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Lizzie E. Williams

Lizzie E. Williams

Jul 30, 2010

Lizzie E. Williams, of Durham, died Friday, July 30, 2010. Mrs. Williams was born in Granville County to the late James Ira and Annie Lee Currin Evans. She had been a member of Fletcher’s Chapel United Methodist Church since 1950, where she taught Sunday school for 30 years and was a past member of The Ruth Circle. Mrs. Williams was...

Steven Lee Hill

Steven Lee Hill

Jul 30, 2010

Steven Lee Hill, 43, of Durham, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at his home. Mr. Hill was a native of Durham.Surviving are two sons, Lee Houston Hill and David Alan Hill, both of Durham; his parents, Jesse Howard Hill and Sarah L. Hill; a brother, David Howard Hill of Salem, MO; and a sister, Elizabeth Jones of Chapel Hill. Funeral...

Ruth Bolick Glenn

Ruth Bolick Glenn

Jul 28, 2010

GLENNDURHAM Ruth Bolick Glenn of Durham, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. She was born May 20, 1926 in Gaston County to the late Elmore Emmitt and Mary Nettie Bolick. She spent her childhood years in the Trenton Mill area of Gastonia. Ruth was known as a sweet woman whose joy in life was...

Lunette W. Byrd

Lunette W. Byrd

Jul 28, 2010

BYRDRALEIGH Mrs. Lunette W. Byrd, 74, of 5020 Wood Valley Drive, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, after a brief illness.Mrs. Byrd was a native of Johnston County the daughter of the late Joe and Louella Godwin Whitman. Along with her husband they started the Tastee Freez in the Wellons Village area in Durham in 1959.She is survived by her...

Charles Jesse (Chic) Johnson

Charles Jesse (Chic) Johnson

Jul 28, 2010

JOHNSONDURHAM Mr. Charles Jesse (Chic) Johnson, 88, a former resident of Durham, died on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at his home in Winterville.He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Berea, a lifelong Mason of the Fellowship Lodge #687 and a WW II Veteran. He is survived by one daughter, Gloria Hall and husband, Larry; grandson, Freddie Hall;...

Mary F. Morgan

Mary F. Morgan

Jul 26, 2010

MORGANDURHAM Mary Fletcher Morgan, (1922-2010) died Monday, July 26, 2010, after a extended illness. She was born in Durham County, the daughter of the late David Wiley Fletcher and Lena Creech Fletcher.Mary was a graduate of Appalachian State University. She was a longtime educator , a music teacher and was certified in elementary through high school education. She taught music...

Bobbie Green

Bobbie Green

Jul 26, 2010

GREENDURHAM Mr. Bobbie Green, 79, of 503 Andover Road, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010. Mr. Green was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Cecil And Adele Pope Green. He served in the U. S. Navy Reserve, U. S. Army and the National Guard. He retired after 38 years of service with the...

Adileni Gomez Macedo

Adileni Gomez Macedo

Jul 25, 2010

ADILENI GOMEZ MACEDO Adileni Gomez Macedo, age 8, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, in San Jose California. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill. Burial will be in Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hudson Funeral Home...

Ronald Rex Sexie Rexie Herndon

Ronald Rex Sexie Rexie Herndon

Jul 24, 2010

HERNDONDURHAM Mr. Ronald Rex “Sexie Rexie” Herndon, 73, of 1225 Ellis Road passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2010, after several weeks of declining health.Mr. Herndon was a native and lifelong resident of Durham the son of the late Walter Lonzer Herndon and Carrie Myree Nutt Herndon. He enjoyed riding his “Harley” and spending time with his friends. He is...

Gregory  Scott Rose

Gregory Scott Rose

Jul 24, 2010

ROSEWAKE FOREST Mr. Gregory Scott Rose, 44, of 3749 Graham Sherron Road, died on Saturday, July 24, 2010.Mr. Rose was a native and lifelong resident of Durham. He was a carpenter and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Rose and his father, David L. Rose.He is survived by his mother, Betty Rose...

