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Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

John Calvin  Williams

John Calvin Williams

May 13, 2015

John Calvin Williams, 85, of Zion Church Road, Staley died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mr. Williams was born May 2, 1930 in Randolph County the son of Vernon Rufus and Floy (Pike) Williams. Calvin was an Army Veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict, a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City...

Mildred Hilliard  Finn

Mildred Hilliard Finn

May 12, 2015

Mildred Hilliard Finn, 88, of Mt. Vernon-Hickory Mountain Road, Siler City died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Finn was born in Chatham County on December 10, 1926 the daughter of Nathan Thomas and Alice (Johnson) Hilliard. She was a homemaker and a member of Emmaus Baptist Church. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Atlas Thomas...

Mary Ann Hillilard  Hardister

Mary Ann Hillilard Hardister

May 11, 2015

Mary Ann Hilliard Hardister, 67, of Bonlee died Monday, May 11, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Hardister was born in Chatham County on July 3, 1947 the daughter of Marshall and Josie (Beal) Hilliard. She had been employed by Klopman Mills in Ramseur. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husband, J. L. Hardister and her parents. She is...

Ronald William "Billy"  McPherson

Ronald William "Billy" McPherson

May 7, 2015

Ronald William "Billy" McPherson, 83, of Ed Clapp Road, Siler City died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Coventry House Of Siler City. Mr. McPherson was born in Guilford County on February 9, 1932 the son of J. Wade and Estie (Lowe) McPherson. Billy was an active member of Piney Grove United Methodist Church. He was a dairy farmer for twenty-two...

Donald "Donnie" Robert Morrison, Sr.

Donald "Donnie" Robert Morrison, Sr.

Apr 29, 2015

Donald "Donnie" Robert Morrison, Sr., 69, of Murchison Road, Gulf died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford. Mr. Morrison was born March 1, 1946 in Washington, DC the son of Robert Lee and Sara Emma (Bridges) Morrison. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon. Donald was retired from PSNC...

Mary Frances Ivey  Smith

Mary Frances Ivey Smith

Apr 24, 2015

Mary Frances Ivey Smith, 93, of South Second Avenue, Siler City died Friday, April 24, 2015 at her residence . Mrs. Smith was born in Chatham County on April 4, 1922 the daughter of Preston and Minnie (Sizemore) Ivey. Mrs. Smith was a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City and retired from Glendale Hosiery. She was an...

Beulah Hancock  Hammer

Beulah Hancock Hammer

Apr 22, 2015

Beulah Hancock Hammer, 89, of Goldston died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford. Beulah was born in Chatham County on December 23, 1925 the daughter of George Graham and Mossie Wilson Hancock. Beulah was a member of Goldston Baptist Church where she was a member of the WMU, social and the benevolent committees. For years, Beulah provided...

Jack Bailey Elkins

Jack Bailey Elkins

Apr 20, 2015

Jack B. Elkins, 83, of Siler City died Monday, April 20, 2015 at his residence. Jack was born in Chatham County on October 23, 1931 the son of Tatum and Alma Lambert Elkins. He was a member of Rives Chapel Baptist Church and the Men's Sunday School Class. Jack was also a member of the Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge #...

James Dorsett Hunter

James Dorsett Hunter

Apr 19, 2015

James Dorsett "Pete" Hunter of East Finch Street, Siler City died April 19, 2015 at Siler City Center. Pete was born in Chatham County on September 27, 1933 the son of James and Mary Frances Dorsett Hunter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City and a veteran of the US Army. Pete was an Assistant...

Thomas Loumis Phillips

Thomas Loumis Phillips

Apr 16, 2015

Thomas Loumis Phillips, 86, of Bear Creek passed away peacefully Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his home. Mr. Phillips was born December 1, 1928 and lived his entire life in Bear Cr5eek. He spent his lifetime farming and being a devoted husband, father and papa to his family. He was a good neighbor and friend to all in his community....

