Recent Obituaries
Benjamin Ben Wesley Burrage
Jan 10, 2013
DURHAM Mr. Benjamin “Ben” Wesley Burrage, 82, of 3015 Ross Road, died on Thursday, January 10, 2013.Mr. Burrage was born in High Point to the late Hoyle Monroe Burrage and Cora Neal Burrage. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and retired from Williams Electric as a Lineman. He attended Grove Park Chapel.He is survived by his wife...
Peggy Woodall McAlexander
Jan 7, 2013
WAKE FOREST Mrs. Peggy Woodall McAlexander, 82, of Wake Forest, died on Monday, January 7, 2013. She was a native of Wake County, the daughter of the late Charles Daylon Woodall and Virginia Brown Woodall. She worked for McLean Trucking Company and retired from Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. She owned and operated The Little Rebel Grocery Store in Oak...
Sidney Wester
Jan 7, 2013
DURHAM- Sidney Floyd Wester, 67, of Durham died on Monday, January 7, 2013. He was the son of the late Walter Floyd Wester. He was a member of Horton Road Freewill Baptist Church. Mr. Wester served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Greenwich Bay AVP41. He was also an electrician for Bryant Durham Electric. He is survived by his...
Beverly Wyland Langford
Jan 7, 2013
DURHAM Mr. Beverly Wyland Langford, 89, of Durham, died on Monday, January 7, 2013.Mr. Langford was the son of the late Frank and Tiney Wilson Langford. He served in the U. S. Army during WWII and was a Purple Heart Recipient. He was a self-employed upholster. He is survived by his wife Martha Betterton Langford; one son, Scottie Fallen; four...
Curtis Ray Duke
Jan 7, 2013
DURHAM Mr.Curtis Ray Duke, 68, of 306 Robbins Road, died on Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Hock Pavilion, after a courageous battle with cancer.Mr. Duke was born in Apex to the late John Graham Duke and Bessie Jane Hicks Duke. After retiring from Danaher Corp as a Tool Maker and Welder, Curtis loved spending time at the beach with...
Alta May Powers Smith
Jan 6, 2013
Durham Mrs. Alta May Powers Smith, 89, of Durham, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013.Mrs. Smith was born and raised in the Lowes Grove Community, to the late Gideon Ellis Powers and Beulah Hawkins Keith Powers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Robert Smith,Sr. in...
Rone D. Davis
Jan 5, 2013
DURHAM Mr. Rone D. Davis, 62, of Durham, died on Saturday, January 5, 2013.Rone was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Elemish D. Davis and Lois M. Perry Davis. For many years he was a Courier for the Durham Public Schools. He was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church. Rone was an avid...
Rodney Cecil Roberts Sr.
Jan 3, 2013
DURHAM Mr. Rodney Cecil Roberts, Sr. 62, of Durham., died on January 3, 2013.Mr. Roberts was born in Durham to the late Fred Thomas Roberts and Frances Lorraine“Sis” Pendergraft Roberts. He loved fishing, grilling and Shagging.He is survived by his son; Rodney Cecil Roberts of Durham; brother, Thomas Earl Roberts of Durham; Aunt and Uncle; Catherine and J. M. Utley...
Robin Gail Bunch Robinson
Jan 2, 2013
EFLAND Ms. Robin Gail Bunch Robinson, 53, of Efland, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.Robin attended Liberty Christian School and was of the Baptist faith. She loved to write and read poems and work crosswords and also loved working with children in Daycare. One of her special hobbies was collecting Angels. Robin was preceded in death by her father, Robert...
Connie Ray
Dec 31, 2012
Durham-Connie Lee Ray, 78, of Durham died on Monday, December 31, 2012. He was the son of the late George Connie Ray and Katie Bell Stanley Ray. Mr. Ray served in the U.S. Army. He was a self-employed painter. He was of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his three daughters Lisa Anne Ray of Lynchburg, VA; Sandra Lee...
