Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Sep 21, 2023

Milorad Stojanovic , 77, of durham NC, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on September 21st from cardiac arrest.

Milorad was born on May 10th 1946 in Belgrade , Serbia. Milorad graduated from University of Belgrade school of Electrical Engineering with a major in Nuclear Physics.

In 1977, Milorad met Mirjana. Milorad...

Sep 20, 2023

Bennie Jean Gates passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at her home in Carrboro, N.C. Born July 16, 1935 to Jim and Jack Wright, Bennie grew up and lived her entire life in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. She was blessed to be the youngest of six siblings; Fred, James, Dwight, Charles, Dewey and Mildred. Surrounded by many...

Sep 19, 2023

Gary Lee Wertman, 69, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on September 19th, 2023. He was born on September 21st, 1953, in Danville, Pennsylvania, to Betty Marr Wertman and Charles Rux Wertman, who preceded him in death.

Gary was a hardworking father and husband who was also very skilled in relaxing. He could fall asleep...

Sep 18, 2023

Linda Grills died in her home on September 18, 2023 in Pittsboro, North Carolina due to complications related to pancreatic cancer. She was 81.

Linda was born on January 2, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio to her parents, Elwood and Lenita (Shaw) Randall. She graduated from Fairview High School in Dayton, Ohio and attended both Miami...

Sep 17, 2023

Willie Mae Harris died peacefully at Hock Family Pavilion on September 17, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.

Mrs. Harris was born on December 2, 1939 in Orange County, NC to her parents Dorothy D. Haizelip and R. J. Haizelip. She graduated from Hillsborough...

Sep 15, 2023

Patsy Josephine Martin Tilley passed away Friday, September 15, 2023 at her home in Hillsborough, NC after an extended illness.

Mrs. Tilley was born May 27, 1940 in Caswell County, NC to the late Albert Alphonso "Fonzie" Martin and Laura Lee Troxler Martin.

She was a 1958 graduate of Hillsboro High...

Sep 13, 2023

Diana Izquierdo Lopez passed away on September 13, 2023. Arrangements are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Izquierdo Lopez family.

Sep 13, 2023

Sue Weaver Crook died peacefully surrounded by family at the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro, NC, on September 13, 2023, of respiratory failure. She was 89.

Sue was born Mary Sue Weaver on October 25, 1933, in Lewisburg, TN, to Leo and Hazel (Smith) Weaver. She went north to college, where she...

Sep 13, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Cathy Lee Melvin. She departed peacefully in her sleep, leaving a world that was undeniably better because of her.

Born and raised in Hope Mills, NC, Cathy shone brightly from a young age, both academically as her high school's valedictorian and athletically...

Sep 13, 2023

Joyce Marie Grubb, 71, of Mebane, passed away on Wednesday September 13th, 2023. She was predeceased by her mother Clara May Black Rice Watkins, father Coy P. Rice, late husband Roger D. Grubb, and son Robert Paul Grubb. She is survived by her son Rodney Grubb and his wife Lori, daughter Michelle Leeper and her husband Tim, brother Robert...

Sep 12, 2023

Elizabeth Cox Bonus-Blankenship

April 10, 1961 to September 12, 2023

Elizabeth Bonus-Blankenship passed away on Tuesday, September 12. She was a resident of Durham, NC. Elizabeth was born in Rochester, New York and spent her youth in Chelsea, Michigan where her most wonderful memories were of lovely days spent with her...

Sep 11, 2023

Charles Edward “Charlie” Mauer, 88, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, went to be with His Lord on September 11, 2023. He passed away peacefully in his sleep after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Charles was born in Hamden, New York on March 24, 1935. He was the late son of Irwin George and Gertrude...

Sep 10, 2023

Ruth Sparrow, age 85, of Chapel Hill passed away peacefully at her home with her family after a long history of medical illnesses.

Ruth was born in Danville, Va. January 12, 1938 and lived in Greensboro, NC where she met her husband June and they resided in Chapel Hill together for 64 years. Ruth was...

Sep 9, 2023

Joseph Luis Matos, a resident of Chapel Hill, NC, formerly of Bluffton, SC, and Eastchester, NY, passed away at home on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 86 years of age. Joe, an only child, was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on October 12, 1936 to Jose and Maria Matos. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of...

Sep 6, 2023

Robert Payne Taylor, lovingly known by most as ‘Buzz’, was a beloved father, brother, uncle and friend, who left the physical world in Chapel Hill, NC at age 80.

Buzz was born in Roanoke, VA and grew up in Charleston, WV, graduating from Charleston High School. A voracious reader and history...

Sep 6, 2023

Janice Faye Kennedy Crabtree, 75, of Hillsborough, NC, passed away September 6, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Faye was the only child of Grover Lee and Mary Long Kennedy of Hillsborough, who no doubt welcomed her with a warm embrace when she arrived in heaven.

Faye began dating...

Sep 5, 2023

Delores Faye Horton died at home on Sept 5, 2023 surrounded by family. She was 83.

Mrs Horton was born January 22, 1940 in South Boston, VA to her parents Andrew and Rosetta Cole.

She retired from GTE and Duke University.

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Sep 2, 2023

Joseph “Joe” Lee Nassif, Sr., of Chapel Hill, passed away on September 2, 2023. He was 90.

Joe was born on April 6, 1933, in Laurinburg, NC, to the late Charles and Marie Nassif. His family eventually moved to Wilson, NC, where he grew up surrounded by many aunts, uncles, and cousins. After high school,...

Sep 2, 2023

Charlie Raeford Davis

September 27, 1935-September 2, 2023

Charlie Raeford Davis of Carrboro, NC passed peacefully on September 2, 2023 at the age of 87 surrounded by his wife and children. He was the third of nine children born to William Thomas Davis and Eliza Ellis Davis....

Aug 30, 2023

Eugene Walden Hackney

July 21, 1932 – August 30,2023

Eugene Walden Hackney, a resident of Croasdaile Village in Durham, NC, formerly of Lumberton, NC, died on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at age 91. He was born July 21, 1932, in Sanford, NC to Hoyt Milton Hackney and...