By Paige Johnson If a 13-year-old enrolls in eighth-grade Spanish, should her parents fear she’ll start packing her bags for Madrid as soon as the semester is over? Not likely. Yet opponents of comprehensive sex education often use similar reasoning in their opposition to allowing schools in North Carolina to offer it. They claim providing…
Category: Obituaries
Obituary: William Bruce Holt
Mr. William Bruce Holt, 79, 7206 Bradshaw Quarry Road, Mebane, died Friday, April 24, 2009 in UNC Hospitals. He taught at Elon College and Alamance Community College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Surviving are his wife, Nancy F. Holt, and two sons, Mike Holt and Brian Holt, both of Snow Camp….
Obituary: Gudrun Gross
Gudrun “Goodie†Gross, 87, died peacefully on April 17 at the Lebanon Valley Brethren Home in Palmyra PA. Born January 27, 1922 in Berlin, Germany, the beloved daughter of the late Felix Weber and Martha Hänsler Weber, she worked as a secretary, survived the bombing of her home, became a refugee fleeing the Russians and…
Obituary: Kourtney Peterson
Kourtney Kean Peterson, 58, of Chapel Hill, passed away, surrounded by her husband and sons, on Mother’s Day, May 10th, after a sudden illness. The daughter osf Sam and Martha Kean of Toledo, Ohio and Altamonte Springs, Florida, Kourtney was born April 18, 1951 in Toledo. She graduated from Sylvania Northview High School, held a…
Obituary: Clarence Pace
Clarence Pace, 94, former local civic and business leader and head of the General Electric small appliance manufacturing operations in Asheboro, died at home in Chapel Hill on Thursday. He had led a vigorous life and died peacefully, in his sleep, of natural causes. Mr. Pace was a native of Glasgow, Kentucky, where he spent…
Obituary: Theodore Curtis Chambers
Mr. Theodore Curtis Chambers, 75, of Leland, formally of Chapel Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Theodore was born July 3, 1933. He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Frances Chambers, and his parents, Rooney and Lizzie Chambers. He…
Obituary: Lucille Elizabeth Collins Turner
Mrs. Lucille Elizabeth Collins Turner, 77, 430 Highway 70-A East, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. She was a native of Orange County, a member of Gospel Baptist Tabernacle, and a graduate of Hillsboro High School. She enjoyed church, Christian Life and her family. Surviving are her daughter, Ann T. Boyd (Clifton), Hillsborough; her grandson, David…
Obituary: Robert Stanley Carter
Robert Stanley (Bob) Carter, 57, returned to his Maker on April 27, 2009. He was at home at the time of his death. Born in Watts Hospital, Durham, on March 8, 1952 to Eva Doris Blackwood and Jesse C. (J. C.) Carter, Bob attended the Chapel Hill public schools, graduating in 1970. He received his…
Obituary: Julia Blackwood
Mrs. Julia Blackwood, 88, died Easter weekend at her home in Chapel Hill. Julia was born in Clinton, NC to Herman Stewart and Jenny B. Merritt. She came to Chapel Hill as the young bride of Eugene M. Blackwood. Soon after, she went to work as a secretary at the American Tobacco Company in Durham….
Obituary: Clara Ward Hardee Horton
Clara Ward Hardee Horton, 91, wife of Fred B. Horton for 53 years until his death in 2005, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 23, 2009. She was born in Boardman in Columbus County on July 6, 1917 to Maude Hardee and Charles Van Ward, who both predeceased her. She…
Obituary: Clyde Ray Jones
Clyde Ray Jones, 81, of Mebane died Monday April 20, 2009 at his home. He was born May 17, 1927 in Chatham County and raised in Orange County. He was one of eight children born to the late Millard and Thelma Jones. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jeanette Jones; his son, Sam (Joan);…
Obituary: Mary Evelyn Jaber Laws
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Jaber Laws, 86, 1720 Palmers Grove Church Road, died Monday, April 20, 2009. She was one of the founding members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Hillsborough. She had a passion for sewing and working in her beautiful flower gardens. She was retired from Home Security Life Insurance Co. in Durham. Surviving…
Obituary: Mother Leoma Harrington Page
Mother Leoma H. Page, age 82, of Chapel Hill, passed on Friday, April 10, at UNC Hospitals. Services were held April 15 at White Rock United Holy Church and she was buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery. She is survived by her seven children, Sarah, Walter Jr., Carolyn, and Larry (Jacqueline) Harrington; Patricia Faucette; Marie…
Obituary: Earl Judson Byrd
Earl Judson Byrd, 83, died in Duke Hospital on April 11 after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Reverend C. E. Byrd and Nettie Lewis Byrd. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jane Sparrow Byrd; daughter, Elizabeth B. Rees, and her husband, Mark Rees, of North Andover, Massachusetts;…
Obituary: Ray Dash
Raymond H. “Ray†Dash, 48, died at his home in Pittsboro on April 8, as a result of complications from a prolonged illness. Ray was born in Bryson City, NC on July 4, 1960, the son of Raymond H. Dash, Sr. and Pat Pruitt Dash. He was a graduate of Hunter College, a part of…