Connie Ray
Dec 31, 2012
Durham-Connie Lee Ray, 78, of Durham died on Monday, December 31, 2012. He was the son of the late George Connie Ray and Katie Bell Stanley Ray. Mr. Ray served in the U.S. Army. He was a self-employed painter. He was of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his three daughters Lisa Anne Ray of Lynchburg, VA; Sandra Lee...
Edith Hutchinson
Dec 30, 2012
Greensboro-Mrs. Edith Cooley Hutchinson, 89, died on Sunday, December 30, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Justin LaForest Hinton Cooley and Anna Laurinda Cooley. She was a homemaker but also worked part time at Kings Department Store in the 1960’s, she enjoyed bowling and was a member of Grace Baptist Church where she played the piano for her...
Vestor (Homer) Parrish
Dec 30, 2012
Granville County- Mr. Vester “Homer” Parrish, 74, of Wake Forest formerly of Henderson died on Sunday, December 30, 2012. He was the son of the late Herman Hilton Parrish and Lucy Gupton Parrish. He served in the U.S. Army and National Guards. He retired from Bishop Paint & Wallpaper as a painter. He was of the Holiness faith. He was...
Evelyn Emory
Dec 29, 2012
DURHAM- Evelyn Ware Emory, 85, of Durham died on Saturday, December 29, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Luther Ware and Nonie Whitt Ware. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband Arge M. Emory, her brothers Paul Ware, Grady Ware and Howard Lawson, her sister Doris Morris and grandson Michael Campbell.She...
Redfield Mattox
Dec 29, 2012
DURHAM- Mr. Redfield High Mattox, 93, of Durham died on Saturday, December 29, 2012. He was the son of the late Elmer D. Mattox and Lillie High Mattox. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 21 years of service, served in World War II receiving the Navy Cross and served in Korea. He also retired from the Durham County Public...
James (Jimmy) Boycher, Jr.
Dec 27, 2012
DURHAM-James “Jimmy” Alfred Boycher, Jr. 68, of Durham died on Thursday, December 27, 2012. He was the son of the late James Alfred Boycher, Sr. and Violet Poe Boycher. He was a former employee of Merita Bread, member of the AARP and a Big Duke Fan. He was preceded in death by his daughter Deidre Boycher and sister Susie Boycher.He...
Edith Burcham Boyd
Dec 27, 2012
DURHAM-Edith Burcham Boyd, 95, of Durham died on Thursday, December 27, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Burcham and Clellie Idessa Wilson Burcham. She retired from GTE and was also a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Murphy Robert Boyd, Jr., one daughter, Dianne Galbraith, and one brother,...
Ethel Diehl Ziegler
Dec 26, 2012
DURHAM Mrs. Ethel Diehl Ziegler, 94, of Durham, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2012.Mrs. Zeigler was born in Royersford, Pennsylvania to the late Herbert I Diehl and Kathryn Latshaw Diehl. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter David Zeigler in 1993 and a daughter, Susan Z. Fjeld.She is survived by her two daughters, Karen Z. Burns of Durham...
William Godsey
Dec 24, 2012
DURHAM- William Plas Godsey, 72, of Durham died on Monday, December 24, 2012. He was the son of the late Charlie Alston and Gladys Hicks Godsey. He was a retired painter. He is survived by two brothers, Bobby Godsey (Jayne) and Don Godsey, two sisters, Patricia Emory (Lynwood) and Carrie Hyatt, several nieces and nephews. No services at this time,...
Terry Lee Brinkley
Dec 22, 2012
TIMBERLAKE Mr. Terry Lee Brinkley, 53, of Timberlake, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012, at the Hock Family Pavilion.Terry was the son of the Barbara P. Brinkley and the late Edward L. Brinkley. Terry was a member of Calvary Baptist Church on Lynn Road.He is also survived by his sister, Donna B. Riley, (Gene); nieces, Karen Webster and Shannon...
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