Recent Obituaries
Wayne Carroll Gornto
Jun 2, 2010
DURHAM Mr. Wayne Carroll Gornto, 70, of 4120 Rogers Road, died on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.Mr. Gornto was the son of the late Percy C. Gornto and Fannie Belle Ferrell Gornto. He was employed for 10 years with the Durham Public Schools in Maintenance. He is survived by his wife, Janette Gornto.A graveside service will be held on Monday at...
Joseph Hardy Mitchell
May 30, 2010
DURHAM Mr. Joseph Hardy Mitchell, Sr., 66, of 5601 Skylane Drive, died on Sunday, May 30, 2010.Mr. Mitchell was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Paul Glenn and Irene Murphy Mitchell. He is survived by his wife, Martha Maynard Mitchell; two sons, Joe Mitchell Jr. and wife, Kristi of Durham and Thomas Mitchell Sr....
Moses Fred Augustus
May 30, 2010
DURHAM Mr. Fred Augustus Moses, 88, of 724 Lindley Drive, died on Sunday, May 30, 2010.Mr. Moses was a native of Granville County, the son of the late Decatur and Ella Mangum Moses. He was a veteran of the World War II, served in the U. S. Army Company C 864 Engineers in the Southern Pacific. He retired after 30...
Daisy Bell Stell Cooley
May 30, 2010
COOLEYTIMBERLAKE Mrs. Daisy Bell Stell Cooley, 81, of 139 Ann Drive, died at Durham Regional Hospital on Sunday, May 30, 2010.Mrs. Cooley was a native of Wake County, the daughter of the late Edgar Marcus Stell and Lizzie Pescoler Stell. She was the co-owner of Cooley’s Carwash and Laundromat and in her later years she was a homemaker. She was...
Harry James Meade
May 26, 2010
DURHAM Mr. Harry James Meade, 97, of 1221 Ben Bow Drive, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.Mr. Meade was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Harry Talbot and Dora Meade. He moved to Durham in 2003. He is survived by his wife, Doris Ruth Meade of Durham; son, Phil Meade and wife, Roberta of Durham; grandchildren, Dedra Brown and...
Inez Searls Johnson
May 25, 2010
JOHNSONDURHAM Mrs. Inez Searls Johnson, 88, a former resident of Durham, died on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at her home, 2512 Bentley Drive in Winterville.Mrs. Johnson was a native of Durham but had been living in Winterville for the past 3 years. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Berea. She is survived by her husband, Charles...
Josephine Ann Joann Fuller
May 25, 2010
FULLERDURHAM Mrs. Josephine Ann “Joann” Fuller, 65, of 2904 Harvard Avenue, died on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.Mrs. Fuller was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Garland Speed and Ruby Harris Speed. She was owner and operator of Fuller’s Used Furniture and Appliance for 12 years. She enjoyed and loved her family and community and...
Edith Adcock Brantley
May 23, 2010
Edith A. Brantley, 94, of Timberlake, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 23rd at the Hock Family Pavilion. She was a homemaker who loved her family and was a positive influence on her family. Working in the daycare at Calvary Baptist Church gave her such pleasure, as did teaching Sunday School. Her desire...
Shirley Chism Reese
May 21, 2010
REESEDURHAM Mrs. Shirley Chism Reese, 81, of Durham, died on Friday, May 21, 2010.Mrs. Reese retired from the YMCA as a secretary in 1990. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Harris Reese and a daughter, Diane Pittman.She is survived by two sons, Ricky Buchanan and Bobby Buchanan both of Durham; stepson, Larry Reese of High Point; one...
Ralph Thompson
May 15, 2010
THOMPSONDURHAM Mr. Ralph Thompson, 86, of 911 S. Mineral Spring Road, died on Saturday, May 15, 2010.Mr. Thompson was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late James Gibmon Thompson and Augusta Gertrude Finch Thompson. He retired after 45 years as a Mechanic at Burlington Industries. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Leigh...
