OBITUARIES
Carole Terrell
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...
Marietta Ray
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...
Andrew Karres
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...
Aubrey Altshuller
Feb 20, 2013
Remembrance Reception 2701 Pickett Rd., Durham, NC 27705 The Forest At Duke Saturday March 2, 2013 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Margaret Wilkinson
Feb 19, 2013
MEBANE - Margaret Rector Wilkinson, 82, of 300 N. Charles Street, Mebane, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 19, 2013 following an extended illness. Margaret Wilkinson was born on February 21, 1930 in Greenville County, SC, daughter of the late J.D. and Eva Mae Rector. Margaret was a loving and dedicated mother and wife. She was...
Ann Sparrow
Feb 19, 2013
DURHAM - It is with great sadness that the family of Mrs. Ann C. Sparrow announces her passing on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Ann is survived by her daughters Patricia Sparrow Holmes and husband Ron of Hillsborough, NC; Carol Lauria of Pittsboro, NC; brother, Tracy Cornwell and wife Jill, of Franklin, TN; sister, Susan Moss and husband Jim of...
Rodney Cook
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...
Robert Davis
Feb 17, 2013
HILLSBOROUGH - Robert D. Davis, 88, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013, after a brief illness. Robert was an active member of Mars Hill Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for 46 years and as the church treasurer for 38 years. He retired September 30, 1987, from Western Electric and AT&T after 40 years of service. Robert...
James Horton
Feb 16, 2013
Chapel Hill —James Thomas Horton affectionately known by his friends and family as "JT" was called to meet his heavenly father on February 16, 2013. He was the oldest son of the late Trubie Fonzie Horton and Vesta Merritt Horton of Chatham County. JT is survived by his wife Helga Wirsing Horton, a union that lasted 59 years and...
Bill Terry
Feb 16, 2013
ORANGE Dr. Bill C. Terry, Professor Emeritus CHAPEL HILL — It is with profound sadness that the family of Dr. Bill C. Terry announces his passing away on Saturday, February 16, 2013. He died peacefully around his family, after battling extended illness. Dr. Terry is survived by his wife, Barbara D'zan-Terry; his son, Carlton; daughter-in-law, Wendy Terry; step daughters,...
Frances Sawyer
Feb 15, 2013
ROUGEMONT - Mrs. Frances Minnis Boyd Sawyer, 83, died Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born in Danville, VA, to the late Fannie Minnis and Grover C. Boyd. She was educated in the Efland and Hillsborough schools. She was employed by Carr's Supermarket for many years. Surviving are three daughters: Susan Marcom, Timberlake, Faye Gates, Rougemont, and Paige Sawyer-Brown,...
Mary Ferguson
Feb 14, 2013
ORANGE Mary Bird Ferguson CHAPEL HILL — Mary Bird Ferguson, 77, died February 14, 2013 in Chapel Hill. She was born in Heaters, W.Va. in 1936 and raised in Clarksburg, W.Va. As a child, she attended Camp Appalachia, where her mother was a nurse, and later returned as a counselor for many happy years. She attended West Virginia University...
Alice Kessing
Feb 9, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Alice Hazlett Kessing died peacefully, surrounded by her family on February 9, 2013. She was born in Honolulu, on October 30, 1931, the daughter of Captain Edward and Elizabeth ("Ibby") Hazlett. A UNC graduate, she lived most of her life in Chapel Hill, where she served the community through her work at the Caring and Sharing Center...
Samuel Cates
Feb 9, 2013
EFLAND - Samuel Murphy Cates, 91, died Saturday, February 9, 2013. He retired from White Furniture Company after 45 years of service and was also a farmer. He was a member of Chestnut Ridge United Methodist Church. He was married to the late Genovia Doris Crabtree Cates for 57 years. Surviving are his sons: Allen Cates (Faye),Efland, Lambert Cates...
Richard Larcher
Feb 8, 2013
Richard J. Larcher, 75, died at UNC Hospital Friday, February 8, 2013 Dick grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio graduating from Xavier University. His primary occupational focus was the printing equipment business. Founding his own company, R.J. Larcher, Inc., he retired in 2001 to Governors Club, Chapel Hill, NC Dick had a knack for conversation and a keen sense of...
Margaret Kirkman
Feb 8, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Margaret Lamar Yancey Kirkman, a resident of Chapel Hill since 1965, died peacefully at home on February 8, 2013 after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Devoted wife and loving mother, she will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Margaret and her identical twin sister, Marian, were born March 8, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their...
Ernest Reager
Feb 6, 2013
MEBANE - Mr. Ernest David Reager, Sr., of Mebane, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in Hospice at the Meadowlands. Mr. Reager was born on March 13, 1932 in New York, New York, son of the late Ernest and Josephine Schory Reager. He was a beloved husband and father, Korean war veteran, retired computer/telecommunication consultant who loved skiing. He...
Joseph Hughes
Feb 5, 2013
CHATHAM Joseph P. Hughes, 75, of Chapel Hill died at home February 5, 2013. He was born July 30, 1937, in Brunswick County, NC, to the late Percy and Elizabeth(Lizzy) Hughes. He is survived by his wife of forty six years, Mary; sister-in-law, Helen Hughes; nieces Brenda Canes, Beverly Hewett, and Beth Long; and numerous friends. Joe graduated from...
