Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Siler City, NC and Surrounding Areas.

Dixie Smith  Brown

Dixie Smith Brown

Mar 14, 2013

Dixie Smith Brown, 88, of Hunters Trail, Myrtle Beach, SC died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Brown was born in Siler City, NC on May 22, 1924 the daughter of William Robert and Laura (Adcock) Smith. After moving to Myrtle Beach, Dixie and her husband, Therrell, purchased the Sea Esta Motel, which they operated for many years....

Margaret Johnson  Sauls

Margaret Johnson Sauls

Mar 11, 2013

Margaret Johnson Sauls, 84, of 2065 Mt. Vernon-Hickory Mtn Road, Siler City died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Sauls was born in Alamance County on May 25, 1928 the daughter of Rufus and Bessie (Workman) Johnson. She was a member of South Fork Friends Meeting and had been employed in furniture manufacturing. Margaret was...

Charlie Carson  Routh

Charlie Carson Routh

Mar 11, 2013

Charlie Carson "CC" Routh, Jr., 90, of Bonlee died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Coventry House Of Siler City. Mr. Routh was born in Randolph County on March 28, 1922 the son of Charles C. and Elizabeth Jane (Cox) Routh, Sr. He was a member of Hope United Methodist Church and a cattle farmer. CC, as he was known, enjoyed...

Frances Petty  Denise

Frances Petty Denise

Mar 10, 2013

On Sunday, March 10, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer, Frances Petty Denise, 66, of Bonlee-Bennett Rd., Siler City went home to be with the Lord surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Chatham County on July 27, 1946 the daughter of Murphy Linwood and Edith (White) Petty. Frances was a member of Tyson's Creek Baptist Church...

Robert Frederic  Hall

Robert Frederic Hall

Mar 10, 2013

Robert Frederic Hall, 79, of Willie Duncan Road, Siler City died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro. Mr. Hall was born in Rockingham County on June 1, 1933. He served in the Marine Corps and was the owner/operator of Hall's Produce in Siler City. He is survived by his wife: Leslie (Schilling) Hall; step-daughter, Natalie...

Ruby White Beal  Cole

Ruby White Beal Cole

Mar 5, 2013

Ruby White Beal Cole, 74, of Goldston-Glendon Road, Goldston died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Cole was born in Chatham County on October 25, 1938 the daughter of Loss Lynn and Nellie Mae (Joyce) White. She was a member of Bonlee Baptist Church and Badin Shores Chapel. Ruby had worked at Chatham Hospital in medical records and...

James Melvin  Brady

James Melvin Brady

Mar 5, 2013

James Melvin Brady, 60, of Clint Fields Road, Bear Creek died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Melvin was born in Chatham County on February 13, 1953 the son of Lynden and Sue (Gatlin) Brady. Melvin was self employed in home repair, a "jack of all trades", able to do just about anything. He was a giving...

William Alan  Schultze

William Alan Schultze

Mar 2, 2013

William Alan Schultze, 47, of Arrowhead Loop, Pittsboro died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mr. Schultze was born in Harris County, Texas on June 25, 1965 the son of Richard William and Joan (Lundy) Schultze. He was a graduate of Clear Lake High School where he lettered in track, baseball, football, soccer and the school...

Rachel May Moody

Rachel May Moody

Feb 27, 2013

Rachel May Moody, 62, of Moody Loop Road, Siler City died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Ms. Moody was born in Alamance County on October 5, 1950 the daughter of Charlie J. and Martha Angie (Phillips) Moody. She was a homemaker and attended Rives Chapel Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing bingo, watching TV and working...

Bernice Gray Thomas

Bernice Gray Thomas

Feb 25, 2013

Bernice "Bill" Gray Thomas, 88, of Epps Clark Road, Siler City died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Laurels Of Chatham, Pittsboro. Mr. Thomas was born in Cleveland County on January 19, 1925 the son of Thomas Jesse and Georgia (Jennings) Thomas. Bill was the owner of Chatham Auto Parts, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of...

