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WILLIAM HAWK, JR.
William (Bill or Shorty) Hawk, Jr., 79, Siler City, died Saturday, (05-08-2010).
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, (05-12-2010) at Moon's Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Scott Faw officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Hawk was born October 11, 1930. A native of Guilford County, he worked for the phone company in Siler City for 40 plus years. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Floyd and Blanche Hammer Hawk, brothers, Arthur Hawk, Colon Hawk, Bruce Hawk, and sisters, Violette Hawk Maness and Kay Hawk Hunter.
Survivors include his wife, Tonie Cook Hawk; daughters, Cathy Hawk Watson of Thomasville, Nikki Hawk Nutter of Lexington, sons, Rickey Hawk of Mebane, Jeffrey Hawk of Siler City; sisters, Pauline Hawk Moore of FL, Wanda Hawk Frye of Burlington; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Moon's Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund or Cemetery Fund, 175 Moon's Chapel Road, Siler City, NC 27344.
MARY PARKS ALLEN
Mary Parks Allen, 87, of Staley, died Friday, (05-07-2010) at Clapps Convalescent Nursing Home in Asheboro.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, (05-12-2010) at Rehobeth United Methodist Church, Ramseur, with Rev. Perry Brown and Rev. Danielle Hammett officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
A native of Randolph County native, Mrs. Allen retired from Burlington Industries after 32 years of service. She was a member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton F. Allen.
Survivors include sons, Neil Allen, of Asheboro, Parks Allen, of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Rehobeth United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Howard Frazier, 423 John Emerson Road, Siler City, NC 27344.
FLOSSIE LEAK MARTIN
Flossie Leak Martin, 83, of Jamestown died Thursday, (04-29-2010) at Golden Living Nursing Home in Greensboro.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday (05-03-2010) at Glovers Grove AME Church with Rev. Gloria Moore officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Martin was a nurse’s assistant, and a member of the Glovers Grove AME Church.
Surviving are daughters, Geraldine Ellis, Mary Ann White, Marie Martin, Stephanie Martin; son, John Martin; brother, Clinton Leak; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
WALTER ALEXANDER CATES
Mr. Walter Alexander Cates, 59, of Chapel Hill, died Monday (05-03-2010) at Laurel’s of Chatham in Pittsboro.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday (05-10-2010) at C.E. Willie Funeral Chapel, Pittsboro.
Mr. Cates was the son of the the late John Henry and Catherine Judd Cates.
PEARLINE GENTRY JONES
Pearline Gentry Jones, 90, of New Hill died Sunday, (05-09-2010).
Funeral services will be held Thursday (05-13-2010) at Oaks Baptist Church, 5571 Old US Highway 1, New Hill, with Rev. Benny Hartley officiating. Burial will follow in New Elam Christian Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones was born on March 18, 1920 in Durham, to Henry Gentry and Plinie Ford Gentry. She is preceded in death by her husband Jake Jones and daughter, Peggy Christian.
She is survived by her sons, James Allen Jones, Bobby Gene Jones, both of New Hill; daughter, Mary Ann Hearn of Bear Creek; twelve grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great grandchildren.
The family received friends Wednesday, (05-12-2010) from 5-7 p.m. at Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St., Apex.
HOMER LANE ANDREWS
Homer Lane Andrews, 91, of 2784 Hamp Stone Road, Siler City died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Mr. Andrews was born January 2, 1919, the son of Claude and Wanda (Phillips) Andrews.
Mr. Andrews was a native of Chatham County and a retired superintendent of upholstery for 47 years with Boling Chair Company. He was an Army veteran of WW II and a member of Edward Hill Friends Meeting where he served as Sunday School superintendent and on other various committees for many years. Homer was a graduate of Bonlee High School, enjoyed gardening, mowing, building bird houses, reading and working in his shop. He enjoyed being with his family and church family. Mr. Andrews was preceded in death by brothers, Brown Andrews, Lewis C. Andrews and sisters, Florence Foushee and Hazel Andrews.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nina Thomas Andrews; one daughter, Wanda A. Boling and husband, Jackie of Siler City; one son, Roger T. Andrews and wife, Cathy of Chapel Hill; one grandson, Miles Andrews Boling of Siler City; and many nieces and nephews.
