Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

May 17, 2023

Melody Mills, beloved sister, died in her home Wednesday, May 17, 2023, she was 65. Heaven gained an Angel. A resident of Durham, NC with her partner in Life of over 35 years Rick Riley. The main loves of her life, Jack and Lucy her Cherished dogs.

The ones she left behind and will miss...

May 16, 2023

Ronald Wade Walker died at UNC Hospital in Hillsborough, NC on May 16, 2023, from complications related to pneumonia. He was 85.

Mr. Walker was born on April 21, 1938, in Hillsborough, NC to his parents Marion and Madeline Walker. He married Peggy Spencer in 1960. Ronald worked as a road maintenance supervisor for the...

May 15, 2023

William “Bill” Franklin Horn, 88, of Hillsborough, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Durham. He was preceded in death by his parents Lacy Horn and Eunice Rhew Horn and brother John Horn. Bill was married to Elsie Cagle Horn for 66 wonderful years and had three children, his true pride and...

May 13, 2023

Henry Sauber passed away peacefully in his sleep at The Glen at Willow Valley, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on May 13, 2023. He was 91. Henry is survived by his children Daniel Sauber, Emma Greer (Terry), Stephen Sauber and Virginia Kennedy. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Sarah Liptrap (Shane), Holly Sauber, Storm Rottmann (Mattie), Gary Rottmann, Jr,...

May 12, 2023

Mr. Jeffrey Joseph Auchter passed away at his home in Chapel Hill on Friday, May12, 2023 at the age of 62. Arrangements are incomplete at the moment. A complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker’s Funeral Home in Chapel Hill is assisting the Auchter family.

May 10, 2023

On May 10th, 2023 Heaven gained an angel named Pansy Joyce Sykes Miller. She was 78 years old. She died from complications from COPD at Peak Resources in Graham NC. She was raised in Hillsborough NC. She graduated from Hillsborough High School, Class of 1963. She moved to Haw River, NC at age 20 when she married. She Worked...

May 10, 2023

Michael “Mike” Dean Wright 62, passed away in his home on May 10th, 2023 in Pittsboro, N.C. due to complications from advanced staged Parkinson’s disease.

Mike was born on February 9th, 1961 in Chapel Hill, N.C. to his parents Ronald and Jerri Wright. He attended Jordan High School in Durham, N.C....

May 9, 2023

Charles Joseph Snyder Jr, 89, of Cedar Grove, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Duke University Medical Center. Mr. Snyder was the husband of Denise Ann LeClair Snyder, who survives and was born on May 28, 1933 to the late Charles Joseph Snyder Sr and Esther Ruth Morse, both deceased. He was a veteran of...

May 8, 2023

Ruby May Costner, 93, of Alamance County passed away May 8th 2023, at White Oak Manor in Burlington. She was born September 11th 1929 in Haw River, to the late John and Maggie May. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Marshall Costner, son,s Richard May “Smoky”, Tommy Durham “Hook”, Ricky Durham “Tick”...

May 8, 2023

Robert Peter (Bob) Stocking, Sr., died in his Durham home on May 8th. He was 88.

He was born on December 23, 1934, in Upper Darby, PA, to R. Preston and Margaret (Murphy) Stocking. He grew up in Fitchburg, MA, where he graduated from St. Bernard’s High School in 1952. He served in the U.S....

May 7, 2023

Mr. John Sergio Martiñ Lindt passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the age of 26. Arrangements are incomplete now. A more complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Lindt family.

May 5, 2023

In Loving Memory

Beverly Warmath

October 25, 1939 to May 5, 2023

Beverly died at Brookdale Memory Care in the Clare Bridge Program on May 5, 2023 in Chapel Hill from complications related to Dementia, she was 83.

May 4, 2023

Susan Carol Ceger, 79, of Durham, North Carolina, passed at at Duke University Medical Center on Thursday, May 4, 2023

People often her as spicy but she was good at heart.

A burial will be held at a later date in Queens, New York.

Walker’s Funeral Home...

May 2, 2023

Rodney E Colling, 79, of Mebane, NC went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2023 after a lifelong battle with stubbornness.

Rod was born September 16, 1943 to the late Willard and Vivian (Stock) Colling in Albany, NY. He graduated from Albany High School in 1962 where he was...

May 1, 2023

Linda Katharine Helms (“Gram”) passed away at her home in Pittsboro, NC on May 1, 2023 from complications from pulmonary fibrosis. She was 80.

She is survived by her husband Rex Helms, her son Brian Hilligoss, her step-daughter Tammy Osborne, her step-son Michael Helms, her grand-daughters Janna Coleman, Mariah Coleman, Addie...

May 1, 2023

William Heaton Fox age 89, passed away peacefully on 05/01/2023, after an extended illness at Peak Resources of Alamance in Graham, NC. He was born on July 16, 1933, to the late Herman Harris Fox & Mildred Heaton Fox.

In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his...

Apr 29, 2023

Beth Sparrow Spaugh of Chapel Hill, with family at her side, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, April 29, 2023, at her home at the age of 84. Beth was from Chapel Hill and lived there all her life. She was predeceased by her parents Leonard Joshua Sparrow and Mary Crabtree Sparrow.

On July 6, 1957,...

Apr 29, 2023

Philip Edward Culpepper of Chapel Hill, NC died April 29, 2023 from complications associated with a neurodegenerative disease, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). He was surrounded by his family in his final hours.

Philip was born in Portsmouth, VA on November 13, 1953. He is preceded in death by his parents Garland Richard Culpepper and Kathleen...

Apr 29, 2023

Born December 27th 1948 in Lagrange, childhood in Atlanta, and adolescence and early life in Graham, North Carolina, skimming water on skis and galloping her buckskin. She birthed three children, bravely moving to Chapel Hill to raise them.

So much of her professional life was as her private, devoted tot helping others – working at UNC in...

Apr 28, 2023

James Milton "Pete" Rhew went home to be with The Lord Friday, April 28, 2023, at Duke University Medical Center. Born February 12, 1949, he was the only son of the late Al Victor Rhew and late Mary Lee Tilley Rhew of Rougemont. After the death of his mother, he and his sister, Vicki Ann Rhew Compton were raised...