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Gypsy Ann King
Dec 30, 2010
KINGDURHAM Mrs. Gypsy Ann King, 73, of 413 Stoney Creek Circle, died on Thursday, December 30, 2010.Mrs. King was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. She retired from Nortel. She was preceded in death by her husband, James King and a son, Jimmy Ray King.She is survived by her son Jerry King of Wake Forest; two daughters, Sandy Allen...
Seyford Eda
Dec 27, 2010
Eda Aston “Peggy” Seyford died at her home, No. 17 Innisfree Dr. in Durham on the morning of December 27, 2010. She was 93. Peggy Seyford was born on April 28, 1917 in Morristown N.J. and raised in nearby Succasunna, a classic American small town. She was educated at Drexel Institute in Philadelphia and frequently went to Annapolis to attend...
Robert Vaughan
Dec 27, 2010
Robert Earl VaughanPERSON CO.- Mr. Robert Earl Vaughan, 68 of 198 Duncan Plantation Dr., Timberlake died on Monday, December 27, 2010. He was the son of the late William N. Vaughan and Telga Poole Vaughan. He lived most of his life in Durham Co.. He retired after 31 years of service from Town of Chapel Hill as a mechanic. He...
Larry Cash
Dec 27, 2010
DURHAM- Mr. Larry Leo Cash, 63 died on Monday, December 27, 2010.. He was a member of Roberson Grove Baptist Church. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was the son of the late John F. Cash and Ethel Rigsbee Cash. He was preceded in death by his son John Randall Cash.He is survived by one son; Jody Ryan Cash of...
James Ferrell
Dec 25, 2010
MORRISVILLE Mr. James Otis Ferrell, 85 of 3216 Page Rd. died on Saturday, December 25, 2010. He was a native and lifelong resident of Durham.He was the son of the late James Alfred Ferrell and Emma Dillard Ferrell. Her served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Liggett & Myers after 40 years. He was of the Baptist faith. He...
George Schlager
Dec 24, 2010
George Edward SchlagerDURHAM-Mr. George Edward Schlager, 82, of 5 Hartford Court, died on Friday, December 24, 2010. He was the son of the late Walter Schlager and Edna Trine Schlager. He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret Schlager. He was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church.He is survived by two daughters; Gretchen Schlager of Durham, Erika Schlager...
Homer Arthur Watson
Dec 24, 2010
WATSONDURHAM Mr. Homer Arthur Watson, 88, of Durham, died on Friday, December 24, 2010.Mr. Watson was born in Watauga County to the late Millard and Sector Mae Wheeler Watson. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and retired after 15 years from the American Tobacco Company. He was preceded in death by his wife Norma Leigh Tuck Watson;...
Edna Earl Mitchell Frazier
Dec 14, 2010
FRAZIERDURHAM Mrs. Edna Mitchell Frazier, 78, of Durham, went to meet our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Mrs. Frazier was a native of Wake County, the daughter of the late Paul and Irene Mitchell. She was a homemaker and a member of Angier Avenue Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Frazier.She is...
Judith Jan Pearce Harris
Dec 13, 2010
HARRISDURHAM Mrs. Judith Jan Pearce Harris, 64 of Durham, died on Monday, December 13, 2010.Mrs. Harris was a native of Durham, the daughter of the late Floyd May Pearce Sr. and Gladys Pearce Turner. She retired from the Social Security Administration. She is survived by her husband, Henry Harris; daughter, Christine Martin of Durham; stepfather, James Ervin Turner of Durham;...
Henry C. McCarthy
Dec 11, 2010
MCCARTHYDURHAM Mr. Henry C. McCarthy, 87, of Durham, passed this life on Saturday, December 11, 2010. A native of Long Island, NY, he left home at an early age to join the U. S. Army. He served in Aviation/Engineering during WWII. He retired from the American Tobacco Company in 1982 with 32 years of service. He was a member of...
