OBITUARIES
William Page
Dec 29, 2019
William Bruce Page died peacefully in his home on December 29, 2019 with family and treasured caregivers surrounding him. Bill was born in Carrboro on January 15, 1937, the son of Brettia B. and William A. Page. Bill graduated from Chapel Hill High School and East Carolina University, both of which he attended with the love of his life,...
Johnnie Alvis Lloyd
Dec 27, 2019
Johnnie Alvis Lloyd, 85 of Burlington passed away Friday, December 27 at Alamance Health Care in Burlington. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Hospice Home of Alamance County. Walker’s Funeral Home of Mebane is caring for the Lloyd family.
Ernestine Smith
Dec 26, 2019
ERNESTINE WILEY SMITH Ernestine Wiley Smith, 100, formerly of Princeton, WV died peacefully on Thursday, December 26, 2019. She was surrounded by her family who adored her. Ernie was known for her kind and compassionate spirit, her endless laughter, and her home that was always open to anyone she could help. Ernie was born April 21, 1919 in Lovern,...
Nidia Scharlock
Dec 26, 2019
Nidia Scharlock passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 12/26/2019 with her cherished daughter, Caroline at her side. She is survived by her children Jonathan, Nancy, Susan, and Caroline Scharlock; son’s–in-law Randall Zea and Michael Russo; and her grandchildren Elisabeth, William, and Douglas Russo. She is pre-deceased by her husband Donald Scharlock and her beloved son Jeffrey Scharlock. To appreciate...
Elizabeth Rusher
Dec 23, 2019
Elizabeth Spencer, often referred to as a “national literary treasure”, died at her home in Chapel Hill, NC at the age of ninety eight. Author of nine novels, seven story collections, a memoir and a play, Spencer was born in Carrollton, Mississippi on July 19, 1921. Her parents were James Luther Spencer and Mary James McCain Spencer. Her mother...
Anne Shrader
Dec 20, 2019
Katherine Anne Royall Shrader (“Anne”) of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died at home in the presence of her loving family on December 20, 2019 at the age of 82. Anne was born on March 4, 1937 in Lynchburg, Virginia to Eleanor and William Ewart Royall. She graduated from E.C. Glass High School and attended Randolph-Macon Women’s College. In 1959,...
Marion Wilson, Jr.
Dec 19, 2019
Marion Henry Wilson Jr., 72 passed away on Dec 19, 2019 at the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Center, Pittsboro, North Carolina. Henry Jr. is survived by his son, Jeremy Wilson and his grandson, Codie Wilson. Funeral services will be performed at Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill on December 28, 2019. Family will receive guests between 1-2pm and...
Mary Smith
Dec 19, 2019
Mrs. Mary Ramsden Smith passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Arrangement are incomplete. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Smith family.
Maria Tornetta
Dec 19, 2019
Mrs. Maria Tornetta died Thursday, December 19, 2019 Maria Tornetta was born September 12, 1949 in Caltabellotta, Italy. Maria was a dedicated wife, mother and Nonna first and foremost. She treasured her grandchildren and embraced every moment with them. She is survived by her husband, Leonardo Tornetta ; her son, Charlie Tornetta ; her daughter, Josephine Finazzo and Son-in-law,...
Norma Diggs
Dec 18, 2019
Norma Elizabeth Norton Diggs (Norma), age 92, residing in Chapel Hill, NC (formerly from Sioux City, Iowa), passed away peacefully on December 18, 2019 at UNC Hospice in Pittsboro, NC. Norma was born on the plains of South Dakota in the community of Lucas in Gregory County on April 30, 1927 to her parents John Charles Norton and Arnetta...
Thomas Claytor
Dec 18, 2019
Mr. Thomas Bradshaw Claytor, 55 passed away at his residence at 6911 Ramblewood Drive in Hillsborough, NC. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Orange County where he graduated from Orange High School. With a true servant heart, he dedicated the majority of his career working with individuals of special needs and disabilities at OE Enterprises where he was the...
Charles Childs
Dec 17, 2019
Charles Benson Childs, age 89, died at First Health Hospice Home in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on December 17, 2019. The son of Robert Taylor Childs and Sarah Elizabeth Sherrill, he was born in Harriman, Tennessee, and grew up in High Point, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by seven older sisters. He attended High Point College and Salem...
Elizabeth Garrard
Dec 16, 2019
Mrs. Elizabeth Wynne Garrard died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Eno Pointe Assisted Living in Durham. Mrs. Garrard was born September 22, 1931 in Vance County, NC, the daughter of the late Jimmy Hamilton Wynne and Eunice Hoyle Wynne. She graduated from Mangum School in Bahama, and was a retired Assistant Tax Collector for Orange County, NC. She is...
Dorothy Donovan
Dec 16, 2019
Dorothy Jean Donovan, 94, died Monday, December 16, 2019. Surviving is her daughter, Kathleen Bucher. Services will be at a later date. The Donovan family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough.
Brodie Lloyd Iii
Dec 11, 2019
Brodie Hugh (Puggy) Lloyd III died at his home on December 11, 2019. He was the son of Nancy Kathleen Williams and Brodie Hugh Lloyd Jr. He was born at his grandfather’s farm in Orange County and lived his entire life in Carrboro and Chapel Hill. He Served in the Navy and was a builder until his retirement. He...
David Eugene Hamlet, Sr.
Dec 10, 2019
David Eugene Hamlet Sr, 63, born in Durham, NC to Harold and Peggy Hamlet has gone into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. David is survived by his wife Amy, his children David Jr and Jessica, his 3 grandchildren, his sisters Beverly and Marcie, and his brother Russell. A celebration of life service will be...
Kathleen Swendiman
Dec 6, 2019
Kathleen “Kathy” Shea Swendiman, age 70, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She had recently been diagnosed with cancer, though had not known how aggressive it was, and then suffered a stroke from which she could not recover. She died peacefully, surrounded by her husband and two children. In the...
Ethel Stansbury
Dec 6, 2019
Mrs. Ethel Holloman Stansbury, born on January 4, 1929, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 6, 2019, at the age of 90, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Mema, as everyone called her, was the owner, along with her late husband, "Hammie", of The Village Diner for over 40 years. She was "Ms. Village Diner of Hillsborough". It...
C L Kendall
Dec 3, 2019
Chapel Hill - Retired professor C L Kendall died December 3, 2019. Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, Kendall lurched from one lucky experience to another, ending up as a professor in UNC's Kenan-Flagler business school where he taught marketing and international business. After working as a railroad laborer and telegraph lineman, he enlisted in the Navy at age...
Martin Spritzer
Dec 3, 2019
Pittsboro - Martin Alan Spritzer passed away on December 3, 2019 at Galloway Ridge, a retirement home in Fearrington Village (Pittsboro) North Carolina at the age of 92. He is survived by Lola F. Spritzer, his wife of 64 years, by his son Evan and his daughter, Dinah, and by four grandchildren, Emil, Julius, Romer, and Margot. He was...
