Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Feb 8, 2015

Burlington NC Virginia Katherine Grotgen Tilden died on February 8, 2015 at the age of 95 at Twin Lakes Retirement Community in Burlington, NC. She is pre-deceased by her husband of 62 years, Robert Bryan Tilden Sr., her parents, George Thaddeus Grotgen and Carrie Virginia Meier, also her brother George Thaddeus Grotgen Jr. and sister Caroline Ann Grotgen Lester....

Feb 6, 2015

Carrie Camelia Compton Lloyd, age 82 of Efland, NC passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, February 6, 2015 after an extended illness. She was born on May 12, 1932 to the late Ralph and Carrie Compton. She, along with her 6 brothers- Kenneth, Robert, Charlie, Fred, Burch and Harry- grew up on a tobacco farm in...

Feb 4, 2015

Rita Ashley Patterson lived an adventurous and interesting life. She was a daughter, mother, grandmother and a loving example of God's love to many. She was born June 21, 1947 in Durham, North Carolina. She spent her formative years growing up in Hillsborough, on the outskirts of Chapel Hill. After attending Elon College, Rita married Pat Patterson and had...

Feb 3, 2015

Dr. Robert Arthur Mueller of Chapel Hill died Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at age 76 from complications of advanced Alzheimer's disease. He was born to the late Dr. Gustave and Edith Mueller, on July 24th, 1938, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Robert married his late wife, Marian Schiller Mueller in 1961. They enjoyed most of their life together in...

Feb 3, 2015

Kenneth Edward Taylor, Sr., 79, of Mebane passed away February 3, 2015. He was born November 17, 1935 to the late Linwood and Bertha Leigh Smith Taylor. In addition to his parents Kenneth was preceded in death by sister, Louise Crowling and brother, Linwood Taylor Jr. Kenneth served in Vietnam and retired from the US Air Force with 21...

Feb 3, 2015

Orange County Cedar Grove - On February 3, 2015 Charles Hughes Williams, 93, went home to his heavenly father. He grew up on the family farm in Cedar Grove where he was able to embrace his love of nature and animals. Charles was a successful baseball player during his years at Efland High School. During WWII a love for...

Feb 2, 2015

-Chapel Hill- Don Shea, a legendary and widely-respected TV sportscaster in the Durham-Raliegh-Chapel Hill area for almost 50 years, has died at the age of 77. His death was attributed to natural causes. Mr. Shea was born in San Francisco, CA on Jan. 3, 1938 to Patrick Shea and his wife Elizabeth Anne (nee Sullivan), both of Co. Cork,...

Feb 1, 2015

Mebane - Mr. Milton Walker Phelps died Sunday, February 1, 2015. He was born in Caswell County. He graduated from Prospect Hill High School and Devry College. He was a veteran of the Korean War. After retiring from RCA Corporation, he returned to his home place of Prospect Hill. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Morin Phelps, four sons: Ernest...

Jan 31, 2015

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Jan 31, 2015

Hillsborough- Mr. Thomas Bradley Stansbury, 72, died Saturday, January 31, 2015, in Wilkes Regional Medical Center. He was born in Durham County to Estelle and Raymond Stansbury. The graveside service will be held 2 PM Tuesday in the Hillsborough Town Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:45-1:45 PM Tuesday in Walker's Funeral Home.

Jan 31, 2015

PERSON COUNTY JANUARY 31, 2015 ROXBORO - William Edward Jordan, 77, of Roxboro, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Person Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Jordan was born in Roxboro, NC on March 21, 1937, son of the late Lambeth Branch, Sr. and Grace Eva Long Jordan and husband of the late Charlotte Irby Jordan. He was...

Jan 30, 2015

Trynis McBroom Nichols Alma Trynis Nichols, of Hillsborough, died Friday, January, 30 2015 at The Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. She was born September 5, 1920 in Orange County, North Carolina to Charlie & Bertha McBroom. She was married to C.B. Nichols on August 26, 1945. Surviving are her daughter, Bertha Nichols Saunders (Max), two sons, Ben Nichols...

Jan 29, 2015

Orange County Hillsborough - Mrs. Barbara Ann Chisenhall Medlin, 82, died Thursday, January 29, 2015. She was a native of Orange County and attended the Orange County Schools. She was employed by Cone Mills and later by Walmart. She was a great cook and loved her home and family. Surviving are two daughters: Pam Terrell (James), Sherry Medlin, one...

Jan 27, 2015

Richard Edward Hildebrandt, Sr. of Hillsborough, NC died January 27, 2015. He was born in May 1927, in Collingswood, NJ. He was a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy, King College, Bristol, TN, and Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, VA. He was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister in 1955, and served Presbyterian churches in Virginia and North Carolina. He retired as...

Jan 18, 2015

Donald Macmillan, 91, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina (formerly of Corning, NY) passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015. Born in Bellshill, Scotland on June 25, 1923, he was the son of Robert and Jean Macmillan. Don was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Ronald, Robert, William and sister Marylin Dillon. In June 1950, he married Theresa Zupancic...

Jan 17, 2015

Mebane - Maurice Eugene Horner Maurice Eugene Horner, 72, of Mebane passed away January 17, 2015. He was born October 6, 1942 to the late Willard Franklin and Margaret Wilson Horner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brother, Kenneth "Racer" Horner; sisters Shirley Zarr and Francis Marie Blair. Those left to cherish his memory...

Jan 14, 2015

Burlington Mary Sue Moore Cheek, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 14, 2015 at Twin Lakes Community in Burlington. Mary Sue was born in Pitt County, NC on February 19, 1923 to Lula Trott Moore and Lee Hyman Moore. She graduated from high school in Greenville and matriculated from East Carolina Teachers College (now East Carolina University). Her...

Jan 14, 2015

Durham County Juanita Poole, 91, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015. She graduated from Aycock High School and King Business College. She moved to Washington, DC where she worked at the Pentegon for 33 years until retirement. Surviving are her brother, R. B. Poole and his wife Patsy, her sister, Frances P. Leonard and her nieces and nephews. She was...

Jan 13, 2015

Jan 13, 2015

Hillsborough - Mrs. Carrie Terrell Sigmon, 77, went home to be with the Lord January 13th, 2015. She was a native of Orange County and graduated from Hillsboro High School. In 1959 she married Jimmy Sigmon. She retired from Trien, Inc. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Surviving are her husband, her daughter, Cindy Hamilton, her son,...