OBITUARIES
Rodney Cook
Feb 19, 2013
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Rodney Joe Cook, 67, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in his home. He was a native of Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Arkansas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.. He retired from Duke Medical Center. Surviving are his wife, Cheryl Z. Franklin Cook, two sons: Zachary Cook (Amanda), Durham, and Joseph...
Robert Davis
Feb 17, 2013
HILLSBOROUGH - Robert D. Davis, 88, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013, after a brief illness. Robert was an active member of Mars Hill Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for 46 years and as the church treasurer for 38 years. He retired September 30, 1987, from Western Electric and AT&T after 40 years of service. Robert...
James Horton
Feb 16, 2013
Chapel Hill —James Thomas Horton affectionately known by his friends and family as "JT" was called to meet his heavenly father on February 16, 2013. He was the oldest son of the late Trubie Fonzie Horton and Vesta Merritt Horton of Chatham County. JT is survived by his wife Helga Wirsing Horton, a union that lasted 59 years and...
Bill Terry
Feb 16, 2013
ORANGE Dr. Bill C. Terry, Professor Emeritus CHAPEL HILL — It is with profound sadness that the family of Dr. Bill C. Terry announces his passing away on Saturday, February 16, 2013. He died peacefully around his family, after battling extended illness. Dr. Terry is survived by his wife, Barbara D'zan-Terry; his son, Carlton; daughter-in-law, Wendy Terry; step daughters,...
Frances Sawyer
Feb 15, 2013
ROUGEMONT - Mrs. Frances Minnis Boyd Sawyer, 83, died Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born in Danville, VA, to the late Fannie Minnis and Grover C. Boyd. She was educated in the Efland and Hillsborough schools. She was employed by Carr's Supermarket for many years. Surviving are three daughters: Susan Marcom, Timberlake, Faye Gates, Rougemont, and Paige Sawyer-Brown,...
Mary Ferguson
Feb 14, 2013
ORANGE Mary Bird Ferguson CHAPEL HILL — Mary Bird Ferguson, 77, died February 14, 2013 in Chapel Hill. She was born in Heaters, W.Va. in 1936 and raised in Clarksburg, W.Va. As a child, she attended Camp Appalachia, where her mother was a nurse, and later returned as a counselor for many happy years. She attended West Virginia University...
Alice Kessing
Feb 9, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Alice Hazlett Kessing died peacefully, surrounded by her family on February 9, 2013. She was born in Honolulu, on October 30, 1931, the daughter of Captain Edward and Elizabeth ("Ibby") Hazlett. A UNC graduate, she lived most of her life in Chapel Hill, where she served the community through her work at the Caring and Sharing Center...
Samuel Cates
Feb 9, 2013
EFLAND - Samuel Murphy Cates, 91, died Saturday, February 9, 2013. He retired from White Furniture Company after 45 years of service and was also a farmer. He was a member of Chestnut Ridge United Methodist Church. He was married to the late Genovia Doris Crabtree Cates for 57 years. Surviving are his sons: Allen Cates (Faye),Efland, Lambert Cates...
Richard Larcher
Feb 8, 2013
Richard J. Larcher, 75, died at UNC Hospital Friday, February 8, 2013 Dick grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio graduating from Xavier University. His primary occupational focus was the printing equipment business. Founding his own company, R.J. Larcher, Inc., he retired in 2001 to Governors Club, Chapel Hill, NC Dick had a knack for conversation and a keen sense of...
Margaret Kirkman
Feb 8, 2013
CHAPEL HILL Margaret Lamar Yancey Kirkman, a resident of Chapel Hill since 1965, died peacefully at home on February 8, 2013 after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Devoted wife and loving mother, she will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Margaret and her identical twin sister, Marian, were born March 8, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their...
Ernest Reager
Feb 6, 2013
MEBANE - Mr. Ernest David Reager, Sr., of Mebane, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in Hospice at the Meadowlands. Mr. Reager was born on March 13, 1932 in New York, New York, son of the late Ernest and Josephine Schory Reager. He was a beloved husband and father, Korean war veteran, retired computer/telecommunication consultant who loved skiing. He...
Joseph Hughes
Feb 5, 2013
CHATHAM Joseph P. Hughes, 75, of Chapel Hill died at home February 5, 2013. He was born July 30, 1937, in Brunswick County, NC, to the late Percy and Elizabeth(Lizzy) Hughes. He is survived by his wife of forty six years, Mary; sister-in-law, Helen Hughes; nieces Brenda Canes, Beverly Hewett, and Beth Long; and numerous friends. Joe graduated from...
Ruby Barts
Feb 5, 2013
CEDAR GROVE - Mrs. Ruby Pearl Walker Barts, 79, of Cedar Grove died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at her residence following an extended battle with illness. Mrs. Barts was born on July 10, 1933 in Orange County, NC, daughter of the late Edward John and Elizabeth Ann Correll Walker. She graduated from Aycock School, retired from Dixie Yarn and...
Aaron Moore
Jan 31, 2013
LIBERTY - Mr. Aaron Vance "Zeke" Moore, 64, of Liberty, died Thursday, January 31,2013 in UNC Memorial Hospital following months of declining health. Zeke was born on February 6, 1948 in Alamance County, NC, son of the late Zebulon Vance and Ola Coles Greene Moore. He was a retired employee of Ameritek after 30 years as a die maker....
Robert Greene
Jan 31, 2013
BURLINGTON — Robert Earl Greene, 71, retired, passed away on January 31st, 2013 at White Oak Manor in Burlington. Robert, known to his friends as Bob, was born October 21st, 1941 in Boone. Bob lived in Ohio when he was younger (son of Earl and Edna Greene) but came to NC in 1959 where he lived the rest of...
Evalene Cornett
Jan 30, 2013
SNOW CAMP - Evalene Caudill Cornett, 78, of Snow Camp, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. Evalene was born on July 7, 1934 in McCreary County, KY, daughter of the late James Albert and Flora Allie Thomas Caudill. She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington Christian Church. She was preceded in death by...
Thomas Potvin
Jan 30, 2013
THOMAS MICHAEL POTVIN October 1, 1954 - January 30, 2013 Hillsborough, NC Tom Potvin, a long time Hillsborough resident, was surrounded by family and friends when he walked into the arms of our Lord on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 after a 20 year valiant battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Tom was 58. Tom was born on October 1, 1954 in...
Betha Wade
Jan 30, 2013
CHAPEL HILL — Betha Ann Wade, age 88, of Chapel Hill, passed away on January 30, 2013 at Carol Woods Retirement Community. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, October 6, 1924, she was a 1942 graduate of Omaha Central High School. She was a Princess of Ak-Sar-Ben in 1950. Ms. Wade graduated from The University of Colorado with a BA degree...
