OBITUARIES
Marilou Curtis
Jul 15, 2012
MIMI CURTIS "I am precise today and every day." Marilou Fay Barns Curtis (aka "Mimi") was born March 1, 1926 in St. Petersburg, Fla., the only child of Carmen Louise Sparks Barns and Frederick Kelso Barns of Sabina, Ohio. She attended Vanderbilt University and Oklahoma University, graduating in microbiology. In 1977 she earned a master's of science degree in...
Addie Pierce
Jul 14, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Addie Lillian ("Boo") Campbell Pierce, 90, died July 14, 2012. She was a native of Orange County and was a graduate of Chapel Hill High School. She worked in Wilson Library on the UNC-CH campus for 36 years before retirement. She was a life time member of Antioch Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Brenda P....
Betsy Mcmillan
Jul 14, 2012
Betsy Fowler West McMillan Betsy Fowler West McMillan, age 78, died on Saturday, July 14th peacefully and with close family by her side in Burlington, NC. She was a public school teacher for over 30 years. She won a national Freedom's Foundation Award, Valley Forge, PA when she was a teacher at Altamahaw-Ossipee school in Burlington. She was an...
Ralph Todd
Jul 10, 2012
RALPH R. TODD. LT. COL.. US ARMY. RET. OF CAROLINA MEADOWS. CHAPEL HILL. NC DIED July 10, 2012 • He was 99 AGE. Todd was born in Tabor City, NC but grew up in Greensboro, NC. He graduated from Greensboro High School (now Grimsley HS). He earned his undergraduate degree by attendance at Guilford College, NC.; Georgia State Univ.;...
Robert Dennis
Jul 10, 2012
ALAMANCE COUNTY MEBANE - Mr. Robert Von Dennis, Jr., 45, died suddenly Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Dennis was born on January 13, 1967 in Cuyahoga County, OH. Robert was employed with Haley Hahn Home Solution and was member of Pine Ridge Church. He is survived by his father: Robert Von Dennis, Sr., and step-mother, Gwen...
Elizabeth Peck
Jul 5, 2012
Obituary for Elizabeth M. Peck Elizabeth MacDougal (Mac) Peck, age 99, died July 5, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Robert H. Peck, who died February 4, 2012; a son James, who died in 1963 and a daughter, Jeanne, who died in 2009. She is survived...
Margaret Terrell
Jul 5, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Margaret Ann Horner Terrell, 89, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, in her home. She was the daughter of the late Bessie Riley and Doak Horner and the widow of Odie Terrell, Sr. She was of the Methodist faith. Surviving are one daughter, Vickie Riddle, three sons: Maylo Terrell, Ernest Terrell (Vickie West), and Odie Terrell, Jr.,...
Alice Stone
Jul 5, 2012
Alice Britt Stone, 82, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina died peacefully July 5, 2012, at home surrounded by her family. She was born March 5, 1930, in Lumberton, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Maris Carter and Lawrence Holmes Britt. She was the youngest of 10 siblings. On December 14, 1954, she married Cecil Stone, of Lumberton, NC....
Eugene Disabatino
Jul 4, 2012
Eugene D. DiSabatino, 90, born in Wilmington, Delaware on May 10, 1922, died peacefully on July 4th in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He also spent the past 40 years as a resident of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. Gene graduated from Wilmington High School and the University of Delaware. In 1943 he enlisted in the army....
Mary Wagner
Jul 3, 2012
Mary Williams Wagner Pittsboro- Mary Williams Wagner, 84, of Pittsboro, died Tuesday, July 3 at UNC Hospitals following a brief illness. She will be greatly missed by her family and many devoted friends. The daughter of the late Otha Williams and Sula Byrd Williams of Cary, N.C., she graduated Cary High School in the class of 1945. In her...
Patricia Weiss
Jul 2, 2012
Patricia Finnerty Weiss - Sept. 11, 1947 - July 2, 2012 Patricia Finnerty Weiss, 64, died Monday after a brief but brave fight with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband and two surviving sons as she passed. Trish was a member of the Chapel Hill community for nearly forty years and leaves behind many wonderful friends...
Henry Sheppard
Jun 29, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Henry Clay Sheppard, Jr., 82, of Hurdle Mills, died June 29, 2012. He was a native of Virginia and raised in the town of Charlotte Court House. He retired from Piedmont Electric after 40 years of service. He cared and provided for his family. Surviving are his wife, Louise Rimmer Sheppard; two daughters: Connie S. McClean...
Chester Insko
Jun 28, 2012
C. Arthur Insko, Th.D., Retired Professor of Christian Ethics passed away June 28, 2012 at the age of 101. He was predeceased in February 9, 2000 by his wife of 68 years, the former Elizabeth Alene Matthews. Dr. Insko, Arthur, was born November 22, 1910 on a farm near Germantown, Kentucky. His Father, Leslie Insko, and Mother, Mary Elizabeth...
Jacqueline Cates
Jun 27, 2012
MEBANE - Mrs. Jacqueline Fearrington Cates, 82, died June 27, 2012. She was born in Durham County and attended Efland Cheeks School. She was a soldier of the Salvation Army where she was the Record Sgt. for many years and was a member of the Ladies Home League. She enjoyed painting pictures, embroidery, and puzzle books. She loved her...
