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LOUISE MOORE
PITTSBORO - Louise Strowd Moore, 93, died Friday (8/6/04).
Moore was a native and lifelong resident of northern Chatham County. She will be remembered for her unwavering generosity; her love of flowers, babies and other growing things; and her joyful and happy approach to life.
Funeral was held Monday at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, Pittsboro.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bland Moore and a daughter, Margaret Bland Moore Milliken. Surviving are daughter, Frances Strowd Moore Danek of Pittsboro; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family requests that memorial gifts be made to Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 269 Mann's Chapel Road, Pittsboro, N.C., 27312.
Arrangements are by Griffin Funeral Service and Cremation of Pittsboro.
LEE PHILLIPS
LILLINGTON - Lee Phillips, 81, of Lillington, died Saturday (8/7/04) at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg.
He was a World War II veteran and a U.S. Army retiree. He was a longtime employee of Whitin-Roberts Company of Sanford.
Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. today at O'Quinn-Peebles Chapel by the Rev. George Stallings. Burial will follow in Harnett Memorial Park.
Surviving are wife, Valley Phillips of Lillington; a son, Tommy Lee Phillips and wife Laurel of Lake Orion, Mich.; a daughter, Suzan Phillips Kelly and husband Billy Joe of Sanford; a brother, the Rev. Frank Phillips and wife Edith of Burnsville; sisters, Maxine DeLlagelphia of Torrington, Conn., and Lucy Fox, Lucille Hunter and Lauri Cooper, all of Burnsville; and five grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the family home.
Arrangements are by O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home.
LEE DUNN JR.
EAGLE SPRINGS - Lee Leon Dunn Jr., 28, died Saturday (8/7/04) at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville.
Funeral was held Monday at Zion Grove AME Zion Church in Eagle Springs by the Rev. Linda Person. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Surviving are a son, Issac Dunn of Kannapolis; parents, Lee and Doris Dunn Sr.; sisters, Connie Moody and husband Jimmy of Raleigh; Stacie Dunn of Eagle Springs, LaChandra Davis and husband Marcus of Apex and Sabrina Dunn of Greensboro; a brother, Travis Dunn of Cary; and grandparents, Rhoda Dunn and Hubert Dunn Sr. of Star.
Arrangements are by Person Funeral Home of Robbins.
CHARLES JENKINS
SANFORD - Charles E. Jenkins, 51, of 551 Peach Orchard Road, died Thursday (8/5/04) at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at True Apostolic Deliverance Center in Sanford by Apostle Samuel Thomas. Burial will follow in Minter Cemetery.
Surviving are wife, Teresa Jenkins of the home; daughters, Jennifer Mickle, Charlene Griffin and Malika McKoy, all of Sanford; sons, Marion Jenkins and wife Maria and William McKoy, all of Sanford; stepchildren, Christina and Gilbert Jones of the home; and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home in Sanford.
MARY SLOAN
BROADWAY - Mary Ida Gardner Sloan, 84, died Monday (8/9/04) at her home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Sloan, and sons, James, Roy and Jimmy Sloan.
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at O'Quinn-Peebles Chapel by the Rev. Pearl Castleberry. Burial will follow in Holly Springs Baptist Church cemetery in Broadway.
Surviving are daughters, Ruby Griffin, Carolyn Hallman and Bearnise Elfritz, all of Broadway; sons, Leslie Sloan and Tony Sloan, both of Broadway, and Bernice Sloan of Sanford; a sister, Hazel Rose of Warrenton; brother, John Gardner of Angier; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home and at other times at her home.
ETHEL JORDAN
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Ethel Venitia Jordan, 97, formerly of Sanford, died Saturday (8/7/04) in Gainesville.
Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ada Lucy Ricketts Jordan.
Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Salem Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Surviving are daughters, Betty A. Springer of Delaware, Millie Waltman of Linthicum, Md.; a son, Leon Rogers Byerly of Delaware; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.
RITA WILLETT
SILER CITY - Janet Holland "Rita" Willett, 63, of 521 Greenhill Drive, died Sunday (8/8/04).
She was a native of Chatham County and a homemaker. She attended the Church of God. She was preceded in death by her father, Estice Emmette Holland.
Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. at Edwards Hill Friends Meeting, 92 Edward Hill Church Road, Siler City by the Rev. David Freeman. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are husband, S. Tommy Willett of Siler City; a daughter, Sandra Gaines Frye and husband Jeff of Sanford; sons, Barry Gaines and wife Lisa of Goldston and Danny Gaines and wife Kathy of Bear Creek; mother, Martha Johnson Holland of New Hill; brother, Charles William Holland of New Hill; sisters, Annie H. Flinchum and Clara H. Flinchum both of Carthage, Nancy H. Howell of Seagrove and Lu H. Smith of Fuquay-Varina; and six grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Smith and Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City.
Memorial gifts may be made to Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3600, Durham, N.C., 27710.
GERALDINE COTTEN
SANFORD - Geraldine Johnson Cotten, 78, of Sanford, died Sunday (8/8/04) at Manor Care in Pinehurst.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Center United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jason Tomscha and the Rev. Richard Farmer. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are husband, Odis Cotten of Sanford; a stepson, Mark Cotten of Sanford; a stepdaughter, Sharon Moffitt of Texas; a half sister, Mary Johnson of Lexington; and two stepgrandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Miller-Boles Funeral Home.
MACON MOSES
CAMERON - Macon L. Moses, 83, of 2896 N.C. 24/27, died Monday (8/9/04) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
He was a native of Moore County and a son of the late Roger and Mary Moses. He retired after 42 years as a railroad operator with the Seaboard Coastline. He was preceded in death by his son, Roger Moses, and two brothers.
Funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Cameron Baptist Church by the Rev. Wayne Green. Burial will follow in Cameron Cemetery.
Surviving are wife, Lois Cooper Moses; sisters, Virginia Cooper of Hamlet, Martha Jernigan of Baltimore, Md., and Betty Jean Corbet of Morrisville; and two granddaughters.
The family will receive friends at the residence.
Arrangements are by Fry and Prickett Funeral Home.
MARY LOU BROOKS
SILER CITY - Mary Lou Brooks, 69, of Siler City, died Sunday (8/8/04) at Sunbridge Nursing Home.
Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Jordan Grove AME Zion Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are a daughter, Brenda Carolyn Brooks of Roxboro; a sister, Evelyn McSwain of Siler City; a brother, Albert Jr. McSwain of Siler City.
Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home in Siler City.
MAMIE TRICE
DURHAM - Mamie Trice, 82, of Durham, formerly of Sanford, died Wednesday (8/4/04) at Select Specialty Hospital in Durham.
The family is at 3504 June Road, Sanford.
Arrangements are by Watson Mortuary.
ELIZABETH ALSTON
PITTSBORO - Elizabeth Alston, 97, of 100 East Cornwallis St., died Monday (8/9/04) at Laurels of Chatham.
Arrangements are pending by Knotts Funeral Home in Pittsboro.
LILLIAN JOHNSON
CAMERON - Graveside service for Lillian Baird Johnson, 81, of 2677 Page Store Road, who died Wednesday (8/4/04), were held Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church cemetery in Mize, Ga., by the Rev. David Soseby.
Arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.
