OBITUARIES
Kristina Skela
May 6, 2021
KRISTINA SKELA, 81 Our Beloved & Cherished Mother, Grandmother, Sister & Aunt, went home to God on Thursday morning, May 6th. She died peacefully, at home with her son Josif at her bedside and daughter Anila nearby. Born in 1940 in Vlora, Albania, to loving parents Eleni & Petro Pema, Kristina was the only daughter, and middle child between...
Jean Pierre "Jp" Alarie
May 4, 2021
Jean Pierre “JP” Alarie, 57, passed away peacefully from his battle with cancer on May 4th at his home in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born September 4th, 1963, in Montreal, Canada, the son of Yves Alarie and the late Micheline Grise. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and received his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee....
Glen Coleman
May 2, 2021
Glen Orville Coleman, age 66, passed away on May 2, 2021 at his residence in Thomasville, NC. Glen was born April 8, 1955, in Durham, NC to the late Ted Ellis Coleman and Esther Marie Kots Coleman. He moved to Minnesota with his family in 1957, where he attended school. He joined the Army after graduating high school and...
Phyllis Scott
May 2, 2021
Phyllis Hamm Scott, age 54, passed away in Durham on Sunday, May, 2, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents Dalton Anderson Hamm and Gracie Hamm Snipes and her brother Tony Curtis Hamm. She is survived by her sisters, Sarah Louise Hamm and Lois Marie Hamm; nieces, Cheyenne Vaughan (Justin), Libby Hamm, Tammy Mishue (Will), Destiny Sykes;...
Gerhard Wilhelm Meissner
May 1, 2021
January 26, 1937 - May 1, 2021 Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Gerhard Wilhelm Meissner was born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany on January 26, 1937. Dr. Meissner received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Free University of Berlin, Germany, and a Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany in 1965. He was a Gosney Fellow...
Mark David Luftig
May 1, 2021
It is with enormous sadness that the family of Mark Luftig announces his death on May 1 at the age of 83 in Chapel Hill, NC. Mark was an exceptional man who led an exemplary life. He brought joy and happiness to so many, especially to his wife and family. Born in the Bronx, New York, and graduating from...
Marion Sue Felts
Apr 30, 2021
Marion Sue Crawford Felts, 79 of Hillsborough NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 30 2021. She was born on Fifth Street in Mebane NC, on October 7,1941. Per her wishes, she transitioned at home, to her eternal home with God. She was preceded in death by her father William Frank Crawford and her...
Patricia Faye Carmichael
Apr 25, 2021
Patricia Faye Hoggard Carmichael, 76, of 4289 Alpine Lane, Liberty, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Halifax County to Delbert Earl Hoggard Sr and Ella Keeter Hoggard, both deceased. Patricia is survived by three children, Elaine Stuart(Alan); Ellen Hill(Scott), and Rick Ezzell(Libby); she is also survived by...
Subrata John Guha
Apr 23, 2021
Dr. Subrata John Guha, MD, 60 (“John”), passed away peacefully in his sleep in Greensboro, NC, on Friday, April 23rd, 2021. He was born in 1960 in Kolkata, India, to Mira Guha (née Chattopadhyay) and Dr. Susanta Ranjan Guha, PhD, and moved to Detroit as a small child. Dr. Guha was a graduate of Boston University (B.A.Sc., 1982), where...
Samuel H. Wilson, Jr., M.D.
Apr 23, 2021
Samuel H. Wilson, Jr., M.D. passed away quietly in his home in Chapel Hill, NC on Friday, April 23, 2021. He was the son of Samuel H. Wilson, Sr. and Sue Whatley Wilson. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Denver in 1961 and his Medical Degree from Harvard in 1968. He served his country...
Shirley Joyce Hovey
Apr 21, 2021
Shirley McIntyre Hovey, 91, passed away on April 21, 2021. Shirley was born in Sterling, Colorado. After growing up in the Sterling area, she traveled extensively and eventually moved to Fort Collins, Colorado. She met Ford E. Hovey when they both worked at local radio station, KCOL. They were married in Estes Park, Colorado in 1960. Over the next...
Mary Sampsell Hallberg
Apr 20, 2021
Mary Adams Sampsell Hallberg, age 79, died peacefully after a short illness on April 20 in Chapel Hill, NC. Mary was born in Chicago, IL on December 19, 1941, to the late Marshall Grosscup Sampsell and Margaret Carr Sampsell. She attended The Latin School of Chicago, The Ethel Walker School (’60), and Sarah Lawrence College (’65) in Bronxville, NY....
Gladys Mae Chapman
Apr 20, 2021
Gladys Chapman, 87, of Hurdle Mills, NC passed away on April 20, 2021. She was born in Gastonia, NC. Gladys leaves behind daughters Michelle McCormick (Jim) of the home, Sherry Combs (Mike) of Efland and son Lamar Chapman (Amanda) of Hillsborough. Gladys also leaves behind two daughters-in-law Darlene Chapman of Hillsborough and Cathy Andrews of Roxboro. Mrs. Chapman is...
William Emil Moldovan
Apr 18, 2021
William Emil “Bill” Moldovan, 83, of Pittsboro NC, passed away at home Sunday April 18th. His loving wife of 56 years, Donna, was by his side. Bill was born in Fayette County Pennsylvania on March 19, 1938 to the late Emil and Lenora Moldovan. It was in Pittsburgh that he met Donna, the love of his life. They started...
Frank Aloysius Loda
Apr 14, 2021
Chapel Hill – Dr. Frank Aloysius Loda, 86, died at his home Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Dr. Loda was born in Texarkana, AR, on December 7, 1934 to the late Frank Sellmeyer and Muriel Kline Loda. He was educated in the Texarkana schools and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University, Class of 1956, where he was a member...
Mary Wilroy Charles
Apr 13, 2021
On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Mary Wilroy Charles of Chapel Hill/Carrboro NC passed away at age 70. Mary was born in Memphis TN July 29, 1950, to Thomas Lake and Helen Sandifer Wilroy of Hernando MS. Mary graduated from high school in Jackson, MS, and attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford MS. She married Hal Cecil Charles in...
Jordan Marshall Smith
Apr 12, 2021
Jordan Marshall Smith, PhD, son of the late Margaret Maxwell and Marshall Smith, died at his home in Chapel Hill on Monday, April 12, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 2 pm in Walker's Funeral Home Chapel, 120 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. Jordan is survived by his son, Christopher J. Smith...
Margaret Antle
Apr 11, 2021
Margaret Ellen Mentzer Antle of Durham passed away on April 11th at the age of 84. Mrs. Antle was married for 55 years to the love of her life, the late Charles C. Antle, Jr. She is survived by her four children, David Antle of Durham and his husband Andy Smith, Karen Antle of Chapel Hill, Chuck Antle of...
Linda Lee Kaufman
Apr 11, 2021
Chapel Hill - Ms. Linda Lee Kaufman, daughter of the late Karl and Florence Kaufman, died Saturday at UNC Hospitals, Hillsborough Campus. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:00am, at Shepherd Memorial Park in Hendersonville, NC. A full obituary is forthcoming. The Kaufman family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of...
