Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Mar 7, 2023

Daughter of Vestal and Vesta Snider, Geraldine was born on June 23rd, 1933 on the Edwards family farm in Dobson, NC, and grew up in Highpoint and Fayetteville.

A true Tarheel, Geri proudly graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1955, one of the first twenty-seven “Nightingales” admitted to UNC’s...

Mar 6, 2023

November 12, 1926 - March 6, 2023

Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Walter "Wally" Laws Smith died March 6, 2023 at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 96 years old. Walter was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Mary Ramsden Smith. Walter is survived by his daughter Caroline Smith of Albuquerque,...

Mar 6, 2023

J Richard (Dick) Stewart, born May 7, 1936, in Clarksville Ohio, died on March 6, 2023, in Chapel Hill, NC. He was 86.

Richard was the son of HJ Stewart, a farmer, storeowner and Science teacher, and Viva Stewart, a first-grade teacher.

He attended the Ohio State University, where he received...

Mar 1, 2023

Robert “Bob” Samuel Wilson, better known as “Hoot” or “Papa Bob” passed away on Wednesday March 1st, 2023, at the age of 90. Bob was born on September 2nd, 1932 to Winder and Laylon Wilson. He was the youngest of four children and is survived by his sister, Louise Ball of Hillsborough.

Bob was preceded...

Feb 27, 2023

Brenda Crotts Dillard, born September 8, 1941, passed away at her home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, on February 27, 2023. She was proceeded in death by her parents, George Crotts and Hilda Curlee Crotts, her husband Reuben Perry Dillard, and her oldest son, Richard Demos Dillard. She is survived by her children, Mitchell Dillard, Lisa Dillard, Steven Dillard, Jason...

Feb 26, 2023

Kathryn Cook Crotts, 74, of Hillsborough, N.C., entered Heaven with Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

A Christian with a strong faith, she was a member of First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Burlington, N.C. Mrs. Crotts was born on December 27, 1948, in Augusta, Ga., the daughter of the late Conway Haguewood Cook...

Feb 25, 2023

On Saturday, February 25, 2023, Karen Martha Pilc Hensley, loving wife, sister, aunt, mother, and grandmother, passed away at age 80. Karen was born in Queens to John Pilc Jr and Marie Dvorak Pilc. An early trailblazer, Karen earned a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and pursued a graduate degree in economics at the University of...

Feb 25, 2023

Claire Richter Sherman, born February 11, 1930, in Boston, Mass., died February 25, 2023, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The daughter of two immigrants from the Russian empire, Harry Richter, a wholesale grocer, and Fanny Haifetz Richter, Claire graduated from Girls’ Latin School in Boston and earned her B.A. in History magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Radcliffe College...

Feb 24, 2023

Dawn Virginia Jarvis, 56, of Chapel Hill, NC died on February 24, 2023, of complications from surgery.

Born in Lenoir, NC in 1966, Dawn spent her years defying expectations. As a young girl, she demanded pants instead of dresses, convinced her parents to buy her a minibike without ever having driven...

Feb 22, 2023

Roy Charles Lindholm, 85, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away February 22, 2023. Beloved husband of Betty (né Norquest), father of Kirsten (Kevin) and Cheri (Mike), and granddaddy of Sarah and Katherine. Roy was born on March 8, 1937, in Washington, D.C., the only child of George Victor Lindholm and Hilda Virginia Farner, and grew up in Silver Spring, MD....

Feb 22, 2023

Betsy Person Terrell, age 96, passed away on February 22, 2023 at the DuBose Health Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Born on January 8, 1927 in Louisburg, NC, she was the daughter of William Tolliver Person and Noye Aycock Person, and sister of the late Bill Person and the late Glenn Person.

Betsy was preceded...

Feb 20, 2023

Patricia Stroud Croom

January 28, 1938 - February 20, 2023

Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Patricia Stroud Croom, daughter of Lawrence Monroe Stroud and Cleta Mae Parks Stroud, died peacefully in her home in Chapel Hill on February 20, 2023.

Patsy was predeceased by...

Feb 20, 2023

Marcia

Known for her kindness and emotional insight, Marcia McCollum Hebrank was a mother of four and grandmother of two. She was a social worker, psychotherapist, poet, spiritual healer, and teacher. She was born and raised on Southern Illinois farmlands by loving parents and an extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Growing up, she...

Feb 20, 2023

Julian Dmytro Van Name, "Jules", of Asheville, North Carolina, passed away in his home on February 20, 2023. He was 31 years old.

Julian was born in Verona, New Jersey, on June 10, 1991, to his parents, Adela Hanusey Van Name and Christopher Van Name. He and his family moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina...

Feb 19, 2023

Nancy Lee Berry, 73, died Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Compass Healthcare in Mebane, NC. Born in Orange County, she is the daughter of the late Ralph H. Berry and Margaret S. Berry. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brothers-in-law Zeb Daniel and Jerry McCullock.

She is survived by...

Feb 18, 2023

Earl “Spanky” Kimrey went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 18, 2023. Services will be Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Calvary Baptist Church 522 West Hill Ave. Hillsborough, NC 27278 at 1pm followed by 2pm graveside service in Hillsborough Town Cemertary. In lui of flowers the family would like donations to be made to Calvery Baptist Church PO...

Feb 17, 2023

Carlos Eduardo Tinoco of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on February 17, 2023. He was thirty years old.

Carlos was born on October 1, 1992 surrounded by love and affection. He grew up in Chapel Hill, graduating from East Chapel Hill High School in 2011....

Feb 15, 2023

Barbara Jean Kerley, 79, of Mebane, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Larry Neal Kerley who preceded her in death. She was born on August 5, 1943 in Durham, North Carolina to David Thomas Squires Sr. and Edna Mary Winstead, both deceased. She was a former team...

Feb 14, 2023

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On February 14th, 2023, James Felton Johnson passed to spend his 70th Valentine’s Day with his eternal sweetheart (late) Billie Johnson in their heavenly home.

Delivered by a horse doctor in exchange for a sack of potatoes, James Felton Johnson was the son of Lillian Dale...

Feb 12, 2023

Mr. Joseph Hodgin Beasley passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Duke University Hospital. A complete obituary will be posted when available.

Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Beasley family.