Recent Obituaries
Leila Goss Trueheart
Dec 6, 2011
TRUEHEARTDURHAM Mrs. Leila Goss Trueheart, 69, of 109 Stoney Creek Circle, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Mrs. Trueheart was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Ralph Goss and Elsie Arrington Hinnant. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Trueheart, Sr.She is survived...
Betty Coates Hinesley
Dec 6, 2011
HINESLEYDURHAM Mrs. Betty Coates Hinesley, 78, of 2116 Hinesley Road, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.Mrs. Hinesley was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Zebadee Coates and Annie Ashworth Coates. She was a homemaker and a member of Page Road Baptist Church and a former member of Bethesda Baptist Church. She was preceded in...
Katie Mangum
Dec 1, 2011
Myrtle Beach S.C.-Katie Pearce Mangum, 74 of Myrtle Beach died on Thursday, December 1, 2011. She was a native of Durham, the daughter of the late John Pearce and Lanie Bunn Barton. She was a retired Teacher Assistant. She was preceeded in death by her daughter, Rhonda Mangum and her husband James Mangum. She is survived by one daughter, Linda...
Louis Hofstetter, Jr.
Dec 1, 2011
LOUIS GEORGE HOFSTETTER, JR.Jun. 16, 1914 – Dec. 1, 2011WINSTON-SALEM – Louis George Hofstetter, Jr., passed away peacefully on Thurs., Dec. 1,2011 at Arbor Acres. Louis was born June 16, 1914 in Allentown, PA to Louis G. Hofstetter, Sr. and Veronica Cziffer. He served in the U. S. Army Medical Service Corps during WWII. He also served during the Korean...
Edward Davis
Dec 1, 2011
DURHAM-Edward Harrison Davis, 79, of Durham died on Thursday, December 1, 2011. He was the son of the late Harrison Davis and Flora Mae Chappell Davis. Mr. Davis served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a machine operator for American Tobacco and was a member of Liberty Baptist Church.He is survived by Dorothy Davis of Durham; one son, Michael...
William Edward Ennis Jr.
Nov 30, 2011
ENNISDURHAM Mr. William Edward “Ed” Ennis Jr.,58, of 1008 Wrenn Road, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2011, after a brief illness. Ed served in the U.S. Navy and retired from Duke University Medical Center in the Maintenance Department. He was very active with the Bethesda Athletic Association.He is survived by his wife, Robin Ennis; his parents, William and Elsie Ennis...
Gladys Elaine Hicks
Nov 28, 2011
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Arline Marie Babiak
Nov 28, 2011
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Ada Estelle Churchill
Nov 27, 2011
DURHAM Mrs. Ada Estelle Churchill, 78, of Durham, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011.Mrs. Churchill was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Rowe A Brown and Ada Mozelle Hayes Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Churchill Sr. and a son, Robert B. Churchill Jr. She is survived by a...
Cynthia Ann Wilson
Nov 23, 2011
CHARLOTTE Cynthia Ann Wilson, 62, a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina fought a courageous battle with MS and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. She was born on August 12, 1949. Cynthia was from Durham and moved to Charlotte with her mother in 1992.She was one of four children born with Kathleen S. Wilson and her late father,...
Doug Williams
Nov 20, 2011
GRANVILLE CO. Doug Williams, 61, of Franklinton, died on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He was the son of the late Levi Bryant Williams and Annie Mae Garner. Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army. He was a supervisor for Custom Molders. He is survived by his wife, Betty T. Williams, one son, David Gregory Jr. of Durham; five daughters, Amy...
Betty Carthen
Nov 19, 2011
DURHAM-Betty Winters Carthen, 77, of Durham died on Saturday, November 19, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Claude Winters and Kate Nelms Winters. Mrs. Carthen retired from Liggett & Myers as a machine operator. She attended Ridgecrest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her step-son, Ken Carthen.She is survived by her husband, J.T. Carthen, one son,...
Sheila Champion
Nov 18, 2011
DURHAM-Sheila Jones Champion, age 73, passed away on Friday evening, November 18, 2011, after several years of declining health. She was born on October 25, 1938 to the late Leonard and Nellie Parker Jones. Mrs. Champion retired in 2004 after 44 years of service as a cutter at Royal Home Fashions (Durham Drapery). She was blessed with being a 52-year...
Gerri Wilkins
Nov 16, 2011
WILKINSDURHAM Mrs. Gerri Wilkins, 79, of Durham, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.Mrs. Wilkins was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Milton and Eunice Gentry Smith. She attended Oak Grove School. Gerri was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and the Primetimers. She was a member of the Bethesda Ruritan Club Ladies Auxiliary. She...
Grace Ann Johnson Hoida
Nov 15, 2011
HOIDADURHAM Mrs. Ann Johnson Hoida, 50, of Durham, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Mrs. Hoida was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. She attended the Carolina Friends Non-denomination Church. She leaves behind her son, Andrew who she loved very much and two dogs.She is also survived by her parents, Oscar Shelton Johnson and Emily McKinney Johnson of Durham;...
Ola Grace Herndon
Nov 15, 2011
DURHAM Miss Ola Grace Herndon, 78, a lifetime resident of Chatham County, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.Miss Herndon was born on July 11, 1933 to the late William “Will” T. and Lucy Darnell Herndon. She attended Bell’s School. She attended Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and Martha’s Chapel Christian Church. She is survived by her sister, Marie Herndon Thompson Culbreth...
Roy Thomas Nichols
Nov 15, 2011
FRANKLINTON Mr. Roy Thomas Nichols, Jr. 32, of 1194 Hillside Drive, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Mr. Nichols was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Ann Turner Nichols.He is survived by his father, Thomas Nichols; maternal grandmother, Lodema W. Turner of Durham; two brothers and three sisters; 4 nieces and 3 nephews. A graveside service will be held...
Betty Carden Calder
Nov 9, 2011
DURHAM Mrs. Betty Carden Calder, 70, of 3620 Westminster Ave., died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011.Mrs. Calder was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Bennie and Lois King Carden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Calder; son, Michael Calder and two sisters, Mary Sergent and Joyce McClenny.She is survived by her...
Emma Ruth Starling Buchanan
Nov 7, 2011
MORRISVILLE Beloved wife and mother, Emma Ruth Starling Buchanan, 80, of Morrisville, NC, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2011. The daughter of James W. and Emma Melissa Capps Starling, Ruth was born August 9, 1931, in Pine Level and grew up in Fayetteville with her brothers and sisters: Bertha Starling, JM Starling, Sadie Kinlaw, Lebert Starling and Walter Starling....
James Turner
Nov 7, 2011
DURHAM-James Ervin Turner, 87, formerly of 3017 Coley Rd. died on Monday, November 7, 2011. He lived in Durham since 1946, attended Mt. Herman Baptist Church, member, son of Confederate Veterans. On his 80th birthday he trapped 5 otters in one day. He was the son of the late James Leo Turner and Nellie Tucker Turner. He retired from Eastern...
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