Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Larry Franklin Staley

Larry Franklin Staley

Mar 10, 2012

Larry Franklin Staley, 52 of 144 Thompson-Staley Lane, Siler City died Saturday, March 10, 2012. Mr. Staley was born December 27, 1959, the son of Arthur Eugene and Lillian Haithcox Staley. Mr. Staley was a native of Chatham County and was a carpenter. Larry was preceded in death by brother, Dale W. Staley. He is survived by a daughter: Juliann...

Muriel Ehrle  Carlson

Muriel Ehrle Carlson

Mar 7, 2012

Muriel Ehrle Williams Carlson, 87, of 2378 Alex Cockman Road, Pittsboro died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Carlson was born August 16, 1924 in Manhattan, New York the daughter of Harvey B. and Pauline Ehrle Williams. Mrs. Carlson was a homemaker, the foundation of her family, a loving mother who enjoyed spending time with them. Muriel was...

Edith Irene Jones  Webster

Edith Irene Jones Webster

Mar 7, 2012

Edith Irene Jones Webster, 95, of Bonlee died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Beacon Place Hospice, Greensboro. Mrs. Webster was born, October 29, 1916 in Stokesdale, the daughter of Buford and Elvie Lemons Jones. She was a homemaker, a member of Stokesdale Christian Church, faithfully attended Sandy Branch Baptist Church over 70 years until her health failed. She was a...

Marie Shelton  Bray

Marie Shelton Bray

Mar 4, 2012

Marie Shelton Bray, 100, of 187 Pine Forest Drive, Siler City died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Bray was born May 16, 1911 in Nashville, TN the daughter of Charles Anderson and Sadie (Bush) Shelton. In 1936 she married Bun Benton Bray, Jr. and they enjoyed 59 years together. She owned and operated Marie's School Of Dance....

Henry Lee  Fields

Henry Lee Fields

Mar 3, 2012

Henry Lee Fields, 93, of Siler City died Saturday, March 3, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born November 18, 1918 in Siler City the son of the late Dave and Bessie Fields. Henry was a World War II veteran and retired as a supervisor of Selig Manufacturing Company. He was a loving husband and father that also had...

Bronna Cheek  Fields

Bronna Cheek Fields

Mar 1, 2012

Mary Bronna Cheek Fields, 87, of 785 Vander Oldham Road, Bear Creek died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at her residence. Mrs. Fields was born in Chatham County on August 3, 1924 the daughter of John Wesley and Maude (Tally) Cheek. She was a homemaker and a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church where she served as custodian for more than...

Ruth Pike Burke  Crabtree

Ruth Pike Burke Crabtree

Feb 25, 2012

Ruth Pike Burke Crabtree, 85, wife of the late William "Bill" James Crabtree, passed away Saturday evening, February 25, 2012, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of the late Seawell Carr Burke and the late Olive Pike Burke. She was preceded in death by her sister, Sylvania Elizabeth Burke. Ruth is survived by three daughters: Donna C. Cash and...

Kevin David  Lagatol

Kevin David Lagatol

Feb 22, 2012

Kevin David Lagatol 58, of 6670 Bonlee-Bennett Road, Bear Creek died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Lagatol was born in Bergen County, NJ on March 24, 1953 and was employed as a carpenter. He is survived by, Donna Broderick; one daughter: Sara Yuppa of Hillsdale, NJ; one son: Kevin D. Lagatol II, of Ramsey, NJ; mother, Doris...

Marjorie  Fields Buckner

Marjorie Fields Buckner

Feb 20, 2012

Marjorie Boyd Fields Buckner died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Siler City Care and Rehabilitation. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home. A chapel service will follow at 11:30 AM with the Dr. Tommy Steele, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Hope Cemetery, Bonlee, NC. Margie was the...

Edwin  Garvey

Edwin Garvey

Feb 18, 2012

Edwin "Roger" Garvey, 65, of 1079 Henderson Tanyard Road, Pittsboro, NC died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Garvey was born April 19, 1946 in New York the son of Edwin Roger and Edith Corinne (Gibbons) Garvey, Sr. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Roger was employed by Performance Bicycle in Chapel Hill as facility...

