Obituaries

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...

Mary Ann (Seume) Cate, 75, passed from this life into the presence of her Savior on June 30, surrounded by three generations of her family. Mary Ann spent her childhood in Houston, New Jersey, and Virginia, the daughter of Rev. Dr. Richard Seume, a respected pastor and chaplain at Dallas Theological Seminary, and Mary Troutmaneeume, a feisty Bible teacher. Following...

CHAPEL HILL: Patricia Townsend Meador age 52, of Chapel Hill died oneeptember 3, 2008 after a brief illness. Patricia was nationally recogneed as a leader ineealth law and was a partner at K&L Gates ineesearch Trianee Park. Patricia was the beloved wife of 30 years of Keith G. Meador, MD, ThM, MPH and the mother of three children, Hannah, John...

Julia McCutcheon Warner died on Saturday neember 4, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Dr. William Benson McCutcheon and Julia P. (Polly) McCutcheon of Durham. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she moved to Durham as an infant, grew up on Watts Street, and graduated from Duke Uneersity Phi Beta Kappa in 1953. In 1954 she moved to...

DURHAM ??? Sally Pickett, age 93, died at her home peacefully accompanied by her daughter, son-in-law and loving companion oneecember 23, 2019. She was born oneecember 2, 1926 in Roxboro, NC to the late George and Maggie Yarboro Rhew. Sally was a faithful member of Yates Baptist Church for many years. She was a member of the Matthew T. Yates...

Jane Hercheneether Kirsch, age 72, died peacefully in Durham, North Carolina. Forever curious about the world around her, Jane was a lifelong learner who championed a wide variety of social causes through her tireless work as a voluneer, organeer and fundraiser. She was disappointed not to have lived loneenough to see Trump impeached. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Jane graduated from...

Samuel Poletta 1959-2013 Pittsboro NC Passed away oneecember 30th, 2013 in Pittsboro NC surrounded by his family. Survived by his wife Doi, Children Sam Noi, Nan, nee and Joel, Parents Sam and Dorothy Poletta, Brothers Tom- Shirley, Frank -Beverly, Sisters MaryBeth -Steve Barber and Vicky -Joe Lima, Nieces and nephews Jordan, Bria, Dominic and Daniel. Also by his Aunt Anne...

David Ladley Swanson, 53, of Durham, North Carolina, died oneeptember 2, 2019.?? David was born to Lois and Bill Swanson in 1966.?? He attended high school at Justin Siena in Napa, California, and college at Brown Uneersity. ??He received his masters degree in International Public Policy from Duke Uneersity.?? David married Sally Rosenberg in 1992, and they had two children,...

Samuel Rankin Fisher, MD, died oneednesday, neember 25, 2015, with his loving family by his side. He was sixty-five years old. Dr. Fisher was a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery and communication Sciences at Duke Uneersity Health System. He was a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, the...