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Edward C. Vaughn
Edward Cordery Vaughn of Chapel Hill died March 2, 2006 at his home. He was 84.
He was born in Egg Harbor, N.J., and attended Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 and was stationed in India and Germany. His career encompassed theater and television lighting design and display. He was an active member of NewHope Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill.
A memorial service was held March 11 at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill with interment in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Leatherman Vaughn; two daughters, Janet Vaughn Powers of Alexandria, Va., and Laurel Vaughn Luchs of Potomac, Md.; and three grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Community Home Care & Hospice, 1777 Fordham Blvd., Suite 107, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514.
Arrangements by Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
Ann R. Wyman
Ann R. Wyman of Chapel Hill died March 10, 2006 from complications following a long illness with emphysema. She was 61.
Survivors include children Lynn E. Worthen Jr. of Chapel Hill, Jennifer W. Fletcher of New London N.H., Tracy W. Allen of Durham and Matthew F. Wyman of Durham; her parents, H.C. Robinson Jr. and Alice E. Robinson of Chapel Hill; two sisters, Milly R. Lyon of Chapel Hill and Cathy R. Smith of Princeton, N.J.; a brother, H.C. Robinson III of Chapel Hill; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements are by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
Gertrude M. Willis
Gertrude Mitchell Willis of Chapel Hill died March 10, 2006 at Carol Woods. She was 100.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, she graduated cum laude from Wayne State University in 1927 and from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1930.
She moved to Chapel Hill in 1955 and practiced medicine for 20 years at N.C. Memorial Hospital (now UNC Hoospitals) and at the Tuberculosis Clinic for Alamance County until 1985. She moved to Carol Woods as charter members in 1979.
She was a member of the Community Church of Chapel Hill, Orange County Planned Parenthood, the Rose Society of Chapel Hill, and the Continuing Care Community Residents of North Carolina. She received the Ernest B. Messer Senior Citizen of the Year Award.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. March 16 in the Social Lounge at Carol Woods.
Survivors include two daughters-in-law, Gloria C. Willis of Gastonia and Virginia M. Willis of Cary; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Community Church of Chapel Hill; the Interfaith Alliance, the N.C. Botanical Garden, WUNC-TV or WCPE Public Radio, The Carolina Friends School or the charity of your choice.
Joe Hakan, builder, dead at age 80
Joe Hakan, a longtime local architect, builder and commentator, died Tuesday morning at his home in Chapel Hill. He was 80.
Hakan, a native of Joplin, Mo., left his mark throughout the Triangle. Indeed, it's difficult to imagine Chapel Hill and UNC without the projects Hakan had a hand in either building or renovating.
"Joe cut a wide swath, and his work is out there for everyone to see and enjoy," said Jim Heavner, president of Chapel Hill's VilCom media company. "It's truly hard to overstate how effective Joe was at implementing his considerable passions in this town. He deeply, deeply cared about Carolina and Chapel Hill, and he made a lasting impression not only architecturally but with his remarkable story-telling ability."
His projects include the Smith Center, Kenan Stadium, the Siena Hotel, the former NCNB Plaza (now Bank of America Plaza), Carroll and Venable halls, the WUNC-TV facilities and towers, Chapel Hill Country Club, numerous residential developments and Manning Drive. He even designed the sundial in front of Morehead Planetarium.
He and his firm, Hakan/Corley, also did major work in Raleigh, buying and renovating the City Market.
Hakan, a self-taught draftsman and architect, attended Duke Engineering School courtesy of the G.I Bill. He graduated in 1949.
He became UNC's director of engineering, planning and construction at age 27. In 1963, Hakan left the university to open his own firm, which later became Hakan/Corley. The company worked on the original NCNB Plaza downtown and the first two major renovations of Kenan Stadium, adding the upper deck and press box to the stadium.
Hakan later built the Siena Hotel on East Franklin Street.
Hakan was president of the Public-Private Partnership, which spun off the Downtown Commission. Among the local projects, he either built or consulted on were Bolinwood and Foxcroft Apartments and Booker Creek North, The Oaks and Chapel Hill Country Club, Coker Hills West and Northampton Plaza.
In recent years, Hakan worked on affordable housing projects in Atlanta and consulted with the Chapel Hill Town Council on plans for downtown.
Hakan wrote a column called "As I Recall" in The Chapel Hill News.
Survivors include his wife, Joy; a son, Michael of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a son, Robert of Wilmington; a daughter, Elizabeth of Tampa, Fla.; and a daughter, Patty Hakan Keckler of Memphis, Tenn.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. March 16 at University United Methodist Church on East Franklin Street.
John Philip Couch
John Philip Couch died March 12, 2006 in Greensboro after years of declining health. He was 77.
He attended Chapel Hill schools and graduated from UNC in 1949. He received a doctorate in French literature from Yale University. He taught in the department of Romance languages at UNC-Greensboro for 30 years.
He wrote "The Opera Lovers Guide to Europe" after he retired. He established a scholarship in the name of his parents, John Nathaniel and Else Ruprecht Couch, for the study of botany at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Family and friends gathered March 18 at 1 p.m. in the Parish House of Chapel of the Cross, 304 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. A graveside service will follow at the Old Chapel Hill cemetery.
Survivors include a sister, Sally Couch Vilas of Chapel Hill.
Arrangements are by Walker's Funeral Home of Chapel Hill.
Lillian A. Henderson
Lillian A. Henderson of Shallotte died March 17, 2006 after a period of declining health. She was 82.
