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Cheryl (Gilmore) Lindfors
Cheryl (Gilmore) Lindfors, 69, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 20, 2007.
She is survived by her son Stuart of Lexington, KY, her daughter Heather of Winters, CA, her brother Bob, her sister Pam and her sister Cindy. She was also the proud Nana of Baelyn, Kaeley and Spencer. She was a long-term employee and family member of the Golden Corral Corporate office.
A memorial service is scheduled on Friday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m., Cremation Society of the Carolinas, 2205 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh. Arrangements made by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
Darren Sean Sabre
Darren Sean Sabre, infant son of Sean and Michelle Sabre entered Heaven on Monday, July 2, 2007. While Darren was only with us for a short period he lit up his family home with frequent smiles and delicate laughter.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 6 at Salem Baptist Church, 1200 Salem Church Road, Apex. The family will receive friends after the service at their home.
Darren is survived by his parents, Sean Michael Sabre and Michelle Adams Sabre; his brothers and sister, Ethan, Alexander, Caitlyn and Brandon. Darren is also survived by his parental grandparents, Kathleen and Jerry Sabre of Elizabeth City; maternal grandmother, Faye Snow Shaver of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; maternal grandfather, Michael Paul Adams of Currituck; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
James Daniel Thorne
James Daniel “J.D.” Thorne, 79, of Cary died in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 11, 2005 after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007 at St. Paul’s Christian Church at 3331 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh where he was a charter member. The family will visit with friends immediately following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Thorne lived at 6l5 Ralph Drive in Cary. A native of Elm City, he was well known for his baseball including pitching, hitting and helping lead Charles L. Coon High School of Wilson to state baseball championships in 1942 and 1943. Thorne served in the US Navy in WWII and returned to graduate from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton) in 1949.
He signed with the St. Louis Browns as a pitcher, playing minor league baseball for three years before beginning a career in teaching and crop hail insurance. Thorne is a member of the Atlantic Christian College/Barton Sports Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife Margaret Nunn Thorne, son James "Dan" Thorne Jr. and wife Vicki of Plano, Texas. He also had three grandchildren - J.D. III of Lewisville, Texas, Katherine and Robert Thorne of Honolulu, Hawaii - and five siblings - Annie Morris Joyner and Lu Moerbach of Wilson, Edwin of Charlotte, John of Kernersville, and Marvin of Largo, Fla.
Local arrangements are by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Rick Wayne Weatherly
Rick Wayne Weatherly, 51, Cary, NC, passed away at his home on July 28, 2007. Rick was born in Bristol, TN, on February 15, 1956 to the late Helen and Elmer Weatherly.
Rick is survived by his wife; Wanda Weatherly and children; Jason Mark Weatherly, Anthony Wayne Weatherly, Kelly Anne Byrum, Tonya Rene’ Amerson and grandchildren; Alyssa Rene’ Amerson, Amber Michelle Amerson, James Lee Ayscue and Caleb Lee Byrum and last but, not least his precious dog, “Evie.”
The family would like to thank friends, co-workers and their family for the prayers and generous support during this time.
A Memorial Celebration of Rick’s life will be held at North Cary Baptist Church, 505 Reedy Creek Road, in Cary on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. In honor of Rick’s request, dress is to be casual.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Cancer Centers of North Carolina, 4101 Macon Pond Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. Arrangements made by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
Lydia Council Ragan
Lydia Council Ragan, 85, of Fuquay-Varina, died Saturday November 24th, 2007 at Wake Medical Center in Cary. She was retired from the Edward & Broughton Printing Company.
She was preceded in death by her parents Alsey Harvey Ragan and Hattie Page Ragan; by her brother Daniel Ragan; and by her sister Irma Ragan Holland. She is survived by brothers Philip Page Ragan of Raleigh and Calvin Perry Ragan and his wife Edith of New Hill.
A service celebrating her life and home going will be held on Tuesday Nov. 27 at 10:30 a.m. in the Apex Funeral Home Chapel, 550 W. Williams St., Apex.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Fuquay-Varina. The Ragan family will receive friends from 9:30 am until 10:30 am, preceding the funeral service at the Apex Funeral Home.
Leonard Earl Stumbough
Leonard Earl Stumbough died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007. Born April 5, 1929 in Oakland, Calif. he lived most of his life in Arab. Ala. and Cary. He was in the U.S. Air Force and served in Korea and then became an electrical engineer for IBM where he worked until he retired.
He is survived by two daughters: Melissa Halstead and her husband Mike of Apex and Belinda Thompson and her husband Mitchell of Cary; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Nell Stumbough and his grandson Jason Stumbough.
A private graveside ceremony was held Nov. 17 at Wake Memorial Park in Cary. Contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice of Raleigh, 3117 Poplarwood Court, Raleigh, NC 27604.
The family would like to extend special thanks to Claire Bridge of Cary, Tom Bergeron of Heartland Hospice and Dr. John Lue and his nurse Marlene Sheetz.
Clark Harrison “Kirk” Kirkman Jr.
Clark Harrison “Kirk” Kirkman Jr., 87, died Nov. 7, at Glenaire Retirement Center in Cary.
Born in Guilford County on Feb. 23, 1920, Kirkman was the son of the late Clark H. and Cora John Kirkman. He was educated at N.C. State University (BS Agriculture, 1941; MS, 1957) and served in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg (1944-46).
