Audrey Tarkenton Harrell
June 17, 1929 - May 31, 2021
Audrey Tarkenton Harrell died on May 31, 2021 at the age of 92 and after a time of declining health. Audrey was a loving wife to Carlton and mother to Melissa and Sheila, to whom we send our love and prayers as they mourn.
Audrey was buried earlier this month, but a memorial service will be held at Clements Funeral Home on Saturday, June 19th at 2:00pm, with a visitation immediately following in the Gathering Room at Clements.
Even as we mourn Audrey's death and grieve that she is no longer with us, we rejoice at the faith and hope of Jesus that assures us that Christ has prepared a place for her, and for all of us, to dwell with God forevermore.
Audrey was buried earlier this month, but a memorial service will be held at Clements Funeral Home on Saturday, June 19th at 2:00pm, with a visitation immediately following in the Gathering Room at Clements.
Even as we mourn Audrey's death and grieve that she is no longer with us, we rejoice at the faith and hope of Jesus that assures us that Christ has prepared a place for her, and for all of us, to dwell with God forevermore.
Eleanor Anne White McDonald
August 5, 1928 - May 16, 2021
Mrs. Eleanor Anne White McDonald, 92, of Durham died May 16, 2021.
Mrs. McDonald was born August 5, 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of the late Allmand Stiles White and Anne Spear White.
She lived in Norfolk until her family moved to Roanoke Rapids, N.C. in 1941, where she graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School, Class of 1945. She graduated from Randolph Macon Women's college in 1949 with a B.A. in chemistry. She worked as a research assistant at the Medical College of Virginia until her marriage in 1953. Afterwards she worked as a research technician in cardiology at Duke Hospital and later as a pulmonary technician at the Durham Veterans Administration Hospital. She was a member of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was a devoted daughter, wife and mother. She enjoyed visiting the beach and had fond childhood memories of happy times at her grandparents' home on the Chesapeake Bay. She learned the stories of her family as a child and enjoyed recounting them.
She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-four years, Arthur Allen McDonald, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Arthur Allen McDonald, III of Durham, her cousin Betty Auman of Fuquay Varina and Betty's family. She is also survived by many McDonald nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mrs. McDonald was born August 5, 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of the late Allmand Stiles White and Anne Spear White.
She lived in Norfolk until her family moved to Roanoke Rapids, N.C. in 1941, where she graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School, Class of 1945. She graduated from Randolph Macon Women's college in 1949 with a B.A. in chemistry. She worked as a research assistant at the Medical College of Virginia until her marriage in 1953. Afterwards she worked as a research technician in cardiology at Duke Hospital and later as a pulmonary technician at the Durham Veterans Administration Hospital. She was a member of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church.
She was a devoted daughter, wife and mother. She enjoyed visiting the beach and had fond childhood memories of happy times at her grandparents' home on the Chesapeake Bay. She learned the stories of her family as a child and enjoyed recounting them.
She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-four years, Arthur Allen McDonald, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Arthur Allen McDonald, III of Durham, her cousin Betty Auman of Fuquay Varina and Betty's family. She is also survived by many McDonald nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ann Marie Daniel Langford
March 25, 1931 - November 26, 2020
Ann Marie Daniel Langford was born on March 25, 1931 in Statesville, NC. She was the first-born child to Armand Turner Daniel and Annie Maxwell Lambeth Daniel. She has three surviving younger siblings: Peggy (John) Young of Charlotte, Armand (Phyllis) Daniel of Wilmington, and Max (Marshall) Daniel of Charlotte.
She died peacefully on November 26, 2020 at The Forest at Duke, her home since 2006. The family is thankful for the love and care she received.
With dark brown hair and green eyes, she was an independent child. As a child, she was surrounded by family and friends in Mocksville, NC. She listened to the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera.
Cooking was a favorite avocation. She helped her mother pull mints, cooked meals for her family, took French cooking classes, and enjoyed new recipes. She welcomed many people at her dining room table and taught her grandchildren the love of cooking.
In 1947, when her family moved to Charlotte, she met Tommy (Thomas A. Langford, Jr.) at Dilworth Methodist Church, where they would be married four years later.
She graduated from Central High School in Charlotte and attended Greensboro College and Duke University. She enjoyed an active social life and majored in drama.
Her marriage lasted almost 50 years as they lived in in Durham, NC; Cambridge, England; and Lake Junaluska, NC.
She liked being a preacher’s wife. A Methodist from her baptism until her death, Methodist hymns formed her theological core. While she married a pastor, Tommy then became a professor at Duke. She was active with students, faculty, and contributors.
Ann Marie and Tommy had four sons: Andy (Sally) of Concord, NC; Jay (Roddy Ray) of Lake Junaluska, NC; Tim (Robin) of Hillsborough, NC; and Hugh (Lori) of Marshall, VA. Ganny has eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
As a stay-at-home Mom, she was an exceptional mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. With each new grandchild, she provided breaks for parents, and taught sewing and doll house decoration.
Ann Marie loved all her homes, but none as much as The Rock House at Lake Junaluska. She maintained the character of this historic home and made it her own.
She loved to travel with friends and especially her children and grandchildren throughout the US, China, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and Europe.
She enjoyed her many friends at the Forest, especially her best friend, Charlie Black.
Her memorial service will be at a future date. Her ashes will be buried with Tommy’s in Duke Garden and The Rock House at Lake Junaluska.
Memorials may be made to the Tom and Ann Marie Langford Scholarship Fund at Duke University Divinity School or the Anne Marie Langford Endowment at Duke Gardens.
Written Remembrance offered by her son, Andy
She died peacefully on November 26, 2020 at The Forest at Duke, her home since 2006. The family is thankful for the love and care she received.
With dark brown hair and green eyes, she was an independent child. As a child, she was surrounded by family and friends in Mocksville, NC. She listened to the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera.
Cooking was a favorite avocation. She helped her mother pull mints, cooked meals for her family, took French cooking classes, and enjoyed new recipes. She welcomed many people at her dining room table and taught her grandchildren the love of cooking.
In 1947, when her family moved to Charlotte, she met Tommy (Thomas A. Langford, Jr.) at Dilworth Methodist Church, where they would be married four years later.
She graduated from Central High School in Charlotte and attended Greensboro College and Duke University. She enjoyed an active social life and majored in drama.
Her marriage lasted almost 50 years as they lived in in Durham, NC; Cambridge, England; and Lake Junaluska, NC.
She liked being a preacher’s wife. A Methodist from her baptism until her death, Methodist hymns formed her theological core. While she married a pastor, Tommy then became a professor at Duke. She was active with students, faculty, and contributors.
Ann Marie and Tommy had four sons: Andy (Sally) of Concord, NC; Jay (Roddy Ray) of Lake Junaluska, NC; Tim (Robin) of Hillsborough, NC; and Hugh (Lori) of Marshall, VA. Ganny has eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
As a stay-at-home Mom, she was an exceptional mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. With each new grandchild, she provided breaks for parents, and taught sewing and doll house decoration.
Ann Marie loved all her homes, but none as much as The Rock House at Lake Junaluska. She maintained the character of this historic home and made it her own.
She loved to travel with friends and especially her children and grandchildren throughout the US, China, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and Europe.
She enjoyed her many friends at the Forest, especially her best friend, Charlie Black.
Her memorial service will be at a future date. Her ashes will be buried with Tommy’s in Duke Garden and The Rock House at Lake Junaluska.
Memorials may be made to the Tom and Ann Marie Langford Scholarship Fund at Duke University Divinity School or the Anne Marie Langford Endowment at Duke Gardens.
Written Remembrance offered by her son, Andy