OBITUARIES
Marvin Tyson
Nov 9, 2018
Mr. Marvin Tyson, age 63, passed away on November 14, 2018 in Carrboro. Memorial graveside services will be held at 1:00PM on December 5, 2018 at Westwood Cemetery in Carrboro.
Eric Johnson
Nov 7, 2018
Mr. Eric D. Johnson, age 74, and a resident of Chapel Hill passed away on November 7, 2018 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A full obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to assist the Johnson family.
Arthur Anderson, Jr.
Nov 7, 2018
Arthur Alexander Anderson loved life—his joyous optimism was contagious. The earthly life of this wise, sensitive, articulate man ended on November 7th but his spirit of love, peace and social justice lives on in all those who were blessed to know him. He was a proud immigrant son, born in Tacoma, Washington on May, 17, 1926 to a talented...
Donald Zinser
Nov 6, 2018
Chapel Hill - Mr. Donald Justin Zinser, 34, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Justin is survived by his sister, Kimberly Andrews, and her husband, Alan, of Hillsborough; niece, Cassidy and nephew, Brody; cousins, Allen, Brandon, Krista, Victoria, Tommy, Matthew, Grace and Gabriel; Aunts, Linda, Valerie and Vicki; Uncles, Butch and Chuck. Justin was preceded...
Marcel Deschesne
Nov 6, 2018
Marcel Meville Deschesne, 87, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on September 14, 1931, to parents Adele Thibault and Ernest Deschesne. Marcel joined the U.S. Air Force as a young man, serving in the Korean War on Sabre jets. He returned home where he met Charlotte, marrying her...
Carl Frick Sr.
Nov 6, 2018
Mr. Carl W. Frick Sr, age 91 of Efland died on November 6, 2018 at UNC Hospitals in Hillsbrough. He was born in Albemarle, Stanly County NC on March 24, 1927. He was preceded in death by his parents, Riley and Lily Frick. Carl worked in textiles, loved to garden and loved his family. He is survived by his...
Marlee Elizabeth Cook
Nov 5, 2018
Marlee Elizabeth Cook was born November 5th and although she was born here on earth to her parents Jason and Paige Cook her soul had already went home to be with her Heavenly Father our God in heaven. Marlee is survived by her parents; Jason and Paige Cook; brothers, Ryan Presley and Waylon Cook; Grandparents Carl and Janet Ratcliff...
Evelyn Neville
Nov 5, 2018
Mrs. Evelyn Smith Neville, 80, died Monday afternoon at Capitol Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh, NC. Mrs. Neville was born and raised in Orange County. She was a very Godly woman, loving her family, and her church. Reading her Bible daily, and attending church functions were two of her passions. She was a member of Hillsborough Church of...
Vladimir Treml
Nov 4, 2018
Dr. Vladimir Guy Treml, 89, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away on Nov. 4, 2018. Dr. Treml, a dedicated professor of the economics department at Duke University from 1967 to 1999, was loved by his family, countless friends, students and colleagues. His students described him as having a profound impact on their lives and careers, and he remained a...
Louise Scarlett
Nov 4, 2018
Louise Beaver Jones Scarlett, 94, died November 4, 2018. She was a native of Hillsborough and attended the Orange County schools. She married Ellis happily at age 16. She enjoyed cooking for family and friends especiall;y her "biscuits". Four children were born whom she loved very much as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren. Surviving are her children: Ellis...
Sylvia Bowman
Nov 4, 2018
Sylvia Jean Bowman, born December 4, 1942, passed away at her home, surrounded by family on November 4, 2018. Sylvia never went anywhere without being dressed to impress. She was a true lover of all things pink, hearts, westerns and Elvis, but what she loved more than anything was her family. She enjoyed sewing pajamas, costumes and horse show...
Janice Moss
Nov 3, 2018
Janice Ann Davis Moss, 70, a resident of 531 East Carver Street, Durham, passed peacefully surrounded by her friends and family that loved her, and whom she loved, on November 3rd, 2018 at Duke Regional. Mrs. Moss was a retired hairdresser of 45 years. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Allene Davis. She was a lifelong...
Barry Whitsel
Nov 1, 2018
Chapel Hill, North Carolina On November 1, we lost Barry, father, grandfather and Ruth’s husband and life partner for almost sixty years. He was a gentle, quiet man with a wry sense of humor that drew both his friends and family to him. Barry loved the outdoors, gardening, hiking, biking, fishing and kayaking in the North Carolina mountains, as...
Noel Parker
Nov 1, 2018
Noel David Godfree Parker was born in Glendale, California, just outside Los Angeles on 9th January 1937. He was the son of Eric, a World War I veteran, and Eveline, a former employee of the Bell Telephone Co. He was a loving brother to Joan, Stan, Ruth and Rosemary. He was a citizen variously of the United States, Canada,...
Dwight Compton, Sr.
Nov 1, 2018
Dwight Erskin Compton, Sr. was called home on November 1, 2018. A native of Cedar Grove, NC, he was born April 7, 1937 to James and Hazel Compton “in the house in which I live.” He lived by his faith. He believed in family, farming and bringing light to the lives of others, young and old. To know him...
Howard Stier
Oct 30, 2018
Howard A Stier, 79 of Apex, NC passed away October 30, 2018 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC while on an amazing journey at the forefront of living life fully and causing the improbable with incurable blood cancer. A gentle yet indomitable spirit, his generosity, inquisitiveness, humor and love of life was an inspiration every day. With quiet certainty,...
Gail Huntington
Oct 30, 2018
Dr. Gail Shivell Huntington, known also by her nickname Kris, passed away from complications due to a stroke on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. She was in her own home at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, surrounded by family and her beloved, spoiled cat, Abbey. Born on November 26, 1933, to Kirk and Berthe Shivell, Dr. Huntington grew...
William David Nance
Oct 29, 2018
Mr. William "David" Nance age 60 of Mebane died on October 29th, 2018 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of William Wiley Nance of Cary and the late Nancy Gayle Peace. He is also survived by his special Aunt Edith Nance Gilmore of Burlington. David worked for Patriot Small Engine...
Grace Allen Braxton
Oct 25, 2018
Mrs. Grace Allen Johnson Braxton age 96 of Burlington died on Thursday, October 25th, 2018 at the White Oak Manor in Burlington, NC. She was born in Alamance County and was the daughter of the late Grace and William Johnson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her three sisters and five brothers. She is...
Mary Patrick
Oct 25, 2018
Mrs. Mary M. Patrick, 69, died Thursday night at her home in Bullock, NC. Mrs. Patrick was born on February 14, 1949 to the late Henry Louis and Margaret Plaxco Patrick. She is survived by her husband, Alan R. Hall, of the home; sisters, Jane Patrick Findlay, of Grand Junction, CO, Dr. Barbara Patrick, of Clarksboro, NJ; three nieces;...
