OBITUARIES
Helen Peters
May 25, 2012
Chapel Hill - Mrs. Helen Abramson Peters was born January 30, 1927 and died May 25,2012 at dawn when the birds started singing. She was 85 years old and a resident of Chapel Hill, NC for 42 years. She passed peacefully in her home. Her passion was English bobbin lace making. She was a teacher and homemaker. She graduated...
Yangsook Han
May 21, 2012
Yangsook C. Han, 76, a resident of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on May 21st, 2012. She was born in Wonsan, Korea in 1935 to Dr. and Mrs. Young E. Chun, and immigrated to the United States in 1955 after surviving the Korean War, during which she was separated from her mother and younger brother. After moving to Charlestown,...
Charlcy Wilson
May 20, 2012
MEBANE - Charlcy Overman Wilson, 87, of 6205 Hebron Church Rd. Mebane, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012, after several months of declining health. A native of Orange County, she was the wife of the late Wilbert Wilson & daughter of Albert and Bessie Overman. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth Wilson of the home, Gene Wilson & Lynn of...
Thelma Johnson
May 20, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Thelma C. Johnson went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Tessie Gravette Cox and Robert P. Cox. She was married to the late Martin (Red) Johnson. She is survived by one sister, Evelyn Rimmer; one daughter, Jean Johnson Smith; two grandsons, Jay Turner and...
Ruth Wood
May 17, 2012
Ruth Ratcliffe Wood of Chapel Hill died Thursday, May 17 at the age of 96 following a brief illness. A longtime Chapel Hill resident, first in the 1950s and early 1960s and again since the late 1970s, she was well known in both town and university circles. She was the widow of Dr. Ernest H. Wood, former Professor and...
Schuyler Emerson
May 16, 2012
Left us at the the young age of 19 on Wednesday May 16, 2012 in Durham, North Carolina. Schuyler was an honor student at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC majoring in Developmental Psychology. She was on track to complete her undergraduate degree in the Spring of 2013 and planned to pursue advanced graduate studies. Schuyler graduated from Woods...
Juliette Roberts
May 11, 2012
Juliette Rattelade Roberts Born 2/4/1924 Juliette Roberts died in her sleep at her home in Hillsborough, NC on 5/11/12. She was born in West Warwick Rhode Island in 1924. She was the middle child born to Aleandria Dubuc Rattelade and Julien Rattelade. She grew up in Durham, NC and graduated Durham High School in 1942. As a young woman...
Charles Thompson
May 8, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Charles Edward Thompson. Charles died on May 8, 2012 after a long hard battle with cancer. He was a Christian and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Pittsboro, where he served as a deacon. He loved his church family. Church, family and biological family were so important to Charles because he was away from home (HILLSBOROUGH)...
Helen Laws
May 7, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Helen Ruth Roberts Laws, 84, died Monday, May 7, 2012. She retired from Durham Community College. She was a member of Palmer's Grove United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughter, Teresa L. Ellis, three grandchildren: Michael, Nicholas, and Scott; and two great grandchildren, Savannah and Nicholas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Robert Laws,...
Mary Mooney
May 4, 2012
CHAPEL HILL — Mary Alice Mooney, 74, passed away Friday, May 4th at home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Alice was born in Chatham County to the late John M. Smith and Bertha Lee Smith. Alice was the eldest of eight brothers and sisters. Alice retired from UNC with 30 years of service. Alice enjoyed cooking...
Samuel Yarboro
May 3, 2012
PERSON COUNTY ROXBORO- Samuel Edward "Monkey" Yarboro, also known as Mr. Ed, 87, of 300 Garrett Street, Roxboro, NC died Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Roxboro Health Care and Rehabilitation Center with his daughter by his side. Samuel was born on August 14, 1924 in Person County, son of the late Russ and Lessie Watson Yarboro. He was a...
Jon Craig
May 3, 2012
Burlington, NC - Jon Alan Craig, 65, died on May 3, 2012, at UNC Hospital. Jon was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the late David K. and Mary Agnes Craig. A resident of Hanahan, South Carolina, for twenty years and Burlington, North Carolina, for twenty years, Jon taught physics and math at Trident Technical College, in Charleston, SC....
Katherine White
Apr 27, 2012
Katherine (Kay) Wilson White, 91, died April 27, 2012 in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born August 29, 1920 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Katherine Whalen Wilson and Irving White Wilson. She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Ellis School there. She graduated from Wells College in Aurora, NY, receiving a B.A. in 1942 with...
Helen Cox Riley
Apr 25, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Helen Lucille Cox Riley Helen was born on December 12, 1919. She died peacefully in her home on April 25, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Robert P. And Tessie G. Cox. She was married 63 years to the late Percy T. Riley. Helen is survived by her two sisters, Thelma Cox Johnson and Evelyn...
Maria Alves
Apr 25, 2012
Hillsborough - Maria Daconceacao Alves, 94, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Brookshire Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Jose and Evancelina Da Costa. She was born in Portugal on December 2, 1917. She is survived by her sister, Evanglina Teixeira; a nephew, Jose Teixeira; and five nieces, Evangelina Da Costa, Eduarda Resendes, Merces...
Leokadya Connelly Boulais
Apr 23, 2012
Leokadya Kozlowski Connelly Boulais Carrboro, NC Leokadya Kozlowski Connelly Boulais, 83, passed away April 23, 2012 after a long illness. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 21, 1929 to Josephine and John Kozlowski. She is survived by her husband Fred Boulais, sons Edward (wife Laura), John (wife Suzanne), David (wife Nicolle), daughter Grace, twelve grandchildren, stepchildren Fred...
