I am not afraid of the color of Barack Obama’s skin. I am afraid of the alliance of powerful men like Cheney, Rove and DeLay, with their narcissistic ethics and ideology reflected in their disregard for moral and judicial law. I am not afraid of Barack Obama’s insightful intellect. I am afraid of a president…
Category: Obituaries
Obituary: William W. Camp
William Winfield Camp, 86, passed away on September 1, 2008. William was born on May 5, 1922 in Atlantic City, NJ. William was preceded by his parents, Emma Helen Bloom and Frank Winfield Camp and his daughter, Patricia Della Camp Lang.
Obituary: Betty P. McColgan
Betty (Taylor, Powell) McColgan, 88, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 28. She was born in Maryland and lived in Ohio, Palm Harbor, Florida, and most recently, at Emerald Pond in Durham, N.C.
Obituary — Thomas H. Jewett
Aug. 14, 2008. A devoted husband and son, a patient, generous father who never failed the people he loved, Tom was a true Southern gentleman. Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, July 4, 1922, he grew up in Winston Salem. After two years in the infantry during WWII, he returned to graduate from the University of…
Obituary — Marcia L. Jenkins
Marcia Lynette Jenkins was called home by the Lord on August 19, 2008. Marcia was a most loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother – an angel on earth guarding and supporting her loved ones. Now she has left us to be our guardian angel from heaven. Marcia is survived by her husband, Bruce; her…
Obituary — Hattie H. Burnette
Hattie Burnette passed on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. Services were held Aug. 20 at Holland Chapel AME Zion Church and she was buried in the church cemetary. She is survived by one daughter, Brenda Burnette-Minor; one brother, William Hubbard. Services by Jones Funeral Home.
Obituary – Christopher C. Fordham III
Dr. Christopher Columbus Fordham III, former dean of the School of Medicine and chancellor emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who led Carolina during a span of major success in the 1980s, died last week at UNC Hospitals. A longtime Chapel Hill resident, he was 81. “Our hearts and prayers go…
Obituary – Donnis W. Adkins
Donnis (Don) W. Adkins, died August 8, 2008 after an extended illness. Entering the world November 1, 1932 in Maryville, MO, it was not to be his destiny to live in one place. Born of parents who were stunt show aviators, he too would take the reins of his life to the edge. Family farm…
Obituary – Mary Edwards Walsh
Mary Edwards Walsh, 79, died peacefully on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at UNC Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by her daughter, Ginger Long and husband, Derek of Carrboro; grandson, Elijah Long of Carrboro; as well as a sister and brother and their spouses and children.
Obituary – Fred Curtis
Carl Frederick Curtis died Sunday, Aug. 3 in hospice care in Lillington, NC. He is survived by his girlfriend, Susan Russell of Bynum; his parents, Thomas and Mimi Curtis of Chapel Hill; his sisters, Liz Holm and Theresa Curtis of Chapel Hill and Susan Jane Curtis of Raleigh; his nephews and nieces, Brown Biggers of…
Obituary – Lee Meyer
Lee “Leebo†Meyer Jr., owner of Meyer Painting and Contracting, Inc. of Chapel Hill, died on July 31. He is survived by wife Terry, children Cassie, Carver and Christoper, parents Lee and Carol and siblings Tom, Steve, Julie Taylor, Joe, Carrie Little and Amy Lewis. Lee was an avid hunter and golfer who loved country…
Obituary – Ruffin M. Hobbs
Ruffin Mendenhall Hobbs, 56, well known metal sculpture artist, died unexpectedly at his McBane Mill home in Graham, NC on July 28, 2008. Ruffin was born February 15, 1952 in Wayne County, Indiana, the son of Grimsley T. Hobbs and Lois Ann Hunkele Hobbs. He was a 1975 graduate of Guilford College. His works span…
Obituary – James E. Johnson
Funeral services for James Everett Johnson, age 91, were held July 23 at 1 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. The burial followed in Barbee’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetary. He is survived by his wife, Jennie Jones Johnson; one son, Larry Johnson; three daughters, Jeanie Bishop, Carol Johnson and Angelet Alston; and sister…
Obituary – Ruth C. French
Ruth C. French passed away on July 18, 2008 in her home with her family. Born December 14, 1910 in North Tarrytown, NY, Ruth was the eldest daughter to Archibald Eastwood Chace, MD and Ruth Lombard. She lived in Tarrytown, NY and Texarkana, AR before moving to southern California, where she majored in art and…
Obituary – Glenn O. Ervin
Glenn Odell Ervin, Sr., 78, affectionately known as “the mayor of Coventry Court†for his friendliness and humor, died at home July 19, 2008 after a short, hard battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Catawba, NC. Glenn served in the United States Air Force and then later graduated from the University of…