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Dorothy Gammon  Martin

Dorothy Gammon Martin

Nov 26, 2017

Reidsville, Dorothy Gray Gammon Martin 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A burial will follow the service at Reidlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Martin was...

Elsie Mae Sharpe

Elsie Mae Sharpe

Nov 25, 2017

Reidsville – Elsie Mae Sharpe, 91, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Annie Penn Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Monday, November 27th, 2017 at Sharon Baptist Church with Rev. Allen Myers officiating. The family will receive friends after service. Mrs. Sharpe was born in Forsyth County on September 14, 1926 to the late...

Lovenuia Griffin Bates

Lovenuia Griffin Bates

Nov 22, 2017

Reidsville – Lovenuia “Beanie” Griffin Bates went home to be with Jesus on November 22nd, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, on Saturday, November 25th, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Kenneth Hayes officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 10:00AM- 11:00AM at the funeral home. Interment will follow the...

Ivan Thomas Handy

Ivan Thomas Handy

Nov 21, 2017

Greensboro – Ivan Thomas Handy, 71, of 213 Highway 150 West, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Beacon Place in Greensboro. Funeral services will held at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Philadelphia Baptist Chapel with Rev. Joe Chandler officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial Park. Ivan was born in Elkin, NC to the late Thomas...

Jax Apple

Jax Apple

Nov 19, 2017

Reidsville – Apple Jax, 3, of Reidsville, passed away on Sunday, November 19th, 2017. Jax was born on October 16, 2014, in Greensboro, to Neil and Caroline Apple. He was a very strong boy who battled cancer with a smile for the last two years. He loved life and loved to have a good time. Jax touched the hearts of...

John David Carter

John David Carter

Nov 18, 2017

John “David” Carter, 62, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at his home. A visitation will be held from 5:00PM-8:00PM on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Other times the family will be at the home, 3113 Country Lane, Reidsville, NC. David was born in Rockingham County to Pat M. Carter and the late John D. Carter....

Geraldine "Gerry" Jones

Geraldine "Gerry" Jones

Nov 17, 2017

Reidsville – Geraldine “Gerry” Jones, 86, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, November 17th, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., on Monday, November 20th, 2017, at Grace Fellowship Church, with Dr. John Marks, Rev. Mark Tolodziecki and Rev. Allen Myers officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held following the service. There will be a...

Jimmie Allen Foster

Jimmie Allen Foster

Nov 17, 2017

– MSG (Ret) Jimmie A. Foster, 81, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, at his home after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Loftis officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 10:00AM- 11:00AM at the funeral...

Lucille Hutchens Boaz

Lucille Hutchens Boaz

Nov 9, 2017

Reidsville- Lucille Hutchens Boaz passed away on Thursday, November 9th, 2017. A graveside funeral service will be held at two o’clock on Monday, November 13th, 2017 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Abe Boaz and her two sons, Berkley and Johnny Boaz. She is survived by one brother, Ray Hutchens and wife, Betty...

Ellis Lee Cliborne

Ellis Lee Cliborne

Nov 5, 2017

Carolina Beach—Ellis “Ecky” Lee Cliborne , 73, went to be with the Lord Nov 5, 2017, peacefully at his home in his loving wife’s arms. In the 15 years since having a heart transplant, Ellis suffered kidney cancer and lung disease. Coming close to death many times during that time, Ellis was a fighter who wanted to spend as much...

Charles William "Billy" Austin

Charles William "Billy" Austin

Nov 5, 2017

Ruffin – Charles William “Billy” Austin, 80, of Ruffin, passed away on Sunday, November 5th, 2017, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., on Wednesday, November 8th, 2017, at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church, with Rev. Lee Eggers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A visitation for family and friends...

Norman Lee "Hop" Hopkins

Norman Lee "Hop" Hopkins

Nov 5, 2017

Eden, NC – Norman “Hop” Hopkins, 90, went to his heavenly home at 11:17 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Dr Travis Dotson was brilliant, sensitive and gracious as he led us through Dad’s rapid decline! The nurses (Dee, Gabe, Meredith and Emilee) all loved and cared for him like he was their dad!...

Linda Sue Wray Isley

Linda Sue Wray Isley

Nov 2, 2017

Linda Wray Isley, 68, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM, Monday, November 6, 2017 at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Steve Latimer officiating. The family will see friends from 12:30 til 1:30 prior to the service at the funeral home. Other times the family will be at Mark and...

Edward H. Longmire

Edward H. Longmire

Nov 1, 2017

Reidsville – Edward H. Longmire, 69, of Reidsville, passed away on Wednesday, November 1st, 2017. A Cajun memorial service will be held at 6:00 P.M., on Wednesday, November 8th, 2017, at the First Church of the Living God, 1620, Pecan Rd., with Rev. Pete Hutchens and Rev. John Wicker officiating. Edward was born on September 5, 1948, in Blacksburg, VA....

William Frank McCollum

William Frank McCollum

Oct 29, 2017

Reidsville –William Frank McCollum of Virginia Beach, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 29th, 2017, in Reidsville NC. Those left to cherish his memories include his wife JoAnne; daughter Amy Ramirez and husband Alex; granddaughters Anna and Ashley and his sister Barbara Wiren. He will forever be remembered and missed by both his family and a multitude of friends. Along with...

Jane Louise Stevenson Lucas

Jane Louise Stevenson Lucas

Oct 24, 2017

Jane Louise Stevenson Lucas, 63, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Alamance Regional Hospital. Jane was born on February 14, 1954 in Coldspring, New York to the late Kenneth and Florance Stevenson. She was a tremendous wife, mother and grandmother while bringing laughter to her family in many various ways. As a mother figure to so many, Jane alongside...

Bessie Mae Hanks Nichols

Bessie Mae Hanks Nichols

Oct 23, 2017

Reidsville –Mrs. Bessie Mae Hanks Nichols, 78, of Reidsville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 23rd, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at Wilkerson Funeral Home, Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 1:00 P.M with Pastor Duane King officiating. Bessie was born on July 24, 1939 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to the late Clifford Dodson Walker and...

Brown "Brownie" Durham

Brown "Brownie" Durham

Oct 21, 2017

Reidsville – Brown “Brownie” Durham, 77, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Loftis officiating. Interment will follow in Ridge View Cemetery in Eden. Mr. Durham was born on August 27, 1940, in Henry County, VA to the late...

Caren Garvey Reed

Caren Garvey Reed

Oct 18, 2017

Caren Mary Garvey Reed, 69, of 2216 Gibbs Road, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3:00PM at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Peter Smith officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 2-3PM at the church. Caren was born...

Jack Vernon Dockery, Jr.

Jack Vernon Dockery, Jr.

Oct 17, 2017

Waxhaw, NC: Jack Vernon Dockery, Jr., 69, of Waxhaw, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. A funeral service will be held at Noon, on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel, 1909 Richardson Drive, Reidsville, NC 27320 with Rev.Walt Windley, III officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service starting at 11:00 AM...

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