OBITUARIES
Brenda Lee Garrard Chaney
Mar 3, 2025
Brenda Lee Garrard Chaney was born at Watts Hospital in Durham on December 6, 1940. She grew up as a member of Watts Street Baptist Church. Brenda was salutatorian of the Class of 1959 at Durham High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963. She was...
Robert Wesley Mangum
Feb 27, 2025
Robert "Wesley" Mangum, 87, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and loved ones on Thursday, Feb. 27th. Wesley is predeceased by his parents, John Wesley Mangum and Verlia Cates Mangum, his son, Jeffrey Reid Mangum, his daughter, Susan Diane Mangum, and his great-grandson, Colton Wade Mangum. Wesley is survived by his loving and loyal wife of 67...
Nina McAdams Clements
Feb 25, 2025
Nina McAdams Clements, 77, of Durham, NC, passed away while surrounded by loved ones on February 25, 2025 after a difficult battle with Alzheimer's.Nina was born on September 17, 1947, to the late Eugene Franklin McAdams, Jr. and Iva Josie Lee Marbrey McAdams. She was preceded in death by her only son, Clint Edward Clements, and her sister, Martha Nell...
Marvin Cornett
Feb 23, 2025
Marvin Tip Cornett, 89, of Snow Camp, North Carolina died Sunday, February 23, 2025, at home. He was surrounded by the love of his family in his final weeks. Marvin was born on January 14, 1936, in Letcher County, KY and was the son of the late John D. and Lou Cinda Cornett. He grew up in a house of...
Peggy Byrd Johnson
Feb 22, 2025
The youngest of 11 children, Peggy was born at Duke Hospital in Durham on March 20, 1945. She was a 1963 graduate of Hillsborough High School and a graduate of Croft Business College in Durham. In addition, she graduated magna cum laude from UNC-Charlotte. Employment included UNC-Chapel Hill for 2 years, several federal agencies for 18 years, and Duke Energy for...
Ann Stinespring Belcher
Feb 22, 2025
Ann Stinespring Belcher 81, passed away February 19,2025 at Duke hospital. Ann was born in Clifton Forge VA on February 27,1943 to Charles and Eloise Stinespring. Ann loved her family with her whole heart and had a love of flowers. She always loved having flowers all around her and grew rose bushes for many years. Ann loved going to the...
Billy Strudwick Baity
Feb 17, 2025
Billy Strudwick Baity, 94, peacefully passed away February 17th surrounded by family. Billy was born July 6th, 1930, in Efland NC to Jack McKiver Baity and Maude Brown Baity. He is survived by his wife of 74 years Nancy Hogan Baity of Hillsborough. Billy had a large and loving family including four sons, Daron Baity of Timberlake, Jerry Baity of...
Evelyn Jeanne Perry
Feb 15, 2025
Evelyn Perry, 80, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully at home on February 15, 2025. Born August 15, 1944 in Boone, NC, Evelyn spent most of her life in Hillsborough. Evelyn worked for the Orange County Department of Social Services for more than 30 years and had a passion for helping people. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend....
Richard Michael Pipkin
Feb 14, 2025
Richard Michael Pipkin, known to friends and family as "Mike," passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at home the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025.Mike was born in Statesville, NC to Robert Glenn Pipkin, Sr. and Elizabeth Holler Pipkin. He attended Statesville High School where he played football and was an undefeated, multi-year state champion wrestler. Statesville was...
Linda B Smith
Feb 13, 2025
Linda Bullock Smith, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2025, at Alamance Regional Hospital with her husband and brother at her side. The family will be having PRIVATE graveside services.
Cliff Earl Decker, Jr
Feb 11, 2025
Cliff Decker, 83, of Durham, North Carolina died at home of pancreatic cancer on February 11, 2025. Born July 20, 1941, in Valdese, North Carolina, he was the son of Clifford Earl Decker, Sr and Uda Vashti Phillips Decker.
Cliff graduated from UNC with a BA degree in Chemistry and an MS in Public Health. He served in the United States...
George Robert Redinbo
Feb 8, 2025
Robert Redinbo Obituary
July 11, 1939 - February 8, 2025
Dr. G. Robert Redinbo, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away from complications of lung cancer on February 8, 2025 at the age of 85.
Bob was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Davis for more than 30 years before retiring in 2018. Originally from Lafayette, Indiana,...
Carolyn S. Hogan
Feb 4, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mom, who departed this world on 02/04/2025. She was a loving mother, a devoted grandmother, and a cherished friend to many.
Mom had a spirit of adventure, a creative soul, and a heart full of love. She found joy in traveling, exploring new places and embracing the beauty of the world....
Gina Ann LaRosa-Finch
Feb 4, 2025
Regina Ann LaRosa-Finch
May 9th, 1961 – February 4th, 2025
Regina (Gina) LaRosa-Finch passed away on February 4th, 2025, in her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina surrounded by her husband - Andy, twin children - Phoebe and Sam, her dog - Norman, mother, two sisters and a close friend. Gina had been fiercely fighting pancreatic cancer for the past 9 months....
Edward Earle Hudgins
Feb 2, 2025
Ed was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. The fourth of five children, he was the first in his family to attend college, studying for two years at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA before achieving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1953 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, VA. He would go on to get a further degree of...
Richard Arthur Cardoza
Feb 2, 2025
It is with profound sadness that the family of Richard Arthur Cardoza shares with you his passing on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC.
Richard was born on March 22, 1946 in Potsdam, NY, the second son of Wilfred Arthur Cardoza and Virginia Agnes (Morgan) Cardoza. Richard was one of seven children whose early years...
Rose Henri-Etta Qualls
Feb 2, 2025
Henri-Etta Qualls gained her angel wings on February 2, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents; Thomas Henry and Etta-Lee Terrell; her siblings; Donald Terrell, Phyllis Murray, Nancy Parrish, Dwight Terrell, and 2 nephews. She is survived by her children; Jeannine Whitfield (Mike), Derek Murray (Sheila), Diane Rahimtoola (Sharif), John Qualls (Trina); her grandchildren; Justin Honeycutt, Brandi Noack,...
Jean Ray
Jan 31, 2025
The jewel of our family, Russell Jean Batton Ray, 83, passed away peacefully Friday, January 31, surrounded by loved ones.
Survivors include her beloved husband of 67 years, Bryan; brother, Kent Batton; daughter, Robbin Denise Ray-Eiland and husband, Dave; grandchildren, Shey Eiland-Scott and husband Andrew, and Dylan Eiland; great-grandchildren, Thomas, Andrew, Jacob, and Lucas; and many cousins, nephews, and nieces. Jean...
David Lawrence Straight
Jan 30, 2025
David Lawrence Straight, 76, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents Harold and Roselyn Straight of Fairmont, WV. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carol Babcock Straight.
Dave graduated from Fairmont Senior High School in 1966. He then went to Duke University where he graduated with...
James Gates Ferguson Jr.
Jan 28, 2025
Dr. James Gates Ferguson, Jr., was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 22, 1941 to Olivia Merry Ferguson and James Gates Ferguson. His parents worked together at Ferguson Publishing Company, founded by his father. The family moved to Tryon, North Carolina, in the 1950s, and Jim attended the Asheville School for Boys. While in Tryon, he began studying keyboard, and...
