Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Skinner Arthur White III
Aug 17, 2021
Skinner Arthur White III, 54, of Siler City passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Mr. White was born in Chowan County on June 13, 1967, the son of Skinner Arthur White Jr. and Judy Goodwin White. Art graduated college at UNC Chapel Hill in 1989, earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He...
Johnnie Clifton Fogleman
Aug 16, 2021
Johnnie Clifton Fogleman, Jr., 78, of Siler City passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro. Johnnie was born in Granville County on May 11, 1943, the son of Johnnie Clifton Fogleman, Sr. and Carrie Gunter. Johnnie was a member of Hickory Mountain Baptist Church, where he previously served as a Deacon, and Sunday School Teacher. He...
Randy Clyde Fogleman
Aug 16, 2021
Randy Clyde Fogleman, 68, of Greensboro passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at his home. Mr. Fogleman was born in Guilford County on December 18, 1952 the son of Charles and Juanita Hanner Fogleman. Randy was an avid Nascar fan. In addition to his parents, Randy is preceded in death by his brother, Harry Fogleman and sister, Linda Durham....
Esther Logan Howell
Aug 11, 2021
Esther Logan Howell, 96, of Pittsboro passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro. Mrs. Howell was born in Chavuma, Zambia on January 16, 1925 the daughter of Wallace F. and Ruth Sacher Logan. Esther was a much loved and contented woman who loved and lived for her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Whilst her primary care...
Nancy Robinson Hicks
Aug 9, 2021
Nancy Robinson Hicks, 60, of Siler City passed away surrounded by family at her home on August 9, 2021. Mrs. Hicks was born in Hancock County, WV on August 3, 1961, the daughter of Clifford Earl Robinson, Sr. and Virginia Marie DeRubis Robinson. Nancy was a member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, as well as the President of the...
Phyllis Cheek Beal
Aug 5, 2021
Phyllis Cheek Beal, 75, of Staley passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2021 surrounded by loved ones at her home. Mrs. Beal was born in Randolph County on August 7, 1945, the daughter of Cletus and Ruth Elizabeth Barker Cheek. In addition to her parents, Phyllis is preceded in death by her sister, Dixie Lee Kivett. She is survived by...
Carlos Gomez Palacios
Aug 1, 2021
Carlos Gomez Palacios, 20, of Staley passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home. Mr. Gomez Palacios was born in Chatham County on May 15, 2001. He is preceded in death by his father, Eligio Gomez. He is survived by his mother; Esperanza Palacios; sisters, Mayra Gomez Palacios and husband Abel Delgadillo, and Perla Garcia; brother, Jose Gomez...
Estelle Frazier Siler Ward
Aug 1, 2021
Estelle Frazier Siler Ward, 89, of Staley passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Mrs. Ward was born in Randolph County on May 17, 1932, the daughter of Jessie M. and Esther Needham Frazier. Estelle was a member of Staley Baptist Church. She spent her working years as an upholsterer. She loved her dog Precious. In addition to her parents,...
John Howard Gaines
Jul 30, 2021
John Howard Gaines, 61, of Bonlee died Friday, July 30, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Gaines was born on November 2, 1959, in Chatham County, and was the son of Howard J. "Buck" and Carlile Fields Gaines. He was employed as a Truck Driver with N. G. Purvis. John was a member of Bonlee...
Ethel Jane Tally Burns
Jul 26, 2021
Ethel Jane Tally Burns, 80, of Bear Creek passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 surrounded by her family at her home. Mrs. Burns was born in Chatham County on October 8, 1940, the daughter of William Woodrow and Florence Laurene Phillips Tally. Jane was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, and loved listening to gospel music, and the...
Clifton Levi Culberson
Jul 26, 2021
Clifton Levi Culberson, 26, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 at his home in Snow Camp. Mr. Culberson was born in Lee County on August 31, 1994. Levi was a 2013 Graduate of Sage Academy. Levi loved hunting and fishing and cherished his dog "Baby Girl". Levi was baptized at Crossroads Baptist Church in Robbins. He is survived by...
Ed Robert Smith
Jul 24, 2021
Ed Robert Smith, Jr., 89, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at UNC Hospice in Pittsboro. Mr. Smith was born in Chatham County on February 4, 1932. He was the son of Ed Robert Smith, Sr. and Eva Hester Smith. Ed was a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church. He retired from Auto Systems of Ramseur and was also...
Philisha Lauren Iott
Jul 22, 2021
Philisha Lauren Iott, 30, of Siler City passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Miss Iott was born in Chatham County on October 8, 1990, the daughter of Randall Iott and Penny Sartin Morris. Philisha was the life of the party and loved attention. She was always very happy and enjoyed being around her family and friends. She is survived...
Drexell Leroy Rockhold
Jul 19, 2021
Drexell Leroy "Rocky" Rockhold, 61, of Asheboro passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Rockhold was born in Cowley County, Kansas on March 2, 1960 the son of Claire and Patricia Elam Rockhold. Rocky attended Moon's Chapel Baptist Church. He spent his working years as a Tow Truck Driver. He loved Ford trucks and...
Kenneth Lee Trogdon
Jul 16, 2021
Kenneth Lee Trogdon, Sr., 78, of Chapel Hill passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at his home. Mr. Trogdon was born in Chatham County on April 19, 1943 the son of the late Luva B. and the late Fleta Perry Trogdon. Kenneth was a Veteran serving in the National Guard. He was an avid golfer and a diehard Duke...
Georgia Bernice Siler
Jul 15, 2021
Mrs. Georgia Bernice Siler, 89, of Siler City passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Siler was born in Chatham County on September 1, 1931, to the late Web and Mary Taylor. Bernice, as she was known by many, received her education in the Chatham County School System. She graduated from Horton High School in 1949...
Donald Arthur Boulton
Jul 14, 2021
Donald Boulton, who served for 26 years as Vice Chancellor and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina, died last week in Chapel Hill. He was 90 and surrounded by his family after a lifetime of helping countless students and others as an educator and a pastor. Don was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. He...
Josephine Short Pike
Jul 11, 2021
Josephine Short Pike, 94, of Staley passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mrs. Pike was born in Chatham County on May 1, 1927 the daughter of Lacy Herbert and Daisy Johnson Short. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Earl and Clyde Short; and husband, Franklin Pike. She is survived by...
Brenda Wilkie Smith
Jul 7, 2021
Brenda Wilkie Smith, 67, of Siler City passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at her home in Siler City. Mrs. Smith was born in Chatham County on June 13, 1954 the daughter of Billy Gene and Nancy Hargrove Wilkie. Brenda was a graduate of Jordan Matthews High School. She spent her working years at Chatham Trades as an Administrative...
Peggy Smith Andrews
Jul 6, 2021
Peggy Lois Smith Andrews, age 88, of Bear Creek died Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Peak Resources Nursing Home, Carthage. Mrs. Andrews was born September 10, 1932 the daughter of F. Ornsby and Thelma Burke Smith. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Edgar Allen Andrews; and brother Wayne Douglas Smith. She was retired from Golden Poultry....