Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Jan 14, 2025

Marilyn Jean Warren, 74, of Hillsborough passed away peacefully at home on January 14, 2025 after a prolonged illness. She was born in Durham, the daughter of the late John Wesley Bragg and Bettie Glenn Bragg. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Warren is preceded in death by her brothers, Clifton Bragg, Elbert Bragg and Jerry Bragg; and sisters, Doris...

Jan 13, 2025

Dr. Donald Lee Marbry died Monday at home with loving family by his side. He was born in Badin, North Carolina in 1932. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Frank and Lois Marbry, and his first wife, Mary Lane Marbry, who passed away in 1977 after a long illness.

Don was...

Jan 12, 2025

It breaks my heart to let everyone know that my sister Teresa Dawn Nida has moved on to be with the Lord on January 12, 2025. Terri had resided at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham and was 60 years old at her passing. I take solace in the fact that she told us her heart was full of joy...

Jan 11, 2025

A graveside service for Beverly will be held 1:00pm Friday, January 17, 2025 at Rosewood Cemetery, Hillsborough, NC with Pastor Mark Wethington officiating.

Jan 10, 2025

Morton Stromberg, aged ninety, passed away on January 10, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Carole Stromberg, sons Philip (Lesley) Stromberg and Paul (Anne) Stromberg, daughter Jennifer (Kevin) Amster, and grandchildren Ashley, Joshua, Jackson, Quinn, and Otto.

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Jan 7, 2025

Kenneth “David” Sword

March 13, 1954- January 7, 2025

On Tuesday January 7, 2025, Kenneth David Sword passed away peacefully surrounded by family at UNC hospital after a brief and hard-fought battle against cancer.

David was born on March 13, 1954, in Lebanon, Virginia to the late...

Jan 6, 2025

Stanley Malcolm (Mack) Koonce, 76, died January 6, 2025, at his home in Chapel Hill. Mack is survived by his wife of 54 years, Hope Thornton-Koonce, brothers Don Koonce of Cary, NC (wife Dorothy) and Ken Koonce of Fayetteville, NC (wife Jeanne), nephews Mike Koonce of Cary, NC (wife Lynn) and Jeff Koonce of Chapel Hill, NC (wife Ann), great...

Jan 5, 2025

Carol Allison Berry, 79, passed away on January 5th, 2025, at Hillsborough UNC Hospital following a long illness. Carol was born Carol Ann Allison on December 15th, 1945, in Hillsborough, NC. Carol received her nursing degree from Watts School of Nursing, an affiliate of Duke University, in Durham, NC. Her love of nursing and caring for others lasted throughout...

Jan 4, 2025

Chapel Hill, NC: Sara Machelle Biggers, 63, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at the State Employees Credit Union (SECU) Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC in Pittsboro, NC. She was born in Chapel Hill, NC, and was the daughter of the late Dr. W. Paul Biggers and Joyce W. Biggers.

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Jan 3, 2025

Due to the impending predicted weather this weekend. John's Celebration of Life was postponed, and rescheduled for Saturday, January 25, 2025, please see below for full details.

John Walter Yow, age 88, passed to his eternal home on January 3, 2025. John was born on April 29,...

Jan 1, 2025

Teresa (Teri) Whittle Baker (62 years of age) of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on January 1, 2025, at Hospice Care UNC Medical Center in Pittsboro, NC. Teri was born on May 9, 1962, in Albany, GA to Billy R. Whittle and Gerry Whittle Davis of Aberdeen, NC.

Teri grew up in...

Dec 29, 2024

Barbara Ann Loda, 84, of Chapel Hill, NC passed away on Sunday, December 29. Born on April 15, 1940 in Crawfordsville, Indiana to the late Luke White and Margaret Zechiel White, Barbara grew up in Covington, Indiana and moved south to attend college at Vanderbilt University. She enjoyed a semester abroad in Aix-En-Provence, France, where she was, per her...

Dec 26, 2024

Francis J. Meyer, Ph.D - Fran, to the many who knew and loved him - passed away peacefully on the morning of December 26, 2024.

Fran was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a proud graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University New Orleans. He intended to pursue a...

Dec 23, 2024

Carolyn Covington Roberts Schuft passed away on the morning of December 23, 2024, at the age of 82 after a sudden and brief illness. She is survived by her daughter Stephanie Schuft, her granddaughter T’Kiyah Reeves, and her grandson Niko Reeves. Some of her greatest joys came from being a mother and grandmother. Throughout her life, Carolyn lived all across...

Dec 23, 2024

Billy Terry (1940-2024)

Billy was born on May 11, 1940, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Billy was one of eight siblings, from oldest to youngest, Juanita, Johnny, Lonnie, Wayne, Francis, twin sister Barbara and Tommy. He met his wife Doris and married at twenty-four. They loved antiquing and traveling together. He also loved to restore...

Dec 23, 2024

Philip “Phil” Howard Page of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died unexpectedly Monday, December 23, 2024. Phil was born on August 17, 1967 in Johnson City, New York, to Howard Loomis Page and Carol Annetta (Wharton) Page.

In 1979 the family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. Phil received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University...

Dec 20, 2024

Gail Daun Jacobsen

June 15, 1944 – December 20, 2024

Gail Daun Jacobsen passed away December 20, 2024, at Duke University Medical Center. Gail’s journey began in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she was born to John “Jack” Delos Daun and Karen Midtling Daun and spent her childhood. After...

Dec 14, 2024

Frank Galick passed away on December 14, 2024, at Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill, NC. Frank was born on December 22, 1931, in Fort Ann, NY and was the son of Frank and Doris Parrish Galick. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jeanne Hunter Galick, daughter Holly Bonsignore and her husband William, sisters Kathe Petro and Wanda...

Dec 13, 2024

Margaret Rebecca Liner Clark, age 101, of Hillsborough NC, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024. Margaret was born on May 21,1923, to Gaines and Lettie Liner of Cedar Grove, NC.

Margaret was predeceased by her husband and soulmate of 62 years, M. Marion Clark, brothers, Ernest Gordon Liner and Daniel...

Dec 13, 2024

Sara was born May 25, 1920, in Columbia, SC, to cabinet maker John Reynolds and homemaker Georgia Hite. The fifth of six children, she grew up in West Palm Beach, FL, in a home built by her father. Sara told stories of their lives during the Great Depression—feeding the family with chickens raised by her mom and fish and...