Recent Obituaries
Harold Lee Wade
Dec 8, 2022
Harold Lee Wade, 81, of Durham passed away December 8, 2022, at his home. He was born in Person County on June 8, 1941, to the late Robert Ellis and Mary Turner Wade.
Mr. Wade worked with NC Department of Transportation for 25 years as a Heavy Equipment Operator prior to his retirement. Mr. Wade loved working around his home...
Marcia Ann Wilsey
Dec 6, 2022
Marcia Ann Wilsey passed away peacefully this week surrounded by her family, after a brief illness at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. She was born in Glens Falls, NY, the only child of Charles and Anna Baker, who predeceased her.
She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Bob Wilsey, and her two daughters, Robin Fillion (Rick) and...
Ingrid Alice Hertz
Dec 6, 2022
Ingrid Alice Hertz was born in Wismar, Germany on July 6, 1928 to Friedrich and Lucie Karseboom. Her early life became extremely challenging, as the Nazi regime made the lives of Jews more and more difficult, eventually forcing her father to sell his department store in 1933. This led to the family moving to Hamburg, then Lubeck and back...
John Neter
Dec 6, 2022
Dr. John Neter passed away on Tuesday December 6, 2022, in Chapel Hill, NC at the age of 99.
John is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years, Dorothy, his sons Ron and David, their wives Mona and Ann, his granddaughters Jordan, Chloe, and Celia, and his great-grandson Eli.
Born in Mannheim, Germany, John lost his mother, Marie,...
John W. Pounds
Dec 2, 2022
John W. Pounds, 69, of Durham, NC passed away, Friday, December 2, 2022 at Duke Hospital, surrounded by his loving wife and two beautiful daughters.
He was born March 21, 1953 in Danville, Virginia to the late Arthur Junious Pounds and Ethel Beatrice Bruce Pounds. He was married to Dr. Judy McCain Pounds, who survives.
In addition to his...
Randall "Randy" Stone
Dec 2, 2022
Randall Frank Stone of Durham, NC went home to be with the Lord on December 2, 2022, surrounded by his wife and his children. Randy was born September 28, 1950, to Helen Lacy Stone and Claiborne Carr Stone. He was a loving, dedicated father to his children and devoted soulmate to his wife of 30 years, Teresa A. Stone....
Helen Rosenwald Stahl
Dec 2, 2022
Helen Rosenwald Stahl departed this life on Friday, December 2, 2022. Helen came to the US by boat with her family in 1936. She was part of a wave of immigrants fleeing Nazi Germany and was amongst a group brought to the US with the help of the family of Julius Rosenwald, one of the founders of Sears Roebuck and...
Jacki Ceil Resnick
Nov 30, 2022
Jacqueline (Jacki) Ceil Resnick was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 2, 1941, to Sophie and Paul Adler and died on November 30, 2022, of a rare neuromuscular progressive disease. Even after her diagnosis 6 years ago, she remained a highly active UNC retiree (2013), focusing on social action, travel, singing, mahjong, reading, and family. Jacki married Michael...
Morris Orens
Nov 29, 2022
Chapel Hill, November 29, 2022 -- Merger and acquisition attorney, Morris Orens, died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 74.
Orens is best known for representing Merv Griffin in his successful battle with Donald Trump over the acquisition of Resorts International, Inc. “Donald Trump may have written The Art of the Deal,” said a...
Justin Stanley Dodson
Nov 28, 2022
Mr. Justin Stanley Dodson, 39, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at his home.
Mr. Dodson was born December 27, 1982 to Mr. Edsel Dodson and Lisa Barrow in Atlanta, Georgia. Justin lived life to the fullest. He loved to make people laugh. Justin had the best personality and sense of humor, even on his worst days he'd still...
Carlton Aaron Wilkes
Nov 25, 2022
Carlton Aaron Wilkes, 67, of Bahama, North Carolina, passed away suddenly on November 25, 2022. He was born April 9, 1955, in Durham to the late Aaron Wilkes and Dorothy Beasley who survives him.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a stepsister, Karen Hiller.
Carlton is survived by his mother Dorothy Beasley; brother, Ronnie...
Deborah Caviness Hobbs
Nov 23, 2022
Deborah Caviness Hobbs, 70, of Durham passed away November 23, 2022, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. She was born April 30, 1952, to the late Samuel Wade and Lillian Brown Caviness.
Deborah worked many years as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Duke University Medical Center until her retirement. She loved spending time at the lake with family and...
Laxton P. “L.P.“ Spell
Nov 20, 2022
DURHAM- Laxton P. “L.P.” Spell, 90, passed away on November 20, 2022 at Falls River Court in Raleigh.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Vanhook Spell. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Ottis Benson Spell and Corrina Tyndall Spell; brothers, Elven “E.B.” Spell and Marby “Bud” Spell; and sister, Myrtle Spell Taylor.
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Sajjankunver Vajubha Chudasama
Nov 20, 2022
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिनायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूय: |अजो नित्य: शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणोन हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे || 20||
na jāyate mriyate vā kadāchinnāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥajo nityaḥ śhāśhvato ’yaṁ purāṇona hanyate hanyamāne śharīre
The soul is neither born, nor does it ever die; nor having once existed, does it ever cease to be. The soul...
Ramona Rodriguez
Nov 18, 2022
Arrangements are being handled by Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd W, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
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Joyce Hewett Perry
Nov 17, 2022
Joyce Hewett Perry, 86, of Durham, North Carolina passed on to heaven peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 17, 2022. She was born April 27, 1936, in Brunswick Co., NC to the late James and Hettie Hewett.
Mrs. Perry worked for many years as an Assembly Worker for General Electric until her retirement in...
Anderson Fox
Nov 16, 2022
Anderson Fox, 89, of Durham, North Carolina peacefully passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. He was born June 10, 1933, in Burke County, North Carolina to the late Willie and Eva Fox.
Mr. Fox proudly served his country In the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked many years as a Truck Driver with S. Swartz and...
Eleanor Ball Sikes
Nov 15, 2022
Mrs. Eleanor Ball Sikes, 92, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15th after several months of declining health. Born in Burlington, NC, Eleanor’s greatest love was her family, which included caring staff whom she quickly incorporated into her heart and her best friends at Fiesta Mexicana in Cary. She also had a decades-long devotion to Tar Heel basketball and WCPE radio,...
Susan Seagroves Askue
Nov 13, 2022
Mrs. Susan Seagroves Askue, 63, of Durham passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Carver Living Center.
Mrs. Askue was born January 1, 1959, in Durham, NC to the late Stanley Seagroves and Louise Seagroves who survives her.
Mrs. Askue worked many years as an Accounting Clerk. She enjoyed playing the piano, singing in the choir, decorating for the holidays,...
Karen Ann Gantt
Nov 12, 2022
Strong, Brave, Caring, Beautiful.
Our beloved Karen passed away with her husband Dana at her side in the early morning of Saturday, November 12 at Duke Hospice Hock Family Pavilion. She was 73 years old.
Described by her daughter Sarah as "the strongest woman I've ever known”, Karen battled metastatic breast cancer for almost two decades, enduring surgeries, radiation...
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