OBITUARIES
Ethel Yarborough
Jan 25, 2018
Ethel Mae Mayo Yarborough 95, departed this life Thursday, January 25th, 2018. She leaves to morn 6 sons: Allen (Joyce), Melvin, Kenneth (Geraldine), Clarence (Faye), Jerry (Connie), and Larry (Carlethia) and one daughter Carolyn (Melvin) one brother Jackson Mayo (Faye), and 2 sisters - Lois Allison and Virginia Hunter; 30 grandchildren, Preceding her in death was her husband, Amos...
Taylor Thorne
Jan 24, 2018
Taylor Theophilus Thorne, age 93, died on January 24th, 2018. Mr. Thorne was born on February 26th, 1924. the son of the late Spencer T. Thorne and Anne Cox Thorne. He was preceded in death by his brothers Dr. Edward Young Cox Thorne, Charles Ellington Thorne, Spencer T. Thorne, Jr., and sister Sarah T. Connelly. Taylor went to Rocky...
Victoria Madsen
Jan 23, 2018
Mrs. Victoria Poole Madsen, 68, died January 23, 2018 at her home. No services are planned at this time.
Lois Isenhoff
Jan 23, 2018
Mrs. Lois Jane Isenhoff, 93, a resident of the Adorable Senior Living/Villines Rest Home in Hillsborough, died peacefully on January 23, 2018. Mrs. Isenhoff was married to Rudolph Verderber until his death, and then was married to Albert Isenhoff until his death. She is survived by her sons, Lowell, Neil, and Paul; five grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. In...
Bernard Bard
Jan 21, 2018
Bernard Bard had a lot of strong opinions about writing. Be short and to the point, no wasted words. Talk in Plain Talk. He hated pretension. In deference to his wishes this obituary will be “to the point” but not “short.” His life was too full and there is too much to say. Bernard “Bernie” Bard passed away at...
Jane Branscome
Jan 18, 2018
Mrs. Jane Mangum Branscome, 72, died peacefully at her home on January 18, 2018. Mrs. Branscome was born October 23, 1945 in Chapel Hill, NC to Eulice Mangum and Magdalene Blackwood. She was a loving wife and mother, an especially doting "Nana" not just to her grandchildren, but to many children in the Mt. Carmel community. A graduate of...
George Minton
Jan 18, 2018
Mr. George Ray Minton died suddenly at his home of January 15, 2018. He was the son of the late Louie and Mildred Minton of White Cross. He is survived by his brothers William and Kelly Minton; his sisters Sarah Gilbertsonand Mildred Brouhman. A memorial service was held at Walker's Funeral Home in Hillsborough, NC on Friday, February 2,...
Robert Woods
Jan 18, 2018
Robert Terry Woods, died peacefully at UNC Chapel Hill on Thursday, January 18, 2018 surrounded by family and friends at the age of 70. He was a lifelong resident of Orange County and business owner of Woods Brothers, Inc. and Surety Storage. Terry was a motivated, generous and positive person to be around and he applied his zeal to...
Mi Shook
Jan 18, 2018
Mi Shook passed away peacefully in her sleep the afternoon of January 18th, 2018. She was the daughter of Yu, Pong Sok and was born September 23rd of 1942. She was an active church member and loved by all who knew her. Even though she came to the United States from her home in Korea about 36 years ago,...
Mary Scott
Jan 18, 2018
Mary Taylor Scott, daughter of the late Olin Spencer Taylor and Emma Maynor Taylor was born on June 3, 1926. In the early hours of January 18, 2018, God called Mary home to eternal rest. She leaves to cherish her memories her sons William (Buddy) Harris, Michael Harris, and his wife, Mary Catherine; her grandson, Cyrus Harris and his...
Dr. Timothy Kim
Jan 16, 2018
Dr. Timothy Kim of Chapel Hill died on January 16, 2018 at UNC Hospitals. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Kim, daughter, Grace Kim and son, Eugene Kim. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 1:00 pm at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 2016 Mt. Carmel Church Road, Chapel Hill officiated by Rev. Barrett...
Philip Mowrey
Jan 16, 2018
Philip “Glen” Mowrey, 72, died January 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at UNC Healthcare following a brief illness. Born on March 13, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Glen was the son of the late Phil Mowrey and Frankie Mowrey of Spencer, West Virginia. A proud West Virginia native, Glen grew up hunting, fishing, trapping, and ginsenging in...
Jane Post
Jan 14, 2018
Mrs. Jane Lawrence Corbin Post, age 84, passed away on January 14, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Post family.
Thelma Bowens
Jan 11, 2018
Thelma Marie Bowens, a loving mother and an exceptional seamstress, died unexpectedly at her home Thursday, January 11, 2018. Thelma was born May 26, 1938 in Wilson, North Carolina to the late William Batts and Bessie Batts. She attended Darden High School in Wilson, North Carolina and later attended North Carolina Central University. After her marriage on July 1,...
Dr. Johann Sonner
Jan 11, 2018
Dr. Johann Sonner, long-term resident of Chapel Hill, passed away on Jan 11th, 2018 of pneumonia at the age of 93. Johann was born on May 3, 1924 in Munich, Germany to August and Maria Luise Sonner. He was in the Austrian signal corps in WWII, and was a POW in Russia. In 1954, he earned his doctorate from...
Dorothy Levinson
Jan 11, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Gittins Harper Levinson, 94, passed away on January 11, 2018 at the Carillon Assisted Living in Hillsborough. Dorothy was born in Sydney, Australia on June 10, 1923 to the late Henry Francis and Dorothy Clare Gittins. She was preceded in death by her husband William Harper and late husband Sidney Levinson. Dorothy was a devoted and...
Abigail Semon
Jan 10, 2018
Abigail Joy Semon, 31, died January 10, 2017, in Chapel Hill, NC. Born February 9, 1986, in Dayton, Ohio, Abigail attended Oakwood schools in Dayton, and Asheville High School in Asheville, NC. She attended Appalachian State University with a double major in Global Studies and Spanish, and graduated with honors. Abigail was a creative writer, artist, and self-employed business...
Edward Michael Galligan
Jan 7, 2018
Edward Michael Galligan, PhD, 82, retired Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, died Saturday, January 7, 2018 at his home. Professor Galligan was born on June 9, 1935 in New York City to the late Edward and Helen Delaney Galligan. He joined the Philosophy Department in 1964, starting a tenure that lasted...
Julia O'Mahony
Jan 7, 2018
Mrs. Julia Rose O'Mahony, wife of the late Michael Finbar O'Mahony, died Sunday evening at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. Mrs. O'Mahony is survived by her children, Rose O'Mahony, and her husband, Michael Crimmins, of Chapel Hill, NC, Kathleen P. Muha, and her husband, Joseph, of Perrineville, NJ, Eoin W. O'Mahony, and his wife, Pamela, of Saxapahaw,...
Mary Scanlon
Jan 5, 2018
Mrs. Mary Jane Zahn Scanlon, wife of Glenwood C. Scanlon, died Friday January 5 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Scanlon was born and raised in Carthage, New York. She received her BS in Psychology from St Lawrence University, She was employed for many years as a high school English teacher in Ohio and New York school systems....
