Obituaries

Jack Hoyt Pendergrass

Jack Hoyt Pendergrass

Aug 11, 2020

TO VIEW THE LIVE VIEWING OF JACK'S FUNERAL SERVICE PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK INTO YOUR SEARCH INTERNET BROWSER: https://livestream.com/accounts/29266864/events/9257677 Jack Hoyt Pendergrass was born February 18th 1931, to James Atlas Pendergrass and Bessie Horne Pendergrass in Orange County. He was one of four children Alfred, Betty and Raymond, all solid Tar Heels. Educated in Chapel Hill and Carrboro...

Dana  Downey Schmidt

Dana Downey Schmidt

Aug 8, 2020

DURHAM – Dana Downey Schmidt, age 43, died on August 8, 2020. Dana was born on February 17, 1977. Dana was the daughter of Barbara Pinkard Downey and the late Robert Matthew Downey. Dana grew up in Camden, SC and graduated from Camden High School in 1995. Dana attended college at the University of South Carolina, where she met her...

Mary Lou Smith Clark Young

Mary Lou Smith Clark Young

Aug 7, 2020

Mary Lou Smith Clark Young, 94, departed her family and friends on August 7, 2020 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC. Mary Lou was born in Youngstown, Ohio to Hilda and Claude Smith. She was the older sister to John “Jack” Gilbert Smith. She always had life-long values of love for family, dedication, loyalty, civility, hard work, humility, and selflessness....

June  Carol Shepherd

June Carol Shepherd

Aug 7, 2020

June Carol Shotwell Shepherd, age 66, died on August 7, 2020. She was born to the late Clifton Phillip Shotwell and surviving, Rose Marie Woodlief Shotwell on June 5, 1954 at Camp Lejeune, NC. June is survived by her mother, Rose Marie; her sons, Keith Shepherd and Michael Shepherd, his wife and three children; her sister, Deborah Colligan, husband, Gary...

George  Michael Duggan

George Michael Duggan

Aug 4, 2020

George Michael Duggan, age 77, passed away at home on August 4th, 2020. Born on February 8, 1943, in Warsaw, New York, he was the son of Clifford Orne Duggan and Ethel Broadbooks Duggan. George is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lucretia Duke Duggan of Durham, NC; his children Adam Veasey Duggan and daughter-in-law Laura Schutz Duggan of...

Nello Leguy Teer, Iii

Nello Leguy Teer, Iii

Jul 28, 2020

Nello Leguy Teer III, age 82, died at the Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC on July 28, 2020. He was born on January 9, 1938 to the late Nello Teer Jr. and Dorothy Foster Teer. Nello is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Janet Couch Teer; his daughter, Chase Teer Loew; his son-in-law, Robert Douglas Loew; his...

Mary Ann Every

Mary Ann Every

Jul 27, 2020

Mary Ann (Mimi) Every, 75, of Durham, NC, peacefully passed away on July 27, 2020. Born on June 26, 1945 in Fond du Lac, WI, she was the daughter of Margaret Myra Raymer Rock and Joseph John Rock. She was a graduate of Vestal Central High School in Vestal, NY, and then received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree...

Jeanne Martin Bagley

Jeanne Martin Bagley

Jul 22, 2020

Click here to view the livestream service. Jeanne Martin Bagley passed away July 22, 2020 at the age of 93. She was born Vernon Eugenia (Jeanne) Martin on January 10, 1927 in Clearwater, Florida to the late James & Sarah Martin. Jeanne graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan Junior College where she was a member of the Sigma Iota Chi Sorority, Commerce...

James Dennis Mcbride

James Dennis Mcbride

Jul 19, 2020

James (Jim) Dennis McBride, age 65 died at the Duke Hock Family Pavilion on July 19, 2020. He was born on September 23,1954 to the late Harriett Gertrude and James McBride in Harlem Woman’s Hospital (now known as St. Luke’s Hospital) in New York city. He and his family moved to Tinton Avenue in the South Bronx where he developed...

Juanita B. O'Briant

Juanita B. O'Briant

Jul 18, 2020

Bernice Juanita Beasley O'Briant born, May 20, 1923 passed July 18, 2020 at the age of 97. Juanita was the daughter of James Polk and Mary Elizabeth Cole Beasley and the stepdaughter of Ada Mae Wilson. She was married to the late Landis O'Briant and had two children, Jimmy O'Briant and Leah O'Briant Thorndyke. She is survived by her daughter...

