Jeff Wood passed away on November 6 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC, after a period of rapidly declining health. Born in Junction City, KS, Jeff attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Jeff later attended Notre Dame University and graduated from St. Benedict's College (Benedictine College) in Atchison, KS.
Jeff served in the Kansas National Guard and trained at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri. He later served in an Army reserve unit at Ft. Lewis in Washington. After his service, he worked for Cole Bros. Department Store, followed by a career in retail with The Manhattan Shirt Company, Puritan Sportswear and Robert Bruce Sportswear.
In 1963, Jeff married Tandy Craig and over the years shared with her three children: Allison, Craig and Laurie. They lived in Peoria (IL), Detroit and finally settled in Overland Park, KS. Even though they divorced in 1981, Jeff and Tandy remained dear friends.
In 1982, Jeff met the love of his life, Mary Lauterbach Kopp, and they married on June 11, 1983.
A promotion to Director of Military Sales for Ocean Pacific Sunwear carried Jeff and Mary to Southern California where they found their spiritual home at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach. They worked with the Outreach Ministry to serve the disadvantaged, built homes with Habitat for Humanity and volunteered in many other leadership roles at the church, always serving with open and generous hearts.
In August 2007, Jeff's beloved Mary passed away after a two-year struggle with lung cancer. In May 2011, Jeff moved to North Carolina to be closer to some of his children and grandchildren. They enjoyed baseball games, swim meets and family dinners before Jeff's health began to decline.
Jeff loved playing poker with his buddies, shooting pool, playing golf, red wine, jazz music and laughing. His clever quips and the twinkle in his eye always kept everyone else smiling and laughing as well. He was a kind, sweet, gentle man whose loving presence remains in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.
Jeff is survived by his children: Allison (David Wiener) of Chapel Hill, NC; Craig (Holly) of Chapel Hill; and Laurie (Joe Hart) of Centennial, CO; stepchildren Beth Hutzler and Doug Kopp; 15 grandchildren; brothers David (Maria) and Terry (Joan); sister-in-law Connie (widow of brother Richard); and many cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends who remember him fondly and miss him dearly.
A Celebration and Thanksgiving of Life service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach. Donations may be made in Jeff's name to St. Mary's Outreach Ministry, 428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. The family may be contacted at viennawoods05@gmail.com.
Chapel Hill - Donald C. Dates, a resident of Governor's Club, died suddenly at home on Wednesday, November 9, 2011. He leaves his wife of 47 years, Suzanne Ruggles Dates.
He was born in Orange, New Jersey on August 1, 1934. He graduated from Bernardsville High School, Bernardsville, New Jersey and Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He received a degree in Mathematics. He began his career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Atlantic Richfield Company, working in Research and Development for several years, after which he attended the Wharton School of Business. Having completed the course of study, he joined Wellington Management Company as a financial analyst. Following their merger with Thorndike, Doran, Paine and Lewis, he and his wife moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where they resided for the next 30 years. He later joined Keystone Investment Management Company; while there he became a Vice President and Director of Research. Upon retirement, he and his wife moved to Chapel Hill. While in Massachusetts, he and his wife were members of Brae Burn Country Club and Broomstones Curling Club. Since his move to North Carolina, he has been active in the community. He was a VITA volunteer in tax preparation. His involvement in Governor's Club activities included serving on the Property Owners' Finance Committee, where he devised an investment program. As a member of the country club, he served on the committee which spearheaded the remodeling of the clubhouse. At the time of his death, he was active on the club finance committee and also on the board of directors of the Chatham County Transit Authority.
Besides his wife, he also leaves a brother, Chester V. Dates and a sister-in-law, Susan P. Dates of Rockland, Maine and two nephews. A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held in the spring at Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Durham, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.
Mr. James Franklin “Frank” Terry, age 81, died Monday, November 7, 2011. He was born in Orange County and was the son of the late Jethro Terry and Annie Mae Pearson Terry. He was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Terry. Prior to retirement he was a cable splicer for AT&T and Bell South. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Pioneers of America. He loved his grandchildren and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a good person for someone to know. He was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Alice Simpson Terry of the home; his children and their spouses, James Franklin Terry, Jr., (Fidelina) of Graham; Teresa Gail Terry (Joe) of Hillsborough; two grandsons, James Franklin Terry, III, and Nickolas Terry; five brothers Bobby Terry, Warren Terry of Hillsborough; Rainey Terry of Durham; Richard Terry of Buckhorn; Jack Terry of Orange County; two sisters, Frances Terry of Hurdle Mills; Edna Tucker of Hillsborough; one sister-in-law, Shirley Tant of Roanoke Rapids.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at the Walker’s Funeral Home Chapel in Hillsborough. Officiating will be the Rev. Marion Saxon. Burial will follow in the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Chapel Hill, NC. Pallbearers will be nephews.
