Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Irene Trogdon  Vann

Irene Trogdon Vann

Nov 11, 2013

Irene Trogdon Vann, 79, of John Emerson Road, Siler City died Monday, November 11, 2013 at Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro. Mrs. Vann was born in Randolph County on April 17, 1934 the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Lina Walters Trogdon. Irene was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church where she served as pianist for 32 years. She had been employed...

James Benjamin  Harris, Jr.

James Benjamin Harris, Jr.

Nov 9, 2013

James Benjamin "Jamie" Harris, Jr., 47, of 8377 Holman Mill Road, Snow Camp died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his residence. Jamie was born in Chatham County on May 1, 1966 the son of James Benjamin and Lois Harris, Sr. He was employed by Hudson Cable as Operations Manager and attended South Fork Friends Meeting. He enjoyed spending time with...

Patricia Williams  Cox

Patricia Williams Cox

Nov 9, 2013

Patricia Williams Cox, 55, died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro. Mrs. Cox was born In Chatham County on November 29, 1957 the daughter of Paul Ray and Betty Jean (Fox Elkins) Williams. Patricia was a homemaker. Patricia was preceded in death by her parents; grandmother, Maude Kimrey She is survived by one daughter: Heather Parker and husband,...

James Thomas  Williams, Sr.

James Thomas Williams, Sr.

Nov 9, 2013

James Thomas "Tommy" Williams, Sr., 78, of 548 Cooper Street, Staley died Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Williams was born in Randolph County on April 12, 1935 the son of Heber and Dora (Branson) Williams. He had worked for over 30 years at Western Electric and AT&T in purchasing. Tommy was...

Samuel David  McPherson

Samuel David McPherson

Nov 8, 2013

Samuel David McPherson, 84, of McPherson Lane, Siler City died Friday, November 8, 2013 at his residence. Mr. McPherson was born in Chatham County on June 13, 1929 the son of John Luther and Sally (Fox) McPherson. He retired from Mountaire Poultry, formerly Hancock Feedmill, with over 30 years of service as a dispatcher. Dave was a lifelong member of...

Faydine Opal  Tisdale

Faydine Opal Tisdale

Nov 7, 2013

Faydine Opal Ellis Tisdale, 71, of Siler City died Thursday, November 7, 2013.Mrs. Tisdale was born June 4, 1942 the daughter of John M. and Mary Edna Johnson Ellis. Mrs. Tisdale was a native of Chatham County. Faydine was a homemaker, a member of Hickory Mountain United Methodist Church was preceded in death by husband, Garland Tisdale, brothers; Willie Ellis,...

Elaine Zimmerman  Stephens

Elaine Zimmerman Stephens

Nov 7, 2013

Elaine Zimmerman Stephens, 83, of Putnam Church Road, Carthage died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Mrs. Stephens was born October 6, 1930 in Rochester, NY the daughter of Lisle and Marion (Wood) Zimmerman. She was a homemaker, a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinehurst and St. Julia's Catholic Parish of Siler City....

Gertha Lane  Joyce

Gertha Lane Joyce

Oct 28, 2013

Gertha Lane Joyce, 87 of Bonlee Bennett Road, Siler City died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Manor Care Health Services, Pinehurst. Mrs. Joyce was born on December 22, 1925 in Lee County, the daughter of William Henry and Blanche (Hilliard) Lane. Gertha was a homemaker and member of Edward Hill Friends Meeting, the Senior Sunday School class and sang in...

Guilford Ray  Langley

Guilford Ray Langley

Oct 25, 2013

Guilford Ray Langley, 68, of Siler City died Friday, October 25, 2013 at Hinkle Hospice House, Lexington. Mr. Langley was born in Guilford County on June 11, 1945 the son of Ray and Dorothy Lee (Dunlap) Langley. He attended Bonlee Baptist Church, was an avid philatelist (stamp collector). He owned and operated Tar Heel Philatelics that allowed him time to...

Jeffery Allen  Blakley

Jeffery Allen Blakley

Oct 23, 2013

Jeffery Allen Blakley, 36, of Siler City died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Blakley was born in Tipton, Indiana on May 20, 1977 the son of Willie and Martha Petty Blakley. He was employed as a machine operator with EPC in Siler City. Jeffery was a graduate of Jordan Matthews High School and a Southern...

