass for James will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church oneebruary 3, 2020, at 10 am. Inurnment will follow the mass in the church columbarium. Friends and family are invited for a reception at the church after the services.

Richard Earl Poole, 68, of Efland, NC passed away oneeptember 20, 2017. Rick loved the outdoors and was a lifelong sportsman. He was a skilled mathematician, an avid reader, and a loyal friend. He was a faithful son, a kind brother, a devoted father, and a loving grandfather. Rick was born on June 11, 1949 and was a 1967 graduate...

Lucinda McMichael Paris, much loved wife, mother and friend, died at Duke Hospital on August 4. She is survived by her husband John Staddon, her sister Charlotte Pelon of Durham, and two children: Charlie Paris who lives near Boulder, CO, and Anne Paris, who lives with her husband Barclay Collins and two daughters in Arlington VA. Cindy was born on...

BURLINGTON-Frank Harlaneeade, III, age 38, died at home oneeptember 28, 2017. Frank was born in Durham, NC on May 21, 1979 to Frank Harlan Raeade, Jr. and Bronwyn Cates Evans. Frank was born and received his education in Durham. He grew up with a passion for playing football starting in little league then in the public school system at Brogden...

DURHAM: Maxine Downey Beadle, age 86, died Wednesday, August 30, after a long period of declining health. She was born in Lamar, South Carolina to Lula Bass Downey and Marshall L.

Ronald John Schmid was born ineensacola, Florida, and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Don Bosco high school and studied engineering at Marquette Uneersity. He worked for over thirty years in the machine tool industry.?? His career took him to Israel, where he met his wife, Ann, who was working at the time for the Department of State at the...

Kally Dackis Christakos, wife of Arthur C. Christakos, died Monday at Heart Fields assisted living facility in Cary. A Durham native, she was borneeptember 5, 1930 to the late Charles and Paschalia Dackis. Kally was graduated from Durham High School in 1947 and received a baccalaureate degree in sociology from Duke Uneersity in 1951, after which she attended graduate school...

Paul Wright Council, age 53, passed away unexpectedly oneeptember 27, 2018 in Oxford, NC. He was born in Durham, NC. He is preceded ineeath by his parents, Calvineecil Council and Helen Spencer Council; and great nephew, Brandon Michael Strickland. Paul is survived by his sister, Fanee Strickland (Roy) of Oxford, NC; nephews, RC Strickland (Kimberly); and Sam Strickland; great nieces...

Nicholas Parris passed away on Monday, neember 11, 2019 after a long battle with dementia. He was 81 years old. Nick spent most of his life in the Philadelphia area. He was the son of Greek immigrants from Asia Minor and served in the U.S. Army in Korea in the late 1950s. While working full-time, he put himself through college...

Essie Mae Boring, 76, died neember 10, 2014 at Uneealth in Durham. She was the daughter of the late John Edgar Swaney and Margaret Dixon Swaney. Essie will be dearly missed by her son, William Chestnut and wife, Dawn, of Hillsborough; her sister, Linda Coggins, of Mebane; her grandson, Sean Chestnut, of Asheville; and granddaughter, Sarah Chestnut, of Charlotte. She...

Oxford, NC Yvonne ???Dixie??? Hutto Hobgood, age 82, died unexpectedly oneebruary 13, 2019. She is the daughter of the late Barney Harvey Hutto and Ola Estelle Barker Hutto of Rock Hill, SC. Dixie was a Christian woman who loved children, her family, the beach, music and life. Dixie is survived by her daughters, Patrice McAbee Moore (Brian), Janet McAbee, Valerie...

Durham ??? Steven Earl Gaddis, age 72, died at home peacefully oneecember 12, 2018. He was born in Knoxville, TN on March 4, 1946 to the late Hazel Ketner Gaddis and Brigadier General Norman C. Gaddis. Born into a military family, Steve???s early childhood years were formative ones growing up in post-war Germany aneengland, as well as Texas, Montgomery, AL,...

Ruth Joan Smith Ewing (known as Joan, pronounced JoAnn) was a complex, intelligent, loyal and faithful person. An obituary will not capture the fullness of her life and the life she gave to others. Joan died peacefully at Carol Woods from complications of Parkinson???s Disease. A native of Emporia, Kansas, Joan grew up in a moderately Republican family where she...