Category: 1960s

Raymond grew up in High Point, NC and attended Ray Street Elementary School, Ferndale Junior High School and graduated from High Point High School in 1962.  He attended Davidson College on a football scholarship and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.  He transferred to High Point College graduating with a BS in Business Administration in 1966.  He began his working career in commercial finance in High Point with Civic Southern Factors.  In 1968 he was hired by Norris Griffen at American Credit which was later acquired by London based Barclays Bank.  Ray returned to High Point in 1980 to join his brother-in-laws’ business, serving as Chief Financial Officer for W&J Rives and later as CFO and Executive Vice President of Ruff Hewn.  Ray returned to the commercial finance industry in 1999 joining Phillips Factors, which was subsequently acquired by BB&T, serving as Executive Vice President until his retirement in December, 2015.  After retirement, Ray and Liz moved to Wilmington in 2017.

Ray was a natural athlete and after his football playing days were over, enjoyed cycling, exercising, water skiing and for a brief time was an avid sailor on his sun fish in the ocean at Long Beach.  In between watching a NASCAR race or Tar Heel football games, he was very fond of napping at his beach house.  He was an active member at Wesley Memorial United Methodist church, served on the board of High Point Country Club as well as serving on the board of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater High Point.  Raymond was always an engaging personality and enjoyed getting to know and care for everyone that he met.  

Ray is survived by his wife Elisebeth Rives Rogers (Liz), son Hill and wife Kendall Trull, daughter Ryves and grandsons Jackson Hill and Alston Holt, sisters Judy Rogers Hockenberry, Barbara Rogers Lockard and brother James McHenry Rogers, and wife Jeri.

The family would like to extend special thanks to Lower Cape Fear Lifecare for their tremendous support and care during Ray’s final days.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Lower Cape Fear Lifecare in Wilmington, NC or First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, NC.

The family will greet visitors at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, NC on Friday October 4, 2024 from 2-4pm.  A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church in High Point, NC on Saturday October 5, 2024 at 2pm.   

Joseph Pridgen Martin, age 83, died at Duke University Hospital on August 28, 2024. He was born on December 20, 1940 to the late Mary Pridgen Martin and Chester Barton Martin, Sr.

Joe graduated from Durham High School in 1959 and Davidson College in 1963. After college, he served in the US Army, and then he returned to Durham, where he held a number of positions in the computer industry. Joe was a long-term member of Hope Valley Country Club, and he was a generous donor to causes of the underserved, from animal rescue to the local food bank.

Joe is survived by his sisters, Mary Martin Green and Margaret Martin Conley, as well as 14 nieces and nephews, and many great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Chester B. Martin, Jr. and John C. Martin, a sister, Eleanor Martin Fisher, and a niece, Katherine Fisher.

A celebration of Joe’s life will be held on Saturday, September 21st, at 11am, in the Hall-Wynne Chapel in Durham, 1113 W. Main Street, Durham, NC, 27701.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Animal Protection Society of Durham.

The Martin family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.

Online condolences: www.hallwynne.com – select obituaries.

Journalist Gunnar Magnus died on 18 August after a long illness, aged 79. In Aftenposten, he will be remembered as the cultured and caring colleague who knew so much – and with whom it was always easy to laugh and have fun.

Dr. Joe was born on February 19, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed away peacefully on August 2, 2024. He was 79 years old.

Dr. Joe earned his BS from Davidson College in 1967 and was on the wresting team. He went to medical school at Duke University. He joined the Army and headed the OB/GYN departments in Nurnberg, Germany. Later, he went on to head the OB/GYN department at Walter Reed Hospital before going into private practice at Montgomery General Hospital. During his career Dr. Joe delivered more than 3000 babies.

Dr. Joe met his wife Bette at Duke University Hospital where she was a nurse. They were married at Duke Chapel and the family moved to Germany. In 1979, Dr. Joe and family returned to the states where he opened his OB/GYN practice at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, MD.

Dr. Joe loved boating on the Chesapeake Bay, spending time in St. John, USVI, and Sunset Beach, NC. He was a devout member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Olney, MD. Dr. Joe was kind, dedicated, and hardworking. Over the past 24 years he valiantly battled Parkinson’s disease. He was unbelievable resilient and kept a positive attitude. His motto was “Never Give Up.”

