Obituaries in Hillsborough, NC

Mebane ~ Carrol Ann Wood Roberts, 82, passed away on December 29, 2025 at AuthoraCare Collective Hospice Home in Burlington, NC. She was born on September 7, 1943 to the late James Ebert Wood and Florence Marie Gindt Wood. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Irvin Roberts Jr.; brother, Jam...

James Webster Langley, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his home,surrounded by his family. He was born in Greensboro, NC, on August 19, 1931, to the late UalFletcher Langley and Lena Mae Langley.Jim was a devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He g...

William (Bill) Henry Bunch, Sr. passed away on January 1, 2026. A Memorial Service will be held at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday, January 10t...

DURHAM ~ Joyce Ann Ferrell, 90, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at her home in Durham. She was born on September 24, 1935 to the late Charlie Eric Shepherd and Olive Martin Shepherd in Wake Forest, NC. She was also preceded in death by her dear husband, Rev. Ernest H. Ferrell.Ann was a lo...

Robert Lee Boyd passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025, in Durham, North Carolina, surrounded by his loved ones.He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a Navy sailor, an Army soldier, a restaurant owner, the greatest bowler of all time (indisputable), an audiophile, a prolific giver of nickn...

Margaret M. Lloyd, age 93, widow of Rev. James R. Lloyd, died on December 20, 2025. She grew up in Durham, NC, but had lived in Jacksonville, FL since 1965.The summer before entering Duke University Margaret was the teletype operator at a stock brokerage firm. What she learned there led to a subsequ...

DURHAM: Dana Möller, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her home in Durham. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Nora Schafer.Dana was the heart of her family and the steady force behind every move, every home, and every gathering. A d...

Cary, North Carolina - Walter Eugene Cleary, a resident of Durham from 1969-2023, died on December 21, 2025, at the age of 95. He and his wife Gwendolyn were devoted and loving parents, grandparents, and great grandparents, setting high expectations for their children to excel, become independent, ...

Durham ~ Jerome Massey Goodwin, 88, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Hock Pavilion. He was born in Alamance County NC on April 15, 1937 to the late Grover Cleveland Goodwin and May Floy Massey Goodwin. He is also preceded in death by his daughter, Teresa Goodwin Brugger; brother, Hampton ...

BAHAMA ~ Lily “Tiny” Mayes Ellis, 69, passed away on Saturday, January 24,2026 at her home. She was born on October 6, 1956 to the late John Edgar Mayes and Jacqueline Ruby Mayes. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Steve Mayes and George Mayes.Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Dale ...

DURHAM– Margaret Rosalie Burnett, 95, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Hock Family Pavilion. She was born in Queens, New York, to the late Christian Walter Mueller and Stephanie Tiersch Mueller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold Joseph Burnett, her son, Thomas Burn...

Baby Avery Elise Mercer was born on Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2025). Her resting day was the same as well. Avery Elise was born to the married couple of Julian and Camry Wilborn Mercer. Young Avery was loved by a host of family, friends, and acquaintances she unfortunately has yet to meet. Though Aver...