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450 South Driver Street
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 598-8300
1510 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 682-0327
1105 Broad Street
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-1224
1125 East Geer Street
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 683-1497
3137 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 682-3276
2515 East Nc Highway 54
Durham, NC 27713
(919) 596-8102
1113 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 688-6387
460 South Driver Street
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 598-9968
1113 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 688-6387
2502 Nc Highway 55
Durham, NC 27519
(919) 598-8496
1005 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-5464
419 Dowd Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 688-1323
4826 Trenton Road Drive
Durham, NC 27517
(919) 489-9128
Durham NC Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, May 01, 2017Betty Sue Bolen Butler; three sons, Randall Dewayne Butler of Benton, Michael Neal Butler of Huntington, Tennessee, and Garry Laine Butler and wife Shirley of Murray; four grandchildren, Rhonda Durham and husband Jefferson of Murray, Michael Neal Butler II of Stockton, California, David Matthew Butler and Dustin Butler, both of Dexter; eight great-grandchildren, John Durham, Hamp Durham, Billy Butler, Amber Butler, Brandon Butler, Amberly Butler Phillips, Myles Guthrie and Weylin Cleaver; and one great-great-grandchild, Jaquelyn Phillips.The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home with Priestly Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at the funeral home.Online condolences may be left at www.yorkfuneralhome.com.Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clarence ‘Sonny’ BrittClarence “Sonny” Britt, 66, of Farmington, Kentucky, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at his home.He was born Dec. 11, 1950, to Clarence L. Britt Sr. and Sue Keel Britt. He was a retired truck driver with Pittman Trucking and was a member of Coldwater Baptist Church.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael Wade.Mr. Britt is survived by his wife, Kathy Britt of Farmington; two sons, Russell Britt and wife Amanda and Jason Sullivan and wife Michelle, all of Murray; two daughters, Shannon Ross and husband Randy of Benton and Rebecca Britt of Murray; three sisters, Jannene Britt of Puryear, Tennessee, Scherrie Robertson of Kirksey...
Monday, March 27, 2017Genomi Schrader, Lorene Wilson, Vertie Wilbanks, Mildred Ferguson, Melvin Schrader, Doris Mitchell, Leroy Schrader and Phillip Schrader.Survivors are his loving wife of 29 years, Lora Durham Schrader; sisters, Louise (Carl) Bowers; brothers-in-law, Lee Durham, Virgil (Delores) Durham and Clint (Carolyn) Durham; and many special nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with Pastor Lowell Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Antioch Cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Mitchell, Michael Faulkner, Bruce Huskey, Seth Wallace, Dillon Wallace and Thomas Wilson. Honorary pallbearers are Tim Crosby, Matt Seritt, Bart Seritt, Ed Posey, Colton Bowers, Dustin Bowers, Dustin Pope and the staff of Mt. Berry Hospice.Visitation at the funeral home will be Saturday, March 25 from 6-9 p.m.Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Monday, March 13, 2017Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said.Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Jennie Duval determined that Michael Barrett, 22, died from a stab wound.Police found Barrett dead at 18 Edgewood Road in Durham when they responded to a 911 call for a reported disturbance around 1 a.m. Saturday. At the time, authorities deemed his death "suspicious."Morrell said she couldn’t estimate when authorities would make a decision on whether charges will be filed."I’d just say the case remains under investigation and there is no way to guess at what point that investigation will conclude," she said.No arrests have been made, she said.Authorities on Saturday said they believed they had identified everyone involved and didn’t consider the community to be in any danger.Barrett isn’t a student at the University of New Hampshire; the Edgewood Road address is a private residence.Barrett was involved in a fiery crash in Rye in November 2015 that left him seriously injured.Published reports said Barrett was a passenger in a friend’s sports utility vehicle when it flipped end-over-end and then caught fire.Cody Lowe, then 21, of Rye, pulled Barrett out of the SUV but left him in the road and fled, police said.Barrett spent time in intensive care at a Boston hospital.mcousineau@unionleader.com. ...
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Monday, May 01, 2017Betty Sue Bolen Butler; three sons, Randall Dewayne Butler of Benton, Michael Neal Butler of Huntington, Tennessee, and Garry Laine Butler and wife Shirley of Murray; four grandchildren, Rhonda Durham and husband Jefferson of Murray, Michael Neal Butler II of Stockton, California, David Matthew Butler and Dustin Butler, both of Dexter; eight great-grandchildren, John Durham, Hamp Durham, Billy Butler, Amber Butler, Brandon Butler, Amberly Butler Phillips, Myles Guthrie and Weylin Cleaver; and one great-great-grandchild, Jaquelyn Phillips.The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home with Priestly Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at the funeral home.Online condolences may be left at www.yorkfuneralhome.com.Blalock-Coleman & York Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clarence ‘Sonny’ BrittClarence “Sonny” Britt, 66, of Farmington, Kentucky, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at his home.He was born Dec. 11, 1950, to Clarence L. Britt Sr. and Sue Keel Britt. He was a retired truck driver with Pittman Trucking and was a member of Coldwater Baptist Church.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael Wade.Mr. Britt is survived by his wife, Kathy Britt of Farmington; two sons, Russell Britt and wife Amanda and Jason Sullivan and wife Michelle, all of Murray; two daughters, Shannon Ross and husband Randy of Benton and Rebecca Britt of Murray; three sisters, Jannene Britt of Puryear, Tennessee, Scherrie Robertson of Kirksey...
Monday, March 27, 2017Genomi Schrader, Lorene Wilson, Vertie Wilbanks, Mildred Ferguson, Melvin Schrader, Doris Mitchell, Leroy Schrader and Phillip Schrader.Survivors are his loving wife of 29 years, Lora Durham Schrader; sisters, Louise (Carl) Bowers; brothers-in-law, Lee Durham, Virgil (Delores) Durham and Clint (Carolyn) Durham; and many special nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with Pastor Lowell Cantrell officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Antioch Cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Mitchell, Michael Faulkner, Bruce Huskey, Seth Wallace, Dillon Wallace and Thomas Wilson. Honorary pallbearers are Tim Crosby, Matt Seritt, Bart Seritt, Ed Posey, Colton Bowers, Dustin Bowers, Dustin Pope and the staff of Mt. Berry Hospice.Visitation at the funeral home will be Saturday, March 25 from 6-9 p.m.Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.
Monday, March 13, 2017Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell said.Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Jennie Duval determined that Michael Barrett, 22, died from a stab wound.Police found Barrett dead at 18 Edgewood Road in Durham when they responded to a 911 call for a reported disturbance around 1 a.m. Saturday. At the time, authorities deemed his death "suspicious."Morrell said she couldn’t estimate when authorities would make a decision on whether charges will be filed."I’d just say the case remains under investigation and there is no way to guess at what point that investigation will conclude," she said.No arrests have been made, she said.Authorities on Saturday said they believed they had identified everyone involved and didn’t consider the community to be in any danger.Barrett isn’t a student at the University of New Hampshire; the Edgewood Road address is a private residence.Barrett was involved in a fiery crash in Rye in November 2015 that left him seriously injured.Published reports said Barrett was a passenger in a friend’s sports utility vehicle when it flipped end-over-end and then caught fire.Cody Lowe, then 21, of Rye, pulled Barrett out of the SUV but left him in the road and fled, police said.Barrett spent time in intensive care at a Boston hospital.mcousineau@unionleader.com. ...
