Obituaries

Sanford, NC (December 5, 2018) — Fay Elizabeth Turlington Sykes, age 82, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Cumberland County o...

John Thomas Benson III, age 90, passed away Oct. 28, 2018. Benson was the former president of the John T. Benson Publishing Company, which was founded in 1902 by his grandfather, John T. Benson. After a succ...

Asheville, NC (November 29, 2018) — Legendary tenor and former Kingsmen Quartet member Ernie Phillips, “The Little Giant,” has passed away at the age of 68 at his home in Asheville, North Carolina. Ern...

Pensacola, FL (November 18, 2018) — Les Beasley, the president of the National Quartet Convention and the longtime owner/manager/singer of The Florida Boys, has passed away at the age of 90. Born in Crocke...

Knoxville, TN – It is with great sadness we announce that Ted Lowe Jr, owner of gospel radio station WKXV (100.7 FM & 900 AM) in Knoxville, Tennessee, has passed away. Ted Lowe Jr received his Heavenly re...

Pinehurst, NC (October 15, 2018) — Stephanie Pryor Ellington, 47, passed away Monday morning, October 15, 2018 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Stephanie was the mother of Cooper El...

Fort Wayne, IN (October 15, 2018) — Alan Wayne Godsey, 66, passed on to eternal life on Saturday evening, October 13, 2018 at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Alan was born July 8, 1952 to Ernest Elbert Godsey ...

    Charleston, WV (October 10, 2018) — John Howard Douglas Jr., 62, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 6, 2018, at CAMC Memorial Hospital. Douglas always had a ...

George Forbis, the original tenor vocalist of The Dixie Echoes, passed away late yesterday following a lengthy battle with dementia. Mr. Forbis served with the quartet from 1960 until 1966. Additiona...

One of the finest voices in gospel music fell silent today. On September 7th, 2018, Edward Lamar "Bill" Shaw, a native of Anderson, South Carolina, added his voice to the Heavenly choir. Bill Shaw spent many...