[In Memoriam] Durham Obituaries – Dec. 31, 2024

Nov. 30, 2024

• Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Losi Sherwood, 75. Celebration of life expected in Vero Beach, Fla., in early 2025.

Dec. 13, 2024

• Mary Gertrude “Trudie” White Evans, 96. Graveside service planned for 1 p.m. on Jan. 11 at Maplewood Cemetery.

Dec. 15, 2024

• Cheri Tisha Krcelic, 53. Private ceremony for family.

Dec. 20, 2024

• Justin Harrison Baker, 18. Services planned at 1 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Mt. Calvary United Church of Christ in Durham.
• Willie Denise Studdivant, 68. Services held Dec. 27.

Dec. 21, 2024

• Lebbie Elizah Bumpass, 84. Services held on Dec. 27.
• Norman Claude High, 79. Graveside service held Dec. 27.
• Eddie Lunsford, 79. No services listed.

Dec. 22, 2024

• Yvette Cannady Norquist, 66. Funeral service planned for 1 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home in Durham.
• Elizabeth Ann Smith Overman, 79. Services held on Dec. 26.
• Anthony Earl Stanley, 56. Memorial service held on Dec. 28.
• Maria Hien Thi Tran, 47. Services held on Dec. 28.

Dec. 23, 2024

• Anthony Jones, 77. No services listed.
• Deborah Kaye Long, 68. No services listed.
• Robert Earl Odom, 77. Services planned for 1 p.m. on Jan. 4 at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Durham.
• Mary Judith “Judy” Skinner, 69. Memorial service expected on a later date.
• Maria Luisa Abarca Velez, 84. Services held on Dec. 28.

Dec. 24, 2024

• Carlisle Caughman Harvard, 83. Services planned for 11 a.m. on Jan. 4 at First Presbyterian Church in Durham.
• Canady Merrick Cartrell Washington Sr., 69. Services held on Dec. 29.
• Ann Swainey Williams, 85. Funeral service planned for 2 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Berea Baptist Church in Durham.

Dec. 25, 2024

• Robert C. Berry Jr., 86. Memorial service planned for 11 a.m. on Jan. 3 at Watts Street Baptist Church.
• Diane High Matthis, 74. Services planned for 2 p.m. on Jan. 3 at American Cremation and Funeral Service in Durham.
• Hattie Beulah Adams McLean, 92. Funeral service held Dec. 31.

Dec. 26, 2024

• Willard “Billy” Wells Brantley, 62. Funeral service planned for 2 p.m. on Jan. 3 at Hudson Funeral Chapel in Durham.
• Dorothy Burton Kelly, 90. Funeral service planned for 2 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Antioch Baptist Church in Durham.
• Saundria Anne Nelson Neal, 76. Funeral service planned for 12 p.m. at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home in Durham.

Dec. 27, 2024

• Michael G. Van Fossen, 78. Celebration of life will be scheduled in spring of 2025.
• Deborah Rose Meyer, 74. Services planned for 3 p.m. on Jan. 3 at Epworth United Methodist Church in Durham.
• David Allen Rigsbee, 82. Graveside service planned for 11 a.m. on Jan. 2 at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.

Dec. 28, 2024

• Jaqueline Horton, 80. Graveside service planned for 12:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham.

Dec. 29, 2024

• Bonnie Miller Lyon, 89. Graveside service planned for 2 p.m. on Jan. 3 at Maplewood Cemetery.

Dec. 30, 2024

• Alice Carlyle Terrell, 54. Arrangements pending.