Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.
Michael Shannon Ferguson
May 18, 2015
Michael Shannon Ferguson, 40, of Siler City died Monday, May 18, 2015. Mr. Ferguson was born in Chatham County on October 4, 1974 the son of David R. and Mary Ann (Moore) Ferguson. Shannon was a 1992 graduate of Jordan Matthews High School. He was employed and part owner of the family business, Ferguson Welding. He was a member of...
Rachel Brown Beane
May 17, 2015
Rachel Brown Beane, 82, of Greenhill Drive, Siler City died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Siler City Center . Mrs. Beane was born in Chatham County on September 28, 1932 the daughter of Oscar Millard and Vera (Bray) Brown. Rachel attended The Siler City Chapel and worked for several years at Friendly Florist as a designer. She is survived by...
Mary Ellis
May 17, 2015
Mary Ellis 82, of Charlie Fields Road, Pittsboro died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Sanford Health & Rehab, Sanford. Mrs. Ellis was born in Berlin Germany on December 26, 1932. While living in Germany, Mary taught kindergarten. After moving to the United States, she worked as a nurse's assistant. Mary enjoyed fishing, playing cards, Bingo, working in crossword books, watching...
Janette DeBoard Fagg
May 16, 2015
Janette DeBoard Fagg, 78, of Gilliland Road, Siler City died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Fagg was born Smyth County, Richmond, Virginia on December 14, 1936, the daughter of Glenn and Mary (Parks) DeBoard. Janette was a retired bus driver for the Chatham County Schools and a teacher's aide. She loved to help raise her grandchildren, mowing...
Archie Hugh Smith, Jr.
May 14, 2015
Archie Hugh Smith, Jr., born December 18, 1951, formerly of Bear Creek, NC, resident of Sparta, NC, died May 14, 2015 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. He is survived by his wife, Grace Janet Cox Smith of the home; two sisters, Carolyn Carter of Fort Collins, Colorado, May Glasglow of Roanoke Rapids, NC; one niece; two nephews. He...
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...