Mrs. Grace Winemiller Chambers, 94, died at her home at Pittsboro Christian Village on April 5.

Born in Harrisburg, Pa., on June 24, 1914, she was a daughter of Joseph and Bertha Shoop Winemiller.

She was a retired teacher, and was the widow of Oliver Fulton Chambers. She was a member of Pittsboro Bible Assembly.

The funeral was held Tuesday in the Auditorium of Pittsboro Christian Village, with Mr. Gerald Baker presiding, followed by interment in Chatham Memorial Park in Siler City.

Memorials may be made to the Benevolence Fund of Pittsboro Christian Village, 1825 East Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312.

Online condolences may be made at www.hallwynne.com.

Arrangements are under the care of Hall-Wynne Griffin Chapel of Pittsboro.

Frances Burns Hogan

Frances Burns Hogan, 86, died April 6 at her home in Chapel Hill.

She grew up in Sumter, S.C. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Alwin C. Burns, Sr. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Alwin C. Burns, Jr. and Richard B. Burns.

Mrs. Hogan received her undergraduate degree from Winthrop University. Upon graduation she taught in Winthrop's Physical Education Department. She obtained her master's degree while teaching full time at the University of Iowa.

Frances came to Chapel Hill in 1946 as an instructor in the UNC Physical Education Department, and she was employed by UNC for 38 years.

She ran the women's intramural program, acted as faculty advisor to the Women's Athletic Association and coached the women's tennis team for 23 years. Frances was an outstanding tennis player and coach who developed the UNC women's tennis team into a nationally recognized program. In 1973 Mrs. Hogan was appointed the first director of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at UNC.

Her many honors included the N.C. Tennis Hall of Fame; recipient of the N.C. Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Winthrop University Athletics Hall of Fame; Sumter Sports Hall of Fame; and Honorary Order of the Valkyries. She won the N.C. Tennis Championship in women's singles and mixed doubles.

She was a member of University United Methodist Church. She was married to George Pickard Hogan for over 59 years.

Along with her husband, she is survived by her children, Alwin B. Hogan and wife, Vickie of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Frances B. Hogan of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, George W. Harris, Roger E. Harris Jr. and Kelly Frances Hogan; her sister-in-law, Emmie Reland Burns; and nephews, Richard, Alwin, Claude and Charlie.

She will be greatly missed by her family and all those who knew and loved her. Her life was truly an inspiration to her children, an example of integrity and loyalty unsurpassed. Her sense of humor and wonderful wit were a joy. Women's athletics will have lost a person completely devoted to the betterment of the games played and the women that played them.

Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery by the Rev. Carl King. The family will receive friends at the home following the service.

Online condolences may be sent to www.walkersfuneralservice.com.

Patricia McKean vanDusen

Patricia McKean vanDusen died March 28 at her home in Chapel Hill.

She was born March 17, 1928 in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Robert Edwin McKean and Esther Edmunds McKean.

She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Phillips Buick vanDusen. She is survived by her two sons, Robert Bruce vanDusen of New York City and Theron McKean vanDusen (Jayne) of Chapel Hill; and five grandchildren, Zane E., Dara C. and Wynn vanDusen of New York, and Hunter McKean and Alexander Grant vanDusen of Chapel Hill.

Mrs. vanDusen was predeceased by her brother, George Edwin McKean, and sister-in-law, Judith Ollison McKean. She is survived by two sisters, Margaret McKean Nickell (H. Kennedy) and Mary McKean Roby (Douglas) and 36 nieces and nephews.

Patsy was a graduate of Grosse Pointe Country Day School and Smith College. She began her teaching career in the Birmingham, Mich., elementary schools and subsequently taught at The Alliance Francaise in Paris, France, where she and her husband lived early in their marriage.

The vanDusens returned to the U.S. and she began a lifetime of volunteer service with organizations including the New Canaan Presbyterian Church, The Gardeners of New Canaan, Conn.; chairman of the building committee for the Princeton, N.J., YWCA; the School Reading Partners Program at Scroggs Elementary in Chapel Hill; the Ackland Art Museum; and The Detroit Institute of Arts.

Patsy was a member of Tau Beta Association and the Junior League of Detroit, Mich. Mrs. vanDusen enjoyed reading, traveling, playing tennis and supporting the arts. She was devoted to her family and her many cherished friends.

Memorials may be sent to University Liggett School, 1045 Cook Road, Goose Pointe Woods, Mich., 48236, and the Smith Fund, 33 Elm Street, Northhampton, Massachusetts 01063. A memorial service was held at University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill on Friday.

Arrangements are with Walker's Funeral Home in Chapel Hill.

James Elwyn Watson Jr.

Dr. James Elwyn Watson Jr. died Thursday morning at his home in Chapel Hill.

He studied nuclear engineering in undergraduate school at N.C. State University. He also had a master's degree in physics from N.C. State University and a doctorate in environmental sciences and engineering from UNC-Chapel Hill.

He served on the UNC faculty for 27 years, where he received various awards for excellence in teaching, including the Underwood and McGavran Awards, as well as the Greensberg Alumni Endowment Award for excellence in teaching, research and service. During 1985-1986 he served as the President of the National Health Physics Society. He was a past president of the Radiological Health Section of the American Public Health Association. He served as chairman of the Environmental Protection Agency's Radiation Advisory Committee and on the National Academy of Sciences committees studying radioactive waste management. He was appointed by Governors Hunt and Martin to the North Carolina Radiation Protection Committee, where he served 24 years. He was the recipient of North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, the highest honor awarded by the state of North Carolina to one of its citizens.

Watson is survived by his wife, Betty Revsin-Watson; his mother, Louise Q. Watson of Red Springs; and his two brothers and their wives, William R. Watson and Judy Watson of Winston Salem, and John Q. Watson and Julie Watson of Wilson.

A memorial service was held Monday at Christ United Methodist Church in Southern Village.

Memorials may be made to the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services at 110 W. Main Street, Carrboro, NC, 27510.

Arrangements are by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Online condolences can be made at www.cremnc.com.