Milestones

Notices of births, adoptions, marriages/unions, and deaths of Friends.

Instructions and a form for submitting Milestones to us.

You may also submit by email to [email protected], by fax to (215) 568-1377, or by postal mail to Milestones Editor, Friends Journal, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. There is no charge for Friends Journal milestone listings.

Herbert Clifford “Cliff” Lester Jr.

Lester—Herbert Clifford “Cliff” Lester Jr., 94, on November 9, 2024, at his home in San Marino, Calif. Cliff was born on… Staff

Emmie Gardner Mann

Mann—Emmie Gardner Mann, 75, on November 26, 2024, following exacerbation of her Parkinson’s disease, in Greensboro, N.C. Gardner, as she… Staff

Ruth Thorp Harvey Mavronikolas

Mavronikolas—Ruth Thorp Harvey Mavronikolas, 91, on April 8, 2023, following a period of declining health at Friends Homes West retirement… Staff

Darita Rose Alden

Alden—Darita Rose Alden, 75, on May 12, 2024, after a long struggle with cancer in Eugene, Ore. She was born… Staff

Grace Chawner Bowles

Bowles—Grace Chawner Bowles, 89, on May 4, 2025, peacefully, in Greensboro, N.C. Grace, who went by the name Gay for… Staff

Martha Allen Murdock

Murdock—Martha Allen Murdock, 97, on December 17, 2024, at a retirement community in Branford, Conn. Born on February 17, 1927,… Staff

Barton A. Parks Jr.

Parks—Barton A. Parks Jr., 86, on October 12, 2024, peacefully in his sleep, at Friends Homes at Guilford in Greensboro,… Staff

Bruce Blakely Stewart

Stewart—Bruce Blakely Stewart, 85, on January 26, 2025, at home in Chattanooga, Tenn. Bruce was born on January 22, 1940,… Staff

Betty Jane “B.J.” Watkins Weatherby

Weatherby—Betty Jane “B.J.” Watkins Weatherby, 91, on October 10, 2023, at Friends Homes in Greensboro, N.C. B.J. was born on… Staff

Judith Ann Fink Mercer

Mercer—Judith Ann Fink Mercer, 83, on December 8, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. She was born June 8, 1941, to Winship… Staff

Donna Shepherd Moran

Moran—Donna Shepherd Moran, 84, on March 23, 2024, at Friends Homes at Guilford in Greensboro, N.C. Donna was born on… Staff

Marc Pilisuk

Pilisuk—Marc Pilisuk, 90, on August 20, 2024, in Berkeley, Calif. Marc was born on January 19, 1934, in the Bronx,… Staff
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