Obituaries
James Edward "Jamie" Darst
Apr 7, 2016
James Edward Darst, 33, died accidentally Thursday, April 7, 2016 while attending a conference ineew Orleans. A Charlotte resident, Jamie was born July 11, 1982 in Burlington, NC and raised in Walnut Cove. After graduating from South Stokes High School, he continued his education at UNC-Chapel Hill, receiving the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 2005. Jamie married Katie...
Kitty Mckinnon Farrior Cook
Apr 6, 2016
Oxford: Kitty McKinnon Farrior Cook, 95, widow of Richard Selon Cook, died April 6, 2016, in Raleigh, NC. She was born January 7, 1921, in Oxford, NC, to the late Kenneth McKinnon Farrior and Bessie Hoge Robards Farrior. Mrs. Cook graduated from Oxford High School and Farrior???s Business and Secretarial School, which was owned and operated by her mother. She...
Wineeld Taylor Wilson
Apr 5, 2016
Oxford: Wineeld Taylor Wilson, 83, died peacefully at his home on April 5, 2016. He was a lifetime resident of Granville County, the son of the late Kenneth L. and Julia Victoria Hobgood Wilson. He was a Supervisor for many years at Mount Hope Finishing in Butner. Mr. Wilson is survived by one son, Ken Wilson of Durham; three daughters,...
Nicholas Stashko
Apr 3, 2016
Chapel Hill: Nicholas Stashko, 93, died peacefully at his home on April 3, 2016. Gratefully, Nick was able to be home and surrounded by family and friends for the last 6 weeks, with the support of the Native Angels Hospice staff who provided loving care. Nick was born in Korni, Ukraine on August 7, 1922 to the late Wasyl and...
Malcolm Henderson Rourk, Iii
Apr 2, 2016
DURHAM: Malcolm Henderson Rourk, III, 53, died May 26 in Duke Regional Hospital from injuries resulting from an accident April 2, 2016. Born May 5, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Malcolm Henderson Rourk, Jr. MD, and Jane Davis Rourk of Durham. Malcolm graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN, after which he attended Cenee College in...
Mary Catherine Bunn
Apr 1, 2016
Mary Catherine Bunn died two days before her 91st birthday on Friday, April 1, 2016 at Pruitt Healthcare in Durham.?? She was born to the late William and Vera Gordon Bauman in Wilkes Barre, PA. Mary was a loving wife and partner to her husband Jack, for 51 years, whom she has joined again. Together they loved and supported Duke...
Patricia Spencer Hallyburton
Apr 1, 2016
Patricia Spencer Hallyburton, age 80, died peacefully at Duke Uneersity Medical Center on Friday, April 1, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born in Valdese, NC to the late Walter Jay and Fleta Pitts Spencer.?? She is survived by her son, Robert Spencer Hallyburton and his wife, Elizabeth, of Durham, NC, and their children, Robert Spencer Hallyburton,...
Gail Boothroyd Buttry
Mar 27, 2016
ORMOND BEACH, FL - Gail Ann Boothroyd Buttry, 77, died March 27, 2016 in Daytona Beach, FL after a period of declining health. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin aneemily McCrosson Boothroyd. After graduating from Duke Uneersity, she married Alton N. Buttry, Jr. and raised her family in Durham. She will be remembered...
Judith Dale Bowling Swinney
Mar 25, 2016
Oxford: Judith Dale Bowling Swinney, 67, of Charlotte went to be with her Lord on Friday, March 25, 2016. She was a native of Granville County, the daughter of Mary Lewis Bowling and the late O. L. Bowling, Jr.; and the widow of Vernon Eugene Swinney. Judith was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a lover of animals. She was...
Edna Carol Blalock Burgin
Mar 21, 2016
Edna Carol Blalock Burgin, 77, of Bahama, NC passed peacefully from this earth on Monday, March 21, 2016. Edna was born in Prospect Hill, NC to parents Robert and Mildred Squires Blalock. She had a joyful childhood growing up on the tobacco farm surrounded by her family and cousins. A hard worker, she was valedictorian of her high school graduating...
