OBITUARIES
Marvin Walker
Aug 15, 2017
Hillsborough - Mr. Marvin James Walker, 91, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017. He was born in Orange County to Mary Woods and Miller Jackson Walker and graduated from Hillsboro High School. He married Thelma Walser. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. He later moved to Florida to be near his wife's family and in...
Jonathan Riddle
Aug 15, 2017
On Tuesday morning August 15, 2017, God called a little angel back home. Even though he was only in this world for a very short time, Jonathan Dean Riddle touched the lives of many during his brief stay. Little Jonathan is survived by his Parents Jessica and Jonathan Riddle and his maternal grandparents Cathy and Richard Smith. He is...
Martha Allison
Aug 13, 2017
Martha Eloise (Davis) Allison enjoyed many things in her life. She was an avid bridge player, golfer, and community volunteer. More than any of those things, she was a wonderful wife to the late Dr. Henry W. (Bill) Allison for over 66 years, and was a terrific mother to four daughters raised in Sliver Lake, Ohio. Her legacy is...
Ashley Cracker
Aug 13, 2017
Arrangements are pending for Ashley Cracker who died on Sunday August 13, 2017 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Cracker family.
Ellen Bottomley
Aug 11, 2017
Ellen Mayfield Bottomley died peacefully, surrounded by family, on August 11, 2017 at the age of 75 in Chapel Hill,NC. Ellen was born on November 14, 1941in Mt. Vernon, Illinois to the late Charles and Geraldine Mayfield. She attended Depaw University, Illinois State and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University in 1963. Ellen moved to...
Cleaon Scarlett
Aug 11, 2017
Hillsborough - Cleaon Toney Tyson Scarlett, 85, died Friday, August 11, 2017. She was an Orange County native and attended the Orange County schools. She was the last of 14 children. She worked in Bellevue Mill and later in the Orange County school system. Surviving are her husband Henry Scarlett, her daughter, Tammy Elizabeth Scarlett, her son, James Scarlett...
George Miller
Aug 10, 2017
Hurdle Mills - Mr. George Glenn Miller, 98, died Thursday, August 10, 2017. Glenn was born in Orange County and attended the Orange County schools. He worked on his family's dairy farm and later began working in carpentry and construction until retirement. Surviving are two sons: Worth Miller and Keith Miller, one daughter, Debra Miller Creekmore, five grandchildren, and...
Joseph Jones
Aug 8, 2017
Joseph Kempton Jones, MD died at the age of 95 on August 8, 2017 at his home, The Dubose Center at The Cedars in Chapel Hill, NC. His transition was peaceful and gentle, being held by his children and daughter-in-law. The Staff at The Dubose loved and cared for "Doc" for the last 10 years. Kemp was deeply loved...
Joseph Hammond
Aug 6, 2017
Joseph Langhorne Hammond, Jr., 89, of Pittsboro, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 6th. Beloved husband, brother, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather, Joe is survived by his cherished wife Edith; three daughters and their husbands and life partners: Beth and Doug Powell, Cathy Hammond and John Swango, and Sissy and William Holloman; grandchildren Guyton...
Richard Drogos
Aug 3, 2017
Richard Michael Drogos, 63, of Mebane, NC passed away on August 3rd, 2017 at home. He was born in Oak Harbor, WA on December 29th, 1953. He grew up in Chapel Hill and attended the Chapel Hill public schools until his junior year at Chapel Hill Senior High when he enrolled in Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, TN....
Patricia Turnbull
Aug 2, 2017
-Chapel Hill- Patricia Ann Turnbull, 76, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on Wednesday August 2, 2017 at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough after a brave struggle with lymphoma. She was born March 26, 1941 in Reading, PA to the late Stanley and Irene Bogdanski. Pat graduated from Central Catholic High School in Reading and earned an associate's degree...
Richard Goode
Jul 31, 2017
Richard Goode , 77, of Ft. Myers, FL died in Chapel Hill on July 31, 2017. No service planned at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Goode family.
Dana Kelly
Jul 31, 2017
Dana Kelly (Bateman), 73, of Hillsborough, died unexpectedly from injuries sustained in a car accident on July 31, 2017. Mrs. Kelly was born in Artesia, CA, to the late Daniel and Gale Reynolds Bateman. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing. She continued her education by obtaining her Masters in...
Phillip Radabaugh
Jul 30, 2017
Phillip E. Radabaugh, 81, died at home surrounded by his loving family on July 30, 2017. Phil was born on November 5, 1935 in Battle Creek, Michigan to the late Buryl and Edith Radabaugh. He was a 3 sport athlete (Football, Basketball, Baseball) at Roseville High School. Upon completion of three years serving his country in the Army in...
Mary Boewe
Jul 30, 2017
Mary Boewe, age 95, died Sunday July 30, 2017 at Cambridge Hills of Pittsboro. Arrangement pending. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Boewe family.
John Sondey
Jul 27, 2017
John T. Sondey, Jr., age 84, passed peacefully on July 27, 2017 in Chapel Hill, NC. John was born on August 24, 1932 in Castle Hayne, NC to the late John, Sr. and Victoria Sondey and was married to Jean W. Sondey. John graduated from New Hanover High School in Wilmington, NC and joined the US Navy. He served...
Mildred Vincent
Jul 27, 2017
Mildred Ruth Harris Vincent, known to family and friends as Pat, who turned 93 this past May, died Thursday, July 27th, one day shy of what would have been her 72nd wedding anniversary. Her husband, Conway Anderson Vincent, and her youngest daughter, Ruth Elizabeth Vincent, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Rebecca Jane Vincent Ehrgood,...
Vernon Worley
Jul 26, 2017
Vernon Ricky Worley, age 61, died on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at UNC Hospice House in Chatham County. Vernon was born on October 11, 1955 to Vernon and Helen B. Worley in Wilson, North Carolina. Vernon and his family moved to Chapel Hill when he was four years old and he graduated from Chapel Hill high school. Mr. Worley...
Terry Rettberg
Jul 25, 2017
Terry Allan Rettberg. age 67 of Ocean Isle, N.C. died at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill on July 25, 2017. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Rettberg family.
Andrew Jordan
Jul 21, 2017
Hurdle Mills - Andrew Scott Jordan, 28, died Friday, July 21, 2017. He was a native of Orange County and was a 2007 graduate of Orange High School. He had his own company, No Mercey Recover). He enjoyed video games and appreciated being friends of the law enforcement. Surviving are his mother Karla T. Livingston, his father, Andrew W....
