In Memoriam - North Carolina Bar Association

In Memoriam provides NCBA members with information regarding the deaths of fellow lawyers, judges, paralegals and law students.

Notify the NCBA of the death of a North Carolina lawyer, judge, paralegal or law student. Death notices (name, age, city, date of death) are posted as they are made available and confirmed by NCBA staff. When available, links to full obituaries and news articles are also provided. You can honor a North Carolina attorney through an online memorial contribution to the North Carolina Bar Foundation.

William (Bill) Marion Wilcox IV, 73, Greensboro, April 16, 2026 (Obituary)
Charles Julian Vaughan II, 86, Littleton, April 14, 2026 (Obituary)
Cheryl Kiel David, 63, Greensboro, April 10, 2026 (Obituary)
Andrew (Andre) Trakas, 72, Gastonia, April 2, 2026 (Obituary)
Edgar Mayo Roach Jr., 77, Chapel Hill, April 1, 2026 (Obituary)
Kenneth Ray Youngblood, 95, Hendersonville, March 28, 2026 (Obituary)
James “Jimmy” Edward Ragan III, 84, Oriental, March 26, 2026 (Obituary)
Steven Carl Schnedler, 77, Asheville, March 23, 2026 (Obituary)
Robert Joseph Scott, 83, Greensboro, March 22, 2026 (Obituary)
Charles “Charlie/Chuck” Moon Tighe, 91, Longs, South Carolina, formerly of Wilmington and Essex, Connecticut, March 17, 2026 (Obituary)
John “Garrett” Ludlum, 78, Wallace, March 16, 2026 (Obituary)
Lonnie B. Williams Jr., 69, Wilmington, March 15, 2026 (Obituary)
Dylan Cade Bunn, 26, Greenville, March 14, 2026 (Obituary)
Bruce William Vanderbloemen Sr., 78, Lenoir, March 4, 2026 (Obituary)
Terry Richard Hutchins Sr., 88, Laurinburg, March 4, 2026 (Obituary)
Garry Stephen Rice, 64, Wake Forest, March 1, 2026 (Obituary)
Col. Edwin W. Welch, 82, Raleigh, Feb. 20, 2026 (Obituary)
Lawrence “Larry” Stoker, 99, Columbia, South Carolina, Feb. 16, 2026 (Obituary)
Cowles Liipfert, 87, Winston-Salem, Feb. 14, 2026 (Obituary)
Charlotte Louise Stumph Bennett, 86, Moravian Falls, Feb. 13, 2026 (Obituary)
John Porter Paisley Jr., 77, Burlington, Feb. 12, 2026 (Obituary)
Robert Edmond Phay, 87, Chapel Hill, Feb. 10, 2026 (Obituary)
Robert Flowers “Bob” Baker, 90, Durham, Feb. 10, 2026 (Obituary)
Avis Kay Ridenhour, 78, Greensboro, Feb. 8, 2026 (Obituary)
Jane Walker Payne, 76, Greensboro and Jamestown, Feb. 7, 2026 (Obituary)
Daniel Webster Trask, 73, Beaufort, South Carolina and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 2026 (Obituary)
Benton Hair Walton III, 89, Chadbourn, Jan. 30, 2026 (Obituary)
William Luther Moses, 95, Pinehurst, Jan. 29, 2026 (Obituary)
L. T. “Rusty” Hammond Jr., 86, Asheboro, Jan. 27, 2026 (Obituary)
Marvin Roy Short Jr., 90, Gastonia, Jan. 26, 2026 (Obituary)
Dwight Lowrance “Larry” Crowell III, 76, Salisbury, Jan. 21, 2026 (Obituary)
Thomas Glen Foster Jr., 79, Pleasant Garden, Jan. 17, 2026 (Obituary)
Thomas “Tom” I. Barrows, 76, Charleston, S.C., Jan. 10, 2026 (Obituary)
Nancy Van Zile Stewart Litwak, 39, Belmont, Jan. 7, 2026 (Obituary)
James B. “Jim” Maxwell, 84, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jan. 4, 2026 (Obituary)
Samuel O. Southern, 81, Raleigh, Jan. 3, 2026 (Obituary)
Francis Morris Pinckney, Charlotte, Dec. 30, 2025 (Obituary)
Rhoda Jean Bryan Billings, 88, Raleigh, Dec. 29, 2025 (Obituary)
James Lyle Dellinger Jr., 79, Denver, Dec. 27, 2025 (Obituary)
