Recent Obituaries

May 19, 2012

TIMBERLAKE- Mr. Calvin Buck LeRoy Cooley, 85, of Timberlake died on Saturday, May 19,2012. He was a native and life long resident of Durham and lived in Timberlake the past 13 years. He was the son of Owen M. Cooley and Tessie Vena Freeman. Mr. Cooley was owner of Cooley’s Car Wash and Laundry Matt in Durham, retired from Sears...

May 18, 2012

BRYANTDURHAM Mrs. Niwana Roycroft Bryant, 86, of Durham, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2012.Mrs. Bryant was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Norman A. Roycroft and Sallie Forsyth Roycroft. She retired from Doctors Miller, Buchanan and Abernathy Cardiologist office at age 70. She was a member of Branson United Methodist Church. She was...

May 15, 2012

May 13, 2012

DURHAM Mr. Joffre Jefferson Bralley, age 94, formerly of Durham, NC, passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012 in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was born July 13, 1917 in Pulaski, Virginia. He was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Alice Quesenberry Bralley. Joffre proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the European...

May 13, 2012

DURHAM Mrs. Nellie Gray “Nell” Parker, 86, went to meet her Lord on May 13, 2012. She was in her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Parker lived in Durham for forty years before moving to her daughter’s home in Columbia, Missouri She retired after 22 years from the Salvation Army as a Social Worker and Secretary. She was a...

May 13, 2012

CREEDMOOR Mrs. Rachel Carden McCorkle, 72, of Creedmoor, died on Sunday, May 13, 2012.Mrs. McCorkle was a native of Durham, the daughter of the late Benjamin Carden and Lois King Carden. She retired from GTE after 30 years and retired after 15 years from Duke University in Payroll. She was a member of Calvary Free Will Baptist Church. She was...

May 8, 2012

DURHAM Mrs. Jean Pauline Booth Laird, 85, of Durham, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.Mrs. Laird was a fervent witness for Christ, a devoted military wife, and a loving homemaker. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and the Cornerstone Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey...

May 7, 2012

DURHAM Mr. Asa Edward Hurst, 85, of Durham, died at UNC Hospital on Monday, May 7, 2012.Mr. Hurst was a native of Wake County, the son of the late William “Bill” Hurst and Daisy Maynard Hurst. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from the NC State Highway Department of Transportation. He was a member of Red...

May 6, 2012

DURHAM Mrs. Mary “Shannon” Reed, 38, of 1016 Glenco Road, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012.Shannon was born in Richmond, VA and loved to travel having gained life experiences living in Brazil, Texas, California, New England, Virginia and finally North Carolina. She excelled in sports while participating in soccer and track when attending Chelmsford High School in Massachusetts. She graduated...

May 5, 2012

HILLSBOROUGH Mr. Thomas Leroy Kelly, 92, of Hillsborough, died on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Tom was born in Lillington to the late Thomas L. Kelly and Ila Stephens Kelly, but spent most of his adult life in Durham. He was a WWII veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He attended Campbell College and worked for Globe Communications as an...

May 5, 2012

DURHAM Mr. Lewis Calvin Rigsbee, 72, of Durham, died on Saturday, May 5, 2012.Mr. Rigsbee was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Percy and Elizabeth Pennington Rigsbee. He was a research technician for Duke Medical Research. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by two sons, Lewis Thomas Rigsbee of Oxford and...

May 5, 2012

TAYLORDURHAM Mrs. Sandra Adcock Taylor, 68, of Durham, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012.Mrs. Taylor was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. She retired from Monumental Life Insurance. She was a member of Northgate Chapel. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruby L. Adcock.She is survived by her husband, Wayne Taylor; father, Robert Adcock; one daughter, Katrina...

May 2, 2012

DURHAM- Timothy Cornelius Vickers, 54, of Durham died on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. He was the son of the late Walter L. Vickers, Sr. and Sarah Ellen Justice Vickers. Mr. Vickers worked for Chapel Hill/Carrboro School System as a Custodian. He is survived by his wife Ana Vickers, one son, Justin Vickers, one daughter, Lacy Vickers, one sister Lynnette Vickers....

Apr 30, 2012

DURHAM Mrs. Betty Jean Marcom Stone, 75, of 3915 Angier Avenue, died on Monday, April 30, 2012.Mrs. Stone was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late John Lewis Marcom and Hazel Thomas Marcom. She was employed 51 years with SunTrust Bank. She was a former member of Angier Avenue Baptist Church where she sang in...

Apr 30, 2012

DURHAM Wanda Marie Hurley Cothern, 55, of Durham, died on Monday, April 30, 2012.She was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Alfred E. Hurley and Marie Smith Hurley. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She was a state certified CNA and a graduate of James M. Madison High.She is survived by her...

Apr 30, 2012

DURHAM Lynda Anne Rigsbee Honeycutt, 55, of Durham, died on Monday, April 30, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer.Lynda was born in Durham to the late Joseph Young Rigsbee and Hilda Matthews Paschall. She owned and operated Paschall Cafe for 19 years. She attended Leesville Road Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Christy Honeycutt and...

Apr 27, 2012

DURHAM Mr. Henry “Mack” Smith, 73, of Durham, died on Friday, April 27, 2012 as the result of Parkinson’s disease. Mack was born on September 21, 1938 in Chatham County to the late Shelton and Nell Smith. Mack worked with Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. for almost 30 years.He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Iris Sorrell Smith;...

Apr 26, 2012

NOLANDURHAM Mrs. Katherine Anne Nolan, 73, of Durham, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012.Mrs. Nolan was a native of Orange County, the daughter of the late Thomas I. Nolan and Patsy Hundley Nolan Hicks. She was a member of the Durham Church of Christ.She is survived by her two sons, Michael Mann and wife Kathy of W. Jefferson, NC...

Apr 26, 2012

TIMBERLAKE Mr. Ronald Alford Watkins, 70, of Timberlake, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 26, 2012, after a brave battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Stanley and Lacy Hamilton of Durham. He attended Durham City Schools and Kings College. He was employed with GTE South and Verizon for 34 years. He...

Apr 25, 2012

CREEDMOOR Mr. Edward Carold West, 57, of 204 Helen Street, died on Sunday, April 29, 2012.Mr. West was born in Norfolk, Virginia to the late Carold West and Elsie Perry West. He was a truck driver with Mayo Transport.