Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

William Darrell  Brewer

William Darrell Brewer

Aug 10, 2012

William Darrell Brewer, 71, of 2345 South Chatham Avenue, Siler City, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Mr. Brewer was born in Chatham County on December 30, 1940 the son of Marcus and Exie Sumner Brewer. Darrell was retired from Townsend Poultry as a supervisor and was employed with CVS Pharmacies. He was...

Ruby Hancock  Hammer

Ruby Hancock Hammer

Aug 8, 2012

A wife of noble character who can find ? She is worth far more than rubies. Her Children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Proverbs 31: Verses 10 and 28 Ruby Hancock Hammer, 91, of Siler City died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mrs. Hammer was born in Chatham...

Thomas Harold  Terry

Thomas Harold Terry

Aug 7, 2012

Thomas Harold "Tommy" Terry, Jr., 61, of 7316 Siler City-Snow Camp Road, Siler City died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Terry was born in Chatham County on May 16, 1951 the son of Harold and Edith (Braxton) Terry. He was a member of Plainfield Friends Meeting and the owner-operator of Kustom Auto Recyclers in Liberty....

Shelby Lewis  Culberson

Shelby Lewis Culberson

Aug 4, 2012

Shelby Lewis "Porky" Culberson, age, 67,of 486 Jack Culberson Road, Siler City went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Cambridge , MD. He was born March 13, 1945, the son of Colon Gray and Dorothy Mildred (Terry) Culberson. Porky was a native of Chatham County, an avid horseman and retired from Estes Trucking Company. Porky...

Swannie Mashburn  Snyder

Swannie Mashburn Snyder

Jul 28, 2012

Swannie Mashburn Snyder, 93, of Siler City died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation Center. She is now absent from the body and present with the Lord. Mrs. Snyder was born in Moore County on August 20, 1918, the daughter of John Thomas and Lula (Smith) Mashburn. She attended the First Baptist Church, Siler City and...

Arthur Eugene  Staley

Arthur Eugene Staley

Jul 28, 2012

Arthur Eugene (Bose) Staley, 74, of 144 Thompson Staley Road, Siler City died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the home of his daughter. Mr. Staley was born on September 26, 1937 in Randolph County and was the son of Eugene Monroe and Julia Willis Staley. Bose was a Marine veteran and was retired from March Furniture in Ramseur. He was...

Antoinette Mary  Till

Antoinette Mary Till

Jul 27, 2012

Antoinette Mary "Toni" Till, 70, of 347 South Second Avenue, Siler City, died Friday, July 27, 2012, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. She was born June 13, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Howard and Margaret "Peggy" (Moran) Till, who preceded her in death. Survivors include her companion, Harvey Brower; daughters, Holly Kozelsky Quirk of Martinsville, Va., and Siler City, N.C.,...

Evelyn Blackmon  Oldham

Evelyn Blackmon Oldham

Jul 25, 2012

Evelyn Blackmon Oldham, 69, of Goldston-Carbonton Road, Goldston died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mrs. Oldham was born in Cumberland County on August 28, 1942 the daughter of Edward and Stella (Ammons) Blackmon. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and had been employed at Kayser Roth. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband,...

Mary Smith  Morgan

Mary Smith Morgan

Jul 16, 2012

Mary Smith Morgan, 59, of Charlie Cooper Road, Staley died Monday, July 16, 2012 at Hospice & Palliative Care Center Of Alamance-Caswell, Burlington. Mrs. Morgan was born September 2, 1952 daughter of Harvey and Fleda Gillespie Smith. She attended Shady Grove Baptist Church, Staley. She had been employed at A. J. Schneirson, Byrds Food Stores and worked for 17 years...

Lana Marie Nance  Smith

Lana Marie Nance Smith

Jul 15, 2012

Lana Marie Nance Smith, 70, of Silk Hope Road, Siler City died Sunday, July 15, 2012. Mrs. Smith was born in Cabarrus County on July 25, 1941 the daughter of Grady and Corinna Clara (Russell) Nance. She was a homemaker and a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, June...

