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Obituary: James Couch

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Staff


Mr. James Keith Couch, 52, of Hillsborough and Morehead City, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in Duke Medical Center.

Keith graduated from Orange High School in 1975. After graduation, he worked for the family business, John Couch Oil Co. of Hillsborough, N.C., for a time. Seeking adventure, Keith moved to Costa Mesa, Calif. for several years. Upon relocating to North Carolina in 1985, Keith settled in Morehead City and was employed by the Dunes Club in Atlantic Beach, a job he dearly loved. In addition to his work, he enjoyed fishing from his boat in the sound with his lifelong friend, Steve Tubiola, managing his rental properties and the company of his many friends as well as his co-workers and members of the Dunes Club.

Keith was a devout Christian and would wish us all “The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,” as well as asking us to always live life to the fullest. We will miss his warm smile, quick wit and infectious laugh.

Surviving are his parents, John Edward and Dorothy Rhodes Couch, of Hillsborough; his
sister, Karen Couch Copeland, and husband, Steve, of Hillsborough; his brother, John Edward Couch Jr., and wife, Becky, of Raleigh, N.C.; his niece, Laura Ann Couch, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; and his nephew, John Andrew Couch, of Siler City, N.C.

Graveside services will be held this Thursday at 2.p.m. at Mt. Herman Baptist Church Cemetery in Durham by the Rev. Don Westbrook.

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