Word has reached us of the death this morning, April 29, of Dr. Harold L. Jeffreys, distinguished artist-scholar at St. Augustine’s. The long-time band and jazz program director was among the earliest members of the faculty to reach out to the greater Raleigh arts community – he was a member of the City of Raleigh Arts Commission for two terms, and he was a frequent and always-welcome presence at musical events throughout the city. His university bio is here, and a fuller obit is here. Please note the following arrangements:
Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Thursday, May 6, 2021 in the Historic Chapel of St. Augustine’s University.
Funeral, 10 AM, Friday, May 7, 2021, at St. Augustine’s University Historic Chapel, 1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh. Dr. Christine J. McPhail, President. The Rev. Dr. William T. Newkirk, Sr., Pastor, Oak City Baptist Church, Raleigh, Eulogist.
Interment, Evergreen Cemetery, 2124 New Walkertown Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
Our hearts go out to his family, colleagues, students, friends, and admirers around the country and overseas.
