Recent Obituaries
John Bowen
Mar 21, 2022
Arrangements are being handled by Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, 4355 Lexington Rd, Athens, GA 30605.
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Archie “Wallace” Dryden
Mar 20, 2022
Mr. Archie “Wallace” Dryden, 91, passed away on March 20, 2022.
Wallace was born February 27, 1931 in New Church, VA, a son of the late Archie N. and Mildred Fulcher Dryden. Mr. Dryden lived in Durham most of his life. He was a member of Fletcher’s Chapel United Methodist Church and enjoyed being with his church family. Wallace graduated...
Donald Edward Hendrix
Mar 19, 2022
Donald Edward Hendrix, 93, passed away March 19, 2022 at UNC Hospice in Chapel Hill.
Mr. Hendrix was born March 3, 1929, to the late Nannie Elizabeth Howe and William Ross Hendrix in Charlotte, NC. Donald was a founding member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and served them faithfully as a Sunday School teacher, Superintendent, Deacon, Elder and on the Pastor...
Billy Norman Lassiter
Mar 18, 2022
Mr. Billy Norman Lassiter, age 77, passed away March 18, 2022. Billy was born on July 9, 1944, a son to the late James (byrd legs) and Ethel Browning Lassiter.
Billy was known as the love man on 98. He was a devoted father and grandfather. An electrician and mechanic by trade. He had a love for all sports and...
Ann Robertson May
Mar 18, 2022
ANN ELIZABETH ROBERTSON MAY – June 27, 1933 – March 18, 2022
Ann Robertson May 88, of Durham was welcomed to Heaven by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and reunited with the love of her life, David Lee May Sr. on March 18, 2022. Ann was born in Vance County NC to her late father Obie Lee Robertson and...
Walter Clifton “Slim” Futch
Mar 12, 2022
Walter “Slim” Futch, 75, of Durham, NC went home for eternal healing and peace March 12, 2022.
Walter was born April 16, 1946, in Johnston County, NC to the late John and Bessie Futch. He moved to Durham, NC in his late twenties and worked for the Frito Lay Company for 10 years delivering their products to local stores. He...
Phyllis Kerner Rafterman
Mar 12, 2022
Mrs. Phyllis Kerner Rafterman, 104, passed away on March 12, 2022.
Phyllis was born May 1, 1917, a daughter of the late Wolfe Kerner and Anna Freichel Kerner in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Rafterman lived in Brooklyn until she was 96 years old when she moved to Chapel Hill, NC to live with her daughter and son-in-law. She was smart, loving,...
Gaynelle Ellis Currie
Mar 6, 2022
Mrs. Lannie Gaynelle Ellis Currie, age 76, passed away on March 6, 2022.
Gaynelle was born on August 26, 1945 to the late Clyde Madison and Martha Ellen Skeen Ellis. Mrs. Currie was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She loved to listen to and sing gospel hymns. She enjoyed attending church and the fellowship with everyone there. Gaynelle loved...
Barbara Brinkley Bennett Wall
Feb 27, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Brinkley Bennett Wall, age 93, passed away on February 27, 2022.
Barbara was born on October 24, 1928, a daughter of the late Thomas Tyler Bennett and Theresa Agnes (Waldeck) Bennett.
Mrs. Wall was preceded in death by her husband, Duel Sexton Wall Jr.; son, Duel Bennett Wall; daughter, Vicki Anderson; and her four brothers and sister
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Eddie Lee Edwards
Feb 26, 2022
Eddie Lee Edwards, 71, passed away February 26, 2022, surrounded by his family at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, N.C.
Eddie was born July 10, 1950, in Durham, N.C. to the late Jack Pickett and Essie Partin Edwards. He graduated from Southern High School in 1969 and later from King’s College with a diploma in business administration. Mr....
Valinda Husketh Blalock
Feb 25, 2022
Mrs. Valinda Husketh Blalock, age 80, passed away on February 25, 2022.
Valinda was born on April 19, 1941 to the late Forrest Wilson and Arlene Cheek Husketh. Valinda was a member of Gorman Baptist Church. She loved flowers and working in her yard. Valinda will be dearly missed.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blalock is preceded in death...
Michael Thomas Holder
Feb 24, 2022
Mr. Michael Thomas Holder, age 51, passed away suddenly on February 24, 2022.
Michael was born on September 13, 1970 to William Thomas Holder, Jr. and Brenda Bolton Holder. Mr. Holder proudly served his country for five years in the United States Navy. He was a plank owner of The USS George Washington, as he was a member of the...
Rosalind R Rodman
Feb 18, 2022
Arrangements are being handled by Platt Memorial Chapels in Cherry Hill, NJ.
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Marjorie Briggs “Margie” Young
Feb 18, 2022
Marjorie Briggs Young of Durham, NC, died on February 18, 2022, after ten months of declining health. On April 11, 1948, she was born to Annette Briggs and Lawrence E. Young, M.D., in Rochester, NY.
Marjorie (Margie) was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University and earned a master’s degree from the University of Chicago, studying European culture and...
Roselyn Glantz Gurlitz
Feb 18, 2022
Roselyn Gurlitz
Roz had an amazing and full life. Her family life, her professional life and her involvement in business and her community were all undertaken with the same dedication and focus on “doing good”. Roz could always be counted on to see the good in people. She worked in all of her activities to make the world a little...
Helen Allen Ennis
Feb 17, 2022
Helen Meirl Allen Ennis, 87, passed away February 17, 2022, at home.
Mrs. Ennis was born April 10, 1934, to the late Daniel and Livvie Allen in Johnston County. She lived in Durham most of her life and was a member of RTP Community Church, also in Durham. She loved God, her family, working with flowers and fishing. Helen worked...
Douglas McLean
Feb 15, 2022
Mr. Douglas Reed McLean, age 60, passed away on February 15, 2022 at Duke University Hospital.
Douglas was born on November 16, 1961 at Watts Hospital in Durham, NC, to the late Bill and Daphine Rogers McLean. Mr. McLean enjoyed working for Duke for 11 years. He was an avid Duke Blue Devils Fan. Douglas loved being outside working in...
James Michael “Mike” Clifton
Feb 12, 2022
Mr. James Michael (“Mike”) Clifton, age 66, passed away peacefully at home after an extended illness.
Mike was an avid Duke Blue Devils Basketball and NASCAR fan. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and going to the beach. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Clifton was preceded in death by his brother,...
Ronald Wayne “Ron” Whitt Jr.
Feb 10, 2022
Ron Whitt, age 52, passed away on February 10, 2022.
Ron was born on July 28, 1969 in Durham, NC, son of the late Ronald Wayne, Sr. and Linda Lou Ennis Whitt. A family man, Ron loved his wife and children more than anything in the world. Ron was the kind of person that would always sacrifice himself for his...
Shirley Ann Hilton Harris
Feb 10, 2022
Mrs. Shirley Ann Hilton Harris, age 75, passed away peacefully at home on February 10, 2022.
Ann was born on August 26, 1946, a daughter of the late Hazel Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Johnson Hilton. Mrs. Harris was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Durham, NC. Cooking was Ann’s love language. Anyone that knew her knew she would cook...
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