Visitation will be held 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Tuesday at Walker’s Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be sent to www.walkersfuneralservice.com.
Lillian “Betsy” Park Bobbitt, age 63, passed away on November 7, 2011 after a long fight with breast cancer. She never gave up. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ida Allen Park Lockaby. Betsy worked the past 25 years for General Services Corporation of Durham, NC.
She is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, John Brent Bobbitt; her daughter, Melissa Baity, two grandchildren, Paul and Katelyn Baity; two aunts, Sandra Harris and her husband Blue of Kitrell; Gloria Powers of Rougemont and many cousins.
Graveside services will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Hillsborough Town Cemetery. Officiating will be Pastor Farthing.
Visitation will be held 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at Walker’s Funeral Home of Hillsborough.
She leaves behind many good friends and coworkers.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Duke Hospice of the Meadowlands, 1001 Corporate Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Online condolences may be sent to www.walkersfuneralservice.com.
James Rex Mansfield, July 13, 1962 - October 20, 2011
DURHAM — Jim Mansfield died Thursday night after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a native of Chapel Hill, athletic standout at CHHS, and an avid fan of the Tar Heels. Jim was the dedicated son of Charlotte "Chuckles" Mansfield who predeceased him. Jim was someone who always lent a hand and is called friend by many. Even while struggling with his illness, Jim never failed to live life with positive energy and gusto. He is survived by Karen, his loving wife of 23 years, two wonderful daughters Elani and Addie, a brother John Mansfield, and two sisters Jean Yardley and Susan Clark. A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday October 26th at 2:00 pm at The Carolina Club.
George Metcalf Kingman December 25, 1929 - October 17, 2011
George Metcalf Kingman, 81, of Chapel Hill, NC, passed away on Monday, Oct 17, 2011.
He was born on Dec. 25, 1929 to the late Brig. General Allen F. Kingman and Margaret G. Kingman in Ft. Leavenworth, KS. George graduated from High School in Washington, DC, and received a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University in 1955. George married Nancy Hughes of Washington, DC in 1954. They lived in Chicago, IL, and Washington, DC before relocating to Chapel Hill, NC in 1967.
George was a member of the 11th Airborne Division of the Army and was a Korean War veteran. He worked for NIH in Washington DC and NIEHS in the Research Triangle Park as the Executive Director of Planning in the executive office of the Institute. At NIH, he was Budget Officer. He then joined NIEHS as executive officer where he established and ran the first planning office. George was granted a Congressional Fellowship in 1976 and was integral in developing legislation for rate of inflation and cost of living increases for federal government employees.
George was a passionate advocate for the rights and protection of all people and this embodied his work and personal life. He gave to many charitable organizations and was active on the board of a day care facility in Durham. After retirement from the government, George was active with OLLI, (formerly DILR) at Duke University, where he taught, served as president, had many friendships, and in 1999 received the “Bill Wright Award” for distinguished service.
He is survived by: his wife, Nancy E Kingman of Chapel Hill; NC, his two children, Allen G. Kingman of Durham, NC, and Susan E. Kingman of Chicago, IL. He is also survived by: his grandchildren, Sarah Ferguson of Roswell, GA, and Aidan Allen Kim of Chicago, IL; and his godchildren, Bryan Lange of Wake Forest, NC and Greg Lange of Jamestown, NC.
George was a devoted father, dedicated husband, active friend, uncle and godfather. He loved travel, literature, food, and the arts, and was an avid conversationalist. He whistled when he walked, and lived and loved well.
Funeral services will be held at Walker’s Funeral Home on Saturday, October 22, at 3:00 PM, with Pastor Robert Dunham of University Presbyterian Church officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3649 (919) 968-2777.
Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Kingman family.
