OBITUARIES
George Minton
Jan 18, 2018
Mr. George Ray Minton died suddenly at his home of January 15, 2018. He was the son of the late Louie and Mildred Minton of White Cross. He is survived by his brothers William and Kelly Minton; his sisters Sarah Gilbertsonand Mildred Brouhman. A memorial service was held at Walker's Funeral Home in Hillsborough, NC on Friday, February 2,...
Robert Woods
Jan 18, 2018
Robert Terry Woods, died peacefully at UNC Chapel Hill on Thursday, January 18, 2018 surrounded by family and friends at the age of 70. He was a lifelong resident of Orange County and business owner of Woods Brothers, Inc. and Surety Storage. Terry was a motivated, generous and positive person to be around and he applied his zeal to...
Mary Scott
Jan 18, 2018
Mary Taylor Scott, daughter of the late Olin Spencer Taylor and Emma Maynor Taylor was born on June 3, 1926. In the early hours of January 18, 2018, God called Mary home to eternal rest. She leaves to cherish her memories her sons William (Buddy) Harris, Michael Harris, and his wife, Mary Catherine; her grandson, Cyrus Harris and his...
Philip Mowrey
Jan 16, 2018
Philip “Glen” Mowrey, 72, died January 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at UNC Healthcare following a brief illness. Born on March 13, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Glen was the son of the late Phil Mowrey and Frankie Mowrey of Spencer, West Virginia. A proud West Virginia native, Glen grew up hunting, fishing, trapping, and ginsenging in...
Dr. Timothy Kim
Jan 16, 2018
Dr. Timothy Kim of Chapel Hill died on January 16, 2018 at UNC Hospitals. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Kim, daughter, Grace Kim and son, Eugene Kim. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 1:00 pm at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 2016 Mt. Carmel Church Road, Chapel Hill officiated by Rev. Barrett...
Jane Post
Jan 14, 2018
Mrs. Jane Lawrence Corbin Post, age 84, passed away on January 14, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is honored to serve the Post family.
Thelma Bowens
Jan 11, 2018
Thelma Marie Bowens, a loving mother and an exceptional seamstress, died unexpectedly at her home Thursday, January 11, 2018. Thelma was born May 26, 1938 in Wilson, North Carolina to the late William Batts and Bessie Batts. She attended Darden High School in Wilson, North Carolina and later attended North Carolina Central University. After her marriage on July 1,...
Dr. Johann Sonner
Jan 11, 2018
Dr. Johann Sonner, long-term resident of Chapel Hill, passed away on Jan 11th, 2018 of pneumonia at the age of 93. Johann was born on May 3, 1924 in Munich, Germany to August and Maria Luise Sonner. He was in the Austrian signal corps in WWII, and was a POW in Russia. In 1954, he earned his doctorate from...
Dorothy Levinson
Jan 11, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Gittins Harper Levinson, 94, passed away on January 11, 2018 at the Carillon Assisted Living in Hillsborough. Dorothy was born in Sydney, Australia on June 10, 1923 to the late Henry Francis and Dorothy Clare Gittins. She was preceded in death by her husband William Harper and late husband Sidney Levinson. Dorothy was a devoted and...
Abigail Semon
Jan 10, 2018
Abigail Joy Semon, 31, died January 10, 2017, in Chapel Hill, NC. Born February 9, 1986, in Dayton, Ohio, Abigail attended Oakwood schools in Dayton, and Asheville High School in Asheville, NC. She attended Appalachian State University with a double major in Global Studies and Spanish, and graduated with honors. Abigail was a creative writer, artist, and self-employed business...
Edward Michael Galligan
Jan 7, 2018
Edward Michael Galligan, PhD, 82, retired Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, died Saturday, January 7, 2018 at his home. Professor Galligan was born on June 9, 1935 in New York City to the late Edward and Helen Delaney Galligan. He joined the Philosophy Department in 1964, starting a tenure that lasted...
Julia O'Mahony
Jan 7, 2018
Mrs. Julia Rose O'Mahony, wife of the late Michael Finbar O'Mahony, died Sunday evening at Chatham Ridge Assisted Living in Chapel Hill. Mrs. O'Mahony is survived by her children, Rose O'Mahony, and her husband, Michael Crimmins, of Chapel Hill, NC, Kathleen P. Muha, and her husband, Joseph, of Perrineville, NJ, Eoin W. O'Mahony, and his wife, Pamela, of Saxapahaw,...
Mary Scanlon
Jan 5, 2018
Mrs. Mary Jane Zahn Scanlon, wife of Glenwood C. Scanlon, died Friday January 5 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mrs. Scanlon was born and raised in Carthage, New York. She received her BS in Psychology from St Lawrence University, She was employed for many years as a high school English teacher in Ohio and New York school systems....
Jane Cottrell
Jan 3, 2018
Mrs. Jane Cottrell died Wednesday eevning at her home in Hillsborough. Jane is survived by her sons, John and Chris. There are no services planned at this time.
Adell Howard
Jan 2, 2018
Mrs. Adell Carden Howard, wife of the late Jesse “JT” Howard, died Tuesday afternoon at her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Howard was born on June 13, 1924 at her home in Durham to the late James Luther and Ida Frances Brockwell Carden. She was raised in Carrboro, where she worked in Laundry, the cotton mill, and the...
Froilan Aquino
Jan 1, 2018
Froilan F. Aquino, fondly called Allan, 48, husband of Jhoanna Aquino, died Monday at Duke University Hospital after a short illness. In addition to his wife, Allan is survived by his son, Ian Aquino; his mother, Norma; brother, Nat and his wife Tes; sister, Ella; nephews, Ige, Luis and Sire; and niece, Ysha. A Funeral Mass was offered on...
James Riley
Jan 1, 2018
Mr. James Allen Riley, age 85, died on January 1, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough is honored to serve the Riley family.
Thelma Williams
Dec 31, 2017
Mrs. Thelma Dunnagin Williams, age 91, passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017. Thelma was born on April 26, 1926 to the late Arthur and Emily Dunnagin. She attended Orange County schools and worked at Cones Mill for over fifty years. Mrs. Williams then went on to earn her Associate Degree in Culinary Arts from Alamance Community College. Thelma...
Richard Simpson
Dec 30, 2017
After a period of declining health, Dr. Richard Lee (Dick) Simpson passed away in his sleep on December 30. The son of Donald Dake and Lottie Lee Simpson, he was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland and graduated in 1946 from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. After receiving a Pepsi Scholarship to the University of North Carolina, he moved to Chapel...
Elizabeth Sweeney
Dec 28, 2017
Elizabeth Jane Sweeney of Durham, North Carolina died on December 28, 2017 at the age of 99. She was the daughter of the late Lee and Hildreth Melcher. She was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years Thomas Cruse Sweeney, and her three brothers William, John and Chuck Melcher. Elizabeth was born in 1918 and grew up...
