OBITUARIES
Harlan King
Feb 21, 2012
CHAPEL HILL - Harlan Leigh King, a resident of Durham County, died Tuesday morning, February 21, after months of declining health. He was born in Durham County to the late John Wesley King and Sallie Selena Pope King. He was the youngest of eleven children and was preceded in death by 6 brothers and 4 sisters. He was also...
Peggy Hartley
Feb 19, 2012
MEBANE - Mrs. Peggy West Hartley, 81, of 712 N. Wilba Road, Mebane, NC, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Hartley was born on December 8, 1930 in Alamance County, NC, daughter of the late William Harvey and Mable Clayton West. She was retired from Duke Medical Center and was a member...
Roy Thillberg
Feb 18, 2012
Roy W. Thillberg, Jr. passed away the morning of February 18 at Duke University Hospital surrounded by family. He was a pedestrian struck by an automobile in Durham, NC in evening hours of February 17th. Born in Youngstown, Ohio on September 8, 1947 and nicknamed 'Sonny', Roy graduated from Poland Seminary HS in 1965. While serving in the United...
Christine Lockhart
Feb 17, 2012
Orange County Hillsborough - Christine (Chris) Cates Lockhart of 1415 Arthur Minnis Road in Hillsborough died February 17th following a brief illness. Mrs. Lockhart was a lifelong member of New Hope Presbyterian Church where she served as Elder and Deacon on several occasions. Early in her working years she served as secretary to Don S. Matheson, Orange County Extension...
Elizabeth Terrell
Feb 14, 2012
Walker's Funeral Home 204 North Churton Street Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 Phone 919-732-2121 Fax 919-732-8368 walkersfuneral@aol.com www.walkersfuneralservice.com TO: OBIT DEPARTMENT DATELINE: ORANGE COUNTY, NC TERRELL HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Terrell, 80, formerly of Terrell Road, Hillsborough, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Kindred Rehabilitation Center in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Terrell was born on March 28, 1931 in Halifax...
Thomas Leinfelder
Feb 14, 2012
Thomas Edward Leinfelder, 42, of Chapel Hill, NC died on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. He was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin on December 7, 1969. Thomas is survived by his parents, Dr. Karl Francis Leinfelder and LaVonne Ida Strupp Leinfelder, and his siblings, including his brother Karl T. Leinfelder of Wake Forest, North Carolina; Kathi M. Newton of Chapel...
Dorothy Murray
Feb 11, 2012
Orange County Cedar Grove- Mrs. Dorothy (Dottie) Moore Murray, 75, of Cedar Grove went to meet the Lord on Saturday, February 11, 2012. She is fondly remembered by family, friends, and the thousands of lives she touched during her 45 years as an administrative assistant at Granville Towers on the UNC campus. Dottie was a lifelong member of Walnut...
Robert Peck
Feb 4, 2012
Mr. Robert H. (Bob) Peck, 97, passed away February 4, 2012 at the DuBose Health Center in Chapel Hill. Bob was a native of Schenectady NY, but as a young man, traveled to Chapel Hill, NC to study engineering. He was a graduate of UNC, class of 1937, and a member of the last class in the School of...
Mei-Heng Mar
Feb 2, 2012
CHAPEL HILL - Mei-Heng Huang Mar, 66, of Chapel Hill, passed away on February 2, 2012. The daughter of the late Jong-Song Huang and King-Fa Ong Huang was born on September 3, 1945 in Chiayi, Taiwan. Mei-Heng is predeceased by her parents and two sisters. She is survived by her husband, Eng-Chun Mar; her son Spencer Mar; daughter Jennifer...
Margaret Boswell
Feb 2, 2012
Orange County BOSWELL, Margaret Madeline Hyland Hillsborough - Mrs. Margaret Madeline Hyland Boswell, 71, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, in Mt. Pleasant, SC. She was a native of Alexandria, Va. She retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield. She was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church. Surviving are her children: Linda Boswell Bloom (David), Susan Boswell Gourdin (Kent),...
