OBITUARIES
Virginia Rice Geller
Jun 22, 2015
Ruffin– Virginia Rice Geller, 81, of 110 Davis Road, passed away on June 21, 2015 at Avante at Reidsville. Memorial services will be held 3:00 PM on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Bethesda Presbyterian Church with Rev. George McDowell, III officiating. Virginia was born in Caswell County to the late Loyd and Louella Beggarly Rice. She was a retiree of...
Charles E. Joyce, Sr.
Jun 19, 2015
Greensboro: Charles E. Joyce, Sr., 78, of W. Cornwallis Dr. God let him make his last parachute jump on Friday, June 19, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Reidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes St., Reidsville, with Rev. John Groff officiating. Full military honors will be performed by the U.S. Army Fort Bragg...
Stephanie Thomas Hill
Jun 15, 2015
Reidsville – Stephanie Thomas Hill, 42, of Savannah, GA and formerly of Reidsville, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. John Marks officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and at the home of Larry Hill,...
Jerry S. "Jay" Ballard
Jun 14, 2015
Reidsville – Mr. Jerry S. “Jay” Ballard, 67, of Reidsville, passed away on Sunday, June 14th, 2015 at his home. Mr. Ballard was born September 7th, 1947 in Moore County to the late Sherrill Stephen Ballard and Ruth Spinks Ballard. He was a hard worker who knew the value of treating the customer right and always went above and beyond...
Edward Odell Collins
Jun 13, 2015
Reidsville – Edward Odell Collins, Jr. passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM with Rev. Gary Loftis officiating. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Edward was born on April 20, 1968 in Rockingham County to Edward and Malinda Collins....
Nettie Spraker Allen
Jun 12, 2015
NASHVILLE, TN Funeral services for Nettie Rose Spraker Allen, 92, will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 11 AM, following a 10:30 AM visitation, at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville, NC. Burial will follow immediately at Greenview Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 19, 2015, at 2PM at Bethel United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC....
Gilbert Alan Willimet
Jun 12, 2015
Reidsville – Gilbert Alan Willimet, 73, of 141 Irvin Farm Road, went home to be with The Lord on Friday, June 12th, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. A Memorial service will be held 10:00 AM on Father’s day, Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Covington Wesleyan Church with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Mr. Willimet was a native of Philadelphia,...
Crawford Arnold Bradshaw
Jun 10, 2015
Reidsville - Pastor Crawford Arnold Bradshaw, 78, of 5379 Hwy 65, graduated to his heavenly home on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 15, 2015 at Maple Lawn Baptist Church at 11:00 AM with Rev. Carl Shelton and Rev. Robert Pruitt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pastor Bradshaw was...
Donald Wayne Watkins
Jun 10, 2015
Reidsville –Donald Wayne Watkins, 70, of 233 Wyatt Loop, went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. The burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Don was a native of Rockingham County and the...
John David Compton, Sr.
Jun 9, 2015
Reidsville: John David Compton, Sr., 88, of 2233 South Scales Street, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 12, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton, Rev. Ron Tuck and Rev. David Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mr. Compton was born...
Nellie Ward Hawkins
Jun 5, 2015
Reidsville: Nellie Ward Hawkins, 76, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 at Avante at Reidsville. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, June 8, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A.C. Palmer and Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Nellie was born in Rockingham County to the late Major and Sallie...
Araya Nicole Cline
Jun 5, 2015
Araya Nicole Cline, infant daughter of Ashley Nicole Farmer and Tevin Justin Cline, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015, at Brenner's Childrens Hospital in Winston -Salem, NC. Graveside funeral will be held at 4:00 PM on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Wilkerson Funeral...
Frances Moore Mabe
Jun 2, 2015
Reidsville: Frances Moore Mabe, 68, of 1677 County Home Road, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Billy’s home (1313 Ridgewood Ave). Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, June 5, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Warner officiating. The burial will follow at the Hall and Mabe Family Cemetery....
Donald William Priddy
Jun 2, 2015
Reidsville: Donald William Priddy, 66, of 901 Wolf Island Road, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Duke University Medical Center. Funeral services will be held 3:00 P.M., Friday, June 5, 2015, at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Greg Robertson officiating. The burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Donald was born on May...
Betty Jean Jessup Land
May 31, 2015
Reidsville– Betty Jessup Land, 75, passed into the presence of her Lord on Sunday, May 31st at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Vance Street Baptist Church, 1614 Vance Street, at 2:00 PM, with Rev. John Eure officiating. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to...
Ethel Lee Knowles
May 26, 2015
Reidsville–Ethel Lee Parrish Knowles departed from this life to her heavenly home on May 26, 2015 at the Brian Center in Eden, NC after several years of declining health. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Daves officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Ray T. "Swanny" Dodson
May 25, 2015
Ray T. “Swanny” Dodson, 59, of 2528 Sunnycrest Dr., died on Monday, May 25, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Prichard officiating. The interment will follow in the Dodson Family Cemetery in Sandy Ridge, NC. Ray was born in Winston-Salem, NC and was...
Bettie (Elizabeth) Eades Yeich
May 21, 2015
Reidsville–Bettie (Elizabeth) Eades Yeich died quietly at home May 21, 2015 following a long illness. Born June 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. B.D. Smith of Omar and Man, WV. Mrs. Yeich was an elementary school teacher, business woman, homemaker and mother. She graduated from Man High School and attended the University of Kentucky...
Peggy Jones Setliff
May 20, 2015
Reidsville–Peggy Jones Setliff, 76, of 1297 Narrow Gauge Road, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shannon Joseph and Wayne Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Peggy was born in Rockingham County to...
T. Watson Rakestraw
May 20, 2015
Eden- Thomas Watson Rakestraw, 87, died at home surrounded by family and friends May 20th 2015, following a battle with cancer. He leaves his lovely wife of 61 years, Rebecca Chrismon Rakestraw; his three children Thomas Rakestraw and wife, Pam, Susan Allen and husband, James, and Scott Rakestraw and wife, Katie, his four grandchildren Emory, Graham, Caroline Rakestraw, and Nicole...
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