Larry E. Warren, 81, Clinton, Dec. 26, 2025 (Obituary)
Carl J. Stewart, Jr., 89, Gastonia, Dec. 23, 2025 (Obituary)
Deke Slayton Owens, 54, Jacksonville, Dec. 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard Edward Stover Sr., 86, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Dec. 20, 2025 (Obituary)
James Baxter “Jim” Hunt Jr., 88, Wilson, Dec. 18, 2025 (Obituary)
James Walker Williams, 79, Chapel Hill, Dec. 10, 2025 (Obituary)
David Grier “D.G.” Martin Jr., 85, Chapel Hill, Dec. 9, 2025 (Obituary)
David Chester Bridgers Jr., 85, Jackson, Nov. 29, 2025 (Obituary)
S. Lee Atkins, 82, Saluda, Nov. 27, 2025 (Obituary)
Thomas Livingston White Jr., 87, Manteo, Nov. 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Jackson Thomas “Tom” Dunn Jr., 81, Charlotte, Nov. 22, 2025 (Obituary)
Larry Allison Manning, 64, Nashville, Nov. 18, 2025 (Obituary)
Willis P. Whichard, 85, Chapel Hill, Nov. 18, 2025 (Obituary)
Lawrence “Larry” Everett Bolton, 82, Raleigh, Nov. 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Janet Ward Black, Greensboro, Nov. 2, 2025 (Obituary)
Steve C. Horowitz, Charlotte, 85, Oct. 30, 2025 (Obituary)
Larry Douglas Johnson, 88, Raleigh, Oct. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Max Gerald Redding, 87, Greensboro, Oct. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Gordon “Gene” Eugene Boyce, 93, Raleigh, Oct. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Robert “Bob” Onan Klepfer Jr., 82, Greensboro, Oct. 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Brinton “Brint” Douglas Wright, 76, Greensboro, Oct. 18, 2025 (Obituary)
A. Zachary (Zach) Smith III, 83, Charlotte, Sept. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Barry Nakell, 82, Chapel Hill, Sept. 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Russell M. Robinson II, 93, Charlotte, Sept. 5, 2025 (Obituary)
Pamela DeAngelis Duncan, 74, Greensboro, Aug. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Fred Stuart Clarke, 82, Greensboro, Aug. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Frayda S. Bluestein, 65, Chapel Hill, Aug. 18, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard Sloan Jones Jr., 91, Franklin, Aug. 10, 2025 (Obituary)
Lawrence Talton Dark III, 72, Nebo, Aug. 3, 2025 (Obituary)
Robert G. (Bob) Baynes, 86, Pinehurst, July 31, 2025 (Obituary)
Charles Gordon (Chuck) Beemer, 85, Waynesville, July 31, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard Edward (Dick) Glaze, 94, Winston-Salem, July 26, 2025 (Obituary)
Bruce Alexander Elmore Jr., 72, Asheville, July 24, 2025 (Obituary)
James Durant Foster, 84, Concord, July 23, 2025 (Obituary)
William Andrew Jennings, 63, Hickory, July 23, 2025 (Obituary)
Charles Dewey Barham Jr., 95, Raleigh, July 22, 2025 (Obituary)
James E. Ferguson II, 82, Charlotte, July 21, 2025 (Obituary)
Lorie Steinhagen Lindsley, 56, Charlotte, July 20, 2025 (Obituary)
Thomas Whitehead Murrell III, 76, Charlotte, July 16, 2025 (Obituary)
John Coble MacNeill Jr., 80, Charlotte, 80, July 13, 2025 (Obituary)
Gardner Howard Altman Jr., 78, Chapel Hill, July 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Sulaimane Bangura, 26, Durham, July 8, 2025 (Obituary)
Thomas Joseph Hefferon III, 73, Charlotte, July 7, 2025 (Obituary)