This is an undated file photo of Stuart Sechriest at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Stuart Wilson Sechriest February 5, 1914 - October 13, 2011
Stuart Wilson Sechriest, former newspaper man, Army officer and associate professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, died at his home in Chapel Hill on Thursday (Oct. 13) after a long illness. He was 97.
Sechriest began to teach in what is now the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1946, hired by legendary dean O.J. (Skipper) Coffin. Sechriest taught news editing and photography and was a General College adviser.
"He was an institution in the school and a wonderful character, loving to tell jokes and compose limericks," said Jan Johnson Yopp, Walter Spearman Professor in the school, dean of the Summer School and a former student of Sechriest's.
Sechriest brought wire services to the classroom so that students could get experience editing real-life news copy. He also taught the first course in press photography at UNC. After teaching for 32 years, he retired in 1977. A student award in the school bears Sechriest's name.
"He was widely known for his sense of humor and was much beloved by those who knew him," said his daughter, Mary Pauline Sechriest of Chapel Hill, a lawyer retired from the University attorney's staff. "His students have gone on to excel at newspapers around the U.S., and many have entered the field of law."
She said her father "believed in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man."
Jock Lauterer, a senior lecturer in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, took news editing from Sechriest when he was a student.
"He was a lovable curmudgeon," Lauterer said, recalling Sechriest's sometimes gruff delivery paired with a sparkle in his eye. Even when Sechriest once gave Lauterer a piece of his mind about some below-par work Lauterer had turned in, "he was almost laughing as he gave me that tough-love lesson."
Tom Bowers, a former senior associate dean and professor emeritus in the school, wrote this anecdote his book "Making News: One Hundred Years of Journalism and Mass Communication at Carolina," which the school published in 2009:
"In 1958, students in the School of Journalism played a softball game, seniors against juniors. Stuart was the umpire, described by The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper) as smoking a cigar under his protective mask and firing a cap gun at players and spectators."
Sechriest was born in 1914 in Davidson County near Thomasville to John Franklin and Carrie Fouts Sechriest. He was the last survivor in a family of nine brothers and sisters. He graduated from public schools in Davidson County and UNC-Chapel Hill. He got his first taste of the newspaper business in a class Coffin taught in 1933, his sophomore year at the University.
Sechriest volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Forces in September 1942 while on the staff of the Greensboro Daily News and served during World War II. He was discharged from the Air Force in 1946. In 1948, he was commissioned in the Army Reserves and became a Selective Service officer, working in the National Guard headquarters in Raleigh as a public information officer for the Selective Service in North Carolina. He worked for the National Guard and Army Reserves until his retirement with the rank of colonel in 1974.
"He had a consistent, droll sense of humor that made life brighter for everybody who ever met him," said John Adams of Chapel Hill, former dean of the school. "And he was a professional from the word go."
Sechriest was married for more than 50 years to the former Carolyn Frazier Tuck of Virgilina, Va. She died in August 2001. Both were communicants of Chapel of the Cross, an Episcopal parish in Chapel Hill.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary Pauline Sechriest of Chapel Hill and Elizabeth Sechriest Cornella of Boone. Also surviving are his son-in-law, Dr. Rick Cornella and three grandchildren, Scott, Valerie and Kimberly Cornella of Boone.
Funeral services will be on Sunday (Oct. 16) at 3 p.m. at the Chapel of the Cross, 304 East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. The family will receive friends and family at Walkers Funeral Home (919-942-3861) in Chapel Hill on Saturday (Oct. 15) from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Online condolences can be made at www.walkersfuneralservice.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Foundation of North Carolina, CB 3365, 117 Carroll Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599-3365.
Joy McAdams Neville October 9, 1924 - October 13, 2011
Joy McAdams Neville joined her husband of 48 years, Eric A. "Tud" Neville and her twelve siblings in heaven on Thursday, October 13th. She celebrated her 87th birthday on October 9th surrounded by family and close friends at her home in Carrboro.
Her career included being a teller and loan officer at Home Savings and Loan, book keeping for the family business, and being a wonderful homemaker for many years.
She was a long time member of Carrboro Baptist Church until joining Farrington Road Baptist Church, where she was a member for 18 years.
Joy is survived by her devoted daughter Beth Henderson and Son-In-Law, Lemuel Henderson. She was Grandmama to Grandchildren Kristi Henderson and Brad Henderson (wife Betsy) and her five Great-Grandchildren, Mason, Zachary, Tyler, Emily, and Avery. She loved watching them grow up playing under the big oak trees in her back yard.
