OBITUARIES
Vance Linwood Walker
Feb 7, 2021
V. Linwood Walker, 74, of Person County, transitioned to his eternal home on February 7, 2021, due to complications related to cancer. He was the son of Harvey and Myrtle Walker, both deceased. Linwood enjoyed being outside, tinkering with projects, carpentry, and fishing. Linwood is survived by children, Dennis K. “Pete” Walker, Marti W. Abee, Steven Walker, Sonya W....
Donald Russell Schifferl
Feb 6, 2021
Donald Russell Schifferl, 85, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at UNC Hospital. Don was born March 5, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, to Marie Winkler Schifferl and Louis Schifferl. He grew up in south Chicago with his older brother, Louis W. Schifferl, where his father and grandfather worked at the cattle stockyards as the...
Jomarie Decker
Feb 5, 2021
JoMarie Warriner Decker, 53, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 from Ovarian Cancer. JoMarie was born in Massena, New York on August 16, 1967 and was raised in nearby Chateaugay. JoMarie is survived by her husband of 34 years, Gerald J. Decker, 56; son, Kevin J. Decker, 34, and his fiancé, Andy Ali of Harmans, MD; daughter, Christine...
Ralph Edward Glende
Feb 4, 2021
Mr. Ralph Edward Glende, 95 of Mebane, passed away at his residence on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 7:03am, with his wife of 50 years, Joan by his side. A veteran of the United States Navy, he was the son of the late Edward Glende and Mabel Dietz Glende. Survivors other than his wife Joan Glende of the home,...
Jean Ayer
Feb 1, 2021
Mrs. Jean Ayer passed away at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill on February 1, 2021 at the age of 98. She was born on December 27, 1922 in Elizabeth, NJ to Harry and Harriet Muchemore. She married Franklin A. Ayer in 1945. Jean was a registered nurse and worked at UNC Memorial Hospital as an oncology nurse. She was...
Russell Roberts
Jan 31, 2021
Russell “Russ” Earnest Roberts, age 94, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2021 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1926 to the late Vance and Ethel Roberts and was the last survivor of their children. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Jack and Donald and his sister Jean Homola. Eighteen years aga he...
Jane Anne Scott
Jan 31, 2021
Jane Sellars Scott passed away peacefully at her home on January 31, 2021 at age 71 after a courageous, quick battle with lung cancer. She graduated from St. Anne’s School in Charlottesville, Virginia and Stratford College. As a homemaker, she loved entertaining and spending time with friends and family in Burlington, Beech Mountain and Nags Head. She was a...
Jamie Hulse
Jan 31, 2021
Jamie del Prado Hulse of Mebane NC died peacefully at home January 31,2021. Jamie was born December 1 1947 in Delaware County Pa. She earned a bachelors degree in fine arts from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art. Jamie then went on to get a Master of Arts in Education. She lived in the U S Virgin Islands and...
Jean Johnson Smith
Jan 30, 2021
Jean Johnson Smith, 73, of Hillsborough, passed away Saturday January 30, 2021 after a battle with cancer. Jean was born at Duke University Hospital on September, 3, 1947. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Martin Daniel “Red” Johnson and Thelma Cox Johnson, of Hillsborough. Jean worked for the Durham Police Department, as well as several electronics corporations...
Edgar E. Robertson
Jan 30, 2021
Mr. Edgar “Ed” Robertson, 79 of Durham, NC died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Ed was born June 21, 1941 in Jenners, PA one of 10 children, and the youngest son, of the late Harry W., Sr. and Lavinia C. (Farling) Robertson Ed resided in Durham, NC for the past 26 years after previously living in Stuart, FL...
Richard Lee King
Jan 30, 2021
Richard Lee King Sr. 88, of Mebane passed away unexpectedly Saturday January 30, 2021, at his residence. A native of Mebane, he was the son of Albert Lee “Skeets” King and Merle Clayton King, both deceased. Richard graduated from Mebane High School, class of 1950, where he starred in sports, was Class President and a popular student. He retired...
Eugene C. Drogos (Gene)
Jan 29, 2021
Eugene C. Drogos (Gene) passed away peacefully on January 29th, 2021 at UNC hospitals, after a lengthy illness. Gene enlisted twice in the United States Navy first in 1942, where he attended Radio (RCK) School in New York City. He received his first orders to the Naval Air Station in Weeksville NC, near Elizabeth City in the LTA Squadron...
Michael Tate Yopp
Jan 28, 2021
Michael Tate Yopp November 27, 1941 – January 28, 2021 Mike was born in Rutherfordton, N.C., the second of six children to Nell Tate and William Harriss Yopp, Sr. After graduating from Hendersonville High School where he competed in football, basketball, and track, he attended St. Petersburg Junior College and then enrolled at the University of North Carolina. In...
Paul Pao-Shih Wang
Jan 27, 2021
Paul Wang, a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Duke University and an early pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, passed away on January 27, 2021. Wang served on the Duke faculty for nearly four decades. A native of Fujian Province, China and Taiwan, he earned his BS in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University and...
William Christopher Massengale
Jan 27, 2021
William “Will” Christopher Massengale of Chapel Hill passed away on January 27, 2021. He was 25 years old. William was born on December 28,1995 in Spokane, Washington. He was a North Carolina resident and attended college in Virginia and Minnesota. William was an avid social media creator, with a passion and an opinion of film and music. William was...
Stephen Barnes &Quot;Buck&Quot; Allen
Jan 27, 2021
Mr. Stephen Barnes Allen, 66 of Durham, NC passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born in Richlands, NC and the son of the late Walter Dixon Allen and the late Dorothy Dixon Allen, Mr. Allen spent most of his life in Durham, NC after moving there with his family in August of 1963. He was...
James Durham Johnson
Jan 27, 2021
James Durham Johnson, son of Archie Carnese Johnson and Annie Cordelia Durham Johnson passed away January 27th, 2021 from his battle with cancer. James, whose biblical name means “Supplanter,” (unwavering follower of Jesus) followed Christ with all his might, but was also a strong leader of faith for his family and children. Jim was a skilled upholsterer who accomplished...
William Endres, Jr.
Jan 24, 2021
“Will” William S Endres Jr, age 75, of Hillsborough , NC, formerly from Charleston, WV, died on January 24, 2021 from complications of injuries after an accident. Will was born 7/28/1945 in Savannah Georgia, and was raised in Charleston, WV. He was a renowned herbalist, wildcrafted and outdoor educator. Will was a remarkably gifted mentor and teacher, and changed...
Clyde Harvey Turner
Jan 24, 2021
Clyde Harvey Turner Clyde Turner, Age 77, of Prospect Hill passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Clyde was born on October 2, 1943 to Mr. Arch Turner and Inez Barnwell Turner both deceased and was the husband to Joyce Turner who survived. He was a retired Correctional Officer and of the Baptist...
Marion Barbee Merritt
Jan 22, 2021
Carrboro - Marion Barbee Merritt, 73, passed away January 22, 2021. Marion was born on May 27, 1947 in Durham, NC the eldest son of the late MB and Margaret Barbee Merritt. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School, where he was a member of the Wildcat football team that played for the state championship. He proudly served his...