John Calvin  Bowers

John Calvin Bowers

Oct 22, 2013

John Calvin "J C" Bowers, 79, of Silk Hope- Gum Springs Road, Siler City died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Bowers was born in Chatham County on July 27, 1934 the son of Wiley and Eva (Thompson) Bowers. He was a member of Hickory Mountain United Methodist Church, an Army veteran and retired as a route salesman...

Helen Shepherd  Webster

Helen Shepherd Webster

Oct 21, 2013

Helen Shepherd Webster, 87, of Siler City died Monday, October 21, 2013 at Siler City Care. Mrs. Webster was born in Randolph County on November 15, 1925 the daughter of James and Bessie (Coble) Shepherd. She retired from Glendale Hosiery as a seamstress. Helen was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Esther Sunday School Class, Joy In The...

Jewel Elizabeth  Harris

Jewel Elizabeth Harris

Oct 20, 2013

Jewel Elizabeth Harris, 95 of Siler City, formerly of 386 Clyde Underwood Road died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Siler City Center. Miss Harris was born in Chatham County on December 3, 1917, the daughter of Dewitt and the Letita (Woody) Harris. Jewel was the oldest lifetime member of Plainfield Friends Meeting and was a poultry grower for Gold Kist....

Thomas Wayne Smith

Thomas Wayne Smith

Oct 16, 2013

Thomas "Tommy" Wayne Smith, 69, of 416 West Tenth Street, Siler City died Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Mr. Smith was born in Randolph County on August 12, 1944 the son of Glenn Thomas and Hazel (Black) Smith. He had retired from Mountaire Farms in maintenance. Tommy enjoyed traveling, spending time at the lake and working in his yard. He especially...

Clara Frances Jones  Lopossay

Clara Frances Jones Lopossay

Oct 14, 2013

Clara Jones Lopossay of Siler City died peacefully Monday, October 14, 2013 at Siler City Center. Mrs. Lopossay was born in Chatham County on July 13, 1924 the daughter of Manley and Mossie (Hicks) Jones. She was a member of Siler City Pentecostal Holiness Church and The Adult Sunday School Class. Clara was retired from Chatham County Schools Food Service....

Alf Nelson  Evans

Alf Nelson Evans

Oct 13, 2013

Alf Nelson Evans, 75, of Siler City died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Evans was born January 4, 1938 in Long Beach, NY the son of Ernest Frank and Ruth (Nelson) Evans. He was self employed as a maintenance worker. He is survived by brother: Ernest F. Evans and wife, Deirdre of Siler City, NC; sister, Nancy...

Bettie Jo  Morgan

Bettie Jo Morgan

Oct 13, 2013

Bettie Jo Morgan, 88, of Ruby, died Sunday, October 13, 2013. She was born June 30, 1925 in Bonlee, North Carolina to the late Charles and Edna Webster. She married Daniel J. Morgan in 1948 in Detroit. He died on February 22, 1986. Mrs. Morgan graduated from East Carolina University in Greenville North Carolina and was a school teacher for...

Aileen Greeson  Jones

Aileen Greeson Jones

Oct 11, 2013

Aileen Greeson Jones of Siler City died Friday, October 11, 2013 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell. Aileen was born in Guilford County on April 15, 1924 the daughter of James and Minnie Holt Greeson. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Siler City where she was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class and...

James Ray  Gilliland

James Ray Gilliland

Oct 11, 2013

James Ray Gilliland, 88, of Siler City died Friday, October 11, 2013 at Siler City Center Mr. Gilliland was born in Chatham County on July 6, 1925 the son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Lila (Dixon) Gilliland. He was a farmer and enjoyed raising cows, carpentry work and helping in the community no matter the need. Ray was preceded in...

Harold Keith  Hart

Harold Keith Hart

Oct 10, 2013

Mr. Harold Keith Hart, 71, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at UNC Hospital on Thursday, October 10, 2013. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Saturday, October 12, at First Baptist Church of Siler City. A funeral service will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13 at First Baptist Church with the...