OBITUARIES

James Winthrop  Saunders

James Winthrop Saunders

Apr 29, 2020

James Winthrop "J.W." Saunders, 54, of Reidsville, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 4, 2020 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Reverend Ron Tuck officiating. The family will be at 10554 US Hwy 158, Reidsville, NC 27320. James was born in Rockingham County to Margaret Ann Collins Saunders...

Fred "Monk" William Chrisman

Fred "Monk" William Chrisman

Apr 28, 2020

Fred "Monk" William Chrisman, 84, of Reidsville, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Jacob’s Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center. Due to Covid 19 restrictions a private graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Christian Fellowship Church with Rev. Bill McKinney officiating. Fred was born in Stuart, VA to the late George Washington Chrisman and...

Judy Harmon Lester

Judy Harmon Lester

Apr 28, 2020

Judy Harmon Lester, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday April 28, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Due to Covid-19 restrictions a private graveside will be held at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Pastor Duane King officiating. Judy was born on December 16, 1954 to the late John and Violet Tucker in Rockingham County. Judy was...

John Edward Jarrell

John Edward Jarrell

Apr 27, 2020

John Edward Jarrell, 79, went home to be with the Lord on April 27, 2020 surrounded by his family. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, a private graveside service will be held at Greenview Cemetery with Reverend Ryan Crowder officiating. John was born on April 22, 1941 to the late Will and Mary Williams Jarrell in Reidsville, NC. He married Margie...

Bobby Ray Pierce

Bobby Ray Pierce

Apr 27, 2020

Bobby R. Pierce, 92, of Reidsville, passed away at his home, as he wished on Monday, April 27, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Reidlawn Cemetery with Ray Carter officiating. Bobby was born in Wilkes County, NC to the late Ruell and Fannie Watts Pierce. He owned and operated Pierce...

Margaret "Margo" Southard Perkins

Margaret "Margo" Southard Perkins

Apr 27, 2020

Margaret (Margo) Southard Perkins passed on Monday April 27, 2020. She was 93 years old and passed comfortably in Hospice Home of Rockingham after several weeks of declining health. Margo was born in Central City Kentucky on July 17, 1926. She grew up during the 1929 depression in an orphanage after her father died. She attended Berea College where she...

Linda Marie Wilson Hooker

Linda Marie Wilson Hooker

Apr 26, 2020

Linda Marie Wilson Hooker passed away at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital on April 26th, 2020 surrounded by her family. Linda was born on February 11th, 1947 to the late Henry Ward Wilson Sr. and Alease Regan Wilson. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the family will have a private funeral service at Lawsonville Road Baptist Church on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at...

Alanna  Boyd Scott

Alanna Boyd Scott

Apr 25, 2020

Alanna Boyd Scott, 45, went to her heavenly home, on April 25, 2020 in Reidsville, NC after a short illness. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private funeral service can be viewed at 2 P.M. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 on the funeral home website. Living in Ft. Lauderdale for the past 5 years, she moved back to Reidsville to reside...

Ruth Rebecca Paschal

Ruth Rebecca Paschal

Apr 25, 2020

Ruth Rebecca "Becky" Paschal, 93, of Reidsville, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Brookdale Reidsville. Becky, a lifelong resident of Rockingham County, was the daughter of the late Richard Mills Paschal and Martha Witty Paschal. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith and she retired from American Tobacco Company after 35 years of service to care for her...

William James Johnson

William James Johnson

Apr 21, 2020

William James “Jimmy” Johnson Jr., 93, of Reidsville, NC, went home to be with Lord on April 21, 2020 at Penn Nursing Center. A private, invite only, graveside service will be held at Reidlawn Cemetery on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Duane King officiating. Jimmy was born to the late William Johnson Sr. and Minnie Southard...

Ricky Van Paschal

Ricky Van Paschal

Apr 21, 2020

Ricky Van Paschal, 63, of Reidsville, NC, went home to be with Lord on April 21, 2020 at his home. A memorial service will be at 11: 00 A.M., Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Pleasant View Assembly of God. Ricky was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert W. Paschal (Father) and Hessie M. Paschal (Mother); sisters, Carolyn Overby and...

Velma May Pyron Watkins

Velma May Pyron Watkins

Apr 18, 2020

Velma May Pyron Watkins, 94, of Reidsville, NC, went home to be with Lord on April 18, 2020 at Hospice of Rockingham County. A private, invite only, graveside service will be held at Danville Memorial Gardens on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Gary Loftis Officiating. Velma was born in Danville Virginia to the late Robert Howard...

Betsy Jane  Jackson

Betsy Jane Jackson

Apr 14, 2020

Miss Betsy Jane Jackson, 69, of Reidsville, NC, went home to be with Lord on April 14, 2020 at her home. Miss Jackson was one of the original faculty at the newly formed Rockingham County Senior High School and spent her entire teaching career of 30 years as an Architectural Drafting Teacher. She was an excellent teacher and mentor to...

Bobby Gray Spencer

Bobby Gray Spencer

Apr 13, 2020

Mr. Bobby Gray Spencer, 74, of Reidsville, NC went home to be with Lord and his family on April 13, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. A private burial will be held for his close family members at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Pastor Ralph Clayton officiating. A memorial service will take place at a later date. He was born on...

Steven  Ray Manning

Steven Ray Manning

Apr 12, 2020

Steven Ray Manning, 63, of 44 Fieldstone Dr., Reidsville, NC, passed away unexpectedly at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC, on Sunday, April 12, 2020. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Martinsville, VA, on August 20, 1956, and was a lifelong resident of Caswell County. He was the son...

Caroline Rollins Maxwell

Caroline Rollins Maxwell

Apr 10, 2020

Caroline Rollins Maxwell , 42 passed away suddenly on April 10, 2020 . There will be no formal services at this time . Caroline was born in Albuquerque, N. M. but lived many places due to her father’s Air Force career. She had an outgoing personality in her High School years in Marion, Illinois and continued with her first year...

Laula Madison Walker

Laula Madison Walker

Apr 10, 2020

Laula Madison Walker, 93, died Friday, April 10, 2020 at Penn Nursing Center in Reidsville, NC. A private graveside service will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Hillsdale Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Paul Lutrell officiating.

Laula was born in Iredell County on April 12, 1926. She graduated from Union Grove High School and...

Ocie Mae Gammon

Ocie Mae Gammon

Apr 8, 2020

Ruffin- Ocie Mae Gammon, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children at the Penn Nursing Center. A private, invite only, graveside service will be held on Friday, April 10 , 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Gammon Family Cemetery at 7623 N.C. 700, Ruffin, NC 27326 with Rev. Cress Warner officiating. Ocie was born on October 7, 1927 to...

Christopher Matthew Smith

Christopher Matthew Smith

Apr 8, 2020

Christopher Matthew Smith, 32 went home to be with the Lord on April 7, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memory Gardens in Reidsville, NC on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 11:00 A.M with Rev. Marvin Bowman officiating. Matt was born in Rockingham County to William E Smith Jr. and Robin Renee Miller. Matt enjoyed working...

Vivian Chilton Denny

Vivian Chilton Denny

Apr 6, 2020

Vivian Chilton Denny, 91 went home to be with the Lord on April 6, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memory Gardens, Reidsville, NC on Friday April 10, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Vivian was born in Rockingham County to the late Joseph Pinkney and Mary Carter Chilton. She worked as a Machine Operator at American Tobacco...