- Date Of Birth: March 29, 1933
- Date Of Death: April 11, 2013
- State: North Carolina
DURHAM Mrs. Ruth Duke Rigsbee, 80, of Durham, died on Thursday, April 11, . Rigsbee was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late William Bush Duke and Geneva Ellis Duke. She was a homemaker and made everyone feel at home when they were at Goose’s house. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Tonya Bryant and great-granddaughter, Hayley Bryant and brother, Harold is survived by her husband, Calvin Rigsbee; daughter, Rhonda Blalock Worley (Ricky) of Orange County and Jan M. Markham of Durham; sisters, Annie Riley of Durham, Juanita Latta of Person County; two granddaughters, Lauren Markham, Megan Clayton; great-grandson, Kameron Bryant and several nieces and a nephew.