Recent Obituaries
Elvira Ortiz Garcia
Jan 4, 2026
Elvira Ortiz Garcia, 51, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Hudson Funeral Home, 211 S. Miami Blvd., Durham, NC 27703. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Durham, NC. Pastor Edwin Pacas will officiate.
The family will receive friends prior to the...
Stuart Harold Altman
Jan 1, 2026
Arrangements are being handled by Brezniak Funeral Directors in West Newton, MA.
Bessie Snodean Jacobs
Jan 1, 2026
Obituary of Snodean Collins Jacobs – January 3, 1932 – January 1, 2026
Snodean Collins Jacobs went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Pittsboro Christian Village after years of declining health, just two days shy of her 94th birthday. She was born in her grandmother’s home in Hillsborough on January 3,...
Henry Steve Vaughn
Dec 31, 2025
Henry Steve Vaughn, age 77, of Rougemont, North Carolina, passed away on December 31, 2025.
Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, Steve graduated from Northern High School. He retired from Duke Power after 35 years of dedicated service, beginning as a lineman and advancing into supervision. Steve was a devoted husband to his wife, Ann Fowler Vaughn, for 51 years,...
John G. Wesley, Jr.
Dec 30, 2025
John Gaither Wesley Jr., 88, died December 30, 2025, at Randolph County Hospital. Mr. Wesley was born May 26, 1937, in Wake County to the late John Gaither Wesley, Sr. and Nellie Bradley Wesley.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by 8 siblings (Gaither, Jeannette, Donald, Frances, Esther, Louise, Jack and Billy).
He is survived by sons, David...
Wanda New
Dec 29, 2025
Wanda Taylor (Blackwell) New 63, of Durham passed away on December 29, 2025, at Duke Hock Family Pavilion. Mrs. New was born in Durham on August 19, 1962, to the late Bruce Coleman and Bonnie Davis Taylor.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. New is preceded in death by her husband David Wayne New; a half-sister, Becky A. Burgess and half-brother,...
Pearl Black
Dec 29, 2025
Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Judea Reform Cemetery, 2560 Jones Ferry Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. Rabbi Hannah Bender will officiate.
Thomas F. Drummond LTCDR USN (Retired)
Dec 29, 2025
Thomas Frank Drummond August 6, 1947 - December 29, 2025
Tom Drummond of Durham, NC passed away peacefully in the early hours of December 29, 2025. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Austin Drummond, his mother, Dorothy Louise Hopkins and his stepmother, Mary Elizabeth Council. Tom is survived by his wife Mimi (Madeleine...
Wilma Morton Garner
Dec 25, 2025
Wilma Morton Garner, 76, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her son’s home on Thursday, December 25, 2025. She was born on June 26, 1949, to the late William and Lucy Morton.
In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her sisters, Betty Brown, Lucy O’Neal and JoAnn Rozier.
A lifelong resident of the Durham area,...
Carolyn Ann Bunn
Dec 23, 2025
Carolyn Ann Bunn, 82, of Durham, North Carolina went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. She was born on September 24, 1943, in Durham, NC to the late Herman and Essie Bunn.
In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her sisters, Vandoris Adams and Barbara Clark Rich, her brothers, Julian...
Pandora Laws Frazier
Dec 17, 2025
Mrs. Pandora Laws Frazier, 88, of Durham, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. She was born to the late Ed and Virginia Winstead Laws on April 5, 1937.
For 25 years, Mrs. Frazier worked as a property care specialist with the Morehead-Cain Foundation, where during her tenure, she met celebrities such as Andy Griffith, Eva Marie Saint, Michael Jordan and...
Cynthia Leigh Knott
Dec 16, 2025
Cindy Knott, 65, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. She was born in Durham, NC on May 30, 1960, to the late Walter and Ruth Day.
Mrs. Knott began her career in the Durham Public schools and went on to retire as Cafeteria Manager in the Wake County Public School System.
Cindy loved to cook and especially...
Carolyn Pearce
Dec 15, 2025
Carolyn Haith Pearce, 85, of Knightdale, North Carolina peacefully passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025. She was born in Durham, NC on February 9, 1940, to the late Ira and Helen Haith.
In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husbands, Rufus Lafayette “Sonny” Rigsbee, III and Walter P. Pearce.
Mrs. Pearce graduated from Southern High...
Brandy Dawn Harris Whitman
Dec 15, 2025
Brandy Dawn Harris Whitman, 44, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025. She was born on October 19, 1981 in Durham, North Carolina to Donnie and Margaret Harris.
Mrs. Whitman enjoyed attending Pleasant Plains Baptist Church with her parents. The deep love her parents gave her, she continued that love on to her children and then her grandchildren. Brandy deeply loved...
Geraldine Williams Hall
Dec 14, 2025
Geraldine Williams Hall, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the age of 86. She was born on June 13, 1939, in Durham County, North Carolina.
Geraldine was preceded in death by her parents, Joe Lunnie Williams and Hattie McCorqudale Williams. Her biological mother was Mary Ann Williams, who also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her children: Sheryll...
Doris Pollock Hadler
Dec 10, 2025
Doris Hadler, 101, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in Durham, NC at her home at Carolina Reserve of Durham. She was married for 64 years to her beloved late husband Jack Hadler. Doris’ life was blessing to all of her family as she actively loved and participated in the lives of her children, grandchildren and more recently great-grandchildren....
Jewel Branch Rich
Dec 5, 2025
Jewel Branch Rich, 98, of Durham passed away on December 5, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Mrs. Rich was born in Durham on February 12, 1927, to the late Brodie Duke and Lela Hunnings Branch.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rich is predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Carson Rich; brothers, H.P. Branch, Donald Branch and Rodney Branch;...
Patricia Lane King
Dec 4, 2025
Patricia Lane King, 79, of Durham passed away on December 4, 2025, at Duke Regional Hospital. Mrs. King was born in Durham on November 13, 1946, to the late Coy Lee and Neda Russell Lane.
Mrs. King survived by a son, Foy G. King, III of Durham; daughter, Patricia Dare “Tricia” King of Snow Camp; grandchildren, Daniel Lane King, Hunter Lee...
Deborah Jean Glenn
Dec 3, 2025
Deborah Jean Glenn, 68, of Creedmoor passed away on December 3, 2025, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. She was born in Durham on June 27, 1957, to the late Coy Marshall and Betty Sherron Glenn which survives her.
In addition to her father, she is predeceased by a daughter Stacey Lane Wheeler.
Mrs. Glenn is survived by her son Shane Wheeler...
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