Elsie Chavis Deese Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Elsie Chavis Deese (Laurinburg, North Carolina), who passed away on March 25, 2025, at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Amaziah Chavis and Ada Chavis; her husband Joseph Deese; her sons, Tony Deese and Donald Deese; her siblings, Marvin Chavis, Lewis Chavis, Laudell Chavis, Max Chavis, Evelyn Chavis Scott and Viola West; her grandson Jessie Locklear; and her great grandchildren, Atrian Locklear and Lilianna Locklear.
She is survived by: her daughter Sandra Locklear (James); and her daughters-in-law, Patricia Deese and Rose Deese. She is also survived by nine grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; along with a host of loving nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.