A celebration of her life will be held at Farrington Rd. Baptist Church on Saturday, Oct 15 at 2:30pm. Visitation with the family will be held 1 hour prior to the service at the same location, with the burial to follow at Westwood Cemetery in Carrboro. The family welcomes visitors at Joy's home following the burial.
It is asked that any donations other than flowers, be contributed to UNC Hospice. We thank them for their love and support during Joy's final days.
Dr. Edward William Davidian January 4, 1940 - October 5, 2011
Dr. Edward William Davidian joined his wife Helene Daberkow Davidian in heaven early morning October 5th. He lived a satisfying and complete life and will be missed by many who loved him.
His generosity and kindness have touched many people over the last 71 years. He attended Christ United Methodist Church where the funeral will be held 9:30 a.m. on October 8th the visitation will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Dr. Davidian was born on January 4, 1940 in Smithfield, NC at Johnston County Hospital, where his father was a general surgeon. He was born to Margeret Graves Davidian and Vartan Ambar Davidian, Sr.
He was educated in Smithfield Schools until his junior high school year at which he attended Asheville School. Subsequently, he attended UNC-CH and became practicing Associate Professor of Anesthesia at UNC medical school. He was married to Helene Davidian for 41 years and is survived by his two sons, Dr. Edward W. Davidian, Jr. Dr. Daniel K. Davidian and by his 3 grandchildren.
After his wife's passing from cancer he supported the formation of the Helene Foundation started by his daughter-in-law Tracy Davidian. This organization helps mothers fighting cancer. Donations can be sent to www.HeleneFoundation.org
Janet Maria Flynn January 18, 1958 - October 4, 2011
Janet Flynn: age 53 died suddenly Tuesday Oct 4th . She is survived by her beautiful children Dillon Flynn, and Tegan Flynn, her husband Tim Flynn, her brother Patrick Healey and sister Maureen Mitchell. All she had she gave to her children. If loving and doing for your child is truly the measurements great people are held to; then she was truly great. God chooses the time we all have on earth, it’s what you give it and the experiences that are had from giving, that defines one’s true age on earth. Young in years, old with life's importance. Janet was a child of God.
“Blessed are the children for their love is pure….”
A wake will be held on Friday, October 7, 2011, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill. Services and interment will take place at a later date with Ustes & Cornell Funeral Home - 142 Elm St. Marblehead, MA 01945 (781)-631-0076
Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Flynn family.
Lucille Edwards Lloyd June 15, 1913 - October 1, 2011
Lucille Edwards Lloyd, born June 15, 1913, passed away Saturday, October 1, at the age of 98. She was a wonderful mother and passionate about her family, friends and her Lord. Residing in Chapel Hill all her life, Lucille is predeceased by her husband, William Arthur Lloyd, a WWII veteran, at age 60 in 1973, and by three sisters and one brother. One living sister, Maxine Talbert, resides in Chapel Hill. Lucille was the mother of one daughter, Patsy Lloyd Jones of Raleigh, widow of Marvin Jones. Her surviving son, William Ronnie Lloyd and wife, Dana Griffin Lloyd reside in Chapel Hill. Surviving grandchildren are Shannon Jones Shackelford of Raleigh, William Brian Lloyd of Holly Springs, and Melissa Lloyd Marotta of Apex. Her four great grandchildren are Jesse and Tanner Shackelford, and Ciera and Zoey Lloyd.
All services will be held on Tuesday, October 4, at Walker's Funeral Home, 120 West Franklin, Chapel Hill. Friends will be received at 1:00 followed by the funeral service at 2:00. The interment will take place at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill is assisting the Lloyd family.
Dustin & Darian Davis - September 30, 2011
MEBANE - Dustin Thomas "Turtle" Davis, 19, and Darian Lee "Shorty" Davis, 17, of 210 McBane Store Road, Mebane, died Friday, September 30, 2011 from injuries sustained in a train accident.
Dustin was born on November 5, 1991 in Alamance County and attended Eastern Alamance High School.
