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Category: Obituaries

Roger C. Downs, Sr.

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Staff

Burlington – Roger C. Downs, Sr., 89, of Burlington, NC died at Alamance Regional Hospital on Wednesday, December 19, 2007.  Born in Arlington, MA and a graduate of Harvard University, Mr. Downs served in the US Army and spent his career in management with Burlington Industries as Vice-President of  Manufacturing.  He was a member of…

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Daniel Alexander Okun

Posted on December 19, 2007December 20, 2007 by Staff

Daniel Alexander Okun died Monday, December 10, in Chapel Hill, NC, of complications associated with leukemia. He was Kenan Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and had served the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for over 50 years. Professor Okun was widely recognized for the engineering insight and passion he brought to protection…

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Alta Duke Singletary

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Staff

Alta Duke Singletary, 96, passed away at UNC Hospital on Sunday, December 16. 2007. She worked for UNC-Chapel Hill University as a secretary for the UNC Physical Education Department, retiring after 20 years of service. She was a member of University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. 

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Mary Corcoran, 82

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Staff

Mary Corcoran, 82, of Pittsboro died Saturday, December 8, 2007 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.

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Roger Woodrow Ray, 59

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Staff

Roger Woodrow Ray, 59, died on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at his home.  He is the son of Robert Ray, who predeceased him, and Nelmer Bunn of Haw River.   Leaving behind him are people who loved him very much: a daughter,  Tonya St. Clair Parsons of Cary NC; fiancé, Beverly A Jinnette of Hillsborough NC;…

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Obituary – Paul T. Baker

Posted on December 5, 2007December 6, 2007 by Staff

Paul Thornell Baker, Emeritus Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University, died on Thursday, November 29, 2007, at the age of 80 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Baker was a pioneer in the field of physical anthropology and human population biology and ecology. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight…

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Obituary – Francis Marie Meredith Chambers

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Staff

Frances Marie Meredith Chambers, 67, of Chapel Hill passed away at UNC-Hospital on Wednesday, November 21st after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her father David C. Meredith and parents Mary and Ennis McBroom. She was a housewife and homemaker who was married to her husband Theodore for 48 years. She also…

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Obituary – Rosa Helen Gates

Posted on November 29, 2007November 29, 2007 by Staff

Rosa Helen Gates, age eighty-two, died November 22nd after a short illness. Helen “MeMa” was born June 2nd, 1925 in Carrboro, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie A. Gates Sr. and her son, Herald Kent Gates. She is survived by her childen, sons Ronnie Gates and wife Shirley, Billy Gates and…

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Obituary: Allan T. Slatt

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Staff

On November 11, 2007, Allan T Slatt, recently of Cary, NC, departed this life to rejoin his beloved wife, Louise. At her death in 2002, they had been married 60 years. Mr. Slatt was 92 years. The only child of Gustav and Anna Nielsen Slatt, recent arrivals from Sweden, Mr. Slatt was born in 1915…

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Obituary – Marty Ravellette

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Staff

Marty Ravellette of Carrboro passed away early Monday November 12, 2007 at UNC Hospital. He was 67. The son of the late Ernest D. Ravellette and Laurene Frohreich, Mr. Ravellette was preceded in death by his son Marcus Ravellette. Mr. Ravellette is survived by his wife, Maree Ravellette; a daughter, Nancy Jo Neilsen of Florida;…

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Obituary – Beth Altshuller Kurtz

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Staff

Beth Altshuller Kurtz, 47, of Carrboro, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 11, 2007. She was a former employee of Lowes, and a resident of Carrboro.

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Obituary – Melba Davis Ward

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Staff

Melba Davis Ward, 88, of Carolina Meadows, Chapel Hill, died unexpectedly November 7th, 2007 at UNC-Hospitals. The middle daughter of seven children, Melba was born in Bladen County to Rachel Maxwell and Wade Davis on June 22, 1919. She grew up in White Oak, NC and Chapel Hill and graduated from Hardbarger’s Business College in…

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Obituary – Dell Hillard

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Staff

Dell Hilliard, 42, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at UNC-Hospitals. Dell was a wonderful husband, son, brother, uncle and friend to many. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him and everyone who knew him was very lucky.

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Obituary – Isabel Patterson Eaton

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Staff

Isabel Patterson (Pat) Eaton died on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at her home in Chapel Hill. For those who knew her, Pat was a most engaging woman – even when her words were sharp and her stage whispers reached the balcony. Pat had a deep vein of tenderness that could be overshadowed by her sometimes…

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Obituary – Joseph A. Herzenberg

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Staff

Joe Herzenberg — the first openly gay elected official in the American South, an ardent defender of civil rights and the environment, and the unofficial Mayor of Franklin Street — died on October 28, 2007 at UNC Hospital. He was 66 years old. Joe was born June 25, 1941, to Morris & Margaret Herzenberg. His…

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