Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Christopher Perry Fields

Christopher Perry Fields

Dec 25, 2015

Christopher Perry Fields passed away at his residence on December 25, 2015. Born April 30, 1955, Chris was a life-long resident of Siler City, graduate of Jordan-Matthews High School (1973), and Central Carolina Community College (1988). Chris was a member and past master of Siler City Masonic Lodge #403 A.F. & A.M. He retired from TriPath Imaging, where he worked...

Juanita Cooper  Phillips

Juanita Cooper Phillips

Dec 20, 2015

Juanita Cooper Phillips, 89, of Bear Creek died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Tara Plantation, Carthage with her children by her side. Mrs. Phillips was born in Hyman, South Carolina on October 31, 1926 the daughter of Christopher C. and Annie (Prosser) Cooper. Juanita was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker....

Jewel Teague  Hall

Jewel Teague Hall

Dec 19, 2015

Jewel Teague Hall, 70, of Burlington died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington. Mrs. Hall was born in Chatham County on December 25, 1944 the daughter of Grady and Roberta (Brown) Teague. She had been employed in a nursing home helping others but she was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and time spent with her family,...

William John "Johnny"  Welch

William John "Johnny" Welch

Dec 19, 2015

William John "Johnny" Welch, 67, of Siler City died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Siler City Center. Mr. Welch was born March 15, 1948 the son of Carl Levi and Pearl Brewer Welch. Johnny was employed as a construction worker, loved the outdoors and was an avid deer hunter. He was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church. He is...

Ida Woodell Moose  Smith

Ida Woodell Moose Smith

Dec 17, 2015

Ida Woodell Moose Smith, 91, of Siler City died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born in Guilford County on June 27, 1924 the daughter of Roy Johnson and Ida (Woodell) Moose. She had worked as a secretary at Siler City Mills and she and her husband, William Roland Smith, were the former owners/operators of B...

Roger David  Johnson

Roger David Johnson

Dec 17, 2015

Roger David Johnson, 54, of Carrboro died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born in Chatham County on May 5, 1961 the son of Porter W. and Virginia (Brafford) Johnson. His home church was First Wesleyan Church of Siler City. He was a sales associate with The Ink Spot in Carrboro. Roger was preceded in death...

Jimmy "Rabbit" Allen  Caviness

Jimmy "Rabbit" Allen Caviness

Dec 8, 2015

Jimmy "Rabbit" Allen Caviness, 65, of Joe Caviness Road, Bear Creek died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at VA Medical Center, Durham. Mr. Caviness was born in Chatham County on March 6, 1950 the son of Joseph Allen and Hilda (Brafford) Caviness. He was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, attended Edwards Hill Friends Meeting and was a retired truck...

George Burton  Johnson

George Burton Johnson

Dec 8, 2015

George Burton Johnson, 81 went into the presence of the Lord on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born in Chatham County on September 28, 1934, the son of Samuel O. Johnson and Annie Lee (Massey) Johnson. He was a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He proudly...

John J. Polok

John J. Polok

Dec 7, 2015

John J. Polok, 65, of Browns Crossroads Road, Staley died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Mr. Polok was born in Germany on July 12, 1950 the son of Wilhelm and Elizabeth Polok. John was an Army Veteran, serving in Vietnam. He was a foreman in the construction of homes. He is survived by his wife of 19...

Paul Dwight  Johnson

Paul Dwight Johnson

Dec 3, 2015

Paul D. Johnson, 72, of Burlington went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 3, 2015. Mr. Johnson was born in Chatham County on January 29, 1943, the son or Eulas M. and Lillie Elmore Johnson. Paul was a sales representative for Sears with 21 years of service. He attended Harvest Hills Church of God in Burlington. Paul was...

Patricia Ann Paulley Hayworth

Patricia Ann Paulley Hayworth

Nov 26, 2015

Patricia Ann Paulley Hayworth, 75, of Siler City died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Chester, PA., on January 12, 1940, the daughter of Harry and Dorothy Watts Paulley. Patricia was preceded in death by her father, Harry Paulley, husband, Eugene Holland Hayworth, Sr. She is survived by her mother Dorothy...

