OBITUARIES
Patricia Leonard
Mar 10, 2017
Patricia Ann Leonard, age 59, resident of Chapel Hill. Arrangements Pending. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is serving the Leonard Family.
Warren Pence
Mar 5, 2017
Warren Howard Pence, Sr. of The Cedars of Chapel Hill, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the age of 89. He was born January 23, 1928 in Middletown, Ohio to the late Clyde and Lila Pence. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Engineering, from Ohio State University he joined the Air Force and served a tour...
Mary Copeland
Mar 4, 2017
Hillsborough - Mary Goldston Copeland, 81, died Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was a native of Cabarrus County. She was a graduate of Cabarrus County High School and received her RN from the Nursing School of Cabarrus Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed spending time with her family and dogs. She was a member of Hillsborough United Methodist Church where she...
Richard King
Mar 3, 2017
Richard Austin King, 87, passed away peacefully on March 3rd, 2017 in Chapel Hill. He was born in Philadelphia on March 26, 1929. He is survived by his wife, Margaret S. King (Margy), and their children Richard R. King (Hala), Gordon T. King (Erin), and Sarah. V. King (Clayton), and by grandchildren Grant, Bradley, Eleanor, and Emily. He graduated...
Ariana Mangum
Mar 2, 2017
Ariana Holliday Dickson Mangum passed away peacefully on March 2, 2017 in Chapel Hill, NC. Mrs. Mangum was born on March 26, 1928 in Indianapolis to Colonel Benjamin Abbott Dickson and Alice Baker Holliday and was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She was a mother, wife, sister, teacher in the US and Ireland, writer, storyteller, photographer, world traveler, equestrienne, Virginian,...
Agnes Mauro
Mar 2, 2017
Agnes Slevin Mauro, age 65, died early in the afternoon on March 2, 2017. Ms. Mauro was born on November 12, 1951 in Bronx, New York. She obtained her Master's Degrees from George Washington University and Arcadia University in Public Health and Psychology. She worked for many years as an Administrator of assisted living and nursing homes. She was...
John Carey
Mar 2, 2017
Arrangements Pending Walker's Funeral Home Of Chapel Hill is serving the Carey family.
Henrietta Riggsbee
Feb 27, 2017
Meredith Henrietta Draughon Riggsbee, 96 passed away peacefully early February 27, 2017 with her family by her side. Henri as she was known to her friends, was born in Durham, NC. She moved to Carrboro, NC in 1939 when she married William Edgar Riggsbee. They were married for over 50 years until his passing in 1990. She was a...
Al Goff
Feb 26, 2017
Al Goff of Burlington, NC passed away Sunday, Feb 26, 2017. He was born June 4, 1925 in Charleston, W. VA. Al served in WWII as a combat medic in Europe, and afterwards devoted his life to helping others know God. He is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Alberta Goff and siblings Ettoile, Macel, Ruby, Ada,...
Patricia Dittberner Pollock
Feb 25, 2017
Patricia "Pat" Pollock, whose upbeat personality and can-do spirit lit up every room she ever entered, and inspired and encouraged all those who surrounded her, departed this Earth on February 25 in North Carolina after a long illness. She was 72 years old. A natural leader, Pat had the ability to see both the big picture and the smallest...
Jacob Silver
Feb 24, 2017
Jacob Isadore Silver's spirit peacefully joined God February 24, 2017. Born September 13, 1934, Jack was lovingly devoted to his wife of 59 years, Rochelle, and loved grandchildren Wilson and Sarah more than life itself. He will be deeply missed by daughters Cheryl & Sheila, son-in-law Bob, brother Norman, sister-in-law Sylvia, countless nieces, nephews and close friends. Jack served...
John Wolf
Feb 23, 2017
John Edward Wolf of Hillsborough, North Carolina died February 23, 2017 at the age of 88 in his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by Marianne, his wife of 59 years, his daughters, Frances Wolf Harris (William Harris), Suzanne Wolf Jonson (William Jonson), and Caroline Wolf Packard, his son John Richter Wolf (Deanna Wolf), 8 grandchildren and...
Christine Riley
Feb 22, 2017
Christine Stanley Riley 83, of Hillsborough, NC was called home by our lord and savior on February 22nd 2017. She was born December 14th 1933 to the late Jim Sloan Stanley and Mary Mozelle stanley in Orange County and she continued to be a Orange County native throughout her life. Christine was known for never meeting a stranger and...
Rodney Harker
Feb 21, 2017
Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is serving the Harker family. A memorial service will be held, Wednesday, March 1. 2017 at Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill, the family will receive friends following the service.
Marilyn Roberts
Feb 21, 2017
Marilyn Roberts, 84, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina peacefully passed away February 21, 2017 with her family at her side. She was born to the late Lucille and Richard Claassen in Wellsburg, Iowa on October 11, 1932. She attended Wellsburg High School and was a proud member of the 1949 State Championship Wellsburg basketball team in an era when...
Robert Goyer
Feb 21, 2017
DURHAM - Robert A. Goyer, age 89, died on February 21, 2017 at the Hock House Hospice at Duke. Robert was born on June 2, 1927, in Hartford, Connecticut to the late Andrew Goyer and Cecilia Castonguay Goyer. Robert was married to Mary Ellen Wilke. He went to Canton High School in Canton, Connecticut where in October, 2003, his...
Nolan Davis
Feb 18, 2017
Infant son of Justin Davis and Alyssia Phanethay. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Davis family.
Sabrina Chavalier
Feb 17, 2017
Chapel Hill - Sabrina Marie Chevalier, 48 of Conner Dr. Chapel Hill passed away peacefully, Friday, February 17, 2017 at Signature Heath. Sabrina was born October 4, 1968, in Rock Hill, SC to the late Clawson Brandon and Martha Ann Kidd. She was of the Pentecostal faith. The true loves of her life was her daughter, Krista and her...
Peggy Crabtree
Feb 16, 2017
Hillsborough - Peggy H. Crabtree, 87, earned her wings Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Brookshire Nursing Center following an extended illness.. She was the daughter of Morris Holden and Ada Cates Holden Hurley. She was born in Orange County and attended the Orange County schools. She retired from Whites Furniture Company. She liked to crochet, cross stitch, and was...
Leonard Lacock
Feb 16, 2017
Rev. Leonard Lacock, 86, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away, Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Westchester Manor with his family by his side. Rev. Lacock was born February, 17, 1930 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and was the husband of the late Bobbie Lou Buck Lacock. He pastored several Church of God churches in North Carolina and Tennessee....
