V. Carol Coffman

Oct 6, 2024

V. Carol Coffman, born on April 9, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on October 6, 2024, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. A beloved matriarch, Carol dedicated her life to her family, cherishing every moment spent with her nine children: Carol Ward (Chris Ward), Robert Coffman Jr. (Tricia Coffman), Bonnie Begley (Mike Begley), Lori Ngo (Thien Ngo), Tina Nassar (Georges...

Joshua Travis Hopkins-Bugajski

Oct 5, 2024

Joshua Travis Hopkins-Bugajski, 42, formerly of Denton, passed peacefully at his residence in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, October 5, 2024.

Joshua was a funeral director at Endswell Funeral Home in Hillsborough, NC, and also worked as a laser specialist and injector at Wake Skincare in Wake Forest, NC. Joshua also ran and owned Anubis Embalming Services as...

Patricia “Pat” Barker

Oct 1, 2024

Marion Patricia (Pat) Barker (91), of Durham, NC, passed away on October 1, 2024.

She was born on March 2, 1933, in Newport, Rhode Island to John Charles Rackwitz and Marion Chase Rackwitz.

Pat graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, RI. She married Charles James Barker, Jr in 1952, in Newport, RI. They had...

Dennis Jack Lowman

Sep 26, 2024

Dennis Jack Lowman, whose warmth and kindness touched many lives, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2024, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, just days before of his 81st birthday. He was laid to rest on October 3, 2024, in a family service at Bluestem Conservation Cemetery in Cedar Grove, North Carolina.

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John Marvin Rawls Jr.

Sep 24, 2024

John Marvin Rawls Jr, affectionately known to his family as “Dy,” departed this life on September 24, 2024 peacefully with family by his side. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 55 years, Carol Shumock Rawls; his children John (Amy) Rawls and Anna (Albert) Sackey; his grandchildren Konotey Sackey, Elsa Rawls, Korkor Sackey, Eli Rawls, and Lartiokor...

Lauree Hersch Meyer

Sep 24, 2024

Durham, NC – Lauree Hersch Meyer, theologian, gardener, teacher, nurturer of soil and relationships, died at home on September 24, 2024, at the age of 90. She was born on July 15, 1934, to Orville and Mabel (Harley) Hersch at the same farmhouse in Manassas, Virginia, where her mother was born.

After high school, Lauree...

Lorraine Johnson

Sep 22, 2024

On September 22, 2024, Lorraine passed away peacefully in the WakeMed Hospital of Raleigh, North Carolina, surrounded by a team of doctors and nurses and supported until the very end by her devoted husband Sam Dwyer. Despite being a cat with many lives, she finally succumbed to a fall down the carpeted stairs of her home in Cary, North...

Zhou Lixing

Sep 22, 2024

Zhou Lixing, was born January 21, 1949 in Xupu, Hunan, China, and died September 22, 2024 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill after an extended illness. He was the youngest child of Zhou Songnian and Peng Xiaozhong. Born into a large and loving family in the waning months of the Chinese Civil War, he saw the hardships his father...

Joan Mary Beierle

Sep 17, 2024

Joan Mary Beierle, known to friends and family as Joanne, passed away on September 17, 2024, at the age of 87. Born on October 27, 1936, Joanne led a life characterized by her dedication to nursing, her love for animals, and her many creative pursuits.

Joanne spent much of her professional life as a nurse, where she...

Shannon Marie Blake

Sep 9, 2024

It is with profound sadness that the family of Shannon Marie Blake of Rougemont, NC announces her passing on September 9, 2024 at the age of 47.

Shannon was born in September of 1976 to Louis and Kimberly Blake in Durham, NC. She spent much of her life in Granville County, graduating from South Granville High School...