Recent Obituaries

Mar 28, 2011

DURHAM-Mr. Justice Thomas Champion, 82, of 3609 Gibson Rd. died on Monday, March 28, 2011. He as a native and lifelong resident of Durham, and was a member of Shady Grove Freewill Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Elijah Juble Champion and Alpha Jane Chappell Champion. Mr. Champion served in the U.S. Army. He worked for Golden...

Mar 28, 2011

PARRISHDURHAM Mr. James “Lewis” Parrish, 94, of Durham, died on Monday, March 28, 2011. Mr. Parrish was born in Alamance County to the late William Ambrose Parrish and Hattie Wilkins Parrish. He retired after 50 years from Muirhead Construction as a Carpenter. He was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary...

Mar 25, 2011

DURHAM-Mr. William Herbert Cotten, 82, of 310 Spring Rd. died on Friday, March 25, 2011. He was the son of the later Milton and Faire Holland Cotten. Mr. Cotten worked for Universal Tobacco Co. as a foreman for 33 years before retiring. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church. Mr. Cotten’s hobbies were that he loved to travel to...

Mar 24, 2011

DURHAM- Andrew “Andy” Bond, age 64 of Durham died Thursday, March 24, 2011. He was a native of Honolulu. Andy grew up in Rhode Island and moved to Fayetteville, NC when he joined the U.S. Army at age 17 and retired as a Colonel in 1994. He was a member of the Durham Sail and Power Squadron. He loved boating,...

Mar 22, 2011

FERRELLTIMBERLAKE Mr. Robert Edward Ferrell, 68, of Timberlake, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.Mr. Ferrell was a native of Durham, the son of the late John Edward and Elizabeth Ardella James Ferrell. He served in the U. S. Navy and National Guard. He retired after 20 years from the American Tobacco Company as a Pipefitter. He was a member of...

Mar 20, 2011

LANEROUGEMONT Mrs. Donna Michelle Lane, 44, of 548 Duke Street, Rougemont, went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2011.Donna was employed with EPL Inc. as a Secretary. She was a member of Northern Free Will Baptist Church. She will be remembered as a great wife, mother and friend. Donna will always be loved and missed. She is survived...

Mar 19, 2011

Charles B. Churchill, 84, of 101 Higbee Street passed away on March 19 at Hock Family Pavilion. He was a native of Johnston County. Charles, orphaned at an early age, was adopted and raised by his maternal grandparents, Georgiana and Daniel Poole. The family moved to Durham in 1940 upon his grandparents’ retirement. Charles enlisted in the Navy at the...

Mar 18, 2011

MELTONDURHAM Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Ingram Melton, 83 of Durham, died on Friday, March 18, 2011.She was member of First Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Wesley Melton, Jr. and a granddaughter, April Melton.She is survived by two sons, Gerald Melton and wife, Carolyn of Florida and Alan Melton of Durham; one daughter, Sandra Clayton and...

Mar 16, 2011

MCCORKLEDURHAM Mrs. Nancy “Geraldine” Anderson McCorkle, 66, a former resident of Durham, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Mrs. McCorkle had lived in Newport, N.C. for the past 13 years.She was born in Danville, Va., to the late David and Pauline Rebecca Hamilton Anderson. After working for GE for 12 years she was self-employed and ran a delivery service and...

Mar 14, 2011

GRANVILLE CO.-Mr. Rufus Ray Overby, 64, of Creedmoor, N.C., died on Monday, March 14, 2011. He retired from L.A. Downey. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carolyn Hunter Overby, mother, Alice M. Overby of Durham; 4 daughters, Connie Hand (husband) James of Franklinton; Denise Overby Prince (husband) David of Durham; Wendy Garrett (husband) David of Butner; Kristie...

Mar 13, 2011

DURHAM-Mr. Harvey Warren Rorie, 85, of Durham died on Sunday, March 13, 2011. He was the son of the late Bonnie and Mary Rorie. He was in the Navy WW II. Mr. Rorie retired from the Postal Service after 41 years of service. He was on The Board of Directors of Postal Credit Union and a member of Columbus Club...

Mar 8, 2011

RILEYDURHAM Mr. Leon Riley, 79, of Durham, died on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.Mr. Riley was a native of Durham, the son of the late Gary B. Riley and Myrtle Teasley Riley. He served in the U. S. Army and retired from S. R. Thomas Inc. He was preceded in death by two sons, Jerry L. Riley and Kenneth Wayne Riley.He...

Mar 6, 2011

Mar 2, 2011

DURHAM-Mr. Robert Floyd Parker, 64, died on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. He lived in Durham most of his life. He was the son of the late Harrison Hunt Parker, Jr. and Mamie Duke Crank. Mr. Parker served in the US Army and he was a POW in Vietnam. He was a Bus Driver for the N.C. Schools. He is survived...

Feb 26, 2011

ORANGE-Mr. Robert Banks Hobby, 96 of 624 Jones Ferry Rd. died on Saturday, February 26, 2011. Mr. Hobby was of the Baptist faith, former member of Carrboro Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Joseph and Hattie Maddry Hobby.He is survived by 2 sister-in-laws, Louise Hobby Earp of Wendell; Mildred O. Hobby of Spartanburg S.C.; several nieces and...

Feb 25, 2011

GARNER-Mrs. Wanda Vera Ray, 80, died on Friday, February 25, 2011. She lived most of her life in Raleigh and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Roscoe James and Gertrude Cox McDaniel. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Thomas Ray and son Terry A. Ray. Mrs. Ray retired from Northern Telecom....

Feb 24, 2011

DURHAM-Mrs. Betty Ann Allen, 75, of 2919 Cheek Rd. died on Thursday, February 24, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Raymond Vance Alford and Pheadis Murray. She was preceded in death by her husband Levi P. Allen, Jr. also her son Robert W. Allen. Mrs. Allen was retired as a Teaching Assistant for Durham Public Schools, she also...

Feb 24, 2011

DURHAM-Mrs. Anna Louise Williams Wyatt, 89, of Durham died on Thursday, February 24, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Carl C. Williams and Lizzie Johnson Williams. After working for American Tobacco for 20 years; Mrs. Wyatt went back to school to become an LPN, she worked for VA Hospital for 12 years before retiring. She is survived by...

Feb 22, 2011

MCGEEDURHAM Mrs. Clara Belle Page McGee, 90, of Durham, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2011.Mrs. McGee was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late John Rufus Fredrick Page and Cora Belle Chappell Page. She retired from Aertron Electronics. She was a charter member of Page Road Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...

Feb 21, 2011

KNOTT, JR.DURHAM Mr. Ryland Plank Knott, Jr., 61, of Durham, died at Duke Medical Center on Monday, February 21, 2011.Mr. Knott was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Ryland Knott, Sr. and Katherine Lewis Knott. He served in the U. S. Army and was a former employee of the American Tobacco Company. He was...