Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 21, 2011

Gloria M. Jimenez, age 79, passed away on November 21, 2011 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Born on July 1, 1932 to Dominic and Mary Cusumano, Gloria spent her childhood and early years in Bayside, NY. As a teenager she was an avid horseback rider and also taught riding. After graduating from Hofstra University and Brooklyn Law...

Nov 18, 2011

Mebane Mrs. Peggy Marie Wynn passed away Friday, November 18 after failing health. She was born August 1, 1938 and grew up in the Caldwell Community of Orange County. She was preceded in death in 1980 by her husband, Lessie Wynn. Surviving are her children, Joy Stanley of Durham; Michael Wynn, Judy Wynn, and Paul Wynn, of Mebane; seven...

Nov 14, 2011