OBITUARIES
Margaret Barbour
Jan 3, 2012
Durham County Durham - Mrs. Margaret Wagner James Barbour passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, unexpectedly at home. Born April 5, 1917 to John Minick and Mamie Jacobs Wagner She was predeceased by her parents, husbands Lester James and Walter R. Barbour, daughter Annie Lou Wagoner, and brothers Ira and Charlie Wagner. She is survived by son John...
Dorothy Otho Whitt
Dec 31, 2011
Dorothy Rose Otho Whitt, 85, of Chapel Hill, NC died on Saturday, December 31, 2011. She was born on October 13, 1926 in Lubbock and raised in Midland, Texas. 'Dot' was a devoted spouse; loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; energetic homemaker; and community volunteer. She cultivated many friendships due to her friendly, positive outlook and caring demeanor, and love...
Richard Kahn
Dec 30, 2011
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Richard Kahn, 83, of Hillsborough died Friday, Dec. 30th, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Michigan City, ID the son of the late Wallace and Lurella Kahn. He was a graduate of Elston H.S., a veteran, and received a certificate in radiology from Chicago City College. He worked briefly as a Radiologist's Assistant before...
David Baird
Dec 29, 2011
Mr. David Hamilton Baird, Sr., age 96 of 2016 Halls Mill Road, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Brookshire Nursing Center. He was born in Sherman, NY on November 10, 1915 to the late William Clair Baird and Delia Baird. His family later moved to Hamburg, NY, where, at the age of 19, he opened his own gas...
Carroll Brown
Dec 28, 2011
Mr. Carroll Brown, 74, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Hillsborough, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He was born July 10, 1937 in Winnfield, LA, the son of the late, Fred and Vera Howard Brown. Mr. Brown was a 1955 graduate of Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough. He served with the US Army and retired...
Carl Schoenberger
Dec 27, 2011
Carl Andrew Schoenberger died Tuesday morning, December 27, 2011 at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A time of visitation will be held on December 31st from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. A memorial service and celebration will be held on Sunday, January 1st, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM at...
Rita Warren Davidson
Dec 26, 2011
Orange County DAVIDSON HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Rita Ann Warren Davidson died Monday, December 26, 2011. She was born in Durham County. She was a graduate of Orange High School and the University of Columbia, Chicago, IL. On May 20, 1967 she married Cliff Edwin Davidson, Sr. in Efland United Methodist Church. She retired from Duke University Medical Center. She...
Lauara Ward
Dec 24, 2011
Orange County Cedar Grove Ward, Laura Frances Pope - Mrs. Laura Frances Pope Ward, 88, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 in Duke Medical Center. She graduated from Aycock High School and attended business school. She devoted her working life by working with her late husband, Melvin Ward, on the family farm and in their home as a homemaker. She...
Mary Mccarthy
Dec 20, 2011
In August, 1925, Mary Frances Nicoll opened her eyes in Valley Stream, Long Island. She lived the rest of her life with eyes and heart wide open, embracing life's adventures with joy and laughter. As a young woman, she cherished her relationship with her sister and mother surrogate, Mickey, relished her job at a NYC law office and enjoyed...
Luna Harrison Roberts
Dec 17, 2011
Mrs. Luna Mae Harrison Roberts, age 78, of 4124 Claiborne's Road, Mebane, NC, left this world for a better place leaving behind her Family and Friends whom she dearly loved on December 17, 2011 at home. She was born January 3, 1933 in Person County, NC. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is the wife...
Billy Wilson
Dec 16, 2011
ALAMANCE COUNTY ELON - Mr. Billy Lee Wilson, 73, of 764 Walker Road, Elon went home to be with the Lord on December 16, 2011, follow an extended illness. Mr. Wilson was born on April 3, 1938 in Rockingham County, son of the late Willie P. And Lena Garner Wilson. Billy was a retired farmer. He was a loving...
Reuben Dillard
Dec 9, 2011
DILLARD (Orange County Section) HILLSBOROUGH Reuben Perry Dillard, 80, of Hillsborough NC passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, Friday, December 9, 2011, following a period of declining health. Born in Caldwell County the 13th of August 1931. He was the son of the late Mitchell and Emma Dillard. A US Army veteran, Reuben served overseas...
Hazel Hamm
Dec 5, 2011
HAMM HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Hazel Joyce Webb Hamm, 73, died Monday, December 5, 2011, in UNC Hospitals. She was a native of Wilson County and attended the Wilson County Schools. She and A. B. Hamm married and began their lives together raising their family. They lovingly supported each other in their ministries. Surviving are her husband, Rev. A. B....
Jeanne Lanum
Nov 30, 2011
LANUM HILLSBOROUGH - Mrs. Jeanne Bacon Lanum, 61, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in Duke Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Mary Lena and Wallace Bacon. She grew up on the family farm on St. Mary's Rd. where she worked with her father raising chickens and selling eggs. She attended the Orange County Schools and graduated...
Hazell Barr Vassar
Nov 30, 2011
PITTSBORO -Hazell Marrie Barr Vassar passed away Wednesday ,November 30, 2011 at UNC Hospital following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Theodore Clifton Barr and Maude Eva White Barr of Portsmouth Virginia. She was married to the late John Dixie Vassar, Sr. of Craigsville, Virginia. They were longstanding residents of Virginia Beach, Virginia, until they...
George Dodson
Nov 30, 2011
ALAMANCE COUNTY Mebane -George Alton Dodson, age 70, of 7503 York Loop, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at his home. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of the late George Anderson Dodson and Pearl Howard Dodson . He was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby A. Dodson, one sister, Nancy Dodson Harder, and one...
Oma Harris Walker
Nov 27, 2011
CLIMAX - Oma Lee Harris Walker, 84, of Climax, NC formerly of Hillsborough, died Sunday, November 27, 2011 in Moses Cone Hospital. Ms. Walker was born in Harnett County, daughter of the late Elijah L and Helen Perry Harris and wife of the late Lewis Wilburn Walker. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter: Joyce Dixon...
Jean Ausley
Nov 26, 2011
DURHAM - Jean Yvonne Crabtree Ausley, 74, of Durham, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 in Carolina Point following a brief illness. Ms. Ausley was born in Durham County, daughter of the late Dallas and Margie Pickett Crabtree and wife of the late Ronald Ausley. She retired from Duke Medical Center as an Accounts Receivable Supervisor and was a member...
Sean Jones
Nov 24, 2011
Sean Wayne Jones, 36, of 131 Lady Bug Lane, Chapel Hill, NC died Thanksgiving morning in a single car accident in Chatham County, Sean studied at UNC where he was a member of Sigma Chi. Sean also was an honor society student and baseball player at Swansboro High School where he graduated in 1993. Sean has been survived by...
Ellese Nickles
Nov 24, 2011
Cedar Grove Lela Ellese Oliver Nickles, born on February 21, 1919, died on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011 at Durham Regional Hospital, Durham N.C. Mrs. Nickles was a resident of Cedar Grove and Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough, N. C. Ellese was the youngest daughter of Thomas L. Oliver and Lela Crisp Oliver of Cedar Grove, N. C. Surviving...
