OBITUARIES
Michael Wilson
Apr 14, 2018
Burlington - Mr. Michael Wilson, 70, husband of Jeanene A. Wilson, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon. Mike was born and raised in Burlington, NC. He was educated at Williams High School and graduated from Elon University. For many years, Mike was employed by Alamance County, retiring in 2015. In addition to his wife of 33 years, Mike is survived by...
Leah Burt
Apr 13, 2018
Leah Brodbeck Stenzel Burt, of Hillsborough, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on April 13th at Duke University Hospital. Leah was born October 27 1931, the daughter of Elsie Agnes Brodbeck and Henryk Bronislaw Stenzel. Much to her father’s surprise, she was born a redhead. She always relished her distinction as a ginger, or “carrot-top”. The family of three moved...
Michael Hunt
Apr 12, 2018
On 12 April, after a rich and productive life and in the loving presence of his family, Michael H. Hunt passed away suddenly at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, from complications of leukemia. Michael. Born in Texas and captured in an old photograph as an inquisitive little "cowboy" with an infectious grin and penetrating blue eyes, he grew up to...
Thomas Walter Amstadt
Apr 10, 2018
Thomas Walter Amstadt, 34 of Mebane died on April 10, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Skokie, Illinois on January 9, 1984. He is survied by his parents, Walter and Mary Amstadt of Mebane, one brother Joseph Amstadt of Illinois, Grandmother, Marget Siegel of Mebane and Grandfather, Joseph Amstadt of Rock Hill, SC. Tom loved his family....
Gary Johnson
Apr 3, 2018
Gary Thomas Johnson, 46 of Hillsborough died on April 3, 2018. He was born on February 11, 1972 in Orange County, North Carolina and was the son of Paul Wesley Johnson and Virginia Ann Morris. His father and grandparents Johnny and Margaret Clayton and John William and Martha Johnson preceded him in death. Gary attended Orange County Schools and...
Eloise Squires
Apr 2, 2018
Mrs. Eloise Fogleman Squires 86, of Chapel Hill met her Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, April 2, 2018. She was predeceased by her parents, Herman and Virginia Fogleman, and a son, Richard Jackson Squires, Jr. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 67 years, Jack Squires of the home, a son, Kevin Squires (Jamie), two...
Donnie Ward
Apr 2, 2018
Mr. Donnie Blake Ward, age 83, passed away at the Brookshire Nursing Home in Hillsborough on April 2, 2018. Donnie was born in Chatham County on April 21, 1934 to his parents Bruce Howard and Mildred Blake Ward. Mr. Ward grew up in Chatham and Orange counties and married Joyce Boone on November 5, 1955. In addition to his...
Mark Crompton
Apr 2, 2018
Mark Alan Crompton, age 62, of Chapel Hill, NC, died on April 2nd, 2018. Mark had been struggling with PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy), a rare neurodegenerative disease, for the past few years. This tragic disorder robbed Mark of his strength and finally, his life. Diane, Mark’s wife, took great care of “her guy” and he benefited from the skills...
Jorge Rios-Marti
Mar 31, 2018
Mr. Jorge Raimundo Rios-Marti, 44, died Saturday, March 31, 2018. A funeral service was held on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 3:00pm at Little River Presbyterian Church, Hurdle Mills. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Carliss Tindall
Mar 30, 2018
Carliss Blossom McGarrity Tindall was born July 31, 1921, to Carl Hobson and Mabel Mills McGarrity, in Osceola, AR. Her grandfather co-owned the Osceolla cotton gin, and followinghis death, the family moved to Charleston, SC, where her father was the overnight telegraph operator for Western Union. She graduated from Memminger High School and earned a Bachelor's degree in English...
Ruth Monk
Mar 29, 2018
Ruth Whitney Shipe Monk passed away on March 29, 2018 at the SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice House in Pittsboro NC. A native of Coral Gables FL, Mrs Monk was a graduate of Coral Gables High School, Hollins College (BA-Art History) in Hollins VA, and the University of Miami (MBA-Marketing) in Coral Gables FL. Mrs Monk had lived...
Mary Chambers
Mar 28, 2018
Mrs. Mary Lou Chambers died March 28, 2018. No services are planned at this time.
Norman Innes
Mar 28, 2018
Mr. Norman Franklin Innes, age 86 passed away on March 28, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill has been entrusted with caring for the Innes family.
Charles Harper
Mar 27, 2018
Dr. Charles Lindy Harper, PhD ("Charlie) journeyed home to be with His Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 27th at UNC Hospital. Charlie passed peacefully and was surrounded by his children and loved ones. A native of Lenoir County, NC Charlie left home at age 15 with an adventurous spirit and the idea to sell books during the depression....
Lucy Caraway
Mar 26, 2018
Mrs. Lucy Jane Caraway, 86, died at her home, surrounded by her family on March 26, 2018. Mrs. Caraway is survived by her sons, Keith Caraway, and his wife, Enola Klingbiel, of Mebane, NC, Earl Caraway of Chapel Hill, NC, Don Caraway, and his wife, Alice, of Concord, NC; daughters, Debbie Earhart of Chapel Hill, Julia Morava, and her...
Allen Jollis
Mar 25, 2018
Mr. Allen Ulrich Jollis, age 95, passed away on March 25, 2018 at his home in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill has been entrusted with caring for the Jollis family.
John Walker
Mar 25, 2018
John Thomas Walker, of Caldwell, passed away Sunday, March 25th at the age of 89. He ran the Farm & Garden Store for many years and was a farmer. He was a lifelong member of Little River Presbyterian Church and sang in the choir most of his life. John is survived by his wife, Betsy Latta Walker; his children,...
Donald Rountree
Mar 22, 2018
Donald “Donnie” Thomas Rountree of Cedar Grove, North Carolina passed away on March 22, 2018 at the age of 76. The first born of Tom and Eloise Rountree, Donnie loved his family and the Cedar Grove community. In 1959 he graduated from Aycock High School, married his high school sweetheart and started farming. Confident in the future, he said...
Donald Alguire
Mar 19, 2018
Donald Alguire left this world peacefully for his heavenly home, after months of excellent care at the DuBose Health Center at The Cedars of Chapel Hill. Donald was born in Kalamazoo, MI, and attended schools in Plainwell, MI. Following high school graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1945 and selected to teach cryptography. In...
Lillian Mae Heath
Mar 18, 2018
Lillian Mae Heath of Chapel Hill, NC, died Sunday March 18, 2018 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Known to her friends and family as Mae, she was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on July 31, 1923, the only daughter of the late Charles Alfred Olmstead and Lillian Henderson Olmstead. She had a happy childhood, gaining a love of...
