Recent Obituaries
Thelma Louise Tyler
Apr 28, 2017
DURHAM- Mrs. Thelma Louise Tyler, 81, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at Duke University Medical Center.Mrs. Tyler was born February 12, 1936 in Rowland, NC. She worked as a Paralegal and was a disability advocate committed to helping the disabled receive their deserved disability benefits. Louise was a founding member of Leesville Road Baptist Church and was very active...
Joan Mae Gilyard
Apr 25, 2017
Mrs. Joan Mae Gilyard, of Durham, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Services are being handled by R. N. Horton’s Funeral Home in Washington, DC.
Sgt. Randall Lee Penny
Apr 24, 2017
HILLSBOROUGH Sgt. Randall Lee Penny, 62, of Hillsborough, died on Monday, April 24, 2017.Sgt. Penny was born in Durham. He was a 23 year veteran of the Durham Police Department and retired from Sears after 35 years. He was member of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Durham Sailboat and Power Squadron. He was a member of the West...
Judy Gosney Oakley
Apr 20, 2017
DURHAM Mrs. Judy Vancial Gosney Oakley, 73, of Durham, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer.Mrs. Oakley was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Louis Milton Gosney and Myrtle Rigsbee Gosney. She retired after over 30 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service as a Rural Letter...
Jimmy Ray Yancey, Sr.
Apr 3, 2017
STEM Mr. Jimmy Ray Yancey, Sr., 72, of Stem, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017.Mr. Yancey was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina, the son of the late Dargon Yancey and Hazeline Apple Yancey. He is a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1961-1967. Jim was employed with the Stem Police Department for seven years, reserve...
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