OBITUARIES
Margaret Cleary
Jul 25, 2013
MEBANE - Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth "Lib" Hinson Cleary, 87, of Mebane died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at The Oaks of Alamance following an extended illness. She was born on October 24, 1925 in Gaston County, the daughter of the late Doris William and Fallie Barneycastle Hinson. She was the widow of the late Charlie Odell Cleary. She retired from...
Larry Davis
Jul 23, 2013
Larry McAdams Davis June 24, 1935 - July 23, 2013 Chapel Hill - Chatham Co Larry McAdams Davis, 78, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at his home in Chapel Hill. Larry is the son of the late William Cleveland Davis and Bertie McAdams-Davis of Durham Co. He was retired from Ralden Limited Partnership where he worked for many years....
David Wells
Jul 22, 2013
David "Bo" Wells, 91, of Cedar Grove, NC, passed away on ¬¬Sunday, July 22, 2013. Bo was the son of the late Lewis and Martha Wells. He graduated from Aycock High School and attended Wake Forest College (University) on a basketball and baseball scholarship. He served as a corporal in the US Air Corps from 1942-45 as a navigator...
Marian Brooks
Jul 17, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Marion J Brooks, 85, loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and friend died July 17, 2013 at Carolina Point nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. Brooks was born November 23, 1927 in Lansing, Michigan. She was a graduate of Michigan State University. She married Wally Brooks on March 3, 1951. They raised their family in Ossining, NY...
Edna Hunt
Jul 16, 2013
Edna L Dixon Hunt- Chapel Hill Edna L Dixon born November 08, 1925 and passed into eternal rest July16, 2013. Proceeded in death by her parents Tallmadge and Lillie Lassiter Crabtree, her husband Clarence Dixon and second husband Harrison Hunt. Also proceeded by son John Dixon. Survived by son James (Barbara) Dixon and sister Gladys (Thomas) Gates both of...
Col. Alan Williams
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...
Milton Cheek
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...
Robert Fowler
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...
Larry Buster Welch
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...
Mollie Davis
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...
Jerry Taylor
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...
Brenda Thompson
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,...
William Alexander
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...
Robin Bradsher
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...
Miriam Dobbins
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....
