Recent Obituaries
George T. King, Jr.
Jun 11, 2025
George T. King, Jr., 52, of Hillsborough, North Carolina passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. He was born on October 28, 1972 to the late George Thomas King, Sr. and Doris Lee King.
Mr. King worked as a Handyman for many years; he could fix anything that needed to be done. His kind nature and patience made...
Anthony Lamar Tyler
Jun 7, 2025
Anthony Lamar Tyler, 69, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025. He was born on July 1, 1955, to the late Lamar George Tyler (father) and Mattie Lee Tyler (mother).
Anthony is survived by his brother, Douglas Edward Tyler (Emily); niece, Sophie Mills (Thomas) and great niece, Bonnie Rose Mills.
As a child Anthony enjoyed spending time with...
Faye W. Lanier
Jun 6, 2025
Faye Walker Lanier, 88, of Durham passed away on June 6, 2025, at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. Mrs. Lanier was born on January 27, 1937, in Person County to the late Luther Thomas and Rachel Clayton Walker. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lanier is predeceased by her husband of 47 years Chinnis Lanier, Sr.; brothers Ronald and Jerry...
Paige Dunnavant Ryder
Jun 3, 2025
June “Paige” Dunnavant Ryder, 86, of Durham, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was a devout Christian, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt.
Mrs. Ryder was born on July 31, 1938, in Charlotte County, VA, to the late Joseph Puryear and Bertha Blackstock Dunnavant. In addition to her parents, she was...
Sybil Ann Beck
Jun 2, 2025
Sybil Ann Beck, 83, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025.
Ms. Beck was retired from the North Carolina Department of Health as a Clerk after over 30 years of service. She enjoyed helping the public and working with her coworkers.
She grew up attending Angier Avenue Baptist Church. In recent years, Sybil had been attending Brier Creek...
Mary Ann Saitta
May 31, 2025
Mary Ann Saitta of Durham, N.C. 100 years old went home to be with the Lord May 31, 2025. She was born to George Connie Ray and Katie Bell Stanley Ray of Durham. She was married to William Al Keene and Frank A. Saitta of Durham who are deceased, also, one daughter, Carolyn Keene Johnson Shaleuly who died in auto...
Bryna Gilgor
May 30, 2025
Bryna Haberman Gilgor, 86, of Decatur, Georgia passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025. She was born on July 12, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York to the late H. Harvey and Sylvia Haberman.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Robert Samuel Gilgor, M.D., and her grandson Gabriel Gilgor Strathern.
Mrs. Gilgor...
Mary Jenkins Upchurch
May 28, 2025
Mary Jenkins Upchurch, 78, lifelong resident of Morrisville, North Carolina went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. She was born June 10, 1946, in Wake County, NC to the late Fermon and Mary Jenkins from Morrisville, NC.
In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her sons, Jimmy Upchurch, James...
Betty Strayhorn Moore
May 21, 2025
Betty Marie Strayhorn Moore, 69, of Durham passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Mrs. Moore was born on July 13, 1955, in Mebane, NC. She is predeceased by her father, Roy “Bruce” Strayhorn, mother Thelma Williams Strayhorn and nephew Craig Douglas Harding.
Betty is survived by her siblings, Larry W. Strayhorn of Durham, Jane...
Allen Thomas Burgette
May 21, 2025
Allen Thomas Burgette, 77, of Durham passed Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Duke Hock Family Pavilion. Allen was born April 23,1948 in Fayetteville, NC to the late John Thomas and Lue Dellar Lockamy Burgette.
In addition to his parents, Allen is predeceased by his son John Burgette and grandson John Michael Burgette; brother Garry Burgette; sisters, Geraldine Horne, Jean Daniels, and...
Lula "Gray" Lee
May 21, 2025
Lula Gray Lee, 74, of Timberlake, North Carolina, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. She was born on July 7, 1950 in Lenoir County, NC.
Mrs. Lee worked in Quality Control at Nortel for over 30 years until her retirement. She was a strong and determined woman who earned her GED at 65 years...
Gaynelle McGee
May 21, 2025
Gaynelle Beasley McGee, of Durham, North Carolina, passed peacefully at home on May 21, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and her beloved poodle.
Gaynelle was one of eight children, raised by her mother in Four Oaks, North Carolina. She was no stranger to hardship—growing up during the Depression era taught her the values of self-sufficiency, hard work, and resilience, which...
William James Mayew
May 18, 2025
William “Willie” James Mayew was born on October 18, 1943, to James and Myrna May Mayew in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended local schools and graduated from Kenosha High School in 1961. An avid athlete, he played for the Kenosha Pirates semi-professional baseball club before serving in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969.
After his military service, he used the GI...
William "Billy" Allen, Jr.
May 18, 2025
William “Billy” Allen, Jr., 61, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025. He was born in Durham, NC on February 9, 1964 to William Allen, Sr. and Sandy Allen.
Mr. Allen was a longtime member of American Legion Post #7, where he enjoyed cooking for their events. Billy loved country cooking and always looked forward to a...
Robert Joseph Heider
May 17, 2025
Mr. Robert Joseph “Bob” Heider, 78, of Durham passed Saturday May 17, 2025. Bob was born March 31, 1947, to the late Joseph John Heider, Sr and Dolores Marie Hutter Heider in Buffalo, NY.
In addition to his parents Bob is predeceased by his wife of 50 years Carol Johnson Heider.
Bob is survived by his daughter Mary Catherine “Cathy” DeFayette and...
Elena Polanco de Polanco
May 15, 2025
Elena Polanco de Polanco, 77, of Holland, Michigan died May 15, 2025.
She was born on May 29, 1947 to Audelia Galdamez and Francisco Polanco in Canton La Isla, El Salvador.
Survived by her husband, Audelino and children Fernando (Rosa), Horacio (Adela), Cesar (Amanda), Tadeo (Delmy), Mario (Bressi), Carlos (Esperanza), Francisco (Marina), son-in-law Salomon, brothers and sisters, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchild,...
Norman Watson Davis
May 15, 2025
Norman Watson Davis, 79, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025. He was born August 8, 1945 in Durham, NC to the late William and Beulah Davis.
In addition to his parents, he is also preceded death by his infant son and his sister, Jean Dixon.
Born and raised in Durham, Norman proudly grew up in the Edgemont...
Sarah Murray Hagwood
May 13, 2025
Mrs. Sarah Frances Murray Hagwood, 89, formerly of Franklinton, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Born on December 31, 1935, to the late William Edwin Murray and Katie Beatrice Fuller Murray, she went on to graduate from Franklinton High School in 1954 and married the love of her life, William “Bill”...
Estelle Ann Clark
May 13, 2025
Estelle Ann Clark, 75, of Durham, NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born on October 3, 1949, in Miami, Florida, Estelle was the daughter of the late Sidney Bernard and Rose Leinwol Horowitz.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved siblings Howard Horowitz, Allan Horowitz, and Marsha...
Tommy Elbert Garner, Jr.
May 10, 2025
Tommy Elbert Garner, Jr. 78, of Butner passed away on May 10, 2025, at his home. Mr. Garner was born on May 1, 1947, in Durham, NC to the late Tom and Mary Laws Garner.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Garner is predeceased by his son, Tommy Elbert Garner, III.
Mr. Garner is survived by his twin brother, Ronnie Garner; sisters,...
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