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Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Ivan Bernard Mendenhall

Ivan Bernard Mendenhall

Oct 2, 2015

Ivan Ivan Bernard Mendenhall, 88, of Siler City died Friday, October 2, 2015 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Mendenhall was born on November 1, 1926 in Chatham County; the son of Jack B. and Queen McMasters Mendenhall. Ivan was a Navy veteran of WWII and was retired from the US Postal Service after 36 years and prided himself as...

Jack Thomas Scott

Jack Thomas Scott

Oct 2, 2015

Jack Thomas Scott, 85, of Siler City died Friday, October 2, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Scott was a native of Randolph County. Jack was born November 21, 1929 the son of Flecher Lee and Emma Bray Scott. He was employed by Schneierson as a sewing machine mechanic. His hobbies were stamp collecting and model cars. He was...

Grady Harold Cornett, Jr.

Grady Harold Cornett, Jr.

Sep 30, 2015

Grady H. Cornett, Jr., 92, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Chatham Hospital,Siler City. He was born in Endicott, New York, the eldest son of Grady H. Cornett, Sr. and Myra Cornett. He is predeceased by his parents; his brother, Arley (Claire) Cornett; sister Virginia (George) Wurth and daughter, Faith Cornett. Grady raised his family in Vestal, New York before...

Robert Bryce "Bobby"  Holt

Robert Bryce "Bobby" Holt

Sep 29, 2015

Robert "Bobby" Bryce Holt, 68, of, Siler City died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Coventry House Of Siler City. Mr. Holt was born in Chatham County on August 19, 1947 the son of C. Bryce and Dorothy (Bowers) Holt. Bobby was a member of Rives Chapel Baptist Church, a 1965 graduate of Jordan Matthews High School, a veteran of the...

Carmilla Trent  Wasileski

Carmilla Trent Wasileski

Sep 27, 2015

Carmilla Trent Wasileski, 42, of Happys Way, Siler City died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Wasileski was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 6, 1973 the daughter of Terry L. and Carmen(Cumberledge) Trent. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband: Lawrens A. "Tony" Wasileski, two daughters: Katheryn Elizabeth Molina and husband, Gustavo of the...

John Lloyd  Routh

John Lloyd Routh

Sep 25, 2015

John Lloyd Routh, 87, of Bear Creek, died September 25, 2015 at Hospice House of Randolph County after several years of declining health. He was the last member of the Routh family of Bonlee. His parents were CC and Elizabeth Routh, Sr.; brothers were CC Jr. and Glenn; sisters were Blanche Nall and Jessie Phillips. John was of the Methodist...

Tommy Lee Goins

Tommy Lee Goins

Sep 20, 2015

Tommy Lee Goins, 78, of High Point formerly of Siler City, died Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Meridian Center (NC), High Point. Mr. Goins was born in Rockingham County on February 27, 1937, the son of Avery James and Vivian (Harris) Goins. Tommy was a retired truck driver for Midland Delivery Services and had driven for Georgia-Pacific for over 23...

Robert Lee  Alston

Robert Lee Alston

Sep 19, 2015

Robert Lee Alston, 70, of Siler City died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Alston was born in Chatham County on January 15, 1945 the son of Turner and Virginia (Thompson) Alston. He was retired from Thorpe and Associates. He was a Christian by faith, enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing corn-in-the-hole. Robert was preceded in death...

Lee  Brown

Lee Brown

Sep 15, 2015

Lee Brown, 56, of Joe Brown Road, Bear Creek died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Chatham County on December 18, 1958 the son of Robert E."Bobby" and Marlene (Clapp) Brown. Lee attended Brush Creek Baptist Church and had been a cattle farmer until his health began to fail. He was an outdoors man,...

Bobby Lineberry Buckner

Bobby Lineberry Buckner

Sep 6, 2015

Bobby Lineberry Buckner, 82, of Silk Hope-Gum Springs Road, Pittsboro died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Buckner was born in Chatham County on January 26, 1933 the son of Olon M. and Blanche Johnson Buckner. He was a Navy veteran; a farmer and truck driver for Allide-Signal Company. Bobby was a member of Emmaus Baptist Church, served...

