Orange High School Alumni Obituaries

Ural Carey Darling was born to Lee Emma Darling and Carey Darling on March 8 1937. He was the youngest boy of 12 children. Two of his siblings Willie and Anna died at a young age. He gave his life to God at an early age and became a member of Orange Hill Missionary Baptist Church Chipley FL. Later i...

William E. Redmun Jr 70 of Auburn Maine passed away at home Saturday July 5 2025 with family by his side. Bill was born March 21 1955 in Lewiston Maine. The son of William E. Redmun Sr and his mother Marilyn Redmun. Bill grew up in Danville Maine. He was educated in Auburn schools. Bill graduated fr...

Brunswick Margaret MacKinnon Beaven 91 of Brunswick died peacefully at Mid Coast Hospital on May 15 2020 in the presence of her husband. She was born on Jan. 21 1929 in Newark N.J. the daughter of William MacKinnon and Emmy Wickfors MacKinnon and lived in West Orange N.J. When the family moved to W...

Swede was born in Portage Lake on May 28 1921. He was the son of Odhber and Amanda Cote Whitney. The family moved to Augusta where he graduated from Farrington Grammar School and Cony High School class of 1940. He was selected as an allstate football player and was the captain of the 1939 team. wher...

while surrounded by loved ones. He was born on July 3 1944 at his grandmothers house in Fairfield ME the son of the late Roland and Harriett Gurney. He attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield where he lettered in basketball. He went on to join the US Navy where he served during the Cuban Missile ...

Brunswick Phyllis Elizabeth Rocke Fuchs died in Brunswick Maine on February 17 2024 in the loving company of her family. Many will remember her as the first childrens librarian at the Curtis Memorial Library "the story lady" who shared her love of books music and theater with generations of children...

Sadly Sheila Venard has lost her 20year battle with Breast Cancer. She passed away at her home in Harpswell on April 25 2023 in the presence of her husband Bob Venard and two daughters Erin Venard of Waltham MA and Emma Venard of Phoenix AZ. She died peacefully and with no pain. Sheila was born in O...

LEWISTON Margery "Marge" Ann Baldwin Bellevue died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday June 22 at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 5 1939 in Gloucester Mass. to Donald and Evelyn Baldwin. She graduated from Holten High School Danvers Mass. with the Class of 1956. She mar...

Raymond Lionel Gagnon age 81 of Lewiston Maine passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 10 2025 after a courageous twoyear battle with leukemia resulting from exposure to Agent Orange while serving his country in Vietnam. Born on January 18 1944 Raymond was a proud graduate of Lewiston High Sch...

PITTSTON Kevin T. Basinger 52 of Pittston passed away peacefully on Jan. 3 2012 after a brief battle with cancer at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta with his family by his side. He was born in Redwood City Calif. Dec. 1 1959 the son of Shirley and Kevin Basinger. He graduated from Woodside Hi...

TOPSHAM Peggy died peacefully at her home in Topsham on June 6 2018 surrounded by the family she deeply loved. Born on November 29 1937 in East Orange New Jersey Peggy was the oldest daughter of Jack and Harriette Chamberlain. In 1945 the family moved to a farm in Old Bridge NJ where Peggy attended...

HARPSWELL Harriet Holmes Richards 79 passed away on June 16th at home in Harpswell with her loving family and black lab "Tug" by her side. She was born on August 5 1938 in Orange New Jersey to John Edgar Holmes and Beverly Prince Robbins. She is predeceased by her parents and her brother John Edgar...

James Pendleton “Jim” RayHILLSBOROUGH — James Pendleton “Jim” Ray, 84, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Duke University Hospital. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to the late J. Marvin Ray and Aileen Blanche Pendleton Ray, and lived most of his life in Hillsborough, Ora...

Harvey Louis Wensel, aged 84, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on December 28, 2025. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him – his family, his neighbors, his students, his friends, all the people who came in contact with him regularly.Harvey was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 15, 19...

