OBITUARIES
Carolyn Wood Williams
Oct 2, 2020
Chapel Hill – Mrs. Carolyn Wood Williams, 81, wife of the late Robert B. Williams, Sr., died Friday evening at her home. A graveside funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 12:00pm in Westwood Cemetery in Carrboro, officiating will be Rev. Albert Williams. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in Carolyn’s name be...
Robert Thomas Kane
Oct 1, 2020
Robert Thomas Kane relished the double entendres in an Elvis Costello song, the shadows and light of classic film noir and the labyrinthian challenges of a Dungeons and Dragons game. Robert, 52, of Durham, a network support specialist for the federal Environmental Protection Agency, died just before midnight Thursday after doctors and nurses at Duke University Hospital's intensive care...
Geneva Frye Walker
Oct 1, 2020
Geneva Frye Walker, age 71, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2020. Born on January 9, 1949, she is the daughter of the late Ted and Edna Frye. She was employed by PHE, Inc. for almost 17 years. She was preceded in death by her loving, husband, Wayne. She is survived by a son, Phillip Wayne Walker, Jr. (Wife...
Fred E. Pirog, Sr.
Sep 30, 2020
Mr. Fred E. Pirog, Sr., 92, died Wednesday morning at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mr. Pirog was born on December 24, 1927 to the late Nellie Fila and Anthony Pirog. He was raised in Pine Bush, NY, one of 8 siblings, working on the family dairy farm. Mr. Pirog graduated from Pine Bush High School in 1946, where...
Mar Tha
Sep 28, 2020
Mrs, Mar Tha, 55, wife of Pah Baw, died Monday evening at her home in Carrboro. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 3, at 11:00 am in Westwood Cemetery, Carrboro. The family will receive visitors at the cemetery beginning at 9:30am. A full obituary is forthcoming. The Tha family is under the care of Walker's Funeral...
Helen Neighbours Miller
Sep 28, 2020
On Monday, September 28 Helen N. Miller passed away at home with family, and went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Visitation will be held at Walker’s Funeral Home located at 204 North Churton Street in Hillsborough from 6pm - 8pm on Friday, October 2, 2020. Graveside services will be held at New Sharon Church...
Tony Curtis Hamm
Sep 28, 2020
Tony passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife of 33 years Cindy by his side. He is preceded in death by his parents Dalton A Hamm & Gracie Hamm Snipes of Durham. He is survived by his wife Cindy B. Hamm of the home. His children, Tammy (Will) of Rougemont NC; Tony Hamm II of Caswell County...
Ann Robinson Clayton
Sep 26, 2020
Ann Robinson Clayton, 80, of Caldwell, NC died on Saturday September 26th 2020 at Duke Hospital after a sudden illness. Ann was born in Orange County on September 24, 1940 to Otho and Elizabeth Robinson. She grew up working on family farms and playing with her siblings and cousins. She married Millard William Clayton in 1960 and enjoyed 49...
Cassandra Gale Brown
Sep 24, 2020
Cassandra (Cassie) Gale Brown died peacefully in her Chapel Hill home on September 24th. Cassie was the daughter of Duane Brown (step mother Sandra) of Hillsborough, NC and Linda (Freeman) Brown of Bethlehem, PA. She was born in Henry County, IN in 1961 and graduated in the 1980 Chapel Hill Senior High School Class. She received a BA in...
Bernard Rudolph Ward
Sep 24, 2020
Bernard R. (BR) Ward, 75, died on September 24, 2020 of cardiac arrest in Chapel Hill, NC. BR was born in Goldsboro, NC on September 2, 1945, to the late Bernard R. Ward, Sr, and Miriam Sloan Ward. He is survived by two sisters, Laura Jane Ward of Asheville, NC and Miriam (Betty) Ward Green of Morehead City, NC....
Joan Adele Wetter
Sep 20, 2020
Mrs. Joan Adele Wetter, age 90, passed away at Durham Regional Hospital on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Wetter family.
Peggy B. Miller
Sep 19, 2020
Peggy Miller, age 66, passed away on Saturday September 19, 2020 at 5:05 AM at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill NC. She was born on September 21, 1953 in Durham to the late Lawrence James Bennett and Dorothy Ashley Bennett. Peggy was a retired teacher. Peggy was a wonderful and caring educator at Central Elementary School for 28 years...
Michael Demilt Aitken
Sep 19, 2020
Michael Demilt Aitken, 64, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away peacefully at home on September 19, 2020 due to complications from cancer. A private celebration of life and burial was held at Carolina Memorial Sanctuary in Mills River, NC on September 23, 2020. Once the coronavirus pandemic has subsided and large groups can safely gather in person, a public...
Albert Edward Smith
Sep 18, 2020
Mr. Albert Edward Smith, 85, husband of Bette German Smith, died Friday morning in Chapel Hill. A memorial service is being arranged, with a time and date to be announced. A full obituary is forthcoming. The Smith family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill.
Patsy Andrews Rubish
Sep 16, 2020
Patsy Andrews Rubish, 94, wife of the late Mike Rubish, of Chapel Hill, died Wednesday at UNC Hospitals – Hillsborough Campus. Mrs. Rubish was born and raised in Carrboro, NC. She was a longtime member of University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Rubish loved antiques, briefly owning and operating Old House Antiques. She, along with a few close...
Fred C. Wright, Jr.
Sep 15, 2020
Mr. Fred Cornelius Wright Jr., of Roxboro, NC, passed away at Duke Regional Hospital on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at the age of 69 years old. Fred was born in Carrboro, NC, on October 29, 1950, to the late Fred and Katherine Gooch Wright. Fred faithfully served his country for 23 years, travelling worldwide, serving in the Vietnam War,...
Stephen Bartow Baxter
Sep 15, 2020
Stephen B. Baxter, 91, of The Forest at Duke, Durham, formerly of Chapel Hill, died in his sleep on the morning of September 15, 2020. In his final days, he was surrounded by his family and was supported by the awesome staff at The Forest of Duke and Transitions Hospice. He was the husband of Ann Sweeney Baxter (the...
Alma Seebach Bergmann
Sep 14, 2020
Alma Stevens Seebach Bergmann passed away September 14, 2020 at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. Alma’s long life was full of family, world travel and a love of teaching and learning. Born fourth of six children on a farm in Erwin, South Dakota, she grew up in a tight-knit Scandanavian community and graduated as valedictorian of her high...
Dr. Catherine M. Wilfert
Sep 13, 2020
Dr. Catherine M. Wilfert, a pioneer in the field of pediatric AIDS and a relentless advocate for children, died at her home outside Chapel Hill, NC on 13 September from idiopathic pulmonary disease. She is survived by her devoted husband and colleague of 49 years, Dr. Samuel L. Katz; her daughters from her first marriage, Katie C. Regen and...
William Jennings
Sep 12, 2020
Mr. William Jennings, age 92, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Arrangements are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisiting the Jennings family.
