Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Billy Ray Davis

Billy Ray Davis

Mar 4, 2020

Billy Ray Davis, 39, of Siler City died Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Mr. Davis was born in Easley, South Carolina on December 19, 1980 the son of Kenneth Ray Davis and Kathy Davis Fedney. Billy attended Mount Vernon Springs Presbyterian Church and employed as a cook with Smithfield Chicken and BBQ. Billy is described as a strong willed, hardworking family...

Esther Gertrude Wheeler  Shirey

Esther Gertrude Wheeler Shirey

Mar 3, 2020

Esther Gertrude Wheeler Shirey, 68, of Siler City died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at UNC Hospitals of Hillsborough. Mrs. Shirey was born in Chatham County on August 19, 1951 the daughter of Nelson and Fannie (Eubanks) Wheeler. She was a member of New Salem Baptist Church of Pittsboro retired from Harris Teeter as a cashier. She is survived by her...

Billy Gray  Wilson

Billy Gray Wilson

Mar 2, 2020

Billy Gray Wilson, 80, of Bennett died Monday, March 2, 2020. Mr. Wilson was born in Chatham County on April 9, 1939 the son of Dorothy Marie Hill Wilson . Billy was of the Christian Faith and a veteran of the US Navy. Billy had worked at Chatham Auto Parts Napa Store for 39 years, he later worked at the...

Joe Raeford  Burke

Joe Raeford Burke

Mar 2, 2020

Joe Raeford Burke, 85, of Staley went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Raeford had spent the last thirteen years at Carillion (Elmcroft) Assisted Living in Asheboro. Mr. Burke was born in Chatham County on July 6, 1934 the son of Georgie G. and Rosa (Stout) Burke. Raeford was a member...

Barbara Dean Boone

Barbara Dean Boone

Mar 1, 2020

Barbara Dean Boone, 75, of Siler City died Sunday, March 1, 2020. Mrs. Boone was born May 12, 1944 in Rockingham County, the daughter of Raleigh and Lilly Mae Glidewell Mabe. She was employed by Hadley People for 32 years. Barbara enjoyed puzzle books and spending time with her family. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, her husband,...

Alton Maston  Phillips

Alton Maston Phillips

Feb 27, 2020

Alton Maston Phillips, 102, of Siler City died Thursday, February 27, 2020 . Mr. Phillips was born in Chatham County on November 20, 1917 the son of Jessie L and Mary Bessie (Sizemore) Phillips. Alton was the oldest member of Loves Creek Baptist Church and active in the Men's Sunday School Class as well as serving in many other capacities....

William Gerald  Phillips

William Gerald Phillips

Feb 26, 2020

William Gerald Phillips, 85, of Siler City died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Duke University Medical Center, Durham. Mr. Phillips was born in Chatham County on May 9, 1934 the son of Barringer and Velma (Jones) Phillips. He grew-up on a dairy farm in the Fair Promise United Methodist Church Community. Gerald loved the out of doors, milking cows, raising...

Wesley Clark  Harris

Wesley Clark Harris

Feb 25, 2020

Wesley Clark Harris, 71, of Siler City died Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at UNC Hospice. Mr. Harris was born in Chatham County on January 28, 1949 the son of Willie Wesley and Doretha (Marsh) Harris. He was employed by Wilson Brothers as a truck driver and was a member of the Holy House of Prayer Church of The Lord Jesus...

Justin Elbert Tillett

Justin Elbert Tillett

Feb 23, 2020

Justin Elbert Tillett, of Siler City, died Sunday February 23, 2020. Mr. Tillett was born January 2, 1981 in Carteret County to Kenneth P. and Kathleen Honeycutt Tillett. He was a member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church, previously a member of University Baptist Church Chapel Hill. Firefighting was an important part of Justin’s life, he was a volunteer member...

Joseph Albert Gilbert

Joseph Albert Gilbert

Feb 22, 2020

Joseph Albert Gilbert, age 70, of Bear Creek died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his home. Mr. Gilbert was born January 30, 1950 in Chatham County, NC the son of James F. and Maxola Elkins Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church and had been a deacon and served as secretary of the Men's Sunday School...

