Recent Obituaries

Sep 1, 2018

Mr. Lenley (Bud) Barton passed away September 1, 2018, at Croasdaile Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Durham, N.C after a long and courageous battle with cancer and dementia. Mr. Barton was born August 7, 1941 to the late Edgar Barton and Ada Jones Barton of Bluffton, Indiana. Bud’s career was in the United States Air Force, in which he proudly...

Aug 31, 2018

DURHAM- Mr. Harrell “Yogi” Yates TSGT USAF (Retired), 85, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.Mr. Yates was born February 17, 1933 to the late James and Effie Yates, Sr. in Durham, NC. Mr. Yates proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and Vietnam War. He retired...

Aug 28, 2018

DURHAM- Ms. Phyllis Brown, 57, of Durham, NC died Tuesday, August 28, 2018.Born 1961 in Johnson City, TN, she grew up in Danville, VA where she graduated from George Washington High School. She studied business administration at Wake Tech in Raleigh, NC.Ms. Brown was the owner/broker of Phyllis Brown and Associates, Inc., a Durham real-estate firm she started in 2009....

Aug 25, 2018

Arrangements are being handled by Wells Funeral Homes, 3715 Asheville Highway, Canton, NC 28716

Aug 24, 2018

Aug 24, 2018

DURHAM- Mrs. Dora Perry Crabtree, 85, passed away, Friday, August 24, 2018 at Hock Family Pavilion.Mrs. Crabtree was born January 14, 1933 in Durham, NC to the late Elbert and Mamie Perry. She was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church and attended the Faith Sunday School Class. Mrs. Crabtree loved going to church and spending time with her family....

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Aug 21, 2018

DURHAM- Mr. Bernice Gerald Leonard, 76, passed away August 21, 2018 at the VA Hospital.Mr. Leonard was born August 16, 1942 in Edgecombe County to the late Samuel and Hazel Leonard. He enjoyed gardening, working on cars, had a great mechanical ability and enjoyed doing anything outdoors especially fishing. He enjoyed going to the beach. Mr. Leonard was known for...

Aug 21, 2018

DURHAM- Mrs. Lenora Holder Tuck, 90, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family.Mrs. Tuck was born August 10, 1928 to the late John and Lilly Holder in Durham, NC. She was caring for everyone and loved her faith and family. Mrs. Tuck will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Mrs. Tuck...

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DURHAM Russell Odom was a loving, caring, responsible person, from an early age. Born in Edgecombe Co., NC on 04 July 1928, he was a depression baby and he lived his life, forever sculpted by the principles he was forced to learn as a child of that time: hard work, honesty, responsibility. He breathed his last breath, peacefully, at his...

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