Darian was born May 25, 1994 in Alamance County and attended Morehead High School
Surviving is their mother: Melissa Craven Jarrell and husband Billy of the home; father: Thomas Lee Davis and fiancé, Sarah Pore of Mebane; brothers: Brandon and Stephen Davis, both of Greensboro; sisters: Teona Thompson and Keeri Davis, both of Mebane; maternal grandmother: Janice Craven of Mebane; maternal grandfather: Wayne Craven of Mebane; paternal grandmother: Frankie Testerman of Mebane; paternal great grandmother: Betty Flynn of Mebane; maternal uncles: Travis Craven and fiancé , Shannon Southard and Gary Craven and wife, Tonya, all of Mebane.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 with memorial services following at 8:00 pm at Walker’s Funeral Home of Mebane.
Memorial contributions may be made to Walker’s Funeral Home, 304 W. Center Street, Mebane, NC 27302 in their name.
Walker’s Funeral Home of Mebane, 304 W. Center Street, Mebane, NC 27302 (919) 563-9211 is assisting the Davis family.
Edward Michael Jones August 18, 1947 - September 29, 2011
HILLSBOROUGH - Edward Michael Jones, age 64, of Hillsborough died Thursday, September 29, 2011 in the VA Hospital in Durham. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of Robert Edward Jones and Mary Athalean Johnson Jones. He was preceded in death by his father. He attended Orange County Schools and was a US Army Veteran having served in Vietnam and Korea from May 8, 1970 to December 22, 1971 and was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded. He worked in heating and air conditioning at General Service Corp.
Surviving in addition to his mother, are one daughter, Holly Jones, and son Michael Jones, both of Hillsborough; one step-son, Steve Fisher, Jr., of Mebane; one sister, Joanne Jones, and one brother, Gerald Jones, both of Hillsborough.
Visitation will be held at Walker’s Funeral Home in Hillsborough on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM.
A graveside service will immediately follow the visitation and begin at 2:30 PM at Pine Hill Cemetery in Burlington. Officiating will be the Rev. Lonnie Bell.
Vera Miro February 12, 1912 - September 28, 2011
Vera Miro was born in Russia on February 12, 1912. She died peacefully on September 28th, early in the morning. She is predeceased by her husband of 75 years, Serafim Miro (deceased August 17, 2006) and her daughter, Galina Miro of New York (deceased February 25, 2011). Vera Miro is survived by her daughter, Emma Treml (Vladimir, husband), her grandchildren, Irene Treml Cagney (William Cagney), Tania Treml and Alex Treml and 4 great-granddaughters whom she adored: Colleen Cagney of New York, Margaret and Emma Cagney of Chapel Hill and Lydia Treml, also of Chapel Hill. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We will all miss her and thank her for many years of love. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 11:00AM in the Chapel of Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery on Legion Road. Funeral arrangements are with Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill.
CHAPEL HILL - Mary Theresa Duvoisin, age 84, died Sunday evening September 25th at the University of North Carolina Women’s Hospital of Cancer of the throat complicated by a heart attack. A native of the Bronx, New York, she was the first born child of James McGaw and Mary Nugent McGaw. A graduate of Cathedral High School in New York city, she attended Hunter College in New York.
Walker Jameson Blakey, 71, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died Saturday, September, 24, 2011, of natural causes. We will gather to say goodbye to our beloved Walker on Saturday, October 1, 2011: Visitation at Walker's Funeral Home, 120 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, 1721 Legion Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
David Bruce Bibb, 53, of Raleigh NC, died Saturday Sept. 17, 2011. David was born to Barbara Nettles-Carlson and the late T. Wyatt Bibb Jr. on January 7, 1958, in Pensacola, FL. He was raised in Chapel Hill, graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1976 and attended UNC-Chapel Hill where he was active in its initial gay student organization.
Jay Paul Glosson grew up in Carrboro and was the son of Bobby and Paula Sturdivant Glosson. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1980. He served in the NC National Guard for several years. He had worked for OWASA and Triangle Brick.
Christine Ann Egan, 59, retired editor and economist, died peacefully September 16 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from complications of cancer.
Eunice Patten Jones passed away peacefully in her sleep September 10, 2011. Eunice was married for 68 years to her beloved, Dr. J. Kempton Jones, who resides at the DuBose Center at The Cedars, Chapel Hill, NC.
DANVILLE, VA - Hazel Hope Edmonds King, 88, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Danville Regional Hospital. The daughter of the late Sherman and Narvellia Edmonds, Hazel was born on February 22, 1923 in Mt. Airy, NC.
