Recent Obituaries
Doug Williams
Nov 20, 2011
GRANVILLE CO. Doug Williams, 61, of Franklinton, died on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was the son of the late Levi Bryant Williams and Annie Mae Garner. Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army. He was a supervisor for Custom Molders. He is survived by his wife, Betty T. Williams, one son, David Gregory Jr. of Durham; five daughters, Amy...
Betty Carthen
Nov 19, 2011
DURHAM-Betty Winters Carthen, 77, of Durham died on Saturday, November 19, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Claude Winters and Kate Nelms Winters. Mrs. Carthen retired from Liggett & Myers as a machine operator. She attended Ridgecrest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her step-son, Ken Carthen.She is survived by her husband, J.T. Carthen, one son,...
Sheila Champion
Nov 18, 2011
DURHAM-Sheila Jones Champion, age 73, passed away on Friday evening, November 18, 2011, after several years of declining health. She was born on October 25, 1938 to the late Leonard and Nellie Parker Jones. Mrs. Champion retired in 2004 after 44 years of service as a cutter at Royal Home Fashions (Durham Drapery). She was blessed with being a 52-year...
Gerri Wilkins
Nov 16, 2011
WILKINSDURHAM Mrs. Gerri Wilkins, 79, of Durham, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.Mrs. Wilkins was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Milton and Eunice Gentry Smith. She attended Oak Grove School. Gerri was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and the Primetimers. She was a member of the Bethesda Ruritan Club Ladies Auxiliary. She...
Grace Ann Johnson Hoida
Nov 15, 2011
HOIDADURHAM Mrs. Ann Johnson Hoida, 50, of Durham, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Mrs. Hoida was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. She attended the Carolina Friends Non-denomination Church. She leaves behind her son, Andrew who she loved very much and two dogs.She is also survived by her parents, Oscar Shelton Johnson and Emily McKinney Johnson of Durham;...
Ola Grace Herndon
Nov 15, 2011
DURHAM Miss Ola Grace Herndon, 78, a lifetime resident of Chatham County, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.Miss Herndon was born on July 11, 1933 to the late William “Will” T. and Lucy Darnell Herndon. She attended Bell’s School. She attended Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and Martha’s Chapel Christian Church. She is survived by her sister, Marie Herndon Thompson Culbreth...
Roy Thomas Nichols
Nov 15, 2011
FRANKLINTON Mr. Roy Thomas Nichols, Jr. 32, of 1194 Hillside Drive, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Mr. Nichols was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Ann Turner Nichols.He is survived by his father, Thomas Nichols; maternal grandmother, Lodema W. Turner of Durham; two brothers and three sisters; 4 nieces and 3 nephews. A graveside service will be held...
Betty Carden Calder
Nov 9, 2011
DURHAM Mrs. Betty Carden Calder, 70, of 3620 Westminster Ave., died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.Mrs. Calder was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Bennie and Lois King Carden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Calder; son, Michael Calder and two sisters, Mary Sergent and Joyce McClenny.She is survived by her...
Emma Ruth Starling Buchanan
Nov 7, 2011
MORRISVILLE Beloved wife and mother, Emma Ruth Starling Buchanan, 80, of Morrisville, NC, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011. The daughter of James W. and Emma Melissa Capps Starling, Ruth was born August 9, 1931, in Pine Level and grew up in Fayetteville with her brothers and sisters: Bertha Starling, JM Starling, Sadie Kinlaw, Lebert Starling and Walter Starling....
James Turner
Nov 7, 2011
DURHAM-James Ervin Turner, 87, formerly of 3017 Coley Rd. died on Monday, November 7, 2011. He lived in Durham since 1946, attended Mt. Herman Baptist Church, member, son of Confederate Veterans. On his 80th birthday he trapped 5 otters in one day. He was the son of the late James Leo Turner and Nellie Tucker Turner. He retired from Eastern...
Eileen Shuff
Nov 7, 2011
Durham-Eileen Shuff, 61, of 5114 Huxey Glen Ct. went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Monday, November 7, 2011. 2Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good (worthy, honorable, and noble) fight, I have finished the race, I have kept (firmly held) the faith. 8 [As to what remains] henceforth there is laid up for me the [victor’s] crown...
Harold Forsythe
Nov 5, 2011
SMITHFIELD-Harold Leo Forsythe, 75, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 5, 2011. He lived in Smithfield but was formerly of Durham, and of the Baptist Faith. He was the son of the late Oliver and Geraldine Happell. Mr. Forsythe served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, 8 years with IBM in RTP and retired after...
Pastor Don Wadford
Nov 2, 2011
DURHAM Pastor Don Wadford, 57 of Durham, died on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Pastor Don loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, his family and his host of friends. He never met a stranger and was one that anyone could go to for encouragement and to be uplifted.Pastor Wadford was born on April 24,...
Lloyd Clinton Henry
Nov 1, 2011
DURHAM Mr. Clinton Henry Lloyd, 82, of 1209 Red Ash Circle, died on Tuesday, November 01, 2011.Mr. Lloyd was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Louis Henry Lloyd and Bernice Gibbs Lloyd. He served in the U. S. Army National Guard for 35 years. After 35 years he retired from Liggett & Myers Tobacco...
Eugene Johnson
Oct 27, 2011
DURHAM Mr. Eugene O. Johnson, 80, of 1925 ½ Watson Road, died at Durham Regional Hospital on Thursday, October 27, 2011.Mr. Johnson was born in Harnett County to the late Walter Thomas and Ester Norris Johnson. He was a member of Guess Road Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.He is survived by his...
Jesse Marsh
Oct 26, 2011
MORRISVILLE Mr. Jesse Marsh, 84, of 3024 Slater Road, died at home on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.Mr. Marsh was born in Georgetown County, SC to the late George Samuel Marsh and Della Oneita Miller Haselden. He served in the U. S. Army and retired after 33 years from Weyerhaeuser in Maintenance. He loved to spend time with his friends and...
Sarah Davis Rigsbee
Oct 24, 2011
DURHAM Mrs. Sarah Davis Rigsbee, 95, of Durham, died on Monday, October 24, 2011. Mrs. Rigsbee was a born in Orange County to the late William Paul Davis and Laura Ann Browning Davis. She was a homemaker and was of the Holiness faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Rigsbee, son-in-law, Bernice Fowler and a great-granddaughter,...
Eugene Bailey
Oct 21, 2011
DURHAM -Eugene Chamberlain Bailey, 69, of Purvis Rd. died on Friday, October 21, 2011. He was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Joseph Bailey, brother, LeRoy Bailey, two sisters, Nancy Connell and Peggy Grady.He is survived by a dear friend, Joyce Pennell, one son, Robert Bailey (Wife) Dawn of Durham;...
Eula Murray Pollock
Oct 18, 2011
Eula Murray PollockMrs. Eula Murray Pollock departed this life on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at the Duke Hospice Hock Family Pavillon. Mrs. Pollock was born in Nash County to the late George and Mecie Murray, moving permanently to Durham County at the age of 18. She was formerly employed by the American Tobacco Co. for 35 years. Upon retiring, she...
Charles Thomas Chandler, Jr.
Oct 14, 2011
CHANDLER, JR.DURHAM Mr. Charles Thomas “Tommy” Chandler, Jr., 81, a resident of JFK Towers, died at the Carver Living Center on Friday, October 14, 2011.Mr. Chandler a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Charles Thomas Chandler, Sr. and Flonnie Barnett Chandler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Mead Containers/ Weyerhaeuser....
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