OBITUARIES
Robert E. Hudson
Jan 20, 2020
Robert E. Hudson, 71, passed away on January 20, 2020 at his home in Pelham, NC. Funeral Services will be held at Hickory Grove UMC at 2:00PM on Saturday, January 25, 2020 with burial at the church cemetery. The family invites you to join them for a Brunswick Stew at Robert’s house after the burial to celebrate his life. Robert...
Daisy Sharpe Purgason
Jan 17, 2020
Reidsville: Daisy Sharpe Purgason, 79, passed away early on Friday, January 17, 2020 at her home. A Graveside Service will be held at New Lebanon Christian Church Cemetery on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM. Visitation will follow the service in the church fellowship hall. Daisy was born on March 27, 1940 in Rockingham County to the late Riley...
Dennis Jay Farmer
Jan 17, 2020
Dennis Jay Farmer, 75, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home. Services will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Junior Kennon officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior the service and other times at the home of his daughter,...
Rebecca Vernon Samuels
Jan 16, 2020
Rebecca “Becky” Vernon Samuels, age 88, formerly of 1065 Gilliam Road, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation with her daughter by her bedside. A Graveside Service will be held at Thompsonville Baptist Church Cemetery on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM with Ted Hopkins officiating. Visitation will take place after the...
Mary "Pumpkin" Katherine Eastwood
Jan 16, 2020
Reidsville: Mary “Pumpkin” Katherine Eastwood, 63, went home to be with The Lord on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at her home. A funeral Service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Billy Harmon officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour...
Roger Dean Pegram
Jan 15, 2020
Roger Dean Pegram, 75, passed away at Annie Penn Hospital on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. A Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Lowes United Methodist Church with Dr. Rick Auten and Rev. Alan Pruitt officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow the...
Virginia Grey Wright Gay
Jan 15, 2020
Virginia Grey Wright Gay, age 96, of Ruffin, North Carolina died on January 15, 2020 at Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville, North Carolina. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, January 17, 2019 at Ruffin United Methodist Church with Rev. Lee Eggers officiating. Burial will follow in Ruffin Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home...
Carolyn Wilson Bateman
Jan 9, 2020
Carolyn Wilson Bateman, 77, of 556 Lake Lamar Road, went home to be with The Lord, on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Transitions Hospice Care in Raleigh. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at New Heights Baptist Church with Dr. Terry Lawson officiating. The burial will follow in Ridge View Memorial Gardens. The family will...
Edward Erle "Moochie" Worsham
Jan 7, 2020
Edward Erle “Moochie” Worsham, born June 22, 1936, passed away on December 20, 2019 at his home in West Covina, CA. Moochie grew up in Ruffin, NC where he was the self-proclaimed prince of Ruffin. He felt this title was appropriate because in his eyes, his Daddy, Sheriff Leon Wesley Worsham was the King of Ruffin. His service in the...
Doris Jean Vaughn Parks
Jan 7, 2020
Doris Jean Vaughn Parks, 85, of 2529 Sunnycrest Drive, passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 10th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home and...
Doris Carolyn Jester Powell
Jan 5, 2020
Doris Carolyn Jester Powell, 80, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus with family at her side on Sunday, January 5, 2020, after an extended stay at The Penn Center of Reidsville, NC. Doris is survived by her three children: Rod and wife Kim of Casar, NC, Bryan and wife Kim of Reidsville, NC, and daughter Beth and her husband...
Sybil Strader Jones
Jan 5, 2020
Sybil Strader Jones, of Reidsville, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Annie Penn Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Tarpley and Dr. Greg Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenview Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...
David Harris Johnson
Jan 4, 2020
David was born in Reidsville to the late William Dolphus and Jean Hickcox Johnson. He graduated from Hargrave Military Academy Wingate College and attended NC State University. He worked at American Tobacco Company and managed properties for J. Huang Enterprises. He was predeceased by his brothers, William and Bruce Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Myra W. Johnson; daughter,...
Phyllis Brown Toney
Jan 3, 2020
Phyllis Brown Toney, 75, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Lively Stones Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Kent officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Phyllis was born in Amigo, WV to the late John Ballard...
Lois Craddock Tilley
Jan 2, 2020
Lois Craddock Tilley, 71, went home to be with the Lord January 2, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2020 at Reidlawn Cemetery with Rev. Don Anderson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at her home located at 476 Traxler Rd,...
Betty Jo "B.J." Easter
Jan 1, 2020
Betty Jo “B.J” Easter, 63, went to her homecoming on January 1, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. B.J. was a native of Reidsville. She loved helping...
Evelyn Hamlett Brame
Dec 31, 2019
Evelyn Marie Hamlett Brame, 78, passed away on December 31, 2019 at Moses Cone Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Joey Jenkins officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Evelyn was born in Rockingham County to the late Willie...
Beverly Diane Miller Barham
Dec 31, 2019
Beverly Diane Miller Barham, 62, passed away on December 31, 2019 in Reidsville, North Carolina. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 6, 2020 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. David Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Beverly was born in Rockingham County to the late Benford Taylor Miller and Betty Lewis Miller. For...
Thomas Austin Gammon
Dec 30, 2019
Thomas “Tom” Austin Gammon, 90, passed away on December 30, 2019 in Reidsville, North Carolina. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 P.M. on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Tom was born to the...
Robert E. Metzner
Dec 29, 2019
Robert “Bob” E. Metzner, 85, passed away on December 29, 2019 in Reidsville, North Carolina. There will be no formal services at this time. Bob was born in California, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1934 to the late Albert and Marie Metzner. He retired after 30 years as an electrician at Ford Motor Company in Walton Hills, Ohio and was a...
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