OBITUARIES
Peggy Roberts
Apr 28, 2026
Peggy Lucille House Roberts passed away on April 28, 2026 at home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at age 90, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her husband Heyward Bradford Roberts, Jr. (d. 2025), her brother Roy F. House, Jr. (d. 2023) and her son-in-law David Welch (d. 2016). Peggy is survived by daughters Mary Ellen Gabriel...
Gabriel Dean Garzoni
Apr 27, 2026
Gabriel Dean Garzoni went to his heavenly home on April 27, 2026.A full obituary will follow, with details for his celebration of life to be announced soon.
David Lawrence Beaver
Apr 24, 2026
Mr. David Lawrence Beaver, 78, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026, at Peak Resources in Graham, where he was cared for and had lived for the last year.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at Walker’s Funeral Home in Mebane. The family will greet friends from 6 p.m. until the time of the...
Roberta Ann Brawner Stacey
Apr 20, 2026
Roberta Ann Brawner Stacey, age 90, of Hillsborough, NC was born on February 24, 1936 to Milton and Gladys Brawner in Joliet, IL and passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 in Hillsborough, NC surrounded by her loving family.
Roberta (aka 'Robbie', aka 'Mimi') married Donald Wayne Stacey on March 27, 1958. Together, they very lovingly raised four children. She earned...
Marie Lora McCormick Pauwels
Apr 18, 2026
Marie Lora McCormick Pauwels, 87, passed away on April 18, 2026 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born on September 23, 1938, in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, the only child of George Stanislaus McCormick and Margaret (Hazen) McCormick.
Born in New England, Marie carried herself with a grace and elegance shaped by her Quaker values and intellectual background. Her mother, a...
Jacqueleene Dobbins
Apr 17, 2026
Jacqueleene Bowen Dobbins, long-time resident of Winston-Salem, NC and later Chapel Hill, NC, died peacefully at Carolina Meadows Retirement Community in Chatham County surrounded by her family on April 17, 2026. She was 99 years old.
Jackie, as she was known to family and friends, is survived by her two sons, James T. Dobbins III (wife, Catherine N. Dobbins) of Durham,...
Paul de Serres
Apr 16, 2026
Paul de Serres passed away too soon on April 16th, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, generosity, and unwavering dedication to those he loved and served.
Paul was born on June 4th, !957 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1972, he moved with his family to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1975 and went...
William Price Furr
Apr 15, 2026
William Price Furr, 83, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026. Born in Statesville, North Carolina, Bill never forgot his roots — returning year after year to gather with his Statesville High School buddies for a weekend of fellowship and laughs.
Bill attended East Carolina University, where he met the love of his life his freshman...
Frank Reitzel Miller
Apr 15, 2026
Frank Miller (90) entered Heaven's Gates on Wednesday, April 15th 2026. Frank was one of 9 children born to George and Grace Reitzel Miller (both deceased); two brothers George "Rawhide" Miller Jr (deceased) and Thomas Earl Miller (deceased), and six sisters - Ruth Richardson, Gladys Parker (deceased), Jean Crawford, Faye Oakley, Joyce Cabe (deceased), and Elaine Johnson.
Frank graduated from Hillsboro...
Margie Blalock Crabtree Wrenn
Apr 14, 2026
Margie Blalock Crabtree Wrenn, age 94, of Hillsborough, NC was born August 8, 1931 in Alamance County, NC to Florence and Ethel Blalock and passed away peacefully at Cambridge Assisted Living in Pittsboro, NC on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
Margie was a faithful member of the Hillsborough Church of God for many years. She played piano, the organ and the accordian,...
Dr. Ann Churchill Edelen Banes
Apr 12, 2026
Dr. Ann Churchill Edelen Banes, a devoted mother, grandmother, dentist, and woman of deep Catholic faith, passed away surrounded by the love of family and friends.
Ann was born in Louisville, Kentucky. Her middle name, Churchill, was a tribute not to Winston Churchill, but to the historic Churchill Downs racetrack, reflecting her deep Kentucky roots and lifelong love of horses.
She went...
Earl "Max" Saunders
Apr 12, 2026
Earl “Max” Maxiemore Saunders Jr., a longtime resident of Orange County and member of the Schley community, passed away peacefully at the age of 92. He was born on October 31, 1933, in Alamance County.Max was preceded in death by his parents, Earl Saunders and Juanita Watlington Saunders, and his brother, Fred Saunders.He is survived by his wife of 53...
Susan Hilliard Martin
Apr 11, 2026
Susan Hilliard Martin passed away on April 11th at her son’s home in Chapel Hill, just one day after her 73rd birthday. Born in Burlington, NC, on April 10, 1953, she was the only child of Thelma Cates Hilliard and William Price Hilliard.
Raised in Burlington, Susan graduated from Walter Williams High School before attending UNCG, where she earned a Bachelor...
Betsy Ann Kelly
Apr 11, 2026
Betsy Ann Kelly 79, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away peacefully while in hospice care on April 11, 2026. Betsy was born in Baldwinville NY on January 23, 1947 and was the daughter of George Morrill and Mirium Dossert.
Betsy grew up in northern New York state with her two sisters and three brothers. While attending high school in upstate...
Roger Johnson Burns
Apr 8, 2026
Roger Johnson Burns, born August 24,1944 in New Jersey to Marion (Johnson) and Eugene Burns, passed away peacefully at home on April 8, 2026. Roger grew up in Woodbridge, NJ and moved to Haddonfield, NJ in 6th grade. There he met his first wife, Patricia Pearson (now Ross). He attended the Peddie School in Hightstown and went on to graduate...
Inger Nielsen
Apr 6, 2026
Inger K. Nielsen died peacefully with her daughters Brenda and Jane at her side on April 6, 2026. She recently celebrated her 100th birthday and remained active until her death.Inger (Kjeldgaard) was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 9, 1925. As a teenager she lived through the German occupation of Denmark, then immigrated to the United States after World War...
Nathan E. Marzen
Apr 4, 2026
Nathan E. Marzen, 49, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away at home on April 4, 2026 of natural causes.He was the husband of Madoka F. Marzen.
Born in Allentown, PA, he was the son of Edward G. Marzen and Jane Ann Mogilski. He was a deeply loving, devoted husband, father, and son. Nathan also had a strong commitment and sincere devotion...
Sandra Faye Johnson
Apr 3, 2026
Sandra Faye Johnson, age 58, of Hillsborough, NC was born on June 1, 1967 in Virginia Beach, VA to Paul King and Jeanette Cecil and passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 in Durham, NC.
Sandra was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Her grandchildren were everything to her. Sandra truly enjoyed gardening, going to the beach, and shopping.
Sandra is...
Edgar M. Roach, Jr.
Apr 1, 2026
Ed Roach’s struggle with pancreatic cancer and its complications ended April 1, 2026. We will miss his grin, special laugh, and good humor which never left him. Edgar Mayo Roach, Jr, was born in Pinehurst, NC, auspicious for an avid golfer, June 2, 1948, to parents Susie and Edgar M. Roach, Sr. Ed and his family later moved to rural...
Jesse Ronald Oakley
Mar 27, 2026
Jesse Ronald Oakley of 226 Beauregard Lane, Mebane, North Carolina, passed away on March 27, 2026. The son of Jesse Roberds Oakley and Carrie Cheek Oakley, he was born in Mebane, North Carolina on April 23, 1941. He graduated from Mebane High School in 1959, earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in history at UNC-Chapel Hill in...
