OBITUARIES
Edgar Riggsbee
Jan 7, 2015
Edgar Lloyd Riggsbee Chapel Hill Edgar Lloyd Riggsbee, 91 years of age, passed away on January 7, 2015 after a brief Illness. Lloyd was born on August 18, 1923 in Chatam County, NC to T.V. and Sallie Riggsbee. He graduated from the UNC School of Pharmacy in 1945. He was employed at Duke University Outpatient Pharmacy for thirty years....
Gerald Beaver
Jan 7, 2015
Burlington - Gerald Wayne Beaver Gerald Wayne Beaver, 64, of Burlington passed away January 7, 2015. He was born February 19, 1950 to the late James Lawrence and Martha Josephine Childrey Beaver. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Clinton Perkins. Those left to cherish his memory are a son, Gregory Beaver of...
Noel Durham
Jan 7, 2015
Ijamsville Noel Jack Durham, 76, passed peacefully at his home in Ijamsville on the 7th of January, 2015. He leaves behind his wife and partner of 46 years, Stella; sons Martin Dwayne and Malcolm "Mike"; daughter Beverly; grandchildren Nicole, Kasey, Savanna, Kimberly, Alexis and Justin Durham; and Amanda and Jeremiah Moore. He will also be missed by brother Frank...
Norman Jackson
Jan 7, 2015
Pittsboro Norman Fullerton Jackson, 94, peacefully passed away on January 7 at his home in Fearrington Village surrounded by his family. Born in Stovall, NC, on November 27, 1920, to Henry Taylor Jackson and Norma Fullerton Jackson, "Top" as he was affectionately known, grew up and lived in Chapel Hill throughout his life. Top proudly served in the US...
Mary Polak
Jan 6, 2015
Mebane - Mary Elizabeth Polak Mary Elizabeth Polak , 88, passed away January 6, 2015. She was born in Harbor Beach, MI September 11, 1926 to the late John E. And Susie Smaglinski Ulfig. In addition to her parents Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years Raymond A. Polak; sister, Gertrude Borek and her husband...
Danielle Winslow
Jan 6, 2015
Danielle Winslow, 62, of Chapel Hill, NC died on January 6, 2015 at home in the love of her family after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Pittsburgh, PA February 10, 1952 she attended the Young Artists classes at Carnegie-Mellon while in high school. She continued her painting studies at Kutztown University. Danielle had an artistry that...
Jane Roller
Jan 5, 2015
Jane Morrow Roller, 98, of Chapel Hill, died Monday, January 5, 2015, at Springmoor Retirement Center in Raleigh, NC. She was born on July 22, 1916, in Plain City, Ohio, the daughter of Pearl Grieves Morrow and Alexander Brabson Morrow. Her father, a Presbyterian minister, moved the family to Stanley, North Dakota, and then to Pontiac, Illinois, where they...
John Greene
Jan 4, 2015
John Wesley Greene, Jr, 62, of Pittsboro, NC passed away on Sunday January 4. He was born December 2, 1952, in Camden, SC. He was son of the late Katherine Engleman Greene and John Wesley Greene of Roanoke, VA. John married Katherine Dillon Greene on July 13, 1974. Together they raised two children. John graduated from Virginia Tech with...
Thomas Hutchins
Dec 29, 2014
Orange County Cedar Grove - Mr. Thomas "Tommy" Keith Hutchins, 22, died Monday, December 29, 2014. He was the son of Jeanie Wagner Bateman and Rodney Hutchins. Surviving are his daughter, Harper Faith Hutchins, his brother, Timothy Bateman, his grandparents, Patsy and Jeff Smith and Larry and Brenda Owens, and his great grandmother, Annie Hunt. The memorial service will...
