Hurley Council, Jr. (90) peacefully transitioned from this earthly home to his eternal home on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Sapphire Nursing at Meadow Hill in Newburgh, New York. Born on July 4, 1934, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, Hurley was the eldest of six children born to the late Hurley Council Sr. and Laura […]
Reater Elese James Warren was born on February 13, 1954, in Rose Hill, North Carolina. She passed away peacefully on Friday, April 4, 2025, surrounded by her family at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Lee West James Sr.; her mother, Thelma Adell Brown […]
Dr. Carolyn Newkirk of Lanham, Maryland, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025. Born on July 12, 1949, in Pender County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of Major A. Newkirk, Sr., and Desser McKoy Newkirk, the second of eight children, a beacon for her family and community. Carolyn was accomplished and entrepreneurial. As President […]
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