Charles Parson (Charlie) Gaylor III, 75, Goldsboro, July 1, 2025 (Obituary)
Patricia Fitzgerald (Patty) Poole, 66, Clemmons, June 30, 2025 (Obituary)
Ruth Dianne O’Quinn Baxley, 80, Shallotte, June 21, 2025 (Obituary)
Graham Davis Holding Jr., 88, Charlotte, June 20, 2025 (Obituary)
Melvin F. Wright Jr., 79, Winston-Salem, June 19, 2025 (Obituary)
Robert Chase Raiford, 88, Burlington, June 16, 2025 (Obituary)
E. Marshall Woodall, 87, Lillington, June 16, 2025 (Obituary)
Adrienne Zaneta Satchell, 44, Riverside, Calif., June 11, 2025 (Obituary)
Clive Irvin (Droopy) Goodson, 89, Lewisville, June 9, 2025 (Obituary)
Joseph B. (Joe) Roberts III, 85, Gastonia, June 9, 2025 (Obituary)
John Paul (Jack) Simpson, 79, Morehead City, June 8, 2025 (Obituary)
George H. Whitaker, 74, Sanford, June 8, 2025 (Obituary)
Penni Pearson Bradshaw, 70, Winston-Salem, June 5, 2025 (Obituary)
James Earl Hill Jr., 78, Whiteville, June 1, 2025 (Obituary)
Nancy Dalsis Simpson, 79, Raleigh, May 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Thomas Benbury (Tommy) Wood, 89, Edenton, May 28, 2025 (Obituary)
John J.J. Jones, 98, Wilmington, May 23, 2025 (Obituary)
Nora Susan Hatcher Bradshaw, 87, Raleigh, May 22, 2025 (Obituary)
David Albert Layton, 82, Gastonia, May 22, 2025 (Obituary)
Stanley Bennett (Stan) Sprague, 85, Greensboro, May 20, 2025 (Obituary)
Jeffrey Leon (Jeff) Dobson, 42, Graham, May 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Joe Charles Young, 85, Charlotte, May 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Jacob Donnell Lassiter, 88, Charlotte, May 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Gilbert Russell (Rusty) Key, 68, Franklin, May 11, 2025 (Obituary)
Moses Luski, 71, Charlotte, May 10, 2025 (Obituary)
Plato (P.C.) Collins Barwick Jr., 87, Kinston, May 9, 2025 (Obituary)
Kermit Weldon Ellis Jr., 81, Oxford, May 7, 2025 (Obituary)
Austin C. Behan, 79, Wake Forest, May 3, 2025 (Obituary)
Roy Dozier Trest, 76, Calabash, May 2, 2025 (Obituary)
George Wilborn Rives, 73, Mount Airy, April 29, 2025 (Obituary)
Jerone Carson Herring, 86, Black Mountain, April 28, 2025 (Obituary)
John Richardson Haworth Sr., 98, Colfax, April 26, 2025 (Obituary)
Barney Stewart III, 86, Charlotte, April 26, 2025 (Obituary)
Michael Morrie Jones, 71, Goldsboro, April 25, 2025 (Obituary)
Martin T. McCracken, 59, Raleigh, April 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Ronald Limer Perkinson, 77, Sanford, April 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Edgar B. Fisher Jr., 89, Greensboro, April 21, 2025 (Obituary)
Lucian Holt Felmet Jr., 79, Bunnlevel, April 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Max Daniel (Dan) McGinn, 82, Greensboro, April 15, 2025 (Obituary)
William Thomas (Bill) Graham, 91, Winston-Salem, April 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Stacy Goto Grant, 37, Charlotte, April 11, 2025 (Obituary)
Charles F. (Charlie) Powers III, 81, Raleigh, April 11, 2025 (Obituary)
Frederick Alexander (Fred) Rogers III, 80, Sheldon, S.C., April 8, 2025 (Obituary)
Robert Ambrose (Bob) Wicker, 80, Greensboro, April 7, 2025 (Obituary)
Ronald Barbee, 87, Greensboro, April 3, 2025 (Obituary)
Patrick Benedetto, 36, Charlotte, March 30, 2025 (Obituary)
