Recent Obituaries

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...

Feb 16, 2011

TERRELLDURHAM Donna Kay Terrell, 47, of 3315 Summerlin Road, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Donna was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. She retired after 20 years of service from Verizon. She was of the Baptist faith.She is survived by her mother, Kay T. Altman and Jimmy Phillips of Durham; her father, Donald William Terrell, Sr. and stepmother,...

Feb 15, 2011

BRIDWELLDURHAM Mrs. Ruth Flowers Bridwell, 84, a former resident of Durham, died in Charleston, SC on Tuesday, February 15, 2011.Mrs. Bridwell was born in Nash County to the late William C. Flowers and Susan Leona Helms Flowers. She attended Edgemont Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Susan B. Richards of Charleston; two grandchildren, Miranda Egger of...

Feb 14, 2011

WATSONDURHAM Mr. George Edgar “Pete” Watson, 62, of Durham, died on Monday, February 14, 2011. Mr. Watson was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of Nellie Watson and the late Luther “Luke” Watson and Ramona Lucas. He was a member of Yates Baptist Church and the Triangle Hunt Club in Durham. He was formerly employed as a...

Feb 14, 2011

GEORGECREEDMOOR Mrs. Alberta Brigham George, 89, of Creedmoor, died on Monday, February 14, 2011.Mrs. George was born in the town of Barker N.Y. but had lived most of her life in Creedmoor. She was the daughter of the late Frank Doan and Linda Eqnor King. She attended Bible Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Emma Sherron and husband,...

Feb 11, 2011

ORANGE-Mrs. Doris Crabtree Wilson, 78, of Orange County, died on Friday, February 11, 2011. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith She was the daughter of the late John Crabtree and Lilly Mason Roberson. She was preceded in death by her daughter Debra White.She is survived by four sons; Paul, James, Mark and Glenn Evans, one stepson; Larry...

Feb 11, 2011

DURHAM-Mrs. Juanita Jessie Levine, 89, of 500 Cobb St. died on Friday, February 11, 2011. She was a resident of Durham for 25 years, she attended Carr Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Edward Laverne Andrews and Jessie Lowe Andrews. She is survived by two brothers, Bill Andrews of Garner and Ed Andrews of Durham.Graveside Service and...

Feb 10, 2011

GREENDURHAM Mr. Donald “Ray” Green, 65, of 5712 Couch Mountain Road, died on Thursday, February 10, 2011.Mr. Green was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Dee Tilton Green and Lillian Mae Ragan Green. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and worked for many years as a Truck Driver. He was preceded...

Feb 9, 2011

TAMPA Carli Nicole Slack, 19. of Tampa, Florida, passed away after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.Carli was born in Durham but had lived in Tampa for the past 5 years. She attended Plant High School in Tampa where she was a Honor Student and maintained a straight A’s during her illness. She was a member of the...

Feb 7, 2011

SHAMBLEYDURHAM Mr. Norman Paul Shambley, 74, of Durham, died on Monday, February 7, 2011.Mr. Shambley was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Norman K. and Lula Johnson Shambley. He retired from Triangle Electric Motors. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Merita K. Shambley; three daughters, Trisha...

Feb 5, 2011

SMITHDURHAM Mrs. Barbara Hackney Smith, 73, a former resident of Durham, died in Eustis, Florida on Saturday, February 5, 2011. She had lived Durham until 2007, before moving to Eustis Florida. She was a native of Durham, the daughter of the late James Edward Lassiter and Ethel Pauline Browning Lassiter. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith....

Feb 3, 2011

HOLLOWAYDURHAM Mrs. Lisabeth Marie Holloway, 85, of Durham, died on Wednesday, February 3, 2011. She was born in Mitchell, South Dakota, lived for many years in Philadelphia, Pa. and relocated to Boone in 1992, and moved to Durham in 2010.She was the Author and Editor of several books on historical information on Doctors in the United States before 1907. She...

Jan 31, 2011

HOLDERFIELDWAKE FOREST Larry Eugene Holderfield, 71, quietly left this earthly home to gain his eternal one on Monday, January 31, 2011.He was a lifelong resident of Wake County. Larry diligently worked to provide for his family through his work as a commercial painter with Willis Lee Paint and Wallpaper Company, for numerous years and then at various contractors in commercial...

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Jan 29, 2011

BRUNSWICK, NC- Mrs. Martha Gantt Bond, 64 of Supply, NC died on Saturday, January 29, 2011. She was a life time member of Main Street United Methodist Church in Albemarle, N.C. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She was community oriented and enjoyed helping the people she knew and those she did not know. She was the daughter...