Obituaries

Mar 29, 2022

Mrs. Dorothy Harrison passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

A service honoring her life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 2 pm in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm.

Dorothy Jean Harrison was born January 1, 1931 to Hattie Mae Harrison. The granddaughter of Peggy "Pay"...

Mar 27, 2022

Mrs. Sallie Monroe passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022.

It was 1938, in Rowland, North Carolina when Bruce and Magnolia McNair celebrated the birth of their third child, Sallie, out of four children. Sallie was named after her Aunt Sallie, a cherished school teacher. It was while working on the farm that Sallie decided she would...

Mar 25, 2022

Mr. Shelby Douglas passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022.

A service honoring his life will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 12 noon in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11:30 am.

Shelby was born in Asheville, North Carolina to the late Reverend John Frank Douglas, Jr., and Mary...

Mar 24, 2022

Mr. James C. Strickland passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

A service honoring his life will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 12 noon in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11:30 am.

James Claudy Strickland was born February 16, 1928 in Guilford County, North Carolina to the late...

Mar 19, 2022

Mr. Kenneth Farrar passed away on Saturday, March 19.2022.

A service honoring his life will be held on Saturday, March 26, in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel.

Visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the Service will follow at 12 noon.

Kenneth Michael Farrar was born on January 15, 1964. He passed away...

Mar 19, 2022

Anthony Longworth "Tony" Dillard was born alongside his twin sister Annette Coward on January 16th , 1936 in Yanceyville, North Carolina. His parents, Nicholas Longworth Dillard and Gladys Dillard, were both educators at Yanceyville's Caswell County Training School.

Tony was raised on the Bible, the arts, and developed a passion for education. When it was time for...

Mar 18, 2022

Mrs. Mary Blount passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022.

Professional services are entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home.

Mar 15, 2022

Byron transitioned to be with our Lord and Savior on March 15th at the age of 65. Byron was born on May 11, 1957 in Greensboro, North Carolina where he lived with family until becoming a resident of Coltrane Group Home in 2001. Byron was blessed with a beautiful spirit. He loved his family immensely, and our love was...

Mar 10, 2022

Mrs. Eloise Simpson passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022.

A service honoring her life will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 1:00 pm at New Jerusalem Cathedral.

Visitation will begin at 12:30 pm. Interment:Forest Lawn Cemetery

Professional services are entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home.

Mar 10, 2022

Raymond H. Mitchener was born in Smithfield, N.C., July 7, 1932. He joined Galilee Baptist Church at an early age, where he was very active. He was a member of the Golden Rod Sunday School class, the Youth Choir, and served as an usher. He held leadership positions including Youth Choir Program Chairman and Assistant Superintendent of the Sunday...

Mar 2, 2022

JAMES CHARLES BLACK was born in Central, South Carolina on April 8, 1943 to the late Willie Dee and Doretta Black. Charles, (which most people knew him as) departed this life on Wednesday March 2, 2022.

Charles became a resident of Greensboro, N.C. at a very early age when he came to live with his Aunt Ethel....

Mar 1, 2022

Derrick was born on October 8, 1965, to the Late DuPont Lafayette and Earline Powell Davis in Hertford County, NC. At an early age, Derrick accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at New Ahoskie Baptist Church, Ahoskie, NC. While attending high school, Derrick played football for the Ahoskie High School Cougars before graduating in 1983. He went on...

Feb 28, 2022

Mr. Leslie Dula passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022.

A viewing will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022, from 4-6 pm.

The service honoring his life will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 12:00 pm at the Calvary Christian Center. Visitation will begin at 11:30 am.

Interment: Lakeview Cemetery...

Feb 28, 2022

Wanda Carol Miles was born on October 19, 1963 in Alamance County. She is the daughter of Mary Ann Miles and the late Hue Davis Kimber.

She attended James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wanda enjoyed working with people. Her love for working with people led her to become a caregiver for many years....

Feb 26, 2022

Mrs. Jannie Bruner passed away on February 26, 2022.

A service honoring her life will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm at New Light Missionary Baptist Church.

Visitation will begin at 12:30 pm.

Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Professional services are entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home....

Feb 25, 2022

Mr. Charles Johnson passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022.

A service honoring his life will be held on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel.

Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm.

Interment : Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Professional services are entrusted to Perry J. Brown...

Feb 22, 2022

Mr. Roy Foust passed away on February 22,2022.

A service honoring his life and legacy will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the Bethany Community Church, 6125 Burlington Road, Sedalia, NC. Visitation will begin at 11:30 am.

Interment will follow at the Bethany Community Church Cemetery.

Feb 21, 2022

Mr. Charles Fuller passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022.

A service honoring his life will be on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 2:30 pm New Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm.

Interment: March 2, 2022 at Lakeview Cemetery.

Professional services are entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home....

Feb 20, 2022

The Obituary The Reverend Dr. Michael Eldred McLean

Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die

The Reverend Dr. Michael Eldred McLean was born in Erwin, NC to the late Rev. Edward Clifton...

Feb 19, 2022

Frances Elizabeth Bradley Craven, the daughter of the late Rev. Frank Bradley & Ada Bradley was born April 22, 1937 in Coatesville, Pa. She was the sixth of seven children. Her siblings Louise, Dorothy, Viola, Joyce & James all preceded her in death.

Frances graduated Coatesville High School in 1955 and later move from Coatesville Pa to...