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He was born July 8, 1944, in Winston-Salem to Cliff and Viola Allred.\n\nJohn was preceded in death by his loving wife Linda and is survived by his daughters Lisa Allred, Terri Allred, and Kristin Allred Spellacy, and grandchildren Dylan, Finn, Jack, Emma, and Elizabeth. \n\nUpon graduation from R.J. Reynolds High School, John joined the Navy and then the Army Reserves to serve his country. John tirelessly and faithfully supported his family by working long hours in a variety of service positions and retiring from Circuit City to care for his wife Linda. \n\nJohn loved the ocean, the beach, and collecting seashells.  He was happiest by the ocean with his family. He was also a lifelong poet whose book of poetry was published by his daughters prior to his death. \nRather than funeral services, he requested a private scattering of his ashes comingled with his wife’s ashes at the coast of NC.  \n\n“Shell Seeker” by John Allred\n \nWe are past the middle way now\nThe past is now much more than the future...\nIf when it is over\nThe best that can be said of me\nIs that he was a fine shell seeker\nThen I can rest in peace.\n\nHe was a fine husband, father, grandfather, and shell seeker."}},"city":"Cary","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/20/2023","age":79,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/47877bad0832c6b575888ef2bbcdc9d1/object_Object_f5ecbdf256.png"}}}},{"node":{"id":"93ad7af0-aa2e-5248-8597-3ec70f9bdf96","slug":"2023-10-19-John-Carr","name":"John Carr","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/19/2023","age":90,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"86c07bdb-16d4-54b8-9776-106c121d1a04","slug":"article-241","name":"Alonzo Andrew \"Kit\" Kittinger","content":{"data":{"content":"Alonzo Andrew “Kit” Kittinger died peacefully early Thursday morning, October 19, 2023, after several months of steady decline due to congestive heart failure. \n\nKit was born and raised on a farm in the Back Creek Community of Roanoke County, Virginia to his loving mother, Bessie Celeste Kittinger, and his father Claude Daniel.  He was preceded in death by his wife Irene, parents, brothers Bub and Keith, sister Dematris, niece Cheryl, and nephew-in-law Chuck.  He is survived by his daughter, Celeste.  He also leaves behind his sister, Jessica, his nephews, Danny, Steve, Ranny (Cheryl), Rick (Jo), Ron, Kevin, and Thomas (Toni) as well as his nieces, Gerry (Carlton) and Lori.  Many grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnieces, and great-grandnephews survive him also.  Kit will be dearly missed by his daughter, sister, nephews, and nieces as well as his neighbors and friends.\n\nKit cherished memories from his childhood of getting dressed up and walking down the road to attend Kittinger Chapel in Back Creek on Sundays with Dr. Ballentine as the preacher.  Sometimes Dr. William McCauley would preach at the chapel also, but later McCauley started St. John Lutheran Church where Kit, along with his sister Dematris and brother-in-law C. E. became charter members.  Other fond memories were of having fights outside with his sisters during which he would throw tomatoes at them.  Years later he said he would never think of wasting homegrown tomatoes like that anymore!  He also had happy memories of the animals on the farm.  Often, he would speak of the mules Dinah and Bett that he plowed many an acre behind.  His family had an Irish Setter, Rex, who chased airplanes across the fields of the farm during World War II.  Just twelve hours before he died, Kit said that there was an Irish Setter who came to visit him, and he thought it may have been Rex!\n\nIn Salem, VA, Kit attended Andrew Lewis High School where he was a well-liked member of the football team and crowned King of Hearts as a senior.  His class split the century in half, graduating in 1950.  He loved going to high school reunions and keeping in touch with his classmates, even as recently as this summer.  Kit continued his education, majoring in economics at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where he also played football during his first two years – he loved football!  He joined Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and always expressed pride in the accomplishments of fellow fraternity brothers.  After his sophomore year of college, Kit joined the Army, serving during the Korean War.  He took basic training with the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Breckenridge, KY, and then served three years at Fort Devens in Massachusetts.  When his army service ended with an honorable discharge, he completed his education at William and Mary, graduating in 1957.  In 2019, he visited the campus one final time to attend a family reunion.  He loved The College William and Mary and its beautiful campus!\n\nKit worked as a salesman for most of his life.  He first sold insurance in Roanoke, VA, where he met his future wife, Irene, through a mutual friend.  She bought an insurance policy from him, and he was impressed that she paid for it with an annual premium (however, he always liked to say that he had been paying the bills ever since!)  Kit and Irene married in 1960, and lived in Alexandria, LA; Charlotte, NC; Baton Rouge, LA; Tampa, FL; and Cary, NC.  In Charlotte, NC, Kit and Irene welcomed the birth of their daughter, Celeste.\n\nMost of Kit’s career was spent as an outside salesman selling dictation equipment, postage meters, mailing equipment, and accounting machines.  He sold equipment in many cities in the southeastern U. S. and all over the Research Triangle Park in NC.  He took a lot of pride in covering the territories of UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University, selling equipment to professionals in law, medicine, education, insurance, and government.  He liked to joke that he had been locked up both in the Florida Penitentiary in Starke, FL, and Raleigh’s Central Prison while selling dictation equipment!  While working in Baton Rouge, LA, Kit sold dictation equipment to his most famous customer, televangelist Jimmy Swaggart.  He said when he stepped into Jimmy’s office his feet sank several inches into the plush shag carpeting! \n\nIn Louisiana, Kit enjoyed fishing while Irene enjoyed birdwatching.  Once living in Charlotte, Kit made friends quickly with Irene’s friends from the Mecklenburg Audubon Society.  He always thought they were one of the nicest groups of friends they had.  