Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Mavis Liles Brower
Jan 3, 2025
Mavis Liles Brower, 99 of Siler City passed away January 3.
Mavis was born in Fitzgerald Ga. to Julian and Myrtle Liles. She grew up in Wendell, NC and Portsmouth, Va, before moving to Siler City. She and Ralfe Kevin Brower met and were married on December 19, 1947, in the Ladies Parlor of the First Baptist Church. Mavis and Kevin...
Mary "Polly" Elaine Clark Thain
Jan 1, 2025
Elaine “Polly” Clark Thain, 78, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, at home surrounded by family.
Elaine was born on July 3rd, 1946, in Chatham County to the late James Claude and Evangeline Brower Clark. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Edward Thain, Jr.; her sisters, Ruth...
William "Billy" Larry Cockman
Jan 1, 2025
William “Billy” Larry Cockman, 88, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025.
Billy was born on April 21st, 1936, in Chatham County, to the late James Amos & Swannie Marley Cockman. He is preceded in death by his parents; his son, Larry Taylor Cockman; and his brother, James “Jimmy” Lowell Cockman.
Billy worked for...
Flora Mae Cameron Pettit
Jan 1, 2025
Mae Cameron Pettit, 96, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025, surrounded by family.
Mae was born in Moore County on October 29th, 1928, to the late John Carlyle and Linda Ann Johnson Cameron. She is preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers; her husband of 73 years, Raymond Crawford Pettit; her...
Howard Billy Kidd
Dec 29, 2024
Howard Billy Kidd, 81, passed away peacefully at home on December 29, 2024.
He was born on October 23, 1943, to Howard and Edna Kidd, who preceded him in death.
Billy’s beloved family includes his wife of 60 years, Sherry Ferguson Kidd, son Rob Kidd (Beth), daughter Kelly Eldridge (John), brother Jerry Kidd (Linda), grandchildren Haley (Adrian), Jacob Kidd, Landin Eldridge, and...
Dianne Gaines Davis
Dec 26, 2024
Dianne Gaines Davis, 76, of Goldston, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26th, 2024, at home surrounded by loved ones.
Dianne was born July 7th, 1948, in Chatham County, to the late Oren Graham and Margaret Louise Davis Gaines.
Dianne was a 1966 graduate of Chatham Central High School where she was the valedictorian, cheerleader, and chief Marshall....
Joseph Craig Kelly
Dec 21, 2024
Joseph Craig Kelly, 37, of Bear Creek, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at UNC Chapel Hill, surrounded by family and loved ones. Craig entered surgery to remove an AVM he had since birth. Despite favorable odds, God had a different plan for him. Though we may never understand why someone so young and full of life was...
Clyde Rackley Davis, Sr.
Dec 19, 2024
Clyde Rackley Davis, Sr., 89, of Siler City passed away at home surrounded by family on Thursday, December 19th, 2024.
Clyde was born August 11th, 1935, in Chatham County, to the late William Henry and Clady Poe Davis. He is preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Jack, Atlas, Frank, Buck, Bill, and Calvin Davis; his sisters, Maxine Langley, Betty...
Mae Hicks Stovall
Dec 12, 2024
Mae Hicks Stovall, 91, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 12th, 2024, at home surrounded by family.
Mae was born on May 23rd, 1933, in Chatham County to the late Mirandy Hicks Jones and stepfather, Coy Jones. She is preceded in death by her stepfather and mother; her husband, James Dillard Stovall, Sr.; and...
Mary Lois Branson Scott
Dec 11, 2024
Mary Lois Branson Scott, 81, of Siler City, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024, at home surrounded by family and loved ones.
Mary was born on September 23rd, 1943, in Chatham County, to the late Bill and Myrtie Elkins Branson. She is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Jack T. Scott; her...
Richard "Dickie" Devon Moore
Dec 8, 2024
Richard “Dickie” Devon Moore, 70, of Bear Creek, went home to be with the Lord on December 8th, 2024, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh surrounded by family.
Dickie was born March 19th, 1954, in Harnett County to Richard Vander and Myrtle Johnson Moore. He is preceded in death by his father, Richard, and his brother, Timothy J. Moore.
Left to cherish his...
Virginia Fields Gunter
Dec 7, 2024
Martha Virginia Fields Gunter, 95, of Goldston, died peacefully at her home, Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Mrs. Gunter was born in Chatham County to the late Thomas N. and Pearl Tillman Fields on April 11, 1929. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gunter was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Gunter; son, Jimmy Stinson; brothers, Warren Fields, Eugene Fields, and...
Buddy McArthur Frazier
Nov 29, 2024
Buddy McArthur Frazier, 82, of Siler City, died peacefully at his home, Friday, November 29, 2024.
Buddy was born in Julian, NC on October 2, 1942 to the late Willie T. and Gladys Hannah Frazier. In addition to his parents, Buddy was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Frazier; and sisters, Nannie Frazier Alston and Ella Frazier Horton.
Mr. Frazier was...
James Thomas Coward
Nov 28, 2024
James Thomas Coward, 67, of Siler City, died Thursday, November 28, 2024, at his home.
Thomas was born June 5, 1957, in Chatham County. He was the son of the late James M. Coward and Sallie Cornelia Smith Coward Buckner. Thomas was a 1975 graduate of Jordan Matthews High School. He was the owner operator of his own Lock Smith Company....
Edgar Larry McDonald
Nov 25, 2024
Edgar Larry McDonald, 82, of Pittsboro, North Carolina, went to his heavenly home on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Chatham Hospital, surrounded by loved ones. Born on March 23, 1942, at his family’s home on Graham Bridge Road in Rockingham, NC, Larry entered the world at a time of great sacrifice, as his father, Edgar Benford McDonald, was serving as...
Gertha Marie Freeman Ellington
Nov 25, 2024
Gertha Marie Freeman Ellington, 100, of Asheboro, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday morning, November 25th, 2024, at Ramseur Rehabilitation and Health surrounded by family.
Gertha was born on March 14th, 1924, in Randolph County, to the late Dice P. and Minnie York Freeman. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James Ellington; and...
Robert "Bobby" Edward Parks
Nov 23, 2024
Robert “Bobby” Edward Parks, 87, of Siler City, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at UNC Chapel Hill. Bobby was living at home independently. He fell early Wednesday morning and was taken to UNC Chapel Hill.
Bobby was born on August 18th, 1937, in Siler City. He was the son of the late Clarence E. and Nancy Sturdivant Parks. He...
Daisy Catherine "Kathy" Riggans Gaddis
Nov 22, 2024
Daisy Catherine “Kathy” Riggans Gaddis beloved wife, mother, mother -in law, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, gained her angel wings at the age of 72 on November 22nd 2024 at the residence of her son, surrounded by her family and friends.
Kathy was born October 18th, 1952 in Graham, NC to Jessie Franklin “Mutt” Riggans and Margaret Thornton Riggans Wilson. Kathy...
Trudy Beth Tysor Davis
Nov 21, 2024
Trudy Beth Tysor Davis, 76, went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Friday, November 21st, 2024. Unfortunately, she had struggled with dementia for some time. Her best friend, Glen Culberson, was lovingly and faithfully by her side. He was her angel. She touched a lot of people in her life and many people cared for her. A native of...
James Kilgore
Nov 13, 2024
James Kilgore, 72, of Siler City, died peacefully at his home, Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
James was born in Pike County, Kentucky to the late Willard Preston Kilgore and the late Anna Mildred Mitchell Kilgore on January 22, 1952. He was a coal miner for 20 years before moving to Siler City. James retired from Frontier Spinning in Sanford, NC. He...
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