Evonne Brown  Musso

Evonne Brown Musso

Feb 23, 2013

Evonne Brown Musso, 80, of 1112 West Third Street, Siler City died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Chatham Hospital, Inc., Siler City. Mrs. Musso was born July 8, 1932 in Chatham County, the daughter of Wesley R. and Maggie (Moore) Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Musso and a son, Larry Dean Brooks. Evonne was a...

Carlene Alva   Dixon

Carlene Alva Dixon

Feb 21, 2013

Carlene Dixon, daughter of Alva and Harry Engelhard, returned home on February 21, 2013 at the age of 55. Born on December 12, 1957 Carlene spent her early years in Florida, Georgia and abroad with her mother. A wanderer at heart, she traveled the country with her family before moving to Virginia to attend college. Carlene graduated in 1988 from...

Mabel Oldham  Lemons

Mabel Oldham Lemons

Feb 17, 2013

Mabel Oldham Lemons, 90, of 591 Henry Oldham Road, Bear Creek died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Lemons was born October 2, 1922 in Chatham County, the daughter of Henry L. and Mattie (Fisher) Oldham. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lonnie L. (Buss) Lemons, a son, Lonnie L. (Pete) Lemons, brothers and...

Robert Riley  Ferguson, Jr.

Robert Riley Ferguson, Jr.

Feb 15, 2013

Robert Riley Ferguson, Jr. of Siler City died Friday, February 15, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Ferguson was born March 30, 1922 the son of Robert Riley and Ina Bolding Ferguson. "Bobby" was a native of Haywood County but has been a resident and a dairy farmer in Chatham County since 1950 until his retirement in 1987. Prior to farming,...

Sarah Frances Dixon  White

Sarah Frances Dixon White

Feb 11, 2013

Mrs. Sarah Frances Dixon White, 78, of Sanford, NC died Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, NC. Mrs. White was born August 17, 1934, in Siler City, NC, to the late Wade and Myrtle Dixon. Mrs. White was preceded in death by her loving husband MSG (Retired) Charlie Luther White. She is survived by...

Johnsie Brooks  Elmore

Johnsie Brooks Elmore

Feb 6, 2013

Johnsie Brooks Elmore, 93, of Bear Creek died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Siler City Care & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Elmore was born in Chatham County on April 6, 1919 the daughter of Herbert Lee and Laudis (Fox) Brooks. She was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church where she was a member of the Adult Sunday School Class and the...

Rosemarie  Krischan

Rosemarie Krischan

Jan 30, 2013

Rosemarie "Bunny" Krischan, 73, of South Second Avenue, Siler City died Wednesday, January 30, at her residence. Mrs. Krischan was born August 24, 1939 of Authur and Stephanie Krischan. She was of the Baptist faith and had worked as a switchboard operator for a medical office. She enjoyed shopping, reading and working with flowers especially roses, forsythia and orchids. She...

William Franklin  Herring

William Franklin Herring

Jan 29, 2013

William Franklin "Bill" Herring, 73, Siler City died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at his residence Mr. Herring was born in Sampson County on September 1, 1939 the son of Autry and Lottie (McLemore) Herring. Bill was a member of the First Baptist Church of Siler City where he served on the finance committee. He retired from Southland Life Insurance and...

Elizabeth Faye  McLaughlin

Elizabeth Faye McLaughlin

Jan 26, 2013

Faye Ray McLaughlin, 73, of 1013 Candlewood Circle, Siler City died Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Siler City. Mrs. McLaughlin was born August 17, 1939 the daughter of John Van and Mary Gertrude (Harris) Ray. Mrs. McLaughlin was a native of Chatham County. Faye worked as a reception PBX operator at Chatham Hospital and was a member of First United...

Wilbert  Haith

Wilbert Haith

Jan 25, 2013

Wilbert Haith, 80, of 1196 Pearleman Teague Road, Siler City died Friday, January 25, 2013. Mr. Haith was born in Chatham County on September 14, 1932 the son of Allen L. and Anna Betty (Thomas) Haith. Wilbert was a member of Center United Methodist Church. He was the former owner/operator of S & H Oil Company, a cattle farmer and...