2025

Charlotte, North Carolina – Cal Chesson lived a blessed life. The best part was that he knew it. He found true love not once but twice. He had the privilege of raising a wonderful family. He bounced back from brain surgery and pneumonia. Everything he did – musician, accountant, lawyer, teacher, even a model specializing […]

David Clark Gilmore, 78, of Cary, NC, passed away on November 23, 2025. Born on December 25th, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a devoted husband for 59 years to his high school sweetheart, Barbara Gilmore. He went on to get his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University and spent most of his career as […]

Linda Cederberg Hutchinson-Harmon, of Charlotte, NC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 17, 2025, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Linda was born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 29, 1946, to Larry Cederberg and Vivian Siverson Cederberg. After graduating from Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, she attended the University of Maryland, where she […]

Russell Robinson was a brilliant attorney, a man of character, a committed civic leader, and devoted to lifelong friends. He married Sally Dalton, and with her provided his three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren with unbounding love, inspiration and laughter. He will remain a vibrant force in each of their lives forever. Russell M. […]

Bobbie Haynes Rowland, PhD, age 96, died peacefully in her sleep at Caromont Regional Medical Center on July 12th, 2025. She was born May 29, 1929, in the family home in Cherryville, NC, daughter of Andrel Hall Haynes and Ethel Ritch Haynes. In addition to her parents, Dr. Rowland was preceded in death by her […]

Ken Sanford served as head of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for 30 years. Additionally, he wrote columns for the Charlotte News, The Charlotte Observer, and other publications. Ken grew up in Clyde, North Carolina, the son of James Edward Sanford and Bernice Crawford Sanford. Surviving are his wife, Judith […]