OBITUARIES
Nellie Cheshire
Mar 30, 2017
Hillsborough - Nellie Cheek Cheshire died March 30th at home after several years of declining health. She was born September 16, 1928, the only daughter of Carl and Nellie Davis and was the widow of Lucius McGehee Cheshire. Surviving are her sons, Lucius M. Cheshire, Jr. and wife Betsey and Carl D. Cheshire and wife Debra, three grandchildren: Kevin...
Edith Davis
Mar 30, 2017
Edith Hawkins Davis, 91, passed away March 30, 2017, after a brief illness. Edith received her nursing degree from Watts School of Nursing and worked for several years as a nurse at Watts Hospital in Durham. Upon her marriage in 1951, she left her nursing career to become a full-time homemaker. She said many times that her training as...
Greg Zimmerman
Mar 30, 2017
Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is serving the Zimmerman family. Obituary and service information is incomplete at this time.
Arthur Thurber
Mar 30, 2017
It is with a heavy heart that we tell you that Arthur F. Thurber, age 88, transitioned from life to life eternal on March 30, 2017 after a long illness. Art was born in 1929, in Lynn, Massachusetts to Arthur S. Thurber and Ruth D. Thurber. He graduated from Biddeford High School in 1946, and then served in the...
Timothy Potter
Mar 28, 2017
Timothy John Potter, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday March 28, 2017, following several years of declining health. Born November 3, 1935 in the city of Exeter, Devon, England, John was the only child of Walter Lewis and Thursa Violet Potter. John was always so proud of his father's valor displayed and acknowledged with the Distinguished Conduct Medal,...
Robert Parr
Mar 27, 2017
Dr. Robert G. Parr, emeritus Professor of Chemistry at UNC and resident of Chapel Hill, died quietly on March 27 after a brief illness. He was 95. A celebration of his life followed by a reception will be held at 2Pm on Friday, March 31 at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (ERUUF)at 4097 Garrett Road In Durham. The...
Shirley Collins
Mar 25, 2017
Hillsborough - Shirley Garrett Collins, 76, of Schley Rd. Hillsborough, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the home of her daughter Debra in Rougemont, NC. Ms. Collins was born in Granville County and attended Granville County Schools. She was an office manager for several pest control companies prior to her retirement as an office manager for Minta Bell...
Mary Halwacs
Mar 22, 2017
Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Halwacs family. Obituary and service information is incomplete at this time.
Norma Gorski
Mar 20, 2017
Elaine H Gorski, 62 yrs, passed from this world in the early morning of March 20th, 2017 in the comfort of her home. Elaine, the oldest child of a military couple, was born in England on March 18th, 1955 before the family was transferred stateside. Her mother, Norma, re-married Billy Lassiter after moving back to Sunbury, in Gates County,...
Cary Dearmey
Mar 14, 2017
Mebane - Cary Lee DeArmey, of Mebane, NC, went home to be with the Lord on March 14, 2017. Cary was a graduate of LeTourneau College in Longview, TX with a degree in mechanical engineering (specialty in welding). He was employed by GKN. Cary's love for 'CARS' lasted a lifetime. Cary had a sense of humor and always had...
Jesse Klass
Mar 13, 2017
Hillsborough - Jesse Eugene Klass, 80, died Monday, March 13, 2017. He was born in Chatham County. He was a graduate of Moncure High School. He Lived in Kinston for the majority of his life. He is survived by two daughters: Janet Aliff and Julie Klass, one son, Joel Klass (Becky), 5 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. He was...
Joe Cates
Mar 12, 2017
Joe Merritt Cates, 72, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017. Joe was born in Durham and raised in Hillsborough, NC. He was the son of the late Marion and Nellie Merritt Cates. He graduated from Orange High School in Hillsborough, NC. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served from 1963-1969. He enjoyed his career as a longtime...
John Irwin
Mar 11, 2017
John "Possum" Howard Irwin, age 72, peacefully passed away on March 11, 2017. He was born in Chattanooga, TN on October 13, 1944. Prior to his retirement he was employed 31 years with the Orange County Sheriff's Department and the Hillsborough Police Department. He served 3 years active duty in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer. John...
Patricia Leonard
Mar 10, 2017
Patricia Ann Leonard, age 59, resident of Chapel Hill. Arrangements Pending. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is serving the Leonard Family.
Warren Pence
Mar 5, 2017
Warren Howard Pence, Sr. of The Cedars of Chapel Hill, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the age of 89. He was born January 23, 1928 in Middletown, Ohio to the late Clyde and Lila Pence. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Engineering, from Ohio State University he joined the Air Force and served a tour...
Mary Copeland
Mar 4, 2017
Hillsborough - Mary Goldston Copeland, 81, died Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was a native of Cabarrus County. She was a graduate of Cabarrus County High School and received her RN from the Nursing School of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed spending time with her family and dogs. She was a member of Hillsborough United Methodist Church where she...
Richard King
Mar 3, 2017
Richard Austin King, 87, passed away peacefully on March 3rd, 2017 in Chapel Hill. He was born in Philadelphia on March 26, 1929. He is survived by his wife, Margaret S. King (Margy), and their children Richard R. King (Hala), Gordon T. King (Erin), and Sarah. V. King (Clayton), and by grandchildren Grant, Bradley, Eleanor, and Emily. He graduated...
Ariana Mangum
Mar 2, 2017
Ariana Holliday Dickson Mangum passed away peacefully on March 2, 2017 in Chapel Hill, NC. Mrs. Mangum was born on March 26, 1928 in Indianapolis to Colonel Benjamin Abbott Dickson and Alice Baker Holliday and was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She was a mother, wife, sister, teacher in the US and Ireland, writer, storyteller, photographer, world traveler, equestrienne, Virginian,...
Agnes Mauro
Mar 2, 2017
Agnes Slevin Mauro, age 65, died early in the afternoon on March 2, 2017. Ms. Mauro was born on November 12, 1951 in Bronx, New York. She obtained her Master's Degrees from George Washington University and Arcadia University in Public Health and Psychology. She worked for many years as an Administrator of assisted living and nursing homes. She was...
John Carey
Mar 2, 2017
Arrangements Pending Walker's Funeral Home Of Chapel Hill is serving the Carey family.
