OBITUARIES
Hazel Lacock
Oct 7, 2015
HAZEL LEE LACOCK Chapel Hill, Hazel Lee Lacock 90 passed away October 7 at Duke Hospital. Hazel was born in Chapel Hill, youngest daughter of the late Wilson Odell and Elizabeth Ann Lacock. She was preceded in death by her brothers J.Vernon Lacock and Carl W. Lacock, sister Helen L. Lacock, and Step Mother Ellen D. Lacock. Hazel was...
William Dawson
Oct 6, 2015
William T. Dawson age 86, died Tuesday night at his home in Chapel Hill, N.C. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday October 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Service will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Dawson family.
George Williams
Oct 5, 2015
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. George Truitt Williams, 68, died Monday, October 12, 2015. He was a native of Orange County and graduated from Orange High School. After serving in the U.S. Army, was employed by Liggett and Myers for 44 years. He loved his family especially his grandchildren. He loved telling jokes and making people laugh. Surviving are his companion,...
Donna Freeland
Oct 1, 2015
Donna Lynn Freeland, 67, peacefully passed away on October 1, 2015 in her Hillsborough home. She was born on February 29, 1948 in Durham to the late James John and Maxine Hayes Freeland. In addition to her parents, Ms. Freeland was preceded in death by her brothers James Rae Freeland and Jack Irvin Freeland; her sister Joan Freeland Hopper;...
Evelyn Grisham
Oct 1, 2015
Evelyn M. Girsham died October 1, 2015 after a long illness. She will be interred among her many revered ancestors in the Gordonsville, TN, Cemetery following a ceremony at Bass Funeral Home, Gordonsville, on Monday October 5, 2015 at 1 PM. A private memorial celebration of her life will be held at a later date in Chapel Hill with...
Evelyn Mlinar
Sep 27, 2015
Evelyn Jean Mlinar, a long time resident of Danville, Kentucky, died Sunday the 27th of September at her home in Chapel Hill. Born in 1935 in Williston, ND, to Clifford Palmer Mehus and Odney Jorstad Mehus, Jean was the eldest and longest lived of their three girls, losing her 9-year old sister Katherine in 1954 and her sister Arleen...
Betty Somers
Sep 27, 2015
Betty Somers of Chapel Hill, NC died September 27, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Wiley Terrell Simpson of Winter Haven, FL. She and the late Dr. James Earl Somers had 4 children. Sally Somers Austin (Paul), Peter Galen Somers both of Durham. James Terrell Somers of Pinehurst and Susan Somers Rothschild (William) of...
Florence Leslie
Sep 25, 2015
Service date will be announced. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Leslie family.
Chia Yang
Sep 25, 2015
Services will be private. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Yang family.
Frances Sparrow
Sep 24, 2015
Arrangements Incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Sparrow Family.
Elizabeth Tate
Sep 22, 2015
Elizabeth L. Tate, Age 98, died Tuesday September 22, 2015 at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill. No services have been planned at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the family.
Thomas Johnston
Sep 21, 2015
Judge Thomas David Johnston (Retired), age 86, a resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died on September 21, 2015. He was born and grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and from the UNC School of Law. While a student he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity....
Anthony Hall
Sep 21, 2015
Hillsborough - Anthony Leon Hall, 53, died Monday, September 21, 2015. He was born in Durham and attended the Orange County schools. He worked with many people. He enjoyed camping, fishing, playing drums and being with his family. He tried to teach his girls and boys to do the same jobs. He wanted everyone to be happy as possible...
Betty Dobson
Sep 20, 2015
Betty Jewell Dobson died Sunday evening September 20, 2015 in Chapel Hill. Services will be planned at a later date. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Dobson Family.
Doris Hinshaw
Sep 19, 2015
Doris Oneida Hinshaw, 89, of Mebane passed away September 19, 2015. She was born on February 5, 1926 to the late George Newton Hoover and Josephine Pierce Hoover. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Jack Hinshaw. Those left to cherish her memory include daughter, Beverly H. Walker and her husband Kemp...
Toni Cole
Sep 18, 2015
Toni Cole, age 61 of Carrboro, N.C. died Friday September 18, 2015 at her home. Final arrangements will be handled by Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive, Charleston, Illinois 61920 Walkers' Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to assist the Cole family.
Madeleine Johnston
Sep 14, 2015
Graveside service for Infant Madeleine Ava Johnston will be held Thursday September 17, 2015 at Judea Reform Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 2560 Jones Ferry Road, Chapel Hill, N.C. Service time is 10:30 a.m. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the family.
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...
