OBITUARIES
Patricia Lynn Butler
May 15, 2022
Patricia Lynn Butler (March 21, 1967 – May 15, 2022) Patricia Lynn (Barnes) Butler died May 15, 2022 at her home in Carrboro, NC. She was born March 21, 1967 in Pascagoula, MS and is the beloved daughter of Frank and Ann Barnes of Chapel Hill, NC. Growing up in a military family she lived in a number of...
Kearney Hill Andrews
May 15, 2022
After a brief illness, Kearney Hill Andrews, 79, died on Sunday, May 15, 2022 in Durham, NC. He was a native of Chapel Hill, born September 18, 1942 to Henry Raymond Andrews, Sr. and Clara Dell Hackney Andrews. Andrews was preceded in death by a brother, Henry R. Andrews, Jr., leaving his wife and dear sister-in-law, Glenda Andrews of...
Moyna Blair Monroe
May 14, 2022
Moyna Blair Monroe July 6, 1935 - May 14, 2022 Treasured by friends, esteemed by colleagues, and cherished by family, Moyna Blair Monroe passed peacefully at home surrounded by her children. She will be remembered as a vibrant person who, in sharing her strength and persistence, made the world a better place. Born in New Orleans, Moyna embodied grace,...
Tony Maurice Cain
May 13, 2022
Tony M. Cain, born on May 20, 1952, passed away at the age of 69 on May 13, 2022, at Duke Medicine Pavilion after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Cain was a resident of Hillsborough, N.C. He was predeceased by his parents Claude and Esther Cain, originally of White Oak, N.C. Surviving are his wife Alice Nickles Cain...
Peggy Sue Walker
May 13, 2022
Peggy Sue Walker age 92 passed away peacefully in hospice on May 13, 2022 in Durham, NC. Mrs. Walker was born on October 13, 1929 in Hillsborough, NC to her parents Robert and Mittie Gattis. She graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1947. Active in several clubs she was also a Majorette in the school band. She married Norman...
Miriam Thompson
May 8, 2022
Miriam Thompson left this world at the age of 85 on May 8, 2022, which fell on Mother’s Day this year - a day of rededicating ourselves to reconciliation and peace. Miriam is survived by her daughter Julie Keane and her husband Aaron Keane, her daughter Rinah Rachel Galper and her wife Clare Mullman, her grandchildren Ruben and August...
Frances Bass White
May 8, 2022
Frances Bass White, 92 years old, a Durham, NC, resident, and a beloved mother, former pastor’s wife and registered nurse, died on May 8, 2022. She lived a long life with an amazing zest for living, working and loving her family, church and community. Frances was the wife of James G. White, Jr. (“Jim”), the daughter of Roy O....
Mark Howard Cate
May 7, 2022
Mark Howard Cate, of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on May 7, 2022 at the age of 62 years. Mark was born in Pontiac Michigan and grew up in Waterford, Michigan. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Maggie; children Allison, Ann (Stephen) Stitzel, Mary and Christopher; parents Howard and Patricia Cate; brother, Rob (Cathy) Cate and sister,...
Jonnie Belle Clement
May 7, 2022
Jonnie Belle Clement passed away peacefully on May 7, 2022 surrounded by family and friends at her home in Mebane, NC. She was born 96 years ago on May 7, 1926 in Roanoke Rapids NC as the 11th child to Hannibal and Pocahontas Shearin. She graduated from William R. Davie High School in Roanoke Rapids, NC. During World War...
Dorothy 'Dot' Hall Holloway
May 7, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy 'Dot' Hall Holloway, 96, born on February 19, 1926 of Hillsborough, NC peacefully passed at 5:28 p.m. on Saturday, May 7th, 2022. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bill Holloway; her father and mother, Leroy and Eleanor Hall; her brothers, Leroy Hall JR, Warren Hall, Robert Hall, David Hall and her sister, Mary Copeland. She...
Susan Hutchison Talbott
May 3, 2022
Susan Hutchison Talbott, age 75, died on May 3rd, 2022, at 9:02 a.m. Mrs. Talbott was born on January 20th, 1947, in Spencer, Virginia. Her parents were the late Edith Mae Roach and William Douglas Hutchison, and she was married to Baker Lee Talbott Jr. Susan graduated from Halifax County High School, and she went on to earn a...
James Hankins, Jr.
Apr 30, 2022
James Curtis Hankins Jr. 7Jan1947-30Apr2022 James Curtis Hankins Jr. aged 75, died suddenly on Saturday, 30Apr2022 at UNC Hospital-Chapel Hill of a complication following a procedure. James was born on 7Jan1947 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to the late James C. Hankins Sr. and Evelyn Louise Smith. From the age of 12, he grew up in Salisbury, NC. James graduated...
Pamela Medlin Terrell
Apr 29, 2022
Pamela Medlin Terrell born December 8, 1952 of Hurdle Mills, NC passed away on Friday April 29, 2022. Pam married James Terrell on May 10, 1986. Pam loved animals. She couldn't resist talking her husband James into adding a new fur baby to their family any chance she could. Pam was also an avid lover of flea markets and...
Larry Neal Kerley
Apr 26, 2022
Larry Neal Kerley, of Mebane, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Efland, North Carolina on September 9, 1941 to the Mr. William Dafern Kerley and Margaret Wright, both deceased. He married his wife Barbara, on June, 26, 1961. He graduated from Mebane High School where he played on the...
Susan Marie Wortinger
Apr 25, 2022
In the early morning of April 25th, 2022, Susan Marie Wortinger, 70, passed away peacefully. After several long months of fighting, even though her heart was strong her body could not fight anymore. Susan was born to the late Richard and Rosemary Wortinger, born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan but spent most of her life in Alamance County. Susan started...
William Herbert Bland Jr.
Apr 23, 2022
William Herbert Bland, Jr. (MDIV, DMin) July 27, 1950 – April 23, 2022 William Herbert Bland, Jr., 71, of Mebane, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday afternoon, April 23, 2022. Bill survived a difficult hospitalization with COVID-19 in December 2020, only to be taken while mowing the front yard. He was preceded in death by his father...
Joyce Watkins
Apr 20, 2022
Mrs. Joyce Watkins passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at the age of 86. Arrangments are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Watkins family.
Ted Haywood Martin
Apr 19, 2022
Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, Apr 23 from 11:00-11:30 AM at Pleasant Green United Methodist Church 3005 Pleasant Green Road, Durham Visitation will be held on Saturday, Apr 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at Pleasant Green United Methodist Church 3005 Pleasant Green Road, Durham Ted's Burial will take place on Saturday, Apr 23 at 11:45-12:00 AM...
Julius Calvin Johnson
Apr 16, 2022
Julius Calvin Johnson, Sr. passed away on April 16, 2022 surrounded by his family following a brief illness. He was the oldest child of J. C. and Nancy Reid Johnson, both deceased from Efland, NC. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Elaine Miller Johnson, for 59 years. Calvin retired from the N.C. Department of Transportation. He and...
