Coping with Grief
We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.
The Rev. Dr. Beulah Marie Hemby Roach, age 77, of Raleigh, departed this life on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Perry Creek Health and Rehab, Raleigh.
Memorial Service, 11 AM, Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Living Waters AME Church, 3309 Cedar Springs Drive, Raleigh. The Rev. Dr. Allonia H. Holmes, Pastor, Officiating.
Survivors: husband, Walter B. Roach Jr.; children, Nicholas Hemby, Donald L. Watson Jr. and Cathryn Shakur; grandchildren, Jordan Hemby, Alana S. Hemby, Kingsley B. Hemby and Nicole Roach; siblings, The Rev. Dr. Allonia Hemby Holmes, The Rev. Stewart Hemby (Earlene), Jackie Hemby, Attorney Emma Jean Levi and The Rev. Jas A. Hemby (Irene); and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.