Obituaries
Joseph Pridgen Martin
Aug 28, 2024
(DURHAM) – Joseph Pridgen Martin, age 83, died at Duke University Hospital on August 28, 2024. He was born on December 20, 1940 to the late Mary Pridgen Martin and Chester Barton Martin, Sr.
Joe graduated from Durham High School in 1959, and enrolled in Davidson College, from which he graduated in 1963. He served in the US Army as a...
Jenna Beth D'Amore
Aug 24, 2024
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Jenna Beth D’Amore, age 46, died in Durham, NC on August 24, 2024. She was born on October 31, 1977 to Belinda S. Boley and the late Russell H. Boley.
Jenna grew up in Circleville, Ohio, where her deep sense of community, love for fall festivities, and cooking were cultivated. These early experiences shaped her into...
Dr. Juan José Alva
Aug 22, 2024
Dr. Juan José Alva, 87, of Durham NC, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2024, at home in the loving embrace of his wife and surrounded by family. He was born on December 15th, 1936, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to the late Emiliano and María Alva.
Juan’s immigrant story is the embodiment of the American Dream. His love for his adopted...
John Proctor Pradka
Aug 15, 2024
John Proctor Pradka, 76, passed away August 15, 2024 after surviving an extraordinary series of health struggles. He was born October 7, 1947 in Queens, NY to John W. and Sarah (Proctor) Pradka.
As a true renaissance man, John was well-traveled, well-read and deeply appreciated music and art. He loved nature and enjoyed nothing more than discussing politics, music, books, finance,...
Norman Bailey Crumpler
Aug 13, 2024
Durham NC– Norman Crumpler, 87, died at Duke Hospital on August 13, 2024. He was born on October 17, 1936 to the late Maude and N.B. Crumpler.
Norman graduated high school and joined the Army. After the Army, he decided to go to barber school. He was a barber in Durham for several decades before retiring.
He was a talented pianist since...
Ann Patricia Walters
Aug 12, 2024
Ann Patricia Walters (Pat) age 78 died at her home in Durham on August 12, 2024, surrounded by loving family and friends after a 7-year long journey with vascular dementia. Pat was born on August 17, 1945, in New York, to the late John and Agnes O’Connor.
Pat graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in New York. Shortly after graduation, she met...
John Thomas Killough
Aug 11, 2024
John Thomas “Johnny” Killough, 72, died on August 11, 2024, at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC.
Johnny was born on November 25, 1951, at Watts Hospital in Durham to Hoyle Thomas Killough and Alta Franklin Killough. A graduate of Jordan High School, Johnny enjoyed playing football and teasing the woman who would later become his wife in 1997.
Johnny spent...
William Edward Racine
Aug 10, 2024
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DURHAM – William (Bill) E Racine, Jr., 80, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2024 in the UNC Neurosciences Hospital following surgery. He was born on January 5, 1944 in Evanston, IL to the late William E Racine, Sr., and Dorothy Reynolds Racine. His early years were spent in Evanston, Illinois, and then the family headed west...
Thomas Girard English
Aug 9, 2024
Chapel Hill, NC -Thomas Girard English, age 90, died peacefully at UNC Medical Center on August 9, 2024. He was born on February 15, 1934 to the late Thomas Patrick English and Mary Welch English.
Thomas graduated from Elizabeth Seton High School in New Jersey. He completed his college education with a BA in English and went on to get a...
Eleanor Ann Forbes
Aug 8, 2024
Ms. Eleanor Ann Forbes, 95, died August 8, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living in Chapel Hill, NC. Born January 14, 1929, in Jacksonville, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Robert Walter and Grace Howell Forbes. She had been a North Carolina resident since 1953. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her very dear friend Doris...
David Alexander Spence
Aug 8, 2024
David A. Spence of Durham, NC, followed his Lord Jesus through death into eternal life on August 8, 2024, passing peacefully at UNC Hospital, with family and loved ones by his side, after suffering a major stroke.
Born on July 17, 1948, to Mary Haynes Wilson and Thomas Brand Spence, he grew up in Greensboro, NC. He graduated from his beloved...
Dr. Carl Stephen Davis
Aug 3, 2024
Dr. Carl Stephen Davis (Steve), age 79, of Durham, NC, died peacefully on August 3, 2024, after a long battle with an autoimmune disease.
Steve was truly one of a kind. He had a sense of humor and gregarious personality that lifted up all who knew him. He was a sports enthusiast, avid golfer, had a passion for reading, classical music...
Claire Marie Hayman Lincoln
Aug 2, 2024
Surrounded by her family, Claire Marie (Hayman) Lincoln passed away peacefully at age 91. Claire was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, where she was valedictorian of her high school class. She loved her years as a stewardess with American Airlines, during the golden years of air travel, flying between New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Claire met Ned...
David Lawrence Williams
Jul 31, 2024
David Lawrence Williams, age 75, died unexpectedly at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC on July 31, 2024. He was born on March 2, 1949, to the late Claude B. Williams, Jr. and Margaret Geraldine “Jerry” Williams of Durham.
David is a graduate of Jordan High School, class of 1967. He attended Western Carolina University and North Carolina State University...
Bonnie Boyer Derr
Jul 30, 2024
DURHAM- Bonnie Boyer Derr left this life peacefully on July 30th just 10 days after an unexpected discovery of Stage IV lung cancer and a following heart attack. Bonnie was born October 7,1944 in Santa Rosa California to George Calvin and Mary Magdaline Sandor Boyer while Geroge was stationed there in the Army. The family moved to Pueblo, Colorado where...
Thomas "Tommy" Shore
Jul 26, 2024
Thomas Ray Shore, age 71, died on July 26, 2024. Life began for Tommy on March 28, 1953 as the youngest of 3 boys. His father V.A. Shore, Jr. and his mother Betty Jean Scarbrough Shore were proud to be the parents of the “Shore Boys”.
Tommy’s life read like a novel with many chapters filled with personal challenges, laughter and...
Julian L. Boswell
Jul 25, 2024
Durham – Julian Lincoln Boswell, 99, died peacefully in his sleep shortly after midnight Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center from pneumonia. Julian was born July 13, 1925 to the late Elisha Lincoln Boswell and Essie Shields Boswell. He married Margaret Yeatts of Dry Fork on October 29, 1950 in Chatham, Virginia.
Together they raised three daughters in the...
Katharine Thelma Meyer
Jul 24, 2024
Katharine Thelma Meyer, 95, of Hillsborough, NC, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2024, in her home surrounded by her family.
Katharine is survived by her loving daughter, Pamela Tulledge and husband Daniel Tulledge; three granchildren, Danny and Lilianna Tulledge, Todd Meyer (Marisol). She is also survived by her sister Pamela Juul (Skip); niece, Suzie Juul. She was preceded in death...
John Larry Strawbridge
Jul 24, 2024
Durham, NC –John “Larry” Strawbridge, age 78, passed into Glory in his home surrounded by loving family on 23 July 2024. He was born on 15 July 1946 to the late Nelson and DeEtte Strawbridge of Durham.
Larry was raised in Durham and graduated from Durham High School in 1964, lettering in three sports. He was a proud graduate of the...
Franklin Hadley Cocks
Jul 24, 2024
Franklin Hadley Cocks, age 82, passed away at his home on July 24, 2024. Dr. Cocks was a highly regarded professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science for nearly 50 years at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. Dr. Cocks was born in Staten Island in 1941 and raised in Orono, Maine, along with his beloved half brother, Robert Hyslop....
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