Andrew Tyler  Bass

Andrew Tyler Bass

Nov 15, 2015

Andrew Tyler Bass, 23, of Staley died Sunday, November 15, 2015. Mr. Bass was born in Lee County on August 11, 1992. Tyler was employed as a general laborer. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, farming, landscaping and his dogs. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Shinault. He is survived by his wife: Tiffany (Smith) Bass;...

Evelyn Dixon  Smith

Evelyn Dixon Smith

Nov 11, 2015

Miss Evelyn Dixon Smith, 83, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the Coventry House in Siler City. She was born July 9, 1932 and was preceded in death by her parents, Kerney J. and Ethel D. Smith. She was employed by Kellwood Co. and Boling Chair until her retirement. She was a member of Oakley Baptist Church and Pauline...

Jeremy Wayne  Thomas

Jeremy Wayne Thomas

Nov 10, 2015

Jeremy Wayne Thomas, 32, of Siler City died Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Jeremy was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 20, 1983, the son of Richard Earl and Janet Faye Thomas. He was a veteran of the US Navy, a member of Moon's Chapel Baptist Church and was employed by Triangle Electrical of Chapel Hill. Jeremy was active in motor...

Lila Jewel Johnson  Lineberry

Lila Jewel Johnson Lineberry

Nov 9, 2015

Lila Jewel Johnson Lineberry (Maw Maw) of Terapin Slide Road, Staley died, November 10, 2015 at Montgomery Village Victoian Senior Living Center in Star. Mrs. Lineberry (81 years old) was the daughter of Emery Jewel and Lila Cook Johnson of Siler City and a lifelong resident of Chatham County. She retired from the original Siler City Cato's after several years...

Elaine Brewer  Horne

Elaine Brewer Horne

Nov 7, 2015

Elaine Brewer Horne, 73, of Raleigh died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Rex Health Care, Raleigh. Mrs. Horne was born in Chatham County on March 11, 1942 the daughter of James Warren and Frances (Buckner) Brewer. Elaine was a graduate of Silk Hope School and East Carolina University where she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. She taught school...

Nathel Fannie Clark

Nathel Fannie Clark

Nov 4, 2015

Nathel Jourdan Clark, 86, of Reno Sharpe Store Road, Bear Creek died Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Clark was born in Chatham County on July 9, 1929, the daughter of George S. and Sankie Oldham Jourdan. Nathel was a member of Antioch Christian Church, and loved crocheting, cake decorating, flowers arranging, find a word puzzle...

Georgia Rea  Dunn  Moore

Georgia Rea Dunn Moore

Nov 3, 2015

Georgia Rea Dunn Moore, 87, of Bonlee died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Wesley Long Community Hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. Moore was born in Chatham County on February 8, 1928, the daughter of George Thomas and Beulah (Lloyd) Dunn. She was a member of Sandy Branch Baptist Church, a choir member, and a nursery worker. Georgia was a devoted wife, mother,...

Joseph Norman Cowette

Joseph Norman Cowette

Oct 29, 2015

Joseph N. Cowette was born in Fairfield, ME on November 17th 1951. H is survived by a wife; Susan Z. Cowette, and two daughters; Amy Tallent and husband, Kevin of Morganton, NC and Holly Rickman and husband, David of Siler City, NC and one daughter in heaven, Rachel Cowette. He often boasted about his 9 grandchildren; Michelle Raymond, Jay Raymond,...

Cathren Moore Brooks

Cathren Moore Brooks

Oct 27, 2015

Cathren Moore Brooks, 83, of Old Plank Road, Siler City died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Coventry House of Siler City. Mrs. Brooks was born in Chatham County on December 15, 1931 the daughter of Graham and Bertha Ida (Snipes) Moore. Cathren was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Siler City, where she had served as the...