Shirley Horn
Feb 2, 2012
Shirley Norris Horn passed away at her home in Chapel Hill Thursday, February 2, 2012. Memorial services will be held Monday February 6, 2012 at 11:00AM at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born July 7, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Survivors include her loving husband of 49 years, John F. Horn, Sr.; her brother...
Jeanette Cecil
Feb 1, 2012
-----Original Message----- From: walkersfhmebane To: obits ; walkersfh ; jan.weaver Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 4:53 pm Subject: Obit for Jeanette Cecil Bill to: Walker's Funeral Home 304 W. Center Street Mebane, NC 27302 (919) 563-9211 TO: Obituary Desk ALAMANCE COUNTY MEBANE - Mrs. Jeanette Faye Tatem Cecil, 65, of 2567 South N.C. 119, Lot 4, Mebane, NC, died...
Charles Spoonhour
Feb 1, 2012
"Charlie" peacefully left us Wednesday February 1, 2012 in Chapel Hill, NC, at home, surrounded by his family. Charlie is survived by his wife of 25 years, Vicki; two sons, Jay, 41, wife Nicole, of Moberly, MO; Stephen, 37, wife Lisa, of Leawood, KS; and five grandchildren, Grace, 8, Charles, 6, and Samuel, 2, of Moberly, MO; Michael, 10,...
Robert Wilson
Jan 30, 2012
Robert Stringer Wilson, M.D., 92, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and formerly of Clarksburg, West Virginia, died January 30, 2012 at his home from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was born in Clarksburg on January 9, 1920, the son of James Edward Wilson, Sr., M.D. and Mary Evelyn Boggess Wilson. Dr. Wilson graduated from Washington Irving High...
Marsha Massey
Jan 26, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Marsha Scott Massey of Hillsborough, NC finished her courageous fight with cancer on January 26, 2012 at her home. Marsha was born on January 15, 1953 in New Orleans, LA to the late Johnnie Kathryn Scott and Roy David Scott. She grew up in Macon, GA where she attended Southwest Macon High School and graduated from Mercer...
Homer Tapp
Jan 23, 2012
Orange County Chapel Hill - Mr. Homer Ruffin Tapp, 90, passed away peacefully at his home on January 23, 2012 after several months of declining health. Homer was born August 13, 1921 in Orange County to the late Henry Ruffin Tapp and Lillian Durham Tapp. Homer graduated from Hillsborough High School and then served in the U.S. Navy. He...
Merle Gregory
Jan 19, 2012
Durham - Mrs. Merle Joyce Gregory, 78 of Durham, NC, died peacefully, Thursday, January 19, 2012 at her home. A native of Durham, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary Rasberry. She was a retired practical nurse that worked at Watts Hospital in Durham and Hill Haven Nursing Home in Chapel Hill. She is survived by her husband...
Kathleen Robertson
Jan 18, 2012
Kathleen Glenn Robertson (91) of Carrboro, N.C., passed away peacefully at UNC Hospitals Palliative Care on January 18, 2012. She was a lifetime member of Carrboro United Methodist Church. Services will be held on January 21, 2012 at Carrboro United Methodist Church with visitation at 10am & funeral service 11am by Claire McKeowan. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery....
Shirley Mason
Jan 18, 2012
Shirley Coggins Mason, of Chapel Hill, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home. Born on November 23,1935 in Walstonburg, NC, she lived and worked in Richmond, VA, and Chapel Hill, NC. Shirley achieved a Doctorate of Education from North Carolina State University, Raleigh. She taught at UNC-CH, School of Nursing, from 1971 until her retirement in 2007. Shirley...
Gerald Farrell
Jan 17, 2012
There will be a memorial service honoring the life of Gerald Moore Farrell. Family and friends are asked to meet and celebrate his life on Saturday, January 28th, at Antioch Baptist Church at 11 AM. Gerald a life long resident of Carrboro, was born on August 21st at his family's home in Carrboro. Gerald was the son of the...
