Recent Obituaries

Jan 11, 2018

DURHAM Mrs. Nellie Wayne Olive Harward, 82, died at home on Thursday, January 11, 2018.

She was born on January 15, 1935 to the late Claude and Viola Valera Olive in Durham, North Carolina, and was a lifelong resident. She retired after many years from GTE as a Supervisor in the Personnel Department. After retirement she was Administative Assistant for...

Jan 11, 2018

DURHAM Mr. Elmore Washington Honeycutt, Jr., 84, of Durham, died on Thursday, January 11, 2018.Mr. Honeycutt was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Elmore Washington Honeycutt Sr. and Pearl Honeycutt. He retired from R. L. Dressers Inc. as a mechanic. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Fisher Honeycutt; brother, Billy Honeycutt...

Jan 10, 2018

ROUGEMONT Mr. James Cleveland “Tommy” Vaughan, 79, of Rougemont, died on Wednesday, January 10, 2018.Mr. Vaughan was born in Durham, the son of the late Edward Cleveland and Molly Vaughan. He owned and operated Vaughan Insulation Company. He was a member of Abundant Life Church in Hillsborough. Tommy loved to Shag and won a Myrtle Beach Shag Competition.He is survived...

Jan 10, 2018

DURHAM Mr. William Robert McGeorge, Jr., 55 of Durham, died on Wednesday, January 10, 2018.Mr. McGeorge served in the U. S. Army for 20 years and was employed as a Senior Specialist with AT&T. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert McGeorge and Daisy Pace McGeorge; brother, David Stephen McGeorge.He is survived by his wife, Hwa Sun Yi...

Jan 9, 2018

FRANKLINTON Mrs. Virginia Christine Dudley, 75, of Franklinton and a former resident of Durham, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.

Mrs. Dudley was born in Gibson, SC the daughter of the late Joseph William Brigman and Maxine Leviner. She retired from Durham Drapery. Mrs. Dudley received her High School Diploma at 52 years old. She watched every child in Durham...

Jan 5, 2018

DURHAM- Rachel Weinbaum Schanberg, 80, founder and director emeritus of the Duke Cancer Patient Support Program, died peacefully at home in Durham on Jan. 5 after a long illness.  Her perseverance, passion and compassion were a beacon for family, friends, colleagues and the thousands for whom her groundbreaking efforts provided profound guidance and comfort.

Rachel established the Duke Cancer Patient...

Jan 4, 2018

CREEDMOOR Mr. James Ervin Turner, of Creedmoor, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 4, 2018. He was 80 years old and fought a good fight.

Mr. Turner was born in Granville County, the son of the late Robert Henry Turner and Effie Saline Cox. He was a retired Auto Body Mechanic. He was a member...

Jan 4, 2018

DURHAM- Mr. James Dewey Crawley passed away Thursday, January 4th at his home with his wife by his side. James was born in Surgoinsville, TN on February 3rd, 1942 and had been a resident of Durham, NC for over 30 years.

He was a loving and caring husband, father and bigger than life.  His smile and voice was big and...

Jan 1, 2018

Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2017

Visitation has been changed to Tuesday, January 9, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hudson Funeral Home due to the inclement weather.DURHAM Mrs. Jackie Dolores Pendergraft, 73, a former resident of Durham passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017.Jackie was native and lifelong resident of Durham. She retired from B & J Printers as the Bookkeeper. She was of...

Dec 29, 2017

MORRISVILLE Mrs. Katie Burgess Barber, 88, of Morrisville, died on Friday, December 29, 2017.Mrs. Barber was born in Wake County, the daughter of the late Newton Henry Burgess and Elsie Watkins Burgess. She retired after 15 years from Square D in Knightdale. Mrs. Barber was a lifelong member of Sorrell’s Grove Baptist Church. She loved playing cards, bingo and square...

Dec 26, 2017

DURHAM Mrs. Vera Peele House, 84, of Durham, died on Tuesday, December 26, 2017.

Mrs. House was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late William Clyde Peele and Kathleen V. Glenn. She retired from the Durham County School System as a cafeteria manager. She was a longtime member of the American School Food Service Association...

Dec 25, 2017

Mr. Flaminio Sanchez, 76 years, of 317 Currituck Lane, died on Monday, December 25, 2017. Mr. Sanchez was born in Isla Umbu, Paraguay, the son of Petronila Acuña and the late Santiago Sanchez. He retired from Husqvarna as a Supervisor. He was a member of the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Mr. Sanchez was an alternate delegate to the Democratic...

Dec 25, 2017

DURHAM Mr. Benjamin “Ben” Franklin Fish, 84, of Durham, died on Monday, December 25, 2017.

Mr. Fish was born in Wake County, the son of the late Paul Jason Fish and Beulah Dean Fish. He retired from Southern Electric Motor Company. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his brothers Lesco and Melvin...

Dec 25, 2017

Adele Florence Abramowitz, 65, died from uterine cancer on December 25, 2017 in Durham. She was born May 10, 1952 in Houston, Texas to Abe and Helen Rosenzweig and moved to Durham in 2004. A graduate of the University of Texas, she retired as a librarian from Houston Public Library where she managed telephone reference. She sang in the Triangle...

Dec 18, 2017

DURHAM Mrs. Margaret Ann May, 91, of Durham, died on Sunday, December 17, 2017. She moved to Durham from Miami, Florida in 1992.

Mrs. May was born in Wheeling, W. Virginia to the late James and Elizabeth Diegmiller Garvey. She was a member of Hope Valley Baptist Church. Peggy was a Pink Lady volunteer at Baptist Hospital in Miami for...

Dec 17, 2017

Peggy Harris Hall passed away on December 17, 2017 in her home in Butner, North Carolina at the age of 81. Peggy was born March 21, 1936 in Durham, NC to the late Raymond Harris and Ester Carpenter Harris. Peggy is preceded in death by her husband, James Hall, son, Michael Hall and brothers, Linwood Harris and James Harris. Peggy...

Dec 16, 2017

Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Markham Memorial Gardens, Kehillah Cemetery.

Dec 16, 2017

Ms. Brenda Bazen Wright, 49, a lifetime resident of Durham County passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Brenda was the daughter of the late William (Bill) Bazen. Brenda waged a fierce battle with colon cancer for four years but won her battle by claiming the victory of eternal life.

Brenda was a person who lit up the room with...