OBITUARIES
Helaine Kaplan Plaut
May 20, 2021
Helaine Kaplan Plaut died peacefully on May 20, 2021, at her home at Carolina Meadows, in Chapel Hill, where she lived since 1997. She was 101 years old. Helaine was born in Boston on May 18, 1920. She was the daughter of Saul and Ethel Kaplan of Boston. She graduated from Girls Latin School in 1937 and Wellesley College...
Rebecca Zoe Ulshen
May 17, 2021
Rebecca Zoe Ulshen passed away on May 17, 2021 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer; she was 72 years of age. Born on December 8, 1949 to Dr. Floyd Wolfe Denny, Jr. and Barbara Horsefield Denny, Zoe entered her peripatetic early life in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Over the next few years the family moved to St. Paul, Minnesota; Nashville,...
Norma Kathryn Bullock
May 17, 2021
Norma Kathryn Bullock (Bartlesville, OK, September 24, 1945 – Chapel Hill, NC, May 17, 2021) is at rest in God’s presence after her journey with Alzheimer’s Disease. She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Kenneth Bullock and daughter Kerry (Ali Ozkan) of Carrboro, NC; son Kevin (Janell Draper) of St. Paul, MN, grandchildren Ihsan Ozkan and Rory and...
Nancy Keeler Wilson
May 14, 2021
Dr. Nancy Keeler Wilson passed away on Friday May 14, in Durham, North Carolina. She lived a joyful and successful life as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Nancy was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, James Frank Wilson, and is survived by her three children, Leslie, John and David. Nancy was born in Walton, New York,...
Everett Hampton
May 13, 2021
Chapel Hill—Major (Ret.) Everett “Bud” Hampton, 97, died peacefully Thursday, May 13, at the VA Hospital in Durham, NC. Bud was born in Kannapolis, NC, on November 24, 1923, to the late James Riley and Minnie Baugh Hampton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Thompson (Tommie), his son Mark Steven, and his daughter Debra, as well...
Edna Mae Tucker
May 13, 2021
Mrs. Edna Mae Tucker, born December 14, 1935, went to be with the Lord on May 13, 2021.She was the wife of the late Edward Tucker and the daughter of Jethro and Annie Mae Terry, both deceased. Survivors include her son Stephen and wife Nicole, daughter-in-law Brenda, granddaughter Jamie, grandson Austin and great-grandson Tucker; brothers, Warren Terry, Richard Terry,...
Judy Mcphail Gerringer
May 12, 2021
Mrs. Judy F. Gerringer of Burlington passed away at her home on Wednesday May 12, 2021. A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late Johnny Frederick Gerringer and the daughter of Joseph David McPhail and Francis Adgie McPhail, both deceased. She retired from Burlington Industries-Pioneer Plant after 47 years of service as a Chemical Lab...
Kristina Skela
May 6, 2021
KRISTINA SKELA, 81 Our Beloved & Cherished Mother, Grandmother, Sister & Aunt, went home to God on Thursday morning, May 6th. She died peacefully, at home with her son Josif at her bedside and daughter Anila nearby. Born in 1940 in Vlora, Albania, to loving parents Eleni & Petro Pema, Kristina was the only daughter, and middle child between...
Jean Pierre "Jp" Alarie
May 4, 2021
Jean Pierre “JP” Alarie, 57, passed away peacefully from his battle with cancer on May 4th at his home in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born September 4th, 1963, in Montreal, Canada, the son of Yves Alarie and the late Micheline Grise. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and received his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee....
Glen Coleman
May 2, 2021
Glen Orville Coleman, age 66, passed away on May 2, 2021 at his residence in Thomasville, NC. Glen was born April 8, 1955, in Durham, NC to the late Ted Ellis Coleman and Esther Marie Kots Coleman. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1957, where he attended school. He joined the Army after graduating high school and...
Phyllis Scott
May 2, 2021
Phyllis Hamm Scott, age 54, passed away in Durham on Sunday, May, 2, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents Dalton Anderson Hamm and Gracie Hamm Snipes and her brother Tony Curtis Hamm. She is survived by her sisters, Sarah Louise Hamm and Lois Marie Hamm; nieces, Cheyenne Vaughan (Justin), Libby Hamm, Tammy Mishue (Will), Destiny Sykes;...
Gerhard Wilhelm Meissner
May 1, 2021
January 26, 1937 - May 1, 2021 Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Gerhard Wilhelm Meissner was born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany on January 26, 1937. Dr. Meissner received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and a Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany in 1965. He was a Gosney Fellow...
Mark David Luftig
May 1, 2021
It is with enormous sadness that the family of Mark Luftig announces his death on May 1 at the age of 83 in Chapel Hill, NC. Mark was an exceptional man who led an exemplary life. He brought joy and happiness to so many, especially to his wife and family. Born in the Bronx, New York, and graduating from...
Marion Sue Felts
Apr 30, 2021
Marion Sue Crawford Felts, 79 of Hillsborough NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 30 2021. She was born on Fifth Street in Mebane NC, on October 7,1941. Per her wishes, she transitioned at home, to her eternal home with God. She was preceded in death by her father William Frank Crawford and her...
Patricia Faye Carmichael
Apr 25, 2021
Patricia Faye Hoggard Carmichael, 76, of 4289 Alpine Lane, Liberty, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Halifax County to Delbert Earl Hoggard Sr and Ella Keeter Hoggard, both deceased. Patricia is survived by three children, Elaine Stuart(Alan); Ellen Hill(Scott), and Rick Ezzell(Libby); she is also survived by...
Subrata John Guha
Apr 23, 2021
Dr. Subrata John Guha, MD, 60 (“John”), passed away peacefully in his sleep in Greensboro, NC, on Friday, April 23rd, 2021. He was born in 1960 in Kolkata, India, to Mira Guha (née Chattopadhyay) and Dr. Susanta Ranjan Guha, PhD, and moved to Detroit as a small child. Dr. Guha was a graduate of Boston University (B.A.Sc., 1982), where...
Samuel H. Wilson, Jr., M.D.
Apr 23, 2021
Samuel H. Wilson, Jr., M.D. passed away quietly in his home in Chapel Hill, NC on Friday, April 23, 2021. He was the son of Samuel H. Wilson, Sr. and Sue Whatley Wilson. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Denver in 1961 and his Medical Degree from Harvard in 1968. He served his country...
Shirley Joyce Hovey
Apr 21, 2021
Shirley McIntyre Hovey, 91, passed away on April 21, 2021. Shirley was born in Sterling, Colorado. After growing up in the Sterling area, she traveled extensively and eventually moved to Fort Collins, Colorado. She met Ford E. Hovey when they both worked at local radio station, KCOL. They were married in Estes Park, Colorado in 1960. Over the next...
Mary Sampsell Hallberg
Apr 20, 2021
Mary Adams Sampsell Hallberg, age 79, died peacefully after a short illness on April 20 in Chapel Hill, NC. Mary was born in Chicago, IL on December 19, 1941, to the late Marshall Grosscup Sampsell and Margaret Carr Sampsell. She attended The Latin School of Chicago, The Ethel Walker School (’60), and Sarah Lawrence College (’65) in Bronxville, NY....
