Durham County, North Carolina Obituaries & Death Notices
Updated Nov 9, 4:41 PM · 40 notices in the last 30 days
Notices from the last 30 days
James Arthur Williams, 85, of Durham · died Nov 7, 2026
Visitation Thu Nov 12, 11 AM–noon at Wright Funeral Home Chapel · Funeral Thu Nov 12, noon at Wright Funeral Home Chapel · Wright Funeral Home Inc, Oxford
Full obituary: James Arthur Williams (opens in a new tab)James Edward Kirkpatrick · 1944–2026
Ellis D. Jones Funeral & Cremation Service, Durham
Full obituary: James Edward Kirkpatrick (opens in a new tab)Louise Phelps Barber · 1934–2026
Visitation Thu Nov 12, 10–11 AM at Clements Funeral Home · Graveside service Thu Nov 12, 11:30 AM at Maplewood Cemetery · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Louise Phelps Barber (opens in a new tab)Ronnie Brett Ellis · 1953–2026
Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, 10 AM at Ellis Home, Bahama · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Ronnie Brett Ellis (opens in a new tab)Charles Arnold Monroe · 1930–2026
Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Charles Arnold Monroe (opens in a new tab)CeeCee · 1963–2026
Ellis D. Jones Funeral & Cremation Service, Durham
Full obituary: CeeCee (opens in a new tab)Cecily Laverne Phillips · 1963–2026
Ellis D. Jones Funeral & Cremation Service, Durham
Full obituary: Cecily Laverne Phillips (opens in a new tab)Shirley Mae Chatfield, of Raleigh · 1936–2026
Visitation Fri Nov 6, 4–6 PM at Bryan - Lee Funeral Home · Graveside service Sat Nov 7, 1–1:30 PM at Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Willow Spring · Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner
Full obituary: Shirley Mae Chatfield (opens in a new tab)Billie L. Holloway Carden, of Bahama · 1934–2026
Visitation Thu Nov 12, 1–2 PM at Walker Funeral Home, Hillsborough · Graveside service Thu Nov 12, 2:30 PM at Maplewood Cemetary, Durham · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Billie L. Holloway Carden (opens in a new tab)Donald William Gagne, 67 · 1959–2026
Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Donald William Gagne (opens in a new tab)James Emmett Herndon, II, 70 · 1956–2026
Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: James Emmett Herndon, II (opens in a new tab)Thomas Winston Adcock · 1939–2026
Graveside service Sat Nov 7, 2 PM at Brier Creek Memorial Gardens, Raleigh · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Thomas Winston Adcock (opens in a new tab)Sumiko “Sumi” Daley · 1937–2026
Visitation Sat Nov 7, 1–2 PM at Clements Funeral Chapel in Durham · Funeral Sat Nov 7, 2 PM at Clements Funeral Chapel in Durham · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Sumiko "Sumi" Daley (opens in a new tab)Charlie Eli Woods · 1958–2026
Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
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Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Gerald "Jerry" Guyer (opens in a new tab)John Willard James, 91, of Rougemont · 1935–2026
Visitation Fri Nov 6, 1–2 PM at Walker’s Funeral Home, Hillsborough · Graveside service Fri Nov 6, 2:30 PM at Little River Presbyterian Church Cemetery · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: John Willard James (opens in a new tab)Bobbie Jean Howard, 98, of Durham · 1928–2026
Funeral Tue Nov 10, 11 AM–noon at Grey Stone Church · Graveside service Tue Nov 10, 12:30–1:30 PM at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Bobbie Jean Howard (opens in a new tab)Sherry Sanders Grooms, 79, of Chapel Hill (formerly of Raleigh) · 1947–2026
Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, 4 PM at Christ United Methodist Church · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Sherry Sanders Grooms (opens in a new tab)Charles Bernard Whitfield, 91, of Durham · 1935–2026
Graveside service, date and time TBA at Maplewood Cemetery · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Charles Bernard Whitfield (opens in a new tab)Jerry Bowles Rigsbee, of Durham · 1945–2026
