Obituaries
Alfred F. Talton
Jan 25, 2022
Raleigh, NC – Alfred Fleming “Al” Talton, 95, loving and beloved husband of Leah Windham Talton crossed the bar on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
Al was born in Oxford, NC to the late Isabel Fleming Talton and Moses Garland Talton, the youngest of five brothers that included Moses Garland Jr., Ben Hays, Willis Arthur, and Charles Francis. He served his...
Jeffrey Duane Dillman
Jan 23, 2022
Jeffrey D. Dillman, age 58, died in his sleep in Durham, North Carolina, on January 22, 2022. He was born on October 22, 1963, in Columbus, Ohio, to Arline Ann Speelman and the late Duane Harmon Dillman.
Jeff graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles (1981), UCLA (summa cum laude, 1986), and Berkeley Law (1989). He was most recently the...
Louise Beam Mckee
Jan 23, 2022
Louise Beam McKee, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died January 23, 2022 at the age of 98.
Born March 7, 1923, in Cleveland County, North Carolina, Louise Beam McKee was the eldest daughter of the late Elzie Lee Beam and Della Cora Borders Beam. She was a 1947 graduate of the Watts School of Nursing in Durham and worked as...
Scott Jon Piddington
Jan 23, 2022
Scott Jon Piddington, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on Sunday, January 23 in Durham, North Carolina at the age of 79.
Scott was born February 15, 1942, to Percy and Margaret Piddington (Gundlach) in Viroqua, Wisconsin. After college and three years in the Marine Corps, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he met the love of his...
Janice Smith
Jan 21, 2022
Janice Carol Smith. passed away on Friday, January 21,2022 at Durham Regional Hospital in Durham. She is preceded in death by her parents, James (Clarence) Harper and Mary Hill Harper, sister; Mary Harper 'Doodle" Broadhurst and brother, Charles Kenneth Harper.
She is survived by her husband of 62 yrs, Wayne Smith, Sr. of the home, sons; Wayne H. Smith, Jr of...
Lucious C. Adcock
Jan 20, 2022
Mr. Lucious Culvern “L.C.” Adcock, 94, died peacefully in his home on January 20, 2022. He was born in the Berea Community on September 30, 1927, the only child of Lillian Fuller and Clyde Culvern Adcock. After graduating from Berea School he enlisted in the US Navy where he served as a medic. He was a graduate of Campbell Junior...
Sumiko Spencer
Jan 20, 2022
DURHAM – Sumiko Spencer, age 92, died in Durham NC on January 20, 2022. She was born on March 12, 1929 to the late Harue and Tsuneyoshi Kawakami.
A survivor of World War II, from her childhood onwards mom always had a love for the United States and American culture. Mom graduated from high school and eventually obtained a lifelong...
Geraldine Louise Seibert
Jan 19, 2022
Geraldine (Gerry) went to God’s Glory after a long and fulfilling life.
Geraldine (Gerry) was a woman of sincere faith who greatly loved her family and friends. She was kind and gracious to all she met, she never met a stranger. Geraldine would often say “I am a child of the living God, and Jesus is my Lord and Savior, everyone...
Ruth Hoffman Shaffer
Jan 17, 2022
Ruth Hoffman Shaffer passed away peacefully on January 17, 2022. The daughter of Mr. Paul Norman Hoffman and Mrs. Marjorie Ellen Ledbetter Drake. She was educated at Concordia Lutheran High School ( Fort Wayne, IN ), Hanover College ( Hanover, IN ) and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was a member of the Alpha Delta...
Billy Edgar Lindsey
Jan 17, 2022
Billy “Bill” Edgar Lindsey passed away peacefully on January 17th, 2022 at the age of 87, in Durham, North Carolina.
Bill was born on November 14th, 1934, near Sevierville, Tennessee. He played football at the University of Tennessee under Coach Neyland, and Kansas State, before enlisting in the United States Army.
A man of dedication, discipline, and drive,...
Joseph Casmer Sroka
Jan 16, 2022
Joseph C. Sroka, age 78, passed away on January 16, 2022. He was born on October 31, 1943 to the late Joseph John and Sophie (Kosciolek) Sroka, in Palmerton, Pennsylvania.
Joe enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduating from high school in Lansford, PA. He was assigned to the Intelligence division in Washington, DC during the late 1960’s. Joe...
Harriet Cannon Crawford
Jan 13, 2022
Harriet Coltrane Cannon Crawford died at the age of 82 at her home on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Harriet, the daughter of the late William Coltrane Cannon and Norma Louise Craft Cannon, of Concord, NC, was born in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC on August 26, 1939. She attended Salem Academy, and graduated from Concord High School. Harriet graduated from Duke...
Regina Ann Johnson Hayes
Jan 9, 2022
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Regina Ann Johnson Hayes, affectionately known as Geo, was the eldest daughter of Sergeant Major Erastus Johnson Jr. and Margaret Vernett Murphy Johnson was born April 27, 1952, in Jacksonville, North Carolina on Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. Regina’s academic and athletic prowess was equally astounding. Along with her academic accolades, she proudly displayed an array...
David Edward Roth, Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
DURHAM David Edward Roth Jr., age 74, died at Durham Regional Hospital of complications of Covid on January 7, 2022. He was born on July 12, 1947, to the late David Edward Roth Sr. and Gloria Peters Roth of Manheim, Pennsylvania.
He graduated from Millersville University in 1975 and worked at the Durham Police Department as a data analyst. He...
Dean Robert Caraway
Jan 5, 2022
We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new.
We though about you yesterday
And Days before that too.
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name.
Now all we have our memories
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake
With which we'll never part.
God has you in his keeping
We have you in our heart.
Emma Beatrice Gaydou
Jan 5, 2022
Emma Beatrice Yow Gaydou (Bea), beloved Mother and Grandmother, went home to be with her Heavenly Father and join her beloved husband Elmo, Wed Jan 5 2022, at the age of 90.Beatrice, Bea, to family and friends, was born March 6, 1931 daughter to James Curtis Yow and Lillie Mae Brown. Bea grew up and resided in the Whitecross community,...
John Howard Tucker
Jan 2, 2022
John Howard Tucker, 79, died peacefully at his home on January 2, 2022, after a lengthy, arduous battle with Parkinson's Disease.
John held many titles in life but the one he was most proud of was Father. He was a husband and a man of faith, a caring soul who was elated his two girls grew up to be active...
Ann Elizabeth Wright
Dec 30, 2021
Ann Elizabeth Wright, 89, died Thursday, Dec. 30, in Durham, following a lengthy illness.
One-of-a-kind, Ann was born Oct. 15, 1932, to Thomas Charles Feeney and Florence Fischer Feeney. She was raised in Olney, Penn., and graduated from West Chester University with a degree in elementary education.
Extremely competitive by nature, Ann always tried to win, even if...
William Gilbert Wilson
Dec 29, 2021
William Gilbert Wilson, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, after a brief illness. He was comforted by his family at his side.
Gilbert was the son of Emmette and Fonnie Wilson and was born in Oxford, NC. He is precededin death by his parents and his older brother, Marshall Wilson. Gilbert served in the US Army during the...
Joyce Odell Gregory
Dec 27, 2021
Joyce Odell McRae Gregory
“MiMi” as she was known to everyone passed away peacefully on December 27, 2021 surrounded by her family at her home in Durham.
She was born on June 17, 1928 to Malcolm and Beulah McRae and was the oldest of three, having two brothers Buddy and Joel. She was raised in Hopewell, Virginia and after graduating high school...
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