All Obituaries

H. Allen "Al" Manning, 87 died peacefully on March 26, 2023 at SECU Bryan Family Hospice of UNC Health Care.  He was born in Frederick, Oklahoma in 1935 to Thomas and Etoile (Hoyle) Manning. He was a graduate of Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas. Al served as a Naval Supply Corps Officer for over 20 years, including service as a military advisor (MAAG) in South Vietnam and in Taiwan, and on the U.S.S. Richard S. Edwards.  After his naval...

Shirley Judd passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Coble Creek Twin Lakes facility in Burlington, North Carolina.  She was one hundred years old.   Shirley was born in Buchanan, New York on August 5, 1922 to Howard and Meta (McBain) Conklin.  She attended local schools and graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1938.  After high school she studied music in New York City.  During this time she performed in various venues such as cabarets, plays,...

Newby Judson Dark, III, 73 of Pittsboro died on March 22nd, 2023 at his home.  He is the son of Newby Judson Dark, Jr. and Hazel E. (Upchurch) Dark and was born in Siler City, NC in 1949.  Judson will always be known as everyone's favorite local meat cutter.  He loved what he did and the people who came to see him.  His coworkers were like family to him and he spoke of them often. Judson was also an avid collector of many unique antiques and he loved watching the...

Glenette Mann Vaughn, age 75, of Pittsboro, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan UNC Hospice House.  Glenette was born in Alamance County on June 13, 1947, to the late Glenn Mann and Murriel Andrews Mann.  Surviving relatives include her husband, Ronnie Vaughn, two sons, Brian Vaughn and wife Tina of Pittsboro, Todd Vaughn, and wife Cheryl of Durham, three granddaughters, Amber Vaughn, Layla Vaughn, Tori Vaughn, and one grandson, Carter Vaughn. The...

Michael John Mosca, age 81, died Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan UNC Hospice House. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Iganzio Mosca and Antonina Lo Chirco Mosca.  He is survived by his wife, Susan Vogel Mosca of 57 years and his children, Michele, Michael and Laura, three grandchildren, Danielle, Jake and Victoria and one great grandchild, Kindsley Rose.  He was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey. A Celebration of Life will be held at a...

Phillip Salvatore Bisesi, a loving husband, father, step-father, brother, uncle and friend to all who knew him, departed this life on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at home with his family and his dogs by his side, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66. He was born on February 8, 1957, on the west side of Cleveland to Rose M. LaNasa and Salvatore L. Bisesi, who preceded him in death. Phil grew up in the suburb of Rocky River, Ohio, and although he lived most of his life in...

James Bartee Payne, 90, originally of Cary, now of Pittsboro, NC died on March 9, 2023 at the Laurels of Chatham.  A Memorial Service will be held on March 25th at 11:00 a.m. at White Plains United Methodist Church, 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC 27511.  James was born in Madison County, Alabama in 1932 and was the son of the late Richard Bartee Payne and Mary Taylor (Brown) Payne.  He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Helen Townsend Payne in 1976.  He is survived...

Frances Terry Goodwin, 90, of Apex, Chatham County, NC died on March 8, 2023.  Born in 1932 in Durham County, NC she was the daughter of the late William H. Terry and Ardell F. (Brinkley) Terry.  Frances was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Oscar “Caley” Goodwin and her son, Brent Goodwin, two brothers, John, and Wayne Terry and two sisters, Barbara, and Juanita Terry.  She is survived by her two daughters, Tina, and Rhonda Goodwin both of...

John "Doc" Elliott Dawson, 73, of Pittsboro died on March 8th, 2023 in his home as he wished after a long battle with cancer.  John was born in 1950 in Greenport, Suffolk County, NY and was the son of the late John Stewart Dawson and Betty Elaine (Barteau) Dawson.   John is survived by his sister, Mary Holland of Cutchogue, NY. and his wishes were to have his ashes placed in the Barteau / Dawson family plot at the Cutchogue Cemetery with his parents. ...

Sharon Ann Knollhuff Pickett Breitweiser, age 83, of Pittsboro, NC, died on March 5, 2023. She was born on January 16, 1940, in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. She was the daughter of the late William "Albert" Knollhuff and Catherine Justus. She was predeceased by her parents, her husbands, Joe Pickett (Pocahontas, Arkansas in 1984) and Joseph Breitweiser (East Hanover, New Jersey in 2001), her brothers, Bob, Russell and Ronnie, sisters, Dot, Jane and Alice.   Sharon is...