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Jul 22, 2017

DURHAM- Mr. Winston Hyriam “Winkie” Chappell, 77, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 peacefully at home.Mr. Chappell was born July 4, 1940 in Durham, NC to the late Jamie and Vila Chappell. Mr. Chappell co-owned and operated a machine shop for many years. He served as a Deacon and did Ministry work at the Durham Ridge Nursing Home and a...

Jul 21, 2017

ALLENTOWN- Mrs. Immacolata Colomba Fragnito, 94, passed away Friday, July 22, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.Immacolata (Marie) was born in San Marco Dei Cavoti, Italy on December 6, 1922 to the late Joseph and Onesta Cocca. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Allentown, PA for over 60 years. Marie enjoyed cooking, gardening, and taking...

Jul 16, 2017

DURHAM Danna Ann Bachman, 50, of Durham, died on Sunday, July 16, 2017.Dana was born in Gainesville, Fla. She worked at JWTH Law Firm for over 5 years as a receptionist. She was fun, adventurous, and free spirited. She enjoyed Rock Climbing and Rock Concerts and she loved going to the beach. Dana will be remembered as an extremely devoted...

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Jul 12, 2017

DURHAM- Judy Byck, 55, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 12, 2017, in her home in Durham, North Carolina. Judy was born on May 7, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec, and practiced as a psychotherapist in Durham for 27 years. She is survived by her parents, Achille and Rachel Byck, her husband of 28 years, Eric Mlyn, and...

Jul 12, 2017

Arrangements handled by Lee Funeral Home in Little River, SC.

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Mr. Leon Preston Jones, 89, of Hillsborough, died on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.Mr. Jones was born in Durham, the son of the late Elmo Stokes Jones and Ella Vay Turner Jones. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and World War II. He retired in 1983, with over 25 years of service with Eastern Airlines. After retiring he...

Jul 3, 2017

DURHAM Mrs. Vandoris B. Adams, 90, of Durham, died on Monday, July 3, 2017.

Mrs. Adams was born in Johnston County, the daughter of the late Herman Odell Bunn and Essie Moore Bunn. She retired from Swift Packaging Company. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, where she formerly served on the Bus Ministry, taught a children’s Sunday School...

Jul 1, 2017

Durham Mr. Donald “Don” Fate Dixon, 77, of Durham, died on Saturday, July 1, 2017.

Mr. Dixon was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Fate Alvin Dixon and Ruby Barbee Dixon. He retired after over 15 years from the American Tobacco as a watchman. He loved classic cars, enjoyed attending car shows and was...

Jun 29, 2017

ROUGEMONT Mrs. Nellie Grey Humphries Bowen, 89, of Rougemont, died on Thursday, June 29, 2017.

Mrs. Bowen was born in Granville County, the daughter of the late Glover Humphries and Annie Mae Weary Humphries. She worked as a nurse at Hillcrest Convalescent Center. She was hardworking and a great caregiver and watched over her patients with compassion. Mrs. Bowen was...

Jun 29, 2017

PERSON Mr. Bobby Lee O’Brien, 62, of Roxboro, died on Thursday, June 29, 2017.

Mr. O’Brien was born in Durham, the son of the late Patrick Kentry O’Brien and Ida Hayes O’Brien. He worked for IBM Corp and was also owner and operator of O’Brien’s Home Maintenance. He was a member of Cedar Fork Baptist Church. He was preceded in...