Lynn, Jr. Christopher Claude CC

Lynn, Jr. Christopher Claude CC

Jul 22, 2010

LYNN, JR.DURHAM Christopher Claude Lynn, Jr., 85, a former resident of 723 Lynn Road, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2010 following a long battle with obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mr. Lynn, affectionately known as CC has resided at Rose Manor Healthcare in Durham for the past three years. CC was born in Durham County on August 10, 1924, to...

David Garland Carroll

David Garland Carroll

Jul 21, 2010

CARROLLDURHAM In loving memory of David Garland Carroll, 46, of 3515 Wake Forest Hwy, died on Wednesday, July 21, 2010.David was a native of Durham. He was a member of Cresset Baptist Church and Three Rivers Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Garland Ross Carroll; his mother, Arah Flowers Carroll and nieces, April Lynn Melton and...

Lillie Louise Mayton Riggs

Lillie Louise Mayton Riggs

Jul 19, 2010

RIGGSDURHAM Mrs. Lillie Louise Mayton Riggs, 75, of Durham, died on Monday, July 19, 2010. Mrs. Riggs was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late B. Mayton and Viola Clements Mayton. She was employed by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company and Clem Rice Hair Salon. She was a member of Shady Grove Free Will Baptist...

Fred Geer  Redman Sherron, Jr.

Fred Geer Redman Sherron, Jr.

Jul 18, 2010

SHERRON, JR.DURHAM Mr. Fred Geer “Redman” Sherron, Jr., 63, of Durham, died on Monday, July 19, 2010.Mr. Sherron was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Fred Geer Sherron, Sr. and Mozelle Browning Sherron. He was a graduate of Northern High School. He was a former employee of the City of Durham. Redman was an...

Joyce Crabtree Sweezy

Joyce Crabtree Sweezy

Jul 17, 2010

DURHAMJoyce Crabtree Sweezy, 85, of Durham County, died Saturday, July 17, 2010. Mrs. Sweezy was born in Durham to the late Ralph A. and Florence Turnage Ferrell. She was a homemaker and formerly a secretary at Duke Hospital. She was predeceased by a husband, Alton Crabtree, with whom she attended Grove Park Chapel.Surviving are her husband, Henry Sweezy, and her...

Haywood Moore Stephenson

Haywood Moore Stephenson

Jul 16, 2010

WAKE FOREST – Haywood Moore Stephenson, 84, of Wake Forest died Friday, July 16, 2010. Mr. Stephenson was born in Durham to the late Walter H. and Iola Belle Maynard Stephenson. Before retiring, he was employed with Westinghouse for 33 years. Mr. Stephenson was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon. He was a...

Gerald Wayne Durham

Gerald Wayne Durham

Jul 14, 2010

GARNER – Gerald Wayne Durham, 42, of Garner died Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Mr. Durham was a native of Durham and was a mechanic with Hay’s Heating & Air Conditioning. He was preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Wayne Spence.Surviving are his father, Gerald Durham and wife, Estelle, of Eden; his mother, Frances Carpenter of Creedmoor; a son, Michael...

Estelle Moss Rowland

Estelle Moss Rowland

Jul 13, 2010

ROWLANDDURHAM Mrs. Estelle Moss Rowland, 88, of Durham, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2010.Mrs. Rowland was born in Nash County to the late Robert and Lois Murray Moss. She was a Red Cross Volunteer and a member of the Joyful Noise Senior Citizen’s Choir. She is survived by her son, Robert Elmore of Pittsboro; two daughters, Ruby Batten of Durham...

Nellie May Stillwell Perry

Nellie May Stillwell Perry

Jul 13, 2010

Nellie May Stillwell Perry, 82, died on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Hock Pavillion Hospice.A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Hudson and husband, Jerry of Durham.

Howard Laverne Snyder

Howard Laverne Snyder

Jul 10, 2010

Mr. Howard Laverne Snyder, 64, of Durham, died at the Carver Living Center on Saturday, July 10, 2010.He is survived by his wife Mary Susan Snyder; daughter, Malinda Gomez and husband, Bernardino and 4 grandchildren. Online condolences may be made to www.hudsonfuneralhome.com.

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