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She had no reason to make North Carolina her new home except that it had been the location she and her late husband had decided to retire to together.  \n\nLiz found joy spending time with her family and friends, telling stories from her days abroad, and playing a mean game of cards. Those who knew Liz describe her as confident, strong, compassionate, and independent––qualities her children hope they too have inherited and can cultivate in their children. Though the world has lost a bit of its glow with her passing, we are comforted knowing her light shines brightly in all those who loved her. \n\nShe is survived by her children, Megan Morrissey and Matthew Morrissey, and their spouses, Jennifer Aglio and Krista Morrissey, and her grandchildren, Quinn Aglio and Madison Morrissey. Additionally, she leaves behind her nieces Tammy Drake Kalmus, Terri Rumsey, Christine Zotti, and nephews, Chuck Lauchner, Michael Lauchner, and Patrick O’Connell. \n\nFor more information about a memorial service, contact the family directly. In lieu of flowers, we are asking that you make memorial donations to the American Cancer Society or the ASPCA."}},"city":"Cary","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"12/02/2021","age":78,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/5f4dc91862ed5193fb6e23697a54ce8e/object_Object_a4fcbc408b.png"}}}},{"node":{"id":"9120de58-ac28-5503-88ed-dff127bbd2cb","slug":"2021-12-02-Craig-Potter","name":"Craig Potter","content":{"data":{"content":"Craig Steven Potter, 62 years old, sailed away into a beautiful red sunset on December 2, 2021.  He passed peacefully surrounded by his family at Duke University Hospital after battling a progressive case of interstitial lung disease.  He is preceded in death by his father, Burton Winfield Potter, and is survived by his wife Shannon Luxford, sons Curtis Potter, Kyle Potter (Margaret Potter), Lucas Potter, stepson Noah Luxford (Brittney Luxford), grandchildren Emma Potter, Jesse Potter, mother Jean Potter, and siblings Brian Potter, Cheryl Mills, David Potter, and Troy Ellis.  \n\nCraig was an unusually intelligent and adventurous man.  He enjoyed sky diving, competitive sailing, scuba diving, fishing, camping, backpacking, entomology, fine wood working, rock hounding, professional model building and designing and launching model rockets throughout his life.  He was a superb problem solver and enjoyed mechanical engineering.  He pursued all things related to science, nature, cooking, baking, creating and learning.  He thrived embracing intellectual challenges.  He was most in his element teaching complex concepts to anyone willing to listen.   He could find the best design solution for any complicated problem.\n\nCraig is loved deeply by his wife, sons, family and friends. He will be forever missed and never forgotten.  We wish him fair winds and following seas.\n\nA celebration of his life will be Saturday, December 11th at 1 PM.\nBenson Memorial United Methodist Church\n4706 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612\nMasks required.\n\nFlowers may be sent to the address above.\nCondolences and memories may be left at his Facebook Memorial Page. \nSearch for Craig Steven Potter Memorial Page\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Craig-Steven-Potter-Memorial-Page-102133032323167"}},"city":"Cary","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"12/02/2021","age":62,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/b47a9a95a086f025087cc2c150d4e708/Craig_Potter_e2b77f8850.jfif"}}}},{"node":{"id":"a6526781-94bf-5ace-9879-39661e36a1bb","slug":"kasey-elizabeth-clark","name":"Kasey Elizabeth Clark","content":{"data":{"content":"Kasey Elizabeth Clark  left us on November 30th, 2021. She is survived by  her two sons Wilder and Carter, Her father Sonny Clark and stepmother Windy, Her Mother Kathryn and stepfather Brad Troutman, her sister Megan Holdford, Niece Hayden and nephew Mason. Kasey was a beautiful young woman that left us all too soon, she enjoyed music and art, friends and socializing with others.  