Recent Obituaries
Deborah Hobbs Higgs
Oct 10, 2025
Deborah (Debbie) Hobbs Higgs went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 10, 2025. She was the eldest daughter born on July 7, 1953 to the late Susie Ann Carey and Jasper Carl Hobbs.
Debbie spent many years working as a bookkeeper and she loved her dogs, Noah and Jax, but her greatest accomplishment was being “Mom” and “Nana”. Debbie...
Gerrie Lou Watkins Little
Oct 8, 2025
Gerrie Lou Watkins Little, 89, of Durham passed away on October 8, 2025, at Duke Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Little was born on January 17, 1936, during a snowstorm, in Hillsborough, NC, to the late Charles and Margueritte Watkins.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Little is predeceased by her husband of 46 years Bruce Cornell Little, a...
Jo Ann Moore
Oct 5, 2025
Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.
Jo Ann Moore, 86, of Angier, NC, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord Jesus on Sunday, October 5, 2025. She was at home and surrounded by her children...
Irma Baucom Tapp
Oct 4, 2025
Irma Baucom Tapp, 84 of Southport, NC passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, at Novant Health in Boliva, NC. She was born on October 15, 1940 in Durham, NC to the late Willam R. and Irma Gunter Baucom.
In addition to her devoted husband, Louis Tapp of 64 years, she will be missed by her five loving children, Eddie Tapp...
Kathy L. White Hay
Oct 4, 2025
Kathy L. White Hay, 73, of Durham, North Carolina passed away with her children by her side on Saturday, October 4, 2025. She was born on June 29, 1952 in Newark, Ohio to the late Ira and Frances White.
Mrs. Hay earned her Real Estate Agent License in Ohio. After several years of selling homes, she decided to move to North...
Elmer Franklin Smith, Jr.
Sep 29, 2025
Elmer Franklin Smith, Jr. 80, of Shallotte, North Carolina passed away after an extended illness on September 29, 2025, in Durham. Mr. Smith was born February 23, 1945, in Durham to the late Elmer Franklin Smith, Sr. and Nannie Bell Briggs Smith.
Mr. Smith is predeceased by his wife of 35 years, Jackie Oakes Smith, and a brother, Jimmy David Smith.
Mr....
Jerry Wayne Jeffries, Jr.
Sep 25, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved son Jerry Wayne Jeffries, Jr (42) of Durham on September 25, 2025. Jerry was born June 18, 1983 to Jerry Wayne Jeffries, Sr and Lelia Emory Jeffries.
Jerry was a kind, energetic, and loving person that always had a smile for everyone he met, he never knew a stranger, everyone was...
Barbara White
Sep 19, 2025
Barbara White, 68, of Cary, North Carolina passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025. She was born in Norfolk, VA on July 17, 1957 to the late Joseph John White, Sr. and Thelma Mae Davis White.
She is also preceded in death by her brothers, John Robert White and Richard Dale White and her sister, Hilda Louise Buck.
Barbara graduated in 1976...
Lila May Singer
Sep 17, 2025
Lila May Singer of Durham, NC passed away on September 17, 2025. She grew up in Jackson Heights, NY. She graduated from Hunter College High School, and received a BS in education from Queens College, and a MS in Student Personnel Services at Monmouth College in New Jersey. She taught in Glen Cove, NY; Long Branch; and for 25 years...
Margie Jackson Herndon
Sep 14, 2025
Margie Jackson Herndon, 93, of Durham, North Carolina passed away at Pruitt Health on September 14, 2025. Mrs. Herndon was born July 8, 1932, in Durham to Robert Lee and Ida Overaker Jackson.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Herndon is predeceased by her husband William Larry Herndon; son Tony Herndon; brother, Bobby Jackson and sister Charlotte Hunnings.
Margie was a proud...
Ricky Todd Carver
Sep 12, 2025
Ricky Todd Carver, age 64, passed on to meet his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 12, 2025, at his home in Stem, NC, after a brief illness, with his wife by his side as he wished. He was born in Durham, NC, on November 16, 1960, to the late Frank Goode Carver and Callie Jean Andrews Carver. In addition...
Benjamin George Fuller, Jr.
Sep 12, 2025
Benjamin George Fuller, Jr. 62, of Oxford, North Carolina passed away at his home on Friday, September 12, 2025. Mr. Fuller was born June 13, 1963, in Durham to Ben Fuller, Sr. and the late Paulette McLamb Fuller.
Mr. Fuller is survived his sons, Benjamin George “Buck” Fuller, III and wife Tammy of Oxford and Dustin Fuller and wife Amanda also...
Joyce Ferguson Eakes
Sep 12, 2025
Joyce Ferguson Eakes, 89 of Durham, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2025 at her home. She was born in Durham, North Carolina, on September 7th, 1936 to the late Bernice Ferguson and Hattie Lee Carpenter.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Eakes was preceded in death by her husband Ira (Beau) Eakes, brother Clyde Ferguson, sister Bobbie Hall...
Audrey Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus
Sep 8, 2025
Dear Family, Friends and Colleagues
It is my very sad duty to announce the death of my beloved wife, Audrey, Fedyszyn Jakubowski Lazarus on September 8, 2025, from the corticobasal variant of Frontotemporal Degeneration. Her clinical course lasted 11 years and she died peacefully. There will be no immediate memorial service because Audrey willed her brain to medical research.
I am including...
Donald N. James, PO 2, US NAVY (RETIRED)
Sep 6, 2025
Donald N. James, PO2, US Navy (Retired), passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. He was born at Watts Hospital in Durham, North Carolina on September 4, 1942 to the late Ira and Wilma Ruth James.
In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by wife of 43 years, Carolyn James; brothers,...
Nathaniel George "Nat" Thompson
Sep 1, 2025
Nathaniel George “Nat” Thompson, 83, of Durham, passed away on Monday September 1, 2025, at Duke Hock Family Pavilion. He was born on July 26, 1942, in Caswell County to the late John Leith Thompson, Sr. and Virginia Myers Thompson.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his brothers, James Thompson and John Thompson, Jr. and...
John Carmel "JC" Gullie
Aug 31, 2025
John Carmel “JC” Guliie, 85 of Mebane, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, August 31st, 2025, in Durham, NC, at Hock Family Pavilion. He was born in Durham, North Carolina, on August 2nd, 1940, to the late Ernest and Halsie Gullie.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Gullie was preceded in death by his brothers; Burland and Jimmy Gullie, and his...
Jacqueline Winfree Ladd
Aug 30, 2025
Jacqueline “Jackie” Winfree Ladd, 94, of Durham, began her walk on the streets of gold with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at her family’s home. Born in Durham, NC on March 12, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Odell Gaston and Mattie Allen Winfree. In addition to her parents, Jackie was preceded...
Jeanie Lloyd
Aug 27, 2025
Jeanie Lloyd, 67, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away at home on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. She was born in Durham, NC on January 21, 1958 to the late Clarence and Carolyn Mitchell.
Mrs. Lloyd has been the Office Manager at Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center for over 16 years where she enjoyed helping staff and patients. She was married to...
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