Also, in Charlotte he and Irene joined St. John’s Baptist Church where they attended regularly and enjoyed fellowship with their church family.\n\nIn 1975, Kit requested a job transfer to North Carolina and decided the Raleigh area was the best place for his family.  He enjoyed being closer to family in NC and VA.  While working in Raleigh, Kit was awarded several outstanding trips for his achievements in sales.  He won a trip to Superbowl XV in New Orleans just after the American hostages were released from Iran, and saw the Superdome wrapped in a giant yellow ribbon to welcome them home!  In 1990, he went on his all-time favorite trip to Hawaii during which he took a helicopter ride over the island of Kauai, stayed at the Ilikai Hotel on Waikiki Beach, and visited The National Cemetery of the Pacific, the “Punchbowl”, as well as Pearl Harbor.\n\nAfter retirement in 1994, Kit became a family support volunteer with Hospice of Wake County (now called Transitions LifeCare).  He enjoyed getting to know patients and their families whom he served.  Kit also loved getting to know members of the hospice patient teams with whom he worked.  He greatly enjoyed the birthday parties his team members had together and all the stories they shared.  When Kit began having heart problems at the age of 70 (over 21 years ago), Dr. Daw became his cardiologist.  He adored Dr. Daw and all the staff in his office.  Also, he greatly admired his primary care physician, Dr. Adiga, and other staff at the Raleigh V. A. Clinic I.  Finally, when it was his turn to be a hospice patient, he appreciated everyone at Transitions LifeCare who took care of him from his nurse Tanya to his aide Brandon.\n\nKit was truly a people person!  Except for a couple of horrible bosses, nearly everyone loved him.  Since his death, words like “great guy” and “nurturing” keep coming up in conversation with his daughter, Celeste, who loved him more than anyone else in the world.  He was a wonderful person to talk with and told great stories that people enjoyed listening to.  The morning after his death one of his neighbors smiled and reflected, “Whenever I saw that guy out there walking, I always came out to talk with him.  He was so much fun to talk to!  He was a great guy!”  From his meager beginnings until the end of his life Kit tried to be the best person he could possibly be in all facets of his life and accomplish this he did.  He will be sorely missed. \n\nKit requested that any memorial contributions be sent to Transitions LifeCare (250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh 27607)."}},"city":"Cary","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/19/2023","age":91,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/0b823d45e15f583e9a7d6dd8bfe01030/object_Object_a7ba6f6e95.jpeg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"cb0f1330-bca7-5643-8128-471d5c019afc","slug":"2023-10-19-Pauline-Hoppes","name":"Pauline Hoppes","content":{"data":{"content":"Pauline (Paula) M. Hoppes, 81, a resident of Raleigh, NC, passed away on October 19, 2023, at the UNC Hospice House in Pittsboro, NC, after a courageous battle with cancer.  Pauline is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Cleopha Heeter, her husband James Hoppes, her son Paul Holderman, her brothers Edward, Albert, William, and James Heeter, and her sister Patricia Swisher.  She is survived by her four children Maria Schabdach, Dawn (James) Griffin, David (Rosa Pereira) Sharp, Dennis Holderman, her grandchildren Anthony Schabdach, Brian Griffin,  Bobby Griffin, Ely Sharp, Maggie, Russell, Lucienne, and Wyatt Holderman,  her great-grandchildren Connor and Law Griffin.  She is also survived by her brothers George and Clifford Heeter, her sisters Henrietta Mangold, Philomenia Sanders, Dorothy Carter, and numerous nieces and nephews.  \n\nShe was an avid gardener of roses and loved all animals, especially her dachshund Patty.  It gave her great pleasure to feed the birds, squirrels , and rabbits around her apartment.  She had the best of friends- LeeAnn Torres, Bertha Williams, Renee O'Neal, and Kelly Holcomb.  \n\nA memorial mass to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh, NC 27617.  There will be a visitation in the church parlor one hour prior to the mass.\n\nIn lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations be made in Pauline's  honor to UNC Hospice by visiting their website at https://unchealth.org/care-services/locations/unc-hospice or the SPCA of Wake County at https://spcawake.org"}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/19/2023","age":81,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/76cc57758fdc1b6936ebc18be3f9935c/object_Object_4b128d630a.jpeg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"568790b8-200b-5fad-8b5e-b5a9750b35b5","slug":"2023-10-18-Mary-Alexander","name":"Mary Alexander","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Holly Springs","county":"Wake","state":"Illinois","deathdate":"10/18/2023","age":84,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"16eb7c7c-aa36-58e3-9839-de2149ebcff7","slug":"2023-10-18-David-Metzger","name":"David Metzger","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Youngsville","county":"Franklin","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/18/2023","age":85,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"efcdfa8a-07aa-590d-b178-df44e3f1153b","slug":"2023-10-18-Jeffrey-Amis","name":"Jeffrey Amis","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Louisburg","county":"Franklin","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/18/2023","age":64,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"44af5266-ccd1-57fc-9383-b4373f17713a","slug":"1019-08-23-Bradley-Hill","name":"Bradley  Hill","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Louisburg","county":"Franklin","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/18/2023","age":54,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"595c6351-60df-5dca-ab7a-6ffd25845e63","slug":"2023-10-17-James-Whitfield","name":"James Whitfield","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"10/17/2023","age":77,"user_updated":false,"image":null}},{"node":{"id":"5bc1c5b7-c27c-50a5-af7a-7ddd28569ba0","slug":"article-238","name":"Greg Richey","content":{"data":{"content":""}},"city":"Los Alamos","county":"Los Alamos","state":"New Mexico","deathdate":"10/16/2023","age":54,"user_updated":false,"image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":2112,"numPages":317,"currentPage":177,"numObits":3797,"featured":false}},
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