OBITUARIES
Karen Lorne
Aug 15, 2019
Karen Kay Lorne, dear wife of Thomas J. Neagle, and mother of two, Alexander Lorne (Megan) and Sarah Hillesheim (Chris), entered into eternal happiness peacefully at home on August 15, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Karen was born in Dearborn, Michigan on September 1, 1958, graduated from St. Alphonsus High School, earned her nursing degree from Detroit Mercy...
Elizabeth Patton
Aug 14, 2019
Mrs. Elizabeth Wynelle Melson Patton, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill has been entrusted to care for the Patton family.
Richard Clancy
Aug 14, 2019
Chapel Hill – Mr. Richard “Dick” George Clancy, Jr., husband of Bridget Mauro Clancy, died unexpectedly on August 14, 2019, at his home. Mr. Clancy was born January 12, 1929, in New Jersey, the son of the late Beatrice Walsh and Richard George Clancy. He was raised in the Marblehill area of Manhattan, attending P.S.7, and graduating from DeWitt...
Kurt Wagoner
Aug 13, 2019
Kurt Moore Wagoner passed away in his home on Tuesday August 13th, 2019 at the age of 51. He was born May 3rd, 1968 in Durham County as the oldest child to Jesse William (Billy) Wagoner and the late Judy Thompson Wagoner of Hillsborough, NC. After graduating from Orange High School, Kurt attended N.C. State University earning a degree...
Joan Earle Condoret
Aug 12, 2019
Joany Earle Condoret, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend, has left this world. By universal consensus of those who knew her, the world is a much poorer place, as there never lived a nicer, sweeter, kinder person. It was hard to find any evidence that she was human, and not an angel – her addiction to junk food...
Stanley Socha
Aug 11, 2019
Chapel Hill - Stanley Socha, 95, of Chapel Hill, NC and formerly of Stockbridge, MA, died peacefully on Sunday, August 11, 2019. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Stanley was a kind and gentle man who was always willing to lend a hand to family and friends. He was born on June 19, 1924 in Adams, MA to the...
Gloria Abernathy
Aug 9, 2019
Mrs. Gloria Attienza Abernathy, age 82, passed away in Chapel Hill, NC on Friday, August 9, 2019. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 9:30AM burial followed at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Walker's Funeral Home is honored to care for the Abernathy family.
William Nelson
Aug 7, 2019
William Cary Nelson, of Chapel Hill, NC, died suddenly on August 7, 2019 at the age of 80 years old, of a surprise cardiac incident from which he could not be revived. He will be remembered for his kind and generous heart, warm smile and sharp mind, able to recall detailed sports statistics and political history like few could....
Clara Merritt
Aug 6, 2019
Clara Rowe Merritt, 98 of Carrboro passed away on August 6, 2019 at the home of her daughter after several years of declining health. Clara was born and raised in Durham, NC and was the daughter of the late Franklin and Goldie Rowe. Clara was a devoted wife and mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a homemaker and...
Joan Huntley
Aug 5, 2019
Dr. Joan Huntley of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, age 88, died on August 5, 2019 at North Carolina Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts, Dr. Huntley was a graduate of Mary Washington College (AB, 1953) and received an MPH degree from the University of Virginia in 1962. After working as a research assistant at Harvard...
Gina Stone
Aug 5, 2019
Gina K. Stone, 63, died Monday, August 5, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Laverne Jones and Jack Ray Kelly. She retired from the Waffle House. She is survived by one daughter Christeen Stone, two granddaughters Jamie Mangum and Stephanie Mangum, three great grandchildren Bianca Huggins, I'Anna Huggins and Branden Wright, two aunts Bonnie Huckabee and Jan...
Richard Brandon
Aug 3, 2019
Richard Leonard Brandon “Pop-pop”, 67, died peacefully on Saturday August 3rd, at his home in Hillsborough, NC, surrounded by family. Richard was born October 1st 1951 to the late Jack and Ruth Brandon. He spent his childhood in Davidson County and graduated from North Davidson High School and NC State College of Engineering. He retired from Premier Inc. in...
William Uber
Aug 1, 2019
William Wade “Bill” Uber, 88, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born May 29, 1931 in Homer City, PA, the son of Ida Belle Jobe and Simon Wade Uber and moved to Springfield, OH as a young boy. He was a resident of Palm Beach county, FL...
Joan Poole Holbrook
Aug 1, 2019
Joan Benning Poole Holbrook, 84, of Chapel Hill, NC passed from this life on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at her home. Joan was born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Clayton I. Poole and Elma Benning Pearson Poole, of Dilllwyn, Virginia. Joan grew up amongst a large extended family in Dillwyn and was a 1953 graduate of Buckingham Central...
Joyce Anderson
Jul 30, 2019
Joyce Folden Anderson passed away at her home in Chapel Hill, NC on July 30, 2019. She is with her Lord in heaven rejoicing today and for eternity. Born in Zanesville, OH on March 25, 1935, Joyce was raised by her mother Gladys Jones Folden and her grandparents David and Mabel Jones in New Lexington, OH. She began dating...
Ruby Martin
Jul 28, 2019
Ruby Yarboro Martin passed away in her home in Hillsborough, N.C., Sunday, July 28, 2019 at the age of 96. The wife of Ted H. Martin was born March 27, 1923 in Person County as the oldest child of Russ G. Yarboro and Lessie Watson Yarboro. She is survived by her husband Ted, children Ann Morton Owen (Bobby) of...
Phyllis Vierra
Jul 24, 2019
Phyllis Cartner Vierra, 76, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 after a long illness. The oldest of four children, she was born August 19, 1942 in Davie County, NC, to Robert Cartner and Margaret Gibson Cartner. At 19 she married her husband, Bill and they were married 57 years, raising a son and a daughter....
Mary Alexander
Jul 22, 2019
Mary Grey Helton Alexander, 93, died peacefully at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living in Chapel Hill, NC on July 22, 2019. She was born and lived in Quinwood, WV; and when she was about eight years old, relocated with her mother and brothers to Timberland near Raeford, NC. After graduating from high school in Raeford, Mary obtained a music degree...
Catherine Buckner
Jul 22, 2019
Mrs. Catherine Athaleen Buckner, 97, of Chapel Hill passed away Monday July 22, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care in Durham. A memorial service will be announced as soon as it is finalized. A full obituary is forthcoming. The Buckner family is under the care of Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill. Please express your online condolences by using the...
Capt Earl Dewispelaere Usn (Ret.)
Jul 17, 2019
CAPT Earl Lee DeWispelaere, USN, Ret. died on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Carolina Meadows CCRC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the age of 88. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years, the former Shirley Ann Fritz, his son E. L. “Skip” DeWispelaere (Donna) of Louisville, KY, his daughter LeeAnne Whitworth (Don) of Wendell, NC,...
