OBITUARIES

Georgie Collie Simpson

Georgie Collie Simpson

Sep 24, 2009

Ruffin- Georgie Collie Simpson, 71, of 442 Ruffin Road, died on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at her residence.Funeral services will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 11:00AM with Rev. Ron Tuck and Rev. Garfield Doss officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove United Methodist Church cemetery.Mrs. Simpson was born in Rockingham County to the...

Carolyn Ann Childrey Smith

Carolyn Ann Childrey Smith

Sep 23, 2009

Reidsville – Carolyn Ann Childrey Smith, 68, of 1202 Gunn Street Apt.16B, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at her home. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, September 25, 2009, at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Bob Templeton officiating.Carolyn was born in Rockingham County, to the late Ernest Allen and Vernie Watkins Childrey and attended Osborne Baptist Church.Survivors...

Edward Sutton

Edward Sutton

Sep 22, 2009

McLeansville: Edward A. “Ed” Sutton, 78, of 5830 Carmon Road, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, September 25, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Brother Michael Petty officiating. The burial will follow in Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro. Mr. Sutton was born in Rockingham County and was the...

Jackie Cole Wilkins

Jackie Cole Wilkins

Sep 20, 2009

Reidsville: Jackie Cole Wilkins, 80, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Britthaven of Madison. She was born on July, 25, 1929 and was a lifelong resident of Reidsville before moving to Britthaven. Jackie was a dedicated Christian and faithful member of Reidsville First Assembly of God. She was a devoted mother to her children and to many others...

Arlene Clifton Emerson

Arlene Clifton Emerson

Sep 17, 2009

Reidsville – Arlene Clifton Emerson, 81, of 718 King Street, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, September 19, 2009, Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.Mrs. Emerson was born in Patrick County, Virginia to the late Grogan and Luerena Massey Clifton. She was a...

Dennis Franklyn Davis

Dennis Franklyn Davis

Sep 15, 2009

Reidsville – Dennis Franklyn Davis, 89, of 5 Golfview Drive in Maggie Valley, NC, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009.Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, September 18, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral home with Dr. Anthony Davis and Dr. Harold Venable officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church cemetery.Mr. Davis was born in Rockingham County,...

Russell Lee Dockery

Russell Lee Dockery

Sep 14, 2009

Reidsville - Russell Lee Dockery, 62, of 2101 S. Scales Street Apt. 12A, passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, September 18, 2009 at Guilford Memorial Park with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Mr. Dockery was born in Rockingham County to the late Ernest...

Charles Henry

Charles Henry

Sep 11, 2009

Madison – Charles Henry “Charlie” Wray, 80, of 640 Eagle Falls Road, passed away Friday, September 11, 2009 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, September 14, 2009 at Smyrna Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bill Teague officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Wray was born in Rockingham County to the late...

Eugene Shorty Mason

Eugene Shorty Mason

Sep 9, 2009

REIDSVILLE: Eugene “Shorty” Mason, of 1441 Woolen Store Road died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, September 11, 2009, at Sharon Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military rites by the Rockingham County Honor Guard. “Shorty” was born in Wilson...

Ernest Vernon Golden

Ernest Vernon Golden

Sep 7, 2009

Reidsville – Ernest Vernon Golden, 80, of 2423 Westover Drive, passed away Monday, September 7, 2009 at his home.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Lawsonville Road Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Tuck and Rev. David Morris officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery.Mr. Golden was born in Transylvania County to the late John...

William Edward

William Edward

Sep 6, 2009

Reidsville– William Edward “Billy” Lucas, 69, of 753 Quick Road in Ruffin, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009. Mr. Lucas was born in Caswell County North Carolina to the late Caleb “Cap” Lewis Lucas and Helen Page Lucas. He lived in Roanoke, Virginia for many years before returning to Ruffin and was a self employed electrician as well as the...

Tyler Vance Gann

Tyler Vance Gann

Sep 5, 2009

Reidsville – Tyler Vance Gann, 86, of 1708 South Park Drive, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Monday, September 7, 2009 at Baptist Temple Church with Rev George Fox and Rev. John Groff officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mr. Gann was born in Rockingham County to...

Hazel Smith Griffin

Hazel Smith Griffin

Sep 3, 2009

Martinsville, VA: Hazel Smith Griffin, 92, formerly of Reidsville, died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Tender Years Adult Care in Martinsville. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, September 7, 2009 at Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Kathy Gochenour officiating. Mrs. Griffin was born in Rockingham County to the late Walter Robert and Susie Strader Smith. In addition...

Sarah Eva Bailey

Sarah Eva Bailey

Sep 3, 2009

Reidsville: Sarah Eva Bailey 92, of Avante of Reidsville, passed away, September 3, 2009. Graveside services will be held 2:00PM Monday, September 7, 2009 at Ruffin Cemetery with Rev. Bland Leebrick officiating. Miss Bailey was born in Rockingham County to the late Dan and Vennie Bailey Bailey. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She loved her flowers,...

Bryan Patrick Sheppard

Bryan Patrick Sheppard

Sep 2, 2009

Reidsville – Bryan Patrick Sheppard, 18, of 181 Doe Drive, died Wednesday September 2, 2009.A memorial service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Fair Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. John Jolly officiating. Bryan was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey and is survived by his mother, Renee Sheppard; grandmother, Grace Varner; grandfather, Harold Shinn; uncles,...

Randall Randy Tickle

Randall Randy Tickle

Sep 2, 2009

Reidsville – Randall “Randy” Tickle, 51, of 405 Meadowbranch Road, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at his residence. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens.Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Faith Baptist Church with Rev. Richard DeHart officiating. Randy was born in Rockingham County and was employed with MacGray Services, Inc., formerly Web...

Robert Jackson Hudson

Robert Jackson Hudson

Aug 31, 2009

Reidsville – Robert Jackson Hudson, Jr., 87, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 at Greensboro Place.A graveside memorial service will be held in Greenview Cemetery on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 3:00 PM with Dr. Charles Hutchens officiating.Mr. Hudson was born in Rockingham County to the late Robert Jackson Hudson, Sr. and Ada Sue Hopper Hudson. Robert was a veteran...

Danny Lee Smith

Danny Lee Smith

Aug 27, 2009

Reidsville – Danny Lee Smith, 62, of 1202 Gunn Street, Apt. 517, died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Rockingham County Hospice Home.Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 30, 2009, at Lawsonville Road Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Tuck and Rev. Danny Chatham officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Johnson, Jason...

Margaret Garner Butner

Margaret Garner Butner

Aug 26, 2009

Reidsville – Margaret Garner Butner, 70, of 608 Waynick Road, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at her home.Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Heath Lloyd officiating. The interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens.Mrs. Butner was born in Rockingham County to the late...

Rayford Darrell Sharpe

Rayford Darrell Sharpe

Aug 26, 2009

Reidsville – Rayford Darrell Sharpe, 58, of 222 Barley Road, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at Morehead Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jerry Carter officiating. The interment will follow in the New Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery with Military graveside rites.Darrell was born in Rockingham County. He...