Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Joseph Albert Gilbert

Joseph Albert Gilbert

Feb 22, 2020

Joseph Albert Gilbert, age 70, of Bear Creek died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his home. Mr. Gilbert was born January 30, 1950 in Chatham County, NC the son of James F. and Maxola Elkins Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church and had been a deacon and served as secretary of the Men's Sunday School...

Kevin Bradley  Terry

Kevin Bradley Terry

Feb 17, 2020

Kevin Bradley Terry, 40, of Burlington died Monday, February 17, 2020. Mr. Terry was born in Alamance County on August 28, 1979 the son of Thomas Harold Terry, Jr and Lana (Hamer) Blue. Kevin was a member of Plainfield Friends Meeting and a stay-at-home dad. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Harold Terry, Jr.; grandparents, Thomas Harold...

Shirley Jean Smith  Brewer

Shirley Jean Smith Brewer

Feb 12, 2020

Shirley Jean Smith Brewer was born on Feb 25, 1928 and passed away peacefully on February 12, 2020 at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. Shirley was the eldest of five children born to J. Lytle Smith and Nell Perry Smith in Siler City. Heaven will be well fed and taken care of now that Mom is there and reunited with...

James Alton Dixon

James Alton Dixon

Feb 11, 2020

James Alton Dixon, age 88 of Siler City, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Clapps Assisted Living Home in Pleasant Garden. Mr. Dixon was born in Chatham County on June 16, 1931 to the late Wilbert Dixon and Ometa Morris Dixon. He was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church and former Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. He was employed with...

Ricky Lynn  Hall

Ricky Lynn Hall

Feb 11, 2020

Ricky Lynn Hall, 62, of Siler City died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Laurels Of Chatham, Pittsboro. Mr. Hall was born in Chatham County on November 20, 1957 the son of Otis Odell and Juanita (Cain) Hall. Ricky had been employed as a cook at Granville Towers Restaurant in Chapel Hill. Ricky was of the Christian Faith. Ricky wasn't one...

Larry Edward  Matthews

Larry Edward Matthews

Feb 5, 2020

Larry Edward Matthews, 78, of Pleasant Hill Church Road, Siler City died Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Peak Resources Of Alamance, Graham. Mr. Matthews was born in Alamance County on December 31, 1941 the son of Anne Chriscoe Andrews and step-father, Newman. He is survived by his wife of 58 years: Dian York Matthews; sons, David "Eddie" Matthews of Burlington,...

Georgie Stout  Burke

Georgie Stout Burke

Feb 4, 2020

Georgie Stout Burke, 92, of Bear Creek died peacefully Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Burke was born in Chatham County on December 15, 1927 the son of Georgie Goodson and Rosa (Stout) Burke. Stout was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War and retired from Collins & Aikman as a supervisor in supply. Stout was an...

Charles Elmer "Bud"  Olson

Charles Elmer "Bud" Olson

Feb 4, 2020

Charles Elmer "Bud" Olson, 81, of Siler City died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at UNC Hospitals. Mr. Olson was born in West Georgetown, New Hampshire on June 26, 1938 the son of Charles Eric and Vivian (Camber) Olson. Bud was employed in road maintenance in the public works department of Wallingford, Connecticut. Bud lived a quiet simple life, enjoying the...

Wilma Louise Ellis Riddle

Wilma Louise Ellis Riddle

Feb 1, 2020

Wilma Louise Ellis Riddle, age 67, of Pittsboro, NC died Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro, NC. Mrs. Riddle was born June 27th, 1952 in Durham, NC; the daughter of James and Wilma Hackney Ellis. She was a loving mother and wife and an easygoing person who enjoyed life, especially her grandchildren. Louise loved spending time with them,...

Delora Ann  Moore

Delora Ann Moore

Jan 31, 2020

With profound sadness we announce the passing of DeLora Ann Moore on January 31, 2020 after a roller coaster of declining health for the past year. In the two months preceding her passing she had been a patient at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill ICU and Moses Cone Hospital ICU in Greensboro, North Carolina. Despite all valiant attempts to...

