OBITUARIES

John Russell Smith, Jr.

John Russell Smith, Jr.

Sep 20, 2022

 

John Russell Smith, Jr., 92, of Palm Desert, California passed  away on September 20, 2022 at his home.

Born in Rockingham County, J.R. was the son of the late J. Russell and Margaret Smith. He was a 1948 graduate of Reidsville High School and retired in 1975 as a Senior Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Along...

Martha  Miller Bowman

Martha Miller Bowman

Sep 18, 2022

Martha Miller Bowman, 84, of Reidsville, took her heavenly journey on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the Rockingham County Gibson Hospice House.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Freedom Baptist Church with Pastor Ronnie Warner officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral...

Michael W. King

Michael W. King

Sep 17, 2022

Michael W. King, 67, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Pelician Nursing and Rehab in Reidsville.

He is survived by a sister Jill King and sister-in- law Cheri Adkins and husband David.

He is preceded in death by his parents and one sister and recently lost his wife, Terri King.

Rebekah  Dickerson Goodrich

Rebekah Dickerson Goodrich

Sep 17, 2022

Rebekah Dickerson Goodrich, 86, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Brian Center of Eden.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and finalized by Woody Funeral Home-Parham, 1771 N. Parham Road, Henrico, Virginia.

Todd Anthony Saunders

Todd Anthony Saunders

Sep 17, 2022

Todd Anthony Saunders, 50, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Dan River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery on Hwy 700.

Todd was native of Rockingham County and was an employee of Dave’s Construction Services Inc. He lived life...

Joseph Delmar Steele, Sr.

Joseph Delmar Steele, Sr.

Sep 15, 2022

Joseph Delmar Steele, Sr., 80, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Camden Place Health and Rehab.

A memorial service with military honors will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday, September, 19, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Phil Surrett officiating.

Joseph was born in Washington, DC to the late Charles Steele and Effie Ward Steele. He...

Diane Tatum Langley

Diane Tatum Langley

Sep 14, 2022

Diane Tatum Langley, 69, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at her home in Ruffin.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder David Underwood officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6-8 PM at...

JoAnn Stone Miles

JoAnn Stone Miles

Sep 13, 2022

JoAnn Stone Miles, 57, of Reidsville went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, September 16, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 15 from 6-8 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times...

Linda Sue Gibson Cobb

Linda Sue Gibson Cobb

Sep 13, 2022

Linda Sue Gibson Cobb, 74, of Reidsville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Reidsville Pentecostal Holiness Church with Pastor Gordon Fisher officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the...

Timothy Scott O'dell

Timothy Scott O'dell

Sep 11, 2022

Timothy Scott O’dell Jr., 30, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022.

A funeral service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home at 2 PM, Saturday, September 17,2022, with Pastor Mike Hendley officiating.

Scott was born in Guilford County to the late Timothy Scott O’dell Sr. and Sheree Janine Johnson O’dell. He loved to eat. His favorite holiday was Thanksgiving....

Rose Marie London Hall

Rose Marie London Hall

Sep 9, 2022

Rose Marie London Hall, 79, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022, at her home. 

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Ralph Clayton officiating. 

Marie was born in Rockingham County to the late Ossie Lee London and Mary McKinney London. ...

Paul Arlo Petty

Paul Arlo Petty

Sep 8, 2022

Paul Arlo Petty, 78, of Elon, NC passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the Hospice House of Rockingham County after 15 years of declining health.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Danview Cemetery in Eden, NC.  The family will receive friends one hour...

Betty Rector Blackwell

Betty Rector Blackwell

Sep 7, 2022

Betty Jean Rector Blackwell, 88, of Reidsville went home to be with the Lord on September 6, 2022.

A funeral Service will be held at Faith and Family Ministry at 8845 NC HWY 87, Reidsville, NC 27320 on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 2PM with Pastor Bill Rector officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service...

Donald Howard Taylor, Sr.

Donald Howard Taylor, Sr.

Sep 7, 2022

Donald Howard Taylor, Sr., 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Alamance Regional Hospital. 

A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM, Monday, September 12, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home.

Jacob Arthur Adams

Jacob Arthur Adams

Sep 3, 2022

Jacob Arthur Adams, A.K.A Waterhead, 26, passed away at his home in Reidsville on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

A memorial service will be held at 2PM on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Cox officiating.

Jacob was born in Rockingham County to Elvin Adams Jr. and the late Jodie Apple Adams. He loved sports, music,...

Vester Houston Pyrtle

Vester Houston Pyrtle

Sep 3, 2022

Vester Houston Pyrtle, 90,  went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at his home.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Travis McGuirt and Dr. Ron Boswell officiating. Burial will follow the service in Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends one...

Mark Allen Turner

Mark Allen Turner

Aug 31, 2022

Mark Allen Turner, 56, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at his home.

Graveside services will held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. The family will visit with friends on Monday evening from 5:00 PM til 7:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home.

Mark was born in Rockingham County to...

Herbert Jean Campbell

Herbert Jean Campbell

Aug 30, 2022

Herbert Jean Campbell, 74, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Annie Penn Hospital.

At Herbert’s request, there will not be any formal funeral services.

Herbert was born to the late Aron and Ora Campbell on May 8, 1948, in Caswell County. He worked in textiles for all of his life and retired from...

Ernest "Ernie" Green

Ernest "Ernie" Green

Aug 29, 2022

Ernest “Ernie” Green, 84, of Browns Summit, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, August 29, 2022, at his home.

The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home from 5:00PM-7:00PM on Thursday, September 1, 2022, and other times at the home. After Ernie learned that his health would not improve, his final wish was to return home to...

Terri Lynn Brown King

Terri Lynn Brown King

Aug 29, 2022

Terri Lynn Brown King, 56, of Reidsville, went home to be with the Lord on August 29th, 2022 at her home.

A memorial service will be held on September 16, 2022 at 5:30 PM at Reedy Fork Community Church. 

Terri was born June 28, 1966 in Eden, NC. She was preceded in death by her beloved mama, Dixie Lee Brown,...

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