Please contact the family for information on her memorial services. She will be greatly missed and never forgotten."}},"city":"Raleigh ","county":"Wake ","state":"North Carolina ","deathdate":"11/30/2021","age":27,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/240a2ec9f575473dabdf59bc8e79b108/IMG_3859_994208d5d1.JPG"}}}},{"node":{"id":"1d127857-a8de-5e41-b355-b8d8ed01b272","slug":"james-repass","name":"James Caldwell Repass","content":{"data":{"content":"James Caldwell Repass, MD departed this life on November 30, 2021 after a short illness.\nBorn June 10, 1933 to James Chapman Repass, MD and Anna Belle Repass (nee. Caldwell).  James was a graduate of Washington and Lee College and The Medical College of Virginia, completing his internship at George Washington University Hospital.  James went on to continue his education at Duke University Hospital in Psychiatry and Child Fellow.  Practicing as a specialist in Child Psychiatry and ADHD, James practiced in Richmond, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia before joining Dominion Psychiatry in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Upon his retirement, he and his wife moved to North Carolina.\n\tJames was proceeded in death by his brothers: Raymond and William; and both parents. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sandra Repass (nee. Hood); his daughter, Annabelle Ruth Matherly (Chris); his grandchildren:  Christopher James A. Matherly, Elizabeth Ann H. Hawley (Tyler), Katherine Marie C. Matherly; and his great-granddaughter: Ava Lynn Hawley.\n\tMemorial details are still pending."}},"city":"Franklinton","county":"Franklin","state":"North Carolina ","deathdate":"11/30/2021","age":88,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/fccb3af6f4c046af44bcdbcd9c37ff67/object_Object_b88fbf31ef.jpg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"fc10287e-c1dc-558d-be5a-1d2774497576","slug":"2021-11-29-Brian-King","name":"Brian Stuart King","content":{"data":{"content":"Mr. Brian King of Apex, North Carolina and born in Stillwater, MN passed on November 29th, 2021. \n\nThe second oldest of six siblings, Brian was always looking to start family group texts on holidays and special occasions. He is loved and missed by his sisters Janet and Teri, his brothers Tim, Mike, and Ken, as well as his half siblings, which he gained later in life, Kevin and Kelly. Brian found joy spending time with his children, Tyler and Hailey King, who he is also survived by.\n\nThose who knew Brian described him as a giving father, compassionate friend, and an adventurous soul. In his younger days, while growing up in Minnesota, he played hockey, loved to ski, and enjoyed sledding down the neighborhood hill during the snowy winters. More recently, in North Carolina, he was an avid hiker, biker, and practiced taekwondo. Brian was always striving towards his next goal, and never found a challenge too great.\n"}},"city":"Apex","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"11/29/2021","age":65,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/2934e861b26817abe35128e212d0850a/object_Object_f3e7f3b015.jpg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"2e975f59-0adb-5032-a49c-edff2f79dad6","slug":"edith-a-strang","name":"Edith Behr Strang","content":{"data":{"content":"Mrs. Edith Behr Strang of Raleigh, NC, born and raised in Pittsburg PA went home to her Heavenly Father on November 27, 2021. \n\nMrs. Strang, a proud army wife was pre deceased by her husband MSG Frederick C. Strang. \n\nLeft to cherish her memory are her children Barbara Bullard, Teresa Swenson, Edith Masoud, Frederick Strang and Helen Edwards.\n\nGrandchildren Joseph Bullard, Stephanie Beall, Daniel Faircloth, Melissa Faircloth, Melanie Chess, Joshua Masoud, Rachael Medlin, Samuel Puckett, Diane Lally, Michelle Mercer, Christopher Strang, Dakota Strang, Phillip Edwards. \n\nGreat Grandchildren: Brigham, Franklin, Trinity, Logan, Brayson, Jaxon, Payton, Joseph Jr, Bristol, Wyatt."