Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Fay Dean Williamson Womble
Oct 31, 2011
Fay Dean Williamson Womble, 83, of Siler City died Monday, October 31, 2011 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC. Fay Dean was born in Alamance County on October 20, 1928, the daughter of Lendo F. and Adele (Nance) Williamson. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Jake, Simon and Charles. Fay Dean is survived by her husband...
Emily Shea Bare
Oct 26, 2011
Emily Shea Bare, 37, of 9582 Edgerton Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC. Ms. Bare was born in Alamance County on August 2, 1974 to James "Jimmy" Bare and Brenda Headen Bare. She was a 1993 graduate of Jordan Matthews High School and attended Central Carolina Community College for three years. Emily...
Stephen Paul Gaines
Oct 26, 2011
Stephen Paul Gaines, 18, of 1347 Vander Oldham Road, Bear Creek died Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Stephen was born in Lee County on August 25, 1993. He was the son of Denise Jordan Gaines and Archie Paul Gaines. Stephen attended Chatham Central High School and was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. He loved hunting with his dogs and going...
Durward Sheeley Emery
Oct 24, 2011
Durward S. Emery, 86, of 7166 Jordan Road, Ramseur died Monday, October 24, 2011 at Universal Health Care. Mr. Emery was born May 7, 1925 son of Lebern and Estie Wilson (Thurman) Emery. Mr. Emery was born in McMinnville, Tennessee and was a carpenter by trade. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Wesleyan Church. Durward was preceded in death...
Ava Harris Williams
Oct 21, 2011
Ava Harris Williams, 98, of 900 West Dolphin Street, Siler City died Friday, October 21, 2011 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation , Siler City. Mrs. Williams was born July 28, 1913 the daughter of Taylor and Sina (Johnson) Harris. Ms. Williams was a native of Chatham County and was a retired cafeteria worker. She attended Rocky River Baptist Church...
Allene Gilmore Gunter Snow
Oct 21, 2011
Allene Gilmore Gunter Snow, 84, of 72 Joe Robinson Road, Siler City died Friday, October 21, 2011 at the home of her granddaughter, Misty Batten. Mrs. Snow was born November 17, 1926 the daughter of the late Frank Lee and Berchie (Walters) Gilmore. Mrs. Snow was a native of Chatham County, but spent most of her life living in Asheboro...
William Harold Ivey
Oct 19, 2011
William Harold Ivey, 94, passed away October 19, 2011 at Coventry House of Siler City after several months of declining health. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 21, 2011 from 6:00 - 8:00 Pm at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City. The funeral will be held Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 4:00 PM...
Jennie Green Taylor Bridgers
Oct 19, 2011
Jennie Green Taylor Bridgers, 95, of 7166 Jordan Road, Ramseur died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Universal Health Care Of Ramseur. Mrs. Bridgers was born July 26, 1916 the daughter of William Joseph and Mamie (Green) Taylor. Mrs. Bridgers was born in Martin County, North Carolina. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City and a...
Franklin Dwight Williams
Oct 16, 2011
Franklin Dwight Williams, 77, of Siler City died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Mr. Williams was born February 16, 1934 in Liberty, NC the son of George Wesley and Fleta (Edwards) Williams. Mr. Williams was born in Randolph County and had worked with Durham and Southland Life Insurance companies as an agent. Dwight had also...
George Orin Walz
Oct 15, 2011
George Orin Walz, 88, of 100 H. J. Williams Road, Siler City died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Walz was born October 2, 1923. Mr. Walz was a native of Indiana. George served in the Navy, worked for Wells Fargo as a courier and was a member of Community Baptist Church, where he came to know the...
Faye Scott Wilkie
Oct 8, 2011
Faye Scott Wilkie, 80, of 3078 Robert Chapel Road, Goldston died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford. Mrs. Wilkie was born September 25, 1931 the daughter of Arthur J. and Zuma (Vansickle) Scott. Mrs. Wilkie was a native of Grant County Oklahoma. Faye was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, a life time member of WMU. She...
Ben Stroud Foust
Oct 3, 2011
Ben Stroud Foust of Siler City died Monday, October 3, 2011 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Mr. Foust was born April 24, 1923 the son of Eugene Harris and Arabella (Stroud) Foust, Sr. Mr. Foust was a native of Chatham County and a member of Siler City Presbyterian Church. He was retired from Boling Chair where he was the...
Charles Luther Spivey, Sr.
Oct 2, 2011
Charles Luther Spivey, Sr., 73 of Pittsboro, NC passed away October 2, 2011 after a valiant fight with cancer. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Ellen Stamey Spivey of the home; sons, Chuck (Kim) of Siler City, Eddie (Jeannie) of Asheboro, and two granddaughters; siblings, David, Peggy, Faye, Janice, Linda and Nancy all of Buncombe County. He was...
Allie Ruth Smith
Dec 22, 1942
Allie Ruth Johnson Smith, 81, of 2501 Mt. Vernon-Hickory Mountain Road, Siler City passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at her son's home. Mrs. Smith was born in Chatham County on December 22,1942, the daughter of the late David A. and Allie (Burke) Johnson. She was a member of Mount Vernon Global Methodist Church and faithfully worked over 50 years...
Barbara Anne Groce Teague
Dec 21, 1935
Barbara Anne Groce Teague, 88, died peacefully at home after several years of declining health on July 13th, 2024.
Barbara was born in Guilford County, NC to William Carl Groce, Sr. and Beulah Irene Harmon Groce on December 21st, 1935. She is preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Carl Groce, Jr, Tommy Groce, Charles Groce, and George Groce; and...

Esteibi Benitez Martinez
Apr 11, 1924
Esteibi Benitez Martinez, 46, of Siler City, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 at UNC Hospital.
Esteibi was born in Paso de Guayabal, Mexico on December 1, 1977, to Orfanel Aguirre Benitez and Josefina Martinez Gonzalez. Mr. Benitez Martinez loved being outdoors, his favorite times were spent fishing or bicycling and enjoying the country and farming. He also was very interested...
Nannie Mae Stanley Jones Wright
Nannie Mae Stanley Jones Wright, 84, formerly of Siler City, died Monday, March 16, 2020 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro. Mrs. Wright was born in Chatham County on May 2, 1935 the daughter of James Daniel and Nannie (Gilliland) Stanley. Nannie was a homemaker who enjoyed helping others. She had been a private duty nurse, a member of Snow Camp Baptist...