OBITUARIES
Malcolm "Pete" Arrington Groff
Jan 28, 2017
Malcolm “Pete” Arrington Groff, 92, of Reidsville, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Reidlawn Cemetery with Rev. Mike Campbell and Rev. John Groff officiating. Pete was born in Dry Fork, Virginia to the late Robert and Arabelle Burnett Groff. He was a veteran...
David Chambers
Jan 27, 2017
Reidsville: David Chambers, 62, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County following a courageous year long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 30, 2017, at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. David was born on September 24, 1954, in Rockingham County...
S.E. "Snoot" Horton
Jan 27, 2017
Reidsville: S.E. “Snoot” Horton, 46, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 30th, 2017, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Major Paul Fuller officiating. Entombment will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at Maidie and Roger Paschal’s home, 563...
Babette Trogstad Daly
Jan 27, 2017
Babette Sonja Trogstad Daly was born on January 12th, 1928 in Floral Park. NY. She was the daughter of two immigrants from Sandefjord, Norway. She lived at various points in the New York City area in her youth including Rocky Point (north side) on Long Island. As a teenager she worked in New York City at a department store to...
Lillie Violet Smith Boswell
Jan 27, 2017
Reidsville: Lillie Violet Smith Boswell, 88, passed away at her home on Friday, January 27, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip Boswell and Rev. Christopher Nelson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Violet was born...
Benny Michael Hanks
Jan 24, 2017
Benny Michael Hanks, 68, of Red Bank, TN passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Graveside services will be held Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 2:00PM at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1-2 PM at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He was a member of...
Betty Marie Overby
Jan 22, 2017
Reidsville – Betty Stone Overby, 74, passed into the presence of her Lord early Sunday, January 22, 2017 at her home. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Wendell Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Betty was born February 5, 1942 in Rockingham County to...
Doris Gayle Campbell
Jan 21, 2017
Doris “Gayle” Campbell went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2017. The funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 at Rock of Ages Baptist Church with Pastors David Hatcher and Douglas Bray officiating. The burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Gayle was born September 23, 1954 to the late Elwood and Virginia...
Thomas Carlton Barber
Jan 19, 2017
Thomas Carlton Barber, 75, passed away early Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Annie Penn Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Gene Davis officiating. Visitation for the family will follow the service in the fellowship hall of Hickory Grove Church and other times at the...
Pamela Martin Williams
Jan 18, 2017
Pamela Martin Williams, 46, passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. Pamela was born on September 12, 1970 in Rockingham County and graduated from Reidsville Senior High School and received an associates degree from Rockingham Community College in horticulture. She was a longtime employee with UnitedHealthCare. Pam...
Paul Jeffrey Jones
Jan 13, 2017
Reidsville: Paul Jeffrey Jones, 71, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017, in an accident. A celebration of his life will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Beeson officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be prior to the service at 2:00 P.M. Jeff was born July 10,...
Edwin Victor Sandling
Jan 10, 2017
Reidsville: Edwin Victor Sandling, 78, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at The Brian Center and Rehab facility in Yanceyville, NC A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 13, 2017, at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Ronnie Jones officiating. Mr. Sandling was born on December 7, 1938 in Wake County to the late Robert Caswell Sandling...
Jimmy "Morris" Huskey
Jan 10, 2017
Reidsville: Jimmy “Morris” Huskey, 79, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Christian Fellowship Church with Rev. Bill McKinney and Rev. Russell McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place one-hour prior, 12 till 1:00 PM at the...
Brett Owen Rakestraw
Jan 9, 2017
Madison: Brett Owen Rakestraw, 42, of 298 Crowder Rd., Madison, NC passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, January 9, 2017. The funeral service will be held 1:00 PM Friday, January 13, 2017 at Smyrna Presbyterian Church with Dr. Mark Harris officiating. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. A lifelong resident of the Wentworth Community, Brett was...
Janine Kasten Wright
Jan 7, 2017
The end of an era was marked just past eight o’ clock pm on January 7, 2017, when the spirit of Janine Kasten Wright, known to all as Nana, departed this earth, leaving her earthly body and attire for a pair of strappy, 3 inch, Garrelini heels, with a matching Halston halo and wings. Some women are just born with...
Austin Caudell Brande
Jan 4, 2017
: Austin Caudell Brande, 85, of 4814 Greenbrook Rd, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Friendship United Methodist Church with Rev. Drew Hellams and Rev. Gary Owens officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Mr. Brande was born on November 26,1931,...
Antoinette Laro Marcum
Jan 4, 2017
Reidsville: Antoinette Laro Marcum, 76, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mac McDowell presiding. Mrs. Marcum was born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 3, 1940 to the late Anthony Laro and Joan Neustedt Laro....
Betty Jean Vernon
Jan 2, 2017
Betty Jean Frick Vernon, 75, formerly of 3108 Wentworth St. passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017, at Hospice of Rockingham County. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Pastor Milton Kennon and Norman Cox officiating. Mrs. Vernon was born on February 22, 1941 to the late Edgar Frick...
Ethel Ward Baker
Jan 2, 2017
Reidsville: Ethel Ward Baker, 89, formerly of 1504 Walnut Street, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2017, at Penn Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Reidlawn Cemetery with Rev. Ralph Clayton and Rev. AC Palmer officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 10:00 til...
Mary Frances Overbey Redd Saunders
Jan 1, 2017
Reidsville: Mary Frances Overbey Redd Saunders, 86, of 8062 Cherry Grove Road, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Gaylord Dix and Rev. Sammy Allison officiating. Burial will follow in Alamance Memorial Park in Burlington. Mary was born...
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