OBITUARIES
Clay Whitehead
Dec 13, 2018
Durham – Dr. Clay C. Whitehead, 76, died unexpectedly at his residence in Durham. Dr. Whitehead was born in Palo Alto, CA, to the late Margaret Archer and Carlton Whitehead. Dr, Whitehead graduated with Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) David Geffen School of Medicine in 1968. He practiced for nearly 50 years, specializing in psychiatry....
Mary Tilley
Dec 10, 2018
CHAPEL HILL December 10, 2018 Mary Elva Nelson Tilley, age 99, of Chapel Hill died peacefully surrounded by members of her family on Monday, December 10, 2018 at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living Center in Pittsboro, NC. She was born on December 23, 1918 in Stokes County North Carolina to the late Jesse Floyd Nelson and Maggie Leola Snider. She...
Gail Schaefer
Dec 7, 2018
Hillsborough - Mrs. Gail K. Schaefer died Friday December 7, 2018 at her home. No services are planned at this time. The Scheafer family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough.
James Bessoir, Jr.
Dec 6, 2018
Hillsborough - Mr. James Joseph “Jim” Bessoir passed away on December 6, 2018. Jim was born in Huntington, New York on January 22nd, 1956, to the late Anna Elizabeth Egan and James Bessoir, Sr. Jim worked his entire career at Underwriters Laboratory, where he retired in 2017 after 41 years of service. Jim is survived by his daughter, Nicole...
Nannie Vaughn
Dec 6, 2018
Mrs. Nannie Bell Vaughn,85, died Thursday, December 6, 2018. She was born in Person County to the late Sallie and Howard Vaughn. She attended Mt. Tirzah School. She married Harold Vaughn and raised their family on the farm. She loved her family and was always there for them. She loved working in her home. The service will be held...
Jesse Riley
Dec 5, 2018
Chapel Hill – Mr. Jesse Copeland Riley, 92, husband of the late Sylvia Sparrow Riley, died December 5, 2018 at UNC Hospitals. Mr. Riley was born April 30, 1926 in White Cross, NC, to the late Arthur Newton and Lillian Earl Copeland Riley. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School, and upon graduation was drafted into the US Army....
Nicholas Depietro
Dec 5, 2018
Nicholas (Nick) Phillip DePietro, most recently of Austin, Texas, died suddenly on December 5, 2018, at the age of 24. Nick was born in Smithtown, NY, the beloved son of Henry and Monica DePietro, and lived there until his family moved to Hillsborough, NC in 2004. After graduating from Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, Nick went on to...
Arnold Thomas Brown
Dec 4, 2018
. Arnold Thomas Brown Arnold T. Brown, age 70, of Mebane passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington. A native of Alamance County, Arnold was born on October 31, 1948 and was the son of the late Fred Brown and Frances Brown May. He was also preceded in death by his...
Earl Epperson, Jr.
Dec 4, 2018
Earl R. Epperson Jr., 97 years old, formerly of Pecan Plantation in Granbury, Texas, passed away at the Parkview Health & Rehabilitation Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on December 4, 2018. Born on April 1, 1921 in Kingsport, Tennessee, Earl attended Millsaps College and Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha order. He...
Glenn Brockwell, Jr.
Dec 4, 2018
Hillsborough - Glenn McClain Brockwell Jr. passed away peacefully on December 4, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. Glenn was born March 18, 1929 in Henderson County, NC to Ara and Glenn Brockwell Sr. Glenn (Shug) did not feel his story was worth sharing, but his family wholeheartedly disagrees. His life was one of honor...
Sharon Norris-Wagner
Dec 4, 2018
Sharon Ruth Ray Norris-Wagner, 76, died December 4, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is handling arrangements.
John Hawfield
Dec 3, 2018
John Winston Hawfield died December 3 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill after a brief illness. He was 53. His two sisters were with him when he died, and his brothers had been with him the evening before. Born in Lima, Ohio, he was the eldest of six children of James and Joan Hawfield, who predeceased him. John moved...
Douglas Mcarthur
Dec 1, 2018
Douglas Chandler McArthur passed away on December 1, 2018 at age 49. He was the first born to D. Ray and Diane S. McArthur. Chandler was a loving big brother to Jason McArthur and to Paige McArthur Guest and a loving uncle to four nieces and five nephews. He was loved and known for his big smile, a warm...
Betty Longiotti
Dec 1, 2018
Betty C. Longiotti, 83 of Chapel Hill passed away peacefully on December 1, 2018 after a valiant battle with cancer. A long time Chapel Hill resident, she hailed from the New Lyme Township in Ohio and graduated Thiel College with honors. She began her teaching career in Ohio and Pennsylvania before relocating to Chapel Hill, where she taught AP...
Doris Lewis
Dec 1, 2018
Doris Lee Minnis Lewis, age 90, of 1018 Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, died on December 1, 2018, surrounded by her family. She died in the home in which she was born on April 10, 1928 to the late Mary Lois Dodson Minnis and William Arthur Minnis. She and her husband of 69 years, Keith B. Lewis, continued to live...
Edward Fadel
Nov 30, 2018
Ed Fadel was a kind and loving man, a sweet and selfless husband, a loving father, brother, son, brother-in-law, uncle, and loyal friend. Everyone who met Ed remembers his kind smile, quick wit, and generosity. He passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 30, 2018. Ed is survived by his wife Anna, his three beautiful daughters Sydney, Lindsay, and Georgia,...
Jeanne Baker
Nov 26, 2018
Jeanne Muriel Baker, formerly of Mill Valley and Tiburon, California, died Monday, November 26, 2018, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was 93. Jeanne was born in New Orleans on April 9, 1925. She attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where she was a member of the Alpha Eta chapter of Phi Mu. In 1943, she moved to...
Roy Albright
Nov 26, 2018
Mr. Roy Jeffrey Albright, 83, died Monday, November 26, 2018. He was a native of Hillsborough and a graduate of Hillsboro High School. He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne. Later he moved to California where he retired. Surviving is his sister, Joanna Parker (William). He was predeceased by his parents, Lena Franes Ray and Thomas...
James Holland, Jr.
Nov 25, 2018
James H Holland Jr (Jim) of Chapel Hill, NC died Sunday November 25, 2018 at UNC Hospital after a short illness at the age of 68 years old. Jim is survived by his wife, Frances (Fran) Keller Holland and his son, Jonathan K. Holland; by his Mother, Catherine D. Holland; his sister Cathy H Sargent and husband Pete of...
Alan Curtis
Nov 23, 2018
Mr. Alan Christopher Curtis, of Chapel Hill, passed away on November 23, 2018 at the age of 94. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to care for Alan's family.