William  Kenan  Rand, Jr.

William Kenan Rand, Jr.

Jul 18, 2020

Click here to view the service via Livestream A recording of the service will be available for viewing after 2:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2020 William Kenan Rand, Jr. died at Croasdaile Village in Durham on July 18, 2020. A lifelong resident of Durham, he was born on October 18, 1926, to William Kenan Rand, Sr. and Fannie Powell Rand....

Scott  Martin  Rubinow

Scott Martin Rubinow

Jul 15, 2020

Scott Martin Rubinow, 66, of Durham NC passed away on July 15, at his home. He was born April 25, 1954 in New York City. 0n October 9, 1983 he married his wife Kristen Lochrie. He graduated from Tufts University in 1976 and later earned a master’s degree in education and an MBA from Columbia University. He worked in technology...

David John Davies

David John Davies

Jul 14, 2020

To view the recorded services, please click here. David John Davies, 78, of Creedmoor, NC died Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was born in West Virginia on March 3, 1942, the beloved son of John and Margaret Davies. David retired from the US Navy after 20 years of valiant service. For the last 18 years, he operated All American Coins...

Rita Munn Hicks

Rita Munn Hicks

Jul 13, 2020

Click here to view the service by Livestream Rita Munn Hicks, 61, of Stovall, NC died Monday, July 13, 2020. She was born in Granville County on December 21, 1958 to Paul and Janet Munn. Rita is survived by her husband of 43 years, James “Mickey” Hicks; sons, Brian Hicks, and Casey Hicks; mother, Janet Dixon Munn; brother, Michael Munn;...

Brad Francis Heckathorne

Brad Francis Heckathorne

Jul 11, 2020

PROVINCE DEATH NOTICE July 13, 2020 Dear Confreres, On Saturday, July 11, 2020, our brother, +Friar Brad Heckathorne, OFM Conv. was welcomed into eternal rest by Sister Death. Wake: St. Peter Church 567 Manchester Rd. Auburn, NH 03032 1:00 – 7:00 P.M. July 17, 2020 Franciscan Vespers Service: 7:00 P.M. Funeral: July 18, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. St. Peter Church...

Ronald  Allen Haskins

Ronald Allen Haskins

Jul 11, 2020

Ronald “Ronnie” Allen Haskins, age 72, died on July 11, 2020 at Hock Family Pavilion. He was the son of the late Earl Joseph Haskins and Myrtle Nicholson Haskins. Ronnie was born in Granville County on September 3, 1947. Ronnie was a man who loved people, he served the people of Oxford with patience and a fortitude while covering his...

Michael Edward Kenney

Michael Edward Kenney

Jul 9, 2020

Michael Edward Kenney October 10, 1931 – July 9, 2020 Three years ago, Michael Kenney moved from Philadelphia, PA to resided with this son and daughter-in-law in Durham, NC. He soon came to love all that downtown Durham had to offer, becoming a regular at The Mad Hatter Café and Bake Shop. His daughter-in-law’s family, both in Durham and Philadelphia,...

Lewis Jake Parnham

Lewis Jake Parnham

Jul 6, 2020

CHAPEL HILL – Lewis Jake Parnham, age 22, died at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryant Hospice Home of UNC Health Care on July 6th 2020. Lewis was born on May 10th 1998 to Sarah and Stuart Parnham. Lewis was born in Peterborough, England, where he attended Primary school at Hampton Hargate Primary. Lewis moved to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina...

David  Jackson  Ivey

David Jackson Ivey

Jul 5, 2020

David Jackson Ivey, of Oxford, NC, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Dave was born in Greensboro on August 15, 1943, the son of the late Colonel Thomas Edison and Mary Rumbley Ivey. As a member of a military family, he lived around the world, including Japan, Germany and Morocco, where he attained the rank of Eagle Scout and...

Lionel  Henry  Wood

Lionel Henry Wood

Jul 5, 2020

Lionel “Henry” Wood June 9, 1942 to July 5, 2020 On Sunday, July 5, 2020, Henry Wood passed away at the age of 78. Henry was born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, to the late Madge Swain Scarborough and Henry Arthur Wood. He graduated from Decatur High School in 1960. Upon graduation from high school, he joined the Marines with three of...