Barbara Mayes Metts

Barbara Mayes Metts was born on October 11, 1947, in Durham, NC and died on January 9, 2026, In Durham, NC. She was born in Durham, NC to late Hubert Mayes and late Anna Mayes. She worked as an Administrative Assistant at Duke University Medical Center and retired in June 2010. In retirement she created a group called Neighbors Helping Neighbors to provide food to those in need. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and neighbor.
She is survived by her husband, David Mckee, her daughter, Kathryn Magnuson of Cary, NC, her sons, Kevin Todd of Stem, NC and Mike Todd of Apex, NC, her brother, Danny Mayes, of Granville County, NC, and her sister Lois Case of Durham, NC.
A Celebration of Life will be held for friends and relatives at One Love Church, 1315 Horton Road in Durham at 12:30 on Saturday, January 24, 2026.