Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Louise Martin Andrews
Jan 7, 2016
Louise Martin Andrews, 87, of Siler City died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Siler City Center. Mrs. Andrews was born in Rockingham County on September 29, 1928 the daughter of Drewry and Molly (Watkins) Martin. Louise was a member of Faith Baptist Church and retired from Glendale Hosiery. Louise was preceded in death by her husband Julian Edward Andrews; her...
Sue Wall Humes
Jan 6, 2016
Sue Wall Humes, 60, of Bear Creek died Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Mrs. Humes was born in Fayetteville on February 12, 1955 the daughter of Rex Webster Wall and Margaret (Hilliard) Phillips. She attended Edward Hill Friends Meeting, was a 1973 graduate of Chatham Central High School and a 1977 graduate of UNC-CH School of Nursing. Sue made a career...
Robert O. "Kitten" Holt
Jan 6, 2016
Robert O. "Kitten" Holt, 75, of Siler City died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Chatham Hospital. Mr. Holt was born in Chatham County on October 8, 1940 the son of Newby and Carrie Lee (Johnson) Holt. He was the retired owner/operator of Robert Holt Flooring and an active member of Rives Chapel Baptist Church. He was currently serving on the...
Johnsie Lane Gaines
Jan 3, 2016
Johnsie Lane Gaines, 92, formerly of Bear Creek, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Liberty Commons Nursing Center, Jacksonville. Mrs. Gaines was born in Moore County on April 15, 1923 the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Elsie Mae (Stutts) Lane. She attended Bear Creek Baptist Church and retired from Chatham County Schools as a cafeteria worker. Johnsie was preceded in...
Gerald Wayne Patterson
Jan 3, 2016
Gerald Wayne Patterson, 64, of Ed Leonard Road, Siler City died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Patterson was born in Chatham County on April 21, 1951 the son of James Anderson and Hazel (Willett) Patterson. Gerald attended Edward Hill Friends Meeting, worked at Boling Chair Company and was a self employed house painter. Gerald was preceded in...
Jerry Ross Stevens
Jan 1, 2016
Jerry Ross Stevens, 71, of Siler City died Friday, January 1, 2016 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mr. Stevens was born June 26, 1944, the son of Roland Lee and Esbie Elizabeth Scotton Stevens. Jerry was a native of Chatham County. He was employed by Cone Mills as a truck driver. His favorite thing to do was cooking Barbeque for...
Bessie Pearl Andrews
Dec 31, 2015
Bessie Pearl Anderson Andrews, 94, of Siler City died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Coventry House of Siler City. Mrs. Andrews was born October 9, 1921 the daughter of Charlie Frank and Carie Wier Anderson. Mrs. Andrews was a native of Guilford County. Bessie and her husband started Brownie Lu Restaurant and ran the Carolina Restaurant in Siler City. Bessie...
Mary Carol Linnens Byrd
Dec 31, 2015
Mary Carol Linnens Byrd, age 81, of Siler City died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mrs. Byrd was born in Chatham County on July 8, 1934 the daughter of Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Frazier) Linnens. She was a homemaker and attended First Wesleyan Church of Siler City. Mary Carol was preceded in death by husband, Carl...
Larry Taylor Cockman
Dec 29, 2015
Larry Taylor Cockman, 56, of US Hwy 64 West, Pittsboro died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Cockman was born in Chatham County on November 30, 1959 the son of William L. "Billy" and Peggy (Johnson) Cockman. Larry was a member of Joy Baptist Church and had worked for Cable Vision. He is survived by his parents and...
Frances Griffin Robbins
Dec 27, 2015
Frances Griffin Robbins, 90, of Siler City died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Coventry House of Siler City. Mrs. Robbins was born in Chatham County on December 31, 1924 the daughter of Fred and Sally (Lowe) Griffin. She was a member of the Siler City Presbyterian Church where she had served as a Deacon, member of the choir and served...
Jenny Lind Guthrie
Dec 25, 2015
Jenny Lind Holt Guthrie, 55, of Rockingham died Friday, December 25, 2015. Mrs. Guthrie was born in Chatham County on November 2, 1960, and was the daughter of Odeal Bathey (Milo) Holt and Frankie Gilmore Holt Flippin. She was preceded in death by her father, She is survived by one daughter: Kelly Nicole Guthrie; of West End, NC; one son:...
Christopher Perry Fields
Dec 25, 2015
Christopher Perry Fields passed away at his residence on December 25, 2015. Born April 30, 1955, Chris was a life-long resident of Siler City, graduate of Jordan-Matthews High School (1973), and Central Carolina Community College (1988). Chris was a member and past master of Siler City Masonic Lodge #403 A.F. & A.M. He retired from TriPath Imaging, where he worked...
Juanita Cooper Phillips
Dec 20, 2015
Juanita Cooper Phillips, 89, of Bear Creek died Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Tara Plantation, Carthage with her children by her side. Mrs. Phillips was born in Hyman, South Carolina on October 31, 1926 the daughter of Christopher C. and Annie (Prosser) Cooper. Juanita was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker....
Jewel Teague Hall
Dec 19, 2015
Jewel Teague Hall, 70, of Burlington died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington. Mrs. Hall was born in Chatham County on December 25, 1944 the daughter of Grady and Roberta (Brown) Teague. She had been employed in a nursing home helping others but she was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and time spent with her family,...
William John "Johnny" Welch
Dec 19, 2015
William John "Johnny" Welch, 67, of Siler City died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Siler City Center. Mr. Welch was born March 15, 1948 the son of Carl Levi and Pearl Brewer Welch. Johnny was employed as a construction worker, loved the outdoors and was an avid deer hunter. He was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church. He is...
Ida Woodell Moose Smith
Dec 17, 2015
Ida Woodell Moose Smith, 91, of Siler City died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born in Guilford County on June 27, 1924 the daughter of Roy Johnson and Ida (Woodell) Moose. She had worked as a secretary at Siler City Mills and she and her husband, William Roland Smith, were the former owners/operators of B...
Roger David Johnson
Dec 17, 2015
Roger David Johnson, 54, of Carrboro died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born in Chatham County on May 5, 1961 the son of Porter W. and Virginia (Brafford) Johnson. His home church was First Wesleyan Church of Siler City. He was a sales associate with The Ink Spot in Carrboro. Roger was preceded in death...
Jimmy "Rabbit" Allen Caviness
Dec 8, 2015
Jimmy "Rabbit" Allen Caviness, 65, of Joe Caviness Road, Bear Creek died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at VA Medical Center, Durham. Mr. Caviness was born in Chatham County on March 6, 1950 the son of Joseph Allen and Hilda (Brafford) Caviness. He was a member of Providence United Methodist Church, attended Edwards Hill Friends Meeting and was a retired truck...
George Burton Johnson
Dec 8, 2015
George Burton Johnson, 81 went into the presence of the Lord on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born in Chatham County on September 28, 1934, the son of Samuel O. Johnson and Annie Lee (Massey) Johnson. He was a member of Loves Creek Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He proudly...
John J. Polok
Dec 7, 2015
John J. Polok, 65, of Browns Crossroads Road, Staley died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Mr. Polok was born in Germany on July 12, 1950 the son of Wilhelm and Elizabeth Polok. John was an Army Veteran, serving in Vietnam. He was a foreman in the construction of homes. He is survived by his wife of 19...