Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Aug 8, 2023

Roger Williams Lotchin, 88, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. He will be buried with his wife Phyllis Jo Morris Lotchin (1936 – 2022) in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville, Illinois on Monday, August 21 at 1 PM.

Roger was born on January 31, 1935 to Theodore and Lucille Williams...

Aug 7, 2023

Beverly Price Huntington, 67, of Durham, N.C., formally of Burlington and Chapel Hill, N.C., passed away on August 7, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. after a brief battle with cancer.

Beverly was born on February 24, 1956 in Mooresville, N.C. to her parents, Robert Donald Price and Orene Highsmith Price.

Beverly graduated...

Aug 5, 2023

Emma Schuessler (née Ihrig), died surrounded by caring people on August 5, 2023 at the age of 91 years old.

Emma is survived by her daughter, Andrea Hearn of Durham, NC and son-in law Randy Hearn of Sheffield, Alabama; her two grandchildren are Michael and Stephan Hearn; she has four great-grandchildren. She is preceded in...

Aug 5, 2023

Jean C. Eno passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023 in Burlington, North Carolina. She was born on November 11, 1940 in New York to Claire and Edward Skellington. She was predeceased by her parents and her beloved son, Christopher Eno (Heather). Jean married Frederic Eno ll on July 5, 1970. She is survived by her loving husband, Frederic;...

Aug 5, 2023

Not every long life is lived in a meaningful way, and not every meaningful life is long, but Elsie Martin, who passed on Saturday, August 5th, 2023, was blessed with both. Born on May 26th, 1926, to David and Myrtle Stanley, farmers in Caswell County, as one of ten children she grew up in a Christian home during the...

Jul 29, 2023

Elmer Gustavus Hughes, 102, of Chapel Hill, NC died July 29, 2023 in Chapel Hill. He was born on Palm Sunday, March 20, 1921 in Tyaskin, Maryland. He was the first born of Elmer G. and Sarah Louise Anderson Hughes. He spent he first eighteen years of his life growing up carefree and happy, enjoying the simple pleasures provided...

Jul 29, 2023

Laura Ellen Barrett

Laura Ellen Barrett was born on January 6, 1955, in Cleveland, OH, to Joan Marie Barrett (née Roberts) and John Joseph (Jack) Barrett. She died on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in Chapel Hill NC.

Laura was raised in Warrensville Heights...

Jul 28, 2023

Rachel Thompson Best, 89, of Efland, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Rachel was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Jessie Thompson, her siblings Helen Warren and George William Thompson, her children Charles “Michael” Best, Betsy Ann Best, and Carlton “Bo” Best, and the father of her children...

Jul 26, 2023

Katie Oliver Early spent her last days much as she spent her whole life—making puns, cracking jokes, bopping to the music, and expressing love and appreciation to those around her. She took her last, peaceful breath July 26 at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, surrounded by family and friends. Katie’s transition leaves an enormous hole in the...

Jul 25, 2023

Karen Viola Lauscher died in her sleep on July 25th, 2023. She was 76 years old.

Ms. Lauscher was born on October 20, 1946, in Wausau Wisconsin, to her parents Earl Walter and Viola Esther Sann. She worked in electronic factories and as a secretary. She was proud to complete her GED in her sixties....

Jul 25, 2023

Doris Christine Gates Dodson passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at the age of 87.

Preceded in death by her husband, William Fulton Dodson and her parents, Andy Griffin Gates and Christine Hall Gates. Surviving are her children: Cathy Bivins (Doug) of Statesville, Jimmy Dodson (Pam) of Hillsborough, and Johnny Dodson (Kim)...

Jul 23, 2023

Steven Monroe, 68, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023, after a short but valiant battle with Melanoma. Family surrounded his bedside as he was ushered into Valhalla.

He spent his childhood in Alfred, NY, lived many years in Hawthorne, NJ, until he settled in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Jul 22, 2023

Helen Swartley Rowley, 102, of Mebane, went to be with her Lord Saturday July 22, 2023. She was born September 1st, 1920 in Roxborough, PA, to Edward and Frances (Utwiller) Swartley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Stewart Rowley, brother Robert Swartley, and sister Dorothy Grego. Helen retired from Pennsylvania Manufacturers Insurance Company before...

Jul 19, 2023

Milton Franklin Roberts died July 19, 2023 from complications related to liver failure. Milton was born April 30, 1961 in Montgomery County, NC to Woodrow and Lois (Shore) Roberts. He graduated from West Montgomery High School in 1979. Next, he attended Stanly Community College where he received an Associate Degree in Biomedical Engineering Technology, which led him to pursue...

Jul 15, 2023

CHAPEL HILL-- Nita Hilliard Smith, 73, died peacefully at UNC Hospital on Saturday, July 15, 2023 with her daughters by her side.

Nita was born on September 8, 1949 in Big Stone Gap, VA and was the oldest child born to the late James Ebbie Hilliard and the late Louise Fleenor Hilliard. Nita grew up...

Jul 15, 2023

Dorothy Arceneaux Johnston born in Lafayette, LA on April 9, 1934 to Fabian Arceneaux and Annie Richard Arceneaux left this world on July 18, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Karl Arceneaux, and her husband of 54 years, Thomas D. Johnston.

She is survived by her daughter Sharon J. Martin...

Jul 15, 2023

Dorothy A. Bennett passed in her home on July 15, 2023 in Hillsborough, N.C. at the age of 90 years.

She was born in Orange Co. to her parents Valley Cates Moore and Willy Ashley, Sr. She worked at Hillsborough Textiles and Cones Mills in Hillsborough. She Retired from Central Elementary...

Jul 13, 2023

Eugenia “Jeanne” Marie Childers (nee Cates), passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 14, 2023 at the age of 86. Born and raised in Hillsborough, NC, Jeanne was the daughter of John “William” Cates and Ida Marie Cates (nee Chance) and she is predeceased by her brother, John “Johnny” W. Cates, Jr. She graduated from Hillsborough High...

Jul 13, 2023

Priscilla Lloyd , 88, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully at her home on July 13, 2023. Priscilla was born on January 21, 1935 to William Walter and Lora Tilley Wilkerson. Along with her parents, Priscilla was preceded in death by husband Erle Lloyd and daughter Elizabeth “Libby” McDonald. Priscilla is survived by daughter Cindy (Boyd) Franklin and Grandson William...

Jul 12, 2023

Obituary for William Clay Dorsett (January 8, 1930 – July 12, 2023)

William Clay “Bill” Dorsett died in his home on July 12, 2023. He was 93. Born in Randolph County in 1930, Bill’s family moved to a small family farm in Orange County when he was 14 years old. He attended Aycock High School...