OBITUARIES
Bobby Dean Dobbins
Sep 22, 2024
Bobby Dean Dobbins, 87, of Hillsborough, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 22, 2024. Bobby was born on August 3, 1937, in a small farmhouse in the Ozark Mountains in Allison, AR, to the late Albert and Lillian (Moffitt) Dobbins. When he turned 18 years old, his older brother, Ray, took him to Louisville,...
Elizabeth Lee Gutman
Sep 19, 2024
On September 19th, 2024 Elizabeth “Lee” Gutman passed away surrounded by family in Chapel Hill NC.
Lee was born on November 28, 1934, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and relocated to Toronto as a young girl, where she thrived in the embrace of a large, loving extended family. After graduating as valedictorian in 1953, she fearlessly...
Joan Denny Hoffman
Sep 18, 2024
Joan Denny Hoffman, 96, of Chapel Hill, died on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 in her home with her loving daughters at her side.
Joan was born on December 17th, 1927 in Hartford, Connecticut. She grew up as an only child with her parents, Joseph and Blanche Rosenthal, and her grandmother, Dora (Nama) Cohn. When she...
Otty Verhoogh Snyder
Sep 14, 2024
Otty Snyder was born on March 27, 1928, in Schiebroek, Holland, the first child of Maria Ottilie (Baumeister) and Johannes R. Verhoogh. Her father ran an import business, mostly in grains. Early on, Otty attended a German school, and became proficient in German, English, and French, in addition to Dutch. Later, the family moved to Rotterdam. During World War...
Peggy Sue Mangum
Sep 13, 2024
Peggy Sue Mangum (Cannady)
June 20, 1927 - September 13, 2024
Peggy was the last of a very large family. Her father, Obe Iredell Mangum, was married first to Nannie Pearson Mangum. They had eleven children: William Clarence, Lola Pearl, John Wesley, Edward Whorton, Eula Belle, Rosa...
Meredith Friedman
Sep 13, 2024
FRIEDMAN, Meredith Joy (Nee: Sproul).
February 3, 1948 – September 13, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Meredith Joy (Sproul) Friedman of Chapel Hill on September 13, 2024. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 53 years, Stephen Friedman; children: Jennifer Farley (Bruce)...
John Lewis Robinson
Sep 10, 2024
John Lewis Robinson, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, cousin, and uncle passed away on Tuesday, September 10 at the age of 92 after a long battle with lung disease. He loved the Lord, and he loved his family and friends. He never tired of helping others or of learning.
John was born July 5, 1932 at...
Steven Robert Richards
Sep 9, 2024
Steve was born in West Lafayette, Indiana on November 15, 1951. He graduated from Alma High School in 1970 and attended Central Michigan University where he was president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the CMU Inter Fraternity Council. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1974. At CMU he met his future wife, Carol Murphy Richards, and they were...
John Gary Brossman
Sep 7, 2024
John Gary “Skip” Brossman passed away peacefully September 7, 2024 at University of North Carolina Hospital.
Skip was born in Lancaster, PA on January 23, 1944. After graduating from Conrad Weiser High School in 1961; Skip joined the Navy and attended the Defense Language School in Monterey, CA where he studied the Russian language and...
Robert Charles Maccallum
Sep 7, 2024
Robert Charles MacCallum of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at UNC Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on October 6, 1947 in Rockford, Illinois, the second of five children to Edith and Archie MacCallum. He attended Rockford public schools graduating from East High School in 1965. He married Susan Sarwark on June...
Kenneth Mitchell Harris
Sep 6, 2024
Kenneth Mitchell Harris, “Mitch” (68) unexpectedly passed away September 6, 2024 in Mebane, North Carolina.
Mitch was born on September 11, 1955 in Washington, D.C. to Edward Mitchell Harris and Mary “Mickey” Louise Harris. He married Tracey McCorkle Harris on April 2, 1983 in Durham, NC. They had two children, Brandon...
Alan Cochran Whitmore
Aug 26, 2024
Alan Cochran Whitmore, PhD, died from a pulmonary embolism on August 26, 2024, at his home in Carrboro, NC. He was 75 years old. He is survived by his wife, Sarah “Sallie” Peoples Whitmore, sister Jean Whitmore Carter of Raleigh and her husband Mike, brother Rob Whitmore of Charlotte and his wife Nancy, nephew Brooks Whitmore of Charlotte and...
John Djondwe Rugabo
Aug 26, 2024
John Rugabo died on August 26, 2024. A more complete obituary will be posted when available. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is assisting the Rugabo family.
Agnes Rigsbee
Aug 25, 2024
Agnes Neville Rigsbee, 86, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2024 at AuthoraCare Collective in Burlington, NC.
Agnes was born October 12, 1937, to the late Glenn and Tiney Reagan Neville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shirley Rigsbee, her son, Rodney Rigsbee, and her sister, Glenda Copeland.
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Ellen Sims Bivins
Aug 24, 2024
Ellen Sims Bivins, age 75, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Born in Durham County, North Carolina, she was the youngest of five daughters born to Sidney Lawson Sims and WillerDean Hatcher Sims McKellar. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband, John T. Bivins, Jr., her sisters, Jeanette Sims Dickey, Sidney Ann Sims Gattis and...
David Ray Streeter
Aug 23, 2024
On August 23, 2024 David “Dave” R. Streeter, of Efland, NC, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away at the age of 73, after a courageous battle with an extended illness.
Dave was born on February 12, 1951, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA, to Cecil Streeter and Joyce (Lamont) Fassett. He...
Lillie Yancey Mangum
Aug 20, 2024
Lillie Yancey Mangum was called home by the Lord on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Mebane Assisted Living Center. She was born on December 8, 1938 to the late Thomas and Dorothy Yancey. She was the loving wife of Bobby Mangum for 54years and the proud mother of her two daughters, Debra Coggin (and her husband Jimmy) and Karen...
Lathan Gilbert Tilley
Aug 19, 2024
Lathan Gilbert "Bert" Tilley was born on August 21,1943 in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina. He passed away in his home on August 19, 2024 surrounded by his family.
He was the beloved son of Loy G Tilley and Lois G Carey and a loving husband to Iris C Tilley for 61 years. Together, they raised...
Wendy Macleod
Aug 17, 2024
Wendy Ellen Jordan MacLeod, 71, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at her home in Hillsborough. She was born in Pike, AL to the late William Edward and Louise Jordan. In addition to her parents, Mrs. MacLeod was also predeceased by her husband, Robert Scott MacLeod, and her brothers, William Jordan Jr. and Ned Jordan.
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Wilma Crews
Aug 16, 2024
Wilma Crews, 95, passed away on August 16, 2024 in Chapel Hill, NC. Wilma displayed a Southern cordiality to everyone she knew and met. She commonly greeted both close friends, the newly encountered, and all those in between as “Honey” and “Sweetie”, and they could expect a friendly pat on the arm often accompanied by “I love you”. She...
