Mr. Harold Smith “Hal” Atkinson, Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 21, 2024 in Raleigh, NC at the age of 80. Born on May 11, 1943 in Franklin, VA to Harold “Big Daddy” and Mary Ellen Atkinson, Hal began his lifelong dedication to the fire service as a volunteer fireman with the Franklin Fire Department at the age of 16. He was also active in the Boy Scouts of America and was proud to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Hal attended NC State...

Laura Jean Mauney, 96, of Youngsville, NC, formerly of Shelby, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Jean was born in Bessemer City, NC on December 10, 1927 to the late Lawrence Gerald and Mary Ella Rhyne. She graduated from Bessemer City High School and Shelby Hospital School of Nursing.  After passing the state board for her Registered Nurse’s License, she worked at Shelby Hospital and later retired from PPG Industries as their Occupational Nurse. In her free time, she enjoyed...

  Billy Helson George, age 89, entered into rest peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in Smithfield, North Carolina. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Antonia Lee (Jones) George. Bill was born January 22,1935 in Hominy Falls West Virginia, the son of Herbert and Mamie (O’Dell) George. He married his high school sweetheart, Toni Jones, and they moved to Niagara Falls, New York. After retiring from the Niagara Falls police department as a detective, he then worked...

Chukwuemeka Simeon Ugo 65, of IMO state Nigeria passed away peacefully in His sleep on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Chukwuemeka was born in Imo state , Nigeria on March 15, 1958 to the late Nze Dennis Chukwuemeka Njoku and Lolo Rose Njoku . He was a very kind, happy, generous, and hardworking man who loved his family and friends with all his heart. He was a loving husband, father, brother, and uncle. He is survived by his wife, daughter, Sahanah, brothers, Ogbonna and Okeychukwu, and sister,...

  "You trusted me to love you in life. Now you can trust me to honor you in death. I will not let you down. I will not let you go." Lori Pursley Charalidis passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, after courageously battling cancer.  She was born July 14, 1967, in Huntington Park, California to Evelyn Burroughs (Bro Bro) and Darwin Pursley. After high school, she attended Cerritos College in California, and then went on to work as a headhunter before she became a...

Patricia Ann (Stainback) Hart, 79, of Louisburg passed away on Thursday April 11, 2024 in Henderson. She was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, the daughter of George “Preacher” Graham Stainback and Wilma Grey Dean Stainback. She was a farmer, primarily of tobacco, and a loving wife and mother.   A graveside memorial service will be held Friday April 19, 2024 at 2 o’clock at the Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery 1529 Flat Rock Church Rd, Louisburg, NC 27549. An...

  Brennen passed peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of April 11, 2024. In his brief time with us, he brought immense joy, love, and light into our lives.  Brennen was a little leader, making sure everyone was behaving and following the rules, always aware, enjoyed learning about Jehovah, reading, had a big imagination, and his perspective of the world was far beyond his years. He was his brother’s keeper, very protective and loving of his older brother...

Francis Kelly Uveges, 92, proud father and grandfather, steadfast Christian, and veteran of the Korean War, passed away on April 11, 2024.  Born a coal miner’s son in Cassandra, Pennsylvania on April 24, 1931, he pulled himself up from these humble beginnings to receive an honorable discharge as a Staff Sergeant form the US Army in the Korean War, and became a successful entrepreneur, owning dry-cleaning businesses and a floral shop in Binghamton, New York where he lived, worked,...

Homer Raydon Aikin, 94, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Homer was a great man who lived by these words: Be kind one to another. He grew up in a coal mining town in Illinois and survived the great depression.  Homer joined the army at 17 and served more than 20 years which included the Korean war. Later, he was also a civil servant for another 20 years for the Department of Defense. He served as a Deacon in various churches during his lifetime and loved Jesus with all his...

Marcie Hampton Briley passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 surrounded by her family. Marcie is in the arms of Jesus after a long battle with multiple health issues.  She was born in Asheville, NC and attended Meredith College where she met Sid.  Sid and Marcie were married in 1958 before he deployed to Korea with the US Army.  While he was away, she completed her degree at Meredith and taught elementary school for a few years.  When Sid returned from...