Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Cheryl Lynn Rouse Fields
Mar 14, 2025
Cheryl Lynn Rouse Fields, 69, of Goldston, died Friday, March 14, 2025.
Cheryl was born in Sanford, NC on July 20th, 1955, to Sherwood Rouse and Mary Elizabeth Campbell Woody. She attended Beulah Baptist Church. Cheryl always loved to travel especially going to the beach. Spending time at the ballpark watching her son play baseball was one of her favorite things...
Barbara "Bobbie" Lou Rives
Mar 14, 2025
Barbara “Bobbie” Lou Brooks Rives, 99, of Siler City, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family.
Bobbie was born June 14, 1925, to the late Lewis Brock and Maggie Sanford Brooks. She was a member of Meroney Methodist Church for over 70 years where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir. As a young...
Nancy Cary Fullerton Peter
Mar 7, 2025
Nancy Cary Fullerton Peter, 93, of Bear Creek, went to her Heavenly home on Friday, March 7th, 2025, at home surrounded by family.
Nancy was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 6th, 1931, to the late Alfred R. and Helen C. Wilson Fullerton. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 72 years, Richard D. Peter; and her...
Mary Emma Jones Dixon Burke
Mar 4, 2025
Mary Emma Jones Dixon Burke, 91, of Bonlee, went to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025, at Chatham Hospital, surrounded by family.
Mary was born in Randolph County September 28th, 1933, to the late William Shelly and Nina Edna Cain Jones. She is preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Joseph Clarence Dixon and her second husband,...
James Drexel "Drex" Roberts
Mar 3, 2025
James “Drex” Drexel Roberts, 62, of Siler City, passed away at his home Monday, March 3rd, 2025.
Drex was born in Chatham County on May 11th, 1962, to Eddie and Joan Poe Roberts. He was one of three children. He loved playing golf, watching sports, and taking his mother to Jordan Lake to go fishing. Drex went to high school at...
Clarice Jeanette Driggers Cotten
Mar 3, 2025
Clarice Jeanette Driggers Cotten, 93, of Siler City, formally of Durham, went to her Heavenly home on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, at home surrounded by family.
Clarice was born in Williamsburg County, SC, on April 11th, 1931, to the late Alexander and Mary Haddock Driggers. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Herbert Cotten; her stepmother, Marie Jones...
Hannah Katherine Shutt Johnson
Mar 1, 2025
Hannah Katherine Shutt Johnson, 30, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, surrounded by family.
Hannah was born on October 2nd, 1994, in Forsyth County to Pastor Bobby A. and Karen Dawson Shutt. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Hope Johnson.
Hannah was a 2013 graduate. She...
Edwin Lee Thompson
Feb 25, 2025
Edwin “Pawpaw” Lee Thompson, 93, of Bear Creek, went to his Heavenly home Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, at SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice House in Pittsboro, surrounded by loved ones.
Edwin was born in Chatham County on February 22nd, 1932, to the late Norman Edward and Mary Frances Lowe Thompson. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife,...
Shirley Barnhouse Brooks
Feb 24, 2025
Shirley Ann Brooks peacefully passed away at her home on February 24, 2025.
Born September 26, 1946, in Painesville, Ohio to Lloyd and Eleanor Barnhouse. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Jerry Barnhouse, and sister Sandy Brooks.
She is survived by her husband, Roger Brooks of Siler City, NC and three sons, Michael Brooks of Tampa, FL, Marc...
Lonnie Gene Moody
Feb 18, 2025
Lonnie Gene Moody, 63, of Randolph County, passed away Tuesday, February 18th, 2025, surrounded by family.
Lonnie was born October 21st, 1961, in Chatham County to the late Sam M. Moody, Sr. and Mary Ruth Poe Moody. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Sam Moody, Jr., Paul Moody, Toby Moody, and Wayne Moody.
Lonnie was of Baptist...
Mark Christopher Gaines
Feb 18, 2025
Mark Christopher Gaines, 53, of Willow Springs, passed away Tuesday, February 18th, 2025, at WakeMed Hospital in Cary.
Mark was born March 23rd, 1971, to Robert G. & Margaret Harris Gaines of Cary in Wake County. He is a 1989 graduate of Cary High School and a 1993 bachelor’s degree graduate of Appalachian State University. He was a marketing manager with...
Euclides Reyes
Feb 15, 2025
Euclides Reyes, 62, of Siler City, passed away Saturday, February 15th, 2025, at home surrounded by loved ones.
Euclides was born August 14th, 1962, in El Salvador to Jose Eufemio Ordonez and the late Ana Maria Paula Reyes. He is preceded in death by his mother.
Euclides loved his family especially his sons. He loved driving and playing the guitar. He loved...
George Kenneth Myers
Feb 12, 2025
George Kenneth Myers, 72, of Cameron, NC, passed away on Wednesday, February 12th, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.
Kenneth was born February 26th, 1952, in Chatham County, to the late Nathan William Myers, Sr. and Allie Lee Hart Myers. He was the youngest son of nine children. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 36 years, Sherry...
Mary Frances Vestal Barker
Feb 10, 2025
Mary Frances Vestal Barker, 95, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 10th, 2025, surrounded by family.
Frances was born in Chatham County on December 4th, 1929, to the late Sammy Ross and Mary Alice Cooper Vestal. She was a member of Staley United Methodist Church. She spent her life taking care of her family...
Blanche Elizabeth Thompson Cline
Feb 9, 2025
Blanche Elizabeth Thompson Cline, 89, of Goldston, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9th, 2025, surrounded by family.
Blanche was born September 25th, 1935, in Edgecombe County to the late Barney Byrd and Gertrude Elizabeth Pennington Thompson. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Johnnie Cline, Jr.; her brother, Burnice Thompson; her sister, Margaret...
Shirley Dorritty Hayes
Feb 8, 2025
Shirley Dorrity Hayes, 79, of Bear Creek, died Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford.
Shirley was born in Randolph County on October 8, 1945, to the late Woodrow Buster Dorrity and Strawdie Poole Dorrity Thompson. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Hobert H. Hayes; her brother, James Dorrity and sisters,...
Janet Gay Bond DeWitt
Feb 6, 2025
Janet “Jan” Bond DeWitt was a Christian artist. She passed away Thursday, February 6th, 2025. She enjoyed gardening and painting landscapes, but she was known for her portraits of prominent people, such as the Mayor of the Isle of Palms, SC, Richard Petty, and Jim Valvano. One of her commissioned portraits is on permanent display in the entrance of Smithfield...
Kimberly Dawn Burke
Feb 4, 2025
Kimberly Dawn Burke, 54, of Siler City, passed away at her parent’s home on Tuesday, February 4th, 2025, surrounded by family.
Kim was born in Chatham County on January 2nd, 1971, to Buddy Alvis and Linda Jones Burke. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Harold & Maggie Jones and Johnwood Burke & Edna Burke.
Kim was a 1989 graduate of...
Norman Jackson Brown
Feb 2, 2025
Norman Jackson Brown, 95, of Bennett, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital surrounded by family.
Norman was born in Chatham County on June 29th, 1929, to the late Benjamin F. and Ina B. Brown. He is preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Clint, Howard, Coy, Lynn, Colon, and...
Wayne Andrews
Feb 2, 2025
Wayne Andrews, 87, of Staley died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Wayne was born August 17, 1937 in Chatham County NC to the late James Clyde and Fallie Reitzel Andrews. In addition to his parents, Wayne was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years Patricia “Trish” Petty Andrews and his brother...
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