Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
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;...
Deborah Sue Perry Stout
Mar 26, 2020
Deborah Sue Perry Stout, 69, of Siler City died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Chatham Hospital. Mrs. Stout was born in Chatham County on November 29, 1950 the daughter of Bryant and Betty (Harris) Perry. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant and had worked at Laurels of Chatham and Genesis, Siler City Center. Debbie was preceded in death by her...
Frances Callahan Lednum
Mar 25, 2020
Frances Callahan Lednum, 85, of Asheboro died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Randolph Health. Mrs. Lednum was born in Robbins on December 13, 1934 the daughter of Walter and Glennie Maness Callahan. She was a graduate of the Class of 1952 of Eloise High School in Robbins. Frances was a member of Russell Grove Baptist Church and had retired from...
John Walter Evans
Mar 24, 2020
John Walter Evans,58, of Siler City died Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Mr. Evans was born in Lee County on June 26, 1961 the son of Charles Lee Evans, Jr. and Lela Lois (Clark) Evans. John worked in maintenance for Sapona Mills. John enjoyed spending quality time with his three sons. They were the highlight and joy of his life. He...
Archie Palmer Adcock
Mar 23, 2020
Archie Palmer Adcock, 84, of Siler City died Monday, March 23, 2020 at Chatham Hospital, after 31/2 years of declining health. Mr. Adcock was born in Chatham County on February 17, 1936 the son of Paul C. and Pauline Marie (Smith) Adcock. Archie began his work career at Dependable Hosiery in Liberty and later transferred to the Siler City Plant...
Louise Ellis Webb Brooks
Mar 22, 2020
Louise Webb Brooks, 89, passed on Sunday, March 22, 2020 surrounded by family at her home in Siler City, NC. Due to the corona virus a private funeral service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Siler City. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230...
Mary Mastin Townsend
Mar 19, 2020
Mary Mastin Townsend, 93, of Goldston died Thursday, March 19, 2020 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro. Mrs. Townsend was born in Banner Elk on March 22, 1926 the daughter of Carson and Camoline (Ward) Mastin. Mary worked in the packaging department of a poultry processing plant for over 20 years. She was a member of Goldston Baptist Church and their Sunday...
Myra Lee Dunn
Mar 13, 2020
Myra Taylor Dunn, lived 86 years. Her last breath was on the same farm she was born on in Bear Creek, NC. She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years Vance B. Dunn, she leaves her daughter Denise Dunn (Don Davis), son Drew Dunn (Diane), several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved her family very much. Most...
Anna Mae Davis Pace
Mar 9, 2020
Anna Mae Davis Pace 97, of Sam Lowe Road, Siler City died Monday, March 9, 2020 at Cross Road Retirement Community. Mrs. Pace was born March 19, 1922 to the late Lemuel and Mary (Dotson) Davis. Anna Mae Pace was a lifetime member of First Wesleyan Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. She loved...
Robert "Bob" Divers Price
Mar 9, 2020
Robert Divers Price, age 88, of 404 South Second Avenue, Siler City died Monday, March 9, 2020. He was born in Pulaski, Virginia on March 19, 1931 to the late Thomas King Price, Senior and Cora Bryant Price. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Thomas King Price, Jr. and Thomas A. Price and...
Billy Ray Davis
Mar 4, 2020
Billy Ray Davis, 39, of Siler City died Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Mr. Davis was born in Easley, South Carolina on December 19, 1980 the son of Kenneth Ray Davis and Kathy Davis Fedney. Billy attended Mount Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church and employed as a cook with Smithfield Chicken and BBQ. Billy is described as a strong willed, hardworking family...
Esther Gertrude Wheeler Shirey
Mar 3, 2020
Esther Gertrude Wheeler Shirey, 68, of Siler City died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at UNC Hospitals of Hillsborough. Mrs. Shirey was born in Chatham County on August 19, 1951 the daughter of Nelson and Fannie (Eubanks) Wheeler. She was a member of New Salem Baptist Church of Pittsboro retired from Harris Teeter as a cashier. She is survived by her...
Billy Gray Wilson
Mar 2, 2020
Billy Gray Wilson, 80, of Bennett died Monday, March 2, 2020. Mr. Wilson was born in Chatham County on April 9, 1939 the son of Dorothy Marie Hill Wilson . Billy was of the Christian Faith and a veteran of the US Navy. Billy had worked at Chatham Auto Parts Napa Store for 39 years, he later worked at the...