Patrick Carl Friedhoff
May 10, 2010
Patrick Carl Friedhoff, 23, died Monday, May 10, 2010, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He leaves behind loving parents, Donald and Connie; a brother, Bryan, whom he looked up to; grandma, Edna Stephenson, whom he loves so very much and made her home his second; an aunt, Robin Mullins; grandma, Dot Friedhoff; his uncles, Rick, Duane, David and...
Lottie Nadine Davis Kelly
May 9, 2010
DURHAMLottie Nadine Davis Kelly, 89, was born in Braymer, MO, on 2/22/1921 and died on Mother’s Day, 5/9/2010. Nadine was the only child of Frank and Paulina Davis. Nadine spent most of her adult life in Durham and worked as a nurse at Watts, Duke and McPherson’s Hospitals. She was a member of Northgate Presbyterian Church in Durham for more...
Beverly Ferrell Addison
May 6, 2010
ADDISONDURHAM Mrs. Beverly Ferrell Addison, born January 22, 1940 to Ford Ferrell and Lila May Ferrell and predeceased family Donald, Mark Burma and Lila, went to be with Lord on Thursday, May 6, 2010. She left behind an animal family of 1 dog and 4 cats. She had a love of animals and plants. In her early years she worked...
Jack Shelton Warren, Sr.
May 6, 2010
DURHAM Mr. Jack Shelton Warren, Sr., 90, of 518 Latta Road, died on Thursday, May 6, 2010. Mr. Warren was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Lonnie Earl Warren and Hattie Bertha Miles Warren. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II from 1940 to 1945. Until retiring he owned and...
Pattie Chambers Hailey-Parham
May 5, 2010
HAILEY-PARHAMDURHAM Mrs. Pattie Chambers Hailey-Parham, 83, of 1501 Clermont Road T-1, left her daughters’ home to walk the streets of gold with God on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. She was native of Person County the daughter of the late William and Etta Alice Jones Chambers. She was born and raised in Roxboro and was graduate of Roxboro High School. She...
William Randolph Bill Gorsuch, Jr.
May 5, 2010
GORSUCH JR. BUTNER Mr. William Randolph “Bill” Gorsuch, Jr., 85, of 2100 W. B. Clark Road, died at his home on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.Mr. Gorsuch was born in Henderson to the late William Randolph Gorsuch Sr. and Jennie Davis Gorsuch. He retired after 25 years from Sears as an appliance repairman. He was a member of the Oak Grove...
Bobby Clayton, Sr.
May 3, 2010
CLAYTON, SR.DURHAM Mr. Bobby Maynard Clayton, Sr., 74, of 902 Andrews Chapel Road, died on Monday, May 3, 2010.Mr. Clayton was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Pervis Maynard Clayton and Hettie Ferrell Clayton. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Bobby Maynard Clayton III and Jennifer Jeanette Clayton. Mr. Clayton was a...
Joseph Linwood Newton
Apr 26, 2010
Joseph Linwood Newton was born October 21, 1918, the second son of Cuther F. and Ora Clay Newton of Creedmoor. Being of a family of long-established tobacco farmers, he began to work at an early age. His mother, in particular, was pleased and proud that he sang constantly while plowing or doing other chores. After graduation with honors from Creedmoor...
Billie Arnell Mann
Apr 23, 2010
MANNCHAPEL HILL Mrs. Billie Arnell Mann, 58, of 600 Durant Street, Apt. 302, died at Duke University Medical Center on Friday, April 23, 2010.Mrs. Mann was born on January 20, 1952 in Oceanside, California. She was employed as a RN in Neuroscience at Duke University Medical Center. She attended Tidewater Community College (Sociology) from 1970-1972, Norfolk General School of Radiology...
Bette Terrell Dobbs
Apr 20, 2010
DOBBSDURHAM Mrs. Bette Terrell Dobbs, 64, of 2909 Cadillac Avenue, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.Bette grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and always enjoyed horses. In her younger years she worked in the show dog field; grooming training and boarding cats and dogs. Bette worked for EPA for 26 years where she managed teams caring for lab animals....
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