The family received friends Sunday, May 9, 2010 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City, and other times at the family home. The funeral was held Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Edward Hill Friends Meeting, 92 Ed Leonard Road, Bonlee with Josh Conrad officiating. Burial followed in the cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Edward Hill Friends Meeting, 92 Ed Leonard Road, Siler City, NC 27344.
THELMA PENDER-GRASS ALLRED
Thelma Pendergrass Allred, 90, of Siler City, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2010.
A memorial service will be held at a later time.
Mrs. Allred was born one of twelve children on March 30, 1920 to the late Joseph M. and Nannie Belle Thomas Pendergrass. Thelma was a member of First Baptist Church of Siler City. She was a loving mother and wife that loved all of her family. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Thelma is survived by her beloved husband of 70 years, Edward J. Allred; daughters, Martha “Marty” Allred Keith and husband, Preston of Greensboro, Lou Early and husband, Wallace of Reidsville; sisters, Sallie P. Ward, Patsy P. Kirchhoff; and several very special nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
At this time there will not be a formal visitation.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to a charity of the donor’s choice.
JAMES LOWELL WILLIS
Holly Springs, Wake County – Jim Willis died suddenly of unknown cause on Thursday, May 6, 2010.
Jim was born on May 7, 1972 in Red Bank, NJ. He grew up in Red Bank and Little Silver, NJ, surrounded by extended family. He loved going to the beach, playing football and pulling pranks with his friends. He was a 1990 graduate of Red Bank Regional High School. He attended college at Salisbury State University, receiving a B. S. in 1996, with a major in Geography and a minor in Political Science.
Jim married Jenni Wernli on October 26, 2002. They started their life together in Red Bank, NJ and moved to Holly Springs in 2005 to raise their family and be closer to the North Carolina racing scene. Jim loved auto racing, starting his driving career in 1991 by winning the Wall Stadium Pro Stock Division Rookie of the Year. He raced and built racecars with his father. His entire family was involved and supported his love and dream. Through the years, he competed in numerous circuits including various NASCAR Modified Tour series, the New York State Race of Champions Tour and Wall Stadium, Flemington and New Smyrna Modified events.
Jim worked as the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Supervisor for Chatham County, ensuring compliance with North Carolina erosion and sedimentation laws. In 2008, under his guidance the program won the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission Best Small Program award.
While Jim had many talents, his greatest joy and accomplishment was his family. He adored his wife, Jenni, and their three children, Keara, Jasper and Oliver. He was a loving, involved parent who reveled in teaching Keara about nature, building train tracks with Jasper in the living room and cuddling his newborn son, Oliver, while singing Bob Marley
Jim was surrounded by friends, always known for his quick smile, humor and wit. He was a warm, kind, generous man who was easy to talk to and immediately liked by all who were lucky enough to meet him.
Jim is survived by his wife, Jennifer Anne (Wernli) Willis, and three children, Keara Dane, Jasper Aden and Oliver Finn Willis of Holly Springs; parents, Dean and Elizabeth Willis of Fuquay-Varina; sister, Elizabeth Riggleman and her husband, Timothy, of Little Silver, NJ and three nieces, Elizabeth, Alexis and Bailey.
The family received visitors on Tuesday, May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. and a memorial service was held on Wednesday, May 12 at 11 a.m. at Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams Street, Apex.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Willis Family Education Fund.
IKE ANDREWS
Ike Franklin Andrews, 84, lawyer and former member of the United States House of Representatives, died May 10. He is survived by his wife, JoAnne Andrews of Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC, his daughter Alice Andrews Joyce of Chapel Hill (and Alice’s husband Bob), and his grandchildren Kevin Joyce and Laura Joyce, both of Chapel Hill. He was predeceased by his daughter Nina Patricia Andrews.
