Recent Obituaries
Agnes Webster
Jan 6, 2023
DURHAM - Agnes Pauline Webster, 85, passed away on, January 6, 2023, at Parkview Health & Rehabilitation Center surrounded by family. She was born in Castlewood, Virginia, the daughter of the late George Wilson Hurd and Savannah Estelle Hurd. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Webster was also predeceased by her first husband and father of her children, Kenneth Delay...
Maxine Stern
Jan 4, 2023
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. at Beth El Synagogue on Sunday January 8, 2023. Burial will follow at Durham Hebrew Cemetery. A complete obituary will follow
Shiffra Fenson
Jan 4, 2023
Arrangements are being handled by Chesed Shel Emes (Jewish Funeral Chapel) 1023 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB Canada R2W 3P9.
Georgia Nash Harris
Jan 1, 2023
Georgia Nash Harris (92) went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 1, 2023 at Bethesda Family Care Home in Clayton, N.C. Daughter of the late Lennox and Malvine Nash, she was born on January 7, 1930 in Durham, NC. Georgia was preceded in death by her husband, her “first and only love” of fifty years, David A...
Fannie Mae Goodwin
Dec 28, 2022
Fannie Mae Goodwin, 92, of Durham, North Carolina peacefully passed on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. She was born December 8, 1930, in Durham, N.C. to the late Joseph and Mary Boothe.
Mrs. Goodwin has proudly spent her life in Durham. She has been a member of Gorman Baptist Church for over 50 years. Fannie Mae worked a number of...
Lila Harris Hutchins
Dec 27, 2022
Lila Harris Hutchins 85, of Durham, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2022. Lila was preceded in death by her parents, James Reedy Harris and Edith Williams Harris Coppage; husband, Edward Carver Hutchins; and brother, James Williams Harris.
Lila celebrated 50 wonderful years of marriage to Carver. They have three children Edward Keith...
Phyllis Ferrell West
Dec 27, 2022
Phyllis Ferrell West, 80, of Creedmoor, North Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on December 27, 2022. Phyllis was born on June 7, 1942. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Rufus and Virginia Marks Ferrell; paternal grandparents, John Green Ferrell, and Lelia Mangum Ferrell; maternal grandparents, James Edward Marks and Beatrice Rice Marks; and brother,...
Billy C. Chesnutt
Dec 27, 2022
DURHAM- Mrs. Billy C. Chesnutt, 88, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
Mrs. Chesnutt was born June 8, 1934, to the late Bill and Jamie Childers in Ripley, Mississippi. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Durham. Mrs. Chesnutt was a great pianist. She was Assistant Chief of Dietetics at the VA Hospital in Durham for...
Gina Hildebran Grimsley
Dec 26, 2022
Gina Lyn Grimsley, 53, of Fayetteville, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022.
Gina was a loving wife, daughter, mother, sister, granddaughter, and friend to all who knew her.
Gina was preceded in death by her father, Billy Joe Hildebran and her stepdaughter, Megan Misner.
She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Jeff Mitchell; son, Kyle Pearce;...
Eugene Franklin Floyd, Sr.
Dec 25, 2022
Mr. Eugene Franklin “Gene” Floyd, Sr., 91, of Durham, went to be with His Lord and Savior, December 25, 2022. He was born July 9, 1931, in Henderson, NC to the late Clifton and Lucile Breedlove Floyd.
Eugene aka, “Honey,” was a man who loved the Lord, his wife, and his family, especially his grandkids, great-grandkids, as well as...
Wiloughby Charlie "W.C." Wheless
Dec 24, 2022
DURHAM- Mr. Wiloughby Charlie “W.C” Wheless, 92, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022.
Mr. Wheless was born January 17, 1930 to the late William and Lena Wheless in Franklin County, NC. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Wheless was a 60-year charter member of Immanuel Free Will Baptist Church in...
Jeffrey Scott Lawrence
Dec 23, 2022
Mr. Jeffrey Scott Lawrence, 56, passed away December 23, 2022.
Jeffrey was born December 15, 1966, in Durham, NC, to the late Robert James and Betty Daniels Lawrence.
Mr. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Carolyn Lawrence; daughter, Kaitlan Lawrence; and sister, Suzann Shields.
No services will be held.
Thomas Glosson
Dec 23, 2022
Thomas Wayne Glosson Sr, 70, of Rougemont, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Duke University Hospital. He was born on December 14, 1952, in Durham to the late George Thomas Glosson Jr and Mary Thomas Glosson
Thomas was a carpenter for Sunrise Contracting for 40 years. He was a member of Mt Harmony Baptist Church. He was an...
Janice Cartera Tolentino
Dec 22, 2022
Janice Cartera Tolentino, age 46, born at 3:07 a.m. on January 10, 1976 and formerly of Talisay City, Neg. Occ., Philippines has gone to be with the Lord at 11:58 a.m. on December 22, 2022 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was a batch 1993 graduate of La Consolacion College, Bacolod City and received her Bachelors of...
Joyce Parnell Wagner
Dec 19, 2022
Mrs. Joyce Parnell Wagner, 80, of Durham, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at Duke Regional Hospital. She was born March 8, 1942, in Durham to the late Lee Vance Pollard and Bertha Ellis Pollard Jacobs.
Joyce was an Assistant Teacher in the Durham Public School System for over 32 years. She was member of Angier Avenue Baptist Church...
Gabriel Gilgor Strathern
Dec 14, 2022
Gabriel Gilgor Strathern, age 29, passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2022 in Chapel Hill, NC. Gabe was born on December 27, 1992 in Chapel Hill, NC and was the beloved son of Deborah Gilgor of Chapel Hill, NC and Fulton Strathern of Bear Creek, NC.
Gabe is survived by the love of his life, his son Isaiah; and...
Sarah Kittner
Dec 12, 2022
Sarah Rebecca Kornblau Kittner passed away on December 12, 2022. She lived 94+ years, present and curious, learning and relating, and endlessly devoted to her family, friends and community.
Sarah was born in Richmond, Virginia, on May 13, 1928, the youngest child of Louis and Berta Kornblau. Louis and Berta had immigrated from Zborov, Tarnapol region (now part of...
Willie Lou Womble
Dec 11, 2022
Willie Lou Womble, 81, of Stem, NC passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022. She was born on June 23, 1941in Durham, NC to the late Grady and Ruth Womble.
Ms. Womble worked for many years at Triangle Orthopedic where she met so many wonderful people over the years, whether a patient she assisted or her wonderful coworkers...
Dolores Chapman Davis
Dec 11, 2022
Mrs. Dolores Chapman Davis, 81 of Durham, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 26, 1941, to the late Mabel Ruth Ashley and Charles Chapman, who preceded her in death. Dolores was a longtime member and Sunday School Teacher at Evangel Assembly of God in Durham, which she devoted...
Lewis DeWitt Bell
Dec 11, 2022
Mr. Lewis DeWitt Bell, Sr., of Durham, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, at AuthoraCare in Burlington, NC. He was born November 3, 1938, in Atlanta, GA to the late Loren DeWitt and Ruth Cook Bell.
Lewis grew up in the St. Simons Island Boys Home in St. Simons GA. He had many wonderful stories about growing up...
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