OBITUARIES
Shelby Hewett
Dec 3, 2016
Chapel Hill - Shelby Jean O'Neal Hewett, 73, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was the life and heart of her family. Shelby was born October 23, 1943 in Chatham County, NC to the late Benjamin...
Hursel Council
Dec 2, 2016
Funeral arrangements are pending at this time. Information will be updated once arrangements are complete. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is serving the Council family.
William Johnson
Dec 1, 2016
Bill was born in Montevideo, Minnesota, to Palmer and Edna Johnson. He had one older brother, Bob. Palmer was an actor in a travelling roadshow as a younger man who had settled into a career as a theater manager by the time Bill was born. During Bill's childhood, the family often lived in an apartment over the theater. Bill...
Michael Berkut
Dec 1, 2016
Funeral services will be held Monday December 5th, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Binkley Baptist Church located at 1712 Willow Drive in Chapel Hill. Burial will follow the service at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery . Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church starting at 1:00 PM. A full obituary will be posted soon. Walker's...
Margaret Mann
Nov 26, 2016
Margaret "Marg" Ann Cavallo Mann 62, of Venice, Florida passed away at UNC Hospital on Saturday November 26, 2016. She was the daughter of Guido & Betty Cavallo from Galloway, WV. Marg was very active in her Church community both in Durham, NC and in Venice, FL and had a love for helping others. She was a loving wife,...
Elena Patterson Emerick
Nov 23, 2016
Elena Marie Patterson Emerick Passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at her home in Carrboro NC. She was born March 2, 1962 in Greenfield Indiana to parents Ed and Edna Patterson, who now reside in Shelby NC. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sons, Eli Emerick and Rowan Emerick, both of Chapel Hill NC...
Shelton Henderson
Nov 22, 2016
Shelton Keith Henderson, 57, of Chapel Hill, NC, went to be with his God on November 22, 2016 at his residence. Born December 23, 1958 to the late Levi Shelton Henderson and Mary Edna Chadwick Henderson of Chapel Hill, NC. Keith was the husband of Sarah Knight Henderson. Keith loved music and singing, and entertained many with the extraordinary...
Captain J. Doermann
Nov 22, 2016
Captain Martin J. Doermann (CHC), USN (Ret) of Hillsborough, NC went to his Eternal Father at Duke University Hospital on November 22, 2016. He was born to the late Rev Gerhard H. and Mary J. Doermann in Blue Island, Illinois on December 6, 1925. Following graduation from Sterling Township High School, Sterling, Illinois, in May 1943, he was accepted...
Nancy Patton-King
Nov 21, 2016
Pittsboro - Nancy Alice Patton-King, 77, of Pittsboro, NC passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at UNC Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones. Nancy was born, July 3, 1939 in Durham, NC to the late James R. and Bertha Moye Patton. She attended UNC and Duke. Nancy was very supportive of the "AA" community, she retired from Moore County...
Gunter Hahn
Nov 21, 2016
Dr. Gunter Ernst Hahn died on November 21st, of complications from kidney failure. He led an extraordinarily active life as a dedicated physician, advocate for health care, and founder and supporter of hospitals in Northern Virginia. Dr. Hahn began his education in Wuppertal, West Germany, where he was born on January 5, 1926. He survived World War II in...
Roger Tarr
Nov 20, 2016
Roger Dennis Tarr, 76, of Arlington, Virginia passed away on November 20, 2016 in Burlington, NC after an extended battle with vascular and respiratory disease. Roger was born in Washington DC on July 6, 1940 and graduated from Herndon High School. Roger, "Cookie Man", retired from Nabisco after 30 years as a salesman. Roger loved bowling and spent his...
Bobbie Roberts Sr.
Nov 18, 2016
Bobbie Gray (Bob) Roberts Sr. passed away at the age of 92 years old. He is survived by a son, a daughter and 3 grandchildren. Bob was a US Navy WW II veteran, having served in the Pacific theater in the Construction Battalion (SeaBees). He landed with the US Marines on the island of Tarawa and served in the...
Tommy Temple
Nov 16, 2016
Hillsborough - Tommy Suggs Temple, 77, died November 16, 2016. He was born in Durham County and was a Durham High School graduate where he was in the ROTC. After graduation he entered the U.S. Navy and served on the Franklin D. Roosevelt aircraft carrier. Following his Navy service he married Patricia Riley. He graduated from Alamance Tech. with...
Betty Watts
Nov 15, 2016
Betty (Bea) Ann Snelson Watts was born April 12, 1943 in Worthington, Minnesota and died peacefully in her sleep, at the age of 73, on November 15, 2016. Bea graduated from Worthington High School in 1961. She married Wayne E. Watts on December 28, 1964 and spent the next 20 years traveling the country as a US Air Force...
Barbara Coulter Harris
Nov 15, 2016
Chapel Hill - Barbara Jean Coulter Harris, 82, of Chapel Hill, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance - Caswell, with her family by her side. She was born June 30, 1934, to the late Robert Augustus and Princess Mull Coulter of Valdese, NC. Barbara was a loving wife, mother and...
Reva Burgess
Nov 11, 2016
Hillsborough - Mrs. Reva Mae Walker Burgess, 85, died Friday, November 11, 2016. She was born in Bowling Green, KY where she graduated from Alvaton High School. She was a housewife for 20 years and was the first woman sales representative for Reeves Brothers in Tampa, FL., from which she retired. She was known for her dry sense of...
Jessie Sechrist
Nov 10, 2016
Hillsborough - Jessie Lee Sechrist, 82, died Thursday, November 10, 2016. He was born in Guilford County to Carrie Young and Montie Lee Sechrist. He moved to Orange County at an early age where he attended Orange County schools. He worked with Wayne McGhee Automotive for many years. He was an avid outdoor person who loved hunting, fishing and...
Joel Minton
Nov 10, 2016
Joel William Minton Born 29 May 1987 passed 10 November 2016. Joel resided in Chapel Hill NC from 1993 until 2016. In 2016 he moved with his mother DawnMarie Minton to Morrow, Ohio. While visiting Chapel Hill he was taken from us suddenly and to soon; at age 29; Joel crossed over in his sleep. He had an abundance...
