All Obituaries

Robert Peter (Bob) Colombo, age 88 passed away peacefully on Monday April 15, 2019 at the Hillcrest Rehab Center in Raleigh, NC, where he was recovering from a recent heart related illness.  He was born on Feb. 23, 1931 in Haskell, NJ, to Angelo Colombo and Emilia Bighinzoli Colombo who migrated from Italy. He also had one older brother Bruno Colombo.  He attended Butler High School, where he met and married Margaret Ann (Peggy) Wuester. They raised four children; Roberta Ann,...

Margaret (Meg) Wanless Levy, 79, of Chapel Hill, NC, died Friday, the 5th of April 2019 at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan UNC Hospice House in Pittsboro, NC. Mrs. Levy was born In London, England, October 5, 1939 to the late William Wanless and Nily Brown. Surviving relatives include her step-sons, Joel (Sheila) Levy and Ian Levy; her step-daughters, Marcia London and Naomi (David) Klarberg; her sister, Eileen Platt; her three grandchildren, Alisa Godoy, Bryan Levy and Skylar Levy; and her...

William “Bill” David Watkins, Jr. age 74, of Siler City, died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at his home. Bill was born in Alma, Georgia on October 8, 1944 to the late William David Watkins, Sr. and Ollie Carver Watkins. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Parnell Watkins and one sister, Sylvia Watkins. Survivors include his wife Sarah Watkins, son James Freeman Hutchins, Sr. of Siler City, three daughters; Pamela Lynn Hutchins of Siler City, Laura Ann Tilley of Lexington,...

            Eleanor Abigail Abernethy Durvin died on March 24, 2019, at 101 years old.  Until a month before she contracted bronchitis and flu in late February, she was getting around well with her walker, doing a daily set of exercises, listening each week to “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” on WUNC radio, and reading books and news magazines.  She was born January 6, 1918, in Cumberland, MD, the third of five...

Edgar Howard Webley, age 68, of Bear Creek, NC died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, NC. Edgar was born in Elkins, West Virginia on August 24, 1950 to the late Howard Parker Webley and Betty Arbogast Webley. He is survived by his wife Kimberly Webley of Bear Creek, son Edgar Webley II and wife Brendy Lynn of Raleigh, granddaughter Isabelle, brother Jim Webley and wife Roxanne of Glady, WV; two sisters; Olive Ricketts and husband Carson of Grafton, WV, and...

Phyllis Hope Harris Burns born August 29, 1947 in Siler City passed away March 19, 2019 at home in Pittsboro, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy Hart King and Bruce Harris.  Phyllis leaves behind her husband, Barry Burns of the home; children, Shane (Bonnie) Burns, Josh (Cindie) Burns and August (Denise) Burns; grandchildren, Jake and Harris, all of Durham; sister, Susan (Chuck) Brantley of Pittsboro; brother, Vic Harris of Burlington, brother, Jeff Harris of...

Louis “Ray” Suttles, a long time resident of Snow Camp, NC, passed away on March 18, 2019 at the Jim & Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Health Care in Pittsboro, NC Ray was born on October 18, 1949, in Marion, NC to Joyce E. Suttles & Late Raymond A. Suttles of Pittsboro, NC. Ray graduated from Pittsboro High School in 1968 where he was a star football player. He enlisted in the United States Army and was sent to Germany and Vietnam. He received numerous awards such as Riffle...

Linda Suzanne Goodnight Harward, age 69, of Holly Springs, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. Linda was born in Cabarrus County, NC on July 22, 1949 to the late Fred Ransom Goodnight and Mary Ellen Odell Goodnight. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Freddie Goodnight. Surviving relatives include her husband Mike Harward, granddaughter, Taylor Dickson, of the home; daughter Erin Gaines (Chris) of Knightdale, NC; stepson Joey Harward (Mandy) of Apex, NC;...

Bonnie was born on July 12, 1948, to Ralph and Helen Rannbury.  She graduated from New Hanover High School in Wilmington, NC and earned her BA in Sociology at UNCW and her MSW at UNC Chapel Hill.  She worked at the New Hanover County DSS and Orange County DSS, and for the Orange County Health Department as a Health Educator until illness forced her to retire.  She was married for 38 years to Joseph Salvatore Vargo; they lived together on Bynum Ridge in Pittsboro, NC. Bonnie...

Bettie Mildred Darnell Pilkington, age 77, of Pittsboro, died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at her home. Bettie was born in Chatham County, North Carolina on December 1, 1941 to the late Leon Darnell and Zonie Bright Darnell. She was also preceded in death by her sister Wilma Manning. Survivors include her husband Jimmy Pilkington, son Michael Pilkington and wife Anne of Pittsboro, daughter Sheila Crowder and husband Rick of Sanford.  Two grandsons Caleb Pilkington and Brandon Maness,...