OBITUARIES
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...
Lillian Wagner
May 15, 2018
Mrs. Lillian Elizabeth Shambley Wagner died peacefully at Peak Resources in Graham, N.C., May 15, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Edna and Esker Apple. She is survived by four daughters, Patricia Shambley Clark (Devan “Sonny”), Valinda Shambley Kilbey (Ed), Rosemary Shambley Neighbours (Bill), and Martha Shambley, and one son, Albert Shambley (Coleen), seven grandchildren, thirteen great...
Anna Belle Collins
May 13, 2018
Passed away peacefully at North Lambton Lodge on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Walter Collins. Survived by her daughter Helen Nunn (Lyle). Grandmother of Lisa Wyville (David), Lyle Nunn, and the late Sheila Nunn. Great grandmother of Andrew Cavanagh, Chelsea Moore, and Claire Wyville. Cousin of Shirley Pickard. Predeceased by her parents William & Emma...
Ramona Wilson
May 13, 2018
Mrs. Ramona Maria Wilson (née Puertas) of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at the age of 73. She celebrated this Mother’s Day in the company of her immediate family at her daughter’s home in Hillsborough, engaging in the witty banter and laughter that have always been a hallmark of their gatherings. Ramona was born to...
Marian Krugman
May 10, 2018
Marian Gold Krugman – December 13, 1923 - May 10, 2018. The Greatest of the Greatest Generation. Marian Gold Krugman, long time resident of Durham, passed peacefully on May 10, 2018. Marian is survived by her 4 children: daughter Janet Turyn and husband Walter of Durham, NC, Neil Krugman of Nashville, TN, Craig Krugman of Atlanta, GA and Meredith...
Alvis Scarlett
May 10, 2018
Hillsborough - Mr. Alvis Henry Scarlett, 86, the son of the late Robert and Myrtle Scarlett, passed away peacefully May 9, 2018 surrounded by his family. Mr. Scarlett is survived by his son, James N. Scarlett, and his wife, Mitzi, of Haw River; daughter, Tammy E. Scarlett, of the home; five granddaughters, five great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren;...
Geraldine Phillips
May 10, 2018
Mrs. Geraldine Faye Wilson Phillips, 89, died Thursday, May 10, 2018. She was born in Orange County and attended the Orange County Schools. Mrs. Phillips was employed at Bel-Vue Mills for over thirty years. She married the late Homer Phillips in 1945, and they had six children. Mrs. Phillips was a very caring person for her family, friends, and...
William Latta
May 10, 2018
William D. Latta (Billy), 78, went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, May 10, 2018 peacefully at his home. He is the beloved husband to Barbara D. Latta and loving father of Dudley Latta and David Latta. Billy will be greatly missed by surviving family Patsy Latta Kelly, and her husband, Steve, and Tate Latta,...
Mary Murphy
May 8, 2018
Mary Louise Murphy, 96, of Durham, passed away May 8, 2018, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Louis Henry Whitaker and Georgia Frances Workman Whitaker, April 4, 1922, in Salem, Arkansas. She was a proud member of of the Viola, Arkansas, High School Basketball Team. During WWII Mary was Private First Class in...
Bernice Wade
May 5, 2018
Bernice Verta Stiles Wade (born April 20, 1915) of Chapel Hill, NC died peacefully at home on the morning of May 5, 2018, after a brief illness. She was the twin sister of the late Barbara Stiles. The twins shared a home on Gimghoul Rd. for nearly 40 years. Their spring garden, identified by “The Garden is Open” sign...
Edward Davidson
May 5, 2018
Edward Lee Davidson of Hillsborough, North Carolina passed away peacefully and surrounded by love on May 5th 2018 at the Veterans Administration Hospice Facility in Durham, North Carolina. “Eddie D” was born December 16th 1932 in Bethel, North Carolina. He served his country in the US Army for 23 years, serving 2 tours of duty in Vietnam and one...
Madeline Sparrow
May 4, 2018
Madeline Ferrell Sparrow, 89 of Hillsborough, NC, passed away on May 4, 2018. Madeline was born in Durham County on April 13, 1929 to Lelia Mangum Ferrell and John Green Ferrell. She was predeceased by her parents, husband, Paul B. Sparrow Jr, brother, John R. Ferrell, sisters, Violet F. Chappell and Frances F. Reaves. She is survived by her...
