Jun 22, 2025

1 Better is a piece of dry bread where there is peace

Than a house full of feasting along with quarreling

2 A servant with insight will rule over a son who acts shamefully;

He will share in the inheritance as one of the brothers.

3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,

But Jehovah is the examiner of hearts.

4 A...

Jun 13, 2025

Barry Richard Groner of Carrboro, NC, died on June 13, 2025, after a brave and protracted battle with heart failure. He was 75 years old. Barry passed surrounded by his family, who tirelessly and attentively cared for him at home with hospice support.

Barry was born on January 10, 1950 into a Jewish family and grew up in New York City....

Jun 13, 2025

Byron (Byke) Brannon, of Durham, North Carolina, formerly from Hilliard, Ohio, passed away in the early morning hours of June 13th at Duke Family Pavilion Hospice House at the age of 68.

Born to Dr. Robert W. and Carol Brannon, Byron graduated from Upper Arlington high school in 1975 and later from Franklin University.  Byron spent his...

Jun 13, 2025

Andrea Iliadis passed away peacefully on June 13, 2025, at Duke University Hospice, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 60 years old.

Andrea was born in Bocholt, Germany, and pursued her studies at the University of Münster, where she earned her Master’s degree in social pedagogics in 1987. Not long after, she moved to the United...

Jun 11, 2025

Lola Mae Gore Burgess of The Preserve Condo Community in Oak Island passed away on June 11th , 2025.

Lola was born at Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport in 1940 to Ernest F. (Skeet) and Elena Barnhill (Red) Gore. A brother, Ernest Jr., predeceased her in 1948.

Lola graduated from Southport High School in 1958...

Jun 9, 2025

In Loving Memory

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Anahy Borromeo Valadez, who departed this world on June 9, 2025, at the age of 43. Born in Playa Vicente, Veracruz, Mexico, on January 13, 1982, Anahy was a vibrant soul whose presence brought joy and light to all who knew her.

Anahy was a devoted...

Jun 9, 2025

Daniel Lee Short, 77, passed peacefully on June 9, 2025, at Commonwealth Senior Living in South Boston, Virginia. His life was characterized by a strong work ethic, deep love for his family, a silly sense of humor, his signature baseball cap, and a love for spending time at the beach. He will be missed dearly by his family.

Jun 8, 2025

Elizabeth Lacy, aged 98, died on June 8 at her home in Croasdaile Village, Durham, NC. She was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Raven) Luetzel and raised in Forty-Fort, PA. Betty, as she was known to many, graduated cum laude from high school at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, PA. In 1947, she married the love of her...

Jun 2, 2025

Sierra Katherine Wohlford Stanya of Raleigh passed away on June 2, 2025, in Cary, North Carolina, at 23. She is survived by her mother, Angalina Stanya; two sisters, Anna Thring and Veronica Clark; her emotional support animal, Nova; her father, George Wohlford; her aunt, Kim Poe; and many other friends, family, and loved ones.

Born on April 12, 2002, just after...

May 31, 2025

Anderson “Andy” John Bradbury, 42, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025, surrounded by his loving wife Kristin McCarthy Bradbury, their children, Eleanor Catherine, Sarah Margaret, and George Anderson, his mother Janet Anderson Bradbury of Washington, North Carolina, his father the Rev. William John Bradbury (Stephanie) of Lowell, Massachusetts, and his sister Catherine Winter Bradbury Wellman (Jacob)...