Nov 12, 2024

The Reverend Ralph Owens Barrow passed away peacefully at his Durham, NC home on Tuesday, November 12 after his relatively short, but quickly progressing battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. The disease first took away his vocabulary, followed by his understanding and memory, and ultimately the bodily strength and coordination that he so often used for mission trips, work around his...

Nov 10, 2024

 Obituary Kenneth Clayton Mills, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on November 10, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of innovation, compassion, and a steadfast commitment to making our roads safer.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Ken was adopted by Clayton and Nina Mills. Ken’s father was a fisherman off the coast of Canada. The family moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts when Ken...

Oct 28, 2024

Margaret ‘Margie’ de Coligny, 84, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on October 28, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, adventure, and devotion to her family. She was surrounded by family and her hand was being held by Bill, her loving husband of 63 years, as she drew her last breath.

Margie was born in Syracuse,...

Oct 21, 2024

JEAN GAY CALL (BRENNON), 81, of Carrboro, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2024.  Born on October 22, 1942, in Lowell, Massachusetts to Branford S. Brennon, Sr. and Isobel (Cumming) Brennon, Jean and her younger brothers Branford S. Brennon, Jr. (Bud) and Robert Brennon (Rob) enjoyed summer vacations to Goose Rock Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine, where her...

Oct 21, 2024

My Friend Ray By Dean Paton

In this Digital Age, when hyper-specialization is celebrated and rewarded, Ray Greenfield was an anachronistic opposite: a Renaissance Man. He could bat around the philosophies of Sartre, Foucault, Ellul and others. He was an accomplished chef. He was blessed with that classic rapier wit common among so many gifted...

Oct 17, 2024

Ruth Ellen West Weistart, 81, died on October 17, 2024 at Duke Regional Hospital with her eldest daughter, Lisa, by her side. She was born on March 22, 1943 in Kankakee, Illinois to Everett R. E. West and Marjory West. Despite first meeting her father, Ernie, almost two years after her birth due to his World War II service,...

Oct 13, 2024

Matthew Stewart Lieber, age 71, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2024 at SECU Hospice House in Pittsboro, NC. Born in Indianapolis, Matt was the son of the late William L. Lieber and Sally (Stewart) Lieber. After being diagnosed with glioblastoma, Matt continued to exhibit his remarkable optimism, and he rallied courageously for his family.

Matt was...

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...

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...

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...