Recent Obituaries

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...

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

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...

Services pending.

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

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

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

Funeral arrangements being handled by Tetrick Funeral Home, TN.

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

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...

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, 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...

Arrangements are pending.

Services will be held in Alexander City, Alabama.

Helen Ray Tyndall of Angier, formerly of Durham, passed away November 22, 2017. She was 87.

Ms. Tyndall is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Steve Moore of Angier, her sisters Mildred Bone and Inez Bone of Wilson, her granddaughter Jennifer and husband Chris Foster of Fuquay Varina, and great-granddaughter, Avery. She is preceded in death by her husband, William,...