Obituaries

Throughout all the stages of his life, Hugh Partridge’s charm and enthusiasm compelled others to want to learn from him. His charismatic, yet always compassionate approach, made him an extraordinarily effective teacher of all manner of things – from showing the other neighborhood kids how to fix their bikes when he was a child, to…

Robert (“Bob”) W. Scott, 85, of Hopewell Twp., died peacefully in Chapel Hill, NC on Sunday, December 10 th . Born March 10, 1938, Sewickley, he was the son of the late Theodore (Sklarsky) Scott and Helen Duncan Capp. A life-long resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, he spent many years as a foreman at Jones…

Ann Lowman Yang, a greatly loved wife, mother, and grandmother, died at age 78 on December 7, 2023, at Duke Medicine Pavilion, in Durham, NC. Ann was born Ann Hutchison Lowman on July 31, 1945, in Staunton, VA. She graduated from Saint Andrews Presbyterian College in 1967 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. She worked…

Daniel Hunt Clare III, age 85, passed away peacefully in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on December 5, 2023. Dan was born in New Jersey on August 28, 1938, to Daniel H. Clare, Jr. and Gertrude Z. Clare. His father was a Foreign Service Officer and Deputy Director of Security at the State Department, serving in…

David Allen Otto, a distinguished environmental scientist and a passionate community advocate, passed away on December 4th due to lung cancer. Otto’s legacy spans a 35-year career at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and significant contributions to the Carrboro community. After completing his graduate studies, Otto joined the EPA to study the neurobehavioral effects of…

After a long decline from a stroke in 2019, Eugene Roger Massé (Roger Sr, Rog, Pépére) passed away at the age of 92 in Hospice Home of UNC Healthcare, on Monday, November 27th, 2023, in the presence of his family. Roger Sr. was born on December 20th 1930 in Central Falls, RI. He is predeceased…

Robert Love Taylor, Jr. died in the early morning of Thursday, November 23, 2023, in hospice care at the Hock Family Pavilion, in Durham, North Carolina. He spent his final days surrounded by family members, including his two daughters, Jennifer and Julia Taylor; son-in-law, Sam Tannous; granddaughters, Sophie Taylor-Havens, Cecelia and Audrey Tannous-Taylor; sister and…

Mindy Marcus, devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and daughter, passed away on November 19, 2023.  Mindy was born in Paterson, NJ, and raised and educated in Fair Lawn, NJ.  Mindy graduated from Livingston College division of Rutgers University in 1977. Mindy was an independent, outspoken, strong-willed individual.  Upon graduation from college, she began working at…

John Wilton Williams was a complex man with simple needs.

Joseph James Abney, 62, of Rougemont, North Carolina lost his battle to cancer on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Joe was born on June 24 th , 1961, in Phoenix, Arizona, to the late Noriko Nakamura Abney and the late Col. Floyd Abney. Joe’s childhood took him to Hahn AFB, Germany; Phoenix, Arizona; Tucson, Arizona; Montgomery,…