Obituaries

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Gerri Wilkins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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....

James Paul Maddox

James Paul Maddox

Oct 14, 2011

DURHAM Mr. James Paul Maddox, 88, of 4113 Dotted Mint Ave., Wake Forest, previously of 436 Sherron Rd., Durham died on Friday, October 14, 2011. He was the son of the late Oscar Maddox and Pearl Howard Maddox. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Maddox retired in 1985 after 20 years of service to IBM. He was a woodworker,...

Danial Morris

Danial Morris

Oct 12, 2011

DURHAM- Danial G. Morris, 61, of Durham died on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. He was a native of Southern California and was the son of the late Billy and Emily Morris. He served in the U.S. Army and was a C.P.A. He was a devoted husband and father, prolific craftsman and furniture builder, and author of “Counting The Birds” and...

Jennifer Wilkins Woods

Jennifer Wilkins Woods

Oct 6, 2011

WOODSDURHAM Jennifer June Wilkins Woods, 37, died on Thursday, October 6, 2011 in a tragic car accident on Sherron Road in Durham.Jennifer was born to John Edward Wilkins and Carolyn Dunn Wilkins on October 5, 1974. She was a lifelong resident of Redwood Road in Durham where she was raised with her two sisters, April and Vicki. Jennifer graduated from...