OBITUARIES
Gary Lopp
Jun 5, 2018
Roy Gary Lopp was born to Vivian Hedrick Lopp and Roy Lopp on January 17, 1937 in the house his dad built near Lexington, NC in the Holly Grove community. At age seven he moved with his family to the Baptist Children’s Home campus In Thomasville, NC where his parents were employed. He graduated from Thomasville High School and...
Viola Hubbard
Jun 2, 2018
Mrs. Viola Mae Taylor Hubbard, 88, daughter of the late Ella and Roy Taylor, died Saturday, June 2, 2018. She was a native of Virginia and moved to North Carolina. She worked in Woolworths for 25 years where she retired. She was an excellent cook, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas. She will be missed by her family and especially...
Alice Phillips
Jun 2, 2018
Mrs. Alice Reitzel Phillips passed away June 2, 2018, in the home. Alice was born January 9, 1940, to the late Walter John Reitzel and Ernestine Miller Reitzel. Mrs. Phillips is survived by her daughters, Shelia Phillips Murray, and her husband, Derek, Martha Phillips Cole, and her husband, Cheshire Cole, III; grandsons, Chance Murray and Jake Cole; sister, Frances...
Harry Gooder
May 31, 2018
Harry Gooder, PhD Dr. Harry Gooder was born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England and passed peacefully this week in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Gooder received his PhD at Leeds University, had a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard, followed by additional postdoctoral work at Central Public Health Laboratory in London. In 1961, he joined the faculty at the University of North...
Donald Bryan Faucette
May 29, 2018
Donald (Don) Bryan Faucette (8/21/1931 – 5/29/2018) from Mebane, son of the late Lacy and Frances Faucette died peacefully at the Brookdale Memory Care Home in Burlington, NC. Survived by his wife Peggy Stout Faucette; son Philip Faucette (Jane); daughter Melody Faucette Woodall (Craig); and daughter Jennifer Faucette; grandchildren Jordan Faucette, Jacob Faucette, Christian Woodall, and McKenzie Woodall; great-grandson...
Shirley Huffman
May 29, 2018
Shirley Mae Huffman “Grammie” died peacefully in her home on May 29 at the age of 63. Shirley is survived by her children, Amy Hodak, of Chapel Hill, NC and Barry Newman of Lowell, NC. The apples of her eye were her two grandchildren, Peyton and Carson Hodak. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Barry Lee...
Nancy Gadient
May 29, 2018
Mrs. Nancy Losson Gadient, wife of the late John Robert Gadient, died Tuesday evening at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro, NC. Mrs. Gadient is survived by her son, John Gadient of West Lafayette, IN. A full obituary with service information will be postd as soon as it is completed. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel...
Anthony Cicero, Jr.
May 28, 2018
Mr. Anthony Cicero, Jr., died Monday morning at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mr. Cicero is survived by his parents, Anthony and Carmela Lanotte Cicero; brothers, Michael Cicero, and his wife, Theresa, of Morrisville, NC, Jason Cicero of W. Babylon, NY, Vincent Cicero, and his wife, Rebecca, Babylon, NY; granddaughters, Taylor, Brianna, Jared, and Jayden; and his uncle, Raymond...
Jilan Li
May 28, 2018
Mrs. Jilan Li died on Monday, May 28, 2018 at her home in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Li is survived by her husband, Binggang Fan and their daughter April Fan. No services are planned at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill has been entrusted to care for the Li family.
Crystal Johnston
May 28, 2018
After a long illness, Mrs. Crystal Margaret Johnston, 97, wife of the late John C. Johnston, died May 28th at her home in Durham surrounded by family, and her wonderful caregivers, including our UNC Home Hospice team. Crystal was the consummate hostess and a remarkable woman. She was born in Nebraska and raised in Lusk, Wyoming by Woodson and...
Stuart Bondurant
May 26, 2018
Chapel Hill, NC - Stuart Bondurant, Dean Emeritus of the School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, died on May 26, 2018 following a brief illness. Born into the historic Moravian community in Winston-Salem, NC, Dr. Bondurant was the son of Dorothy Siewers and Stuart Osborne Bondurant. After completing three years as an undergraduate...
Billie Ray
May 26, 2018
It was Billie’s wish not to have a formal funeral service. She did not want people grieving but instead wanted them to spend the time enjoying their families and remembering her as she was, healthy and strong. She is survived by 5 children, 9 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and special nieces & nephews. Do not stand at my grave...
Mylta (Di) R. Cordero
May 22, 2018
Mylta “Di” R. Cordero, age 59 of Mebane, died on May 22, 2018 in Greensboro NC. Di was born on May 21, 1959 in New York and moved to North Carolina followed by Florida before coming back home again to North Carolina. Di, as she was affectionally known, was the person who enjoyed life to the fullest. She loved...
Martha Sykes
May 22, 2018
Martha Jane Sykes heard her Savior call her home on May 22, 2018. She was welcomed into Heaven’s door by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There to meet her were those who had gone on before her. Parents, Will and Ethel Crabtree, her husband, Clifford Sykes Sr., her sisters, Genovia Cates and Maggie Hackler, her brother, Henry Crabtree,...
Joan Carroll
May 19, 2018
Joan Riggsbee Carroll, age 83, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2018, at NC Memorial Hospital. Ms. Carroll was born on February 11, 1935, in Carrboro, North Carolina to the late Walter Bunnie Riggsbee and Maude Pendergraph Riggsbee. She was formerly married to William “Billy” Carroll. Joan graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1953 and worked for many...
Ilia Rosen
May 19, 2018
Ilia Fernandez Rosen Ilia Rosen, 88, beloved sister, aunt, and friend to many, died peacefully Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Healthcare. Ilia was born on December 9, 1929, in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico (PR). She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1952, and went...
Brenda Moore
May 19, 2018
Ms. Brenda Ann Moore, a resident of Chapel Hill passed away at the age of 68. A memorial service was held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Chapel of the Pines church. A complete obituary will be posted when available.
Hazel Mae Thornburg
May 17, 2018
Mrs. Hazel Mae Powell Thornburg, 97 of Graham, North Carolina died on May 17, 2018 at her residence. Hazel was born in Iredell County, North Carolina to the late Thomas Frank and Maude Hayes Powell. She was fortunate to have lived a long life, loving her family, gardening and enjoying life. Hazel retired from Drexel Heritage in High Point....
Susan Kennedy
May 16, 2018
Chapel Hill Susan Elizabeth Kennedy, 63, died peacefully at her home. Susan grew up in Ridgefield, Conn. She graduated from Cary High ('73) and N.C. State ('77) and enjoyed tennis and working at The Herald Sun, Casual Corner and Spanky's, among others. Creative, fun and fiercely loving, she's survived by her children, Kate, Nick and Sarah Shefte, and big...
Milbrey Starnes
May 15, 2018
Milbrey Cate Starnes left this world on May 15, 2018. She was born June 4, 1959 in Nashville, TN, but she has been a long-time resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina and a true Tar Heel. She graduated with a BS from East Carolina, magna cum laude, attended University of North Carolina School of Medicine for two years then...
