Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Sep 6, 2011

Mildred Brown Jordan, 96, died Tuesday, September 06, 2011 at Brookshire Nursing Center, Hillsborough, N.C. She was born on December 27, 1914 to the late William David Brown and Varina Campbell Brown in Iva, S.C. She was a homemaker and an active and founding member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and a member of the Letter Carriers Auxillary, Asheville, N.C....

Sep 4, 2011

Sep 3, 2011

HILLSBOROUGH - Evelyn Burton Patterson went to her heavenly home on September 3, 2011. She was born in Rowan County to William Grover and Lucy Mae Burton on May 27th, 1918. She is survived by two nephews; Donald F. Burton Sr. (Jeannie) of Hurdle Mills, NC and David Paschke (Barbara) of Stow, MA; a niece, Celeste Deppmeier (Bernard) of...

Sep 3, 2011

Mebane - Raymond A. Polak, 89, passed away on September 3, 2011. Born February 16, 1922 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Anthony and Josephine Polak. Raymond was a veteran of World War II. Raymond is survived by his wife of sixty-four years, Mary E. Polak of Hillsborough; one daughter, Elaine M. Whitman and her...

Sep 3, 2011

BURLINGTON - Rodney Dale Miller, 54, of Mebane, passed away at Hospice of Alamance on September 3, 2011. The son of William Woodrow and Clara Miller, Rodney was a native of Alamance County. Rodney graduated from Eastern Alamance High School, and worked for Tyson-Malone Hardware Co. Rodney is predeceased by his father, William Woodrow Miller. Rodney is survived by...

Sep 2, 2011

THELMA HICKLIN BOYD Chapel Hill, NC Thelma Hicklin Boyd, 91, of Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, NC, died Friday, September 2 2011. Thelma was born on May 4, 1920 in Richburg, SC to Ira Kell Hicklin and Helen McRae Hicklin. She was the eldest of five children, having three sisters, and one brother. Thelma graduated from Winthrop College...

Aug 26, 2011

CHAPEL HILL - William Pharo (W.P.) "Wiltsee" Young, 79, died on August 26, 2011, at UNC Cancer Hospital. The son of the late Lewis Walter Young and Virginia Wiltsee Young, Wiltsee was born on August 3, 1932 in Roanoke, VA. Wiltsee graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Roanoke, VA, and graduated from Hampden- Sydney College before studying at...

Aug 26, 2011

Angela Joseph was born in Farmington, CT, but soon moved with her parents to NC where she lived her entire life. She attended St. Thomas More Parish School, graduated from East Chapel Hill HS (1998), earned her B. A. (Duke, 2002) and her Masters in English (UNC-CH, 2008). Angela resided in Durham and then Hillsborough with her husband, Dr....

Aug 24, 2011

DURHAM - Emily Priscilla Satterthwaite Brown, 74, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday morning, August 24, 2011. Ms. Brown was born in Washington County, the daughter of the late Vance Satterthwaite and Louise Tetterton Satterthwaite. She was also predeceased by her brothers Lafayette Satterthwaite, Harry Satterthwaite, Russell Laurie Satterthwaite, and her sisters...

Aug 22, 2011

Valerie Jean Broadwell Chapel Hill, NC - Valerie Jean Broadwell, 52, died Monday, August 22, 2011. She was the daughter of Alois Harry Piotrowski and Eleanor Ann Piotrowski. Born June 25, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She attended graduate school at American University in Washington, DC, where she received a Masters of...

Aug 22, 2011

Virginia Grace Allen Hodson, 1920 - 2011 CHAPEL HILL - Virginia Grace Allen "Ginger" Hodson died Monday, August 22, 2011 at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. She was 90. Born September 13, 1920 in Dillon, SC, Ginger came to Chapel Hill in 1940 to work in her older sister Margaret's flower shop. Shortly thereafter, she met a handsome...

Aug 18, 2011

CHAPEL HILL - Eleonore M. Frenzel Moore died peacefully in her sleep on August 18, 2011. Born in Dambrau, Germany, she lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina most of her life and eventually moved to Chapel Hill to be near her family. A sweet and loving woman, she will be missed by all those that had the pleasure of knowing...

Aug 15, 2011

HILLSBOROUGH- Dorothy Mae Bell Lanier "Dottie", 63, passed away on August 15, 2011 with her husband Quincy by her side at their home in Hillsborough. The daughter of the late Ed D. Bell Jr. and Dorothy Lee Pearce Bell, Dottie was born on November 3, 1947, and was a native of Franklin County. Dottie was described as the greatest...

Aug 13, 2011

Carrboro- Willie Clay "WC" Lloyd Jr, 76 , died Saturday Aug. 13, 2011 surrounded by members of his family following an extended illness. WC was born in Halifax, VA but lived his entire adult life in Carrboro, NC after his family relocated to the area when he was a child. He is survived by his wife of 53 years,...

Aug 13, 2011

CALDWELL - Mrs. June Terry Walker, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Roxboro Nursing Center. Mrs. Walker was born June 24, 1919, to the late Hattie Ladd Terry and John T. Terry and resided in the Caldwell Community in Orange County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Y. Walker and brothers, Fred...

Aug 13, 2011

HILLSBOROUGH - "Onnie" Lou Ann Dickerson Gentry, 73, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Hospice Facility in Hillsborough. She was born in Oxford, N.C. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl Graham Dickerson, Sr., and Ida Preddy Dickerson, and her brother Fletcher Lee Dickerson. Mrs. Gentry is survived by her husband, Bobby L. Gentry;...

Aug 12, 2011

Hawkins, Wade, 63, of the Caldwell Community and of Oxford, died on August 12, 2011. Wade was proceeded in death by his father, Bo, a brother, Frank, and his sister, Mary Tom. Wade is survived by his mother Frances and a brother Phillip (Cheryl). Wade was a dairy farmer and a skilled carpenter by trade. He medically retired and...

Aug 11, 2011

CEDAR GROVE - The long and fruitful life of Ed Rocap came to a quiet end on August 11, 2011 in Hillsborough, N.C., at Carillon Assisted Living, where Ed had been receiving special care since May 2010. Family and friends remember Ed for his sharp mind, his impassioned Bible teaching, his boundless generosity and his enthusiasm for life. He...

Aug 2, 2011

Edward was the son of Luther and Hulda Cheek of Durham and Ruth, the daughter of William and Lucy Ellis of Wilkesboro. Edward is survived by one brother, Jack Cheek, and wife Carrie Lee of Durham, and had an older brother, Glen R. Cheek (wife Virginia) of Merritt Island, FL. The couple were active members of Kena Temple Shrine...

Aug 1, 2011

PITTSBORO - Bennie Craig Freeland died peacefully at home on August 1, 2011 at the age of 73. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps and retired a Merchant Seaman. Bennie enjoyed his business selling firewood, landscape and mulch. He is survived by his twin brother, Jimmy Freeland; close friend and cousin, Donnie Ward; as well as several...