Obituaries
November 14, 2023

RONALD DEAN BELVILLE

By From JT Staff Reports

Ronald Dean Belville, age 78, of Durham, North Carolina, died peacefully Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Duke Hock Family Hospice Pavilion in Durham.

Ron was born June 13, 1945 in Union County, Ohio. A 1963 graduate of Elgin High School where he was an active member of FFA, his “hobby,” even durin...

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