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Neala Kay Sloan Utley
Aug 18, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Neala Kay Sloan Utley, 60, of 6900 Mt Hermon Church Road, Lot 54, died at UNC Hospital on Sunday, August 18, 2013. Mrs. Utley was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late David Ross Sloan and Wanda Tyndalle Sloan. She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She was a...
Roger O’Dell Dolinger
Aug 17, 2013
OXFORD Mr. Roger O’Dell Dolinger, 66, of 6089 Zachary Lane, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013. Mr. Dolinger was born in Smythe County, Virginia, to the late Glen O’Dell Dolinger and Aggie Belle Eller Dolinger. He served in the U. S. Air Force and was a Vietnam War veteran. He retired from Duke Regional Hospital in Telecommunications. He was preceded...
Rhonda Rigsbee Blalock Worley
Aug 15, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Mrs. Rhonda Rigsbee Blalock Worley, 59, of 9009 Orange Grove Road, died on Thursday, August 15, 2013.Mrs. Worley was born in Durham to Calvin Rigsbee and the late Ruth Duke Rigsbee. She was employed as a store manager with Mr. Tire. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tonya and a granddaughter, Haley. She enjoyed horseback riding,...
Gladys Jewell Overton Summey
Aug 13, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Gladys Jewell Overton Summey, 86, of Durham, died at the Pittsboro Christian Village on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Mrs. Summey was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Victor Royal Overton and Lula Frances Yates Overton. She attended Northgate Chapel. She is survived by her husband, Raymond A. Summey; brother, “Pete” Overton, Jr.;...
Christopher Lee Oakley
Aug 10, 2013
DURHAM- Christopher Lee Oakley Sr., 53, of Durham died on Saturday, August 10, 2013. He was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Robert Oakley. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church where he was a Sunday School Teacher, Deacon and also a score keeper for the athletic games for Fellowship Baptist Academy and...
Margaret Frances Brinkley
Aug 7, 2013
Mrs. Frances Brinkley, 96, of Gainesville, GA. passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.
Born in Nelson, N.C. on March 30, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Jimmy and Margaret Forsyth Page. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a member of Durham Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Paul Mason Parsell
Aug 6, 2013
DURHAM Mr. Paul Mason Parsell, 90, of Durham, died on Tuesday, August 06, 2013. Mr. Parsell was born in Giles County, Virginia, to the late Tobias D. Parsell and Minnie Bell Davis Parsell. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was a Minister and also worked in food service as a Baker. He was preceded...
Nam Sik Paik
Aug 4, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Nam Sik Paik, 95, of 132 S. Woodcrest Street, died on Sunday, August 4, 2013.Mrs. Paik was born in South Korea. She was a homemaker and a member of the Korean Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her two sons, Han Cho Paik, Chong Ki Paik and a daughter, Kum Carroll; 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services...
Alma Clements Sorrell
Jul 31, 2013
DURHAM- Mrs. Alma Clements Sorrell, 99, thirteen days short of her 100th Birthday, she was from Durham, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. She was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late James Offie Clements and Blanche Beavers Clements. She was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Patricia Hales Dickerson
Jul 30, 2013
ORANGE COUNTY- Mrs. Patricia Ann Hales Dickerson, 62, died on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The daughter of the late Earl Hales and Peggy Hales.
She is survived by her husband, Bryan Cain, two sons, James Anthony Dickerson, Chris Dickerson, two brothers, William Hales and Buster Hales, one sister, Marie Lamb, four grandchildren.
Memorial Service will be held on Saturday at...
Charlotte Young Christensen
Jul 30, 2013
DURHAM- Mrs. Charlotte Louise Young Christensen, 61, of Durham died on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. She was the daughter of the late James Albert Young and Genevieve Hall Young. She was a homemaker while her husband farmed in Iowa. She retired from William Arthur Printing. After retiring she loved to read, garden and spend time with her grandchildren. She was...
LucilleWomack Rich
Jul 29, 2013
DURHAM-Mrs. Lucille Womack Rich, 98, of Durham died on Monday, July 29, 2013. She was the daughter of the late James Womack and Martha Pipkin Womack. She retired from Measurements, Inc. as a file clerk. She was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Clayborne Thomas Rich, two sons, Jerry Rich and...
Emma May Candello
Jul 29, 2013
DURHAM- Emma Lee May Candello, 80, of Durham died on Monday, July 29, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Frank M. May and Bertha Kelly May. She was a homemaker and married for 62 years. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Elizabeth O’Briant and Bertha Lynn Piper.
She is survived by her husband, Leonard Chester Candello,...
John Lenning Mashburn, Jr.
Jul 28, 2013
DURHAM-Mr. John Lenning Mashburn, Jr., 85, of Durham died on Sunday, July 28, 2013. He was the son of the late John Lenning Mashburn, Sr., and Eva Harden Mashburn . He retired from Overnight Trucking as a truck driver.
He is survived by two sons, Keith Mashburn (Natalie) of Rougemont; J.B. Mashburn (Donna) of Durham; two daughters, Wanda Summey (Spencer)...
Dorothy Dezern Brown
Jul 27, 2013
WILMINGTON — Dorothy Mae Dezern Brown, 84, passed away on July 27, 2013 at The Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dorothy was born on September 29, 1928 in Durham, North Carolina to Preston Ivan Dezern and Viola Ladd Dezern, the youngest of five children. The name “Dorothy” means “God’s Gift.” She was.
As a child, Dorothy...
Zeola Mae Dodson
Jul 21, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Zeola Mae Dodson, 97 of Durham, died on Sunday, July 21, 2013.
Zeola was born to parents William (Bill) and Annie (McLemore) Matthis on October 18, 1915 in Ingold, N. C. Her mother’s death when Zeola was 6 years old left a deep void in her life. One of her greatest wishes in life was to know what...
Alberta Mitchell Taylor Ferrell
Jul 19, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Alberta Mitchell Taylor Ferrell, 93, known as “Birdie” or “Bert”, departed this life on Friday, July 19, 2013, in Durham, N.C.
She was born on March 5, 1920 in Middlesex, N.C. to the late Norman and Ada Mitchell. She was a member of Henderson Grove Missionary Baptist Church.
She leaves to cherish her memories, Betty R. Mangum, Luetta...
Jacqueline Medlin Addison
Jul 19, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Jacqueline Marie Medlin Addison, 83, of Durham, died on Friday, July 19, 2013.
Mrs. Addison was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Laurie Benjamin Medlin and Malinda Campbell Medlin. She attended the Alexander Boarding School at age 9 and graduated from Braggtown High in 1949. She enjoyed her yearly class reunions and...
Richard Anthony Martin
Jul 19, 2013
TIMBERLAKE Mr. Richard Anthony Martin, 67, of 613 County Line Rd, died on Friday, July 19, 2013.
Mr. Martin was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Henry and Clarene Mangum Martin. He was a self-employed carpenter. He loved camping and building houses.
He is survived by his sons, Robert Martin and Michael Hawley; three...
Ella Louise Zehri
Jul 17, 2013
DURHAM Mrs. Ella Louise Zehri, 62, of Durham, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
Mrs. Zehri was born in Wake County to the late Albert Kernice Powell and Lillie Mae Phips Powell. She was also preceded in death by a son, Wendall Yackel.
She is survived by her daughter, Tracy Powell; brother, Albert Kernice Powell, Jr.; two sisters, Faye Jones...
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