OBITUARIES
Carol Morde Ross
May 26, 2022
Ross, Carol, 79, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on May 26, 2022. Service arrangements are pending.
James Brien Dailey
May 25, 2022
In the early morning hours of May 24, 2022, James Brien Dailey left this plane of existence. He was in the home he had built for his family, with his wife and greatest love, Janiene, his son Tom, and an entourage of rescued animals. Jim Dailey was born in Erie, PA in 1948 to Annabel and James. He spoke...
Beverly L. Gackenbach
May 24, 2022
Beverly L. Gackenbach, age 84, passed away on May 24, 2022 in Chapel Hill NC. She was born in Philadelphia in 1938 and married her beloved husband C. Robert Gackenbach in 1959. She met Bob, who survives her, while taking evening classes at the University of Pennsylvania. Beverly and Bob lived in Philadelphia their entire working lives before retiring...
Arthur Donell Tapp
May 23, 2022
Arthur Donell Tapp, 85, the son of the late Roy Tapp Sr. and Lorena Evans Tapp died on Monday, May 23, 2022 at home in Burlington. Arthur is survived by his daughters Penny Parker, Teresa Coble, Beverly Tapp, and LaDeritca Littles and one son Tarrison Tapp. Services for Arthur are as follows: Viewing 12:30 – 1:00 pm Funeral 1:00...
Richard Thomas Bell
May 22, 2022
**DUE TO THE WEATHER IN THE AREA, THE SERVICE FOR MR. RICHARD BELL WILL BE HELD AT THE FUNERAL HOME AT 11:00AM** Walker's Funeral Home - Mebane 304 West Center Street Mebane, North Carolina 27302 Richard Thomas Bell, “Pop,” passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2022. He was born in New Hanover County to the late James Wilson...
Angela Dahn Hall (Angie)
May 21, 2022
Angela Dahn Hall (Angie) passed away Saturday May 21st, 2022 while at the UNC hospital at Chapel Hill. She was 53 years old. Angela was born on May 9th, 1969 in Orange county NC to Wayne Allen Moore and Mickey Broome. Angela was a graduate of Orange High School in Hillsborough NC. Angela loved to travel, and lived in...
Jane Mary Pfann Maske
May 20, 2022
Jane Mary Pfann Maske suddenly passed away on May 20. Born in Great Neck, NY, she grew up an only child who beat polio. She graduated from George Washington University, was active in Civil Rights, and made a career serving others in social work. Early in their relationship, she and husband Gary created all kinds of great mischief, like...
Robert "Bobby" Paul Heath, Jr.
May 18, 2022
Bobby Heath was a unique individual. He was passionate about his causes, family and friends. His friends and family would all agree he loved to challenge authority and appreciated spirited discussions. He moved to Florida from NC around 40 years ago and found the climate was much better for his health. Bobby had a parade of good friends and...
Barbara Mason Perkins
May 16, 2022
Barbara Mason Perkins of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, an artist, wife, homemaker, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully at Carolina Meadows Retirement Community at age 94 on May 16, 2022. Barbara, known to family and friends as Barby and her grandchildren as Grammy, was born in Amsterdam, NY, as the middle child of Jesse and Orville Mason....
Patricia Lynn Butler
May 15, 2022
Patricia Lynn Butler (March 21, 1967 – May 15, 2022) Patricia Lynn (Barnes) Butler died May 15, 2022 at her home in Carrboro, NC. She was born March 21, 1967 in Pascagoula, MS and is the beloved daughter of Frank and Ann Barnes of Chapel Hill, NC. Growing up in a military family she lived in a number of...
Kearney Hill Andrews
May 15, 2022
After a brief illness, Kearney Hill Andrews, 79, died on Sunday, May 15, 2022 in Durham, NC. He was a native of Chapel Hill, born September 18, 1942 to Henry Raymond Andrews, Sr. and Clara Dell Hackney Andrews. Andrews was preceded in death by a brother, Henry R. Andrews, Jr., leaving his wife and dear sister-in-law, Glenda Andrews of...
Moyna Blair Monroe
May 14, 2022
Moyna Blair Monroe July 6, 1935 - May 14, 2022 Treasured by friends, esteemed by colleagues, and cherished by family, Moyna Blair Monroe passed peacefully at home surrounded by her children. She will be remembered as a vibrant person who, in sharing her strength and persistence, made the world a better place. Born in New Orleans, Moyna embodied grace,...
Tony Maurice Cain
May 13, 2022
Tony M. Cain, born on May 20, 1952, passed away at the age of 69 on May 13, 2022, at Duke Medicine Pavilion after a courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Cain was a resident of Hillsborough, N.C. He was predeceased by his parents Claude and Esther Cain, originally of White Oak, N.C. Surviving are his wife Alice Nickles Cain...
Peggy Sue Walker
May 13, 2022
Peggy Sue Walker age 92 passed away peacefully in hospice on May 13, 2022 in Durham, NC. Mrs. Walker was born on October 13, 1929 in Hillsborough, NC to her parents Robert and Mittie Gattis. She graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1947. Active in several clubs she was also a Majorette in the school band. She married Norman...
Miriam Thompson
May 8, 2022
Miriam Thompson left this world at the age of 85 on May 8, 2022, which fell on Mother’s Day this year - a day of rededicating ourselves to reconciliation and peace. Miriam is survived by her daughter Julie Keane and her husband Aaron Keane, her daughter Rinah Rachel Galper and her wife Clare Mullman, her grandchildren Ruben and August...
Frances Bass White
May 8, 2022
Frances Bass White, 92 years old, a Durham, NC, resident, and a beloved mother, former pastor’s wife and registered nurse, died on May 8, 2022. She lived a long life with an amazing zest for living, working and loving her family, church and community. Frances was the wife of James G. White, Jr. (“Jim”), the daughter of Roy O....
Mark Howard Cate
May 7, 2022
Mark Howard Cate, of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on May 7, 2022 at the age of 62 years. Mark was born in Pontiac Michigan and grew up in Waterford, Michigan. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Maggie; children Allison, Ann (Stephen) Stitzel, Mary and Christopher; parents Howard and Patricia Cate; brother, Rob (Cathy) Cate and sister,...
Jonnie Belle Clement
May 7, 2022
Jonnie Belle Clement passed away peacefully on May 7, 2022 surrounded by family and friends at her home in Mebane, NC. She was born 96 years ago on May 7, 1926 in Roanoke Rapids NC as the 11th child to Hannibal and Pocahontas Shearin. She graduated from William R. Davie High School in Roanoke Rapids, NC. During World War...
Dorothy 'Dot' Hall Holloway
May 7, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy 'Dot' Hall Holloway, 96, born on February 19, 1926 of Hillsborough, NC peacefully passed at 5:28 p.m. on Saturday, May 7th, 2022. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bill Holloway; her father and mother, Leroy and Eleanor Hall; her brothers, Leroy Hall JR, Warren Hall, Robert Hall, David Hall and her sister, Mary Copeland. She...
Susan Hutchison Talbott
May 3, 2022
Susan Hutchison Talbott, age 75, died on May 3rd, 2022, at 9:02 a.m. Mrs. Talbott was born on January 20th, 1947, in Spencer, Virginia. Her parents were the late Edith Mae Roach and William Douglas Hutchison, and she was married to Baker Lee Talbott Jr. Susan graduated from Halifax County High School, and she went on to earn a...
