OBITUARIES
Margaret Yates
Dec 28, 2012
Durham Mrs. Elgie Yates died on December 28, 2012. Mrs. Elgie Yates was the daughter of Frank and Maggie Poythress. She was the widow of Doug Yates Elgie was a long-time member of Carrboro Baptist Church and attended New Hope Church Surviving her is her son and daughter-in-law Sonny and Teresa Yates, her three grandchildren; Lorean Stanfield, Kelsey and...
Beverly Solomon
Dec 25, 2012
MEBANE - Beverly Riley Solomon, 48, of Mebane, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at her residence. Ms. Solomon was born on August 25, 1964 in Alamance County, daughter of Winfred "Jackie" Riley of Burlington and Jean Spence Riley of Mebane. She was preceded in death by her son, David Craig Solomon. In addition to her parents, she is survived...
Charles Bloomquist
Dec 24, 2012
Charles King Bloomquist June 11, 1925 - December 24, 2012 CARRBORO Charles King Bloomquist, 87, of Carrboro, NC, died on Christmas Eve. Born in Dunbar, Minnesota, Chuck was the second child of George Wilhelm and Pearl King Bloomquist. He was preceded in death by both parents, his brother, Robert C. Bloomquist, and by his oldest daughter Marcia Bloomquist Wiggins...
William Warren
Dec 24, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. William Rudolph Warren, 93, of Mebane died Monday, December 24, 2012. He was a native of Orange County and a graduate of Efland High School. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Force. He was employed by Liggett & Myers until his retirement. He and his late wife of 65 years, Virginia, enjoyed traveling...
Betty Crabtree
Dec 24, 2012
(HILLSBOROUGH, NC) -- Betty Sue Hill Crabtree, 82, of 4609 Saint Mary's Road, Hillsborough, passed away Monday, December 24, at Hospice of Alamance-Caswell. She was the daughter of the late Huldah and "Mr. Mick" Hill. Survivors include her husband of nearly 64 years, Chester Lloyd Crabtree; sons Robert Lloyd Crabtree of Hillsborough, and Thomas Hill Crabtree and wife Gayle...
Joseph Neikirk
Dec 22, 2012
Joseph Randolph Neikirk passed away on December 22, 2012. He was born in Max Meadows, Virginia on May 29, 1928. He was the son of the late John William Neikirk and Bridye Armentrout Neikirk of Roanoke. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Charles William Neikirk, his sister, Bessie Lee White, and his son, John McClure Neikirk....
Juanita Smith
Dec 20, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Juanita Godfrey Smith of Efland, formerly of Hillsborough. She passed away at UNC Hospitals Thursday, December 20, 2012. Juanita is survived by one son Robert Emory Smith, three grandsons, John William Smith (Tracy) of Efland, Scott Emory Smith of Efland, and Brian Jennings Smith (Bridgette) of Hillsborough. She has eight great grandchildren, one sister, Joyce Godfrey,...
Bobby Spaugh
Dec 19, 2012
Bobby Gray Spaugh of Chapel Hill, with family at his bedside, passed away Wednesday night, December 19th at UNC Hospitals at the age of 76. Bobby was originally from Winston Salem, N. C. He was predeceased by his parents Allen P. Spaugh and Beatrice Long and one brother, Jim. He has one surviving brother, Bill. He served 8 years...
Drew Tarlton
Dec 19, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Drew "Hunky" Tarlton, Jr., died Wednesday, December 19, 2012, in Duke University Hospital. He was a native of Durham County. He was a graduate of Orange High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. He was a supervisor at K Products until his illness. He was a member of the Hillsborough Moose...
General Whitman Bazley
Dec 16, 2012
Robert "Bob" Whitman Bazley, retired four-star general, USAF, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Sunday, December 16, 2012, lovingly attended by his wife, Sandra Vander Clute Bazley, and her son, Jeffrey Vander Clute. General Bazley was born December 5, 1925 to Halsey Rapson Bazley and Ruby Lounsbury Bazley in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
James Rogers Jr.
Dec 15, 2012
James Russell Rogers, Jr., known to family and friends as Skip or Jim, died suddenly on Saturday, December 15th at home in Chapel Hill. Jim was the son of the late Lillian Nunn Nanton of Chapel Hill and James Russell Rogers, Sr., of Philadelphia. He was the husband of Maureen Rogers (nee O'Dea) and father of Jay Edward Rogers....
Charlotte Mcwilliams
Dec 14, 2012
Services to be held at Oakdale Memorial Park & Mortuary 1401 S Grand Ave Glendora, CA 91740
William Sparrow
Dec 14, 2012
ORANGE William (Billy) Sparrow CHAPEL HILL - William (Billy) Sparrow, 94, died at his home on Friday morning after many years of declining health. He was predeceased by his father, June Albert Sparrow; mother, Mary Belle Johnson Sparrow; his wife, Emily Bazemore; five brothers, Philip, Leonard, Junius, Waldo, Vernon; and four sisters, Jessie Williams, Maggie Dollar, Emily Sparrow, and...
Marian Mueller
Dec 13, 2012
Marian Schiller Mueller, 73, died on Thursday, December 13th, 2012, at home. Marian was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mathilda Schiller of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Marian received her RN degree from Madison General Hospital School of Nursing. She spent several years working at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN and Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. Surviving Marian...
John Brockwell
Dec 11, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH -Mr. John Luchen Brockwell, 76, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in Duke Medical Medical Center. He was educated in the Orange County Schools, a veteran of the Korean War, and retired from the City of Durham. Surviving are his wife, Shirley McCormick Brockwell, four daughters, Elaine B. Berry, Cedar Grove, Melissa B. Davis (Anthony), Mebane, Vicky B. Cox...
John Ford Ll
Dec 10, 2012
John Austin Ford II, 64, of Chatham County, died on December 10 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill following a lengthy illness. He was born on October 5, 1948, the only child of John Austin Ford and Mary Williams (Ford) Wagner. Although born in Washington DC, he spent most of his youth growing up in the Raleigh-Knightdale area. He...
Lorraine Boyce
Dec 9, 2012
Lorraine E. Boyce August 15, 1929 - December 9, 2012 Mrs. Lorraine Boyce left this world to be with God on December 9, 2012 at the beautiful age of 83. She was a resident of Pittsboro NC, daughter of the late Gilbert and Lillian Smith. Lorraine was preceeded in death by her husband, Irving L. Boyce. Lorraine was born...
Robert Tilden
Dec 8, 2012
Obituary Burlington NC Robert Bryan Tilden Sr. (1920-2012) died on December 8, 2012 at the age of 92 at Twin Lakes Retirement Community in Burlington with his wife of 62 years, Virginia Katherine Grotgen Tilden, at his side. He is also survived by his son R. Bryan Tilden and wife Sandra; his granddaughters Hilary Katherine Tilden Cook and husband...
Delmar Brown
Dec 6, 2012
Delmar "Red" Brown passed away December 6. He was 91 years old and a lifelong resident of Hillsborough. Delmar was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Boone Brown and his parents Tom and Jessie Parker Brown. Delmar graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1939. Growing up, longtime Hillsboro High School principal Grady Brown was his mentor and a...
Violet Mccullock
Dec 2, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Violet Edmonds McCullock, 79, died peacefully at her home Sunday Morning. A native of Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Columbus D. Edmonds, Sr. and Rosie Jones Edmonds. Violet was of the Baptist faith. She was a homemaker and loved to bake for friends and relatives, and always caring for others' needs. The...
