OBITUARIES
Jay Carson Langhurst
May 11, 2020
Jay Carson Langhurst, 81, of Chapel Hill passed away on Monday, May 11. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married his wife, Carol Miller in London, England. They lived in Omaha, Nebraska and Seattle, Washington before moving to Chapel Hill. He was a Major in the US Air Force and flew combat missions in Viet Nam. He...
Wanda Cockrell
May 10, 2020
Wanda Martin Cockrell passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Wanda was born in Statesville, North Carolina on December 8, 1949, the daughter of Glady Rance Martin and Harriet Browning Martin. She is preceded in death by her parents; her beloved sister, Nancy Martin Vanstory, as well as brothers-in-law, Donald Gish, Harvey...
Jolanta Bozena Pucilowska
May 4, 2020
Jolanta (Jola) Bożena Puciłowska, passed away beside her loving husband in her Chapel Hill home on May 4, 2020. She waged a valiant seven-year fight against pancreatic cancer, living her life to the fullest, caring for hundreds of patients, and selflessly supporting family, friends, and strangers alike. She was a generous, resolute, and indomitable woman whose unwavering passion and...
David James Holbrook, Jr.
May 3, 2020
Dr. David James Holbrook, Jr., 87, of Chapel Hill, NC passed from this life on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Brookdale Meadowmont Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. David was born in Norfolk, Virginia and was the youngest of 3 children born to David J. Holbrook, Sr. and Myrtie L. Curling Holbrook. He was a 1951 graduate of Hampton High...
Barbara Burns Moran
May 2, 2020
Barbara Burns Moran, loving wife and mother, passed away at age 75 in her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the company of her family on May 2, 2020. Barbara was born in Columbus, Mississippi, and grew up in Roanoke, Alabama. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Subsequently, she earned an MLS from Emory...
Maria Lauritano
May 2, 2020
Mrs. Maria E. Lauritano, 93, died Saturday morning at Brookdale of Chapel Hill. Maria Lauritano was born in Chelsea, New York City to Andrea (Henry) Savarese and Sarah (Sadie) Pisapia Savarese. The third of five children, she married Salvatore G Lauritano (1924-1986) on June 5, 1949. The couple resided in Brooklyn until their move to NJ in 1957 and...
Larry Wayne Barnes
May 1, 2020
Larry Wayne Barnes (June 10, 1947 -May 1, 2020) passed away after a long battle with COPD. He is survived by his mother, Margie Rigsbee Barnes; children: Amanda Tripp (Terrell), Marlon Barnes (Teresa Sykes), Amelia Dickerson (Bobby), Mark Barnes (Kristie); brothers, Henry Barnes Jr. and Troy Barnes (Rose); sisters,: Frances Jordan, Diane Eubanks (Billy Holland), 11 grandchildren and 6...
Roderick Lynwood Cate
Apr 29, 2020
Graham, NC - Mr. Roderick Lynwood Cate, 62, died peacefully at his home on April 29, 2020. Mr. Cate was born November 4, 1957 in Chapel Hill to the late Ann Griffin and John Henry Cate, Jr. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1976. Upon his graduation, he went to work at Old Oak Ridge Farm, the...
Joseph Martin Jones
Apr 22, 2020
Joseph Martin Jones, son of the late Elmer and Esther Jones of West Virginia, passed away on April 22, 2020 at the age of eighty-eight in his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Joe earned his Bachelors of Science in mathematics and physics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and his Masters of Psychology from the University...
James Henry Anderson
Apr 20, 2020
Mr. James Henry Anderson, 94, of Mebane passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020 at Mebane Ridge Assisted Living. Mr. Anderson was the husband of Christine Barfield Anderson who survives. He was born January 11, 1926 to the late James Anderson and Effie McGauley Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a member of University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill and also...
Herbert C Keeter
Apr 19, 2020
Mr. Herbert C. Keeter passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at his home in Hillsborough at the age of 84. Herbert was born in Lumberton , North Carolina on August 9, 1935 to the late Thomas Calvin and Ada Mae Keeter. He worked for many years at the Efland Hosiery Mill and was a very active member at...
Devetta Lynn Bell
Apr 16, 2020
The Bell family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of Mebane.
Joseph Vincent Twamley
Apr 16, 2020
Chapel Hill – Mr. Joseph Vincent Twamley, 77, died Thursday morning at his residence. Mr. Twamley was born in Baltimore County, MD, on March 10, 1943 to the late Paul Arthur and Eliza Jane Finch Twamley. Joe attended Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore Maryland from 1957 to 1961, excelling in wrestling, swimming and football and was inducted...
Michael Bailey Schell
Apr 15, 2020
Michael “Mike” Bailey Schell passed away at UNC Hospitals on April 15, 2020, while surrounded by close family. He was fighting to get on a liver transplant list. He was 29 years old. Michael was born on April 5, 1991, in Durham, NC. He graduated from East Chapel Hill High School in 2009 where he was a member of...
John Richard Jacoway
Apr 12, 2020
John Richard Jacoway, age 90, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on Sunday April 12, 2020 at Dubose Health Care. A private graveside service will be held at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery in Chapel Hill with Rev. Randy Russell officiating. Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill is assisting the family.
Dorothy Jane Freeman
Apr 9, 2020
Mrs. Jane Freeman, beloved mother of three, Floyd, Christopher, and Matthew; and a grandmother of six, Josh, Ciara, Victoria, Taylor, Brittany, and Tabitha and her niece who was like a daughter to her Stacy Riddle peacefully passed away in her sleep on Thursday April 9, 2020. Mrs. Freeman leaves behind a legacy of love and laughter. A small memorial...
Michael Perry Swaim
Apr 6, 2020
The Swaim family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home in Mebane. No service is being planned at this time.
James Matthew Farthing
Apr 4, 2020
James Matthew Farthing, Jr. of Hurdle Mills died April 4, 2020 at the age of 27. James is survived by his wife, Jessica Farthing, his young daughter, McKenna Kacie Farthing, his parents Pastor James and Laura Farthing, Sr., his brother Ryan Farthing, sister Alyssa Farthing and his grandparents Marvin and Cynthia Mallett. He also leaves behind his in-laws, Scott...
Nancy Schwam Williams
Apr 3, 2020
Nancy Schwam Williams—world traveler, insurance saleswoman, avid reader, gardener, seamstress, pianist, and loving mother of two daughters—died at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on April 3. The cause was peripheral neuropathy. Born Nancy Schwam in Memphis, Tennessee on May 18, 1939, Ms. Williams wed Hubert Billingsley in 1955 and had a daughter, Carole Camille (Mimi), in October...
Ted Ellis Coleman
Mar 31, 2020
Ted Ellis Coleman, age 98, passed away on March 31, 2020 at The Addison of Indian Trail Assisted Living Facility at Monroe, NC, where he resided. Ted was born November 19, 1921, in the Schley Community (Hurdle Mills, NC) to the late Ellis Young Coleman and Florence Wilson Kenion Coleman. He attended school at Schley and Hillsboro High School...
