All Obituaries

Services for Mr. Gilbert "BUG" Ragland Jr. will take place Wednesday at Pathway to Life Church (110 Depot Street, Roxboro, NC 27573) on July 17, 2019 at 7:00 PM. Visitation will take place prior to service form 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Babe Ruth Lyons, born to the late William Edgar and late Bettie Pride Lyons on September 21, 1930 in Bahama North Carolina, was called home on Tuesday July 2, 2019.  He was educated in Durham County School at Little River. He had an illustrious career in military service in the Air Force as a Staff Sgt. for 30 years that led to travels in Korea, Germany, Japan, Texas and Alaska. During his military career he received his bachelor’s degree. While stationed in Texas, he met and...

Mr. Dennis Wayne Peaks, son of the late J.C. and Mary Peaks was born June 7, 1953 at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC. He departed this walk of life on June 26, 2019 at Duke Hospice after an extended period of declining health.   Dennis graduated from Rockville High School in Rockville, MD in 1971. Dennis loved sports, especially basketball, where he played in high school and coached for local camps in the Durham area in his young adult life. Dennis was also one of the first black...

Memorial Service for Mr.  William  Alexander Walker Sr.  will be held on July 12th. at 12 noon the church of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church 906 S. Roxboro St. Durham, NC. 27707.

Mr. Charles Gamble was born September 7, 1937 in Concord, North Carolina to the late Charlie Lee Gamble Jr and Leonia Franklin.  He was educated in the Cabarrus County Public Schools and graduated from Logan High School.  At an early age, he gave his life to Christ and participated at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC.  Upon moving to Charlotte, NC, he was hired by the prestigious Charlotte City Club where he waited on prominent, professional members and their...

Ada Helen McQueen Johnson was born August 7, 1949 in Parkton, North Carolina to the late Bessie and John Allen McQueen.  Helen, as she was affectionately called, departed this life on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Helen attended Hillside High School in Durham, NC.  Helen received Christ at an early age. Although Helen worked in various jobs, her greatest joy came from being a mother to Myra and PJ and being a homemaker. On June 30, 1984, Helen married the love of her life, Roy...