Kevin Bradley  Terry

Kevin Bradley Terry

Feb 17, 2020

Kevin Bradley Terry, 40, of Burlington died Monday, February 17, 2020. Mr. Terry was born in Alamance County on August 28, 1979 the son of Thomas Harold Terry, Jr and Lana (Hamer) Blue. Kevin was a member of Plainfield Friends Meeting and a stay-at-home dad. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Harold Terry, Jr.; grandparents, Thomas Harold...

Shirley Jean Smith  Brewer

Shirley Jean Smith Brewer

Feb 12, 2020

Shirley Jean Smith Brewer was born on Feb 25, 1928 and passed away peacefully on February 12, 2020 at Cambridge Hills in Pittsboro, NC. Shirley was the eldest of five children born to J. Lytle Smith and Nell Perry Smith in Siler City. Heaven will be well fed and taken care of now that Mom is there and reunited with...

James Alton Dixon

James Alton Dixon

Feb 11, 2020

James Alton Dixon, age 88 of Siler City, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Clapps Assisted Living Home in Pleasant Garden. Mr. Dixon was born in Chatham County on June 16, 1931 to the late Wilbert Dixon and Ometa Morris Dixon. He was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church and former Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. He was employed with...

Ricky Lynn  Hall

Ricky Lynn Hall

Feb 11, 2020

Ricky Lynn Hall, 62, of Siler City died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Laurels Of Chatham, Pittsboro. Mr. Hall was born in Chatham County on November 20, 1957 the son of Otis Odell and Juanita (Cain) Hall. Ricky had been employed as a cook at Granville Towers Restaurant in Chapel Hill. Ricky was of the Christian Faith. Ricky wasn't one...

Larry Edward  Matthews

Larry Edward Matthews

Feb 5, 2020

Larry Edward Matthews, 78, of Pleasant Hill Church Road, Siler City died Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Peak Resources Of Alamance, Graham. Mr. Matthews was born in Alamance County on December 31, 1941 the son of Anne Chriscoe Andrews and step-father, Newman. He is survived by his wife of 58 years: Dian York Matthews; sons, David "Eddie" Matthews of Burlington,...

Georgie Stout  Burke

Georgie Stout Burke

Feb 4, 2020

Georgie Stout Burke, 92, of Bear Creek died peacefully Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Burke was born in Chatham County on December 15, 1927 the son of Georgie Goodson and Rosa (Stout) Burke. Stout was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War and retired from Collins & Aikman as a supervisor in supply. Stout was an...

Charles Elmer "Bud"  Olson

Charles Elmer "Bud" Olson

Feb 4, 2020

Charles Elmer "Bud" Olson, 81, of Siler City died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at UNC Hospitals. Mr. Olson was born in West Georgetown, New Hampshire on June 26, 1938 the son of Charles Eric and Vivian (Camber) Olson. Bud was employed in road maintenance in the public works department of Wallingford, Connecticut. Bud lived a quiet simple life, enjoying the...

Wilma Louise Ellis Riddle

Wilma Louise Ellis Riddle

Feb 1, 2020

Wilma Louise Ellis Riddle, age 67, of Pittsboro, NC died Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at UNC Hospice, Pittsboro, NC. Mrs. Riddle was born June 27th, 1952 in Durham, NC; the daughter of James and Wilma Hackney Ellis. She was a loving mother and wife and an easygoing person who enjoyed life, especially her grandchildren. Louise loved spending time with them,...

Delora Ann  Moore

Delora Ann Moore

Jan 31, 2020

With profound sadness we announce the passing of DeLora Ann Moore on January 31, 2020 after a roller coaster of declining health for the past year. In the two months preceding her passing she had been a patient at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill ICU and Moses Cone Hospital ICU in Greensboro, North Carolina. Despite all valiant attempts to...

James Prosser  McMahon

James Prosser McMahon

Jan 31, 2020

James Prosser McMahon, age 94 of Siler City died Friday, January 31, 2020 at Genesis Healthcare, Siler City. Mr. McMahon was born August 2, 1925 in Monongahela, PA, the son of Malcolm and Mary Eva Prosser McMahon. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He settled in Siler City in the early '60s. He was a member of...