Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Aug 28, 2023

Joan Elizabeth Meyers passed peacefully in her Hillsborough home on August 28th, 2023 at the age of 86, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was born in Northport, New York on July 13th, 1937. She spent most of her adult life in Huntington, New York where she married George Meyers. She...

Aug 19, 2023

Dorothy Jones Broadhurst , 68, of Rougemont, NC, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 19, 2023.

Dorothy was born September 12, 1954, at George Watts Hospital in Durham, NC.

Durham, NC is also where she attended EK Powe Elementary, Brogden Jr. High, and...

Aug 17, 2023

Mrs. Patricia Lillie passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2023 at the age of 87. A more complete obituary will be posted when available. Memorial services will be at 2:00PM on September 30, 2023 at University Presbyterian Chirch in Chapel Hill. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Lillie family.

Aug 17, 2023

Shirley Downing Harder, of Chapel Hill, passed away on August 17, 2023, at the age of 88. Shirley was born in Fayetteville, NC to Thaddeus Dean Downing and Cornelia Clark Downing in 1935, and graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1953. Shirley went on to earn a Bachelors of Science in Medical Technology from the University of North Carolina,...

Aug 15, 2023

Wendy Hayes Davison, 67, of Mebane passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. She was the Commercial Manager at Auto Zone in Mebane, North Carolina.

Wendy was a very simple down to earth country girl and would want everyone to be comfortable so please wear casual attire.

NO FORMAL ATTIRE REQUIRED...

Aug 15, 2023

Hiram Boyd Dodson, Jr., 91 years, of Hillsborough, died at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill on Tuesday August 15, 2023 .

He was born on Monday, May 30, 1932 in Orange County. He the son of the late Hiram Boyd, Sr.and the late Mary (Williams) Dodson. He was married to Mary Belle Hunt. Hiram is...

Aug 15, 2023

Larry Hayes, 86, died at his home in Bahama on August 15, 2023. He was born on November 6, 1936, in Durham to the late Joseph and Nora Hayes.

Larry attended Durham High School. He became a police officer in Durham in 1966, and he retired as a Staff Sergeant in 1991. Larry was an...

Aug 10, 2023

Aaron Gustavia Taylor Gordon (age 91), passed peacefully at Alamance Regional Hospital on Thursday August 10, 2023, at 9:47pm from respiratory distress. She was a resident of 1813 Dimmocks Mill Road in Hillsborough but was recently a patient at Compass Health Care and Rehab Hawfields Nursing Home in Mebane. Aaron, who was affectionately known as Nanny, Tavia, Tavy, and...

Aug 8, 2023

Roger Williams Lotchin, 88, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. He will be buried with his wife Phyllis Jo Morris Lotchin (1936 – 2022) in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville, Illinois on Monday, August 21 at 1 PM.

Roger was born on January 31, 1935 to Theodore and Lucille Williams...

Aug 7, 2023

Beverly Price Huntington, 67, of Durham, N.C., formally of Burlington and Chapel Hill, N.C., passed away on August 7, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. after a brief battle with cancer.

Beverly was born on February 24, 1956 in Mooresville, N.C. to her parents, Robert Donald Price and Orene Highsmith Price.

Beverly graduated...

Aug 5, 2023

Emma Schuessler (née Ihrig), died surrounded by caring people on August 5, 2023 at the age of 91 years old.

Emma is survived by her daughter, Andrea Hearn of Durham, NC and son-in law Randy Hearn of Sheffield, Alabama; her two grandchildren are Michael and Stephan Hearn; she has four great-grandchildren. She is preceded in...

Aug 5, 2023

Jean C. Eno passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023 in Burlington, North Carolina. She was born on November 11, 1940 in New York to Claire and Edward Skellington. She was predeceased by her parents and her beloved son, Christopher Eno (Heather). Jean married Frederic Eno ll on July 5, 1970. She is survived by her loving husband, Frederic;...

Aug 5, 2023

Not every long life is lived in a meaningful way, and not every meaningful life is long, but Elsie Martin, who passed on Saturday, August 5th, 2023, was blessed with both. Born on May 26th, 1926, to David and Myrtle Stanley, farmers in Caswell County, as one of ten children she grew up in a Christian home during the...

Jul 29, 2023

Elmer Gustavus Hughes, 102, of Chapel Hill, NC died July 29, 2023 in Chapel Hill. He was born on Palm Sunday, March 20, 1921 in Tyaskin, Maryland. He was the first born of Elmer G. and Sarah Louise Anderson Hughes. He spent he first eighteen years of his life growing up carefree and happy, enjoying the simple pleasures provided...

Jul 29, 2023

Laura Ellen Barrett

Laura Ellen Barrett was born on January 6, 1955, in Cleveland, OH, to Joan Marie Barrett (née Roberts) and John Joseph (Jack) Barrett. She died on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in Chapel Hill NC.

Laura was raised in Warrensville Heights...

Jul 28, 2023

Rachel Thompson Best, 89, of Efland, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Rachel was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Jessie Thompson, her siblings Helen Warren and George William Thompson, her children Charles “Michael” Best, Betsy Ann Best, and Carlton “Bo” Best, and the father of her children...

Jul 26, 2023

Katie Oliver Early spent her last days much as she spent her whole life—making puns, cracking jokes, bopping to the music, and expressing love and appreciation to those around her. She took her last, peaceful breath July 26 at her home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, surrounded by family and friends. Katie’s transition leaves an enormous hole in the...

Jul 25, 2023

Karen Viola Lauscher died in her sleep on July 25th, 2023. She was 76 years old.

Ms. Lauscher was born on October 20, 1946, in Wausau Wisconsin, to her parents Earl Walter and Viola Esther Sann. She worked in electronic factories and as a secretary. She was proud to complete her GED in her sixties....

Jul 25, 2023

Doris Christine Gates Dodson passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at the age of 87.

Preceded in death by her husband, William Fulton Dodson and her parents, Andy Griffin Gates and Christine Hall Gates. Surviving are her children: Cathy Bivins (Doug) of Statesville, Jimmy Dodson (Pam) of Hillsborough, and Johnny Dodson (Kim)...

Jul 23, 2023

Steven Monroe, 68, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023, after a short but valiant battle with Melanoma. Family surrounded his bedside as he was ushered into Valhalla.

He spent his childhood in Alfred, NY, lived many years in Hawthorne, NJ, until he settled in Chapel Hill, NC.

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