James Prosser  McMahon

James Prosser McMahon

Jan 31, 2020

James Prosser McMahon, age 94 of Siler City died Friday, January 31, 2020 at Genesis Healthcare, Siler City. Mr. McMahon was born August 2, 1925 in Monongahela, PA, the son of Malcolm and Mary Eva Prosser McMahon. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He settled in Siler City in the early '60s. He was a member of...

Gregory "Greg" Stinice   Jourdan

Gregory "Greg" Stinice Jourdan

Jan 28, 2020

Gregory "Greg" Stinice Jourdan, 48, of Siler City died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Jourdan was born in Lee County on November 30, 1971 the son of Robert Stinice and Diane (Branson) Jourdan. Greg was a member of Brookdale Baptist Church and a former deacon. He was employed as a landscaper with Parker Landscaping in...

Thomas "Tom" Howard  Clark

Thomas "Tom" Howard Clark

Jan 26, 2020

Thomas "Tom" Howard Clark, 75, of Joe Brown Road, Bear Creek died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Clark was born in Chatham County on May 1, 1944 the son of George Garland and Laura Emma (Kiser) Clark. Tom was a lifetime member of Oakley Baptist Church and served in the Army as an MP during...

Billy Edward  Webster

Billy Edward Webster

Jan 16, 2020

Billy Edward Webster, 87, of Mt. Vernon Springs Road, Siler City died Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford. Mr. Webster was born in Chatham County on July 31, 1932 the son of James Webster, Jr. and Josie Elizabeth (Johnson) Webster. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church where he had served as an Elder...

Ethel Moon  Buckner

Ethel Moon Buckner

Jan 13, 2020

Ethel Moon Buckner, 94, of Siler City died Monday, January 13, 2020. Mrs. Buckner was born in Chatham County on April 8, 1925 the daughter of Al W. and Maude (Terry) Moon. Ethel was an active member of Rocky River Baptist Church where she was the first lady deacon, sang in the church choir, and served with numerous other church...

Shirley Jean Harrison  Phillips

Shirley Jean Harrison Phillips

Jan 12, 2020

Shirley Jean Harrison Phillips, 82, of Bear Creek died Sunday, January 12, 2020 at FirstHealth Hospice House, Pinehurst. Mrs. Phillips was born in Lee County on September 20, 1937 the daughter of Alonzo and Thelma (Coley) Harrison. Shirley was a homemaker in every sense of the word, loving and nurturing her family and a poultry farmer. She was a member...

Glenn Patillo "Nicky"  Nicks II

Glenn Patillo "Nicky" Nicks II

Jan 10, 2020

Glenn Patillo "Nicky" Nicks II, age 55, of Siler City died Friday, January 10, 2020 at Brunswick Medical Center, Bolivia, NC. Nicky was born June 19, 1964, in Chatham County, the son of Glenn Patillo Nicks and Cherry Euliss Nicks Munn. He is preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother; Cherry Euliss Munn, of Siler...

Glenn Daniel Rich, Jr.

Glenn Daniel Rich, Jr.

Jan 4, 2020

Glenn Daniel Rich, Jr, age 64, of Cedar Falls passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston- Salem. Glenn was born May 1, 1955 in Randolph County, the son of Glenn Daniel Rich, Sr. and Joyce York Rich. Glenn worked for many years in commercial construction and in textiles and later was owner of Faith...

Tina Renee  Smith

Tina Renee Smith

Dec 31, 2019

Tina Renee Smith, 47, of Siler City died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Chatham Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Lee County on November 30, 1972 the daughter of Lee and Flida (Burke) Smith. She was a faithful Walmart employee for 20 years, where she was "mother hen" to her coworkers, everyone went to Tina with a question or concern....

Jack  Allred

Jack Allred

Dec 30, 2019

Jack Allred, 90, of Siler City died Monday, December 30, 2019. Mr. Allred was born in Chatham County on October 1, 1929 the son of Jesse B. and Eva (Clark) Allred. Jack was a veteran of the US Army, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant and serving in the Korean Conflict and the Viet Nam War. Jack was a member...