OBITUARIES

Grandford Stedman McKinney

Grandford Stedman McKinney

Mar 4, 2012

Reidsville-Grandford Stedman McKinney, Sr., 86, of Reidsville died Sunday evening at his home.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Wilkerson Funeral Home and the burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites.Mr. McKinney was born in Caswell County and was the son of the late Benjamin Blalock and Minnie Loftis McKinney. He...

Sarah Underwood Wickline

Sarah Underwood Wickline

Mar 2, 2012

Reidsville, NC- Sarah Underwood Wickline, loving wife of Jimmy Wickline and devoted mother of Sgt.James Zachary Wickline , USMC, 29 Palms, California, passed away March 2,2012. Born, July 30, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Harold Underwood and Carrie Mae Rutledge Underwood. She spent her childhood in Glen Morgan ,West Virginia, was a 1976 graduate of Shady Spring...

Phyllis McLester Collins

Phyllis McLester Collins

Mar 1, 2012

Greensboro - Phyllis McLester Collins, born August 21, 1931 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Alma Louise Gates and Robert Lee McLester, Phyllis McLester Collins made her transition on March 1, 2012. She is survived by a daughter, Riki Lee Collins; son, Clay S. Collins; four grandsons, Jobe D. Scroggins, Benjamin R. Collins, Chessie Byer Collins, Jacob M. Collins; two...

Claudine Belcher Evans

Claudine Belcher Evans

Feb 26, 2012

Reidsville-Claudine Belcher Evans, 87, of 2670 Worsham Mill Road, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2012.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Happy Home Congregational Christian Church with Rev. Bruce McBride officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.Mrs. Evans was born in Floyd County, VA to the John...

Brenda Mundy Lumpkins

Brenda Mundy Lumpkins

Feb 24, 2012

Ruffin - Brenda Mundy Lumpkins, 61, of 633 Guerrant Springs Road, passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her family on Friday, February 24, 2012 at Hospice Home of Rockingham County.A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Monday, February 27, 2012 at Mayfield Baptist Church with Rev. Johnny Dyer officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery following...

Alvin Louis Gentry

Alvin Louis Gentry

Feb 23, 2012

Reidsville - Alvin Louis Gentry, 53, of 917 Watson Street Passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his home.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Tim Gentry officiating. Mr. Gentry was born in Pittsylvania County on November 11, 1958 to Christine Poindexter Ellington and the late...

Doris Smith Smith

Doris Smith Smith

Feb 21, 2012

Reidsville-Doris Smith Smith, 85, formerly of 7824 US 29 Business, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Jacob's Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Reidlawn Cemetery.Mrs. Smith was born in Brosville, VA and was the daughter of the late Charlie Keen and Ruth Dixon Smith. She was retired...

Kendall Watt Griffin

Kendall Watt Griffin

Feb 18, 2012

Reidsville - Kendall Watt Griffin, Sr. 86, of 408 Clifton Drive, died, Saturday, February18, 2012 at his home.Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2012 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ray Shelton officiating. The burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro with military rites performed.Kendall was born in Guilford County to the late...

Wesley Larry Apple

Wesley Larry Apple

Feb 18, 2012

Elon- Wesley Larry Apple, 43, of 1415 Stadler Road, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 21st at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rich Fennelle officiating. Burial will follow at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church.Wesley was born in Alamance County, NC and graduated from Rockingham County High School and attended...

Robert Franklin Owen

Robert Franklin Owen

Feb 17, 2012

Brown Summit: Robert "Bob" Franklin Owen, 69, of 7344 Sun Harbor Drive, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Moses Cone Hospital.A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM on Monday, February 20, 2012 at Apple's Chapel Christian Church with Rev. Allen Myers officiating. Pallbearers will be the church softball team. The family will receive friends following the service...

Elder Willie Penn Brame

Elder Willie Penn Brame

Feb 17, 2012

Reidsville-Elder Willie Penn Brame, 75, of 213 Brame Road, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 17, 2012.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church with Elder J.A. Keaton, Elder Joey Jenkins and Pastor Randy Wagoner officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.Elder Brame was born in...

Edith Giles Massey

Edith Giles Massey

Feb 17, 2012

Reidsville - Edith Giles Massey, 103, formerly of 1307 Wentworth Street, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012, at Carolina House.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dan Jones officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 AM at...

Oren Benton Walker

Oren Benton Walker

Feb 17, 2012

Reidsville: Oren Benton Walker, 87, formerly of Rockingham Lake Road, died Friday, February 17, at the Rockingham County Hospice Home after a long decline in his health. A graveside service will be held at Reidlawn Cemetery at 1:00 pm Monday, February 20, with Elder David Underwood officiating. The family regrets that there will be no visitation. Oren was born on...

Edgar Thomas Somers

Edgar Thomas Somers

Feb 16, 2012

Reidsville- Edgar Thomas Somers, 79, of 149 Owens Road, died on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Avante at Reidsville.A graveside service will be held 12:00PM, Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Gaylord Dix officiating. Military rites will be performed by the Rockingham County Honor Guard.Mr. Somers was born in Caswell County to the late Euel...

Fred Elmer

Fred Elmer

Feb 16, 2012

Pelham - Fred Elmer Cox, Sr, 88, of 10594 NC Highway 700, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Moses Cone Hospital.A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Eggers officiating. Fred was born in Rockingham County to the late Robert Henry Cox and Dora...

Barbara Gunn Robertson

Barbara Gunn Robertson

Feb 14, 2012

Reidsville: Barbara Gunn Robertson, 59, of 212 Roberson Lane, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the Rockingham County Hospice Home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Dr. Charles Hutchens officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery.Barbara was born in Gretna, VA to the late Betford Allen Gunn and...

Anne Smith Carter

Anne Smith Carter

Feb 14, 2012

Wilmington - Anne Smith Carter, 91, formerly of the Carolina House in Reidsville and 130 NE 23rd Street Oak Island, NC, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 17, 2012 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Burial will follow in...

Ira Paul Kubler

Ira Paul Kubler

Feb 11, 2012

Reidsville- Ira Paul Kubler, 74, of 2283 Wentworth Street, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Annie Penn Hospital.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. F. Nelson Stover officiating. Following the service military rites will be preformed by the Rockingham County Honor Guard. A private...

Earl McCollum

Earl McCollum

Feb 10, 2012

Madison-Mr. Earl McCollum, 92, of 1581 Pannel Road, Madison, North Carolina died Friday, February 10th, 2012 at Hospice of Rockingham County.He was born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County on August 28th, 1919. The adopted son of William Arthur and Sally Ladd McCollum, he served in the U. S. Army from 1944 to 1946. Returning home from the army, he returned to...

Ronald Wayne Talley

Ronald Wayne Talley

Feb 9, 2012

Reidsville - Ronald Wayne Talley, 69, of 504 Stokes Road, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Wesley Long Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, February 13, 2012 at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Ron Boswell officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.Ronald was born in Rockingham County to the late Charlie and Lillian Durham...