OBITUARIES
Alvis Scarlett
May 10, 2018
Hillsborough - Mr. Alvis Henry Scarlett, 86, the son of the late Robert and Myrtle Scarlett, passed away peacefully May 9, 2018 surrounded by his family. Mr. Scarlett is survived by his son, James N. Scarlett, and his wife, Mitzi, of Haw River; daughter, Tammy E. Scarlett, of the home; five granddaughters, five great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren;...
Geraldine Phillips
May 10, 2018
Mrs. Geraldine Faye Wilson Phillips, 89, died Thursday, May 10, 2018. She was born in Orange County and attended the Orange County Schools. Mrs. Phillips was employed at Bel-Vue Mills for over thirty years. She married the late Homer Phillips in 1945, and they had six children. Mrs. Phillips was a very caring person for her family, friends, and...
William Latta
May 10, 2018
William D. Latta (Billy), 78, went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 10, 2018 peacefully at his home. He is the beloved husband to Barbara D. Latta and loving father of Dudley Latta and David Latta. Billy will be greatly missed by surviving family Patsy Latta Kelly, and her husband, Steve, and Tate Latta,...
Mary Murphy
May 8, 2018
Mary Louise Murphy, 96, of Durham, passed away May 8, 2018, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Louis Henry Whitaker and Georgia Frances Workman Whitaker, April 4, 1922, in Salem, Arkansas. She was a proud member of of the Viola, Arkansas, High School Basketball Team. During WWII Mary was Private First Class in...
Bernice Wade
May 5, 2018
Bernice Verta Stiles Wade (born April 20, 1915) of Chapel Hill, NC died peacefully at home on the morning of May 5, 2018, after a brief illness. She was the twin sister of the late Barbara Stiles. The twins shared a home on Gimghoul Rd. for nearly 40 years. Their spring garden, identified by “The Garden is Open” sign...
Edward Davidson
May 5, 2018
Edward Lee Davidson of Hillsborough, North Carolina passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on May 5th 2018 at the Veterans Administration Hospice Facility in Durham, North Carolina. “Eddie D” was born December 16th 1932 in Bethel, North Carolina. He served his country in the US Army for 23 years, serving 2 tours of duty in Vietnam and one...
Madeline Sparrow
May 4, 2018
Madeline Ferrell Sparrow, 89 of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on May 4, 2018. Madeline was born in Durham County on April 13, 1929 to Lelia Mangum Ferrell and John Green Ferrell. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, Paul B. Sparrow Jr, brother, John R. Ferrell, sisters, Violet F. Chappell and Frances F. Reaves. She is survived by her...
Nola Mcbroom
May 2, 2018
Nola K McBroom, 90, of Hurdle Mills NC, passed away peacefully at home on May 2, 2018. Nola was born in Elkins, West Virginia to the late Mr & Mrs Denzel Kesling on March 16, 1928. She worked at Eaton Corp in Roxboro, NC, until she retired. Nola is survived by her daughter, Linda Riley of Rougemont; son, Jerry...
Francois Deprez
May 1, 2018
The most interesting man in the world has progressed to his next adventure. If you knew Francois Deprez, you are already nodding your head. He had more passions than most people have problems: music, petanque, photography, woodworking, sailing, cooking, politics and rustling up roadside treasures. His premier passion was his wife Christina and the two beautiful boys they raised...
Edwin Dixon, Jr.
Apr 30, 2018
Chapel Hill, NC - Edwin Harrison Dixon, Jr. died Monday, April 30, 2018. Ed, the son of the late Elizabeth Sessoms and Edwin Harrison Dixon, lived most of his childhood in Charlotte and graduated from Walter Bickett High School in Monroe, NC. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1952 where he...
Tammy Cole
Apr 28, 2018
Tammy Lynn Cole, 47, died Saturday, April 28, 2018. She was born in Alamance County. She attended Grady Brown Elementry School, Stanback Middle School and two years at Orange High School. She graduated at Northern High School and attended East Carolina University. Ms. Cole was a Law Office Administrator with Cordell and Cordell Law firm in Raleigh. She loved...
Colleen Milner
Apr 28, 2018
Akron, Ohio native, Colleen Handley Milner, 86, who lived at 300 West Arbor Ave. Port St. Lucie, FL died Saturday April 28, 2018 while residing at Seasons at Southpoint in Durham for her last five months. Retired Mrs. Colleen Milner had been a Business Teacher at Fort Pierce Central High School in Fort Pierce, FL for 27 years of...
Mary Fehr
Apr 27, 2018
Mrs. Mary Lou Fehr, died unexpectedly in Chapel Hill on Friday, April 27, 2018. Mrs. Fehr is survived by her daughters, Deborah Benedetti, and her husband, William, of McKeesport, PA; Barbara McNulty, and her husband, Michael, of Chapel Hill, NC; her son, Chip Fehr, and his wife, Kim, of Chatham County, NC; grandchildren, Brooke Benedetti-Richarz, and her husband, Jason...
Robert Hoppin
Apr 27, 2018
Chapel Hill – Mr. Robert Chambers Hoppin, 74, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 27, 2018, in Cary, NC. Bob was born in Houston, Texas. His father was a career Air Force pilot and his mother was a professional artist. Raised in a military family, he lived in most of the American states and in Japan. He received a BS...
Henry Jackson
Apr 27, 2018
Henry Steven Jackson, 71, passed away on April 27, 2018 at Duke University Hospital. He was born on May 15, 1946 in Davidson county to the late Olive Belle Burnett (Stainback). Raised in the Raleigh area in the presence of a large family, Henry lived in various areas of the country prior to settling in Chapel Hill in 2008....
Florence Ricks
Apr 26, 2018
Florence Christie Ricks “Chris”, passed away from cancer on April 26th, 2018, in her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Chris was born on January 21, 1937 in Amarillo, Texas to the late Francis Bell Watson and Charles Cloyd Christie. After completing high school in San Francisco, California, she attended college at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where...
Sean Edmondson
Apr 24, 2018
Sean Michael Edmundson, passed away on April 24, 2018 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was born on April 12, 2018 to his parents Jonathan and Crystal Edmondson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill has been entrusted with caring for Sean's family.
Margaret Adams
Apr 21, 2018
Ms. Margaret Leigh Adams, age 62, died at her home on April 21, 2018. Ms. Adams is survived by her brother Kirkwood Adams, Jr. and her sister Stokes A. Adams. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A full obituary will be posted when it is available.
Vera Juliano
Apr 19, 2018
Mrs. Vera Aquino Juliano, 100, wife of the late Rudolph Juliano, died at her home on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Mrs. Juliano is survived by her children, Rudy Juliano, and his wife, Eve, Jeanne Wagner, and her husband, Michael, all of Chapel Hill; grandchildren, Gregory Juliano, and his wife, Kristine, Jonathan Juliano, and his wife, Erin, William Porfilio, and...
Rebecca Hauser
Apr 16, 2018
Rebecca Yomtov Hauser, 95, passed away peacefully at home on April 16th. She is survived by her children Edward (Deborah), Bonnie, and Mark (Kathleen) Hauser, grandchildren Brian, Matthew and Michael Hauser, and Laura Hauser O’Keefe (Tom), and great grandson Arthur O’Keefe. She is preceded in death by husband Manny Hauser. A graveside service was held on Wednesday April 18th,...
