Obituaries

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Nannie Carlene Nance Potts

Nannie Carlene Nance Potts

Jul 22, 2014

DURHAM- Mrs. Nannie Carlene Nance Potts, 95 of Durham died on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. She was the daughter of the late John Jackson Nance and Jennie Lee Jacobs Nance. She loved keeping children and a clean house. She was a member of Layman’s Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Freddie Newton Crabtree and Otho...

Geter Gilbert Wilson

Geter Gilbert Wilson

Jul 19, 2014

DURHAM- Mr. Geter Gilbert Wilson, 81, of Durham died on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was the son of the late Alex Wilson and Florence Sturgile Wilson. Mr. Wilson served in the US Navy.  He retired from UNC Hospital after 25 years of service as a Chief Electrician. He was a member of Berea Baptist Church, he also loved fishing...

Keyra Renee Johnson Ahmad

Keyra Renee Johnson Ahmad

Jul 19, 2014

GRANVILLE COUNTY-Keyra Renee Johnson Ahmad, 52, of Oxford, died on Saturday, July 19, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Onsdale Johnson and Margaret Benson McCormick. She was a private duty CNA.

She is survived by a loving companion Joe Ashby of Oxford; daughter Tonya Minor and husband Jeremy of Bedford, VA; four grandchildren, Austen, Luke, Elle and...

Lennox William Harris

Lennox William Harris

Jul 18, 2014

DURHAM-Mr. Lennox William Harris “Buddy Roe”, 55, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at his sister and brother-in-laws home in Durham surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late David Alfred Harris.

Buddy Roe lived the past fourteen years in Swansboro, NC where he owned Crystal Coast Glass, Inc. His friends and fishing buddies will truly...

Mabel Lois Smith Sayre

Mabel Lois Smith Sayre

Jul 13, 2014

DURHAM-Mrs. Mabel Lois Smith Sayre, 97, died on Sunday, July 13, 2014. She was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late John Henry Smith and Eva Lillian Daisy Story Smith. She was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. Mrs. Sayre retired from D.C. May.  She was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Leroy Sayre.

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Henry Claude Stamper, Jr.

Henry Claude Stamper, Jr.

Jul 11, 2014

DURHAM-  Mr. Henry  Claude Stamper, Jr., 82, of Durham died on Friday, July 11, 2014. He was the son of the late Henry Claude  Stamper, Sr. and Pauline Franklin Stamper. He served in the Air Force during the Korea Conflict. Mr. Stamper loved to fly and had his own airplane. He was a member of Gorman Baptist Church, former member...

Dorothy Smith Cox

Dorothy Smith Cox

Jul 11, 2014

DURHAM-Mrs. Dorothy Smith Cox, 84, of Durham died on Friday, July 11, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Oliver Leon Smith and Myrtle Wilkes Smith. Mrs. Cox loved to read. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie Cox, grandson, Dwayne Cross and four brothers.

She is survived by her daughter Dorinda Cross and husband Wayne...

Marjorie Stohlman Leimbach

Marjorie Stohlman Leimbach

Jun 28, 2014

Durham – Marjorie Stohlman Leimbach of Durham passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014 while at the Hock Family Pavillion.  She was born in Cleveland, OH to the late Mr. & Mrs. Gordon C. Stohlman. She attended Cleveland Institute of Art and was an accomplished artist.  She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where she was active in...

Ava Lorraine Holder

Ava Lorraine Holder

Jun 14, 2014

DURHAM-Mrs. Ava Lorraine Maness Holder, 81, of Durham passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Jesse I. Maness and Ethel Frances Moore Maness. Mrs. Holder was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church and also taught Sunday School Class. She was a graduate of Oak Grove High School. She loved her children, grandchildren...