Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Dick Charles Dressler
May 16, 2020
Dick "Red" Charles Dressler, 91, of Siler City died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Genesis Healthcare, Siler City. Mr. Dressler was born July 5, 1928 in Red Banks, NJ. He was a Metal Fabricator for many years. Red was a member of Community Baptist Church and enjoyed making bird houses, working in his flowers, and building all kinds of things....
Cheryl Anne Dixon
May 15, 2020
Cheryl Anne Dixon, 63, of Siler City died Friday, May 15, 2020 at her residence. Mrs. Dixon was born July 16, 1956 in Boston Mass. the daughter of Hopeton and Collista G. Brown Dixon. Cheryl was preceded in death by her parents. Cheryl worked in Patient Financial Services, at UNC Chapel Hill where she processed medical billing statements. She is...
Joe Ann Wright Willoughby
May 14, 2020
Joe Ann Wright Willoughby, 77, of Carrboro died Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Crescent Green Of Carrboro. Mrs. Willoughby was born in Chatham County on May 30, 1943 the daughter of Evander Cleveland and Mary Joyce (Fuquay) Wright. Joe Ann was a member of Rocky River Baptist Church where she was a member of the Diane Hicks Sunday School Class...
Selena Shoffner Alston
May 14, 2020
Selena Shoffner Alston, age 72, of Siler City died Thursday, May 14, 2020. Mrs. Alston was born May 16, 1947 in Liberty, NC the daughter of Percy and Hazeline Harris Shoffner. Selena was employed by Walmart as a Department Manager and loved making flower arrangements. Her greatest passion was helping her family and friends. She attended New Beginnings Ministries Church....
Kimberly Dawn Holt Culberson
May 10, 2020
Kimberly Dawn Holt Culberson, 60, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital, Greensboro. She was born in Chatham County on June 18, 1959, the daughter of Elmer Holt, Jr. and Jean Fowler Caton. She had been employed by Hadley Peoples as a seamstress. Kimberly was of the Baptist Faith and loved her family. She is survived by a...
Faye Willett Brooks
May 8, 2020
Faye Willett Brooks, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 8, 2020 after many years with dementia. Faye was a devoted wife, daughter, mother, and grandmother. Due to the coronavirus, a graveside service with immediate family will be held at Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. She was born on February 4, 1932, along with her...
James Ray "Jim" Fore, Sr.
May 7, 2020
James "Jim" Ray Fore, Sr., 80, of Ramseur went to his heavenly home on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Mr. Fore was born in Haywood County on June 25, 1939 the son of William Whitfield and Alma (Layman) Fore. He was President and CEO of several companies. Jim was a graduate of Bethel High School and attended NC State University. He...
Daniel Zagada Hernandez
May 5, 2020
Daniel Zagada Hernandez, 17, of Fontana Circle, Siler City died Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Daniel was born in Orange County on August 14, 2002 the son of Silvino Zagada Viveros and Celia Hernandez Ramirez. Daniel was a student at Jordan Matthews High School. He enjoyed playing soccer and spending time with his friends. He is survived by his parents and...
Linda Gail Snyder Marsh
May 2, 2020
Linda Gail Snyder Marsh, 75, of Siler City died Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Siler City Center. Mrs. Marsh was born in Chatham County on March 20, 1945 the daughter of Virgil T. and Swannie Beatrice (Mashburn) Snyder. Linda was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was a member of the church choir and had taught Sunday...
Jesse Franklin Albright, Sr.
May 1, 2020
Jesse Franklin Albright, Sr., 91, of Coleridge Road, Siler City died Friday, May 1, 2020 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro. Jesse was the oldest child of Joe Fulton and Bertha (Murray) Albright, born on December 1, 1928. Jesse retired from Durham Life Insurance after 14 years of service. He worked with State Capitol for 10 years. Prior to his career in...
William Walter Pawelko, Jr.
Apr 30, 2020
William Walter Pawelko, Jr., 70, of Siler City died Thursday, April 30, 2020. Mr. Pawelko was born in Jersey City, NJ on March 24, 1950 at the son of William Walter and Eva Gowdy Pawelko. William was a service technician for Xerox for 40 years. He was a member of the Carolina Viper Owners Association and the Japanese Chin Club...
Joshua Riley Dunn
Apr 27, 2020
Joshua Riley Dunn, 33, of Raleigh died Monday, April 27, 2020. Mr. Dunn was born in Orange County on January 28, 1987 the son of Phillip Berry Dunn and the late Alice Riddle Conner. Joshua was a graduate of Cary High School and East Carolina University with a degree in Education. He had served twelve years as a Specialist with...
Barbara Gale Arnold Gaines
Apr 18, 2020
Barbara Arnold Gaines, 71, of Goldston died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Chatham Hospital. Mrs. Gaines was born in Lee County on March 22, 1949 the daughter of Raymond T. and Margaret Margie (Buchanan) Arnold. Barbara was a member of Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church and had worked at J. S. Waters School as a custodian. She was preceded in...
Grady Lester Scott
Apr 18, 2020
Grady Lester Scott, 90, of Bear Creek died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Siler City Center. Mr. Scott was born in Chatham County on May 24, 1929 the son of Johnny and Annie Jane (Cox) Scott. Grady was a member of Tyson's Creek Baptist Church, the Adult Men's Sunday School Class, and was a poultry farmer. Grady was preceded in...
James Isaac "Ikey" Emerson
Apr 17, 2020
James Isaac "Ikey" Emerson, 77, of Burlington died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington. Mr. Emerson was born in Chatham County on September 11, 1942 the son of William B. and Rosa (Wilkerson) Emerson. James was a 1960 graduate of Chatham Central High School and attended Campbell College. James served for eight years in the United...
Throop Crane Brown, Jr.
Apr 8, 2020
Throop Crane Brown, Jr., 77, of Snow Camp died of natural causes on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Mr. Brown was born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 1, 1942 the son of Throop Crane Brown, Sr. and Helen (Hoadley) Brown. Throop began collecting stamps at the age of four and became a serious philatelist by the time he was twelve....
Nat Harps Johnson
Apr 8, 2020
Nat Harps Johnson, 95, of Siler City died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Chatham Hospital, Inc. Mr. Johnson was born in Harnett County on January 26, 1925 the son of William Howard and Carlotta (Harps) Johnson. Nat was a veteran of the Korean War and a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church. He was retired from S&H Oil Company after...
DeWitt Barnhill Griffin
Apr 7, 2020
DeWitt Barnhill Griffin DeWitt was born on November 24, 1927 to John William Griffin and Eula Mae Barnhill Griffin in Spencer, NC, where his father worked for the railroad. He was raised in Phoebus, VA and graduated from Hampton High School in June, 1946. He began his career in retail management with Rose's dime stores after volunteering for military service...
James Michael Ellis
Apr 3, 2020
James Michael Ellis, 61, of Pittsboro died Friday, April 3, 2020. Mr. Ellis was born in Orange County on December 12, 1958 the son of James and Wilma (Hackney) Ellis. He had worked as a logger. He is survived by a sister, Ann Headen and a brother, Joe Ellis both of Pittsboro. Smith & Buckner Funeral Home is assisting the...
Richard Van Bolling
Apr 1, 2020
Richard Van Bolling, 57, of Wilmington died Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Wilmington. Mr. Bolling was born October 7, 1962 in Forsyth County, North Carolina the son of David Lee and Joy Ann (Pegram) Bolling. He had worked as an industrial mechanic and attended Flat Rock United Methodist Church in Stokesdale. He is survived by his wife: JoAnne (Wyatt) Bolling;...