OBITUARIES
Sandra Hyde
Sep 12, 2020
Mrs. Sandra Hyde, age 72, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Arrangments are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Hyde family.
Ryan Hogan
Sep 8, 2020
Mr. Ryan Hogan passed away on Tueday, September 8, 2020 in Mebane. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Hogan family.
Louise Frances Frost
Sep 5, 2020
Louise F. Frost, a Rye, NY resident from 1957 to 2012, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 5, 2020 at the age of 91 at her son’s home in Chapel Hill, NC. Born and raised in Detroit, Louise graduated from Cooley High School and the University of Michigan with a BA, majoring in music with a focus...
Rosa Santiago
Sep 5, 2020
Mrs. Rosa Santiago peacefully passed away at her home in Hillsborough on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the age of 91. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and a more complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home of Mebane is assisting the Santiago family.
Paul Adams Brantley
Sep 5, 2020
Paul Adams Brantley, aged 89, died Sept 5, 2020-Kentucky Derby Day. He was the husband of almost 58 years to J. Ann Ritch Brantley, who survives. Paul graduated from old Central High School in Charlotte with the Class of 1950 and attended UNC-Chapel Hill before serving as a military policeman at the Valley Forge Army Hospital in Pennsylvania during...
Francis Faison Dubose Bohlayer
Sep 4, 2020
Frances Faison DuBose Bradley Bohlayer (1938-2020) On September 4th, 2020 and after a brief illness, Fay passed away in the company of loving family. She was a kind, generous and quick-witted southern lady with charm and grace. Her personal relationship and deep love for the Lord was an inspiration to all. She was a wellspring of love and a...
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...
