Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Apr 14, 2023

Nellie Hines Tunstall passed away at Duke Regional Hospital on April 14th, 2023. She was 95 years old.

She was a resident of Hillsborough, NC, and retired from Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company after 40 years of service.

Nellie was the oldest child of the late Edgar Miller Hines and Sarah...

Apr 12, 2023

Priscila Patterson Taylor, 78, died peacefully on April 12, 2023, with her family by her side.

A tireless and passionate advocate and cheerleader, Priscilla dedicated her life to making things better. She focused her efforts on the University of North Carolina system (UNC-Chapel Hill in particular), the committees in which she lived (Greensboro, NC and...

Apr 12, 2023

Cecil H. Kimrey, 92, of Efland, died April 12, 2023. Born in 1930 in Orange County, North Carolina as the youngest child to the late Charles Arthur and Lennie Mae Baldwin Kimrey. He was predeceased by his brothers, Robert(Lela) and Hassle(Doris) and sisters Audra Moon(Elmer) and Cora Copple(Ray). He’s also predeceased by his first son Cecil II(Cessy). Survivors include...

Apr 9, 2023

Darryl Ann Goddard Powers: May 26, 1938 – April 9, 2023

Ann was born in Washington, DC. After graduating from Notre Dame Academy, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the community of women religious that had been her teachers since elementary school. Following the formation period in Ilchester, Maryland and graduation from...

Apr 8, 2023

Jimmy Johnson, 66, passed away peacefully at the Hock Family Pavillion in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 8th. Jimmy was born in Pensacola, Florida on August 9, 1956 to William Franklin Johnson and Ruby Fay Jewell Johnson, whom preceded him in death.

Jimmy was a hardworking, loving, and caring...

Apr 6, 2023

Kathy Pope, 66 passed away Thursday, April 6th at New Hanover Regional Hospital in Wilmington, NC.

Kathy is survived by her two daughters, Cynthia Knight Clayton (Coy) of Rougemont, NC and Jennifer Knight Hayes (Teague) of Wilmington, NC. She had three grand babies that were the loves of her life. Carter William Clayton and Jackson...

Apr 5, 2023

Dillon Paul Whitesell, 29, passed in his home on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Dillon was born on February 21, 1994 in Durham, North Carolina. He was from Hillsborough, but has lived in Virginia and Burlington over the course of his life. He graduated from Southern Alamance High School.

Dillons passions were drawing, skateboarding, making music,...

Apr 5, 2023

Michael Tyson Adams “Big A” “Lil Tyson” son of Holly Jean Adams adopted by Grady Adam’s son of James Michael Adams was born of August 21, 1977, in Jacksonville, Florida. Attended Alamance High School from grades 9-11 before getting his GED. Michael married Rebecca Woods and was blessed with five children Kristiina Ludwig, Zack Russell, Breanna Russell, Sierra Russell,...

Apr 3, 2023

Virginia “Giny” Ferguson Wood passed away peacefully Monday April 3, 2023, surrounded by family.

Giny was born in southeastern Alamance County, North Carolina. Her family moved to Burlington when she was still very young, and then to Greensboro when she was a teenager. She attended Bessemer High School where she met William “Bill” Wood, and...

Apr 2, 2023

Henry Peter Joseph L’heureux, Jr., MD, died peacefully at home in Chapel Hill, NC, on April 2, 2023. He was born in Atlanta, GA, on November 2, 1929, the oldest child of Henry Peter Joseph L’heureux, Sr., and Thelma Love Gamble L’heureux.

He grew up in South Carolina and received his undergraduate degree from Presbyterian...

Apr 1, 2023

OBITUARY FOR KYLE J. HIGGINS

Kyle James Higgins passed away in his home on April 2, 2023, in Hillsborough, NC due to complications following a long term illness.

Kyle was born on June 18, 1985, in Glendale, AZ, to his parents George and Kathy Higgins. He graduated from Cedar Ridge High...

Mar 31, 2023

Donald William McCleary, 52 years, of Hillsborough, passed away on Friday March 31, 2023 at Hock Family Pavillion.

Graveside will be held on Friday, Apr 7 from 2:00-2:30 PM at Mebane Memorial Gardens 6914 East Washington Street, Mebane

Visitation will be held on Friday, Apr 7 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM...

Mar 30, 2023

Dorothy Marie Clark passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Pittsboro. Arrangements are not complete. A more complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill is assisting the Clark family.

Mar 29, 2023

Morris (Mo) Worley left us on March 29, 2023. But he also left us with many accomplishments, many lives touched, and a distinguished career.

He served in the Army for 22 years. Much of that time was in the Army Special Forces. His first tour in Vietnam and Laos resulted in serious injuries. The award...

Mar 28, 2023

MARY MACLEOD HERION

October 4, 1926–March 28, 2023

Mary MacLeod Herion, 96, passed away on March 28, 2023 after several months of declining health. Mary was born in Cape North, Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of the Reverend M. D. MacLeod of Wreck Cove, Nova Scotia and Mary MacDonald MacLeod of...

Mar 28, 2023

Anne Watson Strowd was born in Ursina, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1926. She spent most of her childhood in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, growing up with 5 siblings. Her parents had worked hard and made a pretty good life for the family and believed in education, so they sent Anne to Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. It was there, in the...

Mar 27, 2023

Margaret Alice Linegar Hinesley

January 9, 1946 - March 27, 2023

Mrs. Margaret Alice Linegar Hinesley passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2023, surrounded by her family.

To write a common obituary for Margaret would be a mistake...

Mar 25, 2023

Deborah (Debbie) Williamson Carver, 68, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away peacefully at UNC Medical Center on March 25, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

Debbie was a compassionate, beautiful, and loving wife and mother. She met her husband, Marvin, through a mutual friend. They spent 42 joyful years together traveling,...

Mar 23, 2023

Robert Palmer Little, age 86, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on March 23. He was born on February 22, 1937 in Indianapolis and was the son of Palmer (Pat) Little and Orleva Rice Little. He is remembered as a loving husband to his wife, Susan, a revered father to his adult children Steven (Lora), Christopher (Marisa) and Jennifer...

Mar 21, 2023

Fred Tullai, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the VA hospital in Durham, NC after being admitted for a fall.

He was born on February 20, 1930 in Alden Station, PA. Fred served in the U.S. Marine Corps after his graduation from Essington High School in Pennsylvania. He played football on...