Dorothy Irigaray
Mar 21, 2016
DURHAM ??? Dorothy Taylor Irigaray, age 75, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2016. Dot was born in Philadelphia, PA to Dorothy aneearle Taylor. She graduated from the Uneersity of Delaware aneearned a Masters of Social Work from UNC Chapel Hill. She worked for UNC Memorial Hospital for 20 years. She greatly enjoyed travel, reading, her pets, and...
Edward Darken
Mar 20, 2016
Edward Darken, 61, died peacefully at his Chapel Hill home on March 20, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Jackie and two sons, Jamie of Bethesda, MD and Michael of Chapel Hill. He is also survived by his mother, Margaret Darken and five siblings Jo, Mary, Larry, Will and Betsy. A Celebration of...
Linda Jane Willis
Mar 20, 2016
Linda Jane Willis, age 73, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Duke Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born ineew Brunswick, NJ to the late Arthur and Marion Church Gebhardt on January 18, 1943. Linda graduated from Douglass College (Rutgers Uneersity) in 1964, where she met her husband in August 1962. She served as an elementary school...
Catherine "Kate" Blommer
Mar 17, 2016
Catherine ???Kate??? Blommer, age 94, died peacefully ineer Durham home on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Kate was born in Albany, MN to the late Louis and Clara Brandtner Dinndorf. Kate, the eldest of six, was a compassionee big sister. She cherished her 52 year marriage to Earl, raised her children and raneer household with love and a sense of humor...
Edna S. Gilliam
Mar 16, 2016
Edna S. Gilliam, age 93, died peacefully oneednesday, March 16, 2016 at Rose Manor. A Durham native, Edna was born to the late Daniel and Anee Crabtree Stephenson. She graduated from Durham High School in 1940, married her sweetheart, William Paul Gilliam and was a member of the first LPN graduating class at Watts Hospital. Edna was always proud of...
Mary Elizabeth Lauder Hobart
Mar 16, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Lauder Hobart, widow of Dr. Seth G. Hobart, Jr. died at The Forest at Duke on March 16, 2016, following a short illness. She was borneept. 7, 1916 in Tyrone, PA, the daughter of the late Florence and Robert Blair Lauder. She is survived by her childreneesa H. Johnson (Rick), Seth G. Hobart, III (Faye) and Jeffrey K....
Mary Elizabeth Hobart
Mar 16, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Lauder Hobart, widow of Dr. Seth G. Hobart, Jr. died at The Forest at Duke on March 16, 2016, following a short illness. She was borneept. 7, 1916 in Tyrone, PA, the daughter of the late Florence and Robert Blair Lauder. She is survived by her childreneesa H. Johnson (Rick), Seth G. Hobart, III (Faye) and Jeffrey K....
Donald Todd Brame
Mar 15, 2016
Oxford: Donald Todd Brame, 47, of Hampstead, NC died March 15, 2016. He was a big sports fan and an avid supporter of his beloved UNC Tar Heels. Todd took great pride in his work as a tile mechanic and he also loved spending time caring for his dogs. He is the son of the late Johnny Frank and Gloria...
Ronald Frank Thomas
Mar 14, 2016
Dr. Ronald Frank Thomas, age 70, peacefully left this earthly world on Monday, March 14, 2016 at his home in Hillsborough. Born oneebruary 19, 1946 in Salem, Massachusetts, Ronald was son to the late Edward and Amelia Szpak Thomas.?? People always said that Ronald had a wonderful sense of humor as well as an adventurous spirit.?? He attained a Doctorate...
Helen Hathaway Bourke
Mar 12, 2016
Helen Hathaway Bourke, a resident of Carolina Meadows for 27 years, died at the age of 101 on March 12, 2016. Mrs. Bourke, the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. G.S. Hathaway (USN), was born in North Wilmington, MA on June 6, 1914. She attended Trinity College in Washington DC and graduated from San Diego State in 1936. Continuing in the...
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