Johnny Rudd Bunn
Dec 11, 2010
BUNNWAKE FOREST Mr. Johnny Rudd Bunn, 59, of 13528 Old Creedmoor Road, died on Saturday, December 11, 2010.Mr. Bunn was born in Raleigh to the late Frank Marshall Bunn and Annie Mae Rudd Bunn. He served in the U. S. Army and worked as a self-employed Carpenter. He was a member of the American Legion Post 0187 in Wake Forest.He...
Jack Kurfees Ward
Dec 10, 2010
WARDDURHAM Mr. Jack Kurfees Ward, 84, of Durham, died on Friday, December 10, 2010, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born in Mocksville, N. C. to the late Grady Nash Ward and Edna Earl Kurfees. He attended West Point and later graduated from UNC. He served in the U. S. States Navy and worked for Roberts Construction...
Mallie Mitchell Walls
Dec 10, 2010
Mrs. Mallie Mitchell Walls, 82 of Hillsborough, died on Friday, December 10, 2010.She was a native of Harnett County, the daughter of the late Ernest Vance Mitchell and Mallie Mitchell. She is survived by her husband, Dwight Walls of Hillsborough; two sons, Wallace Walls(Brenda) of Florida, Craig Walls (Judy) of Durham; brother, Malcolm Mitchell (Romaine) of Charlotte; sister, Verlene Matthews...
Glenwood Lloyd Glen Faircloth
Dec 8, 2010
FAIRCLOTHDURHAM Mr. Glenwood Lloyd “Glen” Faircloth, 60 of 2508 E. Club Blvd, died on Wednesday, December 8, 2010.Mr. Faircloth was born in Apex to the late Lloyd Benton and Betty Frances Matthews Griffin. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps and was a foreman with Stromberg Metals. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Donnie and Richard Faircloth...
Ralph Aubrey Goss, Jr.
Dec 6, 2010
GOSS, JR.DURHAM Mr. Ralph A. “Sonny” Goss, Jr., of Durham, died on Monday, December 6, 2010.Mr. Goss was born in Robeson County to the late Ralph Aubrey Goss, Sr. and Elsie Arrington Gabrielle Goss. He was a self-employed Carpenter.He is survived by his son Rodney Goss of Creedmoor; daughter, Kristie Hinson of Timberlake and one sister, Leila “Patsy” Trueheart of...
Helen Elizabeth Kearns Cheek
Nov 30, 2010
CHEEKDURHAM Mrs. Helen Kearns Cheek, 88, of Durham, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.Mrs. Cheek was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Vance and Lydia Hursey Kearns. Prior to retiring from the Grey Stone Baptist Church Daycare she was employed with Wrights Machinery. She attended the Gospel Center and Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. She...
Thelma Lee Gibbs Taylor
Nov 29, 2010
TAYLORDURHAM Mrs. Thelma Gibbs Taylor, 77, of Durham, went to be with her Lord surrounded by three of her children and granddaughter, on Monday, November 29, 2010. Mrs. Taylor was born in Pamlico County to the late Carl James and Lillie Mae Little Gibbs. She was raised along with her brothers and sisters at the Kennedy Children’s Home in LaGrange,...
Walter Elmer Cates
Nov 26, 2010
CATESGREENSBORO Mr. Walter Elmer Cates, 85, a former resident of Durham, died on Friday, November 26, 2010.Mr. Cates was born in Durham on September 5, 1925. He was a World War II veteran of the U. S. Army Air Corps and retired after 35 years from Burlington Industries as an Electrical Engineer. He was a member of the Friendly Avenue...
James Wiggins
Nov 25, 2010
DURHAM Mr. James Noel Wiggins, 78, of 901 Arvin Rd. died on Thursday, November 25, 2010. He was a life time resident of Durham. He was the son of the late John Wiggins and Viola Morris Wiggins. He was also preceded in death by his bother; Joe Wiggins, sister; Virginia Wiggins. He served in the U.S. Navy. Retired from the...
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