Edna Stephenson DuPree - WeMightBeKin

Douglas Arthur DupreeNews & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC)04/10/2007Mr. Douglas Arthur Dupree, 72, of 2761 New Bold St. diedSaturday. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday atMiddle Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Willow Spring.Officiating will be Elder Danny Carroll. Burial will follow inthe church cemetery.Mr. Dupree was born June 16, 1934 in Johnston County to thelate Ervin and Ethel Jones Dupree. Mr. Dupree was preceded indeath by his wife, Irene McCall Dupree. He was self-employedin the property management business. Mr. Dupree was amember of Middle Creek Primitive Baptist Church.Survivors include: sons & daughter-in-law, Craig and DeborahDupree of Raleigh, Gary L. Dupree of Raleigh; brothers,Richard Dupree and Robert Dupree, both of Willow Spring;sister, Lois D. Lawhorn of Willow Spring; four grandchildrenand spouse, Jessica and Robert Ferguson, Emily Dupree, Sagan Dupree, and Bodhi Dupree; twogreat-grandchildren, Lydia Ferguson and Miles Ferguson.Family will receive friends at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson Tuesday from 7:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. and other times at the home of Craig and Deborah Dupree, 5221 Leiden Lane,Raleigh, NC 27606. Condolences may be sent to the family atwww.RoseGrahamFuneralServices.com.Edna Stephenson DupreeDunn Daily RecordFriday, May 16, 2003Edna Stephenson Dupree, 80, of 202 Stancil Road, Angier, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital. Shesuffered a debilitating stroke 60 years ago at the age of 19, just 12 days after her first child,Tommy, was born. The stroke left her speechless for three weeks and permanently paralyzed onher right side. With help from her husband, she learned to walk and talk again.On April 9, 1941, she married T. Layton Dupree, a farmer. Her elder son became a preacher, herelder daughter achieved a doctorate in education, her younger son a plumber and youngerdaughter a registered nurse.