Mr. Andrews was born to Archie and Ina Dunlap Andrews in Bonlee, a small community in western Chatham County. He grew up there surrounded by aunts, uncles, and cousins from both sides of his family. His love of that place, its people, its values, and its spirit was a central part of his character and never waned. His father ran the hardware store (and was the postmaster) and his mother was a beloved, long-time school teacher and an anchor of the community. Even as Mr. Andrews served in Congress, he spent most Sunday afternoons on the front porch in Bonlee.
When young Ike was a teenager, the United States was drawn into the Second World War and his parents would not agree to his request to enlist in the service of his country at age 17. As soon as he reached 18 and could legally make the decision for himself, he enlisted. He served as a forward observer after the invasion of Normandy in the push toward Germany. His job entailed stretching the lines of communication ahead of his unit’s advance. He was wounded by enemy gunshot in the Battle of the Bulge and was recuperating in a hospital in Scotland when the war in Europe ended. He left his hospital bed to make his way to London, standing outside No. 10 Downing Street as prime minister Winston Church ill made his initial public statement regarding the German surrender. Mr. Andrews served in Germany as part of the military occupation forces for a number of months before returning home.
Upon his return, Mr. Andrews enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning both an undergraduate degree and a law degree. While he was a student, he married JoAnne Johnson of Siler City and their first daughter, Alice, was born. He supported the young family with an innovated egg business, buying from farmers around Bonlee and selling to fraternity houses and restaurants in Chapel Hill. To get business, he left eggs with cooks, saying “try these and if you have ever had fresher, don’t pay for them.”
Following graduation, Mr. Andrews entered law practice in Pittsboro and eventually moved his practice to Siler City. Early in his career, he was elected solicitor (an office now referred to as district attorney) and prosecuted criminal cases in Chatham, Orange, and Alamance counties. His law practice grew and, during this time, his second daughter, Patti, was born.
In 1959, Mr. Andrews was elected to the North Carolina Senate, serving one term. Then, he served four terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was the principal spokesman in the legislature for the interests of the Chapel Hill campus in the comprehensive reorganization of higher education in North Carolina in the early 1970s. He was credited by all observers as a leader in the passage of the legislation that created the modern 16-campus University of North Carolina.
In 1972, the voters of North Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District elected Mr. Andrews to the U.S. House. In Congress, he became a leader on the Education and Labor Committee, concentrating his work on legislation affecting older Americans. He served until 1985.
After leaving politics, Mr. Andrews resumed law practice, first in Raleigh and then ending his career in Siler City, six miles from Bonlee. His remains will be laid to rest beside the Bonlee Baptist Church, in the cemetery that his grandfather helped to establish and that his mother throughout her long life lovingly maintained.
The funeral will be held on Thursday, May 13 at 2:00 at Bonlee Baptist Church, Bonlee, Chatham County. Memorial contributions in Mr. Andrews’ memory might be made to UNC School of Law or UNC Hospice, 480 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
SANDRA SEAL WOOTEN
Sandra Seal Wooten, 59, of Carrboro died unexpectedly at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at Onslow Memorial Gardens, Jacksonville, on Monday, (05-03-2010) at 11 a.m.
Ms. Wooten was born April 5, 1951 the daughter of the late Norman and Martha Seal Wooten of Maple Hill. She was a graduate of Burgaw High School and
a retired administrative assistance for UNC, Chapel Hill.
Survivors include sisters, Joan W. Williams of Siler City, Karen W. Brown of Richlands, and Edwina W. Tatum of Wilmington.
DWIGHT M. STOUT
Dwight Monroe Stout, 90, of Ramseur, died Friday, (04-30-2010) at Universal Health Care in Ramseur.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, (05-03-2010), at Parks Crossroads Christian Church with Rev. Randy Kelley and Rev. James Turner officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Mr. Stout was a Randolph County native and a member of Parks Crossroads Christian Church. He was employed with Ram Tie Makers and Farlow Produce. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Briles Stout.
Survivors include a son, Larry M. Stout of Ramseur; sister, Nancy Moffitt of Ramseur; one grandchild, and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Parks Crossroads Christian Church, PO Box 1106, Ramseur, NC 27316.
