OBITUARIES
Gertrude Freeman
May 27, 2019
Mae Gertrude Edmonds Freeman, 94 , of Hillsborough, NC died at home after several years of declining health, surrounded by family on May 27, 2019. Gertrude is survived by two daughters, Nancy Arellano (Hillsborough) and Barbara Hutcherson (Jack) (Hillsborough); three grandchildren, Terry Arellano (Raleigh, NC), Ryan Hutcherson (Hillary) (Denver, CO), and Rebecca Greenstein (Josh) (Durham, NC); and two great-grandchildren,...
Thomas Teer
May 27, 2019
Thomas York Teer, 84, died peacefully at home on May 27, 2019. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years - Evelyn Teer, his two brothers, William Teer and Walter Raney Teer and his granddaughter, Michele Teer. Surviving are his brothers, Lemuel and Stanford, and sister, Lydia. Thomas has three children, Michael, Kathy and Sarah, eight...
Della Womble
May 24, 2019
Chapel Hill - Mrs. Della Rae Wilcox Womble, 86, wife of the late George Thomas Womble, died Friday at UNC Hospitals. Mrs. Womble was born September 20, 1932, to the late Selma Warren and Taft William Wilcox. Ms. Della worked for a number of years at Glenwood Elementary School, before becoming a Sterile Technician at UNC Hospitals for over...
Theodore Suczynski
May 23, 2019
Mr. Theodore "Ted" Suczynski, 66, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2019 at his home in Durham. Ted was born on March 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Helen and Matthew Suczynski. He graduated from Marietta College and received his MBA from the University at Buffalo. He was married to Mary Beth Richardson Memorial Day weekend...
Jeffrey Sheppard
May 22, 2019
Mr. Jeffrey Keith Sheppard, 52, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019. He was a graduate of Orange High School He followed his father in electrical work with Pike Electric. He also helped his mother with her flowers. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the Caldwell Hunting Club. Surviving are his mother, Linda Sumner Sheppard,...
Albert Pendergrass
May 19, 2019
Albert Lindy Pendergrass of Chapel Hill NC died at Duke University Hospital, surrounded by his family and close friends on May19th, 2019 at the age of 85 years old. Lindy is survived by his wife of 64 years, Sue Copeland Pendergrass, his two children Kemp Battle Pendergrass, Raleigh, Kitza Pendergrass Williams, husband Mark and grandson Carver. Lindy was the...
Kristine Currie
May 14, 2019
Chapel Hill - Mrs. Kristine Lindahl Currie, wife of John Stuart Currie, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Kristin was a graduate of the UNC School of Nursing and subsequently worked as a Registered Nurse in the Duke University Medical Center Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program. She was an advocate for mothers of children with special needs and...
Hongju He
May 13, 2019
Mrs. Hongju He a resident of Raleigh passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019 at the age of 91. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to assist the He family.
Edith Hammond
May 11, 2019
Pittsboro - Beloved wife, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother, Edith was predeceased by her cherished husband Joe, her sister, Mittie Cora Van Keuren, and her parents, Edith Bain and Edgar Brewster Van Keuren. She is survived by her three daughters, Beth Powell, Cathy Hammond and Sissy Holloman; sons-in-law Doug Powell and William Holloman; grandchildren Guyton Powell and his...
Leon Johnson, Jr.
May 11, 2019
Mr. Leon Elmond Johnson, Jr. a resident of Durham passed away quietly at his home on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the age of 69. After being bedridden for nearly four years he was mostly paralyzed due to his back problems and after a third heart attack in April was too tired to go on. John had friends who...
John Sheppard
May 11, 2019
John Billy Sheppard, 82, died Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was a native of Orange County and attended the Orange County schools. He began his career of 43 years with Piedmont Electric. In 1959 he married Linda Sumner. He loved country and gospel music. He belonged to the Picking and Grinning music group from the beginning. He loved NASCAR,...
Larry Riggsbee, Jr.
May 8, 2019
Larry H. Riggsbee Jr, age 62, passed away May 8th, 2019 in Chapel Hill, NC. Born in Chapel Hill, NC, Larry graduated from Chapel Hill High School and attended East Carolina University. After college he moved to Charlotte, where he lived and raised his family for 20 years. He had a natural love for working outdoors and a gift...
Bruce Johnson
Apr 30, 2019
Chapel Hill - Bruce Allen Johnson, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at UNC Hospitals. Bruce was born Friday, December 22, 1939 to the late Willie Allen Johnson and Annie Belle Cannada Johnson in the town where he spent his entire life – Chapel Hill. Bruce lived his life with these priorities: work hard and do your best at everything...
Imogene Crowder
Apr 30, 2019
Scotland Neck – Mrs. Imogene “Jean” Crowder, 89, wife of the late Charles Crowder, died Tuesday evening at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, NC. Mrs. Crowder was born May 31, 1929 in Chapel Hill to the late Bessie and Mack Clark. She was educated in the Chapel Hill schools. For several years she operated child care out of her...
Lanier Davis, Sr.
Apr 30, 2019
Mr. James Lanier Davis, Sr., 92, died Tuesday, April 30, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Burlington, NC. Lanier was born in 1926, in Roanoke Rapids, NC. He joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in the South Pacific during World War II. After the war, he attended UNC-Chapel Hill, earning a BA in business administration, but,...
Melissa Staley
Apr 29, 2019
Melissa Ann Staley, 48 went home to our heavenly Father on Sunday, April 29th, 2019. She reunites with her mother, Linda Laws Parker and Brother Darrell Wayne Staley as well as the love of her life Terry William Jordan. She is greatly missed but not forgotten. She is survived by her oldest son Terry W. Jordan, II and Joshua...
Beverly Harland
Apr 29, 2019
Mrs. Beverly Ann Harland, age 79, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Harland family.
Geraldine Huff
Apr 29, 2019
Jerry Huff passed to heaven on Monday, April 29, 2019 (on her 85th birthday), peacefully in her home in Chapel Hill. Jerry was born in Atlanta, GA on April 29, 1934 to the late Helen and Carlton Childress, and attended Decatur Girls High and Georgia State University. Jerry and Charles moved to Chapel Hill in 1997 to be near...
Sara Minton
Apr 29, 2019
Sara Jacqueline “Jackie” Minton, of Chapel Hill, NC died in her home surrounded by her family on April 29, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, TSgt. William "Bill" Lee Minton. Born June 26, 1933 to Thelma and Jack Long, Jackie is survived by her children, Ken Butler, Bill Minton (Polly Dickson), Steve Minton, Greg Minton (Mishele);...
Rachel Gooch
Apr 27, 2019
Chapel Hill - Mrs. Rachel Joanne Blackwood Gooch, 73, wife of Robert Lee Gooch, died early Saturday morning at UNC Hospitals. Mrs. Gooch was born on February 23, 1946 in Orange County to the late Rachel Nalls and John Blackwood. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 2:00pm at Bethel Baptist Church, 9326 Bethel Hickory...
