Recent Obituaries

Arrangements are being handled by John-Lawrence Funeral Home, 3778 Falmouth Road, Marstons Mills, MA 02648.

Services will be held in Alexander City, Alabama.

A combined memorial service will be held for the two beloved sisters on March 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hudson Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Hugh O’Shields and Pastor Dorisanne Cooper. Two individual obituaries can be found below.

DURHAM – Mrs. Virginia Dare Ellis Hendrix

Mrs. Hendrix was born on June 22, 1924 to Arthur and Ellen Ellis...

Arrangements are being handled by Anderson McQueen Funeral Home in Florida

Arrangements are being handled by Ralph Schugar Chapel (5509 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232).

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Eleanor “Ellie” Kapiko, 88, of Durham, North Carolina went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, November 17, 2022. She was born on July 7, 1934 in Lancaster, South Carolina to the late Audrey and Georgia Baker.  She also is preceded in death by her 2 brothers, Biven Baker and Hazel Baker, and 2 sisters, Mendy Moore and...

PITTSBORO- Mrs. Eleanor Margaret Sorgman, 98, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at Galloway Ridge in Pittsboro. Private services.

DURHAM Mrs. Elizabeth “Sis” Ray, 89, of Durham, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

Mrs. Ray was native and lifelong resident of Durham, daughter of the late William Gus George and Eliza King George. She retired after 51 years with Liggett-Myers Tobacco Company in packing operations. She was a member of Angier Avenue Baptist Church and a past member of...

Arrangements are being handled by Tyndall Funeral Home, 1005 N Church St, Mount Olive, NC 28365

Esther (Faye) Joyner Tyler, a longtime resident of Durham, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the age of 81.

Faye was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence S. Joyner and Hazel B. Joyner and two brothers, Howard S. Joyner and Edward (Alan) Joyner.

Faye is survived by her two sons, Paul E. Tyler, IV and wife Parka...

Ethel Drelich Brody, a longtime resident of East Lansing, passed away June 9, 2022, at age 96. She and her identical twin sister Ruth were born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. Ethel graduated from Rutgers College of Pharmacy and married Theodore Brody (deceased), a classmate. After starting her career in Chicago, they then moved to Ann Arbor in...

A private graveside service will be held at Durham Hebrew Cemetery.

DURHAM- Mr. Fred High, Jr., 72, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2021.

Mr. High, Jr. was born July 21, 1949, to the late Fred High, Sr. and Katie Bailey High in Durham, NC. Fred loved being outdoors, whether it was fishing, hunting, or gardening. He also enjoyed a life-long career in telecommunications and stayed involved in the community coaching...

DURHAM Mr. Freddie Marion Lane, III, 61 of Durham, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018.Freddie was born in Durham, the son of the late Freddie Marion Lane, Jr. and Blanche Adams Lane. He was employed as a Lab Technician with EPA. He loved Southern Rock Music; hotdogs and making people laugh. He loved all his family and will be...