OBITUARIES
Katherine Richards Matherly
Feb 10, 2015
Reidsville: Katherine Richards Matherly, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She was born in Franklin County, VA, on April 22, 1920, to the late Owen Henry and Elizabeth Stump Richards. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband George Matherly, her sons Thomas and James Richards, her grandsons Donald...
Peggy Lee Talalah
Feb 10, 2015
Reidsville-Peggy Talalah, 54, of Reidsville passed away on Tuesday, February 10th, 2015. Peggy was born on December 26th, 1960 in Rockingham County to the late Tommy Ross Talalah, Sr. and Virginia Frances Mabe Talalah. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Rockingham County. Survivors include two daughters, Jennifer Sheppard and husband, Cain of Lexington; Melinda Thompson of Roanoke,...
Evelyn Joyce Paschal Massey
Feb 10, 2015
Reidsville–Evelyn Joyce Paschal Massey, 84, of 2938 US 158 East, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, February10, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 13, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Tuck and Rev. Mike Martin officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral...
Ruby Roberts Yelverton
Feb 8, 2015
Reidsville – Mrs. Ruby Odessa Roberts Yelverton, 97, passed away at Friend’s Home Guilford on New Garden Road on February 8, 2015. A funeral service will be held at Lee’s Chapel United Methodist Church on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Carol Williams-Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in Lee’s Chapel Church Cemetery. Visitation will take place one...
William McGee London
Feb 7, 2015
Ruffin- William “ Billy” McGee London, 86, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Annie Penn Hospital A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. The Rockingham County Honor Guard will provide military rites. Mr. London was born in Rockingham County to...
Desley Allen Merricks
Feb 7, 2015
Reidsville – Mrs. Desley A. Merricks, age 101, passed away early Saturday morning, February 7, 2015 at Penn Nursing Center. A funeral service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, with Rev. Stephen Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. At other...
Kathleen Dabbs Comer
Feb 6, 2015
Reidsville – Mrs. Kathleen Dabbs Comer, 95, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A funeral service will held on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mrs. Comer was born May 17, 1919 in Rockingham County to...
Irma Chrismon Smith
Feb 3, 2015
Reidsville – Mrs. Irma Chrismon Smith, 89, of 3647 Vance Street Ext., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at her residence with her husband at her side. A funeral service will held at First Baptist Church on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Dr. Bill Duke and Rev. Stephen Rust officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn...
David L. Beverly
Jan 30, 2015
Reidsville: Mr. David L. Beverly, 58, of Reidsville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 30th, 2015, at his home. Mr. Beverly was born in Kanawha County, WV, on February 3rd, 1956, to Lyle Gibson and Marcella Stark Beverly. He was a very loving husband. He was preceded in death by his father, Lyle G. Beverly. Survivors include...
Catherine LeAnne Manus
Jan 28, 2015
Reidsville: Catherine LeAnne Manus, 22, of 719 Crescent Dr. went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Impact Church in Wentworth with Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. She was born in Rockingham County, attended...
Edwin Manning Stanton
Jan 24, 2015
Reidsville- Mr. Edwin Manning Stanton, Jr., 95, of Reidsville, passed away on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. Mr. Stanton was born on May 5th, 1919 in Charlotte to the late Edwin M. Stanton and Mozelle Inman Stanton. He was a United States Army veteran, having served in World War II as a platoon leader and was a member of First Presbyterian...
Lorene Huskey Purnell
Jan 21, 2015
Reidsville- Mrs. Lorene Huskey Purnell, 83, of 577 Salem Church Rd., Reidsville, NC passed away on the 21st of January at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. A native of Caswell County, she was a daughter of the late William...
Ernest Dickens
Jan 17, 2015
Reidsville- Mr. Ernest Dickens, 89, of 838 NC Highway 65, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at home after a long illness. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 19, 2015, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Brian Aldridge officiating. Ernest was born on November 5, 1925, in Rockingham County to the late Matthew...
Jamie Quinn Jackson
Jan 14, 2015
Reidsville- Mr. Jamie Quinn Jackson, 50, of 703 Narrow Gauge Rd., passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Jamie was born on October 28, 1964, in Rockingham County...
Bobby Lee Burnette
Jan 14, 2015
Reidsville: Bobby Lee Burnette departed from this life and went to his eternal home on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born on May 12, 1942 in Danville, Virginia to the late Robert L. Burnette and Helen Prevette Burnette. He was preceded in death by his son, Bobby Lee Burnette, Jr. He was a devoted, loving father to daughter, Andrea...
William Lovelace Durham
Jan 13, 2015
Ruffin: Mr. William Lovelace “Bill” Durham, 76, of 491 Berry Hill Bridge Rd., Ruffin passed on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, at his home. Mr. Durham was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, on May 15th, 1938, to the late Wesley A. and Vivian Yeatts Durham. He spent most of his life in North Carolina. He attended Mayfield Baptist Church. He retired...
Frances Benfield Perdue
Jan 13, 2015
Reidsville: Mrs. Frances Benfield Perdue, 86, of Reidsville passed on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, at Wake Forest Medical Center. Mrs. Perdue was born in Rockingham County on February 26th, 1928, to the late Claude Lee and Irene Land Benfield. She loved animals of all kinds especially her dogs. She was a very loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was...
Nannie Mae Bolden
Jan 12, 2015
Reidsville – Mrs. Nannie Mae Bolden, 84, of Reidsville, passed away on Monday, January 12th, 2015. Mrs. Bolden was born on May 22nd, 1930 in Rockingham County to the late Bob Lee Mabe and Mattie Lou Shelton Mabe. She was a member of Baptist Temple and was retired from American Tobacco Company. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Ronald Paul Vincent
Jan 11, 2015
Reidsville: Mr. Ronald Paul Vincent, 79, of Reidsville passed away on Sunday, January 11th, 2015 at his home. Mr. Vincent was born in Jefferson County, New York to his late parents George and Francis Vincent. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Richard DeHart and Rev. Marvin Bowman...
Vernon Roosevelt Farmer
Jan 8, 2015
Reidsville: Mr. Vernon R. “Buddy” Farmer, 80, of Reidsville passed on Thursday, January 8th, 2015 at his home. Mr. Farmer was born in Stokes County on January 24th, 1934 to the late Arthur Franklin and Ethel Beasley Farmer. He was retired from Johnson Controls in Atlanta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters....
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