Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Feb 17, 2025

Billy Strudwick Baity, 94, peacefully passed away February 17th surrounded by family. Billy was born July 6th, 1930, in Efland NC to Jack McKiver Baity and Maude Brown Baity. He is survived by his wife of 74 years Nancy Hogan Baity of Hillsborough. Billy had a large and loving family including four sons, Daron Baity of Timberlake, Jerry Baity of...

Feb 15, 2025

Evelyn Perry, 80, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully at home on February 15, 2025. Born August 15, 1944 in Boone, NC, Evelyn spent most of her life in Hillsborough. Evelyn worked for the Orange County Department of Social Services for more than 30 years and had a passion for helping people. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend....

Feb 14, 2025

Richard Michael Pipkin, known to friends and family as "Mike," passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at home the morning of Friday, February 14, 2025.Mike was born in Statesville, NC to Robert Glenn Pipkin, Sr. and Elizabeth Holler Pipkin. He attended Statesville High School where he played football and was an undefeated, multi-year state champion wrestler. Statesville was...

Feb 13, 2025

Linda Bullock Smith, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2025, at Alamance Regional Hospital with her husband and brother at her side. The family will be having PRIVATE graveside services. 

Feb 11, 2025

Cliff Decker, 83, of Durham, North Carolina died at home of pancreatic cancer on February 11, 2025. Born July 20, 1941, in Valdese, North Carolina, he was the son of Clifford Earl Decker, Sr and Uda Vashti Phillips Decker.

Cliff graduated from UNC with a BA degree in Chemistry and an MS in Public Health. He served in the United States...

Feb 8, 2025

Robert Redinbo Obituary

July 11, 1939 - February 8, 2025

Dr. G. Robert Redinbo, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away from complications of lung cancer on February 8, 2025 at the age of 85.

Bob was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Davis for more than 30 years before retiring in 2018. Originally from Lafayette, Indiana,...

Feb 4, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved mom, who departed this world on 02/04/2025. She was a loving mother, a devoted grandmother, and a cherished friend to many. 

Mom had a spirit of adventure, a creative soul, and a heart full of love. She found joy in traveling, exploring new places and embracing the beauty of the world....

Feb 4, 2025

Regina Ann LaRosa-Finch

May 9th, 1961 – February 4th, 2025

Regina (Gina) LaRosa-Finch passed away on February 4th, 2025, in her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina surrounded by her husband - Andy, twin children - Phoebe and Sam, her dog - Norman, mother, two sisters and a close friend. Gina had been fiercely fighting pancreatic cancer for the past 9 months....

Feb 2, 2025

Ed was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. The fourth of five children, he was the first in his family to attend college, studying for two years at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA before achieving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1953 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, VA. He would go on to get a further degree of...

Feb 2, 2025

It is with profound sadness that the family of Richard Arthur Cardoza shares with you his passing on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at the Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC.

Richard was born on March 22, 1946 in Potsdam, NY, the second son of Wilfred Arthur Cardoza and Virginia Agnes (Morgan) Cardoza. Richard was one of seven children whose early years...

Feb 2, 2025

Henri-Etta Qualls gained her angel wings on February 2, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents; Thomas Henry and Etta-Lee Terrell; her siblings; Donald Terrell, Phyllis Murray, Nancy Parrish, Dwight Terrell, and 2 nephews. She is survived by her children; Jeannine Whitfield (Mike), Derek Murray (Sheila), Diane Rahimtoola (Sharif), John Qualls (Trina); her grandchildren; Justin Honeycutt, Brandi Noack,...

Jan 31, 2025

The jewel of our family, Russell Jean Batton Ray, 83, passed away peacefully Friday, January 31, surrounded by loved ones.

Survivors include her beloved husband of 67 years, Bryan; brother, Kent Batton; daughter, Robbin Denise Ray-Eiland and husband, Dave; grandchildren, Shey Eiland-Scott and husband Andrew, and Dylan Eiland; great-grandchildren, Thomas, Andrew, Jacob, and Lucas; and many cousins, nephews, and nieces. Jean...

Jan 30, 2025

David Lawrence Straight, 76, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents Harold and Roselyn Straight of Fairmont, WV. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carol Babcock Straight.

Dave graduated from Fairmont Senior High School in 1966. He then went to Duke University where he graduated with...

Jan 28, 2025

Dr. James Gates Ferguson, Jr., was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 22, 1941 to Olivia Merry Ferguson and James Gates Ferguson. His parents worked together at Ferguson Publishing Company, founded by his father. The family moved to Tryon, North Carolina, in the 1950s, and Jim attended the Asheville School for Boys. While in Tryon, he began studying keyboard, and...

Jan 28, 2025

William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S. presidency and as the reigning scholar on Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, died on January 28, 2025, at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 102. He was a prolific author, enjoying a publishing career that spanned over seventy years, beginning with...

Jan 25, 2025

Kathy Newsome Hounshell of Chapel Hill, North Carolina died surrounded by her loving family on January 25, 2025 after a long, arduous journey with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Kathy was born on December 19, 1957 in Chapel Hill to the late James F. “Turk” Newsome, M.D. and Alice B. Newsome. After growing up in Chapel Hill, she married Mark G. Hounshell,...

Jan 25, 2025

Frederick "Fred" Adams Hawkins, 90, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Brookdale Senior Living, Durham. He was born in Cedar Grove, the son of the late William Walter Hawkins and the late Lottie Rountree Hawkins. He was also preceded in death by his brother Willard Hawkins, sisters Lottie Lynch, Marie Lucas, Edith Davis, Rachel Cole and Sarah Norris;...

Jan 24, 2025

Earle Wayne Wilson Obituary

March 2,1942 - January 24, 2025

A lifetime Chapel Hillian, Wayne was born in Durham, NC and graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1961. He started a career in retail, then moved into co-ownership of Travel-On Motorcyles, and then into Auto Sales, including Wholesale, which he enjoyed his entire life.

He was devoted to his wife, family and...

Jan 24, 2025

Lillian Edmisten Swift, 96, of Hillsborough, North Carolina, peacefully went to her eternal home on Friday, January 24, 2025.

Lillian was born on September 20, 1928, in Watauga County, North Carolina. She and her beloved sister, Phyllis Edmisten Foster, were raised there by their late parents, Edgar Young Edmisten and Beulah Farthing Edmisten on the...

Jan 23, 2025

Helen Jane Dunlap, a resident of Pittsboro, NC, died on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Born February 11, 1953 in Nash County, NC, she was the daughter of John Jennings Dunlap III and Helen Hales Dunlap of Wadesboro, NC. Jane's mother, Helen, was originally from Spring Hope, NC, where the family lived during...