James Settlemyre
Dec 29, 2014
Cedar Grove - Mr. James "Jimmy" Albert Settlemyre, 55, died Monday, December 29, 2014. He was the son of the late Jerry and Lorraine Pearce Settlemyre. Surviving are his wife, Rhonda Cates Settlemyre, his son, Justin Settlemyre, his sisters, Rhonda Carden and her husband Perry, and Lynne Medlin and her husband Joe, and his brother, Danny Settlemyre and his...
Christine Heath
Dec 26, 2014
- Christine Bass Heath December 6, 1927 - December 27, 2014 Hillsborough Christine B. Heath was a remarkable woman and an inspiration for all who her knew her! She was raised on a Harnett County farm by hard working, loving parents, Wiley B & Susie Bass. After graduating as the salutatorian of her class of 1944, she was recruited...
Lishan Knowles
Dec 26, 2014
Lishan Woldemichael Knowles, 62, passed away on December 26, 2014, while spending Christmas with her daughters in Los Angeles, California. Lishan was born in Asbe Teferi, Ethiopia and led an active life of service in Chapel Hill. A chef, caretaker and a devoted member of Grace Church, she was beloved for her energy, faith and sense of humor. The...
John Richardson
Dec 26, 2014
John Richardson John Richardson died on 26 December 2014 at Maplewood Park Place, Bethesda, Maryland. He was born on February 4, 1921, in Milton, Massachusetts to Hope Hemenway and John Richardson, and grew up with four older sisters, Faith, Hope, Isa and Hetty. He attended Noble and Greenough School and graduated from Harvard College in 1943 and Law School...
June Austin
Dec 21, 2014
Roxboro - Mrs. June Tatro Austin, 59, died Sunday, December 21, 2014. She was born in Orange County and attended the Orange and Durham County Schools. She was employed at Fairy Stone Fabrics. In 2000 she moved to Person County. She was a caring mother, wife, sister, and grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Arvel Austin, her daughter, Christina Walton,...
Paul Mcintyre
Dec 17, 2014
Paul Douglas McIntyre, of Chapel Hill NC passed away of a sudden heart attack on December 17, 2014. Born in 1951 in El Paso, Texas, he lived most of his early adult life in the Roanoke / Blacksburg and Salem area and moved to Chapel Hill , NC to pursue a career in the information technology field at University...
Frances Liner
Dec 11, 2014
ORANGE COUNTY CEDAR GROVE - Frances Milliron Liner passed peacefully in her sleep the evening of December 11, 2014. Mrs. Liner was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, whose life was guided by her deep Christian faith and filled with her devotion to and love for her family. Mrs. Liner was born in Clearfield, PA on September 3,...
Vickie Bae
Dec 10, 2014
-Durham- Mrs. Vickie Diane Bae, died in the early morning of 12/10/2014 in Durham, NC. She was a graduate of Bon Secours Nursing School, but above all was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Robert Bae, her five children, Dr. Victoria Lin Bae-Jump, Mr. Robert Willis Bae, Dr. Leslie Ann Michel, Dr....
Grace Wright
Dec 6, 2014
Grace Marie Riley Wright, 88, of Hillsborough passed away at home on December 6, 2014. She was born October 20, 1926 to the late Henry and Maude Viola Rice Riley. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband, John William Wright and son Tony Wright. Grace was a faithful Christian and member of...
Margaret L'Heureux
Dec 5, 2014
CHAPEL HILL, NC Margaret MacDonald MacMillan L'heureux, 89, died December 5, 2014 at Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill, NC. She was born in Fayetteville, NC, finished high school there, spent most of her adult life in Saint Petersburg, FL, and moved to Chapel Hill three years ago. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Henry L'heureux (Chapel Hill, NC )...
Lisa Riley
Dec 4, 2014
Durham - Miss Lisa Renee Riley, 49, went home to be with Jesus. With tears in our eyes, but joy in our hearts, we give her back to our Lord. Survivors are two sisters, Nancy Riley and Wanda Bailey (Ricky), and one brother, Daniel Riley (Pam). She was predeceased by her parents, Sam and Beulah Riley and her brother,...
