Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Jan 15, 2023

Laura passed away in the presence of all her children on January 15, 2023 at the age of 102. She was born June 11, 1920 in Whortonsville, NC, the only child of Ralph Emerson Mayo and Ruth Whorton Mayo. She was predeceased by her parents and her spouse of 76 years, Charles Warren who passed away in 2018. She...

Jan 14, 2023

Louise Drogos died peacefully on January 14th, 2023 with family at her side. She was 101 years old. Louise was a farm girl, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on December 5, 1921 to Richard William Hux and Masie Elouise Goers. She was the second oldest of 7 children. Louise graduated from Speed High School and then, in 1943,...

Jan 13, 2023

Mary Enfield Stark passed from this life peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2023. Born in Maxwell, Iowa in 1927, Mary Jean Enfield married her high school sweetheart, Donald Gerald “Don” Stark, and they remained devoted to each other throughout their 77 year marriage.

Mary always had an interest in music and...

Jan 11, 2023

George Robert Hoag, husband of 65 years to Rosemary Shepard Hoag, and Papa to Brigid, Gretchen, and Lucy, died on January 11, 2023. He was 87. George was born in Dallas, Texas, but after attending Loyola University and Tulane University in New Orleans, he became a New Orleanian at heart. The family moved to Chapel Hill, NC in 1983....

Jan 10, 2023

Jimmie Allen Sigmon was born February 26th, 1938 to John Troy Sigmon & Addie Mace Sigmon and was one of ten siblings. He was lovingly married to Carrie Sigmon on February 22nd, 1959 and were together for 56 years before Carrie passed. Jimmie worked at White’s Furniture Company before retiring, and had two children, Cindy & James.

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Jan 9, 2023

On January 9, 2023, our father passed away at home surrounded by his family after a brief decline in health, he was 88 years old. He is survived by many loving family members, including his daughters, Leslie Campbell (Ron), Kristen Schaugaard-Green (Stephen), Collette Brown (Len) and Biz Schaugaard (Gov Landrum), his grandchildren Maddie and Nate Wilshire, Davis and Walker...

Jan 8, 2023

Sally Couch Vilas died on January 8, 2023 in Chapel Hill, NC. She was 91. Born February 4, 1931 to Else Ruprecht Couch and John Nathaniel Couch, Sally grew up in Chapel Hill. She is predeceased by her husband Harry Gooder, her parents, and her brother John Philip Couch.

Sally attended Salem Academy and maintained...

Jan 7, 2023

Bruce F. Ray (Buddy), passed away on January 7, 2023 after a courageous battle with lung cancer, in the home he built surrounded by his wife of more than 52 years and his family who loved him greatly. Born on June 21, 1949 in Orange County, NC and better known as Buddy, he built his life on his family’s...

Jan 7, 2023

Calvina (ne Gibson) Quinn, 87, passed away in the excellent care of the Hoch Pavillion, Duke Hospice in Durham, North Carolina on January 7, 2023. She was born and raised in Elk Valley, Tennessee in the beautiful Cumberland Gap. At 17, she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio with her sister, Sharon to go to work, they thenmoved to Detroit, Michigan...

Jan 5, 2023

Gordon Thomas “Tom” Cook from Carrboro, N.C. was born on September 22, 1953 to Herman and Theresa Cook in Newport, Rhode Island. He died on January 5, 2023 due to complications following esophageal cancer. He was 69.

Gordon graduated from high school in Tiverton, RI in 1971 and went on to...

Jan 2, 2023

Ronald Earl Jones, best known as “Ronnie” to his friends and family, passed away on Jan. 2nd, 2023. He was 75.

One of four brothers, Ronnie was born on Aug. 12th, 1947, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to William Jackson Jones and Celia Elizabeth Parker. Ronnie’s childhood was enriched by the many residents of Edgecombe...

Jan 1, 2023

Jan 1, 2023

Gregory Lee Perry 54 of Roxboro passed peacefully on January 1, 2023. Greg loved life, his family and friends fiercely. The last six months he found true love with Martha Allen. His drive for life was to help people in his personal and professional life. To know him was a blessing and he made sure that you were taken...

Dec 31, 2022

Kathryn Eileen Jefferson, 95, of Mebane, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022 at her home. Known to all as Eileen, she was born October 20, 1927 in Triadelphia, West Virginia to the late George and Hattie Kummers. On August 19, 1950, in Wheeling, she married the love of her life, George K. Jefferson, with whom she was blessed to...

Dec 30, 2022

Dec 30, 2022

Our beloved father passed away in his sleep on December 30, 2022 after a period of declining health. He was 95. The youngest of Samuel Herbert Crandell and Pearl Simmons Crandell’s four sons, he was born in Stokes, NC. After graduating from Stokes High School, he attended East Carolina Teachers College (now ECU), earning a BS degree in Mathematics....

Dec 29, 2022

Robert B Nichols, Jr went to heaven on December 29, 2022 to go hunting with his son, Sammy. Robert (Bobby) was 95 years old. He was born at home in Efland, North Carolina to Robert Nichols, Sr and Carrie Miller Nichols. Bobby is survived by his bride of 70 years, Margaret; his sister, Berkie Poole; his sister- and brother-in-law...

Dec 25, 2022

William O. McCoy, 89, died peacefully on Christmas Day, December 25, 2022, after a progressive illness. His closest family was by his side at home at The Cedars in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His wife, Sara, died December 18, last year on their 66th wedding anniversary.

Mr. McCoy, a graduate of...

Dec 23, 2022

Brian Stabler passed away on December 23,2022 after a 30 year battle with cancer and it’s multiple complications. He asked a friend one time if the friend thought Brian had 9 lives like a cat. No, the friend responded; you are well pass 9 and on your way to 15. Brian fought the complications of intense chemotherapy with grace,...

Dec 22, 2022

Frances Freeman Hendricks passed away on December 22, 2022. She was 91 years old. She was born on July 25, 1931 in Hillsborough NC to her parents Rosa Dunnigan Freeman and Norman Freeman. She retired from Eno Cotton Mill in 1984 after its closure with 33 years of service. She then operated a cleaning business for 28 years. Frances...