The following obituaries reflect recent losses in the Durham area and surrounding communities. We share these notices to honor the lives of local residents and provide service details for friends, families, and neighbors.
April 2, 2025
- Janet Dickinson, 79, of Durham. No services were listed.
April 6, 2025
- Jennifer Lynn Wesson, 54. A celebration of life will be held in Minnesota in June and in North Carolina in October.
April 8, 2025
- Symuel Jackson, 79, of Durham. Services are set for 11 a.m. May 13 at American Cremation and Funeral Service in Durham.
April 10, 2025
- Ruth A. Treen, 98. A service will be held at a later date.
April 11, 2025
- Michael Lamont Frye, 50, of Durham. Services are set for noon April 26 at Hanes Funeral Chapel in Durham.
April 12, 2025
- Curtis Keith Altholz, 75. No services were listed.
- Maggie Ford Richardson Jackson, 82, of Durham. Services were held on April 19.
April 14, 2025
- Elmira Morman, 79, of Durham. Services are set for noon April 23 at First Calvary Baptist Church in Durham.
- Roland Ronnie Powell, 62. No services were listed.
April 15, 2025
- Mary Quinn Ensley Westmoreland, 96, of Durham. Services were held on April 22.
April 16, 2025
- Betty White Hall, 67, of Durham. Services are set for 1 p.m. April 26 at Edgewood Baptist Church in Durham.
- Patricia Anne Marie Gough Johnson, 65. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
- Dorie Millard Little, 73, of Durham. Services are set for noon April 25 at Union Baptist Church in Durham.
- Minnie Josephine Lynn, 92, of Durham. Services were held on April 21.
- Ronald Royster, 75, of Durham. Services are set for 3 p.m. April 27 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Durham.
April 18, 2025
- Ronald Keith Davis, 69, of Durham. Services are set for noon April 29 at American Cremation and Funeral Service in Durham.
- Charles Grey Frazier, 82. Services are set for 1 p.m. April 23 at Clements Funeral Chapel in Hillsborough.
- David William Hanson, 75, of Durham. Services are set for 2 p.m. April 26 at Hudson Funeral Home in Durham.
- Theodore Roosevelt “Teddy” Meekins Jr., 93. Funeral is set for 11 a.m. April 26 at Haven Creek Church in Manteo, North Carolina.
April 20, 2025
- Frank H. Skidmore Jr., 83. A private celebration of life is planned, with burial in Patterson, New York, at a later date.
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