OBITUARIES
Rosalene Moore Carver
Oct 25, 2016
Mebane - Rosalene Dewillow Moore Carver, 81, of Mebane, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Peak House in Graham, NC. Rosalene was born October 17, 1935 in Pearson County to the late John T. and Ila Mae Frazier Moore and was the wife of the late Ozzie Carver. She retired from SRI in Mebane, NC. In addition...
Bruce Kihlstrom
Oct 24, 2016
Dr. Bruce L. Kihlstrom, MD died Monday, October 24, 2016, at his home. Dr. Kihlstrom was a graduate of the University of North Dakota and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine where he also completed his residency in neurosurgery. He had been in private practice at Durham Regional Hospital since 1978, and at the Durham...
Ronald Wright
Oct 22, 2016
Durham - Ronald James Wright, passed away peacefully, on October 22, 2016, at his residence in Durham, NC; after many years of declining health due to End Stage Parkinson's' Disease. Ronald was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and a friend to many. Ronald's family and friends were a great joy to him as he was homebound for...
Robert Mace
Oct 21, 2016
Mebane- Robert "Bob" Mace of Mebane died October 21, 2016. Born in Alamance County to the late Carl Payton Mace and Helen Alease Shanklin Mace who survives. Mr. Mace grew up in Orange County and was a graduate of Eastern High School and Received his associates degree in machine technology from Alamance technical College. Mr. Mace was employed by...
Louise Camarda
Oct 20, 2016
Louise F. Ogletree Camarda, 87, of Hillsborough, NC, formerly of North Olmsted, OH passed away October 20, 2016. Loving wife of Vincent Jr. (deceased); devoted mother of Jeanne Mitchell (deceased), dear sister of Margaret McKinney, Frank Ogletree (deceased) and Agnes Cawley (deceased); beloved godmother and aunt of Peggy Carney Troxell (Jack); dear aunt of David and Karen McKinney, Bryan...
M. Johnson Phd
Oct 17, 2016
M. Ross Johnson, PhD, 71, passed away at his home in Chapel Hill on October 17, 2016. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 27, 1944, the son of the late Hilmar C. Johnson and Beulah McMann Johnson. He received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1967 and a Ph.D. degree...
Paul Parker
Oct 16, 2016
Paul Julian Parker passed away Oct. 16, 2016 due to COPD and pneumonitis. Paul was born Feb. 5, 1947 in Phoenix, AZ., grew up in Mobile, AL., attended the seminary for 6 years and then earned his BA in sociology from Loyola University New Orleans. Paul served in the Vietnam War and was proud of his service even though...
Hope Ellis
Oct 15, 2016
Hope Hilliard Ellis, 64, of Durham, formerly of Carrboro, passed away on October 15, 2016, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Hope was born in High Point on February 3, 1952, the daughter of Thomas Hampton and Gladys Pauline (Swaim) Hilliard. She was later united in marriage to John Ellis. He preceded her in death in 1997. Hope worked...
Roger Gower
Oct 14, 2016
Roger L. Gower - Inventor, Fun-Loving Entrepreneur and Family Patriarch Maine business leader Roger Gower passed away peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2016 in Carrboro, NC, where he had been living for the past 2 ½ years. He was 87. Roger was born and raised in Canaan, ME, the son of Harold & Florence Gower. As a young man,...
Noel Bradsher
Oct 13, 2016
Noel Warren Bradsher 84 of Hurdle Mills ,N.C. Passed away peacefully in his home on October 13. He is preceded in death by his father Ira Baynes Bradsher and his mother Bera Brooks Bradsher, also by his wife Margaret Roberts Bradsher and his son Jay Lee Bradsher. Noel grew-up on a Tobacco and Dairy Farm and he was a...
Catherine Neighbours
Oct 7, 2016
Catherine Patterson Neighbours passed into the arms of God on October 7, 2016, at her home in Hillsborough, NC after a lengthy illness. She was born on January 4, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Mr. Charles Edwin and Mary Catherine Patterson of Efland, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James...
Eileen Kentera
Oct 6, 2016
Eileen Kentera, 92, passed away on October 6, 2016 at Galloway Ridge Retirement Community in Pittsboro, NC. Born Eileen Ruth Kohler in Hamilton Ohio in 1924, she was one of four children of William and Alice Lykens Kohler. Soon after graduating from Hamilton High School in 1942, she was recruited during World War II to the United States Army's...
Iris Cates
Oct 5, 2016
Iris Walker Cates, 93, of Southport, NC, formerly of Hillsborough, NC died October 5, 2016 in Southport, NC. Mrs. Cates was born April 7, 1923 in Hillsborough, NC to the late William Henry and Lorena Walker. She was also preceded in death by her sisters; Ethel Whetstone, Hazel Strayhorn, Lucille Strayhorn, Miriam Allred and Elizabeth Walker. Iris was the...
Samuel Nichols
Oct 3, 2016
Mr. Samuel Jesse Nichols went to heaven on October 3, 2016. Sammy grew up on Arrowhead Farm, and loved every minute of it. He was truly an outdoorsmen and relished life on the farm. Sammy attended Appalachian State and the mountains became his second love. Sammy was also a very talented baseball player. He was a pitcher and threw...
Thomas Shepard
Oct 3, 2016
Thomas Alan Shepard, 52, of Snow Camp, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at his home. Mr. Shepard was born September 15, 1964 in Durham County to Harold Shepard and Linda Benfield, and was the husband of Wendy Williams Shepard. Mr. Shepard owned and operated Shepard Home Improvements for many years, he loved doing yard work, and spending time...
James Wade
Oct 2, 2016
Mebane - James Albert Wade, Sr., 91, died Sunday, October 2, 2016. He was born in Caswell County and moved to Orange County at an early age. He was a 1943 graduate of Aycock High and married Rachel Phelps in 1943. He was in the U.S. Navy on the USS Shea until WWII ended. He returned to Orange County...
Betty Harrison
Oct 1, 2016
Betty Elliott Harrison, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died on October 1, 2016 In Chapel Hill, NC. Betty was born on December 22, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander Elliott of Chester, SC. Betty was predeceased by her husband Miller Hulet Harrison. Betty graduated from Chester High School and Limestone College. She did...
Michael Whaley
Sep 29, 2016
Mebane - Mr. Michael Chad Whaley, 39, a resident of Mebane, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016. Michael was born in Orange County on June 2, 1977 to the late Jimmy Ervin Whaley and Barbara Myers Whaley who survives. Michael was a 1995 graduate of Eastern Alamance High School. He was a mechanic and enjoyed his work. Michael...
Gladys Crabtree Gates
Sep 28, 2016
Gladys Mae Crabtree Gates, 82, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at her home, with her family by her side. Gladys was born, August 12, 1934 in Chapel Hill, NC to the late David M. and Lilly Stout Crabtree. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She dearly loved her grandchildren and great -grandchildren....
Rachel Williams
Sep 28, 2016
Rachel Rierson Williams, 77, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 with her devoted family by her side. Rachel was born August 30, 1939 in Guilford County, NC to the late Oscar and Mattie Flippin Rierson. She was the widow of the late Kenneth L. Thomas. She was a gentle soul and a sweet spirit who...
