Recent Obituaries

Jan 21, 2014

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Jan 20, 2014

DURHAM-Phillip Ray Ashley, 56, of Durham died  Monday, January 20, 2014.         He was the son of the late Jim and Annie Mae Ashley.  He was preceded in death by his sister Nita Dillard.

Mr. Ashley is survived by his niece Lori Fuquay and husband Jerry of Lindale, TX; great-niece, Victoria Gardner of Durham; and two great-nephews, Andrew Black and...

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Jan 12, 2014

DURHAM- Mrs. Estella “Cindy”  Gann, 77, of Durham died on Sunday, January 12, 2014. She was the daughter of the late John Davison and Cecelia Smith Davison. She was a  member of Gorman Baptist Church and The  Seekers Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husband Sterling Gann.

She is survived by her three sons, Steven...

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Dec 29, 2013

DURHAM- Mrs. Wilma Deane Cook Coates, 86, of Durham died on Sunday, December 29, 2013. She was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Edward Cook and Ella O’Briant Cook. She was a member of Lowes Grove Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Coates.

She is survived by her...

Dec 29, 2013

DURHAM- John David Howard, 64, of Durham died on Sunday, December 29, 2013. He was the son of the late Joseph Talmadge Howard and Betty Mae Bolick Howard.  He retired after 28 years of service from the City of Durham as a Traffic Control Technician in the Transportation Department.

He is survived by his daughter, Christy Howard of Durham; one...

Dec 27, 2013

DURHAM- Pamela Louise Strickland, 63, died on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Carver Living Center after an extended illness. She was retired from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of N.C. after 30 years of faithful service.

She is survived by two sisters, Pat Jones of Emerald Isle, NC; and Paula Mann (David) of Durham; one brother, Charles Strickland of...