Obituaries in Hillsborough, NC

Chapel Hill ~ Harold Dean Brown, 87, passed away at his home on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. He was born in Johnston County on September 13, 1938 to the late Willie Penny Brown and Ida Mae Hicks Brown. He is also preceded in death by his brothers Kenneth Brown and Roy Brown; grandson, Justin Mylott...

DURHAM –Myrtle Lee Watson, 87, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Murdoch Center in Butner. She was born in Durham County to the late Walter Lyon Watson and Thera Garrard Watson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Walter Perry Watson.Mrs. Watson is survived by her sister, Nan...

EFLAND ~ Nancy Overaker Thomas, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Peak Resources in Alamance County. She was born in Durham on August 27, 1946, to the late Colon Edward Overaker and Edna Browning Overaker. She is also predeceased by her husband, Larry Ray Thomas Sr. and her son, Larr...

Durham – Lucille Carroll, 96, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Duke University Medical Center. Born in Durham to the late John Lyndon Crabtree and Maude Ophelia Cannady Crabtree. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 60 years, John Leonard Carroll; brothers, Troy Crabtr...

Kathy Edmonds Nash, 66, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Ms. Nash was born in Durham to the late Merle Lee Edmonds and Mae Elizabeth Edmonds (Tew). Ms. Nash grew up attending Calvary Baptist Church in Durham where she and her family were active m...

HILLSBOROUGH: Rose Marie Stanek Burgess, 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Hillsborough on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. She was born in New York, New York to the late Andrew Peter Stanek and Anne Rose Tetlak Stanek. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Burgess was also predeceased by her husband...

Nell W. Schrader, 93, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026. She was born in Johnston County to the late Rev. Decatur Fox Waddell and Josephine Thacker Wadell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Clement Schrader; brother Decatur “John” Waddell; sisters Joanne Waddell Whitt and Lau...

Joyce Neva Wilson Chalmers, 94, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2026. Born December 10, 1931, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, she was the youngest of nine children born to James Parker Wilson and Katie Lee Penny Wilson.She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, ...

Barbara Rigsbee Huddleston, 78, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026. She was born on October 14, 1947 to the late Leonard Rigsbee and the late Mary Chappell Rigsbee.Mrs. Huddleston was a member of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. She enjoyed spending time with her husband, cookin...

“To live on in the hearts of those left behind is not to die…”The family of James Richard Glover is grateful for his long life and legacy of love. James, also known as Jim or Jimmy, died at Duke University Hospital on Friday, January 23, 2026, at the age of 86. He was born on May 4, 1939, in Durham,...

Durham – Martha Carrington Farlow, 72, passed away on January 27, 2026 at her home. She was born on November 12, 1953 to the late Andrew Talmadge Carrington and Rosa Margaret Wilson. Mrs. Farlow is also preceded in death by her brother John “Johnny” Bryant Carrington and infant child Tamala Rene Ter...

Marie Hales Chase, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on January 30, 2026, at Hock Family Pavilion after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Marie was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to the late Curtis Allen Hales, and the late Alice Damien Hales. She retired from Northern Telecom and...