Dr. Joe is survived by his wife Bette, his three children Joe Buffington II., Witt Cobb, and Francie Cobb Wright, his eleven grandchildren Lily, Jeb, Grace, Emily, Katie, Daniel, Andrew, Cameron, Trever, Nate, and Daphne. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Barber Funeral home, 21525 Laytonsville Rd, Laytonsville, MD 20882. The funeral Mass will be held Friday, August 16 at 10 a.m. at Saint Peter’s Church 2900 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd. Olney, MD. A reception in the family home afterwards at 1 p.m., 21020 Layton Ridge Dr. Laytonville, MD. In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Michaeljfox.org. Online condolences may be expressed at barberfhlaytonsville.com.

William Pace Terrell, age 87, died July 12, 2024, at The Sharon at SouthPark. He was born in Atlanta, GA to Lowell Sylvester Terrell and Eleanor Pace Terrell of Clayton Co., GA.  After graduation from Forest Park High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in 1960.

Following graduation, he married Sue Anne Reid of Davidson, NC.  They moved to Portland, OR for 16 months before settling in Charlotte.  There they raised their three children, Pat, David, and Jim.

They joined Covenant Presbyterian Church where Bill, a founding member of The Dummy Club, helped to repair and install donated appliances to needy families.  He sang in the Covenant Choir for sixty years, served on the Sound System committee, and delivered Friendship Trays.  He went on several church trips to Mexico and places in the U.S., where he and others helped those in need.

Bill, Sue, and their family made several trips as well, in both the U.S. and Europe, the most memorable two being a 10,000-mile, three-week trip to the West Coast in a self-customized 1969 Chevrolet Step Van (1978), and a three-week tour of Switzerland with all of their children, their spouses, and grandchildren (2012).  Memorable indeed!

Bill spent 35 years in the printing business, beginning at Charlotte Engraving Company and moving on to Consolidated Engraving Company, both in the 1960s.  In the early 1970s, Bill and three other men co-founded Graftech Corporation, a prepress, photo engraving, and printing company.  Bill became the acting president of Graftech within a few years and retained that role until his retirement in 1999.  During this time, Graftech was acquired by Washburn Graphics, at the time, the largest commercial printer in Charlotte, and Bill continued to run Graftech as an independent division of Washburn.  He was also a Vice President of Washburn Graphics and served on its Management Team.  In the 1980s, Graftech joined the Southeastern Prepress Association (SPA), a regional trade organization for similar companies.  Bill held several leadership positions within the SPA, including President of the SPA for two years in the 1990s. Long-time employee Kathy Cantwell recalls, “Professionally, Bill was a leader, mentor, and visionary; as a creative problem-solver, he was never afraid to roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty.  He enjoyed teaching and sharing all he knew with employees and customers alike. He was unconventional, rebellious, entertaining, and infuriating. No one who met him ever forgot him.”

For most of his adult life, Bill was a pickup basketball player at the Dowd YMCA.  Former executive director, Chris Orr writes, “Known as “The Spider”, he was a legend in the Underwood Gym.  He regularly played with guys half his age, many of whom were former high school, college, and even professional athletes.  He was admired for staying active and connected, long after others had retired their high tops.”

At home, Bill spent many hours in the yard, in the driveway under the hood of a car, or in the basement, forever in the middle of a project.  He led his children in all kinds of atypical activity, from skinning a rabbit to birthing goats.  He forever instilled his belief that there is no need to have anything the way everyone else does when you can make something unique yourself spending a whole lot more time and a whole lot less money.  Go-carts and bikes were repaired, engines were pulled, Bondo applied, and sunroofs installed.  From the basement came several skateboards, a mouse maze, sling shots, beaded bamboo door beads, a harp dolly, wood furniture, etc., all home made.  He only loosely supervised, believing in natural consequences. Fingers were burned, callouses earned, and knuckles planed or sanded; most mistakes were made only once, and all three kids came away branded.

During his lifetime he designed and built two homes – the one in Charlotte and a vacation home in Montreat, NC.  He sought and welcomed ideas and plenty of work from his family and friends, wanting each to feel invested in the process.

Mr. Terrell is survived by his wife, Sue; his daughter, Patricia Terrell Walker; sons, David William Terrell (Heather) and James Lowell Terrell (Linda), and grandchildren Will, Walker, Cole, Luke, and Sylvia, all Terrells.  He is also survived by his sisters, Barbara Terrell McDonald and Mary Terrell McAlister.  His parents and brother, Robert predeceased him.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Covenant Presbyterian Church Choir, The Dowd YMCA, or a charity of your choice.