OBITUARIES
Marvin Riley
Apr 18, 2016
Marvin Wilson Riley, Jr., age 60, of Burlington, NC died, April 18, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Riley was born in Orange County, NC and attended Orange County Schools. He was a loving husband, and father. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and he never met a stranger. He would go out of his way to help...
Dennis Howell
Apr 17, 2016
Dennis Horace Howell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother in law, uncle and dear friend went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning April 17, 2016 after a long valiant battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Dennis was born on January 29, 1939 in Roanoke, VA to the late Horace Charles Howell and Sarah Graybill Howell. He grew up in...
Zolena Watts
Apr 15, 2016
Zolena Watts, 95, died on April 15, 2016 at Duke Hospital. Mrs. Watts was born on October 13, 1920 in Clayton, NC to the late Patrick and Lena Pulley Duncan and was the widow of the late Nick Watts who died in 2007. Survivors include her sons Thomas L. (Rebecca) Watts of Chapel Hill, Richard M. Watts of Carrboro...
Ernest Kime
Apr 15, 2016
Hillsborough - Ernest E. Kime, 77, of Cedar Grove, died at 7:05 PM, Friday, April 15, 2016 at Liberty Commons, in Burlington, NC, surrounded by his family & daughter Lesa Kendrick holding his hand when he made his journey to the Promised Land. He was born July 25, 1938 in Chatham County, NC to Lester Worth Kime Sr. &...
Lawrence Gordon
Apr 13, 2016
Lawrence Albert Gordon, age 86 of Hillsborough, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Hock Pavilion, Durham, NC. He was born June 2, 1929 in Orange County, NC to the late William Albert and Lonie Salone Ray Gordon, and was in 1949 he married Aaron Taylor Gordon, whom survives. Mr. Gordon attended Orange County schools, he began working at...
Joel Ballard
Apr 12, 2016
J.T. "Tom" Ballard, age 85, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. He was called to Heaven to join his wife of fifty-six years, Betty Ballard. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a Chapel Hill fixture, he and Betty lived in Chapel Hill all of...
James Taylor
Apr 9, 2016
James "Sam" Taylor passed Saturday afternoon April 9th at UNC Hospital. He was 90 years old and was a lifelong resident of Chapel Hill. He was married to Carolyn Buice Taylor for 65 years. His mother was Madge Williams. He was predeceased by his brother Phillip Taylor. He served as Sergeant Squad Leader in the 63rd Infantry Division of...
Paul Costner
Apr 9, 2016
Paul Lewis Costner, 76, passed away on April 9, 2016. He was born in Efland, NC on December 6, 1939 to the late Rosa Mable Kelley Costner Shambley and George Wilson Costner. In addition to his parents Paul was preceded in death by brothers, Billy Costner, Marshall Costner, Franklin Costner; sister, Edna Wayne. Those left to cherish his memory...
Louise Garrard
Apr 5, 2016
Louise Williams Garrard, 89, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Hock Hospice House in Durham, NC. She was born March 14, 1927 in Hillsborough, NC. Louise was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough, NC, where she worked for many years at Colfax Furniture as a saleswoman. Louise loved nothing more than to be in the kitchen preparing meals...
Wayne Williamson
Apr 4, 2016
Wayne Dalton Williamson, 67, of Chapel Hill passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at UNC Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Crabtree Williamson; his son, Christopher Wayne Williamson and wife, Lilly Henderson Williamson of Gibsonville, NC; two grandchildren, Graham Warriner Williamson and Zella Grace Williamson; a daughter, Katherine Ann Williamson, and...
Gwen Eldred
Mar 27, 2016
Gwen Eldred, beloved Mother, daughter, and friend to many, passed away on March 27, 2016. Gwen was born on June 20, 1940 in San Antonio, TX. She is predeceased by her father, John Earl Scholl, and mother, Lora Ormand Scholl. She is survived by her children, Charlie, Joe, Jeanne, and Ed, and her grandchildren, Scott, Wendy, Sophie, JJ, and...
Roger Pendleton
Mar 27, 2016
Roger Gregory Pendleton, 71, died Sunday, March 27th 2016 at his home in Chapel Hill after a courageous battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Bettie Suthers Pendleton; his daughter, Amie Pendleton Palmer and her husband, Jonathan James Palmer; three grandchildren, Serena Marie Palmer, Isaac Benjamin Palmer, and Roselyn Elizabeth Palmer; two brothers, Thomas Willis Pendleton...
Geraldine Medlin Hoenig
Mar 27, 2016
Geraldine Faye Medlin Hoenig, age 88, formerly of Carrboro, NC passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at her home in Davenport, Fl. Mrs. Hoenig was born in Durham, County, NC to the late Willie B and Etta Chance Medlin, and was married to the late Thomas Hoenig. She was retired from UNC Parking and Transportation, and at one time...
David Mercs
Mar 24, 2016
David E Mercs, 66 yrs. old originally from Dayton, OH and worked for UNC Chapel Hill Facilities Planning as a Mechanical Engineer for 28+ yrs. On March 24, 2016 he passed away with his family and minister bedside. He fought a hard battle for several months with failing health. Dave loved baseball, fishing, the coast line and good seafood....
Rainey Terry
Mar 21, 2016
Hillsborough - Mr. Rainey Olden Terry, 73, died March 21, 2016. Born in Alamance county he attended Orange County Schools. He worked for Piedmont Minerals and NC Dept. of Transportation. Surviving are his finance, Deborah Summey, two sisters, Frances Lassiter (Wayne) and Edna Tucker, four brothers: Bobby Terry, (Ann), Warren Terry (Gale), Richard Terry, and Jack Terry (Kathy), nieces...
Teresa Underwood
Mar 18, 2016
Teresa Wagner Underwood, 53, passed away March 18, 2016. She was born in Durham, NC on June 12, 1962 to the late Carolyn Watkins Wagner and Wayne Victor Wagner, Sr. Teresa was a lifelong resident of Orange County and graduated from Orange High School. She worked for CCB and Duke Hospital but spent most of her life as a...
Willard Cates
Mar 17, 2016
The world has lost one of its champions of public health and a pioneer researcher in the fields of HIV/AIDS and women's reproductive health as Dr. Willard Cates, Jr. 73, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. A husband, father, grandfather, educator, and mentor to many in the field of family health, Ward was...
James Johnson
Mar 16, 2016
James "Red" Richard Johnson, 77, passed away on March 16, 2016. He was born in Efland, NC on December 4, 1938 to the late Martha Terrell Johnson and John William Johnson. In addition to his parents James was preceded in death by his loving wife to whom he was married on February 4, 1961, Faye Sykes Johnson; daughters, Lorrie...
Jonas Kessing
Mar 16, 2016
Jay passed away peacefully, surround by his family on March 16, 2016. He grew up and lived in Chapel Hill and will always be remembered for his deep love of his family, his friends, the Tarheels, the game of golf and the beach. Jay was the general manager of Lights Unlimited, Inc. and owner of Lights Unlimited, Inc. of...
