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Nancy Talley Farkas

Nancy Talley Farkas

May 16, 2015

Reidsville- Mrs. Nancy Talley Farkas, 79, of Reidsville passed away on Saturday, May 16th, 2015. Mrs. Farkas was born on August 13th, 1935 in Rockingham County to the late Gilbert and Alice Wall Talley. She was a homemaker and a member of Lawsonville Road Baptist Church for over seventy years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Farkas....

Elbert "Red" Spangler

Elbert "Red" Spangler

May 13, 2015

Ruffin–Elbert “Red” Spangler, 88, of 1411 Perkinson Road, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 10:00 AM at Happy Home Congregational Christian Church with Rev. Bruce McBride officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military rites. The family will receive friends at 1411 Perkinson Road....

Susan  Kelly Thurman

Susan Kelly Thurman

May 13, 2015

Susan Kelly Gammon Thurman, 55, unexpectedly passed away on May 13, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Happy Home Congregational Christian Church, 6941 NC 700, Ruffin, with Rev. Bruce McBride presiding. Visitation will take place afterward at the church. Susan was born on June 6, 1959 in Rockingham County to the...

Roy W. Ingram

Roy W. Ingram

May 12, 2015

Roy W Ingram, 74, passed away on May 12, 2015 at his home in Summerfield North Carolina. He was born on September 26, 1940 in Cornelia, Georgia, and spent his youthful years growing up in Kenmore New York. After graduating from Kenmore High School, he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served as an Aircraft Maintenance Crew...

Dwight  Legrande Whitesell

Dwight Legrande Whitesell

May 11, 2015

Reidsville - Dwight Legrande Whitesell, 69, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at his home after a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Tuck officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens with military rites performed by the Rockingham County Honor Guard. The...

Jerry Raymond  Hopkins

Jerry Raymond Hopkins

May 6, 2015

Browns Summit: Jerry Raymond Hopkins, 79, of 4429 E NC Hwy 150, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Wesley Long Hospital. A visitation will be held before the service on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 9:00 til 11:00AM at Wilkerson Funeral Home followed by the funeral service at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Fair Grove United Methodist...

Roger  Dale Lawson

Roger Dale Lawson

May 6, 2015

Roger Dale Lawson, 49 of 108 Primrose Lane, passed away on Wednesday May 6, 2015 at his home. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 8, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Robert Joyce officiating. Roger was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Joyce Sneed. Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Christine B. Lawson; children, James...

Shirley  Soyars

Shirley Soyars

May 5, 2015

Mrs. Shirley Taylor Soyars, 83, of Reidsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015. She was born on May 31st, 1931 in Granville County, NC to the late Roy A. Taylor, Sr.and Sarah Hobgood Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Melvin Soyars and four brothers and two sisters. Survivors are her daughter, Ann Soyars of Greensboro;...

Chase Taylor Durham

Chase Taylor Durham

May 4, 2015

Greensboro: Chase Taylor Durham, 26, of Hidden Lakes Apartments, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 4, 2015 at his home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Reidlawn Cemetery with Rev. Bruce McBride officiating with military graveside rites. Chase was born in Guilford County. He graduated from Rockingham County High School and served...

Sue Saunders

Sue Saunders

May 3, 2015

Burlington: Miss Sue Saunders, 76, of Burlington, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015. Miss Saunders was born on June 18th, 1938 in Caswell County to the late Jonah Ware Saunders and Mary Elizabeth Shreve Saunders. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Matilda Saunders, Lorene Saunders, Othelia Gray Saunders; brothers, Scott...

Hunter Oakley Gammon

Hunter Oakley Gammon

May 3, 2015

REIDSVILLE-Hunter Oakley Gammon, 91, a proud native son of Rockingham County, World War II Navy veteran, and pharmacist for countless loyal customers for more than six decades, died May 3, 2015 at home surrounded by his family after several months of declining health. Hunter was born Aug. 31, 1923 to Isaac and Dorothy Gammon and spent his childhood in Rockingham...

Sue Shropshire Crouse

Sue Shropshire Crouse

Apr 30, 2015

Reidsville: Sue Shropshire Crouse, 76, of 223 Forrest Drive, went to home to be with The Lord on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Shannon Newsome officiating. The burial will follow in Evergreen...

Julia Ann Talley Stewart

Julia Ann Talley Stewart

Apr 28, 2015

Reidsville: Julia Ann Talley Stewart, 92, of 1202 Linville Drive, went to be with her Savior on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Avante of Reidsville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, May 1, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with the family receiving friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Julia was...

Alice Burchell Page

Alice Burchell Page

Apr 26, 2015

Gibsonville: Alice Burchell Page, 72 of 4840 NC Hwy 87, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Alamance Regional Hospital. There will be no formal services. Alice was born in Rockingham County to the late Cabel Jackson Burchell and Lillian May Smith Burchell . Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her brother, Earl Burchell. Survivors...

William Thomas "Crip" Joyce

William Thomas "Crip" Joyce

Apr 24, 2015

Reidsville: Mr. William Thomas “Crip” Joyce, 85, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015, at home. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 26th at 2:00 P.M. at Camp Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Gary Loftis officiating. Crip was born on September 30, 1929, in Rockingham County to the late William Henry and Dela Mozelle Shaffer...

Sadie Powell Collins

Sadie Powell Collins

Apr 22, 2015

Reidsville: Mrs. Sadie Powell Collins, 89, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 24th at 2:00 P.M. at Reidlawn Cemetery with Pastor Shannon Newsome officiating. The family will be at the home of Ron and Laura Collins, 1404 Sherwood Drive,...

Barbara C. Collins

Barbara C. Collins

Apr 20, 2015

Barbara C. Collins, 85, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Rockingham County Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Aaron Withrow officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and other times at the residence. Burial will follow in...

Ethel Lorene Butler

Ethel Lorene Butler

Apr 20, 2015

Reidsville: Ethel Lorene Butler, 82, known by her family and friends as Lorene, passed away Monday morning, April 20, 2015, at Morehead Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home, with Rev. Jonathan Marlowe officiating. Burial will follow at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery. Lorene was a native of Pitt...

Diane Hooker

Diane Hooker

Apr 15, 2015

Diane Gammon Hooker; age 66; of Corbin, KY, departed this life on Wednesday April 15, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Irvin Thomas Hooker and the daughter of the late, Claude and Dorothy Gammon, she was also preceded in death by her Brothers, Claude Jr., Ted, and David Gammon. Diane was Baptist...

William Russell Draper

William Russell Draper

Apr 15, 2015

Reidsville: William Russell Draper, 91, passed away from this life at his home of 7523 U.S. 158 West. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Greg Robertson and Rev. Dave Huggins officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens with military honors. The family will receive friends one...

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