Recent Obituaries

Services will be Private.

Mrs. Barbara Moore passed away in Hospice care at Mariah Parham Hospital on June 24, 2022 and went to be with our Lord. She was born in 1946 in Marion, NC to the late Kelly and Sybil Crisp.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her beloved husband James “Jim” W. Moore.

She is survived...

Mrs. Barbara Norris Wilkins, 67, of Hillsborough, NC passed away July 7, 2022, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.

Mrs. Wilkins was born in Durham, N.C. to the late Roscoe Mager Norris and Barbara Smith Norris which precede her in death.

Barbara was employed with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for 15 years. She loved spending time with family and...

Benjamin Mark Radford, age 52, of Durham, NC passed away Monday, April 4, 2022.

Mark battled a steady stream of health problems that began after an accident in 2013.  Multiple bouts of MRSA, sepsis and osteomyelitis eventually led to kidney and heart failure.  Mark was a quadriplegic for most of the last year of his life and his body was...

Arrangements are being handled by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel, W-150 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652.

  ROXBORO- Mr. Billy Lee Roy Riggs, 84, passed away on May 25, 2022.

Billy was born March 2, 1938, son of the late Thomas and Gladys Smith Riggs. He loved old cars and was a great handyman. He was a good cook and enjoyed spending time with his family. Billy will be deeply missed.

In addition to his parents,...

Ms. Carla B. Coltrane, 62, of Durham, died at the Brian Center on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.

She was the daughter of the late David B. Coltrane and Margaret W. Coltrane.

Ms. Coltrane graduated from Northern High School in 1977. She attended North Carolina State University and was a member of Mt. Sylvan United Methodist Church.

She...

Arrangements are being handled by Ralph Schugar Chapel (5509 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232).

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Eleanor “Ellie” Kapiko, 88, of Durham, North Carolina went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, November 17, 2022. She was born on July 7, 1934 in Lancaster, South Carolina to the late Audrey and Georgia Baker.  She also is preceded in death by her 2 brothers, Biven Baker and Hazel Baker, and 2 sisters, Mendy Moore and...

PITTSBORO- Mrs. Eleanor Margaret Sorgman, 98, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at Galloway Ridge in Pittsboro. Private services.

DURHAM Mrs. Elizabeth “Sis” Ray, 89, of Durham, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

Mrs. Ray was native and lifelong resident of Durham, daughter of the late William Gus George and Eliza King George. She retired after 51 years with Liggett-Myers Tobacco Company in packing operations. She was a member of Angier Avenue Baptist Church and a past member of...

Arrangements are being handled by Tyndall Funeral Home, 1005 N Church St, Mount Olive, NC 28365

Esther (Faye) Joyner Tyler, a longtime resident of Durham, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the age of 81.

Faye was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence S. Joyner and Hazel B. Joyner and two brothers, Howard S. Joyner and Edward (Alan) Joyner.

Faye is survived by her two sons, Paul E. Tyler, IV and wife Parka...

Ethel Drelich Brody, a longtime resident of East Lansing, passed away June 9, 2022, at age 96. She and her identical twin sister Ruth were born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. Ethel graduated from Rutgers College of Pharmacy and married Theodore Brody (deceased), a classmate. After starting her career in Chicago, they then moved to Ann Arbor in...