Dr. Jim Bryan, who died on January 8 in Chapel Hill at 88, was the kind of caring physician whom author Allan Gurganus is drawn to.
Last Sundayâs The New York Times profiled Gurganus to prepare readers for the authorâs new book, âThe Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus.â
The lead story in the new book, âThe Wish for a Good Young Country Doctor,â features a rural Illinois town beset by cholera in 1849. Its young doctor fights valiantly against the awesome power of the epidemic.
In his classic debut novel, âOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All,â Gurganus made Doc Collier preside over the death of lead character Lucy Marsdenâs infant son.
Family, friends say goodbye to Adrian King
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Family and friends said goodbye to Lenoir County icon Adrian King on Sunday as he was laid to rest in the King Family Cemetery.
Richard Adrian King, a North Carolina native born in Kinston on January 28, 1942, died due to COVID-19 on January 4.
Rev. Tom Warren of St. Mary s Episcopal Church officiated the graveside service with members of King s family in attendance. Members of the community were, to name a few, John and Lucy Marston, Tammy Kelly, Felicia Solomon, Craig Hill, Leon Steele, Leraine Tolston, and two people who had the opportunity to kiss King on the cheeks when he was named Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year – Frances Theodorakis and June Cummings.
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