OBITUARIES
Evelyn Pearson Riley
Jul 8, 2015
Evelyn Marie Pearson Riley, 83 of Hillsborough passed away at home on July 8, 2015. She was born on May 6, 1932 in Hillsborough, NC to the late Allen Pearson and Ruth Wilson Pearson. Those left to cherish her memory are husband, Marvin Walker Riley, Sr.; sons, Marvin Walker Riley, Jr. and his wife Annette, William Allen Riley; grandchildren,...
Marvin Meacham
Jul 7, 2015
Marvin Cook Meacham, age 86, of Chatham County, NC passed away July 7, 2015. Marvin was born to the late William Hubert Meacham and Eugenia Ivey Meacham in 1929 in Chatham County, NC. He is predeceased by his wife, Geraldine Hatley Meacham to whom he was lovingly married for 49 years. He is also predeceased by 3 of his...
Dorothy Fields
Jul 5, 2015
-Durham- Dorothy Province Fields Dorothy Province Fields, beloved wife and mother, passed away at the age of 93 on July 5, 2015. Born in Irvine, Kentucky to James Henry Province and Vivian Page Province, Dorothy was orphaned at an early age and reared by extended family members in Russellville, KY; Detroit MI; and finally by Harry and Lena Welker...
Mary Ward Pope
Jul 4, 2015
Mary Ruth Pope (affectionately called "Nana" by her family), 86, returned to her heavenly home on July 4, 2015 in Mebane, N.C. Her gracious family and friends supported and comforted her during her final years and brought her much peace. Mary Ruth was born to the late J. Frank and Nannie Lee Ward, and later married her best friend,...
Sylvia Gatzy
Jul 2, 2015
Obituary information will be posted soon. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Gatzy family.
Jene Goshaw
Jun 30, 2015
DURHAM - Jene Montgomery Goshaw died on June 30th, 2015, in Durham, North Carolina, with her beloved husband and two children by her side. Jene was born in Clinton, Iowa, on May 6, 1943. She spent most of her childhood in Appleton, Wisconsin. When she was in high school, her family moved to West Bend, Wisconsin, where she graduated...
Alfred Kirkland
Jun 29, 2015
Chapel Hill - Alfred Strayhorn Kirkland, 90, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 at Duke Hospice after an extended illness. Alfred was a man of great courage. He was born to Garland and Nonnie Kirkland on January 17, 1925. He enjoyed a happy childhood and loved to reminisce his childhood memories. Alfred graduated from Chapel Hill High School...
Benjamin Darab
Jun 27, 2015
Benjamin Kane Darab September 27, 2013 - June 27, 2015 Hillsborough, North Carolina - Benjamin Kane Darab, 21 months, was granted peace and comfort surrounded by family at 1:38 pm, June 27, 2015, at his home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, following a valiant struggle with Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2. Although Ben faced many obstacles, his strength led us to...
Ruth Alexander
Jun 26, 2015
Ruth Vincent Alexander was born in Greensboro, NC, on 11/17/55, and died at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC, on 6/26/15. Ruth was a baker by profession and loved to share her talents with family and friends. She loved animals, in particular, her kitties, birds, woodchucks, deer, raccoons, and chipmunks all of which came into the yard to eat...
Anita Simmons
Jun 26, 2015
Hurdle Mills - Anita Diane Blackwood Simmons, 43, died Friday, June 26, 2015. She was born in Durham. She was a graduate of Orange High School and cosmetology school. She cared for her parents and her own family for whom she loved very much. She enjoyed her family and friends. Surviving are her husband, Frank Simmons, her daughter, Sydney...
June Fife
Jun 26, 2015
Hillsborough - Mrs. June Frances Vincent Fife, 75, died Friday, June 26, 2015. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School, Watts Hospital School of Nursing, and Watts Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia. She worked at Watts Hospital, Durham Regional Hospital and VA Hospital. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army. She performed many volunteer hours working with...
Michael Garzilli
Jun 24, 2015
Michael Paul Garzilli, 89, died Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 at his home in Pittsboro, NC following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Theresa, daughter Debra Shaver, daughter Valerie Furrier and husband Paul, and son Robert Garzilli and fiancé Carol Grundy, grandchildren, Michelle, Ryan, Olivia and Lara. Born in the Bronx...
Robert Gruninger
Jun 24, 2015
Dr. Robert P. Gruninger, 86, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2015 after recently suffering a stroke. He had been a resident of Chapel Hill for 21 years. Bob was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on August 5, 1928, to Marion Crossett Gruninger and Andrew Franklin Gruninger. He grew up in Fanwood, NJ, and graduated from Scotch Plains...
Betty Maxwell
Jun 23, 2015
Visitation for Betty Sue Maxwell will be on Thursday July 2, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Walker's Funeral Home, 120 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to be serving the Maxwell family.
Avery Apple
Jun 20, 2015
Hillsborough - Mr. Avery A. Apple, 68, of Hillsborough passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Avery volunteered for the U. S. Navy and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. A native of Hillsborough, he was predeceased by his wife, Shirley Lane Apple, and mother and father, John C. and...
Tamara Van Atta
Jun 19, 2015
Tamara Gavrilenko Van Atta Tamara Terent'evna Gavrilenko Van Atta, a resident of Chapel Hill since 2000, passed away early on the morning of June 16. Tamara Gavrilenko Van Atta was born on December 21, 1949, in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), the second child of Terentii Ivanovich and Mariia Arsen'evna Gavrilenko. Both her parents lived through the 900-day...
John Adams
Jun 19, 2015
John Berry Adams April 8, 1920 - June 19, 2015 John Berry "Jack" Adams, a professor and dean (1969-79) of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill from 1958-1985 and a member of the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame, died June 19, 2015, following a brief illness. He was 95. He...
Mollie Vaughan
Jun 17, 2015
Mebane - Mollie Ann Jacobs Vaughan, 78, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was an Orange County native and attended Caldwell School. She retired from Dan River. Surviving are her daughter, Marilyn Vaughan-Hart, two sons: Matthew Vaughan and Milton (Nooky) Vaughan, and one grandchild, April Vaughan. She was predeceased by her parents: Mamie and William Chester Jacobs, two sons:...
Catherine Long
Jun 12, 2015
Hillsborough - Mrs. Catherine Minnis Long died, Friday, June 12, 2015. She was born in Orange County. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and High Point College. She retired from UNC-Chapel Hill. She was the widow of Wade Odell Snipes. Surviving are her daughter, Betsy Snipes Wilson (Ricky), her son, Thomas "Buster" Snipes (Karen), one sister, Doris...
