Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Jul 4, 2023

Margaret Ann Beal Sanders was born in West Palm Beach on February 5th, 1927, the only child of Fannie Edna Nesbit Beal and Robert Murray Beal. Her infancy and early childhood were spent on a farm outside Waxhaw, NC, and her later childhood and teen years in Richmond, VA, after her mother married Raymond Cottrell Hooker.

Jun 28, 2023

Dr. William E. Bell, known as Bill, age 93, of Chapel Hill, NC, died at the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home on June 28, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ross O. Bell and Sarah Hyde Bell, and his brother Ross O. Bell, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Dr Gail...

Jun 27, 2023

Joline (Jo) Chapman Coe of Hillsborough passed away on June 27. Jo was born on September 10, 1946, in South Carolina to the late Rev. Talmage and Louise Roper Chapman. She was also predeceased by a son, Joffre (Jay) Lanning Coe III. Surviving are her husband, Joffre (Joff) L. Coe II of Mebane and grandson, Joffre (Jake) L. Coe...

Jun 25, 2023

Betty Jane Brown Prout Renier, 1921-2023, 101 years

Betty Jane Brown was born December 1st, 1921, in Iola, a small town in Kansas as the second child of Monte Lymon and Elsie Grace Brown. She grew up during the Depression in four small Kansas towns (Iola, Chanute, Colony, and Humboldt) with a loving family and...

Jun 24, 2023

Kermit M. Lloyd, 86, passed away peacefully on June 24th at his home in Mebane, NC of complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Kermit was born in Chapel Hill NC to Glenn and Nannie Lloyd. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School, then served proudly as a meteorologist with the US. Air Force from 1957-61. He had various businesses over...

Jun 20, 2023

Ida Margaret Watts, native and longtime resident of Carrboro, NC passed away peacefully after an extended illness on June 20 at Terra Bella of Hillsborough. She was born in Orange County to the late Mack and Beulah Watts on July 9, 1928. She is survived by her nieces Dena Watts of Asheville, NC, and Melinda Watts Billings (Steve) of...

Jun 19, 2023

Sang Sun Males, died Monday, June 19th, 2023, at the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care in Pittsboro, NC. She was 80 years old.

A lifelong caregiver, who loved to be of service to others, , “Sue” was born in 1942 in Taegu, South Korea.

She was...

Jun 18, 2023

Jackie Faye Harrelson Wade, 74, from Cedar Grove NC passed away on June 18th, 2023 at UNC Hospitals surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late James A Wade Jr. who predeceased her on April 23rd, 2023. Jackie was a former hair stylist and retired from Suntrust Bank. Jackie was an exceptional quilter and a member...

Jun 18, 2023

Katherine Diane “Kathy” Duncan

May 19, 1959- June 18, 2023

Katherine Diane Duncan May 19, 1959 – June 18, 2023, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Katherine, age 64, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Born in Jackson, MS to the late Dorothy...

Jun 18, 2023

Edwin DeMerrell Moore Sr., 76, of Mebane joyfully reunited with his beloved wife in Heaven on June 18, 2023 after a brief unexpected illness. He was the oldest of 11 children to be born of Jim and Peggy Moore, both deceased. Ed was a faithful member of Hillsborough Pentecostal Holiness Church for 31 years, where he previously served as...

Jun 15, 2023

John Tubiolo, 92 years, of Hillsborough, passed away on Thursday June 15, 2023 at UNC Hospitals.

The graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 12:00 noon at Efland United Methodist Cemetery, Brookhollow Road and Lebanon Road, Efland NC 27243

Visitation will be held on Monday, Jun 19,...

Jun 15, 2023

Tony Bryant Dail passed away peacefully at home on June 15. 2023. He was 79 years old. Tony was born in Carrboro on May 1, 1944 to his parents, J.B. and Hazel Dail. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Sharon Casanta Dail, son Keith Dail, daughter Kimberly Wood (husband, Josh Wood), sister-in-law Linda Casanta Roberts, brother-in-law...

Jun 14, 2023

Carl Grant Wall Sr., 73 of Hurdle Mills, NC. passed away June 14, 2023 at his home. He is predeceased in death by his parents, Virgil Grant Wall and Annie Louise McKee Wall.

Carl worked construction for 52 years. After retirement he was employed at Walker's Funeral Home in Hillsborough NC for 20 years. He...

Jun 14, 2023

Mary Rebecca Tapp Dickey “Becky”, 79, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully at Alamance Regional Hospital on June 14, 2023 after a few weeks of declining health.

Becky was born on August 7, 1943 in Orange County to the late Homer Ruffin Tapp and Margaret Christine Van Vynckt Tapp.

Jun 11, 2023

Patricia Maloney Taylor

September 25, l926 – June 11, 2023

Patricia Maloney Taylor was born September 25, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1949 where she was a member of Women in Communications and Alpha...

Jun 11, 2023

John Lynn Lubker 2/10/1930 – 6/11/223

John Lynn Lubker died at his home in Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, June 11, 2023, after a period of memory and language skill decline.

Lynn was born on February 10, 1930, in Quincy, Illinois, a small city with German and...

Jun 10, 2023

Palmer Gale “Bob” Tetz—beloved husband, father, pastor, leader, mentor and friend—died peacefully in Durham, N.C., on June 10, 2023, of acute leukemia. He was 87.

Bob was born in Peace River, Alberta, Canada, on March 1, 1936, to Albert and Blanche Tetz. While attending Canadian Union College (now Burman University), he married Myrna Johnson in 1959. After...

Jun 10, 2023

Carolyn Eugenia Brafford, 74 of Carrboro, NC passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Carolyn was born in Charlotte, NC. She graduated from Chapel Hill High School and attended Sandhills Community College. She retired from the University of North Carolina Law School.

She was proceeded in death by her parents Hal and Nell Brafford and...

Jun 6, 2023

Frederick “Neil” Simms passed away at Duke University Hospital on June 6, 2023 in Durham, NC due to complications from acute End Stage Liver Failure. He was 67 years old.

Neil was born on April 4, 1956 in Lynn, MA (outside of Boston) to his parents, Fred and Helen Simms. He spent his early years...

Jun 6, 2023

David Alvarez Uribe passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at the age of 37. Arrangements are incomplete and a full obituary will be posted when available.

A visitation for David will be at Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill on Friday, June 9, 2023 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. Funeral services will be at St...