OBITUARIES
James Nobblitt
May 1, 2013
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. James Wayne Nobblitt, 81, died May 1, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family following a brief illness. He was born February 14, 1932, in Galax, VA. He was in the US Air Force 1950-1954 and served in the Korean War 1952-1953. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. Surviving are his wife of...
Robert Dicks
May 1, 2013
Chapel Hill Dr. Robert Stanley Dicks, Jr. As Bob often said, I was born in "the front room" in Barnwell, SC in 1917 to Wilhemena Antley Dicks and Robert Stanley Dicks, Sr. His Father passed away and Bob became man of the house at age 12. He moved to Chapel Hill at the age of 16 where he helped...
Carolyn Wallace
Apr 30, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Carolyn A. Wallace, retired director of the Southern Historical Collection at Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina, died on April 30, 2013, at Carol Woods Health Center in Chapel Hill. Born September 30, 1919, in Hillsborough, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. Andrews and Virginia Dare Danner Andrews of Burlington and the...
Joyce Miller
Apr 29, 2013
PITTSBORO - Mrs. Joyce Johnson Miller, 83, of Pittsboro, died Monday, April 29, 2013 in Hospice Home of Alamance. Joyce was born on January 17, 1930 in Orange County, NC, daughter of the late Allen J. Johnson, Sr. and Audrey Ray Johnson . She was a retired beautician and member of Dasmascus Congregational Christian Church. She is survived by...
Susan Saunders
Apr 27, 2013
Susan Murphy Saunders, 75, a Chapel Hill native and long-time Charlotte resident and educator, died on Saturday at her home at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill after a two-year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease. 1. Ms. Saunders was the daughter of the late J. Maryon Saunders and the late Susan Rose Saunders of Chapel Hill. She is...
R. O'Briant
Apr 24, 2013
Title : R. Leon O'Briant August 20, 1934 to April 24, 2013 R. Leon O'Briant died on the evening of Wednesday April 24 after a brief illness. He was born in Greenville, SC, resided in Raleigh, NC for most of his adult life and had lived in Mebane, NC since 2007. He had two years of honorable service in...
Mary Grinstead Taylor
Apr 23, 2013
HURDLE MILLS - Mrs. Mary Jane Grinstead Taylor, 84, of the Caldwell Community died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Cliff and Tinsey Dixon Grinstead. She was the last of twelve children. She was the widow of the late C. B. Taylor. She was a member of...
Starnes Weaver
Apr 23, 2013
Starnes Eli Weaver, 86 of Carrboro, NC passed away April 23, 2013 at the UNC Memorial Hospital. Mr. Weaver is survived by his wife, Mildred Wright Weaver; one sister, Janice Weaver Jordan; three sons, David Starnes Weaver, spouse Cynthia Zeman, grandson Tiber Zeman-Weaver, granddaughter Claire Zeman-Weaver; son, Karl Richard Weaver; son, Kevin Lee Weaver; and a host of family...
Clara Emory
Apr 19, 2013
ROUGEMONT - Mrs. Clara Mae Walker Emory, 97, died April 19, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Emma and Toy Vance Walker. She was a great mother and grandmother. She loved flowers and baking cakes for the community. Surviving are her Sons: James Emory (Becky), Rougemont and Larry Emory (Elsie), Gibsonville; six grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 2...
George Dodson
Apr 18, 2013
MEBANE -Mr. George Donald Dodson, 83, 3200 Jim Lowe Drive, Mebane, died Thursday, April 18, 2013. He was born on November 9, 1929, in Alamance County, son of the late Collie McKinley and Agnes McAdams Dodson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, retired owner and operator of Dodson Service Station and a member of Eastside Baptist Church....
Edgar Riley
Apr 12, 2013
Hillsborough - Rev. Edgar David Riley of 518 Terrell Road, Hillsborough, N.C., passed away suddenly on Friday afternoon, April 12th, 2013, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, N.C. A beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend; he will be greatly missed by many. David was born on January 19th, 1952, in Durham, N.C. to the late William Edgar "Ed" and...
Harvey Watson
Apr 12, 2013
Reverend Doctor Harvey Langill Watson Durham The Reverend Doctor Harvey Langill Watson, beloved husband, devoted father and grandfather, cherished friend, and dedicated minister in the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, died peacefully on April 12, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Martin Watson; daughter Amy Watson Briceño; son Harvey Langill...
Landrum Tucker
Apr 8, 2013
Chapel Hill Dr. Landrum Sylvanius Tucker, 73, died April 8, 2013, at Duke Hospice in Durham, NC, just 6 short weeks after finding out he had cancer. Lanny was born on December 7, 1939, in Nashville, TN, the son of Landrum and Helen Tucker of Ripley, TN. He was raised in Ripley, TN, joining the Army at age 17...
Kathleen Brann
Apr 7, 2013
KATHLEEN E. BRANN, 93 Kathleen Elizabeth Brann, 93, of Chapel Hill, passed away April 7, 2013 in Raleigh, NC. Funeral service will be held at New Hope Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, on Friday April 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM with Reverend Kerri Hefner officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Walker's Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements....
Donnie Chapman
Apr 6, 2013
Orange County Donnie Harold Chapman July 10, 1953 - April 6, 2013 In the afternoon hours of April, 6 2013, the loving hand of God reached down and took one of his very special angels home. Donnie Harold Chapman joined many family and friends in heaven. He began his life in Gaston County NC, later moving to the Hillsborough...
Barbara Satterfield
Apr 6, 2013
Hillsborough - Mrs. Barbara Norton Satterfield, daughter of the late Ezekiel Norton, Sr. and Sara Palmer Norton, was born October 10, 1944, in New York, NY. She entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 6, 2013. She will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her. She was a caring and loving mother, grandmother, and a friend...
Carlton Lane
Apr 4, 2013
Carlton George Lane, 73, of Hillsborough, N.C. passed away April 4, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, three daughters, Kathy Morris (Ray), Teresa Grabarek (Brad), and Pam Chamberlain (Wayne), four grandchildren, five great grandchildren and his twin brother Harlton (Rosa). Services will e held at Walker's Funeral Home in Hillsborough, Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3 PM....