Marjorie Jones Messer

Marjorie Jones Messer

Sep 4, 2015

Marjorie Jones Messer, 89, of 236 Messer Drive, Siler City died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Coventry House of Siler City, Mrs. Messer was born on October 3, 1925 in Johnston County. She was the daughter of Worth Melvin and Pearl (Barber) Jones. Marjorie was a farmer's wife and also worked in retail at TG&Y, and McCory's Stores. She was...

Harry Lee Horney

Harry Lee Horney

Sep 4, 2015

Harry Lee Horney, 88, of 1434 Sunset Drive, Siler City died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mr. Horney was born in Guilford County on May 6, 1927, the son of William Edd and Clara Levens Horney. Harry Lee was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church, the Men's Sunday School Class and was a Deacon...

Pauline Poe Dowd  Duncan

Pauline Poe Dowd Duncan

Aug 31, 2015

Pauline Poe Dowd Duncan, 88, of Siler City died Monday, August 31, 2015 at Siler City Center. Mrs. Duncan was born in Chatham County on November 9, 1926 the daughter of Coen and Florence (Edwards) Poe. She was a member of Rives Chapel Baptist Church and retired from Glendale Hosiery. Pauline was preceded in death by her husbands, Vernon Dowd,...

Ellen Dry  Vann

Ellen Dry Vann

Aug 30, 2015

Ellen Dry Vann, 77, of Siler City died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Vann was born in Stanly County on November 29, 1937 the daughter of Jacob Fleet and Myra (Efird) Dry. Ellen was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church and the Rachel Allred Sunday School Class. She enjoyed working in her yard...

Murray Milton  Andrew

Murray Milton Andrew

Aug 25, 2015

Murray Milton Andrew Murray Milton Andrew, 86, of Siler City, NC died Tuesday August 25th 2015 at Genesis Healthcare. He was born in Chatham County on June 18, 1929, the son of the late James Harvey and Mary Blanche Lindley Andrew. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an infant daughter and a brother, Donald Keith...

Leota Budd  Thompson

Leota Budd Thompson

Aug 23, 2015

Leota Budd Thompson of Siler City died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Coventry House of Siler City. Mrs. Thompson was born in Chatham County on August 20, 1924 the daughter of Grover L. and Ida Johnson Budd. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City, the Rachel Allred Sunday School Class and the Joy In The...

Ronnie  Black

Ronnie Black

Aug 21, 2015

Ronnie Black, 70, of Sam Lowe Road, Siler City died Friday, August 21, 2015 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Black was born in Chatham County on February 27, 1945, the son of Numa Floyd and Mary (Glass) Black. He was owner-operator for over 42 years of Black's Tractor & Equipment Company; and was a member of Rocky River Baptist...

Ronald Lynn  Phillips

Ronald Lynn Phillips

Aug 19, 2015

Ronald Lynn Phillips, 55, of Siler City died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Chatham Hospital. Mr. Phillips was born in Chatham County on August 18, 1960 the son of Lynville and Nancy (Dixon) Phillips. He was a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church, a graduate of Jordan Matthews High School and had been employed as a meat cutter. Lynn was...

Bernie Sanders  Jessup

Bernie Sanders Jessup

Aug 14, 2015

Bernie Sanders Jessup, 85, of Siler City, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Bernie was born on January 1, 1930 in Bear Creek, North Carolina to Sanders and Thelma (Driver) Jessup. After graduating from Bonlee High School, Bernie joined the United States Air Force in December of 1947. He attended...

Bessie Stanley  Wolfe

Bessie Stanley Wolfe

Aug 13, 2015

Bessie Caroline Stanley Wolfe, 79, of Siler City died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Wolfe was preceded in death by two daughters, Sarah Mangum and Debbie Wolfe. She is survived by two daughters, Fredia Moody...

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