OBITUARIES
Eugene Disabatino
Jul 4, 2012
Eugene D. DiSabatino, 90, born in Wilmington, Delaware on May 10, 1922, died peacefully on July 4th in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He also spent the past 40 years as a resident of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. Gene graduated from Wilmington High School and the University of Delaware. In 1943 he enlisted in the army....
Mary Wagner
Jul 3, 2012
Mary Williams Wagner Pittsboro- Mary Williams Wagner, 84, of Pittsboro, died Tuesday, July 3 at UNC Hospitals following a brief illness. She will be greatly missed by her family and many devoted friends. The daughter of the late Otha Williams and Sula Byrd Williams of Cary, N.C., she graduated Cary High School in the class of 1945. In her...
Patricia Weiss
Jul 2, 2012
Patricia Finnerty Weiss - Sept. 11, 1947 - July 2, 2012 Patricia Finnerty Weiss, 64, died Monday after a brief but brave fight with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loving husband and two surviving sons as she passed. Trish was a member of the Chapel Hill community for nearly forty years and leaves behind many wonderful friends...
Henry Sheppard
Jun 29, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Mr. Henry Clay Sheppard, Jr., 82, of Hurdle Mills, died June 29, 2012. He was a native of Virginia and raised in the town of Charlotte Court House. He retired from Piedmont Electric after 40 years of service. He cared and provided for his family. Surviving are his wife, Louise Rimmer Sheppard; two daughters: Connie S. McClean...
Chester Insko
Jun 28, 2012
C. Arthur Insko, Th.D., Retired Professor of Christian Ethics passed away June 28, 2012 at the age of 101. He was predeceased in February 9, 2000 by his wife of 68 years, the former Elizabeth Alene Matthews. Dr. Insko, Arthur, was born November 22, 1910 on a farm near Germantown, Kentucky. His Father, Leslie Insko, and Mother, Mary Elizabeth...
Jacqueline Cates
Jun 27, 2012
MEBANE - Mrs. Jacqueline Fearrington Cates, 82, died June 27, 2012. She was born in Durham County and attended Efland Cheeks School. She was a soldier of the Salvation Army where she was the Record Sgt. for many years and was a member of the Ladies Home League. She enjoyed painting pictures, embroidery, and puzzle books. She loved her...
Jean Smith
Jun 25, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Pamela Jean Bivins Smith, 61, of Efland died in her home Monday, June 25, 2012. She was a hard working and compassionate person. She was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Robert E. Smith, three sons: John W. "Bill" Smith (Tracy),Efland, Scott E. Smith, Efland, and Brian Jennings Smith (Bridgette), Hillsborough, three...
Dorothy Aldrin
Jun 24, 2012
Dorothy Alice (Gooden) Aldrin, 89, formerly of Warwick, Rhode Island, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2012. She was the daughter of Daniel and Evelyn Gooden. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond Aldrin who preceded her in death in 2008. Dorothy was born on August 12, 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island. She worked at Federal Products...
Paul Fendt
Jun 24, 2012
Paul Frederick Fendt Paul Fendt, 78, of Hillsborough, passed on Sunday, June 24th, 2012 at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina in good care and the comfort of his family. Paul was born on July 4th, 1933, in Callicoon, New York, son of Fred and Edna Marie Muir Fendt. Paul was a younger brother to Ruth Marie Fendt Behnke....
Ozzie Carver
Jun 23, 2012
MEBANE - Mr. Ozzie Daniel Carver, 79, of 307 W. McKinley Street, Mebane, NC, died Saturday, June 23, 2012 in UNC Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Carver was born on April 23, 1933 in Person County, NC, son of the late Dameron and Addie Palmer Carver. He was a retired employee of Kingsdown after 27 years as...
Dwight Terrell
Jun 20, 2012
HILLSBOROUGH - Dwight Allen Terrell, 68 years old of Hillsborough, NC, departed this life on June 20, 2012. He struggled valiantly with heart disease. He fought the good fight, for as long as was possible, giving it his all. Now he rests in peace. Dwight was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Henry Terrell, mother, Etta Lee Terrell...
Betty Pruitt
Jun 12, 2012
ROXBORO - Mrs. Betty Jean Jordan Pruitt, 68, of 901 Ridge Road, Roxboro, formerly of Buffalo Junction, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 following an extended illness. Mrs. Pruitt was born on February 26, 1944 in Person County, NC, daughter of the late Lamberth Branch and Grace Eva Long Jordan and wife of the late David Lee Pruitt. She was...
Edward Douglas
Jun 11, 2012
CHAPEL HILL— Edward Harvey "Sonny" Douglas, 93, died Monday, June 11, 2012 at his home. Born in Chapel Hill, Sonny was the son of the late Will and Addie Riley Douglas. Sonny served his country in the U.S Army 27th Med Evac Unit during World War II traveling through North Africa, Italy, Southern and Central France and finally Germany....