Graveside service, date and time TBA at South Granville Memorial Cemetery, Stem · Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home, Oxford
Full obituary: Jerry Bowles Rigsbee (opens in a new tab)Carol Jean Hunt, 77, of Raleigh (formerly of Robeson County) · 1949–2026
Visitation Sat Nov 7, 1–2 PM at McNeill-Legacy Funeral Home, Saint Pauls · Funeral Sat Nov 7, 2 PM at McNeill-Legacy Funeral Home, Saint Pauls · McNeill Legacy Funeral Home, St Pauls
Full obituary: Carol Jean Hunt (opens in a new tab)Donald “Duck” Lane Meadows · 1964–2026
Memorial service Mon Nov 2, 2 PM at Ellis Chapel United Methodist Church, Bahama · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Donald "Duck" Lane Meadows (opens in a new tab)Margarete Ellis · 1935–2026
Visitation Tue Nov 3, 12:30–1:30 PM at Clements Funeral Chapel · Graveside service Tue Nov 3, 2 PM at St Matthew Catholic Church · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Margarete Ellis (opens in a new tab)Mary Ellen Lunsford, 94, of Durham · 1932–2026
Celebration of life, date and time TBA · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Mary Ellen Lunsford (opens in a new tab)Daniel Allan O'Neal, 77, of Chapel Hill · 1949–2026
Celebration of life Sat Dec 5, noon–3 PM at The Story, Chapel Hill · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Daniel Allan O'Neal (opens in a new tab)Kenneth Wayne Walker · 1959–2026
Graveside service Sun Nov 1, 3 PM at Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery, Hillsborough · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Kenneth Wayne Walker (opens in a new tab)Bobby Gene Hancock · 1931–2026
Graveside service Wed Nov 4, 11 AM at Maplewood Cemetery · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Bobby Gene Hancock (opens in a new tab)Andrew William Mercer, 20, of Chapel Hill · 2006–2026
Visitation Thu Nov 5, 5–8 PM at Hall-Wynne Funeral Service · Mass Fri Nov 6, 11 AM at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Greensboro · Graveside service Sat Nov 7, 10 AM at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Andrew William Mercer (opens in a new tab)Joseph Bert Shepheard III · 1976–2026
Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Joseph Bert Shepheard III (opens in a new tab)Mary Louise Godwin, 87, of Durham · 1939–2026
Memorial service Sat Nov 21, 1 PM at Triangle Grace Church · Service Sat Nov 21, 3:30 PM at Few Interfaith chapel at Croasdaile Village · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: Mary Louise Godwin (opens in a new tab)Leslie Strother Van Meter, 81, of Chapel Hill · 1944–2026
Memorial service Sat Nov 14, 1 PM at Concord United Methodist Church · McClure Funeral Service, Graham
Full obituary: Leslie Strother Van Meter (opens in a new tab)James Raymond Becker, 80 · 1946–2026
Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: James Raymond Becker (opens in a new tab)Rev. Keith Franklin Williams, 83, of Rougemont · 1943–2026
Visitation Mon Oct 26, 6–8 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Fellowship Hall · Graveside service Tue Oct 27, time TBA at Mt. Zion Baptist Church · Funeral Tue Oct 27, 2 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church · Sossamon Funeral Home, Creedmoor
Full obituary: Rev. Keith Franklin Williams (opens in a new tab)Hazel Staples · 1922–2026
Funeral Tue Oct 27, 11 AM at Clements Funeral Chapel · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Hazel Staples (opens in a new tab)William Wayne McGhee · 1936–2026
Visitation Tue Oct 27, 12:30–2 PM at Clements Funeral Home, Hillsborough · Funeral Tue Oct 27, 2 PM at Clements Funeral Home, Hillsborough · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: William Wayne McGhee (opens in a new tab)Wesley Russell Wheeler · 1936–2026
Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Wesley Russell Wheeler (opens in a new tab)LaRue Denning Poe · 1937–2026
Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: LaRue Denning Poe (opens in a new tab)Dan Milam · 1952–2026
