Obituaries

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...

Juliette Davis Johnson, a long time Durham resident, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family, oneecember 14, 2019 at age 94.?? Judy was born to Clifton Farriar Davis aneestelle McLendon Davis in Burgaw, North Carolina, and was reared by her loving aunt, Callie Davis Bordeaux. Judy lived a very active and fulfilling life, playing in various bridge groups, tending her...

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Helen Louise Bronner of Durham died Monday, July 24, at her home. She was 81 years old. She is survived by four sons: Peter, Carl, John one daughter, Valerie; three sisters, Sophie, Ramona, and Jody; three grandchildren, Stephanie, Alexander and Bret. Mrs. Bronner was preceded ineeath by her husband, Finee. Bronner, who died in 2003. A funeral liturgy will be...

Sylvia Williams Herweyer, 83, of Bahama, died on Sunday, neember 24, 2019.?? She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, daughter of the late Willis and Verlie Williams.?? She graduated from Brookville High School in Lynchburg and Medical College of Virginia in Richmond with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. As a nurse, she served in various capacities;?? home health nurse,...

Konrad Karl Fish of Greensboro, NC died of Lewy Body Dementia oneebruary 21, 2018 in Raleigh, NC. Konee was preceded ineeath by his parents, Frank and Mildred Fish. He was born on May 9, 1935 in a cottage on his grandfather's dairy farm in upstate New York. He spent his childhood leading an idyllic, simple existence playing with his cousins,...

Oxford: Lynwood Sessums Bryan, Jr. of Oxford died oneeptember 29, 2016. He was a native of Granville County and the son of the late Lynwood S. Bryan, Sr. and Sallie (Taylor) Bryan. He was preceded ineeath by his wife Polly (Ingold) Bryan and his sister, Sally Bryaneenhet, his brother, Robert T. Bryan and a sister-in-law Peggy Landis. He is survived...

Maria (Mary) Burak Szadek, 93, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on neember 21, 2019. She was born in Buraczki, Poland oneecember 10, 1925. After WWII ineecember 1951, Mary and her late husband, Joseph John Szadek, came to the Uneed States. On June 6, 1958, she became a citizen of the Uneed States of America in the US...

Brandon Forrest Rawlins, age 41, of Durham, NC, was borneeptember 13, 1977 in Charlotte, NC. He graduated from Ledford High School and attended Guilford Tech Community College while educating himself to become an automotive technician. He moved to Durham and worked at Crown Honda for many years before finally becomineemployed at Mark Jacobson Toyota, where he became friends with everyone...

Marion Laird, 90, of Chapel Hill died on neember 12, 2019.?? She was born in Atlanta, GA to Savelle and Margaret Price Bonavita and grew up in Columbia SC.?? She graduated from Coker College in Hartsville, SC where she cultivated her beautiful singing voice, studied languages and was known fondly as ???Googie???.?? She sang in public venues and on radio...

A. William Kennon was born on neember 22, 1940, son of the late Albert W. Kennon, Jr. and Margaret Wannamaker Kennon. He was raised in Durham, attended Durham city schools, and received his AB degree from Duke Uneersity in 1962. Following graduation from Duke, he served as a commissioned division officer of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal; he is a...

Thomas Haywood??Stark, 63, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away in his office oneecember 17, 2018. Tom??was born in Durham, North Carolina on August 3, 1955.??Tom??is survived by his wife Roxanne Bragg, sons Michael??Stark??(Emily) and Jonathan??Stark??(Sara), stepsoneevin Cash (Shereen), stepdaughter Lynn Bowling (Tripp), mother Betty Lou??Stark, brothers Walter??Stark??(Betsy) and Paul??Stark??(Traci), sister Sarah Anneeed (Charles), grandchildren Oliver, Reid aneeleanor??Stark, Joey Peneeton and...

CHAPEL HILL -Margaret Cooper Williams, born 29 neember 1914, died on Saturday, 24th of September at the home of her daughter, Margaret W. Rich, in Chapel Hill, NC, where she had lived since shortly after her 100th birthday. Her death was peaceful, surrounded by family and friends, however, she did not go quietly. During her time in Chapel Hill she...