OBITUARIES

David  Daniel  Pruitt

David Daniel Pruitt

May 17, 2022

David Pruitt, 85, of Ruffin, NC passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

A funeral service will be held at New Heights Baptist Church on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 2PM with Dr. Terry Lawson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and other times at the family home. Burial will...

Larry  Thomas Hubbard

Larry Thomas Hubbard

May 15, 2022

Larry Hubbard, 77, met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Moses Cone Hospital. For 7 months he had fought an intense battle against parotid cancer with 2 surgeries and 33 radiation treatments to his head and neck. A CT scan 3 weeks before his death revealed no cancer, but his very...

Shirley Durham Duggins

Shirley Durham Duggins

May 14, 2022

Shirley Durham Duggins, 83, of Reidsville went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

A funeral service will be held at New Life Baptist Chapel at 2:00PM on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, with Pastor Ted Cook officiating. The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home from 6-8PM on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and other times...

John Hocutt Goodman, Jr.

John Hocutt Goodman, Jr.

May 14, 2022

John H. Goodman, Jr, 79, passed from this earthly life on Saturday, May 14, 2022.  

Born in Asheville, John graduated from Guilford High School and then earned two bachelor’s degrees in Business and Accounting  from Guilford College.   In 1989 he married the love of his life, Patsy Barham.  After working for more than 30 years for Fieldcrest Cannon John...

Roy  Sampson Andrews, Jr.

Roy Sampson Andrews, Jr.

May 13, 2022

Roy S. Andrews Jr., 70, of Reidsville, went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 13, 2022.

 

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville, NC at 11:00 AM. with Pastor, David Tuck officiating. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service from 10-11 AM. A private...

Frank  Edmund Martin

Frank Edmund Martin

May 13, 2022

Frank Edmund Martin, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 13, 2022.  He was a native of Rockingham County and was born October 9, 1927, to the late John Mason Martin and Mary Woodall Martin Pennington.  Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Otis G. Martin, his sisters, Edna M. Lewis...

Seth Berger Bennett

Seth Berger Bennett

May 8, 2022

Seth Berger Bennett,  63 of Reidsville, went home to be with The Lord, Sunday, May 8th, 2022, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 14th, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville, NC at 2:00 P.M. with Dr. Terry Lawson officiating. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service...

Brenda Lee Anchondo

Brenda Lee Anchondo

May 6, 2022

Brenda Lee Anchondo, 59, went home to be with the Lord on May 6th, 2022.

A memorial service will be held at Fellowship Church on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 2 PM with Pastor Jenny Wilkerson officiating.

Brenda was born in Rockingham County to Janet McDaniel and the late William Clifton. She was a loving grandmother, mother, daughter, and sister....

Tammy  Washburn

Tammy Washburn

May 4, 2022

Tammy Jo Stanley Washburn, 58, went home to be with the Lord on May 4th, 2022.

A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 11 AM at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Peter Dodge officiating.

Tammy was born in Rockingham County to the late James and Jo-Anne Stanley. She graduated from Reidsville High School and worked...

Herbert Collins

Herbert Collins

May 3, 2022

Herb Collins of Reidsville, NC, passed away on May 2, 2022, at the age of 70.

A visitation will be held Friday May 6th, 2022, from 5-7pm at Wilkerson Funeral Home, 1909 Richardson Dr. Reidsville, NC 27320.

Herb was born on July 7, 1951, to Herb and Arminda in Holden, WV. After graduating from Lenore High School, with his sister...

Frances Lorene Earles Land

Frances Lorene Earles Land

May 2, 2022

Frances Lorene Earles Land, 89, went home to be with The Lord, Monday, May 2, 2022, at the Gibson Hospice House.

 

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Grace Fellowship Church with Dr. John Mark officiating. The family will receive friends’ Friday, May 6, 2022, at Wilkerson Funeral Home from 6:00 – 8:00...

Christine  Elizabeth Sawyers Vernon

Christine Elizabeth Sawyers Vernon

Apr 30, 2022

Christine Elizabeth Sawyers Vernon was born on August 24, 1929 to her loving parents, Samuel Martin Sawyers and Beatrice Hopkins Sawyers in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Christine’s long life saw her to the age of 92, where she passed away the evening of April 30, 2022. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren in these final moments.

In November...

Jeannie Lasley

Jeannie Lasley

Apr 30, 2022

Eugenia “Jeannie” Lasley, 68, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at UNC Hospice House in Pittsboro, NC.

A funeral service will be held at 5:00PM on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Wilkerson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 4-5:00PM.

Jeannie was born to Naomi Gillie Clayton and Ralph Alonzo Clayton, Sr....

Ruby Richards Spencer

Ruby Richards Spencer

Apr 27, 2022

Ruby Richards Spencer, 84, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at her home. She loved her family, being at the beach, gardening and traveling.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill McKinney officiating. 

Ruby was born in Franklin, Virginia and was a retiree of...

William "Billy" Andrews, Jr.

William "Billy" Andrews, Jr.

Apr 27, 2022

William “Billy” Andrews, Jr., 73, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home in Brown Summit, NC.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, April 29, 2022, from 6-8PM and other times at the home. A funeral service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Sunday, May 1,...

Thomas   Edward Collins

Thomas Edward Collins

Apr 27, 2022

 Thomas Edward Collins, 72, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. 

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. 

Thomas as born in Rockingham County to the late James Edward Collins and Mildred Sadie Talbert Collins and was an electrician.  

Survivors are his wife, Jane Collins;...

Betty "Nancy" Cook Durham

Betty "Nancy" Cook Durham

Apr 25, 2022

Betty “Nancy” Cook Durham, 76, of 765 Cedar Lane, passed away and went home to be with The Lord, Monday, April 25, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, April 29, 2022, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Ronnie Warner officiating. The burial will follow at Mt. Carmel United Methodist...

Elizabeth Barnes Jones "Betty"

Elizabeth Barnes Jones "Betty"

Apr 21, 2022

Elizabeth Barnes Jones "Betty" went home to be with the Lord on April 21, 2022 at Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville, NC surrounded by her loving family.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 23 from 6 PM until 8 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 24 at 2pm at Fairgrove...

Lomie Hill Strader

Lomie Hill Strader

Apr 21, 2022

Our dearly loved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and Great-great grandmother Lomie Mae Hill Strader gained her much deserved angel wings on Thursday, April 21 ,2022 at UNC Rockingham Nursing Care Center in Eden, NC.

A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2 P.M. at Happy Home Cemetery. Following the service there will be a visitation...

Madelyn Snyder Moore

Madelyn Snyder Moore

Apr 20, 2022

Madelyn Snyder Moore, 98 went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

A graveside service will be held Friday, at 2PM at Reidlawn Cemetery with Pastor Pete Hutchens officiating.

Madelyn was born in Guilford County to the late John and Lydia Snyder. She was a charter member of The Church of The Living God also the...