Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Lee Carrick Emerson
Jan 29, 2012
Lee Carrick Emerson, 88, of Bear Creek died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Blue Ridge Health Care Center, Raleigh. Mr. Emerson was born January 27, 1924 in Chatham County, the son of William B. and Rosa Bell (Wilkinson) Emerson. Mr. Emerson was a member of Sandy Branch Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon, choir member and Sunday...
Robert Lincoln Goodwin
Jan 28, 2012
Robert Lincoln Goodwin, Jr., 76, of 1836 Devils Tramping Ground, Bear Creek died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at his home. Mr. Goodwin was born March 7, 1935 in Apex, NC the son of Robert Lincoln and Margaret Johnson Goodwin, Sr. He was a retired construction worker, loved hunting, going to the beach and was a baseball sport fan, Robert was...
Tracy Dawn Tate
Jan 28, 2012
Tracy Dawn Tate died on January 28, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Davidson County on January 24, 1984. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home Chapel, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City, NC 27344 with the Rev. Bobby Shutt officiating. The family will receive friends...
Annie Ruth Garner Ziglar
Jan 26, 2012
Annie Ruth Garner Ziglar, 92, of 260 Village Lake Road, Siler City died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Coventry House Of Siler City. Mrs. Ziglar was born in Lee County, NC on February 26, 1919 the daughter of Efland and Sarah (Maness) Garner. Mrs. Ziglar was formerly of Newport News, Virginia and a member of Noland Memorial United Methodist Church....
Bertis Elmer Moore
Jan 25, 2012
Bertis Elmer Moore, 81, of 491 Elmer Moore Road, Bear Creek died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Universal Health Care Of Ramseur. Mr. Moore was born September 17, 1930 in Chatham County, the son of Elmer and Annie Bell (Beaver) Moore. Mr. Moore was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and a member of Sandy Branch Baptist Church. He...
Charlie Robert Moffitt
Jan 22, 2012
Charlie Robert Moffitt, 82, of 2516 Emerald Drive, Greensboro died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Beacon Place Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro. Mr. Moffitt was born in Randolph County on February 8, 1929, the son of Ernest and Dovie (Craven) Moffitt. Mr. Moffitt was a graduate of Siler City High School where he played football. He had been a...
Penny Luray Wright
Jan 22, 2012
Penny Luray Wright, 46, of 105 Messer Drive, Siler City died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Ms. Wright was born July 16, 1965 in Chatham County the daughter of Joseph Moore and Brenda (Tucker) Wright, Jr. Ms. Wright was a graduate of Jordan Matthews High and a member of South Fork Friends Meeting. She had worked...
Louise Scott Albright
Jan 20, 2012
Louise Scott Albright, 86, of 2520 Staley-Snow Camp Road, Siler City died Friday, January 20, 2012 at Hospice & Palliative Care Center Of Alamance-Caswell, Burlington. Mrs. Albright was born in Randolph County on June 5, 1925 the daughter of Fletcher Lee and Emma (Bray) Scott. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Louise was preceded in death by...
James Allen Jordan
Jan 20, 2012
James Allen Jordan, 82 of Siler City, NC died on Friday, January 2012 at the Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro, NC. His previous residences included a group home in Durham, NC and Hill Forest Rest Home in Goldston, NC. James was born in Siler City, on July 3, 1929 to Tom and Cara Wrenn Jordan of Siler City, NC. He...
Ben Ray Moody
Jan 19, 2012
Ben Ray Moody, 87, a life-long resident of Siler City, died January 19, 2012, and was reunited with his loving wife of 54 years, the late Polly Darden Moody. Mr. Moody was born July 24, 1924 in Western North Carolina, the son of the late Noah Ben and Elisa Roberts Moody. In a life devoted to helping others, he served...
Hazel Stanley Brady
Jan 16, 2012
Hazel Stanley Brady made her heavenly flight Monday, January 16, 2012 at the age of 95. She was the daughter of Rev. George and Ida Laura (Pickett) Stanley. Grandma Brady, as she was called by most, loved her flowers and was a seamstress of exceptional caliber. She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, J. David Brady,...
Marshall Reid Oldham
Jan 9, 2012
Marshall Reid Oldham, 56, of 818 Reno Sharp Road, Bear Creek died Monday, January 9, 2012 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham. Mr. Oldham was born May 26, 1955 in Chatham County the son of John M. and Zetta (Bright) Oldham. He enjoyed his quiet time, listening and visiting with friends in his community and loved listening to music. He...
Melodi Ann Michael Thrift
Jan 9, 2012
Melodi Ann Michael Thrift, 45, of 185 Boggs Thrift Trail, Siler City died Monday, , January 9, 2012 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mrs. Thrift was born July 26, 1966 in Smithfield. Melodi was employed with the UNC Public Health System. She attended Rocky River Baptist Church and was a loving mother to her boys. Melodi was active in PTA...
Jimmy Verle Ward
Jan 4, 2012
Jimmy Verle Ward, 80, of Ward Road, Staley died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Care View Rest Home, Snow Camp. Mr. Ward was born in Randolph County December 8, 1931 the son of Verlie and Ethel (Fogleman) Ward. Mr. Ward was the owner/operator of Ward's Sheet Metal and Roofing and an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Jimmy enjoyed spending...
Hal Carter Gaines
Dec 29, 2011
Hal Carter Gaines, 50, of Bear Creek died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Mr. Gaines was born August 23, 1961 the son of William Clarence and Marjorie (Tally) Gaines. Mr. Gaines was a native of Chatham County and had been employed in the dye house at Kellwood Manufacturing. He attended Antioch Baptist Church and enjoyed...
Arthur Donald Andrew
Dec 25, 2011
Arthur Donald "Duck" Andrew, 62, 1296 Delphus Stinson Road, Goldston, NC died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation, Asheboro, NC. Mr. Andrew was born November 14, 1949, the son of Arthur Monroe and Grace Hicks Andrew. Mr. Andrew was born in Chatham County, and was employed with Townsend Hatchery. Donald loved going to the mountains, drag racing,...
Dino Rudopho Tordini
Dec 24, 2011
Dino Rudolpho Tordini, 80, of 75 Devils Tramping Ground Road, Bear Creek died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home. Mr. Tordini was born August 19, 1931, in Bergen County, NJ the son of Antonio and Fulvia Ciotti Tordini. He was a Marine veteran, and a retired school teacher in New Jersey, and having moved to North Carolina ten years...
Iola Pilkington Walls
Dec 24, 2011
Iola Pilkington Walls, 83, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011. Iola was born June 24, 1928 in Pittsboro, North Carolina. She lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and then moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1964. Iola was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She was married 59 years to Richard Walls who passed away in June 2011. She is...
Betty Furr Williams
Dec 23, 2011
Betty Sue Furr Williams, 85, of 309 North Garden Avenue, Siler City died Friday, December 23, 2011 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mrs. Williams was born January 15, 1926 the daughter of Lewis W. and Nena (Holtzclaw) Furr. Mrs. Williams was born in Mecklenburg County, worked as a key punch operator with J. P. Stevens Co. and also with...
Berniece Sayers Key
Dec 20, 2011
Berniece Sayers Key, 91, of 1004 Parkwood Drive, Siler City died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Heartland Living & Rehabilitation Center, Greensboro. Mrs. Key was born June 23, 1920 in Tazewell County, Virginia, the daughter of Olbert and Stella Maude (Sparks) Sayers. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Berniece was...
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