Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Apr 11, 2021

Margaret Ellen Mentzer Antle of Durham passed away on April 11th at the age of 84. Mrs. Antle was married for 55 years to the love of her life, the late Charles C. Antle, Jr. She is survived by her four children, David Antle of Durham and his husband Andy Smith, Karen Antle of Chapel Hill, Chuck Antle of...

Apr 11, 2021

Chapel Hill - Ms. Linda Lee Kaufman, daughter of the late Karl and Florence Kaufman, died Saturday at UNC Hospitals, Hillsborough Campus. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:00am, at Shepherd Memorial Park in Hendersonville, NC. A full obituary is forthcoming. The Kaufman family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of...

Apr 11, 2021

Eva Faw Kennedy, 97, of Hillsborough went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, April 11, 2021 in her home surrounded by family. She was born June 6, 1923, in Ashe County, to Robert Avery and Jean Turner Faw. Eva graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1940 and attended Woman’s College in Greensboro. On March...

Apr 9, 2021

Apr 8, 2021

On Thursday, April 8, 2021 our Mother completed her journey here on this earth 50 years to the day after our Father, Noble Gene Mitchem, passed after returning home from the Vietnam War in a single car accident in El Cajon, California, leaving her to raise 6 children by herself, with the help of many friends and family. She...

Apr 6, 2021

John Walter Cartwright Jr. February 21, 1947 - April 6, 2021 John Cartwright died Tuesday, April 6, at age 74 after a 12-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He was born in Elizabeth City, NC to John Walter Cartwright (Jack) and Edna Crawley Cartwright. He grew up in Raleigh and Durham, graduating from high school in Clinton, NC. He...

Apr 6, 2021

Mrs. Hin Pow, 59, wife of Wee Shwe, died Tuesday afternoon at her home in Carrboro. A graveside service was held on Saturday, April 10, at 10:00 a.m. at Westwood Cemetery, Carrboro. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Friday, April 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Pow family is under the care of...

Apr 3, 2021

Helen Elizabeth Hornbuckle Gravette peacefully passed away on April 3. 2021 at her home in Wilkesboro at age 93. Helen was born August 25, 1927 in Hillsborough to Paul Jacob Hornbuckle and Pansy Freeland Hornbuckle. Helen spent much of her early years with her grandparents Irving and Minnie Freeland and her aunts and uncles who treated her like a...

Mar 29, 2021

Dixie Lee Boney Soo died on Monday, March 29, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham. She was 87 years old. Born in Clinton, N.C., to the late Landron and Jessie Boney, Dixie was quiet and determined. Dixie decided as a teenager that she would be a doctor. Told by her mother to study typing in her senior year, Dixie...

Mar 29, 2021

Chun Lian Wang, age 76, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021. Chun Lian Wang was born on 22 Dec,1944 to the late Ji Yun Wang and Gui Ying Wang. She lovingly raised her two children and was devoted to her husband, her extended families, and the communities she lived in. She held various leadership positions in her career...

Mar 26, 2021

William Mack Daniels, 79, of Graham, passed away at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2:55pm. He was the husband of Lamai Siriwilai Daniels who survives and the son of Mr. Clyde Daniels and Mildred Anne Connell Frederick, both deceased. He was a member of Crosslink Community Church in Mebane and retired from United States...

Mar 25, 2021

Dr. Theodore Richard Oldenburg of Chapel Hill died suddenly on March 25, 2021 in Chapel Hill. Born in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Theodore Oldenburg and Frederika VanderWeiden Oldenburg. He grew up in Signal Mountain, TN, and entered Davidson College in 1950, entering the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Dentistry in 1953. Following graduation he entered...

Mar 24, 2021

Chapel Hill - Ms. Jennifer Irene White, 64, died peacefully at her home on March 24, 2021. Ms. White was born in Wilmington, Delaware, to the late James Ruston and Helen Lyng White. She is survived by her brother, John N. White of Chapel Hill. Jennifer's wishes were to be cremated and interred with her parents in New Garden...

Mar 21, 2021

Vivian "Ann" Dodson passed away at the age of 60 on March 21, 2021 at AuthoraCare Hospice in Burlington, North Carolina. She courageously battled chronic medical issues from the age of 29 while facing life's challenges with a smile. Despite all of her health issues, Ann stayed strong to the very end full of love, joy, peace, and laughter....

Mar 21, 2021

Helen Gates Berry Davis, age 94, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Helen was born on July 20, 1926 to the late W.P. Gates and Josephine Parker Gates. She lovingly raised her five children and was devoted to her church. Cooking for her family and friends was her witness and ministry. She enjoyed reading good books and her...

Mar 19, 2021

Mrs. Sarah Ann Mallett Tomlinson, 89 of Chapel Hill passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Carolina Meadows, The Pines. Private services for Mrs. Tomlinson will be held at a later date. Walker’s Funeral home in Chapel Hill is assisting the family.

Mar 17, 2021

Mrs. Peggy B. Mustian, 88, passed away, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, peacefully at her home where she was born in 1932. Mrs. Mustian was the daughter of the late Charles and Eula Berry. She was previously employed by Croscill Manufacturing from 1957 to 1999. Mrs. Mustian was an active member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church her entire life....

Mar 16, 2021

Mary “Rochelle” Atwater, daughter of the late Ben and Bertha Atwater of Chapel Hill, passed away on March 16, 2021 at Brookdale Chapel Hill Assisted Living. Rochelle was born September 16, 1926 in Chatham County, graduated from Pittsboro High School and, afterwards, the secretarial school at Pittsboro High School. Following graduation, she worked at the BC Plant and Baldwins...

Mar 16, 2021

Betty Lucille Tapp Carter, 97, recently residing at Mebane Ridge Assisted Living in Mebane and formerly of Elk Drive in Burlington passed at Liberty Commons on Tuesday March 16, 2021 where she was recovering from surgery to repair a broken leg. Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Bill” Carter, and son William Keith Carter. She was...

Mar 15, 2021

George Anthony (Tony) Trapp, 82, of Hillsborough, NC, died Monday afternoon, March 15, 2021 at home. Born December 1, 1938 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Francis and Frances Trapp. He is survived by his wife Ellen Trapp, son Raymond Trapp of Cocoa Beach, FL, daughters Carolyn Trapp (Brian Young) of Efland, NC, and Melanie...