OBITUARIES
Samuel Shelby
Sep 13, 2015
Samuel Todd Shelby died Sunday September 13, 2015. Arrangement are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Shelby family.
Mary Pruss
Sep 11, 2015
Mary Lou Pruss, 81, of Chapel Hill passed away on September 11, 2015. She was born May 7, 1934 to the late James and Bruce Little Williams. Mary Lou was a graduate of UNC and was retired from UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Those left to cherish her memory include daughter, Patricia Pruss; son, James Pruss; sister,...
Rita Leech
Sep 5, 2015
Rita Gresham Leech, 69, died on September 5, 2015 from complications of brain and lung cancer. Rita was born and raised in Durham, NC, but has lived in San Antonio, Texas since the 1970s. While in San Antonio, Rita became a fixture in the Texas Municipal Bond business working with Rausher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. and then Southwest Securities. Rita...
Alphie Utsman
Sep 4, 2015
Hillsborough - Mrs. Alphie Andrews Utsman died Friday September 4, 2015. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother who lit up a room with her zany personality. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Utsman, son, Oscar Utsman, and great grandson, Ian Pound. Surviving are her brothers: Bobby Andrews (Mary),...
Emogene Cole
Sep 4, 2015
Emogene T. Cole, age 83, died on September 4, 2015. Emogene was born on March 20, 1932 to the late J.T. Thompson and his wife Bessie Mae Thompson. She graduated from Chapel Hill High School, and worked as an administrative secretary for North Carolina Memorial Hospital soon after the hospital opened in the early 1950's, retiring from UNC Hospitals...
Way Hum
Sep 4, 2015
Way Thaw Hum died Friday September 04, 2015 at UNC Hospital. Family will gather Monday September 07, 2015 at Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill to receive friends. A private family service will follow at 2 PM. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Hum family.
Donna Allgood
Sep 3, 2015
Donna Cooke Allgood, 66, of Carrboro, NC, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was born January 24, 1949 in Raleigh, NC to the late Silas G. Cooke and Virginia Newton Cooke. Donna graduated from Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh and attended Methodist College in Fayetteville. After completing her education, she spent...
Joyce Barbee
Sep 2, 2015
Hillsborough - Ms. Joyce Faye Barbee, 53, died Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in UNC Hospitals. Surviving are her mother, Edith Lucille Davis Barbee, three brothers: Kenny Barbee and wife Linda, Ronnie Barbee and Jerry Barbee, two sisters: Jean Cannada and husband Lester and Dodie Denson and husband Bo, and special niece, Debra Cannada. She was predeceased by her father,...
Barbara Mull
Sep 1, 2015
Chapel Hill Barbara Ann Mull (formerly Carraher), 70, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away, surrounded by loving family, on September 1, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Marion, NC on August 4, 1945, to the late Presnell and Elsie Mull, both formerly of Lexington, NC. Barbara graduated from Lexington High School before continuing to...
Ruth Alliger
Sep 1, 2015
Ruth Irene Hopfield Alliger died peacefully on September 1, 2015 in her home after a short illness. Ruth was born May 12, 1918 in Syracuse, New York to John Hopfield and Reine Coursen. She grew up in Berkeley, California as one of seven children. Ruth received her master's degree in Chemistry from Iowa University and taught high school chemistry...
Doris Lloyd
Aug 30, 2015
Efland - Mrs. Doris Lorraine Hearn Lloyd, 87, died Sunday, August 30, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Poly and Farmer Anderson Hearn. She married Troy Lloyd and worked with him in his business at Lloyd Equipment. She was a homemaker and a good cook. She loved gardening and flowers and her dog. Surviving are her son,...
Mark Pittman
Aug 30, 2015
Obituary for Mark Anthony Pittman Mark Anthony Pittman passed away at the age of 54 on August 30th, 2015 at his home in Hillsborough. He was born on September 30, 1960 in Durham, NC to Barney Wes Pittman and June Roland Pittman. Mark was the eldest of their two children. After high school, Mark attended NC State University. His...
Robert Galloway
Aug 21, 2015
Robert Galloway passed away at the age of 78 on August 21st, 2015 after a short illness. He died peacefully at his home in Chapel Hill, NC, surrounded by loving family. He was born on June 13, 1937 in Winston-Salem, NC to Alexander Henderson Galloway, III and Martha Bull Erckman Galloway. Bobby was the second of their three sons....
Elizabeth Cannon
Aug 21, 2015
Elizabeth Waynick Cannon, 101, passed quietly away this morning at 6:35 AM after a brief illness. She is survived by her Daughter, Patricia Anne Simmons and Patricia's husband, Carlyle. She is also survived by her two Grandsons, Richard and Matthew, their wives, Hee Cheong and Britt and her Great Grandchildren, Alex 22, Onnew 20, Gage 19, Willow 15 and...
Thomas Mustian
Aug 19, 2015
Thomas A Mustian, Jr., 76, of Hurdle Mills passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015. He was born in Whitaker, NC on February 13, 1939. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 36 years, Peggy B. Mustian; daughter Deborah Oakely and fiancé Neil Donnely; son, Randy Oakley; grandchildren, Tyler Oakley, Brandi Oakley and her spouse Courtney...
John Filer
Aug 19, 2015
John Filer passed away of a sudden illness at 9:05 p.m. August 19 in the arms of Jane Filer and beside his sister Teresa Filer. He was a behind-the-scenes man and responsible for a large majority of Jane Filer's success. He loved life and was content at his home in the woods and making Jane happy. He was loved...
Tisha Kale
Aug 18, 2015
Tisha Holland Kale, 86, passed away peacefully in her home, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by her loving daughters. Tisha was born in Miami, Florida on June 14, 1929, but lived in North Carolina her entire adult life where she was a dedicated and well-loved member of Efland United Methodist Church. Tisha was a true nurturer consistently placing the...
Sandra Inman
Aug 17, 2015
Sandra Inman lived each day with a steady, selfless and optimistic determination right to her last, August 17, 2015. Born June 11, 1936, she was raised in a modest, loving home by her parents, Myrtle and Wyma Henley, in Kannapolis, NC. She grew up at the dawn of rock and roll, inspiring her to see all the greats--Elvis, Buddy...
