Recent Obituaries

Apr 1, 2010

Jeremy Wayne Oakley Jeremy Wayne Oakley, 31, of 1303 Kent Road, died at his home. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Patty Hucks and maternal grandmother, Rachel Travers. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his father, Jerry Oakley of Raleigh; his mother, Marsha Travers of Raleigh; his wife, Joni P. Oakley of Franklinton;...

Mar 29, 2010

Donnie Rayvon Faircloth, 71, of 2022 Crockett Ridge Road, died on Monday, March 29, 2010. Mr. Faircloth was a native of Harnett County, the son of the late Lloyd and Betty Mathews Faircloth. He retired after 40 years from Duke University. He was a longtime member of Liberty Baptist Church in Durham. He was a member of the NRA and...

Mar 29, 2010

E. W. White, Jr. died Monday, March 29, 2010 at his residence after a brief battle with cancer. He was a World War II veteran and was previously employed with Security Builders, Inc. as a painting contractor. A funeral service will be held 11 am Friday at Hudson Funeral Home. Interment will be at 1 pm, Friday at Gray Rock...

Mar 26, 2010

DURHAM Mr. Harry James Meade, 97, of 1221 Ben Bow Drive, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.Mr. Meade was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Harry Talbot and Dora Meade. He moved to Durham in 2003. He is survived by his wife, Doris Ruth Meade of Durham; son, Phil Meade and wife, Roberta of Durham; grandchildren, Dedra Brown and...

Mar 25, 2010

Essie Wilson Pendergraft, 94, died Thursday at her home. She was a self employed practical nurse. A native of Person County, she was a lifelong resident of Durham. Ms. Pendergraft was of the Christian faith. A funeral service will be held 2 pm Monday, March 29, 2010 at Hudson Funeral Home. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are her...

Mar 21, 2010

Mar 8, 2010

STRAYHORN,SR. DURHAM Mr. Roy Bruce Strayhorn, Sr., 88, of Durham, died on Monday, March 8, 2010. Mr. Strayhorn was the son of the late William L. Strayhorn and Bettie Mitchell Strayhorn. He served in the U. S. Army Corp and retired from GTE. He was a member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by twelve siblings...

Dec 10, 2007

DURHAM- Rebecca Fowler Wheeler, 59, of Durham, died Monday, December 10, 2007 at Duke University Medical Center.

Mrs. Wheeler was a lifelong resident of Durham. She was a member of Bethesda Baptist Church and was an accountant with Research Triangle Institute.

Surviving are her husband, James Edward Wheeler; a daughter, Kristin Dickerson and husband, Scott, of Franklinton; her mother, Pearl...

Feb 27, 2002

Mrs. Ellen Basden Hamm, age 89 of 2448 S. Alston Avenue went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 27, 2002. She was born in Kinston and had lived in Durham most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Hubert and Jessie Basden.

Mrs. Hamm was a charter member of Trinity Baptist Church, formerly Alston...

Aug 9, 1939

 

Dr. Edward Hecht Bossen was born in Jacksonville, Florida on August 9, 1939, to Morris and Sarah Bossen. He graduated from Lee High School in 1957 and graduated from the University of Florida in 1961. By that point, he had met the love of his life, the beautiful Roxana Mack, and reluctantly left her in Florida as he headed...

Jan 18, 1937

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Hudson Funeral Home. Rev. Greg Allison and Rev. Richard Hedges will officiate. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham, NC.  The family will receive friends prior to the service starting at 12:00 P.M.

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Arrangements Pending

Arrangements are being handled by Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home in Florida

Pauline Freed, 85, of Durham, NC passed away August 14, 2021 at Duke Regional Medical Center after a sudden brief illness, with her devoted daughter Valerie Brown continuously at her bedside. Her last hours were peaceful.

Born in 1936 in Kansas City, MO, Pauline moved with her husband Arnold Freed to Vineland, NJ to raise their three children: Jeffrey Freed,...

DURHAM- Mrs. Peggy Bowling Ferguson passed away on January 5, 2021.

Mrs. Ferguson was born December 1, 19** to Edward and Euva Bowling in Durham, NC. She retired from the banking industry working in the loan processing department for many years. Peggy was a member of Angier Avenue Baptist during her early years and later a member of Bethesda Baptist...

Arrangements handled by Gamble Funeral Service in Savannah, Georgia.

Arrangements are being handled by Layton Anderson Funeral Home, 4210 W Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501

DURHAM Rebecca Franklin Tunstall (“Becky”), 80, of Durham, transcended this earth and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 15, 2017. Her parents, brother, and three older sisters were awaiting her arrival in heaven. Becky was a life-long resident of Durham. She was born on June 24, 1937 in, literally, a log cabin in...