Betty Shore  Long

Betty Shore Long

Apr 15, 2015

Betty Shore Long, 72, of Albert Hargrove Road, Siler City died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mrs. Long was born in Alamance County on January 23, 1943 the daughter of Lawrence Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (McPherson) Shore. Betty had attended Bethlehem Wesleyan Church. She had previously worked at Kayser Roth, Wright Furniture and March Furniture....

Mearl  Bruner

Mearl Bruner

Apr 14, 2015

Mearl B. Bruner Lakeland – Mearl B. Bruner, 95, went to be with the Lord on Apr. 14, 2015. Mrs. Bruner was born in Moore County, NC on Aug. 29, 1919, to the late George and Sarah Brown. She retired from the textile industry in North Carolina, and moved to the Lakeland area in 1995. She had numerous memberships, including...

Janie Clark  Moore

Janie Clark Moore

Apr 14, 2015

Janie Clark Moore, 87, of Gulf died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford. Mrs. Moore was born In Chatham County on April 19, 1927 the daughter of Jordan Tysor and Lessie Ann (Dowdy) Clark. She was retired from Kayser Roth Distribution Center in Goldston. Janie was an active member of Bethany Baptist Church where she was a...

David Quinn  Street

David Quinn Street

Apr 6, 2015

David Quinn Street, 19, of 118 Feaster Road, Siler City died Monday, April 6, 2015. Quinn was a native of Chatham County, born on May 6, 1995 the son of Danny and Monica (Williams) Street. He was a graduate of Chatham Central High School where he played football and was a member of the Horticultural Team that was recognized as...

Lydia Ann Moody

Lydia Ann Moody

Apr 5, 2015

Lydia Ann Moody, 83, of Chapel Hill died April 5, 2015. She was born in Siler City and was a graduate of Woman's College, now UNC-G, with a degree in Sociology and Recreation. She studied at Columbia University in New York and received her Master of Education degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. Lydia was Everlasting President of her senior class at...

Daniel Austin Everwine, Sr.

Daniel Austin Everwine, Sr.

Mar 22, 2015

Daniel Austin Everwine, Sr., 89, of Bradford Rogers Lane, Siler City died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Everwine, Sr. was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey on October 11, 1925 the son of Jeremiah N. and Geneva (Blake) Everwine. Daniel was a self- employed carpenter and farmer. He was a principled man of strong faith that was...

Patricia Hilliard Gaines  Wagoner

Patricia Hilliard Gaines Wagoner

Mar 17, 2015

Patricia Hilliard Wagoner, 60, of NC Hwy 902, Bear Creek, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Wagoner was born in Chatham County on January 7, 1955, the daughter of Walter Harold and Doris Jones Hilliard. She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church where she was involved in several activities. Pat had been employed in retail...

L. Odell Cox

L. Odell Cox

Mar 15, 2015

L. Odell Cox, 75, of Old Battleground Road, Greensboro died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Hospice Home At High Point. Mr. Cox was born in Randolph County on November 28, 1939, the son of Lester and Cora (Williamson) Cox. Odell was the owner/operator of Traders Chevrolet in Greensboro. He was a member of Rocky River Friends Meeting where he had...

Jacqueline Thomas  Awtrey

Jacqueline Thomas Awtrey

Mar 12, 2015

Jacqueline Thomas Awtrey, 82, of Dorsett Road, Siler City died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at UNC Hospitals. Mrs. Awtrey was born in Chatham County on September 15, 1932 the daughter of Clarence D. and Swannie (Fox) Thomas. She was retired from Kellwood Company where she worked in the accounting department. Following her retirement she worked as a teachers' assistant in...

Wallace Copeland Ellis

Wallace Copeland Ellis

Mar 7, 2015

Wallace Copeland Ellis, 93, of Siler City died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at his home. Mr. Ellis was born on July 3, 1921, in Pittsboro and was the son of Jodie and Mamie Copeland Ellis. He was an Army veteran of WW II, and received the Purple Heart for active duty in the European Theater in 1943. He was retired...

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