Cary, North Carolina - Walter Eugene Cleary, a resident of Durham from 1969-2023, died on December 21, 2025, at the age of 95. He and his wife Gwendolyn were devoted and loving parents, grandparents, and great grandparents, setting high expectations for their children to excel, become independent, ...

Virginia Lee Holloway Harward, 84 passed away suddenly on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born on December 31, 1940, to the late John and Ruby Holloway.Virginia was known to those that loved her as Ginny. She graduated from Raleigh Brou...

James Webster Langley, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his home,surrounded by his family. He was born in Greensboro, NC, on August 19, 1931, to the late UalFletcher Langley and Lena Mae Langley.Jim was a devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He g...

Deborah Daniel Hunt, 72, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025, at her home after being cared for by family and Duke Hospice. She is preceded in death by her father, R.E. Daniel; mother Blanche Reaves Daniel; brothers Wesley R. Daniel and A. Wayne Daniel; and her beloved husband of 50 years, Bobby V...

Wade Newton Snipes, 92, of Mebane, NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Alamance Regional Hospital in Burlington. He was born on May 7, 1933 to the late John Robert Snipes and Lelia Newton Justice Snipes. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Cannada Snipes.Wade gr...

DURHAM –Richard Eugene McGeorge, 77, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Duke - Hock Family Pavilion. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Aubrey Eugene McGeorge and Evelyn Marie Amos McGeorge. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth McGeorge.Richard McGeorge was a s...

DURHAM, NC – Cordelia Annie McBroom Blalock, 103, Durham, NC died January 12, 2026. She was born on February 26, 1922. Cordelia is predeceased by her husband BY Blalock, her son Barry Yandell Blalock, her parents, Joseph Samuel McBroom and Annie Wilson McBroom and her brother Raymond McBroom.Cordeli...

DURHAM ~ Kimberly Dawn Riley, 54, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Duke University Medical Center. She was born on April 29, 1971 in Durham to Teddy Riley and Pamela Riley.When Kimberly was born with Spina Bifida she was given 6 months to live. Kimberly met every challenge head on with he...

DURHAM ~ Joyce Ann Ferrell, 90, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at her home in Durham. She was born on September 24, 1935 to the late Charlie Eric Shepherd and Olive Martin Shepherd in Wake Forest, NC. She was also preceded in death by her dear husband, Rev. Ernest H. Ferrell.Ann was a lo...

DURHAM: Dana Möller, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her home in Durham. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Nora Schafer.Dana was the heart of her family and the steady force behind every move, every home, and every gathering. A d...

William Robert “Bud” Jackson III passed away peacefully on January 12, 2026 at the age of 50, surrounded by his family in Durham, North Carolina.Bud was born on September 12, 1975, in Durham, North Carolina where he attended Southern Durham High School before enlisting in the United States Coast Gua...

Perry Devon Miller 75 was born to the late James Miller and Mattie ArmwoodHale on January 8 1951 in Wayne County NC. He transitioned to be with his heavenly father on his birthday Thursday January 8 2026 surrounded by his family at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh NC. Perry graduated from Carver High Sch...

Bryan Deron Hightower was born in Orange County NC on September 191988 to Darryl Hightower and the late Angela Johnson Hightower and departed this life on January 7 2026 at the age of 37. He graduated from Cummings High School in Burlington North Carolina in the 2007 class. Bryan was employed for ov...

Agatha Ila Terrell Titshaw age 105 passed away peacefully on October 20th 2025 in Saint Augustine Florida surrounded by love and family. Born on July 29th1920 in Jacksonville Florida Ila lived a remarkable life that spanned more than a centuryone filled with love service and devotion to family. She ...

Randall C. Schuler 66 of Warren Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on December 27 2025. Born on May 18 1959 Randy lived a life rooted in dedication to his family with his greatest pride and achievement found in being a loving and devoted father. Randy was a 1977 graduate of Warren High School and w...