OBITUARIES

Sallie Ann Page Mills

Sallie Ann Page Mills

Mar 10, 2009

Reidsville - Sallie Ann Page Mills, 94, of Morehead Nursing Center, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Morehead Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, March 13, 2009, at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery, 361 Mt. Carmel Church Road. Mrs. Mills was born in Rockingham County to the late Logan Jackson and Carrie Smith...

Robert Wayne

Robert Wayne

Mar 9, 2009

Reidsville – Robert Wayne ”Shorty” Patterson , 48, of 8891 NC 87, died on Monday, March 9, 2009, at his home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Phillip M. Luster, Tony Dockery, J.J. Patterson, Gary Chilton, Frank Mitchell and Lee Fox....

Kenneth Allison Garrett

Kenneth Allison Garrett

Mar 8, 2009

Reidsville: Kenneth "Butch" Allison Garrett, 65, of 865 Wolf Island Road, died on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at the Rockingham County Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens with military graveside rites. Butch was born in Rockingham County to the late James...

Ada Shough Watkins Wetmore

Ada Shough Watkins Wetmore

Mar 7, 2009

Reidsville: Ada Shough Watkins Wetmore, 88, of 141 Doe Drive, died on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Faith Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mrs. Wetmore was born in Critz, VA to the late William Gibson Shough and Sallie Lou Martin Shough....

Clyde Jarrell Sutton

Clyde Jarrell Sutton

Mar 5, 2009

Madison – Clyde Jarrell Sutton, 64, of 1440 NC Hwy 704 passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Rockingham County Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Tyler Scott, Anthony Durham, Steve Dunlap,...

Clio Thompson Blackwell

Clio Thompson Blackwell

Mar 1, 2009

Ruffin- Clio Thompson Blackwell, 90, of 9725 US 29 Business, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Annie Penn Hospital.. Funeral services will be held on Friday, 11:00 A.M., March 6, 2009, at Ruffin Stacey Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Tillman and Rev. Joey Pelino officiating. Burial will follow in Ruffin Cemetery. Mrs. Blackwell was born in Man-O-War, Cay, Abaco, Bahamas...

Virginia Fitzgerald Pruitt

Virginia Fitzgerald Pruitt

Feb 28, 2009

Reidsville: Virginia “Ann” Fitzgerald Pruitt, 69, of 269 Elliott Road, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Pruitt officiating. The interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Pruitt was born...

Holden Taylor Ledbetter

Holden Taylor Ledbetter

Feb 27, 2009

Reidsville: Holden Taylor Ledbetter, 19, 236 Holly Hill Drive, died Friday, February 27, 2009. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Dr. Doug McLeroy and Rev. Arthur Holland officiating. The interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Holden was born in Guilford County and lived in Reidsville all of his...

David Porter Kemp

David Porter Kemp

Feb 27, 2009

Ruffin: David “Porter” Kemp, Sr., 70, of 729 Lillard Road, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at Morehead Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Monday, March 2, 2009, at Happy Home Church with Pastor Bruce McBride officiating. The interment will follow in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Kemp was born in Rockingham County to the...

Arthur Drewey Chilton

Arthur Drewey Chilton

Feb 26, 2009

Reidsville: Arthur Drewey Chilton, Jr., 82, 2504 Sunnycrest Drive, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Liston and Mr. Earle Sullivan officiating. The pallbearers will be David Wyrick, James Poindexter, Terry Harris, Gerald Harris, Danny Gunn and Bill Waddell. The...

Hazel Southard Smith

Hazel Southard Smith

Feb 25, 2009

Reidsville: Hazel Southard Smith, 78, formerly of 127 Cortez Lane, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Morehead Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Dave Gilbert and Rev. Kenneth Boaz officiating. The pallbearers will be Joe Tilley, Bryan Smith, James DeLancey, Rick Clark, Larry Boaz and Tommy...

Minnie Lee Moses Brady

Minnie Lee Moses Brady

Feb 25, 2009

Reidsville, NC – Minnie Lee Moses Brady, 88, of 147 Louise Street, died on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at the Rockingham County Hospice Home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, February 27, 2009 at Guilford Memorial Park. Minnie was born in Portsmouth, VA to the late Samuel Luster Meacham and Georgia Turner Meacham. She was of...

James "Jimmy" Vernon Pierce

James "Jimmy" Vernon Pierce

Feb 23, 2009

Reidsville, NC - James “Jimmy” Vernon Pierce, 76, of 705 Walters Street, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Annie Penn Hospital. Jimmy was an avid golfer, fisherman, hunter and enjoyed boating. He was of the Baptist faith and he loved the Lord, his close friends and family. He served our county in the United...

Robin Warf Reynolds

Robin Warf Reynolds

Feb 23, 2009

Reidsville: Robin Warf Reynolds, 34, of 2320 Baker’s Crossroad, died Monday, February 23, 2009 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor David Hatcher and Pastor Harold Gearhart officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn cemetery. Robin was born in Rockingham County. She was kind hearted and...

Charlotte Rich Benfield

Charlotte Rich Benfield

Feb 22, 2009

Reidsville: Charlotte Rich Benfield, 74, of Avante of Reidsville, died on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Rockingham County Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev, Milton Kennon and Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. Pallbearers will be Keith and Scott Benfield, Chase Benfield, Jack and Brandon Cannon, Justin...

Thomas Walter Pearman

Thomas Walter Pearman

Feb 22, 2009

Reidsville: Thomas Walter Pearman, Jr., 93, of Brithaven of Madison, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Wesley Long Community Hospital. A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Sharon Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Brown officiating. Mr. Pearman was born in Rockingham County to the late Thomas Walter Pearman, Sr. and...

Owilda Moore

Owilda Moore

Feb 21, 2009

Reidsville: Owilda Moore, 87, of the Bethany community, died on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Evergreens Senior Healthcare in Greensboro. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at New Lebanon Christian Church with Rev. Mark Harris and Rev. Charles Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carl Wayne Garrison,...

Evelyn Kernodle Carver

Evelyn Kernodle Carver

Feb 21, 2009

Reidsville: Evelyn Kernodle Carver, 81, of 106 Dana Rae Drive, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Rockingham County Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 23, 2009 at First Congregational Christian Church with Rev. Mark Tolodziechi and Rev. Dan Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Carver was born in...

William Billy Childress

William Billy Childress

Feb 21, 2009

Reidsville – William “Billy” Childress, of 6592 US 29 Business, died on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at his home. Graveside services with will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Mike Tillman officiating. Billy was born in Rockingham County to the late Leonard and Elizabeth Snow Childress. He was a retiree of...

Tony Preston Shoemaker

Tony Preston Shoemaker

Feb 18, 2009

Reidsville– Tony Preston Shoemaker, 67, of 1221 Rockingham Lake Road died Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Burton Memorial Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. James Hodges officiating. Pallbearers are Dwayne Shoemaker, Dale Shoemaker, Carl McKinney, Robert Shoemaker, Kenneth Shoemaker, Norman Shoemaker and Wayne Paschal....