OBITUARIES

Oct 22, 2022

Calvin Edison Powers, 94, of Bennett, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Autumn Care in Biscoe. The funeral  will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Beulah Baptist Church with Dr. Neal Jackson presiding. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 p.m.-2:45...

Oct 20, 2022

Wanda Lenora Phillips Estridge, 65, of Bear Creek died Thursday, October 20, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. The funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, October 24, 2022, at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Bear Creek with Rev. Darrell Garner presiding. The family will recieve friends from 11:00 - 11:45 prior to the service. Burial...

Oct 15, 2022

Trudy Pearce Jones, 73, of Bennett, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her home, surrounded by family. The funeral  will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Fall Creek Baptist Church with Pastor Edwin Moore and Rev. George Townsend presiding. Visitation will be at Joyce-Brady Chapel on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 6:00-8:00...

Oct 13, 2022

Robert Perry Cardwell, 66, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Baptist Hospital. The funeral will be on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at High Falls Wesleyan Church, where he was a member, with Rev. Roger Riffe presiding. Interment will follow the service. The family will receive friends before the service from 1:00-1:45 pm....

Oct 8, 2022

Weldon Loyd Craven, 85, of Seagrove, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. The funeral will be on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Union Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Pastor Alton Burrow and Dr. Ron Chaney presiding. Interment, with military honors, will follow the service. Visitation...

Oct 4, 2022

Deborah Sue Neal Hughes, 71, of Bear Creek, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Chatham Hospital. A graveside service  will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 2:00, p.m. at Fair Promise UMC, where she was a member,  with Rev. Tom Hallberg  presiding. The family will receive friends after the service. Joyce-Brady Chapel will be open...

Oct 2, 2022

Myrtis Maness Brady, 92, of Bennett, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Tara Plantation in Carthage. The funeral  will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 3:00, p.m. at Pine Mountain Church with Rev. Edwin Moore, Rev. Robert Kidd and Rev. Chris Wilson presiding. The family will receive friends before the service from 2:00 pm-2:45 pm....

Sep 30, 2022

Lynda Hussey Brewer, 71, of Bennett, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022 at her home.A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 2:00, p.m. at Pine Mountain Church with Pastor Edwin Moore and Rev. Robert Kidd presiding. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall after the service. Joyce-Brady Chapel will be open...

Sep 13, 2022

Eugene Raeford Maness, 78, of Bennett, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 11 o’clock, at Beulah Baptist Church, where he was a member, with Dr. Neal Jackson presiding.

There will be no visitation. Joyce-Brady Chapel will...

Sep 9, 2022

Christine Shields Langley, 87, of Siler City, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at the Hospice House in Pittsboro. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Pine Mountain Church, in Bennett with Rev. Chris Wilson and Pastor Edwin Moore presiding.

Christine was born in Moore County on...

Sep 9, 2022

Margaret “Sally” Garner McNeill went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 9, 2022 surrounded by her children and loved ones.

Sally was born on September 23, 1945 to the late Henry and Lillian Garner. In addition to her parents,  she was preceded in death by her husband Samuel McNeill; brother, Thomas Garner and...

Aug 27, 2022

Betty Lou Wilson Sanders, 85, of Eagle Springs, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Bright Light Baptist Church with Rev. Sammy McNeill and Rev. Colton Moore presiding. The family will receive friends before the service from 12:00 -1:45 p.m....

Aug 6, 2022

Margaret Caulder Brown, 86, of Bennett, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Chatham Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Mt. Zion UMC  with Rev. Ted Beane presiding. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall after the service. Joyce-Brady Chapel will be open from 1:00-5:00 p.m. on...

Jul 31, 2022

Peggy Marie Powers Phillips, 91, of Bennett, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Fall Creek Baptist Church with Pastor George Townsend and Dr. Ron Chaney presiding. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall after the...

Jul 18, 2022

Donald Lee Bray, 47, of Siler City, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Duke University Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Brush Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Taylor and Rev. Shannon Petty presiding. The family will receive friends before the service at the church from 1:00-1:45...

Jul 11, 2022

Roy Moore, 82, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022 at home with his family. Roy was born in Moore County, NC on January 25, 1940 to Rancie Lee Moore and Nora Scott Moore. In addition to his parents Roy was proceeded in death by his sister, Louise Maness; brothers, Rancie (Bud) Moore Jr, John (Dee) Moore, Marvin Moore, Paul Moore...

Jul 9, 2022

Janet Stamey Threatt, 90, of Wallace, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Chatham Hospital. A celebration of life will be held  at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Park Street United Methodist Church in Belmont, NC.

Janet was born in Gaston County on May 10, 1932 to Ruby and George McCarn. She previously...

Jul 3, 2022

Larry “Kevin” Morris, 52, of Siler City, passed away peacefully at the Hospice House in Pittsboro on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Kevin enjoyed hunting and NASCAR and was a Dale Earnhardt and UNC Tarheels fan. He enjoyed the beach and being with his family and friends.

Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Larry Morris.

Jun 23, 2022

Gary Lewis Maness, 59, of Bennett, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Randolph Hospice House. The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 26 , 2022 at Pleasant Grove Christian Church with John Wayne Phillips and Pastor Don Edwards presiding. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the...

Jun 22, 2022

Lois Marie Frazier, 31, of Wagram, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. She was born in Chatham County on October 8, 1990 to Charlotte Dishman and Bobby Joe Frazier. Lois was self-employed as a carpenter and housekeeper. She enjoyed fishing in any body of water, swimming, horseback riding and raising chickens. She adored her children, family and fur...