Jul 8, 2023

Charles James (Jim) Barker, Jr. (94), of Durham, NC, passed away on July 8, 2023.

He was born on October 23, 1928, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Charles James Barker and Kathryn Freeman Barker.

Jim graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, RI, and went to the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, where he received...

Jul 7, 2023

Dr. Norma Taylor Mitchell, 86, died Friday, July 7, 2023 at Croasdaile Village in Durham, NC. A committed feminist whose independence, intellect and strength were balanced by warmth and kindness, she made the most of her life in every area.  She was an imaginative scholar of women’s and Black history, a progressive church and community leader, a dedicated teacher...

Jun 27, 2023

Douglas Clark Long passed away on June 27, 2023. He was Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he taught for thirty-eight years. His family was also devoted to the teaching profession. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Dwight Clark Long, who was a professor of history at the University,...

Jun 23, 2023

Phillip Boyle, husband, father and proselytizer for democracy and good governance, died on June 23, 2023, surrounded by his devoted wife of 30 years and three daughters. He was born in Cape May, New Jersey on September 16, 1953, and grew up with the love of his sisters, Diane and Cathy. Despite a somewhat nomadic childhood, Phillip graduated from...

Jun 17, 2023

Junior Horne, 74, died Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, at home. He was born in Dillon, S.C. to Leonard Horne, Sr. and Alberta McDaniel Horne, the seventh of eleven children. In 1958, the family moved to Charlotte, N.C. Though Junior would live the rest of his life in Charlotte, he often introduced himself as “a tobacco farmer from...

Jun 15, 2023

“Eddie” was born in the steel mill town of Granite City to Chester Ashley and Dorothea Jansen and was the eldest of the three infamous “Ashley boys”: Eddie, Jimmy, and Larry. These boys were smart and wild, fun, good-looking music-loving guys, and they definitely made an impression on the churchgoers, teachers, coaches and young ladies… At the age of...

Jun 9, 2023

Norma Gray Overman [Blackwell] King, our Mom, died peacefully in hospice after having a stroke. In the last two years, Mom had struggled  with the onset of dementia. Now, both she and her daughters have been spared the ‘long goodbye’. Mom will be missed because she took up so much room in so many lives—her family, her friends, her...

Jun 5, 2023

William Charles Clay, 59, died Monday evening, June 5, 2023 at home surrounded by his loving family, after a short battle with glioblastoma. Bill was born in Raleigh, NC, the youngest child of Charles and Betty Clay. The elder Clay’s work with newspapers and progressive North Carolina politics took the family to Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, and eventually back to...

May 23, 2023

Eddie Greene–loving husband, father and grandfather, esteemed lawyer and revered judge–passed away May 23, 2023, leaving behind a void in the hearts of all who knew him.

Born June 27, 1944 in Biscoe, North Carolina, Eddie led a life filled with purpose and passion. He was the “bow tied” embodiment of integrity, continuously striving to make a...

May 18, 2023

Six called him Dad. Seven called him Grandpa Ed or Papa. One called him Great-Grandpa Ed. Two called him husband (but not at the same time). Two called him brother. Six called him uncle. Others called him brother-in-law. Several called him cousin. Many called him friend and colleague. Along the way he was also called Eddie Boy, Lieutenant, Professor,...