Obituaries

OXFORD: Ollie Mae Boger Green was born on April 24, 1923 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Fred A. Boger, Sr. and Ollie Coffey Boger. Mrs. Green had two brothers Dan Boger, who pre-deceased her, and Fred A . Boger, Jr. of Waxhaw, North Carolina. In 1938, the Boger family moved to Oxford, North Carolina, where Mrs. Green's father worked on...

Alice Lin (nee Mu-rong Poo or Mujung Pu) passed peacefully ineer family's presence on 5-21-15 after a heroic battle with cancer, at the age of 72. Born in Chengdu, China, Alice grew up in Taiwan, and lived in the US for over 50 years. With a PhD in social work from Columbia Uneersity, she was an accomplished administrator and consultant....

Harry Applewhite Whitaker, Jr., 89, died at The Forest at Duke oneecember 29, 2019.?? He was born on May 5, 1930 in Rocky Mount, NC to the late Sallie Boyd and Harry Applewhite Whitaker, Sr.?? He graduated from Rocky Mount High School and was an Eagle Scout. Harry graduated from Davidson College in 1952 and Duke Uneersity Medical School in...

CHAPEL HILL, NC Anna Frank Strosneer DuBose ???Franee??? Franee Patton After 86 well-lived years of life, Franee DuBose died oneecember 19, 2017. She was born oneebruary 6, 1931 to Dr. Charles Franklin Strosneer and Anna Bailey Lawrence Grimes Strosneer in Goldsboro, North Carolina. She lived life to the fullest loving her Lord, family and friends. Franee graduated from Goldsboro High...

Oxford, NC Marguerite Elliott West, age 84, died on neember 26, 2019 at Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center. She was born to the late Zebuleon Vance Elliott and Lonie Elizabeth Elliott on neember 23, 1935 in Granville County. Marguerite was a lifetime resident of Granville County.?? She met and married her husband in 1956 and raised two children. ??While...

Allison Rose O???Toole, age 28, died suddenly in a car accident oneecember 15, 2019. She was born on March 15, 1991 in Durham, NC. Allison was an outstanding student and a voracious reader. She graduated from Durham School of the Arts in 2009 with an art focus in photography. She received her Bachelor???s Degree in Psychology from The Uneersity of...

Sarah L. Todd passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 26th with her family at her side. Born in Little Washington, NC, Sarah graduated from Washington High School, East Carolina Teachers College and Watts Hospital Medical Technology Program. Sarah worked full-time as head of the laboratory at Durham Medical Arts Building for twenty years. After retiring, Sarah became an active voluneer for...

Jacqueline Cato Hijmans Harris Poet, Doctor, Humanitarian, Animal Lover, Nature Preserver, Patriot Jacqueline was born in Java, Indonesia of Dutch parents on October 8, 1922. She was a small fragile child who was often sick, causing her to be behind ineer schooling. Her family returned to Holland in the early 1930s and survived the Nazi occupation of 1940-1945.?? The suffering...

Ruth M. Waiden, age 89, was promoted to glory to be with God oneednesday morning, August 6, 2008. Mrs. Waiden was born in Franklin County to the late Felix and Bessie Edwards May on neember 14, 1918. Mrs. Waiden was the retired owner of City Lunch Caf and a longtime member of Franklinton Baptist Church. Loved by all who knew...

Frederic Dow Leubuscher, 85, of Durham, North Carolina, died oneeptember 7, 2019 after a courageous battle with paneeatic cancer. Fred (also known as Dow, Dad, and Pa) was borneebruary 26, 1934 in East Orange, New Jersey, the son of Florence Smith and Frederic Henry Louis Leubuscher. He grew up in Essex Fells, New Jersey, Kutztown, Pennsylvania and Lakeville, Connecticut. He...

Pearl C. Perdue, age 87, of Chapel Hill died Friday October 18, at Duke Hospice. She was born ineeaufort County, NC to the late Glen Thomas and Clara Mae Denby Clark. Pearl worked in insurance before accepting the busier job of stay at home mom. She still found time to play bridge, voluneer at the hospital, sing ineeveral choirs and...

Donald Lee Moore passed away at 81 years of age at Duke Uneersity Hospital oneeptember 4, 2019, after a valiant battle with lung cancer. Don was born in Fort Worth, TX on May 20, 1938 to Evelyn Irene Angel Moore and Homer Lee Moore.?? He enjoyed a childhood of golf and boating on Possum Kingdom Lake with his younger brother...

Jerry L. Norton passed away peacefully in his home oneecember 5, surrounded by his family. Jerry is survived by his wife, Sheila Robinson Norton; daughters, Robin Kirk, (Allan D) of Durham, NC and Dawn Norton (Torey Arvik) of Vallejo, CA; grandchildreneeric and Shannon Kirk, and Annika Arvik; sisters-in-law, Twylia Robinson Cribb (Jerry) and Ann Robinson of Wilmington, NC aneemily Robinson...

Aubrey Daniel "A.D." Turrentine, Jr. died Saturday in Grace Health Care following a brief illness. A Durham native, he was the son of the late Aubrey D. and Jessie Rice Turrentine. He graduated from Durham High School and served in the US Navy during WW II. Mr. Turrentine spent over 50 years in sales with Motor Bearings & Parts. An...

Hunt is the daughter of the late Mrs. Nina Ozelle Davis Hunt and Mr. Shermaneewis Hunt and the wife of Samuel ???Bo??? Hunt. Dorothy Lois Hunt was a retired employee of Burlington Industries, a local farmer and vendor with Buckhorn Flea Market and Oxford Farmers Market and a Homemaker. Surviving family are her daughters Audrey Brogden of Graham, NC and...

CHAPEL HILL ??? Diane??Zaccardi (nee Heizenroth),??70,??of Chapel Hill passed away on Sunday,??July 8,??2018 at UNC??Hospital. Diane was a most loving wife, mother, sister, friend, aunt, and grandmother. She was a generous host and neighbor, and aneenthusiastic baker. Diane was an expert bridal pattern maker ineer beloved New York City. Above all, she knew how to make people feel special and...

Gary Tinker passed away unexpectedly on neember 13, 2017. He was retired from UNC ??? Division of Uneersity Advancement. Gary enjoyed playing his guitar, Yoga and working out with his silver sneaker ???Buds???. He is preceded ineeath by his parents, Alice and John Sylvester Tinker, brothers Jack, Sylvester and Richard. Gary is survived by his brothers, Charles (Timmi) Tinker, Larry...

Judith Barnes Agnew of Durham, NC died peacefully oneeptember 17, 2017 surrounded by her family. Judy was seventy-nee years old. Borneecember 6, 1937 in Rocky Mount, NC, she was predeceased by her parents Alice Abernathy and Guy Earl Barnes and by her sister Alice Barnes Robertson. Judy graduated from Sweet Briar College and later received her Masters in Education from...

Harvey George Hewitt, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, neember 5, 2017, at his home in Durham, with his devoted wife, June Hewitt, by his side. Harvey was born oneeptember 6, 1923 to the late Lydia and Harvey H. Hewitt in Mount Clemens, MI. He served as a radio and Morse code operator on a Northrup B-25 bomber during WWII...

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