Local obituaries for Walker's Funeral Home

Dec 18, 2021

Sara Hart McCoy 1935-2021 Sara Hart McCoy died peacefully at home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, December 18, 2021. It was not only her 86th birthday but also the 66th anniversary of her marriage to William O. McCoy. Sara was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease several years ago and had been in declining health. The landscape of her...

Dec 16, 2021

Dec 14, 2021

Valeria James Strum of Hillsborough, NC joined her Lord and Savior, along with many beloved family members in Heaven on Tuesday, December 14. Anyone that met her, within a few minutes was fully aware that she lived her Christian faith completely and openly, freely sharing the love she felt for others through her faith in Jesus Christ. Valeria was...

Dec 12, 2021

Lanie Hare Quade, 56, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on December 12, 2021. She was born April 17, 1965, in Harrisonburg Virginia to Weston A. and Jane Heishman Hare. Lanie’s family moved to Chapel Hill in 1969, where she enjoyed playing with the kids in her neighborhood and following the Carolina Tarheels. She graduated from Chapel Hill...

Dec 12, 2021

Chris Cash passed away in his home on December 12th, 2021 in Carrboro, NC peacefully in his sleep. He was 52 years old. He was born on April 23rd, 1969 in Alamogordo, NM. He grew up on Damascus Church Rd. in Chapel Hill with his parents, Donna and Ken. Chris raced at the Orange County speedway with his brother,...

Dec 11, 2021

Cameron “Cam” Jordan Smith, age 30, of Hillsborough went to be with the lord on December 11, 2021. Cam was born on April 15, 1991 in Durham, North Carolina. Cam is the son of Herbert and Debbie Smith of Hillsborough. Cam graduated from Orange High School and later attended Alamance Community College. Cam loved to cook! Starting at very...

Dec 7, 2021

Gerald "Jerry" Siegfried, 90, of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Reading, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Born November 1, 1931 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late Claude Siegfried and the late Evelyn (Ringer) Siegfried. Jerry graduated from William Allen Senior High School, Class of 1949, and then studiedEntomology at Penn State University,...

Dec 5, 2021

Beloved wife and mother Elizabeth (Liz) Waters passed Sunday, December 5, 2021. Liz was passionate about her family, her First Baptist church family, her friends, her community, and the care and protection of the environment and all its creatures. She expressed her passion in words and deeds that inspired us all to have high expectations of ourselves, to always...

Dec 5, 2021

Serge Andre Dihoff was born on November 12, 1944 in Mont Saint Aubert, Belgium, son of Serge Dihoff and Germaine Pontegnies Dihoff. The family immigrated to America when Serge was 8 years old, and he immediately charmed his teachers and classmates in the local New Jersey schools by speaking French. He attended Temple University, Ambler Campus where he sang...

Dec 1, 2021

Stephen (Steve) Henley Jones was born in Miami on September 18, 1941 and was taken into Heaven on December 1, 2021. He is predeceased by his wife of forty-two years, Cecelia (Ceil), his parents, Leila Anna and John Henley Jones, his brother, Charles Edward Jones, and his sister, Frances Marian Geiter. He is survived by his children, Stephen Bradley...

Nov 30, 2021

Mr. Hugh Charles (Mike) Friel passed away peacefully on November 30, 2021 with family at his side, at his home (The Arbor, Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC). He celebrated his 95th birthday on November 21 and passed 9 days latter due to complications of cancer, recent hip replacement surgery, COVID-19 and advanced age. He was preceded in death by his...

Nov 29, 2021

Khalid Sulaiman Ishaq passed away in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on November 29th, 2021 due to complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 88 years old. He was born on January 16th, 1933 in Basra, Iraq to his late parents Sulaiman Ishaq and Farida Hadaya. Khalid graduated from the University of Beirut, Lebanon in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science...

Nov 25, 2021

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Barbara Dearman Pipkin passed away peacefully on the evening of November 25, 2021, after an extended illness at the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home, Pittsboro, NC. Barbara was born in Stony Point, NC, in Alexander County, to Iva Lee and Vance Lee Dearman on November 5, 1937. She grew up in Statesville, NC where...

Nov 23, 2021

Mrs. Cala Sue Herrington, age 79, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Herrington family.

Nov 20, 2021

Margaret Metzler Siefert July 19, 1923—November 20, 2021 Margaret Siefert passed away peacefully the morning of November 20, 2021, at her longtime home, Carolina Meadows, after a brief illness. She was 98 years old. A Pennsylvania native, “Margie” grew up in St. David’s, graduating from Radnor High School before earning her bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Mount Holyoke...

Nov 18, 2021

Alan Wayne Bandy, of Chapel Hill, died peacefully Thursday morning, November 18, 2021, at the UNC Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro, NC. His wife, Wanda, and long-time family friend, Betsy Cantrell, were by his side. Alan was born October 27, 1951, in Lincolnton, NC, to the late Wayne Henry Bandy and Ruby Cash Bandy. Mr. Bandy...

Nov 18, 2021

Belinda Day Layne, age 73, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Layne family.

Nov 9, 2021

Day McLaughlin March 23, 1942 - November 9, 2021 Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Day Heusner McLaughlin gently left us on the morning of 9 November 2021. She lived a full life and by all accounts had done the things she wanted to do and most importantly saw the family and friends she wanted to see in the last...

Nov 6, 2021

Andrew Anthony Malizia passed away on November 6, 2021, twelve days before his 32nd birthday.

Andrew enjoyed a rich and wonderful childhood, growing up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A talented young scholar and athlete, Andrew worked hard throughout his adolescence to become a nationally ranked junior tennis player and an exceptional student. In 2008...

Nov 1, 2021

Andrew Stephen Ross, 41, of Carrboro North Carolina, originally of Switzerland County Indiana, passed away Monday Nov 1st 2021 in Carrboro, North Carolina. Andrew was born in Lawrenceburg Indiana on Sept 18th 1980 to Steven (Josh) Fletcher and Barbara (Aurora) Ross-Fletcher. Andrew was valedictorian of his grade school at Switzerland County Elementary and was quarterback for the Switzerland County...