Celebration of life Sat Nov 7, 1 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Full obituary: Dan Milam (opens in a new tab)Nancy Blocksidge Williams, 95, of Chapel Hill · 1930–2026
Graveside service Tue Oct 27, 11 AM at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery · Funeral, date and time TBA at Church of Holy Family · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Nancy Blocksidge Williams (opens in a new tab)David Andrew Pendergrass, 33, of Durham · 1993–2026
Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Full obituary: David Andrew Pendergrass (opens in a new tab)
Services in the next 7 days
Graveside service Tue Nov 10, 12:30–1:30 PM at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Bobbie Jean Howard, 98, of Durham · 1928–2026
Full obituary: Bobbie Jean Howard (opens in a new tab)Visitation Thu Nov 12, 10–11 AM at Clements Funeral Home · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Louise Phelps Barber · 1934–2026
Full obituary: Louise Phelps Barber (opens in a new tab)Graveside service Thu Nov 12, 11:30 AM at Maplewood Cemetery · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Louise Phelps Barber · 1934–2026
Full obituary: Louise Phelps Barber (opens in a new tab)Visitation Thu Nov 12, 2–5 PM at R M Ferguson Funeral Service · R.M. Ferguson Funeral Service, Raleigh
Tanya Monique Abram · 1970–2026
Full obituary: Tanya Monique Abram (opens in a new tab)Graveside service Thu Nov 12, 2:30 PM at Maplewood Cemetary, Durham · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Billie L. Holloway Carden, of Bahama · 1934–2026
Full obituary: Billie L. Holloway Carden (opens in a new tab)Memorial service Fri Nov 13, 1 PM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chapel Hill · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Ursula Jurgensmeyer Geratz, 90, of Annapolis, Maryland · 1936–2026
Full obituary: Ursula Jurgensmeyer Geratz (opens in a new tab)Graveside service Fri Nov 13, 2 PM at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh · Robertson Funeral & Cremation Service, Charlotte
Mary Ann Tilley · 1932–2026
Full obituary: Mary Ann Tilley (opens in a new tab)Visitation Fri Nov 13, 4–7 PM at R M Ferguson Funeral Service · R.M. Ferguson Funeral Service, Raleigh
Pendora Treshawn Lundy · 1977–2026
Full obituary: Pendora Treshawn Lundy (opens in a new tab)Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, 10 AM at Ellis Home, Bahama · Clements Funeral Service Inc, Durham
Ronnie Brett Ellis · 1953–2026
Full obituary: Ronnie Brett Ellis (opens in a new tab)Visitation Sat Nov 14, 11 AM–noon at New Restoration Outreach Christian Church · R.M. Ferguson Funeral Service, Raleigh
Pendora Treshawn Lundy · 1977–2026
Full obituary: Pendora Treshawn Lundy (opens in a new tab)Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, noon at New Restoration Outreach Christian Church · R.M. Ferguson Funeral Service, Raleigh
Pendora Treshawn Lundy · 1977–2026
Full obituary: Pendora Treshawn Lundy (opens in a new tab)Visitation Sat Nov 14, noon–2 PM at Hall-Wynne Chapel · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Meghan Jane Sawyers, 39, of Alpena, Michigan · 1987–2026
Full obituary: Meghan Jane Sawyers (opens in a new tab)Memorial service Sat Nov 14, 2–3 PM at Hall-Wynne Chapel · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
Meghan Jane Sawyers, 39, of Alpena, Michigan · 1987–2026
Full obituary: Meghan Jane Sawyers (opens in a new tab)Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, 4 PM at Christ United Methodist Church · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Sherry Sanders Grooms, 79, of Chapel Hill (formerly of Raleigh) · 1947–2026
Full obituary: Sherry Sanders Grooms (opens in a new tab)Celebration of life Sun Nov 15, 3–6 PM in Cary · Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner
Ronald David Felts, 74 · 1951–2026
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Towns in Durham County
- Bahama: 1 notice in the last 30 days
- Chapel Hill: 6 notices in the last 30 days
- Durham: 7 notices in the last 30 days
- Raleigh: 2 notices in the last 30 days
- Rougemont: 2 notices in the last 30 days