Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Mar 19, 2013

Charles Mebane Durham July 8, 1928 - March 19, 2013 Charles Mebane Durham, 84, of Chapel Hill, NC died March 19, 2013. He was born in Chapel Hill, NC, the son of Mr. Clyde Strowd Durham and Mrs. Lily Mae Edwards Durham. Mebane attended Chapel Hill High School and upon graduation served in the US Army. In 1955 he...

Mar 17, 2013

Doris Robinson Bowden (72) of Chapel Hill, died March 17, 2013 at UNC Memorial Hospital after a brief illness She was a native of Hillsborough NC and was retired from University of Chapel Hill. She is survived by; son Darrell Bowden (Kathy), daughters Carol Inscoe (Lathan), Cheryl Barbour (Donnie); brothers Johnny Robinson (Francis), Neil Robinson (Carolyn), Rickey Robinson (Ruth)...

Mar 15, 2013

Walker's Funeral Home 304 W. Center Street Mebane, NC 27302 (919) 563-9211 TO: Obituary Desk ALAMANCE COUNTY MEBANE -Mr. William Oliver Goodson, 72, 2323 Patrick Drive, Mebane, died Friday, March 15, 2013. He was born on December 11, 1940, in Caswell County, son of the late Oliver and Ariel Phillips Goodson. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church...

Mar 10, 2013

CHAPEL HILL Sally Minor Parker died peacefully at her home in Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, March, 10. Born in Batavia, New York on November 13, 1925 to Henry H. and Monica Hanley Minor, Sally soon developed a life-long love for horses. Later, while attending Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, FL, she met and subsequently married, Daniel S....

Mar 10, 2013

Chapel Hill Dorothy "Dot" Allen, 86 died at home in Chapel Hill on March 10, surrounded by her family. Dot Passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was the daughter of the late Rom Dixon Sr. and Etta Dixon. Dot was born in Jones County and moved to Durham in the early 60's. She worked for many...

Mar 9, 2013

Charles Edward Bertsch, age 89, died on March 9, in Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, North Carolina. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Gilbert and Nettie Bertsch. He married June, his wife of 67 years, in 1943. He was an Army veteran who fought for several years in the Pacific theater during World War II. He and...

Mar 9, 2013

June Dorothea Gahrs Scott, resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home on March 9, 2013, after an extended illness. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, June was also a resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the past twelve years. June was born May 31, 1922, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the daughter...

Mar 8, 2013

Mrs. Wendy Dement Baker died Friday, March 8, 2013, in Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of Sue Ellen Hughes and the late Donnie Dement, Sr. Surviving are her husband, Ronald Baker, her mother, Sue Ellen Hughes, step-mother, Tammy Wakefield, step-father, Bobby G. Hughes, five children: Vince Tolotta, III, Frank Dement Tolotta, Kathy Leigh Buchanan, Rebeca Baker, and...

Mar 8, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lloyd Turner "Peggy", 84, died Friday, March 08, 2013. She was a native of Orange County and was educated in the Orange County schools. She was dietary supervisor at Watts Hospital and retired from the Orange County Schools cafeteria department. She gained much joy from playing the piano as well as from her love...

Mar 7, 2013

Jamie Denise Woody Stone June 28, 1979 - March 7, 2013 Chatham County Jamie Denise Woody Stone, age 33, entered into the gates of heaven on Thursday, March 7, 2013. She passed in her home in Pittsboro unexpectedly. Jamie was a lifetime resident of Chatham County. She was a wonderful and loving mother to four beautiful children, a caring...

Mar 6, 2013

On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, James Paul Riley, a lifelong resident of Hillsborough, NC passed away at the age of 87. He was born in Hillsborough on June 15, 1925 to Paul Miller Riley and Mary Oakley Riley. Eager to serve his country during WWII, James enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17 and proudly...

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Feb 25, 2013

Chapel Hill, NC - Paul A. Barker died peacefully at his home in Chapel Hill on February 25 after a brief illness. He was 64. He is survived by his wife Faye Barker of Chapel Hill, and daughters Patience Miller (Rob) of Kenosha, WI and Anna Birck (Nick) of Ventura, CA; and grandchildren Kiersten and Caden Miller and Miriam...

Feb 23, 2013

Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough 919-732-2121 Silk Hope - Carole Pendergrass Terrell, age 74 of Silk Hope, formerly of Durham; passed away on Saturday, February 23, surrounded by her loving family. She was a retired UNC Institute for Research in Social Science Computer Programmer with 37 devoted years of service. She was born in Carrboro. She was predeceased by...

Feb 22, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Marietta LeCompte Ray, 89, died Friday, February 22, 2013. She was a native of Louisiana where she grew up in the bayous. She played semi-pro softball. During WWII she worked in the New Orleans shipyard as a welder. In 1946 she moved to N.C. and to Orange County in 1951 to farm. She was a member...

Feb 21, 2013

Obituary: Andrew Matthew Karres Andrew Matthew Karres lived a long and very happy life. Born in Charlotte, NC on October 5, 1922, he was class president and a football star at Central High School in Charlotte. When he excelled during the Shrine Bowl, he was visited by two coaches from UNC-Chapel Hill who made him a scholarship offer to...

Feb 20, 2013

Remembrance Reception 2701 Pickett Rd., Durham, NC 27705 The Forest At Duke Saturday March 2, 2013 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Feb 19, 2013

HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Rodney Joe Cook, 67, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in his home. He was a native of Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Arkansas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.. He retired from Duke Medical Center. Surviving are his wife, Cheryl Z. Franklin Cook, two sons: Zachary Cook (Amanda), Durham, and Joseph...