OBITUARIES
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....
Walter Kyle Maus
Jan 7, 2015
Walter Kyle Maus of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Reidsville, N.C., passed away on Jan. 7, 2015. He was born on June 2, 1958, in Ft. Pierce, Florida. He was predeceased by his father, Bobby Wayne Maus. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville at 3 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Mary...
Katheryn LaFond Martin
Jan 5, 2015
Reidsville- Katheryn LaFond Martin, 71, of 462 Penn Road, went home to be with The Lord on Monday, January 5th, 2015, at Moses Cone Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM on Friday, January 9, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Heath Lloyd officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening one hour prior to the...
Robert Jones
Jan 5, 2015
Reidsville- Robert Ray Miller Jones, 69, of 276 River Run Drive, went home to be with The Lord on Monday, January 5th, 2015, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville with Rev. Joe Chandler officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday evening one hour...
Rachel F. Durham
Jan 3, 2015
Reidsville- Mrs. Rachel F. Durham, 72, passed away on Saturday, January 3rd, 2015, at Annie Penn Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Loftis officiating. Interment will follow in Ridge View Cemetery in Eden. Mrs. Durham was born on July 20, 1942, in Rockingham County...
David L. Moore
Jan 2, 2015
Burlington- Mr. David L. Moore, 72, of 1219 Carlton Ave., passed away on Friday, January 2nd, 2015, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 4th, 2015, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Privette officiating. Interment will follow in Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends...
Lee Chilton
Jan 1, 2015
Reidsville- Mr. Colonel Lee Chilton, 89, passed away on Thursday, January 1st, 2015, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 3rd, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Robbie Powell officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with military honors. Mr. Chilton was born on March 16, 1925,...
Lena Fitch Via
Jan 1, 2015
Reidsville- Mrs. Lena Fitch Via, 91, of Reidsville, crossed over to be with the Lord on January 1st, 2015. Mrs. Via was born on March 7th, 1923 in Alamance County to the late Charlie and Mary Apple Fitch. She was retired from Lorillard Tobacco Company after thirty-three years of service. As long as her health permitted, she was an active...
Clarence Willard "Red" Manley
Dec 30, 2014
Ruffin: Mr. Clarence Willard “Red” Manley, 88, of 1067 Ashland Rd., Ruffin, passed away on Tuesday, December 30th, 2014, at Wesley Long Hospital in Greensboro. Mr. Manley was born on April 4th, 1926 to Lawrence F. and Minnie Lynn Manley. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a police officer for Reidsville Police Dept. for...
Harry Lee Hall
Dec 29, 2014
Reidsville: Mr. Harry Lee Hall, 80, of Reidsville, passed away on Monday, December 29th, 2014. Mr. Hall was born on March 3rd, 1934 to Claude and Corina Johnson Hall. He was a lifetime resident of Reidsville and served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. He was a retiree of Lorillard Tobacco Company. He was preceded in death by...
Charles Hall Nichols
Dec 29, 2014
Reidsville- Charles Hall Nichols was born on February 3, 1926 and died December 29, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Smothers Nichols and is survived by their 6 children, Fran Daniel, Patsy Zoll and husband, Joe, Charlie Nichols and wife, Ann, Dorothy Benallal, Bill Nichols and John Nichols. He was passionate about his family and enjoyed...
Bessie Rakestraw Everette
Dec 28, 2014
Reidsville –Bessie Rakestraw Everette, 100, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Avante of Reidsville. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton and Rev. A.C. Palmer officiating. The burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Everette was born in Rockingham County to the late John Waddell and...
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