Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Jul 13, 2013

Col. Donald A. Williams, USAF (ret.) Chapel Hill Donald A. Williams, Colonel USAF, retired, aged 89, died at home on July 13 after a brief illness, with his beloved wife Brenda and his family by his side. A 12th generation North Carolinian, he grew up in Windsor, and was dedicated to his home state and to UNC, his alma...

Jul 13, 2013

Jul 7, 2013

Milton Holt Cheek, 82, a loving father, husband, grandfather and uncle went to be with his Lord on July 7, 2013. Mr. Cheek, a lifelong member of the Carrboro Community, was born March 29, 1931. He was the ninth child of Marvin and Mae Cheek. He retired from Fitch Lumber Company after 37 years of service. He spent many...

Jul 3, 2013

Robert L. (Bob) Fowler, Jr. died July 3, 2013. Bob was the son of the late Robert L. Fowler, Sr. and Almarie Bramlett Fowler. A native of Chapel Hill, he graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1953. He was a 1957 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in Economics. While at UNC, Bob...

Jul 2, 2013

Larry Welch passed away in the care of hospice in Hillsborough, NC, July 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Born the son of a coal miner and Baptist Minister in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Mr. Welch was an entrepreneur and businessman.

He attended Bob Jones University and later...

Jul 2, 2013

Mollie Elizabeth Ellis Davis, died July 2, 2013, surrounded by family, at her residence - The Stratford House of Chapel Hill, NC. Born January 13, 1925, in Wilson County, NC, Mollie lived most of her life in NC and Virginia. She attended Business Secretarial School after graduating in 1941 from Edgecombe County High School on the grounds of the...

Jul 1, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Jerry Bryant Taylor, Sr., 78, died July 1, 2013, in UNC Hospitals. He was a native of Orange County and a graduate of Hillsboro High School. He served in the US Navy for four years during the Korean War. He was a member of Lawrence Road Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and...

Jun 30, 2013

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Jun 23, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Brenda Copeland Thompson, 65, died Sunday, June 23, 2013. She graduated from Orange High School and Croft Business College. She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield. She was a loving mom , grandmother, and sister. Surviving are her daughter, Molinda Thompson, Hillsborough, her son, Shayne Thompson (Tracy), Hillsborough, her sister, Pam C. Murdaugh (Marshall), Mebane, two brothers,...

Jun 19, 2013

Obituary for William Lona Alexander, Jr. William Lona Alexander, Jr., 87, died peacefully on June 19, 2013 in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born in Buie, NC and raised in Raeford, NC but has been a "Chapel Hillian" since 1946. He is survived by his beloved wife Mary of Chapel Hill, NC, three children (Joe of Chapel Hill, Marc...

Jun 18, 2013

Jun 17, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Robin Renee Bradsher, 43, of Durham went to be with the Lord earlier this week. She graduated from Orange High School. Surviving are her parents, John and Jackie Bradsher, Hillsborough, three sons: John Christopher Bradsher, Trevor Bradsher, and Desmond Grady; her sister, Lisa Haradon, Colorado, her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Slaughter, and her best friend, Debra Cannady. Graveside...

Jun 17, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Miriam Agee Dobbins, 50, died Monday, June 17, 2013 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Miriam was born December 12, 1962 in Murfreesboro, TN, and graduated from Mount Juliet High School in 1981. She received a scholarship to attend Union University in Jackson, TN, and graduated with honors from the School of Nursing in 1985....

Jun 13, 2013

Hal William Lamb Jr. died at age 93 on June 13, 2013, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Hill Lamb; his sons and daughters-in-law: Hal W. Lamb III and Lee, and Daniel S. Lamb and Toni; his stepchildren and spouses: Katherine Wilson Singleton and John, Dorothy Wilson Chappell and John B. Wilson Jr....

Jun 12, 2013

Hillsborough Mary Louise Monroe Mary Louise Monroe, age 81, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2013 at her daughter's home in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Mary was born on March 18, 1932 in Elizabeth, LA. The older of two children, she spent most of her childhood in Louisiana and earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisiana at...

Jun 7, 2013

Claude Edward Teague, Jr., 88, of Winston-Salem died peacefully after a brief illness on Friday, June 7, 2013, surrounded by his children. He was born on September 9, 1924 in Sanford, N.C. to the late Mary Spaugh Teague and Claude Edward Teague. Mr. Teague was a graduate of Greensboro High School and his beloved alma mater, the University of...

Jun 6, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Horace Ted Smith, 94, died Thursday, June 6, 2013. He grew up in Morganton, NC, where he graduated from Morganton High School. He worked in furniture manufacturing until December 4, 1940 when, as one of the first draftees from Burke County, NC, he entered into the U.S. Army. He served in WWII as a member of...

Jun 4, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Mildred Gibbs Blackwelder, born in Durham on June 25, 1927, died June 4, 2013. She was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Ruby Gibbs, and her husband, Billy Blackwelder. She is survived by her children, June Blackwelder (Kurt Lent), Gayle Zales (Mike), Paul Blackwelder, and Lisa Blackwelder;...