Nellie Emmaline Gray Overman

Nellie Gray Overman, 94, of Bear Creek went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 7th, 2025, surrounded by her family at her home.

Mrs. Overman was born in Randolph County on March 10th, 1931, the daughter of George M. Gray and Lena Edwards Gray.

Nellie loved the Lord and was a long-time member of Tyson’s Creek Baptist church. Until her declining health, she was an active member of the Berean Sunday School Class and enjoyed going to the Senior Citizens activities. She worked many years in the textile industry, mostly at Kellwood and Ithaca Hosiery. She was an excellent seamstress and was an instructor for many of her positions. She later became a fulltime homemaker enjoying gardening, cooking, and working in the yard and planting flowers. She set a great example to her children and instilled the importance of hard work. She was a loving wife, mother, Memaw, sister, neighbor, and friend. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were precious to her and family times spent together will be memories we will all cherish.

Preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 62 years and the love of her life, Dean W. Overman; her brothers, Rufus, Robie, Ruben, Robert, and Tom; her sisters, Gracie, Elsie, Bertha, and Mary. She is survived by her three daughters, Carol Tucker of Siler City, NC (significant other, Al Justice) of Bennett, NC, Judy Callicutt (Johnny) of Bear Creek, NC, and Kay Brown (Mike) of Siler City, NC; and one son, Dean Overman, Jr. (Toni) of Pittsboro, NC; her grandchildren, Angela Oldham (Eric) of Bennett, NC, Adam Tucker (Ginna) of Thomasville, NC, Wesley Brown of Greensboro, NC, Christopher Callicutt (Salita) of Liberty, NC, Hannah Black (Travis) of Chapel Hill, NC; her great grandchildren, Elijah, Micah, and Judah Tucker, Johnathon and Carli Callicutt, and Mason and Bennett Black; her sister-in-law, Shirley Gray; and her nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at 2:00 pm, at Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church Family Life Center and visitation will be prior to the service at 1:00 pm. Reverend Bob Wachs and Reverend Scott Walker will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will be at the family home on Friday afternoon receiving friends and family.

Nellie loved flowers, but memorials can be made to Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church, 10981 Siler City Glendon Rd, Bear Creek, NC 27207, Liberty Health Care and Hospice, 401 E 3rd St, Siler City, NC 27344, or the Alzheimer Foundation, https://alzfdn.org/donate/ . The family would like to send a special thanks to the Liberty Health Care and Hospice Center, Monique, Katie, Sherry, and LeAnn.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Overman family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh.com