OBITUARIES
Jane Smith
Feb 14, 2024
Jane Coe Smith, 74, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away on February 14, 2024, following a stroke. Her family remained by her side through her passing in the peace and respite of the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care.
Jane was born to John and Bessie...
Ann P. Hoover
Feb 11, 2024
Ann P. Hoover (Powell), 76, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024, in her home in Chapel Hill, NC.
A memorial service will be held at La Residence, 202 W Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 2:00 PM. Walker’s Funeral Home will be...
Maryann Kingsley
Feb 10, 2024
MaryAnne Kingsley, age 92, died on February 10th, 2024 at Peak Resources Brookshire, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She was born on January 21, 1932, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to the late Marie A. and Stanley F. Rawa.
MaryAnne graduated Academy High School, and Mercyhurst College with a B.A. in Biology in 1953 and taught mathematics at...
Thomas Neff
Feb 10, 2024
Thomas “Tommy” Neff, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away peacefully with his loving wife Pamela at his side on February 10, 2024, at the age of 71 years old.
Tommy and Pamela were blessed with 32 years of marriage and simply loved spending time together. They enjoyed holidays and dinners with family and friends, and took...
James H. Ward, Jr.
Feb 9, 2024
James H. (Jim) Ward, 75, passed away at the Durham VA on February 9, 2024 surrounded by family members.
Jim was born on July 9, 1948 in Cleveland, TN to James H. Ward, Sr. and Ruby Standifer Ward, both deceased.
A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Kathy...
John Edward Maroney
Feb 8, 2024
John Edward Maroney, 86, died in Durham, NC on February 8, 2024 after a long illness.
John was born in Medford, MA on August 6, 1937 to Evelyn (Finegan) and Edward Maroney. He graduated from Tufts University in 1959 and in 1960 was married to Patricia (Pat) Maria Folsom, whom he met in 1956 through...
Muhamet Hito
Feb 6, 2024
Muhamet (Matt) Hito
1942 - 2024
Our Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Friend, Muhamet Hito passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, February 6th, 2024, surrounded by his loving family at UNC Hospice care.
A proud American citizen, Muhamet was born in Vlora, Albania on January 17th, 1942. He...
Robert Bernard Bizal
Feb 5, 2024
Robert Bernard Bizal died February 5, 2024 at his home in Chapel Hill, NC.
Born on March 31, 1927, Bob was the son of John Bizal and Margaret Gergic, immigrants from Slovenia in Austria-Hungary. He was the second youngest of 13 children. Bob’s parents and all his siblings predeceased him.
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Marlyse Emilie Bach
Feb 4, 2024
Marlyse Emilie Bach passed away peacefully in Chapel Hill on Sunday, February 4 2004, aged 74. For many years she had put up a very brave and stubborn fight against cancer.
Marlyse, whose family lives in Nancy, France, came to study US history at UNC Greensboro in 1976. She then obtained a second Masters in...
Daisy Jewel Sechrist
Feb 4, 2024
Mrs. Daisy Jewel Sechrist passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at the age of 87 years old. Arrangements are incomplete.
Walker's Funeral Home in Hillsborough is assisting the Sechrist family.
Grace Williams Simmons
Feb 2, 2024
Grace Williams Simmons died peacefully in her Orange County home on February 2, 2024; due to complications of advanced stage dementia. She was 95 years old.
Ms. Simmons was born on January 7, 1929, at home in Hillsborough, NC to her parents Naomi Pearson Williams and Charles A. Williams, Sr. She was educated in the...
Virginia Taylor Mcmurray
Feb 1, 2024
Virginia (Ginny) Taylor McMurray quietly passed away on the afternoon of February 1, 2024 at her home in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina. She was 97.
Virginia Taylor was born on New Year’s Eve Day, 1926 in Durham, North Carolina to John Arnold Taylor and Bessie Minton Taylor. She was the youngest of five children in...
Wilma Dickey
Jan 31, 2024
At 12:01 a.m. on January 31, 2024, Wilma Oakley Dickey, age 94 of Hillsborough, NC was called to her heavenly home to be with the love of her life Clyde E. Dickey Sr. She passed away in her home with her family by her side. Wilma was born on November 29, 1929, in Person County to her parents, Lester...
Janice Ward Turner
Jan 28, 2024
Mrs. Janice Ward Turner, of Efland, NC passed away peacefully in her home on January 28th, 2024 at the age of 81 years old.
Mrs. Turner was born on May 11th, 1942 in Burlington, North Carolina as Janice Delia Ward. She was the youngest of three children born to Joyce Cranford Ward and Samual Allen...
Robert Dirk Lotz
Jan 24, 2024
Robert Dirk Lotz, 53, of Asheville, NC, passed away on January 24th, 2024 at UNC Hospital after an almost 3-year battle with colon cancer.
Rob was born on February 9th, 1970 in Frankfurt, Germany. He lived in Germany, Mexico, and Spain throughout his youth and graduated high school with a German Abitur from the Deutsche...
Katinka Bates
Jan 24, 2024
Katinka “Tinka” Bates, 74, of Hurdle Mills, NC, passed away on January 24, 2024 from her long battle with cancer.
Mrs. Bates was born on May 22, 1949 in the Netherlands, then came to America in 1959 with her parents Bob and Meak Stok. She happily married Larry Bates in 1981 until he passing in...
Kaw Ku Paw
Jan 24, 2024
Kaw Ku Paw passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at the age of 38. Funeral services will be at Walker's Funeral Home in Mebane, on Monday, January 29, 2024 at 10:00AM. Burial will follow the service at Westwood Cemetery located at the corner of Davie Street and Fidelity Street in Carrboro. Walker's Funeral Home of Mebane is assisting...
David Zurbuch
Jan 22, 2024
David L. Zurbuch (56), of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on January 22, 2024. Born on May 30, 1967 in Fort Wayne, IN to James Zurbuch and Barbara Hollowell. Dave was a loving and dedicated husband and father as well as the proud owner and founder of Zurbuch Construction in Chapel Hill.
He is survived...
James Marvin Tingle
Jan 21, 2024
James Marvin Tingle passed away in his sleep at home on January 21st 2024. James was born to JC Tingle and Mary Ruth on August 31st 1940. He was preceded in death by both of his parents.
James was survived by his wife Betty Tingle, two sons James Wilson (Jerilyn) and Scott Tingle, his daughter...
Lee Sowder
Jan 19, 2024
Lee Sowder, of Mebane, NC passed away peacefully on January 19, 2024 surrounded by his family at the age of 87 years old.
Lee is survived by his wife Donna, his sister Pat Lewis of Ross, OH, niece Michelle Fehring of Colerain, OH and his children; Greg Sowder of Cincinnati OH, Tim Sowder and wife...