Rev. Manuel Eli Cunnup

Rev. Manuel Eli Cunnup

Jul 12, 2012

Rev. Manuel Eli Cunnup, 91, of 415 Hillcrest Avenue, Goldston went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at White Oak Manor, Burlington. Mr. Cunnup was born January 2, 1921 at Fort Mill, SC the son of John James and Alice (Wright) Cunnup. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corp having served during WWII....

Joyce Elizabeth Perry  Short

Joyce Elizabeth Perry Short

Jul 10, 2012

Joyce Elizabeth Perry Short, 97, of 4147 Siler City-Snow Camp Road, Siler City passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Short was born in Chatham County on January 2, 1915 the daughter of Edna Herford and Dura (Jenks) Perry. She was the manager of The Siler City ABC Shop for children's clothes. Joyce...

Kenneth Mark  Andrew

Kenneth Mark Andrew

Jul 10, 2012

Kenneth Mark Andrew, 53, of 343 Moon-Lindley Road, Snow Camp died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at his home. Kenneth was born in Chatham County on April 13, 1959, the son of Blake and Rebecca Lindley Andrew. He was a poultry farmer and a 1977 graduate of Jordan-Matthews High School and attended Central Carolina Community College. He was a birthright member...

Lucy Bernice  Johnson

Lucy Bernice Johnson

Jul 9, 2012

Lucy Bernice Johnson, 85, of 900 West Dolphin Street, Siler City died Monday, July 9, 2012 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Ms. Johnson was born in Chatham County on September 18, 1926 the daughter of Thomas Oren and Corrina (Williams) Johnson. She was a member of Hope United Methodist Church and attended Cummnock United Methodist Church and had worked...

James Samuel  Overton

James Samuel Overton

Jul 8, 2012

James Samuel Overton, 91, of 2701 Moon-Lindley Road, Snow Camp died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Care View Rest Home, Snow Camp. Mr. Overton was born in Hoke County on January 10, 1921 the son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Magdeline Koonce Overton. He was a car salesman. He is survived by one daughter: Marilyn Merrick of Leesburg, FL and...

Tommie Mac  Locklear

Tommie Mac Locklear

Jul 7, 2012

Tommie Mac "Bud" Locklear, 65, of 806 North Fir Avenue Siler City died Saturday July 7, 2012 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Locklear was born June 6, 1947, the son of Carson and Addie Mae (Hunt) Locklear. Mr. Locklear was a native of Robeson County. Bud, as he was known by his friends, was an auto mechanic having owned...

Kenneth Eugene Beane

Kenneth Eugene Beane

Jul 4, 2012

U S Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret) Chaplain Kenneth Eugene Beane, 87, of Fayetteville died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at Universal Health Care of Ramseur. Mr. Beane was born in Chatham County on July 31, 1924 the son of Elijah and Eula (Pike) Beane. A 1941 graduate of Siler City High School, he was employed for a year and a...

Pauline Barker  Powers

Pauline Barker Powers

Jul 2, 2012

Pauline Barker Powers, 93, of Siler City died Monday, July 2, 2012 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center, Sanford. Mrs. Powers was born in Randolph County on February 6, 1919 the daughter of Earl and Annie (Burke) Barker. Mrs. Powers was a member of Oakley Baptist Church where she a member of the Friendship Class and taught for 43...

Nancy Kathleen Dunn

Nancy Kathleen Dunn

Jun 24, 2012

Nancy Kathleen Womble Dunn, 94, of 1705 Elmer Moore Road, Bonlee, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the home of her brother. Mrs. Dunn was born in Chatham County on December 27, 1917, the daughter of Floyd Eugene Womble and Delilah Ward Womble. She was a member of the Bonlee Baptist Church where over the years she taught Sunday School...

Peggy Ann McDaniel  Stinson

Peggy Ann McDaniel Stinson

Jun 19, 2012

Peggy Ann Stinson, 51, of 1326 Newland Street, Siler City died Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at Tara Plantation, Carthage. Mrs. Stinson was born in Chatham County on October 7, 1960 the daughter of Robert and Rosa (Frazier) McDaniel. She had been employed by Lowes Food. Peggy was a loving mother and enjoyed working with flowers and watching hummingbirds. She is...