Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Lois Harrington  Cole

Lois Harrington Cole

Oct 17, 2016

Lois Harrington Cole, 98, of Siler City died Monday, October 17, 2016 at Coventry House of Siler City. Mrs. Cole was born in Harnett County on May 13, 1918 to John Vann and Ila (Womble) Harrington. Lois was a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church, the Womens' Missionary Society, and the Mae Dorsett Sunday School Class, and also known for...

Wayne Alan Moody

Wayne Alan Moody

Oct 16, 2016

Wayne Alan Moody, 58, of Staley died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at his home. Mr. Moody was born in Chatham County on January 27, 1958 the son of Samuel Matthew and Mary Ruth Poe Moody. Wayne was formerly employed with Cook Out Restaurant in maintenance. He loved playing golf, working in his garden, cooking and grilling, and loved to hangout...

Wilbert Wrenn Hinshaw

Wilbert Wrenn Hinshaw

Oct 10, 2016

Wilbert Wrenn Hinshaw, Jr. ,73, of Tom Stevens Road, Siler City died Monday, October 10, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Hinshaw was born in Chatham County on December 17, 1942 the son of Wilbert W. and Edna (Siler) Hinshaw. He was a graduate of Silk Hope High School, attended Plainfield Friends Meeting and had been employed with Stout Chair as...

Kate Beal  Jones

Kate Beal Jones

Oct 8, 2016

Kate Beal Jones, 73, of Siler City died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Jones was born April 21, 1943 the daughter of Walter and Kate Foushee Beal. Kate was a native of Chatham County, worked in textiles and attended Calvary Pentecostal Church in Asheboro. She was preceded in death by husband, James Cicero Jones and...

Sadie Lee Hockenberry

Sadie Lee Hockenberry

Oct 1, 2016

Sadie Lee Murphy Hockenberry, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 1, 2016 in Siler City, NC. She was born on September 10, 1922 in Union County, North Carolina, to parents Georgia and and George “Lee” Murphy. Sadie met her husband Ralph “Eddie” Hockenberry in 1942 while working at the drug store in Monroe, NC. Eddie was in...

William Bryant  Womble

William Bryant Womble

Sep 27, 2016

William Bryant Womble, 77, of Coleridge Road, Siler City went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Chatham Hospital. Mr. Womble was born in Chatham County on November 26, 1938 the son of James Alex and Nannie (Hart) Womble. Bryant was a veteran of the US Army, a member of Rives Chapel Baptist...

James Shuby  Maness, Jr.

James Shuby Maness, Jr.

Sep 26, 2016

James Shuby Maness, Jr, 84, of Maness Way, Siler City died Monday, September 26, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Maness was born in Chatham County on July 1, 1932 the son of James S. and Minnie (Johnson) Maness. Shuby was a veteran of the US Air Force, a member of Sandy Branch Baptist Church and a retired Federal USDA Inspector....

Emma Heading  Bass

Emma Heading Bass

Sep 22, 2016

Emma Heading Bass, 78, of Siler City died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Genesis Siler City Center. Mrs. Bass was born August 15, 1938 in Franklin County, NC the daughter of Rufus P. and Lottie (Benton) Heading. She had been employed by Harris-Teeter as Deli Manager and was a member of Rocky River Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School...

Mildred Headen  Lemons

Mildred Headen Lemons

Sep 14, 2016

Mildred Headen Lemons, 94, of Siler City died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Siler City Center. Mrs. Lemons was born in Chatham County on May 9, 1922 the daughter of William J. and Minnie Ola (Smith) Headen. She was a graduate of Siler City High School where she played basketball. Mildred was a member of Hope United Methodist Church and...

Pearl Dell Fitts

Pearl Dell Fitts

Sep 8, 2016

Pearl Dell Fitts, 87, of Siler City died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Siler City Center. Mr. Fitts was born in Chatham County on October 29, 1928 the son of William Robert Fitts, Sr. and Lillie Mae (Marley) Fitts. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was employed by Bill & Bill Gulf Station as a station...

