ELLERBE — Jose De Jesus Silva Zapata, 50, of Ellerbe, passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Jose was born Dec. 23, 1970, in Monterrey, Mexico, the oldest of 12 children born to Pedro Silva Rodriguez and Alicia Zapata Rivera. He was a member of Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church and worked with Grede Foundry in Biscoe.
Surviving are his wife Sita Silva; children, Juana Melissa Silva Juarez (Rodrigo) and Salma Gongora Silva; grandchildren, Kayden Sophia Juarez Silva and Kamila Jade Juarez; parents, Pedro Silva Rodriguez and Alicia Zapata Rivera; and siblings, Andres Silva, Gloria Martha Silva, Maria Luisa Silva, Claudia Silva, Mirna Silva, Guadalupe Silva Juana Silva, Leticia Silva, Noe Silva, Lizbeth Silva and Karina Silva.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 at St. James Catholic Church, Hamlet, with Father Fidel Melo officiating. Interment will follow in the Ellerbe Cemetery.
The family will greet friends from 5 – 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 at Carter Funeral Home in Ellerbe.
Condolences may be made online at www.carterfuneral.net.