Charles Thomas Busby, 71, Chesapeake, Va., March 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Wilbert Mills Faircloth, 82, Clinton, March 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Joseph E. Stroud Jr., 74, Richlands, March 25, 2025 (Obituary)
Jill Amanda Westmoreland, 60, Raleigh, March 21, 2025 (Obituary)
Anne Lafferty Crotty, 76, Charlotte, March 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Wayne E. Jordan, 86, Southern Pines, March 25, 2025 (Obituary)
Gus Louis Davis Jr., 89, Morehead City, March 24, 2025 (Obituary)
Arthur Lee Hill IV, 56, Cary, March 23, 2025 (Obituary)
E. Lawrence Davis III, 87, Raleigh, March 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Ernest Clarke Dummit, 63, Winston-Salem, March 17, 2025 (Obituary)
H. Rutherford (Rud) Turnbull III, 87, Chapel Hill, March 17, 2025 (Obituary)
J. Gilbert Stallings, 84, Louisburg, March 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Kelly Michelle Felton Johnson, 58, Mocksville, March 11, 2025 (Obituary)
Gayle Edward Ramsey, 86, Brevard, March 5, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard Steven (Dick) Sweet, 83, Indian Land, S.C., March 4, 2025 (Obituary)
Lucretia Trent-Wyatt, 77, Gold Hill, Feb. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard M. (Dick) Lewis Jr., 90, Fayetteville, Feb. 22, 2025 (Obituary)
Franklin Edwin (Frank) Martin, 86, Wilmington, Feb. 21, 2025 (Obituary)
Jesse Lanier (Skip) Warren, 91, Greensboro, Feb. 21, 2025 (Obituary)
William Chad Winebarger, 44, Charlotte, Feb. 21, 2025 (Obituary)
Warren Ashton Hutton, 67, Winston-Salem, Feb. 20, 2025 (Obituary)
Francis Charles (Chip) Clark, 73, Gibsonville, Feb. 13, 2025 (Obituary)
James Franklin (Jim) Smith, 93, Hartwell, Ga., Feb. 3, 2025 (Obituary)
Drue Alan Moore, 55, Durham, Jan. 10, 2025 (Obituary)
William Oliver Johnson (Bill) Lynch, 79, Wilmington, Feb. 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard Michael Pipkin, 88, Chapel Hill, Feb. 14, 2025 (Obituary)
Warren Edward Kasper, 73, Clemmons, Feb. 13, 2025 (Obituary)
David Malcolm Furr, 67, Charlotte, Feb. 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Louis Franklin (Frank) McDonald Jr., 61, Davidson, Feb. 6, 2025 (Obituary)
Louis Phillip (Tony) Hornthal Jr., 88, Elizabeth City, Feb. 7, 2025 (Obituary)
Calvin White (Cal) Chesson, 88, Charlotte, Jan. 30, 2025 (Obituary)
Joseph Stevens Ferrell, 86, Chapel Hill, Jan. 29, 2025 (Obituary)
Anita Davis Pearson, 66, Knightdale, Jan. 28, 2025 (Obituary)
Joseph F. Brotherton, 70, Greensboro, Jan. 25, 2025 (Obituary)
Joseph Robert (Joe) John Sr., 85, Raleigh, Jan. 20, 2025 (Obituary)
John Bradsher (Jack) Taylor, 87, Charlotte, Jan. 17, 2025 (Obituary)
Richard Gordon Bell, 96, Winston-Salem, Jan. 16, 2025 (Obituary)
Gary Paul Kane, 81, Greensboro, Jan. 13, 2025 (Obituary)
Robert Bradford Leggett Jr., 80, Winston-Salem, Jan. 13, 2025 (Obituary)
Judge Malcolm Jones Howard, 85, Greenville, Jan. 12, 2025 (Obituary)
Lawrence Maury Kimbrough, 83, Davidson, Jan. 10, 2025 (Obituary)
William Frank (Bill) Moser, 82, Charlotte, Jan. 5, 2025 (Obituary)
Patricia Hinds Marschall (Pat) Spearman, 91, Chapel Hill, Jan. 5, 2025 (Obituary)
Sara Machelle (Missy) Biggers, 63, Chapel Hill, Jan. 4, 2025 (Obituary)
Janice Head Kornegay, 73, Mount Olive, Jan. 3, 2025 (Obituary)
Philip Carl Shaw, 82, Four Oaks, Jan. 2, 2025 (Obituary)