CHAPEL HILL – Mrs. Catherine Diggs Staunton, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 9, 2011. Mrs Staunton was born and raised in Chatham County and was the daughter of the late Charles Lewis and Ada Willams Diggs. She retired from the Woolen Mills in Carrboro and from UNC Hospital where she worked for several years. Click for more on Catherine Staunton.
Chapel Hill, NC – Valerie Jean Broadwell, 52, died Monday, August 22, 2011. She was the daughter of Alois Harry Piotrowski and Eleanor Ann Piotrowski. Born June 25, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She attended graduate school at American University in Washington, DC, where she received a Masters of Public Administration.
CHAPEL HILL - William Pharo (W.P.) “Wiltsee” Young, 79, died on August 26, 2011, at UNC Cancer Hospital. The son of the late Lewis Walter Young and Virginia Wiltsee Young, Wiltsee was born on August 3, 1932 in Roanoke, VA.
CHAPEL HILL - Virginia Grace Allen “Ginger” Hodson died Monday, August 22, 2011 at her home in Chapel Hill, NC. She was 90. Born September 13, 1920 in Dillon, SC, Ginger came to Chapel Hill in 1940 to work in her older sister Margaret's flower shop. Shortly thereafter, she met a handsome young Carolina student, her future husband, the late Charles B. Hodson, Sr., of San Antonio, TX.
Mr. Arthur Lee Farrington Mr. Alfreo Sesay, age 67 of 624 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, NC passed Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Crescent Green Assistant Living in Carrboro, NC.
CHAPEL HILL - Eleonore M. Frenzel Moore died peacefully in her sleep on August 18, 2011. Born in Dambrau, Germany, she lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina most of her life and eventually moved to Chapel Hill to be near her family. A sweet and loving woman, she will be missed by all those that had the pleasure of knowing her.
Ms. Phyllis T. Midgette passed on July 21, 2011 in Chapel Hill, NC. Funeral Service: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - Noon at St. Joseph C.M.E. Church 510 W. Rosemary Street Chapel Hill, NC.
Morris "Marty" Deblinger passed away Monday night July 18, 2011. He was 88 and lived in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born on March 29, 1923 in Brooklyn , New York, the son of Eastern European immigrants. Continued...
CHAPEL HILL - Roy Murray Wall, 74, of Chapel Hill, died unexpectedly on July 16, 2011, at UNC Hospital. A native of Orange County, he was the son of the late Sidney and Ruth Wall; with the exception of nine years, he lived his entire life in North Carolina.
CARRBORO - Robert Dale Harmon, 72, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 10, 2011. A native of West Virginia, he was the son of the late Walter and Edith Harmon. Robert is survived by his brother, Walter Harmon and his wife Janice of Troutman, NC; three sisters, Martha Gordon of Bluefield, WV and Pansy Hanchock of Lexington, NC, and Phylis Tiller of Skygusty, WV; and many neices and nephews.
CHAPEL HILL – Robert Green Ward, 86, died Tuesday, June 28, peacefully from an extended illness. Mr. Ward was born on January 2, 1925 in Orange County, to the late Mittie L. and Willie S. Ward. He is survived by his sister Mary Ellen Horne of Chapel Hill and preceded in death by his brothers, Andrew, Howard, Lloyd, and William Ward.
Paul Morris Plummer Sr. peacefully left this life on Friday, June 24, surrounded by family. Born December 14, 1927 in Guilford County to Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Frank Plummer, he moved to the White Cross community in 1939 with his parents and six brothers and sisters. Mr. Plummer attended Chapel Hill High School and served in the US Army in World War II.
James Wyatt Bawden passed away on June 23, 2011 at the age of 81 years. Jim was born on April 23, 1930, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Lee and Rose Bawden.
Mr. Partner Loving Alston of 624 Jones Ferry Rd. Carrboro died Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, May 28th at Knotts Funeral Home, 113 N. Graham St. in CHapel Hill at 1:00PM. There willl be no visitation.
Lara Cottrell passed away at around 9:45 pm on Saturday night. Mother of Logan (Grade 1) and Laja (Grade 6), Lara is also survived by her husband Jason, a teacher and coach at Pace Academy. Click for more on Lara's passing.
Mr. Lewis L. Marsh, age 77 of 6072 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Siler City, NC passed on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Click for more on the passing of Lewis Marsh.
The WCHL Morning News with Ron Stutts
