OBITUARIES
Skip Gunn
Jun 2, 2023
Skip Gunn, 83 went to be with Jesus on Friday June 2, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, June 5, 2023, at East Side Baptist Church with Rev. Gene Davis officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 1:00PM until 1:45 PM. Burial will follow the...
Jean Plummer Pierce
May 30, 2023
Sylvia Jean Plummer Pierce, 82, went home to be with The Lord, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Hospice of Rockingham County, The Gibson House with her sons by her side.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Sharon Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Duncan and Pastor David Anderson officiating. The burial will follow at...
Crystal Dawn Billingsley
May 29, 2023
Crystal Dawn Billingsley, 47, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, May 29, 2023, at her home in Conway, SC.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Loftis officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at Robert’s home...
Russell Anthony Griffin
May 29, 2023
Russell Anthony Griffin, 57, of Madison passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023.
A celebration of life will be held at Wilkerson Funeral home on Friday, June 2, 2023, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Russell was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico to Cecilia Griffin and the late Mike Griffin.
Along with his father, he is preceded in death...
Buddy Wayne Cox
May 27, 2023
Buddy Wayne Cox, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Moses Cone Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00PM on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne Sartin officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Jimmy Davis officiating. The family will receive...
David Wayne Evans
May 25, 2023
David Wayne Evans passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on May 25, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.
A private service will be held at a later date. David was born in Rockingham County to Jamie Bennett and the late Rodney Lee Evans, Sr. David is a graduate of Rockingham County High School...
Yvonne Juanita Barber
May 24, 2023
Yvonne Juanita Barber, 85, of Reidsville, joined her family in heaven Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Moses Cone Hospital.
A graveside funeral service will be held, 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Reidlawn Cemetery with Rev. Mike Barber officiating.
Yvonne was born in Rockingham County to the late Jesse and Myrtle Barber. She retired after 38 years of...
John Edward Hutcherson
May 23, 2023
John “Johnny” Edward Hutcherson, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2023, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital.
A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held at 3:00PM on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Virginia Carolina Auto Auction, 2331 Goodyear Blvd, Danville VA, and other times at the home of his brother, Ricky Hutcherson.
Johnny was born on May 22,...
Dwight Monroe Chrismon
May 21, 2023
Dwight Monroe Chrismon, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Beacon Place Hospice Home, surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Friendship United Methodist Church in Browns Summit with Rev. Kevin Cochran and Rev. Debra Swing officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Lakeview Memorial Park. The...
Mary "Polly" Warren
May 20, 2023
Mary "Polly" Crowder Warren, 84, of Reidsville went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 20, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 26, 2023 at Covington Church with Reverend Ralph Clayton and Pastor Jimmy Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00...
Geraldine Key Cobb
May 19, 2023
Geraldine Key Cobb of Browns Summit went home to be with the Lord, Friday, May 19, 2023. A Graveside service will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Osceola Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Randall Shaw officiating. A small reception will be held after the service at the church.
She was a lifelong member of Osceola Baptist Church...
William Thomas “Tommy” Purgason
May 19, 2023
William Thomas (“Tommy”) Purgason, 82, passed away Friday, May 19. Tommy was born March 4, 1941, in Rockingham County, NC, to Bill and Virginia Puckett Purgason.
Preceded in death by his parents, sister Kaye Shelton, and brother-in-law Don Russell, he is survived by sisters Hazel P. Russell and Peggy P. Baynes (Charles), 4 nephews and 2 nieces,...
Sylvia Campbell
May 18, 2023
Sylvia Campbell, 74, passed away unexpectantly on Thursday May 18, 2023.
A funeral service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home, Sunday May 21, 2023, at 11:00 AM with Pastor Matt Bryant officiating. Burial will follow the service at Ruffin Stacey Church cemetery.
Sylvia was born in Danville, VA to the late William Ralph Campbell and Deloris Irene Setliff....
Tabitha Nicole Miller
May 17, 2023
Tabitha Nicole Miller, AKA “Tabby Cat”, 29, passed away on May 17, 2023.
A memorial service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 4 P.M. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at the home.
She was Born in Rockingham...
John William Griffin
May 16, 2023
John “Jay” William Griffin, 76, of Mebane, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memory Garden on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Keith Porter officiating.
Jay was born in Rockingham County to the late William Walker Griffin and Dura Cummings...
Virginia Toler Manring
May 16, 2023
Virginia Toler Manring, 67, of Reidsville, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at her home.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Pastor Ricky Garrett officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home prior...
Linda Robertson Smith
May 15, 2023
Linda Robertson Smith, 68, of Reidsville, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 at Annie Penn Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, May 22, 2023 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmy Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church on Ashley Loop in Reidsville. The family will receive friends one hour prior...
Evelyn "Sisy" Pennell
May 15, 2023
Evelyn “Sisy” L. Pennell, 64, Passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Monday May 15, 2023.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Lakeview Memorial Park in Greensboro with Pastor Tim Green officiating.
Sisy was born in Rockingham County to the late Rufus and Constance “Connie” Lee....
Stephen "Kurt" Hodges
May 14, 2023
Stephen “Kurt” Hodges, 53, of Reidsville, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 14, 2023.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Reidsville Christian Church with Pastor Shannon Newsome officiating. The family will receive friends at the home.
Kurt was a lifelong resident of Reidsville and he was a wonderful husband to...
Lanny Dea Perry
May 10, 2023
Lanny Dea Perry, 50, passed away suddenly on May 10, 2023, at his home in Reidsville.
A funeral service will be held at 6:00PM on Monday May 15, 2023, at Wilkerson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service, from 5:00-6:00PM and other times at his mother’s home, 2378 Bakers Crossroad...
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