Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Ava Lee Phelps

Ava Lee Phelps

RALEIGH- Ava Lee Phelps passed away in the embrace of her family on July 31, 2021, at Duke University Hospital. She was born that same day, to Lee and Courtney Phelps of Raleigh, NC. She was so loved and so wanted by her family. While the time together was short, Ava will forever be in the heart of her family.

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Marshall Kent Buchanan

Marshall Kent Buchanan

CONWAY SC-Retired First Sergeant Marshall Kent Buchanan of Conway.S.C. went to live with the Lord on November 22,2017. He is preceded in death his parents, Alonzo and Ellarie Buchanan; brothers, James, Dwight and Vester; sisters, Edna Stewart and Anna Buchanan.He is survived by his daughter, Jessica Lund; son, Marshall Kent Buchanan,Jr. of Colorado; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; brothers, Preston...

Leann Ott

Leann Ott

Arrangements pending with Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care

3734 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30341

Barbara Moore

Barbara Moore

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...

Bette Katzman

Bette Katzman

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

Rebecca Franklin “Becky” Tunstall

Rebecca Franklin “Becky” Tunstall

DURHAM Rebecca Franklin Tunstall (“Becky”), 80, of Durham, transcended this earth and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 15, 2017. Her parents, brother, and three older sisters were awaiting her arrival in heaven. Becky was a life-long resident of Durham. She was born on June 24, 1937 in, literally, a log cabin in...

Susan McCoury

Susan McCoury

Arrangements are being handled by Robert Ledford Funeral Home, 720 Ohio Avenue, Erwin, TN 37650

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Jack Clark

Jack Clark

Arrangements are being handled by Tyree Funeral Home, Inc. 999 Jones Avenue, Oak Hill, WV 25901.

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Ronald Blanchard

Ronald Blanchard

Arrangements are being handled by James A. Dyal Funeral Home in Summerville, SC.

Steven Dugger

Steven Dugger

Funeral arrangements being handled by Tetrick Funeral Home, TN.

Jeannette Ross

Jeannette Ross

A private graveside service will be held at Judea Reform Congregation Cemetery.

Robert Epps “Bobby” Holder, Jr.

Robert Epps “Bobby” Holder, Jr.

DURHAM Mr. Robert “Bobby” Epps Holder, Jr., 72, of Durham, died on Monday, March 20, 2017.Mr. Holder was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Robert Epps Holder Sr. and Betty Mae Tilley Holder. He served in the U.S. Army and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. He was a produce salesman at the Farmer’s Market...

John Phillip Lawton II

John Phillip Lawton II

DURHAM-  John  Phillip Lawton, II, 72, of  Durham passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015. He was the son of the late John Phillips Lawton Jr.  and Kathleen Louise Bennett Lawton.  He has been a resident of  Durham since 1975. John worked for the Durham Sheriff  Department as a Deputy. He served in the U.S. Air Force. John had an...

Esther “Faye” Joyner Tyler

Esther “Faye” Joyner Tyler

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...

Malvina Brady

Malvina Brady

Arrangements are pending.

Texalena L. Ware

Texalena L. Ware

Services will be held in Alexander City, Alabama.