She was born in Bladensboro and was a graduate of the James Walker School of Nursing. She retired from the neonatal nursery at UNC after 25 years of service.
A funeral service will be conducted March 19 at 2:30 p.m. in the Old Shallotte Baptist Church by the Rev. Landis Lancaster. Burial will follow in the Brunswick Memorial gardens.
Survivors include two sons, Elwood V. "Skip" Henderson Jr. of Chapel Hill and David W. Henderson of Wilmington; two daughters, Terry H. Willis of Shallotte and Susie H. Schwentker of Chapel Hill; a brother, Franklin Adams of Bladensboro; four sisters, Clarice A Murray, Earleen A. Knight and Betty A. Christmas, all of Wilmington, and Jewel A. Thomas of Stedman; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Old Shallotte Baptist Church Building Fund, 394 Longwood Road NW, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. 28469.
Arrangements are by Brunswick Funeral Service and Crematory in Shallotte.
Tiney C. Neville
Tiney Christine Neville of Chapel Hill died March 16, 2006 at her home. She was 91.
She was born in Orange County and was a homemaker. She was a member of Union Grove Methodist Church.
A graveside service was conducted Saturday at Union Grove Methodist Church by the Rev. Rich Greenway.
Survivors include four daughters Agnes Rigsbee of Chapel Hill, Betty Jean Ornsbey of Burlington and Glenda Copeland and Deborah Paschal, both of Graham; a son, Albert Neville of Chapel Hill; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Arrangements are by Walker's Funeral Home.
Leroy Ray
Leroy Ray of Wake Forest died March 15, 2006 at UNC Hospitals. He was 84.
He was the owner and operator of Leroy Ray's Store and Leroy Ray's Contractor.
A funeral service was conducted March 18 in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest by the Rev. Roland Stone. Burial was in Woodland Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa B. Ray; and a son, Wayne Ray of Wake Forest.
Memorial contributions may be made to TLC Hospice of Franklin County, 1937 N.C. 39N, Louisburg, N.C. 27549.
Arrangements are by Bright Funeral Home.
Sidney H. Siegel
A memorial service for Sidney H. Siegel, who died Feb. 25, 2006, was conducted March 18 at 4 p.m. in the ballroom at The Cedars of Chapel Hill in Meadowmont.
Arrangements are by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas in Raleigh.
Winfield J. Best
A burial service will be conducted Saturday for Winfield J. Best, who died on Nov. 1, 2004, at the age of 85.
The service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Cross, followed by a memorial reception at the Siena Hotel.
He was an author, television producer and expert in population and family planning. He served as executive vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 1963 to 1969 and was director of communications and planning for the Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1972 to 1978.
Survivors include his wife, Lois, of Chapel Hill; and three children, Charles Best of New Haven, Conn., Mark Best of Red Feather Lakes, Colo. and Constance Best of Boonville, Calif.
Memorial contributions may be made to Planned Parenthood of Orange and Durham Counties, P.O. Box 3258, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515.
Robert E. Williams
Robert E. Williams of Hillsborough died at his home on Jan. 16, 2005. He was 63.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in Walker’s Funeral Home chapel in Chapel Hill. Burial will follow in Westwood cemetery. Visitation will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. in Walker’s Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Patrice Plummer-Williams; three daughters, Page Williams Morales and Bobbi Williams Pigford, both of Wilmington, N.C., and Tracy Williams Hatcher of Orlando, Fla.; his parents, Margaret Clark Williams and Mack Dallas Williams; three sisters, Becky Williams Oliver, Rusty Williams Tutor and Dana Williams Sheets, all of Chapel Hill; and nine grandchildren.
Carlton H. Byrd, Jr.
Carlton H. Byrd Jr. of Durham died Jan. 16, 2005 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. He was 83.
Born in Richmond, Va., he grew up in Durham and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His career with the Belk-Leggett organization began in high school and continued with various merchandising positions progressing to advertising manager and manager of budget operations. In 1955, he moved to Chapel Hill and opened the Belk Leggett store, where he served as the general manager until 1973, when he accepted the position of general merchandise manager of both the Durham and Chapel Hill stores.
In 1969, Byrd received the Father of the Year and Citizen of the Year Award from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. He received the Boy Scouts Occoneechee Council Silver Beaver Award in 1971, and the N.C. Retailer of the Year Award in 1983 from the N.C. Merchants Association. He served in the Chapel Hill Rotary Club and Senior Active YMCA. He was director of many organizations, including the Red Cross, the United Fund, the Durham Cerebral Palsy Foundation, the Home Health Agency of Chapel Hill and was director and chairman of Central Carolina Bank, Chapel Hill. He was vice president of the Community Chest. He was also a member at University United Methodist Church, where he served on the board of stewards, was a member of the Robert House Sunday school class and the Methodist Men.
Funeral services will be conducted today at 11 a.m. in Ponder Auditorium at Croasdaile Village. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Ferguson Byrd; a son, Carlton H. Byrd III of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Tina B. Sumner of Summerfield; a brother, Harris B. Byrd of Martinsville, Va.; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to University United Methodist Church — Endowment Fund, 150 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514.
Arrangements are by Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.
Harold Judson Norwood
Harold Judson Norwood of Chapel Hill died Jan. 17, 2005. He was 77.
He was employed in the UNC Printing Office and was a member of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Mount Pleasant Methodist Church by the Rev. Rex Brooks. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Survivors include a sister, Doris Thurkill of Sanford, and a brother, Arnold Norwood.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church cemetery Fund.
Arrangements are by Walker’s Funeral Home.
