OBITUARIES
Winder "Roy" Leroy Wilson
Nov 8, 2020
Mr. Winder "Roy" Leroy Wilson passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 in Burlington. Mr. Wilson was born on Wednesday, December 10, 1930 to the late Winder Webb and Laylon Ellington Wilson. Roy grew up here in Hillsborough and was an active deacon at Mars Hill Baptist Church. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during...
Beatrice Feinberg Serotkin
Nov 7, 2020
Beatrice (Feinberg) Serotkin of Chapel Hill passed away on November 7, 2020 at age 100. She had been a resident of Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill since 2008. She and her husband, Louis, retired to Chapel Hill in 1976, after spending their lives in Dover, N.J. Both were educators, Bea a home economics teacher and Lou a school principal....
John Gay Britt Jr.
Nov 7, 2020
John Gay Britt, Jr. died November 7th, 2020 at the Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro, North Carolina. John was the husband of Linda Holland Britt. They were married for forty-three years. John was born November 27th, 1946 in Goldsboro, NC, to the late John Gay Britt, Sr. and Edwina Taylor Britt. He served in the United...
Mildred Thompson
Nov 5, 2020
Mildred Mahalie Crabtree Thompson a resident of Hillsborough passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the Alamance House in Burlington. On August 12, 1923, Mrs. Thompson was born to the late Frank and Artelia Crabtree. She was employed by Central Carolina Farmers Inc. for 27 years and later retired from Southern States. During World War II, Millie met...
Hadley Brooke Laprade
Nov 3, 2020
Hadley Brooke LaPrade, beloved daughter of Corey and Brooke (Hayden) LaPrade, was born on November 2nd, 2020 at 11:48 PM at the North Carolina Women’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She weighed 4 pounds, 1 ounce and was 17 inches long. She had a head full of black hair, blue eyes, her daddy’s feet, and her mama’s nose....
Donald Keith Hicks
Nov 3, 2020
Mr. Donald Keith Hick passed away at his home in Hillsborough on Tuesday, October 3, 2020 at the age of 87. Donald was born in Orange County on October 28, 1933. Donald loved his country and proudly served in the United States Army. He was employed by the Town of Hillsborough prior to his retirement. During his retirement, Donald...
Jerry Allen Blalock
Nov 3, 2020
Mr. Jerry Allen Blalock, 85, of Efland, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Mr. Blalock was the husband of Kitty Mazie Tate Blalock who survives and the son of Hugh Allen Blalock and Pansy Cochran Blalock, both deceased. Mr. Blalock graduated from Aycock High School in Cedar Grove and he retired from North Carolina State...
Lucy Caroline Warren Donnan
Nov 2, 2020
A devoted wife and mother, loyal friend and doting grandmother, Caroline Warren Donnan passed away on November 2, 2020 at Salemtowne Retirement Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of seventy years, Richard Frederick “Dick” Donnan. Born and raised in Chapel Hill, NC, Caroline was the only child of Julius Algernon “Ben” Warren and Pattie...
Louanne Roberta Howe
Nov 1, 2020
Louanne K. Howe, 93 passed away on November 1, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born on May 14, 1927 to the late Queen and Joseph Kroupa of Riverside, IL. She lived in Lake Forest, IL from 1956 to 2020 when she moved to Chapel Hill, NC. Louanne is survived by her loving children, Delcine Howe Drayson...
Richard A. Gonzalez
Nov 1, 2020
Richard A. Gonzalez, 76, of Chapel Hill January 23rd, 1944 - November 1st, 2020 Richard A. Gonzalez passed away on Sunday, November 1st, 2020 at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough, NC. after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. Known as 'Rich or Richie' by his close friends and acquaintances, he was esteemed by many and will be deeply missed....
Barbara Clare Richter
Nov 1, 2020
It is with a heavy heart we announce Barbara Clare Richter passed away at the age of 59 after a brief and serious battle with brain cancer. Barbara will be greatly missed. She touched the lives of so many people in her abbreviated time with us. In addition to her family, she had many friends including fellow choir members...
Gisela Mayse
Oct 29, 2020
Gisela Mayse, 85, of Chapel Hill passed away on Thursday, October 29th, 2020 at UNC hospital after a short illness. Gisela was born in Heilbronn, Germany on November 10th, 1934. She came to the states in 1952 and married Raeford Mayse in December of that year. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,...
Paul Pittman
Oct 27, 2020
Mr. Paul Stanley Pittman, age 85, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 11:00AM. A more complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Pittman family.
John Stanley Wilson
Oct 27, 2020
Mr. John Lowell Wilson, age 71, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. John was born on July 17, 1949 to the late David and Geneva Thomas Wilson. He attended Orange County High School and graduated in 1967. John enjoyed his year in school playing on the high school football team and playing coronet...
Nergis Rustom Mistry
Oct 25, 2020
Nergis Rustom Mistry (nee Homavazir), 92, passed away suddenly last Sunday, October 25, 2020 during a visit to Austin, TX. She was visiting her son in the USA and was stranded here almost a whole year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her wish to return home was unfulfilled. She will be buried in Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, November...
James Andrew Haig
Oct 23, 2020
Mr. James "Jim" Andrew Haig, age 37, passed away at his home on Friday, October 23, 2020. A complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Haig family.
Sylvia Rouse
Oct 23, 2020
Sylvia Rouse died at her home on October 23, 2020 in Chapel Hill, NC surrounded by her family. Sylvia was born on August 31, 1937 in Jamesport, NY to her parents Joseph and Helen Konchalski. She married Edward Rouse in 1956. She was employed by the Town of Southold for 25 years and retired in 1995. After retiring, the...
Rita Berman
Oct 22, 2020
On October 22, 2020, Rita Castleman Berman, age 88, died in her home in Mebane, NC with her two daughters by her side. Born in London, England in 1932, Rita emigrated to the United States in 1956 where she became a medical writer at Albany College. She met Ezra Berman on a blind date and in 1959 married him...
Mary Lucille Pollock
Oct 21, 2020
Dr. Mary Lucille Pollock passed away on October 21, 2020 at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. Mary Lou was born in Kinston on December 24, 1941 to the late Louie E. and Kathleen S. Pollock. She received her BA and MA from UNC Chapel Hill and her PhD from NC State. Mary Lou was a dedicated special needs...
Lucile Elizabeth Huntington
Oct 20, 2020
Lucile Thrash Huntington Lucile, better known as Babe to family and friends, passed away October 20 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on September 28, 1929 to Henry Lee and Lucile Richardson Thrash. The family moved to Asheville where she married William B. Huntington Jr. They relocated to Chapel Hill in the mid-60’s. In addition...
