OBITUARIES
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...
Betty Hawkins
Dec 3, 2019
Betty Sue Cole Hawkins passed away on Dec 3, 2019 after months of declining health. She was born on March 6, 1931, to the late Arthur and Addie Cole. A lifelong resident of Hillsborough, NC, she was a member of the First Baptist Church, and retired from the ASCS office and Orange County Schools. Mrs. Hawkins is survived by...
Richard Kopec
Dec 2, 2019
Mr. Richard Joseph Kopec, age 91, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is caring for the Kopec family.
Hanjin Liu
Nov 30, 2019
Ms. Hanjin Liu, passed away on November 30, 2019 at the age of 22. A visitation is scheduled at Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill for Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 10:00AM. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill has been entrusted to care for the Liu family.
Rev. Ralph Harrell
Nov 30, 2019
Ralph Webster Harrell, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Brookshire Assisted Living in Hillsborough, NC. Ralph was preceded in death by his wife Rosalind Knott Harrell, and eleven brothers and sisters. He is survived by his three children: Stephen, Beverly and Samuel, and their respective spouses: Daniela Coacci, James Barnett, and Melody Carroll. Ralph loved...
Arlene Mae Grew
Nov 28, 2019
Mrs. Arlene M. Grew, a resident of Chapel Hill passed away at the Carolina Reserve of Durham on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at the age of 91. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is respectfully caring for the Grew family.
Evelyn Daniel
Nov 24, 2019
Evelyn Hope Daniel, 86, of Carrboro, NC, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 24, 2019. A native of Whitefield, Maine she was the daughter of George Cunningham and Evelyn Cole Cunningham. Evelyn was well known as Dean and Professor Emerita with the UNC School of Information and Library Science at Chapel Hill. Evelyn arrived in Chapel Hill...
Everett Stone Gest Jr.
Nov 23, 2019
Everett Stone Gest, Jr, 85, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on November 23, surrounded by family. Everett (Ev) was raised in Audubon, New Jersey, the second of four children of Everett Stone Gest, Sr., who worked at the local Campbell Soup plant, and Vanova Gest, a homemaker. Sports played a central role in his life....
Robert Williams, Jr.
Nov 23, 2019
Chapel Hill -- Mr. Robert Booker Williams, Jr., 64, died Saturday night at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Bookie is survived by his wife, Joni Whitt Williams, of Chapel Hill; son, Travis Williams, and his finacee, Elizabeth Doyle, of Asheville, NC; mother, Carolyn Wood Williams, of Chapel Hill, NC; brother, Todd Williams, and his wife, Robin, of LeGrange, NC;...
Jeanette Fearrington
Nov 22, 2019
Sarah Jeanette Sloan Fearrington, 88, of Chapel Hill, died peacefully Friday evening, November 22, 2019. Born in Hillsborough, Sarah Jeanette — Jeanette or “Net” to all who knew her — was the youngest of six children of Annie Mae Richmond Sloan and William Turner Sloan. Her father was the Orange County Sheriff and then Chapel Hill Chief of Police,...
Carl Scott
Nov 21, 2019
Carl Dunn Scott, 84, a native of Orange County, passed on Nov. 21, 2019 at Mebane Ridge Assisted Living. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hal and Eula Scott, brother, Harold Lee Scott, and sister, Betsy Ross Scott Johnson. He is survived by one brother, Rainey T Scott, and several nieces and nephews. He was a veteran...
Karl Murphy, Sr.
Nov 20, 2019
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, Karl Matthew Murphy, Sr. passed away after a short battle with cancer at the age of 82. Karl passed peacefully at Duke Hock Family Pavilion with his wife and son at his side. He had been treated at Duke Medical Center for several weeks prior. Karl was born in Kingston, New York on December...
Robert Glosson, Iii
Nov 20, 2019
Robert "Robby" Clifford Glosson, III, son of Robert "Bob" Glosson, Jr and Kathy Glosson, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday. In addition to his parents, Robby is survived by his sister: Kelly; nieces: Riley, Shelby, and Laney; maternal grandmother, Sue Jones; and numerous aunts, uncles, & cousins. Robby lived most of his life in Chapel Hill, NC and...
Elaine Dorsett
Nov 20, 2019
Elaine G. Dorsett passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, ending an amazing 93 year journey that began in humble beginnings in Pierz, MN. After traveling to Japan to work in the civil service supporting the US military, Elaine was assigned to Fort Benning, GA. She soon met, and married William C. Dorsett in 1955, and soon moved...
Joyce Ophelia Brown
Nov 18, 2019
Ms. Joyce Ophelia Brown, age 87, passed away peacefully in her home November 18, 2019. Born on October 31, 1932, she grew up in Hillsborough, NC, daughter of the late Herman and Roberta Brown. She was predeceased by her brother, Herman "Hooker" Brown. Joyce enjoyed traveling, reading, painting, and helping her community. She served faithfully on the Chapel Hill...
Jean Rollins
Nov 18, 2019
Mrs. Jean Pruett Rollins, a resident of Chapel Hill died on Monday, November 18, 2019 at the age of 82. Mrs. Rollins was born in Swannanoa, NC on June 4, 1937 to the late Walter and Vergie Allen Pruett. Jean loved spending time with family and friends. She also found the beauty and peace of listening to her favorite...
Margaret Twine
Nov 17, 2019
Margaret Ann Eckstein Twine, 77, died Sunday, November 17, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete at Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough.
