OBITUARIES
Audrey Zablocki
Mar 8, 2019
Audrey Bauguess Zablocki, 89, died on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Carolina Meadows retirement community in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born on June 19, 1929 in Traphill, North Carolina to Bertie Pruitt Bauguess and Shirley Bauguess. Audrey graduated as valedictorian of her class from Ronda High School in 1945 and earned a bachelor’s degree in English and...
Robert Nutter
Mar 8, 2019
Robert Percival Nutter passed away peacefully at Maple View Farm on March 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. Farmer Bob, as he was lovingly called by his children and countless friends, was born to Ruth Jones Nutter and Fred Jewett Nutter on September 20, 1928, in Corinna, Maine. The family moved to Hillsborough, NC in 1963, and moved Maple...
Anya Yvette Simpson
Mar 7, 2019
Infant Anya Yvette Simpson, 7 months of Mebane died on March 7, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. A funeral service will be conducted on Friday March 22, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Walker's Funeral Home and Crematory of Mebane, located at 304 W. Center Street. Burial will follow the service in Alamance Memorial Park....
Virginia Crete
Mar 7, 2019
Virginia Wood Crete passed away March 7, 2019. She was born January 31, 1933 in Rutland, VT, daughter of Lyman and Eva Wood. She attended Rutland High School, spent most of her life in Vermont and resided in Chapel Hill, NC. She was a long standing member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. She worked for Howe Richardson...
Sam Jordan
Mar 7, 2019
Sam Holman Jordan, formerly a longtime resident of Asheville, NC, died peacefully on March 7th at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsborough, NC. He had been a resident at Brookshire since 2011. A graveside service will be held at the former Generostee ARP Church cemetery on Saturday, March 16th at 3:30 PM. The facility is now The Sanctuary of Praise...
Gerald Manders
Mar 5, 2019
Gerald Vincent Manders, affectionally known as Jerry, died peacefully Tuesday morning March 5, 2019 at the Presbyterian Home of Hawfields in Mebane, N.C. at age 91. Born September 20, 1927 in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, to the late George and Barbara Kempen Manders, Jerry was the youngest of 14 children who are all deceased and waiting on him to be with...
Tara Zachary
Mar 5, 2019
Tara Verville Zachary died unexpectedly on March 5 2019. She was born on February 5th 1984 in Biddeford, Maine to Mark and Vanda Verville. Tara was educated at Biddeford High School graduating with honors. She continued her education at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine earning a degree in biochemistry, again graduating with honors. Not sure what...
David Turner
Mar 5, 2019
David E. Turner a native of Hillsborough died March 5, 2019 at 80 years of age and is survived by one daughter, Linda P. Horne, one grandson, Sean Thomas Parker, and one great-granddaughter, Hadley Nicole Parker (all of Hillsborough), one brother, Rex Lee Turner of Hillsborough, and two sisters, Faye T. Smith of Hillsborough, and Mary Lou Shepherd of...
Sara Romweber
Mar 4, 2019
Sara Romweber, drummer with Let’s Active, Snatches of Pink and the Dex Romweber Duo, has died of complications from a brain tumor at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, she was 55. Sara is survived by her husband, Billy Stewart; her mother, Dr. Sara "Sally" H. Romweber; and her siblings, Paul, Steve, Joe, Luke, Monica, and Dexter A Mass of...
Elizabeth Ryan
Mar 1, 2019
Elizabeth Shreve Ryan, 92, died on Friday, March 1st, at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she resided with her late husband, John Morris Ryan, since 2003. Born in 1926 in Tampa, FL, she moved to Milledgeville, GA, where she graduated from Georgia State College for Women in 1946. She earned an MA in history from the...
Nannie Mae Blankenship
Feb 24, 2019
Mrs. Nannie Blankenship, 91, of Mebane passed away on Sunday February 24, 2019 at Hospice Home of Burlington. She was a native of Halifax County Virginia, and the wife of the late Elmer Blankenship and daughter of the late Dennis Beaddles and Fannie Crews Beaddles. Nannie retired from Dixie Yarn and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in...
David Booth
Feb 23, 2019
David Thomas Booth of Roxboro, North Carolina passed away February 23, 2019 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Tom Booth was born December 18, 1948 in Emporia, Kansas to Lloyd and Helen (Moore) Booth. Tom grew up on the family farm and graduated from Lebo High School in 1966. After graduation, Tom attended Fort Hays State University...
George Hamby, Sr.
Feb 22, 2019
Dr. George Walters Hamby, of Chapel Hill NC, died on Friday, February 22nd, at 87 years of age. Born in State Road, NC on June 28th, 1931, he was the son of late John Wesley Hamby and Myrtle Walters Hamby. Dr. Hamby received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel hill. Following...
Grace Drew
Feb 21, 2019
Grace Neville Drew, born in Chapel Hill, NC on November 9, 1936, died Friday evening, February 21, 2019 at UNC Memorial Hospital. She retired early as a Supervisor in the Forest Service Division of The Department of Agriculture in the Federal Government. She then spent 36 years at 5916 Old NC 86, Chapel Hill, NC with her husband and...
Frankie Robertson
Feb 20, 2019
Frankie Wood Robertson, 72, of Haw River died Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at her home. She was born on February 22, 1946 in Alamance County to the late Walter & Thelma Wood. She retired from UNC Hospitals in 1997. Survivors include her children, Joey Robertson (Angela) of Chapel Hill, Douglas Robertson (Sandra) of Haw River, Danny Collins of Hillsborough...
Patricia Brant
Feb 19, 2019
Patricia (Pat) Brant, 75, passed away peacefully on the morning of February 19, 2019, from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). After a long career as a rural carrier in Frostproof, Florida, Pat retired from the U.S. Postal Service and moved to Chapel Hill 15 years ago. She loved calling Chapel Hill "home." A long-time member of The Chapel Hill Service...
Andria Dickson
Feb 19, 2019
Andria went to meet her Lord on 2/19/2019 from Hospice at the Arbor at Galloway Ridge in Pittsboro, NC. She was only 73 but lost her life due to the ravages of lupus and cancer. She was a communicant of Chatham Community Church and was active in membership and leadership of Bible studies. She was born in Montclair, NJ...
Jaime Gonzalez Hernandez
Feb 17, 2019
Mr. Jaime Gonzalez Hernandez, 42, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina passed away on Sunday, February 17 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Jaime was born on February 17, 1976 in Mexico City, Mexico to Mr. Eleno Rosalezs Gonzalez and Teresa Hernandez Gonzalez. He was employed with Acme Beverage Company in Carrboro. Other than his parents, Jaime is survived by...
Jacob Ingham
Feb 17, 2019
Jake Ingham, 17, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 17, 2019. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor in June 2002 and battled it valiantly for almost 17 years. Jake never met a stranger and spread an incredible amount of joy and love in a tragically short life. He was widely known as...
John Horne, Jr.
Feb 16, 2019
Chapel Hill - Mr. John Kenneth Horne, Jr., 72, died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at UNC Hospitals. Mr. Horne was born and raised in Wayne County, NC, the son of the late Margaret Howell and John Kenneth Horne, Sr. He was educated at Atlantic Christian College, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University, NC State University, and the University...
