OBITUARIES

Judy Youngblood Banks of Hatteras, NC passed away on the morning of February 13, 2026, at Tyrrell House in Columbia, NC, at the age of 77. She was born in Arlington, Texas on June 5,...

Lori Ann Sellers Herbin peacefully passed away on February 12, 2026. She was born December 20, 1970 in Wilmington, Delaware but spent most of her life in Outer Banks. She had a way of lighting...

James  Richard "Dick" McCullen, known affectionately as "Dickie boy," passed away on February 11, 2026, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Born May 2, 1935, in Black Creek, North Carolina, he lived a full life marked...

The Good Lord knew his angel well, getting Patricia Spencer Fadel to Heaven February 8, 2026 in time for last call. Petite but mighty, “Pat” as she was best known, was born March 12, 1941...

Freddie M. Wheeler passed away peacefully at the Corolla, NC residence February 7, 2026. Freddie was 96 and born in Kentucky. He served his country honorably in the United States Army and worked in data...

Dorothy Ruth Banton Castle was born in Buckingham County Va on April 13,1937 and peacefully passed in Kill Devil Hills, NC on February 3, 2026. Dorothy spent most of her adult life in Chesterfield County,...

John Knox McEwen III, born in Annapolis, Maryland, on July 12, 1974, peacefully passed away on February 3, 2026, at the age of 51. He is survived by his loving mother DiAnne, his younger brother...

Dolores “Sis’ Pettway Battaglia, 81, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2026, at her home in Grandy, NC. She was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. In January 1975, she married Tom Battaglia. In 1999...

Mark Richard Dunlevy, born December 26, 1957, in Lancaster, PA, was the only child of Jean Marie Nicklaus and Jan Richard Dunlevy.  Mark departed the earth on January 29, 2026 after a short illness.  His...

Samuel “Sam” Harry Larson, born April 11, 1970, in Hubbard, Iowa, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 27, 2026 in Nags Head, NC. Sam was truly one of a kind. Charismatic, charming, and endlessly...