For the first 18 years of his career, he served as assistant county agent or county extension chair in seven different counties, working in rural areas on organizing watersheds, farm planning, farmer education, 4-H club activities including national sheep shearing championship teams, developing the first integrated budget for the N.C. State Extension Service at the county level. In 1961, he became director of member relations for Farmers Cooperative Exchange (FCX) in Raleigh, and in 1967 he became a cooperative education specialist with U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. until his retirement in 1983.
In his position in D.C., Kirkman taught hundreds of workshops and training sessions on cooperatives across the US; developed more than 55 publications of unique educational materials on cooperatives; worked with a broad network of professionals and organizations in support of cooperatives; and was instrumental in developing public-private partnerships to document the value of cooperatives in rural and community development. National recognition of his work culminated in 1994 when a partnership of the District of Columbia, the National Cooperative Business Association and the University of the District of Columbia established at UDC the C.H. Kirkman Jr. Resource Library for Cooperatives in his honor.
The library exemplifies Mr. Kirkman’s life philosophy of education, commitment, character and cooperation. He received numerous other special awards and honors in recognition of his achievements, including the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from the State of North Carolina.
Kirkman was an active leader in all of the communities in which he lived: Boy Scout leader, PTA Council president in Marion; active in his churches, church choirs, and civic organizations; member of the Potomac Postal Customer Advisory Council; precinct chair, resident representative and Landscape Committee member at Glenaire; and a committed conservation farmer. He enjoyed working with his beloved wife, Genie, on their yard, especially the roses and camellias, and gave generously to his neighbors in need of help with their landscaping.
He was married for 55 years to the late Eugenia (Genie) Kearns Kirkman who was truly his partner in all aspects of his life. Survivors include three children, Margaret K. Davis of Columbia, SC; Clark H.(Harry) Kirkman, III of Portland, OR; and W. Benson Kirkman of Raleigh; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother.
Memorial services will be held at Glenaire Retirement Center in Cary at 2 p.m. and at Tabernacle United Methodist Church in Pleasant Garden, NC at 4:30 pm on Sunday, Nov. 11.
Memorial contributions may be made to the C. H. Kirkman Jr. Resource Library for Cooperatives, c/o Center for the Study of Cooperatives, 4340 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Kenneth S. “Ken” Oleson
Long-time Cary resident Kenneth Smith Oleson, 82, died peacefully at home on Saturday night, October 20, 2007 after a valiant fight with cancer.
Oleson was born in Boone, Iowa, to the late Gladys and Engwal Oleson, and attended Central High School in Sioux City. A U.S. Army veteran, Oleson served his country in the Second World War and the Korean War. Following his service, he attended Morningside College and in 1950 was graduated from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with a B.S. in Industrial Education. In 1957, he received a Master of Science in Vocational Education from Iowa State College.
Oleson's life was shaped by his love of teaching. Early in his career he taught at the Des Moines Technical High School, and then moved on to teach at Iowa State University and Ohio State. In 1960, he and his family moved to Nigeria to help establish that country’s technical college system.
After their return to the United States in 1962, the Olesons moved to Cary and he taught at North Carolina State University before accepting a position in 1965 in the Occupational Education division of the North Carolina Community College system.
After his retirement from state government in 1985, Oleson devoted much of his time to volunteer work and his hobbies. He was a proud member of the Cary Kiwanis and Golden K, as well as the Pipe Smokers Club. He loved music and sang with the First United Methodist Church Cary choir for more than 40 years.
Ken’s hobbies included genealogy and tinkering. Ken was very proud of his Scandinavian heritage, and he delighted in corresponding with and visiting distant relatives in the United States and Norway. An inveterate coffee drinker, one of Ken’s favorite mugs had the inscription, “You can always tell a Norwegian, but you can’t tell him much.” He was also an active member of Friends of Scandinavia where he enjoyed the fellowship, holiday events and the food (even the lutefisk).
His lifetime love of tinkering started with radios and other electronic appliances and eventually moved to computers. He always seemed to have one computer that worked and at least two that were in some stage of repair. His fascination with computers led him to co-found the Cary Senior Center Computer Club, and he volunteered as a computer class coach.
Oleson is survived by his wife Gerda Pleasants Oleson; his daughter Elaine L. Oleson and her son Dylan O. Rosebrock of Cary; his brother Merle Oleson and his wife Oralee of Kansas City, MO; his sister Vivian Leckband and her husband Stanley of Arizona; and a number of nieces and nephews.
He is fondly remembered by his wife’s children, Charlott Ellington and her son Chris Cole of Knightdale; Patricia Pleasants Lawler and Paul Lawler of Wilmington; and Robert Pleasants of Carolina Beach.
In addition to his parents, Oleson was predeceased by his first wife Marjorie M. Oleson, his second wife Dorothy B. Oleson, and his brother Duane. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home on Maynard Road in Cary.
The service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Cary on Academy Street, with burial with military honors following at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Ken Oleson's family extends their special thanks to his caregivers for their compassion and dedication: Dr. Paramjeet Singh, M.D., and the staff of the Cancer Centers of North Carolina; Thalia Ray, Alys Bates, and the nurses and therapists from Rex Home Services; caregivers Carol Judd, Cristen Trantham, Wanda Williams and Bessie Marshall; and Mary Jane Rooyakkers from Hospice of Wake County.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary’s St., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27605-1276, or the “Choir Fund” of the First United Methodist Church Cary, 117 S. Academy St., Cary, NC 27511.
