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 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

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 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 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)...

May 27, 2025

Richard Dennis Long of Ruffin, N.C. died on May 27, 2025, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was only 68. Known as Ric to most (and as Wic Wong, to the children of his friends), he spent much of his youth traveling and working around the country before returning to his native North Carolina. Most of his...

May 20, 2025

William Roy Izlar was born in Durham and spent his first years on Green Street. First-born son to Barbie and Lee, William was a beautiful baby who loved to laugh. The family moved out to Rougemont where he spent time making forts in the woods, changing diapers, vacuuming and being a third parent to his subsequent 7 siblings...

May 19, 2025

Rhonda Innes was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 21, 1934. She died at the Cedars of Chapel Hill on May 19, 2025. She married her high school sweetheart, Norman, on March 21, 1953. Thus began a 20-year career as an army wife and mother of three. Over the course of their 65 years of marriage they lived in many...