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, Ruthie/Ruth...

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...

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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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...

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...