Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Apr 11, 2022

Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Arthur Benavie died unexpectedly on April 11, 2022 at his home at Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill. His wife, Marcy Lansman, was with him when he died. Art was born in Detroit, where his father, Sam Benavie, was a well-known orchestra conductor. As a child, Art made music the center of his...

Apr 11, 2022

Sharon Hines Agronsky, 77, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on April 11, 2022, after a long illness. On October 10, 1944, Sharon was born to Richard C. Hines and Muriel Hammer Hines in Muscatine, IA. After graduating from St. Catherine's High School in 1962, she went on to study English at the University of Iowa and George Washington...

Apr 11, 2022

Jean Harrison Gregory died on April 11th, 2022, just 6 days before her 99th birthday at Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC. Miss Gregory was the daughter of Arthur Wynns Gregory and Ruth Shaw Gregory. Along with her parents, she is predeceased by a brother, Henry Shaw Gregory and two sisters, Ruth Gregory Proctor and Elizabeth Gregory...

Apr 10, 2022

Don passed from this life Sunday evening, April 10, 2022. He was born May 20, 1935, in Fremont, Virginia as the youngest of 12 Tickle children. Don had a distinguished and highly decorated 27 year career in the US Marine Corp. He bravely served in the Vietnam War and received high honors for combat in both Korea and Vietnam....

Apr 9, 2022

Dennis Zaborowski, artist and retired UNC professor, passed away on April 9th. He was 79 years old. Professor Zaborowski was born in 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Garfield Heights with his mother, Stephanie, father, Michael, and brother, Michael. He attended St. Stanislaus High School in the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland. He was a Boy Scout...

Apr 6, 2022

Vincent A. Diamonti passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022 at Duke University Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was 79 years old. "Vinny" was born on September 11, 1942 in Peekskill, N.Y. Survived by his wife, Arlene, his son Gregory and daughter, Patti, his brother Anthony and his grandchildren. The family would like to thank the staff...

Apr 6, 2022

Joseph Lister Thomas, 80, of Mebane, North Carolina passed away on April 6, 2022 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Joe was born in Norfolk, Virginia on February 25, 1942 to the late Ralph Bernard Thomas and Laura Elizabeth Thomas, both deceased. Joe was an extremely loving husband, father, paw-paw, grandpa, godfather and always a loyal friend his entire life....

Apr 5, 2022

Dennis Brian Haynes son of Barbara Haynes Johnson and Pierre Larkin was born on June 11, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey. He departed this life after a lengthy illness on April 5, 2022. Dennis was educated in the Newark Public School System and attended Montgomery High School. After High School he was an apprentice under the leadership of the...

Apr 5, 2022

John G. Margoles, age 71 passed away at home in Hillsborough, NC on April 5th, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife Doris Margoles; his daughter Elise Bortz and husband Aaron (Hillsborough, NC); his son Ben Margoles and wife Sandy (Seattle, WA); and his four grandchildren -- Ari & Eva Bortz and Annabel & Olive Margoles. He is...

Apr 5, 2022

Joanna Albright Parker of Hillsborough, North Carolina passed away peacefully on April 5, 2022, while at The Hospice Home in Burlington. She was born in Hillsborough, N.C., on March 4, 1934. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas and Frances Albright and siblings Marion (Pete), Jeff and Kae and her in-laws, Fred and Pauline Parker. Joanna is...

Apr 4, 2022

Paul Arthur Abolila died at Duke University Hospital on April 4, 2022, due to heart failure. He was 94. Maj. Abolila was born on June 4, 1927, in New York City to Paul and Essie Gillikin Abolila. He moved with his family to his grandparents’ farm in Carteret County, NC, where he attended Beaufort Elementary School. They then moved...

Apr 4, 2022

Mr. Yongqi Sun passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at the age of 75. Arrangements are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill is assisting the Sun family.

Apr 2, 2022

Mrs. Gisela Cox passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022. Arrangements are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Jome in Chapel Hill is assisting the Cox family.

Apr 1, 2022

Jewell Hogan Altemueller 1/19/1923 - 4/1/2022 Jewell Hogan Altemueller passed away peacefully at her home on April 1, 2022 at the age of 99. She was born in Chapel Hill to Willie S. Hogan and his wife Jessie Moore Hogan. She graduated from Chapel Hill High School and in 1945 she earned a Bachelors degree in Psychology from UNC...

Apr 1, 2022

James David Melton Creedmoor – James David Melton, 94 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Durham VA Hospital-Heroes Way Hospice. He was born May 1, 1927 in Person County to the late David Danton Melton and late Minnie Shotwell Melton. He married Inez Harrison Melton on November 20th, 1948. They were...

Mar 30, 2022

Dayn Curtis Peters died unexpectedly in the early morning hours of March 30th, 2022 at UNC Hospital. He was 38 years old. Dayn was born on July 22, 1983 in Siler City, NC to his parents Ceib Phillips and Edward Peters. He graduated from Durham Community College with an associate degree in Computer Technology in 2017. He was skilled...

Mar 27, 2022

Mar 26, 2022

Kathleen Erskine Leutze passed from this world on March 26 after a brief illness. She was raised in sunny Lake Worth, Florida, the child of Robert Sloan Erskine and Mary Shirley Erskine. She was surrounded by her adoring family at the time of her death. Kathy attended Florida State University and then graduate school at the University of Miami...

Mar 23, 2022

Phyllis Lloyd, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Genesis-Siler City Center in Siler City, NC, where she had resided for the past ten months. She had been a resident at Chatham County Group Homes for more than 30 years, and had worked at Chatham Trades prior to her illness. Phyllis was the oldest of four...

Mar 22, 2022

Our early to bed, early to rise, Tar Heel-following, cell-phone holding, dog-loving, theater-going, life-loving, always on the go, wife, mom, sister, daughter and friend, Deborah Musson, decided there were no more texts to answer, no more 6 am walks to make, no more schedules to sync, no more restaurant take outs to order with amazing red wine. She decided...