}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina ","deathdate":"11/27/2021","age":91,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/9ad8c5a7627e5c91970992d15b03ea2c/Edith_Strang_b2cff961d9.jpg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"b91d2e49-0a93-53ff-8978-3846efc368f2","slug":"2021-11-21-Christopher-Bromley","name":"Christopher Michael Bromley","content":{"data":{"content":"Chris Bromley passed away at the age of 30 on Sunday, November 21, 2021. He was a beloved son, big brother, and nephew. He also leaves behind too many friends to list in Raleigh, NC and Naples, NY.\n\nHe is survived by his mother, Tammy Bromley, his father, Michael Bromley, as well as his sister, Katie Bromley, his aunt, Julie Bromley, uncles, Tim Bromley, and David Drummond, and his beloved cat, Leia. Chris was known for his love of the Carolina Panthers and all sports in general. He had a big heart, infectious smile, witty and dry sense of humor, and brighten up the room with so much joy and laughter. He will truly be missed by all that knew him.\n\nIn lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be sent to the Make A Wish Foundation or Safe Haven for Cats."}},"city":"Willow Spring","county":"Johnston","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"11/21/2021","age":30,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/a696f3056b312e26d620cf8f6e8d3d84/object_Object_8bb89d3089.jpg"}}}},{"node":{"id":"145f5ad7-f15a-52d6-b46e-33609c9190eb","slug":"2021-11-20-Lydia-Wheeler","name":"Lydia Kathryn Wheeler","content":{"data":{"content":"In a poem penned by Lydia 40 years ago, she wrote that “my soul won’t rest until it tries to find its next perfect surprise.”  Lydia’s soul met that perfect surprise on November 20 and she left this life to eternally rest with parents Norman & Kay in their celestial home. \nBorn in 1954, Lydia Kathryn Wheeler became the oldest daughter of Norman & Kay Wheeler graduating Dunn High School as Valedictorian in 1972 then enrolling at UNC-Greensboro to become a Phi Beta Kappa English graduate in 1976.  \nA writer by avocation, Lydia was employed by Wake County Schools as an English teacher serving as English Department Chair, yearbook advisor, and newsletter editor.  Also writing short stories and plays, she amused herself and others as a piano player and was for a time the keyboardist for Grand Prix, a Raleigh dance band. \nAs Lydia’s disabilities began to overwhelm her abilities, she worked as a proofreader and transcriber for a court reporting service and provided Computer Assisted Note-taking for Deaf & Hard of Hearing supporting her contention in another poem that “no dream is impossible if it is worthwhile.”\nLydia was an animal lover who loved cats most of all. Pretty Kitty, Shrambles, Leo, Redford, and the list goes on!\nLydia is survived by her two sisters, Jean Wheeler Allman and Leigh Wheeler Baxley, along with brothers-in-law Steven Allman & Rick Baxley.  She was proud of her two nieces Amanda Allman Harwell and Kathryn Allman Farley and their husbands Rhys Harwell and James Farley. She was equally proud of her two nephews Joshua Barnes and Ryan Baxley, and she reveled in being a Great Aunt to Silas Barnes & Willow Harwell. \nIt is Lydia’s wish that memorial tributes be made to Monty’s Home, www.montyshome.org, or Humane Society of the United States, www.humanesociety.org with Memorial service to be arranged at future date. \nOn November 20, Lydia gently passed from this world surrounded by love as her sisters Leigh and Jean held her hands and as “Day by Day” by Robin Lamont played “oh dear Lord, …I pray, to see thee more clearly” and today, Lydia is at peace in that most “perfect surprise.”"}},"city":"Raleigh","county":"Wake","state":"North Carolina","deathdate":"11/20/2021","age":67,"user_updated":true,"image":{"localFile":{"publicURL":"/static/5ed13fe8d78ff74815edca4ef0020e87/Lydia_Wheeler_229f7f5161.jpg"}}}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":8,"skip":1568,"numPages":204,"currentPage":197,"numObits":3727,"featured":true}},
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