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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] or by postal mail to Milestones Editor, Friends Journal, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. There is no charge for Friends Journal milestone listings.


Virginia M. Dau Driscoll

Driscoll—Virginia M. Dau Driscoll, 82, on October 15, 2024, from brain cancer, in Greensboro, N.C. Virginia was born on July… Staff

Anne Elisabeth Ogren

Ogren—Anne Elisabeth Ogren, 80, on March 12, 2025, with her loving daughters by her side, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Anne… Staff

La Verne Maria “LVM” Shelton

Shelton—La Verne Maria “LVM” Shelton, 79, on February 15, 2025, after a long struggle with cancer, at the McClure Miller… Staff

Lewis Stratton

Stratton—Lewis Stratton, 89, on September 15, 2024, at his home in Waverly, Ohio. Lewis was born on November 5, 1934,… Staff

Alan Norris Connor

Connor—Alan Norris Connor, 97, on September 7, 2024, after a period of declining health, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Al was… Staff

Ann Blocker Fleming Deagon

Deagon—Ann Blocker Fleming Deagon, 94, on June 24, 2024, at the home of her daughter Andrea in Wilmington, N.C. Ann… Staff

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
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