Larry Donnell Owens

Larry Donnell Owens, a Durham resident, was known to those who loved him as a son and member of his community. Public records and contemporary news reports identify him as 34 years old at the time of his death on September 12, 2016. Although a formal, family-published obituary matching the recorded date of death was not found in the public record, contemporary accounts note that he lived in Durham and that family members — including his mother, Joyce Jones — spoke publicly as the family sought answers after his death.

Available sources describe Larry as part of the fabric of his neighborhood in Durham. He appears in public reporting as a person whose life was connected to others in his community; those who knew him and his family reached out to urge anyone with information to help the family find resolution. While the public record focuses largely on the investigation that followed his death, it is clear that Larry’s life had meaning to family and neighbors, and that his loss was deeply felt.

Because published personal tributes or a funeral-home notice matching his full name and the exact date of death were not located, this remembrance focuses on honoring the human being identified in official reports. This page acknowledges the limits of what appears in news and law-enforcement releases and intentionally centers Larry as a person whose presence mattered: a son, a neighbor, and a member of the Durham community. Family members’ calls for help in the years after his death — including public appeals — reflect a family seeking answers and dignity for Larry’s memory.

This memorial keeps the emphasis on Larry’s life rather than the circumstances that ended it. Where friends or family wish to share memories, photographs, or corrections to better reflect Larry’s life — his relationships, work, hobbies, or the small everyday ways he enriched those around him — those personal remembrances will help build a fuller and more personal portrait. For now, this page stands as a respectful recognition that Larry Donnell Owens was a real person whose life mattered to others and whose memory deserves dignity and care.