Orange County, North Carolina Obituaries & Death Notices
Updated Nov 9, 4:41 PM · 22 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
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Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
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Visitation Sun Nov 8, 1 PM at McClure Funeral Home Chapel, Mebane · Funeral Sun Nov 8, 2 PM at McClure Funeral Home Chapel, Mebane · Graveside service, date and time TBA at Oakwood Cemetery · McClure Funeral Service, Graham
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Graveside service Thu Nov 5, 11 AM at Alamance Memorial Park · Memorial service Thu Nov 5, 12:30 PM at Mars Hill Baptist Church · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
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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
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Visitation Thu Nov 5, 11 AM–noon at First Love Community Church, Hillsborough · Celebration of life Thu Nov 5, noon at First Love Community Church, Hillsborough · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
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Celebration of life Sat Nov 14, 4 PM at Christ United Methodist Church · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
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Graveside service, date and time TBA at Maplewood Cemetery · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
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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)Mary Ellen Lunsford, 94, of Durham · 1932–2026
Celebration of life, date and time TBA · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
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Celebration of life Sat Dec 5, noon–3 PM at The Story, Chapel Hill · Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
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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
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Visitation Tue Nov 3, 11 AM–1 PM at Walker's Funeral Home · Graveside service Tue Nov 3, 2 PM at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Diane Elizabeth Blount (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
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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)Marjorie Shields Young · 1935–2026
Graveside service Thu Oct 29, 2 PM at Efland United Methodist Church Cemetery, Efland · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Marjorie Shields Young (opens in a new tab)Virginia Lee Parrish Barbee · 1932–2026
Memorial service Sat Nov 14, 1 PM in Graham · K.N. Jones Memorial Care, LLC, Chapel Hill
Full obituary: Virginia Lee Parrish Barbee (opens in a new tab)Betty Wood Goodson, 86, of Hillsborough · died Oct 21, 2026
Graveside service Fri Oct 30, 1 PM at Hillsborough Town Cemetery, Hillsborough · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
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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
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Visitation Sat Oct 24, 11 AM–noon at R.C Bostic Funeral Services, Candor · Funeral Sat Oct 24, noon at R.C Bostic Funeral Services, Candor · Kendrick's Funeral Home, Southern Pines
Full obituary: Brenda M Tapp (opens in a new tab)Eddie Haley · 1953–2026
Celebration of life, date and time TBA · Walker's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
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Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory, Durham
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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, 1–2 PM at Walker Funeral Home, Hillsborough · 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)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)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
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Towns in Orange County
- Chapel Hill: 6 notices in the last 30 days
- Durham: 7 notices in the last 30 days
- Hillsborough: 1 notice in the last 30 days
- Mebane: 2 notices in the last 30 days