Recent Obituaries

Aug 10, 2010

POOLEDURHAM David Clarence “Tadpole” Poole, 66, of 720 Martin Street, Durham, died on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Durham Regional Hospital after a short illness.He was a retired painter with his last employment being with Hudgins Paint Company.He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Debbie Cadle Poole. There will be no services at this time.

Aug 6, 2010

LEWISWAKE FOREST Mr. Randy Gene Lewis, 62, of 1117 Allen Woods Drive, Wake Forest, died on Friday, August 6, 2010.Mr. Lewis was born in Richmond, Virginia to the late Lawrence L. Lewis, Sr. and Dorothy Hunt Lewis. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam War and also in the National Guard. He was a bus mechanic with...

Aug 5, 2010

TIMBERLAKE Mr. Benny Carlton Lee, age 60, of 8008 Bacon Road, Timberlake, died on Thursday, August 5, 2010.Mr. Lee was a native of Hillsborough, the son of the late William Thomas Lee and Ada Ozelle Davis Lee. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Lee retired from Northern Telecom as a Manufacturing Engineer. He loved fishing,...

Jul 30, 2010

Lizzie E. Williams, of Durham, died Friday, July 30, 2010. Mrs. Williams was born in Granville County to the late James Ira and Annie Lee Currin Evans. She had been a member of Fletcher’s Chapel United Methodist Church since 1950, where she taught Sunday school for 30 years and was a past member of The Ruth Circle. Mrs. Williams was...

Jul 30, 2010

Steven Lee Hill, 43, of Durham, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at his home. Mr. Hill was a native of Durham.Surviving are two sons, Lee Houston Hill and David Alan Hill, both of Durham; his parents, Jesse Howard Hill and Sarah L. Hill; a brother, David Howard Hill of Salem, MO; and a sister, Elizabeth Jones of Chapel Hill. Funeral...

Jul 30, 2010

Jul 28, 2010

GLENNDURHAM Ruth Bolick Glenn of Durham, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. She was born May 20, 1926 in Gaston County to the late Elmore Emmitt and Mary Nettie Bolick. She spent her childhood years in the Trenton Mill area of Gastonia. Ruth was known as a sweet woman whose joy in life was...

Jul 28, 2010

BYRDRALEIGH Mrs. Lunette W. Byrd, 74, of 5020 Wood Valley Drive, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, after a brief illness.Mrs. Byrd was a native of Johnston County the daughter of the late Joe and Louella Godwin Whitman. Along with her husband they started the Tastee Freez in the Wellons Village area in Durham in 1959.She is survived by her...

Jul 28, 2010

JOHNSONDURHAM Mr. Charles Jesse (Chic) Johnson, 88, a former resident of Durham, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at his home in Winterville.He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Berea, a lifelong Mason of the Fellowship Lodge #687 and a WW II Veteran. He is survived by one daughter, Gloria Hall and husband, Larry; grandson, Freddie Hall;...

Jul 26, 2010

GREENDURHAM Mr. Bobbie Green, 79, of 503 Andover Road, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010. Mr. Green was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Cecil And Adele Pope Green. He served in the U. S. Navy Reserve, U. S. Army and the National Guard. He retired after 38 years of service with the...

Jul 26, 2010

MORGANDURHAM Mary Fletcher Morgan, (1922-2010) died Monday, July 26, 2010, after a extended illness. She was born in Durham County, the daughter of the late David Wiley Fletcher and Lena Creech Fletcher.Mary was a graduate of Appalachian State University. She was a longtime educator , a music teacher and was certified in elementary through high school education. She taught music...

Jul 25, 2010

ADILENI GOMEZ MACEDO Adileni Gomez Macedo, age 8, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, in San Jose California. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. Burial will be in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hudson Funeral Home...

Jul 24, 2010

ROSEWAKE FOREST Mr. Gregory Scott Rose, 44, of 3749 Graham Sherron Road, died on Saturday, July 24, 2010.Mr. Rose was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. He was a carpenter and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Rose and his father, David L. Rose.He is survived by his mother, Betty Rose...

Jul 24, 2010

HERNDONDURHAM Mr. Ronald Rex “Sexie Rexie” Herndon, 73, of 1225 Ellis Road passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2010, after several weeks of declining health.Mr. Herndon was a native and lifelong resident of Durham the son of the late Walter Lonzer Herndon and Carrie Myree Nutt Herndon. He enjoyed riding his “Harley” and spending time with his friends. He is...

Jul 22, 2010

LYNN, JR.DURHAM Christopher Claude Lynn, Jr., 85, a former resident of 723 Lynn Road, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2010 following a long battle with obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mr. Lynn, affectionately known as CC has resided at Rose Manor Healthcare in Durham for the past three years. CC was born in Durham County on August 10, 1924, to...

Jul 21, 2010

CARROLLDURHAM In loving memory of David Garland Carroll, 46, of 3515 Wake Forest Hwy, died on Wednesday, July 21, 2010.David was a native of Durham. He was a member of Cresset Baptist Church and Three Rivers Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Garland Ross Carroll; his mother, Arah Flowers Carroll and nieces, April Lynn Melton and...

Jul 19, 2010

RIGGSDURHAM Mrs. Lillie Louise Mayton Riggs, 75, of Durham, died on Monday, July 19, 2010. Mrs. Riggs was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late B. Mayton and Viola Clements Mayton. She was employed by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company and Clem Rice Hair Salon. She was a member of Shady Grove Free Will Baptist...

Jul 18, 2010

SHERRON, JR.DURHAM Mr. Fred Geer “Redman” Sherron, Jr., 63, of Durham, died on Monday, July 19, 2010.Mr. Sherron was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Fred Geer Sherron, Sr. and Mozelle Browning Sherron. He was a graduate of Northern High School. He was a former employee of the City of Durham. Redman was an...

Jul 17, 2010

DURHAMJoyce Crabtree Sweezy, 85, of Durham County, died Saturday, July 17, 2010. Mrs. Sweezy was born in Durham to the late Ralph A. and Florence Turnage Ferrell. She was a homemaker and formerly a secretary at Duke Hospital. She was predeceased by a husband, Alton Crabtree, with whom she attended Grove Park Chapel.Surviving are her husband, Henry Sweezy, and her...

Jul 16, 2010

WAKE FOREST – Haywood Moore Stephenson, 84, of Wake Forest died Friday, July 16, 2010. Mr. Stephenson was born in Durham to the late Walter H. and Iola Belle Maynard Stephenson. Before retiring, he was employed with Westinghouse for 33 years. Mr. Stephenson was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon. He was a...