Recent Obituaries

RALEIGH- Ava Lee Phelps passed away in the embrace of her family on July 31, 2021, at Duke University Hospital. She was born that same day, to Lee and Courtney Phelps of Raleigh, NC. She was so loved and so wanted by her family. While the time together was short, Ava will forever be in the heart of her family.

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Services will be Private.

Mrs. Barbara Moore passed away in Hospice care at Mariah Parham Hospital on June 24, 2022 and went to be with our Lord. She was born in 1946 in Marion, NC to the late Kelly and Sybil Crisp.  In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her beloved husband James “Jim” W. Moore.

She is survived...

Mrs. Barbara Norris Wilkins, 67, of Hillsborough, NC passed away July 7, 2022, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.

Mrs. Wilkins was born in Durham, N.C. to the late Roscoe Mager Norris and Barbara Smith Norris which precede her in death.

Barbara was employed with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for 15 years. She loved spending time with family and...

Benjamin Mark Radford, age 52, of Durham, NC passed away Monday, April 4, 2022.

Mark battled a steady stream of health problems that began after an accident in 2013.  Multiple bouts of MRSA, sepsis and osteomyelitis eventually led to kidney and heart failure.  Mark was a quadriplegic for most of the last year of his life and his body was...

Arrangements are being handled by Robert Schoem’s Menorah Chapel, W-150 Route 4 East, Paramus, NJ 07652.

  ROXBORO- Mr. Billy Lee Roy Riggs, 84, passed away on May 25, 2022.

Billy was born March 2, 1938, son of the late Thomas and Gladys Smith Riggs. He loved old cars and was a great handyman. He was a good cook and enjoyed spending time with his family. Billy will be deeply missed.

In addition to his parents,...

Arrangements by Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home in Martin Kentucky.

Arrangements are being handled by Bullock Funeral Home & Crematorium, 1190 Wilson Hall Rd, Sumter, SC 29150.

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Helen Ray Tyndall of Angier, formerly of Durham, passed away November 22, 2017. She was 87.

Ms. Tyndall is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Steve Moore of Angier, her sisters Mildred Bone and Inez Bone of Wilson, her granddaughter Jennifer and husband Chris Foster of Fuquay Varina, and great-granddaughter, Avery. She is preceded in death by her husband, William,...

Arrangements are currently pending.

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Arrangements are being handled by Tyree Funeral Home, Inc. 999 Jones Avenue, Oak Hill, WV 25901.

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Jay Leshen Cooper died Wednesday, 16 February, 2022, at the age of 92 in Raleigh, surrounded by his wife, Barbara, and family.

Jay was born on 29 October, 1929, known as Black Tuesday, the day the stock market crashed, in Brooklyn, New York, to Haskell and Florence (Leshen) Cooper. Jay’s name sometimes appeared as Jacob, even officially, and his family also...

Ms. Jean Shearin passed away on March 8, 2022.

Jean was born to the late Millard Alford and Virginia Perry Shearin. Ms. Shearin was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, NC. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and a PhD from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Biomedical field. Jean will be dearly...