OBITUARIES
Katherine Lynne Mohrfeld
Sep 1, 2020
Katherine "Kate" Lynne Mohrfeld, 85, of Fearrington Village, NC passed away at her home on September 1, 2020 after a short illness. She was surrounded by family. She was born on July 19, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Katherine and William Lynne. Kate is survived by her brother, William Lynne of Naples, FL and her two daughters,...
Yadollah Pourafkari
Aug 31, 2020
Colonel Yadollah Pourafkari (known to his friends as Yadi) passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Monday, August 31, 2020 at his home in Chapel Hill. Yadi is survived by his wife Irantaj Shamsdiba (Diba) and his beloved daughters, Dr. Marina Pourafkari and Romina Khandani; four much loved granddaughters, Yasmina, Nikta, Hannah and Sienna. Yadi was born...
Joseph Hoyt Wright
Aug 29, 2020
Joseph “Hoyt” Wright, 79, of Cedar Grove, NC, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Hoyt was a native of Orange County. He was the son of the late Ralph and Beatrice Wright. He was a lifetime tobacco farmer. He was a member of Carr United Methodist Church and was a founding member of the Cedar Grove Volunteer...
Matt Lee Thompson Jr.
Aug 25, 2020
Matt Lee Thompson, Jr. Matt Lee Thompson, Jr. age 88, passed away August 25, 2020 at Briarwood Nursing Home in Little Rock, AR. He was raised in Chapel Hill, NC and moved to Little Rock in his later years to be with his daughter. Matt is survived by his daughter, Bettina Knight of Durham, NC; his grandsons, Jonathan (Amanda)...
Cameron Marshall Minnis
Aug 23, 2020
Cameron Marshall Minnis, age 41, born in Denton, Texas, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina in a tragic car accident. He was a current resident of Hillsborough, North Carolina and was employed as a warehouse manager for Lab Supply in Durham, North Carolina. He is survived by his 16 year old son, Keylan Grey Minnis, his...
Kenneth Wadford Cash
Aug 23, 2020
Mr. Kenneth W. Cash, 74, husband of Donna Crabtree Cash, died August 23, 2020 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. In addition to his wife, Mr. Cash is survived by his sons, Christopher Cash, and his wife, Allison, and Mark Cash, all of Chapel Hill; as well as four grandchildren. A full obituary is forthcoming. The Cash family is...
Dawn Crabtree Jackson
Aug 21, 2020
Dawn Crabtree Jackson, 61, passed away peacefully from this life on Friday evening, August 21, 2020 with her husband of 20 years, Gary Jackson, by her side. Dawn is survived by her husband Gary, and her children: Kendall, William, Brandon and Rachel Jackson, of Raleigh, New York and Fuquay, respectively; two sisters: Donna Cash and her husband Ken, and...
Glenn Anthony Yount, Jr.
Aug 18, 2020
Glenn Anthony (Tony) Yount, 70, of Chapel Hill, passed away after a period of declining health on August 18, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Chapel Hill. Tony was born in Concord, North Carolina to Rev. Glenn and Doris Yount on March 15, 1950. He attended high school...
Donna Cheek Quay
Aug 17, 2020
Chapel Hill – Mrs. Donna Cheek Quay died on August 17, 2020 at UNC Hospitals. She was 68. Mrs. Quay was born on June 26, 1952 in Durham, NC to her parents, the late Frances Bowden and W. Toy Cheek. She was a graduate of Chapel Hill High School, and upon graduation, attended Hardbarger Business College in Raleigh, NC....
Daniel Edward Straub
Aug 16, 2020
Daniel “Danny” Straub, 78, passed away at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill on August 16, 2020. Danny was born on October 5, 1941 in Somerset County, NJ. He graduated from Bound Book High School, NJ in 1959. Danny moved to NC in 1959 to attend UNC Chapel Hill. After 2 years of college, he pursued a career with the...
Roger Eugene Robinson
Aug 14, 2020
Roger Eugene Robinson Roger Eugene Robinson passed away at home in his sleep on August 14, 2020, ten days before his 86th birthday. He was born the eldest son of Letha Dean Huber and Carl Eugene Robinson in Carmi, Illinois, on August 24, 1934. While serving in the Air Force, Roger married his sweetheart, Beverly Coale. They had three...
V. Gloria Myers
Aug 14, 2020
V. Gloria Myers, also known as Glo, Nana, and Googie, died on Friday, August 14, 2020 at her home in Fearrington Village. She was born in Plainfield, NJ to Joseph Lucchesi and Maria Gambi Lucchesi. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Larry, who died in 2012. She is survived by 3 sons: Larry and...
Bobby Lou Gentry
Aug 10, 2020
Mr. Bobby Lou Gentry, age 83 passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020, at UNC Hospice in Pittsboro, N.C. He was born on April 2nd, 1937 in Roxboro, N.C. to Lovie Sue Clayton and Willy Louis Gentry. Mr. Gentry owned his own roofing company. He retired in 2008. Mr. Gentry is survived by two daughters Glenda Hoffman (Marty) of...
Joann Davis Kelly
Aug 9, 2020
Joan Ann Davis High Kelly died peacefully at her home in Hillsborough on August 9, 2020 after a brief illness. She was a daughter of Edward J. Davis, Jr., and Katherine Hanna Davis, and wasborn September 18th, 1931 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She grew up in High Point, North Carolina where she met and married Lacy Thacker High. They...
Wayne Bernard Averette
Aug 9, 2020
Wayne Bernard Averette (Buckie), age 71 of Person County, born on a Sunday August 29, 1948 passed away peacefully on Sunday August 9, 2020 at the Hospice Center in Burlington, NC. Wayne was a hard working provider for 21 years at Hillsborough Textiles and a successful business man with his own cleaning service before he fell ill in the...
Dewey Harry Pope
Aug 7, 2020
Dewey Harry Pope, 86, of Cedar Grove, NC passed away peacefully at home on August 7, 2020. Harry was born July 3, 1934 to the late Dewey and Mabel Pope. He was born in Durham, NC but spent 81 years as a member of the Cedar Grove community. He graduated in 1952 from Aycock High School, attended Croft Business...
Zachary James Taylor
Aug 5, 2020
Zachary James Taylor, 33, died unexpectedly at his home on August 5, 2020 in Chapel Hill, NC. Zac was born on June 15, 1987 in Durham, NC to Cindy Mayes and Ron Taylor. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School, and attended Durham Technical Community College, UNC Charlotte, and The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham. He was self-employed. Zac loved...
Woodrow Samuel Flack
Aug 5, 2020
Woodrow Samuel Flack was born on April 27th, 1954. He passed away on August 6th, 2020 at Duke Regional Hospital after a long battle with multiple health issues. He grew up in Union Mills, NC. He graduated from R S Central Highschool in 1972. One of his proud accomplishments was joining the United States Army. He served from 1972-1976....
Denise Harrison Sills
Aug 5, 2020
Denise Harrison Sills, 56, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. Denise was the oldest of three daughters born to Dennis R. Harrison and Dixie Warren Harrison of Durham, NC. She graduated from Northern Durham High School in 1982 and from North Carolina State University in 1986 with a BS...
Patricia Webster Smith
Aug 5, 2020
Mrs. Patricia Ann Webster Smith, 79 died Wednesday, August 5, 2020. She was the widow of Robert (Bob) Ellis Smith who died in 2016. Pat and her husband were avid Coca-Cola Collectors, belonging to the local Tar Heel Chapter as well as the national Coca-Cola Collectors Club. They traveled nearly all 50 states making friends and memories all along...
