Obituaries

Anee Mae Jolley, 101, of Durham, peacefully passed away oneeptember 28, 2014, 37 days shy of her 102nd birthday. She was the daughter of Aneew N. Hutchins, Sr. and Flora Atkins Hutchins. She was preceded ineeath by husband Richard Ervin Jolley, and siblings, Elizabeth H. McLean, Aneew N. Hutchins, Jr., Clyde H. Hutchins and James C. Hutchins. She is survived...

Shirley Ford Joines, 64, died at home Saturday following an extended illness. A native of Weston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Lillie Turner Ford. A graduate of Fairmont College, Fairmont, WV, Shirley moved to Durham in 1966 and began a career in nursing. She worked in nursing for 10 years, and later became an optical...

A funeral service for Kay will be at Hall-Wynne Funeral Chapel on Thursday, January 24, 2019, at 2 pm with the Rev. Bryan Chestnut presiding. The Manning family will receive friends and family for visitation at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home on Thursday prior to the service from 1-2 pm. Burial will be on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Snow Hill Cemetery...

John Franklin Watts, 37, went to be with the Lord on neember 23, 2017. He was born July 2,1980 at Bethesda Naval Hospital ineethesda, MD. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Watkins Watts of Oxford; his sister, Cynthia Watts Favor of Murrieta, CA; his niece, Marjorie Anne Favor; and the love of his life, Jessica Leigh Spence of Richmond,...

John Joseph Eslinger, age 98 and fondly known to many as ???Charm,??? died peacefully in his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on neember 18, 2018. Loving father of Kathleen (Daniel) Herr and Linda (Brian) Lewotsky; loving grandfather to Nicholaus (Mollie) Herr, Matthew (Alisa) Herr, Rebecca (Richard) Dismuke, Laura Herr, Sarah Rose (A.J.) Barragan, and Sage Lewotsky; great-grandfather to Calvineerr,...

Nancy Lynn Powell, 54, entered eternal rest on Thursday, neember 16, 2017 at the home of her parents with her family by her side. They are thankful for all the memories and grateful for her peace. Nancy was born on the submarine base in Groton, CT oneep. 23, 1963 where her father was stationed on the USS John Marshall [SSBN...

John Albert Gering, 79, of Durham, NC, passed away peacefully at his residence oneeptember 5, 2018, while holding the hand of his beloved wife, Elynor. John was born April 14, 1939, ineeloit, WI, the son of Albert and Ann (nee MacDonald) Gering, and was raised in Aurora, IL, by his father and stepmother Dorothy (Moses) Gering. He was uneed in...

Eleni Zourdou Varelas passed away peacefully Saturday in Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center following a brief illness. She was borneecember 10, 1950 in Sparta, Greece and came to America with her beloved aunt at the age of 10 to live with her in Chicago. Eleni later married her neighbor in Greece, Dr. Dimitris Varelas, and moved to North Carolina, where...

Michael Francis Lefaive, 70, passed away peacefully on neember 6, 2019, surrounded by loved ones in Chapel Hill, NC. Michael was born in Port McNicoll, Ontario, Canada, on May 18, 1949, and was a proud Canadian and American citizen.?? He graduated from St. Theresa High School in 1966 aneenjoyed his early work on the S.S. Assiniboia sailing on the Great...

Gene Price lived a life of service. He was a church minister, a military chaplain, a teacher, and a counselor. He loved God, his family, and his country and he showed it every day of his 88 years on this Earth. Gene was born in 1929 in Hickory, North Carolina, the middle son of Earl Russell Price and Velsie Desola...

Robert Patrick Donovan (Bob) passed away on neember 5, 2019 at Grand Oaks Assisted Living ineenseneeach, FL. He was 89 years old. Bob was born oneeptember 3, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Richard Patrick aneedith Harley Donovan. Robert grew up in Norristown, PA. He attended Girard College in Philadelphia, PA from first grade through high school, graduating in 1947. He...

DURHAM ??? Donald Keith Long, 67, passed away on neember 30, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born neember 6, 1951 to James A. Long, Jr. and Anita Umstead Long. Donald was a graduate of Jordan High School and attended Mars Hill College. In his career, he worked for Long Beverage Inc. as an Office Maneer. He went...

Luke J. Gill, aged 72, born June 14, 1942 in McKees Rocks, PA, passed away Friday afternoon at home following complications from a Leukemia targeted Stem Cell Transplant. His wife Donna and his children and close family friends supported aneencouraged Luke as he passed on to heaven. Luke fought unrelentingly over the past two years?? however, the challenge proved insurmountable....

Nellie Gray Corbett Hessee, age 83, resident of 2113 Lodestar Drive, Raleigh, died Monday morning ineex Hospital. Born in Turkey, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lucian P. and Lillie Herring Corbett. Mrs. Hessee received her B.A Degree from San Jose State Uneersity. She was married for many years to Earl Warreneessee, who died in April of 2005....

Fred Smith passed away at Croasdaile Village in Durham NC oneeptember 1, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded ineeath by his parents, Fred George Smith and Agnes Melville Smith, his wife, Lurene (Laurie) Roman Smith, to whom he was married for 56 years, and his son Richard Smith. He is survived by his children Randall Smith and...

DURHAM-Nicholas Johneeluso, 81, of Durham, died April 18 after a long and courageously fought illness. Nick will be missed by his loving wife of sixty years, Joan Platt Peluso, his children John Julie, Marjorie, Marie, Michael Mj, Nora and Nicholas Jr., his brother Dominic and the rest of his family ineew York, and dear friends and honorable family members Chip...

Joseph Harmon Duncan, age 69, died oneeptember 22, 2019. He was born on May 25, 1950 to Harmon Lazone Duncan and Virginia Dooley Duncan. ??Joe grew up in Durham, NC. In his youth he loved spending time with his father and siblings at his family???s river house on the Pamlico River where he developed a lifelong love of fishing and...

CHAPEL HILL ??? Kimberly Celeste Munguia, age 27, died oneebruary 17, 2020. She was born on August 22, 1992 to Juan (Tony) and Norma Guzman-Munguia. Kimberly was born in Houston, TX on August 22nd of 1992.?? In 1999, she moved with her family to Chapel Hill, NC where she graduated from Carrboro High School in 2010 before attending The Uneersity...

Edward Soulia, loving husband, father, and grandfather (Poppy) died at home on neember 4, 2018 after a brief illness. ??He was born on January 18, 1931 in Floral Park, NY, the only child of Catherine Ammerman aneedward J. Soulia. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Monahan Soulia, daughter, Renee Soulia, grandchildren, Michael and Lauren Billy, of Durham, sister-in-laws, Teresa...

DURHAM-Charles Edward Brown, 84, died Saturday, April 4th at Duke Uneersity Hospital in Durham. He was born neember 1, 1930 to the late William Patrick Brown and Carrie Aneews Brown in Durham, Charles retired as an HVAC Supervisor from UNC Chapel Hill. He was a Deacon, Treasurer, Sunday School Teacher and Trustee at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Durham. Charles...