OBITUARIES

Ronald "Ronnie" Jay Handy

Ronald "Ronnie" Jay Handy

Mar 29, 2017

Reidsville : Ronald “Ronnie” Jay Handy, 67, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Rockingham County Hospice Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Beau Cooksey officiating. Ronnie was born on October 26, 1949, in Frankfurt, Germany to the late Samuel Edward Handy and Ruth Gammon Howell....

Wayne W. Ellzey, Sr.

Wayne W. Ellzey, Sr.

Mar 28, 2017

Wayne W. Ellzey, Sr., age 88, of Reidsville, North Carolina, husband of the late Peggy Poston Ellzey, went to be with the Lord on March 28, 2017. Born in Progress, Mississippi, on September 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Nathaniel and Agnes Ellzey. Wayne committed his life to his country, his career, the outdoors and his family....

Robert Lee Cox

Robert Lee Cox

Mar 28, 2017

Reidsville : Robert Lee Cox III 60, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Greenview Cemetery. Robert Lee “R.L” Cox III was born on April 11th, 1956 to Loretta Simpson Cox and the late Robert Lee Cox Jr. He was a lifetime native of Reidsville , a...

John Wade Hancock

John Wade Hancock

Mar 21, 2017

John Hancock, 55, suddenly passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 4:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Julius Koonce officiating. Mr. Hancock was born in Danville, VA on January 27, 1962. John was an awesome and caring nurse. He had a very...

Lucille Dunn Mangum

Lucille Dunn Mangum

Mar 15, 2017

Reidsville: Lucille Dunn Mangum, 95, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Avante Rehabilitation Center. A memorial service may be held at a later date. Mrs. Mangum was born in Clarksville, VA to the late Oscar Jackson Dunn and Fannie Beth Thomas Dunn. She lived most of her life in Durham, NC before moving closer to her family in Reidsville....

Helen  Bateman Hord

Helen Bateman Hord

Mar 13, 2017

Helen Christine Bateman Hord, 91, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Penn Nursing Center. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM on Wednesday March 15, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Warrick officiating. The family will see friends prior to the service from 12:30 til 1:00PM. Helen was born in Rockingham County to the...

Brian  Haynes

Brian Haynes

Mar 12, 2017

Brian Haynes, 56, of 180 Michrob Lane, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Logan Haynes and Jeff Greenway offering the eulogy. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. The family will see friends on...

William Wade "Bill" Norman

William Wade "Bill" Norman

Mar 10, 2017

Reidsville: William Wade "Bill" Norman Jr., 67, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 10, 2017, at his home. Bill was a graduate of Reidsville Senior High School and the College of Business at East Carolina University. Vice President of Sales and Purchasing of Spray Cotton Mills before its closing and self-employed for the past 15 years, Bill loved the art...

Sandra Patterson Barber

Sandra Patterson Barber

Mar 10, 2017

Reidsville: Sandra Patterson Barber, 57, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017, at Annie Penn Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., on Monday, March 13, 2017, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Wendell Edwards and Rev. Milton Kennon, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Sandra was born on June 18, 1959, in...

Harold Clay "Buck" Palmer

Harold Clay "Buck" Palmer

Mar 8, 2017

Reidsville: Harold Clay “Buck” Palmer, Sr., 79, of 137 Palmer Road, was called home on Wednesday March 8, 2017 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Community Baptist Church with Rev. Randy Hester and Rev. Angie Toth officiating. The burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens with Military Graveside Honors. Buck...

Clarence James "CJ" Watson

Clarence James "CJ" Watson

Mar 7, 2017

Eden: Clarence James “CJ” Watson, Jr., 61, passed away March 7, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. CJ was born in Forsyth County and was the son of the late Clarence James Watson, Sr. and Novella Tate Watson. CJ is survived by his wife, Pamela Martin Watson and his sister, Christin James Kennedy. There will be no formal services...

Ruth Clapp Walker

Ruth Clapp Walker

Mar 5, 2017

Ruth Clapp Walker, formerly of Reidsville, departed this life on Sunday March 5, 2017. Mrs. Walker was born on June 5, 1923 in Randolph County and moved to Rockingham County at an early age. There will be a graveside service at 3:00 PM at Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville on Saturday, March 11, 2017. There will be no visitation. The family requests...

Ruth Gammon Howell

Ruth Gammon Howell

Mar 3, 2017

Ruth Gammon Howell, 88, passed away March 3, 2017 at Avante Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will take place Monday March 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Bill McKinney officiating. Burial will follow at Happy Home Church Cemetery. Ruth was born in Rockingham County to the late Silas Lester Gammon and Mary Hooper Gammon. She...

John Mitchell Slocum

John Mitchell Slocum

Mar 2, 2017

Greensboro- Mr. John Mitchell Slocum, III, 66, of Greensboro, passed away on Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 at his home. A memorial service will be held at eleven o’clock in the morning on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home, 1909 Richardson Drive, Reidsville, North Carolina 27320. The Reverend Morris Brown will officiate. A reception will begin at four o’clock...

Harry  Gale Strader

Harry Gale Strader

Mar 1, 2017

Reidsville: Harry Gale Strader, 68, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home and taken to Annie Penn Memorial Hospital. Harry will be laid to rest in Evergreen Memory Gardens with no formal services planned at this time. Harry was born December 2, 1948 in Rockingham County to the late Lee Roy Strader and Mary Edna Strader. Harry loved...

Douglas "Doug" Thomas Doss

Douglas "Doug" Thomas Doss

Feb 28, 2017

Reidsville: Douglas “Doug” Thomas Doss, 74, passed away February 28, 2017 while at Avante Rehab Center. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Covington Wesleyan Church with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will take place one hour prior (1:00- 2:00 PM) to the...

Edna Angle Tarkington

Edna Angle Tarkington

Feb 26, 2017

Reidsville: Edna Angle Tarkington, 89, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Penn Nursing Center in Reidsville. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., at Greenview Cemetery with Dr. Greg Robertson officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be at 10:00 A.M. prior to the service at Wilkerson Funeral Home Edna was born...

Toni Gail Mabe

Toni Gail Mabe

Feb 25, 2017

Brown Summit: Toni Gail Mabe, 56, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Beacon Place in Greensboro. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 2:00 P.M., at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Norman officiating. Entombment will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Toni was born on June 10, 1960, in Rockingham County to Harry and...

David Wayne Southard

David Wayne Southard

Feb 25, 2017

David Wayne Southard, 55, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017 at his home after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Marty Brim officiating. David was born in Rockingham County and worked as a contractor most of his career. He was a meticulous and...

Hal Drew Wilson

Hal Drew Wilson

Feb 24, 2017

Reidsville: Hal Drew Wilson, 70, of 818 Walker Street, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2017, at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 11:00 A.M., at Covington Wesleyan Church with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will see friends on Monday evening at Wilkerson Funeral Home...