Recent Obituaries

Sep 9, 2021

DURHAM- Ms. Rebecca Ann Cheek, 77, passed away on September 9, 2021.

Ms. Cheek was born May 24, 1944 to the late Edgar and Helen Cheek in Durham, NC. Rebecca was a member of Grove Park Chapel. She loved reading and being outdoors. Rebecca will be dearly missed.

Rebecca is survived by her sisters, Bonnie C. Andrews of Durham, NC...

Sep 8, 2021

No services will be held at this time.

Sep 7, 2021

ROXBORO- Mrs. Sheila Denise Smith, 58, passed away on September 7, 2021.

Mrs. Smith was born May 28, 1963 to Janet Pridgen Smith and the late Phillip Smith in Durham, NC. Sheila loved her family and grandbabies with all her heart. Her dogs, Max and MooMoo, were her favorite companions. Sheila enjoyed playing BINGO with her mom. Some of her...

Sep 6, 2021

CREEDMOOR- Mrs. Elizabeth Sue Chamberlain, 62, passed away on September 6, 2021.

Mrs. Chamberlain was born March 19, 1959, to Nelson Blackwell and the late Jean McKenzie Blackwell. Elizabeth enjoyed fishing, camping, going to the beach, and working. She was a true definition of a mother. Elizabeth will be deeply missed.

In addition to her mother, Elizabeth is preceded in...

Sep 5, 2021

DURHAM- Mr. Jackson Ray Sanderford, Jr., 54, lost his 3.5-year battle with Small Cell Lung Cancer on September 5, 2021.

Mr. Sanderford was born December 24, 1966 to Jack and Martha Sanderford, at Watts Hospital in Durham NC. Jackson graduated from Southern High School in 1985, playing drums in all three of the bands, marching, concert, and jazz. He dedicated...

Sep 4, 2021

DURHAM- Mrs. Linda Marie Bradshaw Bryant, 79, passed away on September 4, 2021.

Mrs. Bryant was born August 26,1942 to the late John and Annie Bradshaw. Everyone who met Linda considered her to be a sweet lady. Linda battled chronic kidney failure and had been on dialysis for many years. Before she became so sick, Linda liked to read, loved...

Sep 3, 2021

Mrs. Rose Lucille Brown Jones, 92, of Spruce Pine, NC passed away September 3, 2021 at Madison Health & Rehabilitation after a brief illness.

Born January 11, 1929 in Tampa, Florida to the late Benjamin Wade Brown and Bertha Lillian Williams Brown. She was the youngest of 9 children. She grew up in Durham, and attended Durham High School in...

Sep 3, 2021

Sep 1, 2021

DURHAM- Mr. Lewis Ennis Adams, 90, passed away on September 1, 2021.

Mr. Adams was born October 7, 1930 to the late Robert and Fannie Adams. Lewis served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951-1953. He retired after 36 years at Liggett and Myers. Lewis was a long-time member of Lynn’s Crossroads Ruritan Club. He loved...

Aug 30, 2021

DURHAM- Ms. Shirley Jean Soyars, 79, passed away on August 30, 2021.

Ms. Soyars was born November 9, 1941 to the late Harry and Nannie Soyars. Shirley was the most caring, sweet, and soft-spoken woman. She loved baby dolls and her favorite color was pink. Shirley looked out after all her housemates and would help the staff members look in...

Aug 29, 2021

DURHAM- Mr. Linwood Dillard, 73, passed away on August 29, 2021.

Mr. Dillard was born August 28, 1948 to the late Quenton Dillard and Mary Ruth Coston Moore. Linwood retired after 30 years at GTE and in his retirement, worked for 18 years at Sport Durst Automotive. He really enjoyed his working career, as his co-workers became a second family...

Aug 26, 2021

Clara Lois Creech passed peacefully Thursday, 26 August 2021. She was born the third child of Reverend R. Ronald and Mary Belle Smith Creech, on 31 May 1956 in Florence, South Carolina. Ruth and Elizabeth, her two older sisters, remember her days at our home in Durham. Her younger siblings, Rebecca and Paul, do not. However, we all have fond...

Aug 26, 2021

DURHAM- Mr. Gerald Dane Elliott, Sr., 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 26, 2021.

Mr. Elliott, Sr. was born February 23, 1945 to the late Carvie and Missie Elliott. Gerald served in the United States Air Force as an aircraft mechanic in the Vietnam Era. He retired from Durham Water Resources as a machinist. Gerald...

Aug 25, 2021

Sylvia Smith Roth died in her sleep Tuesday night at her home in Raleigh.  She was 97 years old.

She was born Sylvia Smith in Manhattan, New York, on June 18th, 1924, the first child of Louis Koval Smith and Hannah Barewitz Smith.  As a young child she lived in The Bronx, New York, and then in Jamaica, Queens, in...

Aug 24, 2021

CREEDMOOR- Mrs. Iris Campbell O’Neill, 77, passed away on August 24, 2021.

Mrs. O’Neill was born July 22, 1944 to the late Leonard and Ruby Campbell. Iris was a huge NASCAR fan and could always be found cheering on Jeff Gordon every Sunday afternoon. She loved fishing just about anywhere, but especially at Kerr Lake. Her favorite bird was a...

Aug 24, 2021

DURHAM- Mr. Robert Tony Lassiter, 73, passed away on, August 24, 2021.

Mr. Lassiter was born March 2, 1948 to the late James and Ethel Lassiter in Durham, NC. After 30 years, Robert retired from American Tobacco Company and became the owner and operator of Lassiter Machine Shop in Durham, NC. He loved fishing and was a member of the...

Aug 23, 2021

HILLSBOROUGH- Mrs. Barbara Pearce Miles, 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 23, 2021.

Mrs. Miles was born October 19, 1945 to the late Sam and Maxine Pearce in Wake Forest, NC. Barbara grew up attending and was a longtime member of Liberty Baptist Church. Later in her life, she became a member at Grace Reformed...

Aug 22, 2021

DURHAM- Mr. William “Billy” Howard Goss, 56, passed away on, August 22, 2021.

Mr. Goss was born July 9, 1965 to the late Samuel and Delores Goss in Durham, NC. Billy was an avid Duke Basketball fan. He loved to fish and was always a hard worker. The light of his life was his granddaughter, Chryslee. Billy will be remembered...

Aug 20, 2021

MORRISVILLE – Mary lanna Searls King passed away at her home on August 20th, 2021.

Mary was a native of Durham and the daughter of the late Walter Newton and Elsie Herndon Searls. She was a member of Lowe’s Grove Baptist Church and the Light Bearer’s Ruth Bible Class.

She is survived by her daughter Pamela King Leonard (David), along...

Aug 20, 2021

DURHAM – Mr. George Lee Garrett 89, passed away peacefully at the home of his Daughter Diane Thomas on August 20, 2021, where he had been a resident in Las Vegas, Nevada for the past 16 years.

Mr. Garrett was born January 16, 1932 to the late Clarence Johnson and Mary Belle Gooch. He retired after 42 years with the...