Submitted Obituaries

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dr. Frederick Wayland Henderson, on March 17, 2025 at age 79.

Friends and family mourn the loss of an independent, witty, creative, faithful, gentle, and self-sacrificing wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ann Habersham Irvin Wilson.

Our community lost a tireless advocate for sustainable living on September 28, 2024, with the passing of Giles William Blunden of Carrboro, North Carolina. Giles settled in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area in 1970 after he received...

Lee Bernard Heavlin, age 78, died peacefully at home on the 10th of September 2024. He was born in his childhood home in Camden, NJ on February 13th, 1946, to the late Leona Bernard Heavlin and Paul Arndt Loth.

Don Hartman,  June 21, 1930-August 2, 2024 Don Douglas Hartman passed away at his home in Chapel Hill, NC on Friday morning, August 2, 2024.  Don was born and raised in Carnegie, Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of...

Brick Oettinger, 81, of Durham, N.C., passed away June 29, 2024, after a valiant 10-year fight with Multiple System Atrophy. He died at home, with his wife and beloved dog, Lily, by his side. A Celebration of Life will be held...

Betsy Young Fenhagen, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died peacefully at the age of 94 on May 30th, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. She was surrounded by her three adoring children. In her last four years of life, Betsy faced...

Dannie Ray Mason, one of Chapel Hill’s own musical legends, passed away on Tuesday, May 21st. Public viewing will be held on Friday, May 31st from 12-6 PM at Knotts Funeral Home on Graham Street. His funeral service will...

Valerie Yow, a resident of Chapel Hill for over thirty years, and deeply involved in local history projects, passed away on May 23, 2024. An obituary was submitted in .pdf form, and you can read the piece in its entirety by...

William R. “Bill” Giduz, longtime public relations official for Davidson College, advocate for affordable housing, and committed community servant died May 11, 2024 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 72. Born...