OBITUARIES
Margaret Payne
Jun 18, 2014
Margaret Arlene Payne, 87, died June 18, 2014 at the DuBose Health Center at the Cedars Retirement Community. She was the daughter of the late Rolla and Leona McCurry Payne. She grew up in Kansas and earned a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from Kansas State University, an MS I Nutrition Research and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University...
Joseph Yarboro
Jun 17, 2014
Bobby Joseph Yarboro Hillsborough- Bobby Joseph Yarboro, 50, beloved son, father, brother and uncle. He left us here on earth to be with our Lord In heaven on Tuesday June 17, 2014. He was born in Person County, but lifelong resident of Hillsborough, NC. He was predeceased by his father Joseph O. Yarboro. He is survived by his lifelong...
Numa Womble
Jun 14, 2014
Numa G. Womble CHAPEL HILL - Mr. Numa G. Womble, 85, went home to be with the Lord on June 14, 2014 while at his home. A life long resident of Chapel Hill, NC, he was retired from OWASA as well as a full-time farmer. A member of Damascus Congregational Christian Church, he is survived by his loving wife...
Mack Robinette
Jun 13, 2014
MEBANE - Mack Gordon Robinette, 86 , died Friday, June 13, 2014. He was a native of Mebane and a Retiree of the Armed Forces. Surviving are his daughters Mrs. Elaine Forrest, Mrs. Lydia Powell, Ms. Angela Robinette of Va. Two sons David and Billy of Mebane NC. He was Predeceased by his wife Hazel, his parents; and a...
Linda Richardson
Jun 9, 2014
After a courageous and hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer, Linda Louis Richardson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 9th 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was 55. She is survived by her husband, Craig, and her two children Will and Carly, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; her parents Bill and Sally Louis, Sun City Center, Florida;...
Andrea Hall
Jun 4, 2014
-Chapel Hill- Andrea Rachel Hall was born in Durham, NC, on July 7, 1967, to Iris and James Hall, Jr. She passed away, June 4, 2014, at UNC Hospitals after a brief illness. Andrea held degrees from UNC Greensboro and Durham Technical Community College. She was a dedicated employee of the UNC Dental School. She is survived by her...
Brenda Pendergraft
Jun 1, 2014
CARRBORO — Brenda Barker Pendergraft was born in Durham, NC, on March 8, 1957, to the late Clifton and Mary Barker. She passed away, June 1, 2014, at UNC Hospitals after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. She enjoyed an active professional life as a dedicated employee of AT&T for 38 years. Along with her husband, Terry, she...
Harry Hall
May 30, 2014
-Chapel Hill- Harry Hobart Hall - "Hobie" to family and friends - died on May 25, 2014 at the age of 93. He was a native of Dothan, AL and recent resident of Chapel Hill, NC. Harry is preceded in death by his father, Harry H. Hall Sr., his mother, Gertrude Hall and his beloved wife Jane Sumpter Hall...
Era Carr
May 29, 2014
HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Era Laws Carr, 95, died Thursday, May 29, 2014. She was born in Orange County and attended the Aycock Schools. She was the daughter of the late Birdie Blalock and Hubert Garland Laws. She worked at Hillsborough Florist and was a homemaker for many years. She was a member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. Surviving...
Thomas Allison
May 28, 2014
Hillsborough - Mr. Thomas Chalmers Allison, Jr., 85, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014. He was born in Durham County to the late Lora and Thomas Allison, Sr. He attended Caldwell School. He worked at Erwin Mills. After serving in the US Army during the Korean War he return to the family farm and later retired from White's Furniture Company....
Malcolm Allison
May 24, 2014
Malcolm Graham Allison, age 66, son of the late Percy Graham Allison and Sallie Allen Allison, passed away at home late Saturday evening following a two year battle with cancer. A lifelong resident of Cedar Grove, Malcolm attended Aycock High School and graduated from Orange High School in 1966. He played basketball for Orange High School and Louisburg College....
Lola Parker
May 23, 2014
Walker's Funeral Home P.O. Box 506 Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-732-2121 Fax: 919-732-8368 HILLSBOROUGH - Lola Pauline Parker of Hillsborough, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Duke University Medical Center with her family by her side. Born in Orange County, Ms. Parker was the daughter of the late Ira Lee Parker and Ruby Lee Combs Parker. She was preceded...
Helga Leftwich
May 21, 2014
Helga Neuhaus Leftwich Helga Neuhaus Leftwich, 92, of 5-208 Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Leftwich was born on February 8, 1922 in Leverkusen, Germany to Otto and Emmi Neuhaus. She married the late William Edward Leftwich in 1948 and moved...
John Austin
May 20, 2014
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. John Thomas Austin, Sr., 81, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014. He was born and lived in Orange County all his life. He attended the Orange County schools and later received his GED from Alamance Community College. He worked at Cone Mills before serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He retired from the Orange...
Gerald Sloan
May 20, 2014
Gerald Mark Sloan died peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, May 20 at the age of 63. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Elizabeth, his two children David and Emily, and his sister Diane Gordon of New York. Dr. Sloan was born in New Haven, CT to Edward and Anne Slutsky and attended Hopkins Grammar...
Penny Wilson Reed
May 18, 2014
Efland - Penny Marie Wilson Reed, 45, died Sunday, May 18, 2014. She was born in Orange County and attended the Orange County Schools. Surviving are three children: Walter Ryan Wrenn, Del Brown, and Cameron Cheek, her mother, Marie Cheek Wilson and her father, Raymond Spencer Wilson, and her grandmother, Esther Wheeley of Graham. Graveside services will be held...
William Walser
May 17, 2014
Hillsborough Bill Walser, 70, died Saturday, May 17, 2014. Born in Kansas City, MO, and raised in Houston, TX, Bill spent most of his career in the financial services industry in Chicago, IL, lived in Hillsborough, NC, since 1996 and had interests in astronomy, numismatics and Android development. Bill is survived by his wife Susan (Swain) Walser and favorite...
Shirley Jarvis
May 17, 2014
HAW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA - Mrs. Shirley Dawn Jarvis 79, of 909 Pine St. passed to the Lord Saturday May 17, 2014 at her residence. She was the wife of the late John W. Duke Jr. and Harold R. Jarvis Jr. and daughter of the late Mr. Joseph J. Desrochers and Beatrice M. Bennett of Dalton, New Hampshire. She...
Pauline Mcgirt
May 16, 2014
Pauline McGirt, 89, passed away on May 16, 2014, at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband Malcolm and four sisters. A service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 23 at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Ronald Clark
May 12, 2014
Hillsborough - Mr. Ronald Gene Clark, 69, died Monday, May 12, 2014. He was born in West Virginia and moved to North Carolina. He was a self-employed auto mechanic. Surviving are two daughters Sherry C. Arthur (Darrell) of Ohio and Shelly C. Green of South Carolina, two sons, Ronald Gene Clark, Jr. (Barbara) of Ohio, and Robert Dell Clark...
