Marianne Geralyn Setter
Oct 24, 2026
It is with sadness in our hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Marianne Setter on October 24th, 2026, in Durham North Carolina, surrounded by loved ones. With family being the center of her life, she brought everyone together and showed up when others were in a time of need. She was loving, caring, and had a curiosity...
Melvin Smith
Oct 24, 2026
A Life of Service, Strength, Faith, and Love
Melvin Smith was born on September 20, 1953, in Laurinburg, North Carolina, to Willie Simpson Smith, Sr. and Annie Mae Johnson Smith.
Raised in a close-knit family, he developed values of faith, discipline, hard work, and personal responsibility that remained with him throughout his life.
Melvin was educated in the Laurinburg school system before attending...
Gregory Bruce Young
Oct 19, 2026
Gregory Bruce Young was better known to his friends as Greg. A quiet man with a great presence. Starting out life on a farm in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri taught him self reliance and how to fix almost anything. His parents Jim and Mary instilled in him the values of loyalty, honor, and family. Greg and his older brother...
Phyllis L Mastrocola
Oct 8, 2026
Phyllis L. Mastrocola, lovingly known as Mimi and Aunt Philly, passed away on October 8, 2026, in Pittsboro, North Carolina, at the age of 73.
Mimi will be remembered as a funny and caring woman whose love was felt most deeply in the everyday moments she shared with those around her. She loved cooking and found joy in bringing people together...
Joyce Thompson Funk
Oct 7, 2026
Joyce Thompson Funk age 82, passed away on October 7, 2026 at her sons’ (Lance & Mark) home in Chatham County surrounded by love, family and faith for a peaceful transition. After 37 years of sunsets on the Outer Banks, she walked home to heaven with the utmost care and attention. Born in Lynchburg, VA as a daughter of Alverta...
Lillie Mae Halsey
Oct 7, 2026
On the day of April 18, 1945, Lillie Mae Halsey was born in Orange County, North Carolina. Her parents, Albert Allen Jr. and Fannie L. Baldwin Allen, gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.
P. Edward Jones, Lillie Mae Jones, Uncle Bill Allen, and Aunt Sweet Allen played a special part in raising her. She was raised in Chapel Hill, NC....
Dean Andrew Herington
Oct 6, 2026
Dean Andrew Herington died at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 6. He was 75.
Dean lived a life filled with love, travel, friendship, and of course, music. He was born September 11th, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and moved to West Long Branch, New Jersey as an infant. He attended Harvard, where he studied mathematics and was a...
John Patrick Watz
Oct 4, 2026
In Loving Memory
With profound sadness and broken hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, who was 26 years old.
He was a deeply individual person with a sharp wit, a wonderful sense of humor, and a mind that was always exploring ideas and seeking understanding. He was mechanically gifted and had a natural ability to...
Lucile Dennison Clotfelter
Oct 3, 2026
Lucile Dennison Clotfelter, 79, died peacefully on October 3, 2026, after living with dementia for well over a decade. With her youngest sister at her side, she passed away in hospice care at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC.
Born February 13, 1947, the oldest of eight children, Lucile grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and maintained a Southern drawl and genuine...
Wayne Schneider
Oct 1, 2026
Wayne “Terry” Schneider of Hillsborough NC (age 88) passed away quietly on October 1, 2026, while in the care of Duke Hospital Hospice, Hock Family Pavilion in Durham NC. Born on September 4, 1938, in Winston-Salem, NC, Wayne was the first of four children of William Schneider and Frieda (Otto) Schneider. As a young child, his family moved to New...