Caroline Murdaugh Brame

Durham - Caroline Murdaugh Brame died peacefully at The Forest at Duke in Durham, North Carolina oneebruary 12, 2017. Born in Charleston, South Carolina on July 23, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Marshall Frederick Murdaugh and Gertrude Munzenmaier Murdaugh.?? She was preceded ineeath by her husband of sixty-four years, James (???J.B.???) Ballard Brame and her brothers Marshall Frederick Murdaugh and Marion Edward Murdaugh. Caroline was a graduate of Durham High School and Croft Business School.?? In Durham as a life-long member of the Watts Street Baptist Church, she contributed through teaching Sunday School, Circle Ministry, Church Receptions, and Youth Activities, and she was active in the Junior League, the Debutante Ball Society, and a member of Hope Valley Country Club.?? At Topsail Beach she served on the Board of the Emma Andersoneemorial Chapel and participated in the Sea Turtle Rescue Patrol. She was recogneed by The Durham Herald/Sun as Mother of the Year in 1967, an award wholeheartedly applauded by her children.?? A talented cook Carolineenjoyed entertaining family, friends (especially her bridge club), and J.B.???s business associates as well as traveling, gardening, walking and shelling on the beach. She is survived by her sons, James Ballard Brame, Jr. (Anita Wilkinson); Robert Marshall Brame (Martha Bynum), Randal Alan Brame (Leslie Jones), all of Durham, and her daughter, Linda Brame Huneey (James Davenport Huneey) of Wilmington, NC.?? She is also survived by her grandchildren, James Davenport Huneey, Jr. (Cathrine Williams) of Wilmington, NC; Caroline Huneey Jones (David Stewart Jones) of Chapel Hill, NC, Elizabeth Brame Huneey of Wilmington, NC, Amy Brame Staneeld (Mercer Fales Staneeld) of Durham, Anna Brame Goodmon (James Fletcher Goodmon, Jr.) of Raleigh, NC, Martha Murdaugh Brame, Robert Marshall Brame, Jr. (Jenee Ledford), all of Durham, NC, Alice Brame Merritt (Robert Joel Merritt) of Raleigh, NC, Bailey Elizabeth Brame of Raleigh, NC and Randal Alan Brame II, (fianc??e Tori Neese) of Charleston, SC.?? ???Mimi??? was joyous over her great grandchildren Eliza, Stewart and Katherine Jones; Linden and Sydney Huneey; Jim, Mercer, May and Wren Staneeld; Fletcher, Watson, Walker and Frances Goodmon, Marshall and Chaneer Brame; and Addisyn and R.J. Merritt.???? Most special to Caroline ineer final times were the staff at the Forest at Duke and her most dear companion, Lori Bowen.?? The family will be forever grateful for their loving care. A Graveside Service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Maplewood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Watts Street Baptist Church, 800 Watts Street, Durham, NC 27701 or the charity of one???s choice.