Norma Le Grayson  Tyner

Norma Le Grayson Tyner

Feb 18, 2012

Norma Le Grayson Tyner, 77, of Bennett died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Tyner was born April 13, 1934 the daughter of William Roy and Ollie Le (St. Clair) Grayson. She was employed as a Guidance Counselor. Norma was preceded in death by her parents; brother, William Roy Grayson, Jr. She is survived by her...

Baxter P.  Reitzel, Jr.

Baxter P. Reitzel, Jr.

Feb 17, 2012

Baxter Reitzel, Jr., Siler City died Friday, February 17, 2012 in Chapel Hill. He was an Army veteran and retired from several businesses that he owned or co-owned. He was a former Rotarian and Jaycee and served as a volunteer for The Salvation Army Chatham County Service Unit. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Siler City...

David Thomas  Osborne

David Thomas Osborne

Feb 16, 2012

David Thomas Osborne, 61, of 320 Martin Luther King Blvd., Siler City died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Osborne was born August 18, 1950 in Middletown, Ohio the son of the Charles Richard and Marilyn Allen Osborne. David was the torch bearer for the Special Olympics and the group home representative for the North Carolina House of...

Robert G Hancock

Robert G Hancock

Feb 11, 2012

Robert G. Hancock, 86, of 2381 South Chatham Avenue, Siler City died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at his home. Mr. Hancock was born in Chatham County on October 19, 1925 son of Robert Glenn and Cora Etta Elkins Hancock. Robert was past president and Treasurer of Tri Angle Plywood and foreman for Hancock Lumber Company. He was a graduate of...

Albert Arthur  Pickett

Albert Arthur Pickett

Feb 9, 2012

Albert Arthur Pickett, 94, of Oak Island, formerly of Siler City, died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at New Hanover Regional Hospital, Wilmington. Mr. Pickett was born in Chatham County on September 16, 1917 the son of Oran and Martha Estridge Pickett. He was an Army veteran of WW II. He served 33 months and seven days in combat, mostly under...

Wilma Jean  Bivens

Wilma Jean Bivens

Feb 9, 2012

Wilma Jean Bivens, 61, formerly of Robert's Chapel Road, Goldston died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Ms. Bivens was born in Chatham County on May 25, 1950. Ms. Bivens was a homemaker. She enjoyed playing Bingo and watching television. Wilma was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Eliza Bivens. She is survived by one...

Ada Elizabeth  Carmac

Ada Elizabeth Carmac

Feb 9, 2012

Ada Elizabeth Carmac of Siler City died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. A graveside service will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Holly Spring Friends Meeting. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to Community Home Care & Hospice of Siler City for their love and care extended to Ada....

Olivia Burns  Dark

Olivia Burns Dark

Feb 8, 2012

Frances Olivia Burns Dark passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at St. Joseph of the Pines, Southern Pines, NC. Olivia was born June 17, 1927. She was a member of Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church. Born and raised in Goldston, NC, Olivia grew up working in her father's store, The Farmer's Union Store, in Goldston. While working there, she met...

Michael Dennis Whitesed

Michael Dennis Whitesed

Feb 8, 2012

Michael Dennis Whitesed, 64, of 900 West Dolphin Street, Siler City died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Mr. Whitesed was born April 13, 1947 in Riverdale, MD the son of Joseph and Margaret (Petersen) Whitesed. Michael was an Army Veteran of Vietnam and had been a firefighter. He is survived by his wife: Ann (Sullivan)...

Eunice Mae  Shepard

Eunice Mae Shepard

Feb 5, 2012

Eunice Mae Shepard, age 86, of 711 Crockett Road, Crockett, VA. died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Wythe Community Hospital. Service will be held Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Sandy Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Marc Sanders officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 7:00-8:30 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home in Siler City....