OBITUARIES
David Thompson
Aug 18, 2016
David Perry Thompson, age 55, died August 18, 2016 at his home in Carrboro. David was born October 30, 1960 in Chapel Hill, NC and graduated from UNC with a degree in Journalism. He worked as a staff writer at the Chapel Hill Weekly and later for the Faculty Council at UNC. He was an avid sports fan and...
Katie Thomas
Aug 17, 2016
Katie Lee Thomas, age 21, passed away August 17, 2016. Katie was born on December 9th, 1994 in Chapel Hill, NC. She attended school in Swansboro, NC, and resided in Efland, NC. Katie was a free spirit. She had a gypsy soul and danced through life to the beat of her own song. She was passionate about modeling and...
John Shumate
Aug 15, 2016
John Page Shumate Foreign Service Officer September 18, 1934-August 15, 2016 John Page Shumate, retired Foreign Service officer, died on August 15, 2016, at the age of 81 in Fearrington Village, North Carolina. He was born in 1934 in El Paso, Texas. A graduate of Santa Monica High School, he earned a B.S. in political science from UCLA and...
Kuei Su
Aug 15, 2016
In Memory of Kuei-Lan Su "Chris" October 19, 1955 - August 15, 2016 Kuei-Lan Su, aka "Chris," was born in Taiwan, Republic of China and moved to Brazil at age nine with her family in 1964. She was the fourth child of Su Ching Hsing and Su Li Kuei Hua (both in-memoriam). She attended high school in Mogi das...
Roxie Vickers Lassiter
Aug 14, 2016
Roxie Ann Vickers Lassiter, 79, of Chapel Hill passed away on August 14, 2016. She was born in Durham, NC on October 3, 1936 to the late Leona Richards Vickers and Allie Vickers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband, Ernest Lassiter, son, Ernie Lassiter and daughter, Diana Lynn Lassiter. Those left to cherish...
Luke Sears
Aug 13, 2016
Luke James Sears, 21, of Chapel Hill, died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at his home. Luke was born, March 20, 1995 in Lansing, MI to Patrick Robert and Kelly Lynn Kingsley Sears, he was a student at UNC Charlotte, and was a US Marine Reservist. In addition to his parents, Patrick and Kelly of the home, he is survived...
Caroline Ollis
Aug 12, 2016
Caroline Doby Ollis passed away unexpectedly on August 12, 2016. She was 46 years old. She was born in Moore County and graduated from ECU and was a member of the ADP sorority where she has many lifelong friends. She taught as an elementary school teacher for several years before starting her life's passion of being an exceptional mother....
Peilan Kong
Aug 7, 2016
The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 10, 2016 from 10:30 AM until 11:45 AM at Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill, 120 West Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
Guerry O'Briant
Aug 6, 2016
Efland, NC - Mr. Guerry Winston O'Briant, 69, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 at The Hawfields Presbyterian home. Mr O'Briant was born January 2, 1947 in Greenville, SC to the late Ralph and Felsie O'Briant. He was preceded in death by his brother Leon O'Briant. Mr. O'Briant is survived by his wife of 22 years Marie Miniestero; his sister,...
Henry Yedowitz
Aug 5, 2016
Henry "Hank" Yedowitz passed away on Friday morning after a battle with cancer. Hank as he was known was a master carpenter and gifted leather worker. He was an avid outdoorsman and one of his favorite activities was fishing. Growing up in the floral industry in Yonkers, NY, Hank was also tremendously skilled with plants, being widely known for...
Gloria Fish
Aug 5, 2016
Gloria K. Fish, died peacefully on Friday August 5, at Carolina Meadows Retirement Community, in Chapel Hill, NC. It had been her home for the last fifteen years. She was 91. Gloria was born in Grand Rapids, MI but spent most of her life in both Albion and Rochester, NY. She graduated from Brighton High School and earned her...
Evelyn Morgan Hines
Aug 5, 2016
Evelyn Lorena Morgan Hines (affectionately known as E.L. to her parents/Teenie to her godmother/and Lyn from college on) was born in Beaverdam Township (Clyde) N.C., on August 9, 1915, where her parents Ernest Luther Morgan, M.D. and Evelyn Louise Smith Morgan were staying with family in the cool mountains for her birth. Her parents then returned with her to...
Ruby York
Aug 3, 2016
Ruby Laws York, long time resident of Smithfield, NC, went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2016. Ruby was born in Hillsborough, NC to John and Ora Laws. She attended Watts Nursing School in Durham, and then went to Anesthesia school. She worked in Goldsboro before practicing at Johnston Memorial in Smithfield for 30 years. After her...
Jay Bradsher
Aug 1, 2016
Jay Lee Bradsher, 55 of Hurdle Mills N.C. passed away suddenly on July 31 at his home. He is preceded in death by his mother Peggy R. Bradsher. Jay grew up on a tobacco farm and was a Tobacco Farmer all his life. Jay loved his dogs, Hot Rods, his family and the Farm Life he lived. Surviving is...
Mary Branch
Jul 30, 2016
Mary Frances Branch, age 93, died on July 30, 2016, after a several months of declining health. She was born on November 24, 1922, in Durham, N.C. to the late Mr. and Mrs. James W. Kellam. She graduated from Durham High School in 1940 and attended Women's College of The University of North Carolina. She received her Master's Degree...
Henry Wilson
Jul 27, 2016
Chapel Hill - Henry Wilson, Sr., 88, of Chapel Hill passed away July 27, 2016 at his home. He was born March 6, 1928 in Akron, Oh to the late Jule B. and Iva Dillard Wilson. He was married to the late Mary Catherine Cates Wilson. He was a lifelong resident of Carrboro and Chapel Hill and was a...
Sudie Pelletier Huskey
Jul 27, 2016
Louise Pelletier Huskey, 89, of Chapel Hill, died peacefully July 27th, 2016. Louise was born April 8, 1927 in Lenoir County, NC to the late Mark Dawson Pelletier and Cora Braxton Pelletier. In addition to her parents, Louise was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Pelletier, and Mark Pelletier, Jr., and a sister, Gwen Pelletier Wade. She enjoyed...
Martin Rubin
Jul 22, 2016
Martin Joel Rubin, age 96, died on July 22, 2016, at his home in Fearrington Village, North Carolina. Martin was born on November 30, 1919, in New York City to the late Harry and Ella Rubin and was married for 65 joyous years to Helene. In addition to his wife Helene, he is survived by his son Harry and...
Janna Tatro
Jul 19, 2016
Hillsborough - Janna Elizabeth Maynard Tatro, 67, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016. She was born in Durham County and moved to Fayetteville. She attended Seventy First High School. She received her GED and Associate Degree in Business at Durham Tech. She worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield for 26 years and at Duke Medical Center in Claims. She was...
Irvin Walters
Jul 19, 2016
Hillsborough - Irvin Dwight Walters, 89, died Tuesday, July 19, 2016. He was the son of the late Minnie Davis and Clarence Irvin Walters. He was married to the late Libby Walters for 67 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, in the South Pacific. He retired from the NC Division of Motor Vehicles after...