Noah Franklin Cockman

Noah Franklin Cockman

Sep 7, 2016

Noah Franklin "Frankie" Cockman, 67, of Piney Grove Church Road, Siler City died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Cockman was born in Chatham County on January 21, 1949 the son of Ventress and Marie (Brady) Cockman. He was self-employed as the owner-operator of Kaycee Trucking and a member of Oakley Baptist Church. Frankie was active in the...

Diane Irene Biles

Diane Irene Biles

Sep 7, 2016

Diane Morrison Biles, 71, Siler City died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Siler City Center. Mrs. Biles was born in Todd County, Minnesota on September 9, 1944 the daughter of Raymond and Myrtle Irene Kjersten Morrison. She retired from USAir as a receptionist and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Winston Salem. She is survived by her husband:...

Mary Kathryn Crocker

Mary Kathryn Crocker

Aug 30, 2016

Kathryn Marley Crocker, 69, of Bear Creek died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Crocker was born in Chatham County on January 30, 1947 the daughter of Daniel Lacy and Mary Lula (Jordan) Marley. She was a member of Kingdom Culture Ministries in Asheboro where she worked with the Bible study group and the children's...

John Jeffery Jackson, Sr.

John Jeffery Jackson, Sr.

Aug 26, 2016

John Jeffery Jackson, Sr. 52, of Siler City died Friday, August 26, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Jackson was a native of Chatham County and was born August 4, 1964, the son of Ronnie Lee and Mattie Scott Jackson. He was a truck driver, loved his family and Chevy trucks. He is survived by his wife: Mary Alice Taylor Jackson...

Lillian Mae Andrews  Stinson

Lillian Mae Andrews Stinson

Aug 22, 2016

Lillian Mae Andrews Stinson, age 92, was called home to the Lord on Monday, August 22, 2016. For the past three years she resided at Brookstone Assisted Living in Clemmons, NC. Mrs. Stinson was born June 6, 1924, in Bear Creek, NC to the late Braxton Luther Andrews and Jessie Lee Wilkie Andrews. She was a member of the first...

Margaret Louise Budd

Margaret Louise Budd

Aug 20, 2016

Margaret Louise Barnes Budd, 100, passed away at home on Saturday, August 20, 2016, with family by her side. Born in Greensboro to Harley O. Barnes and Mattie Weller Barnes, she was the oldest of eight children. She graduated in 1937 from Guilford College where she met her future husband, Kenneth C. Budd. They married in 1938, established their home...

Estelle Shuskey  Bowers

Estelle Shuskey Bowers

Aug 15, 2016

Estelle Shuskey Bowers, 84, formerly of Siler City, died Monday, August 15, 2016 at Grayson Creek Assisted Living, Lexington. Mrs. Bowers was born in Chatham County on July 1, 1932 the daughter of Gester H. and Cara M. (Campbell) Shuskey. Estelle was a member of Hickory Mountain United Methodist Church. She worked at Hadley Peoples Manufacturing but devoted her life...

Mary Runell Martin

Mary Runell Martin

Aug 14, 2016

Mrs. Mary Runell Thompson Martin, age 90, of Royston, GA, formerly of Siler City, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Bentley’s Assisted Living in Jefferson, GA. Born March 8, 1926 in Pine Hill, North Carolina, she was the oldest of seven children born to the late Lindzie and Nellie Thompson. She was preceded in death by her...

Howard  Glenn "Junie"  Poe

Howard Glenn "Junie" Poe

Aug 12, 2016

Howard Glenn "Junie" Poe, 81, of Silk Hope Road, Siler City died Friday, August 12, 2016 at Chatham Hospital, Siler City. Mr. Poe was born in Chatham County on April 24, 1935 the son of Glenn and Annie Ruth (Fox) Poe. He was employed as an upholsterer for over 40 years with Boling Chair. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and time...

John Duncan Kennedy

John Duncan Kennedy

Aug 8, 2016

John Duncan "Dunk" Kennedy, 81, of Glosson Road, Siler City died Monday, August 8, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Kennedy was born in Chatham County on October 3, 1934 the son of Herman and Edna (Jordan) Kennedy. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City where he sang in the choir. "Dunk" was an Army veteran...