OBITUARIES

Fred Watson Goodman

Fred Watson Goodman

Jun 18, 2016

Fred Watson Goodman, 88, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00A.M., Friday, June 24, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Hutchens and Pastor Lisa Wishon officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 10:00- 11:00...

Elizabeth Strader Patterson

Elizabeth Strader Patterson

Jun 16, 2016

Elizabeth Strader Patterson, 61, of 7303 Shadyside Dr, Summerfield, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Moses Cone Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 20, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Coyne officiating. Interment will follow in Westminster Gardens. Elizabeth was born in Jacksonville, NC to the late Elvin Wesley...

Russell M. Harrison

Russell M. Harrison

Jun 15, 2016

Russell M. Harrison, 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Verdi, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M., at Wilkerson...

Michael Anthony Land

Michael Anthony Land

Jun 12, 2016

Michael Anthony Land, 53, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Smith officiating. Inurnment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mike was born in Rocking ham County to the late Woodrow and Marian Stanley Land and was a former...

Lancil "Buddy"  Finlen

Lancil "Buddy" Finlen

Jun 12, 2016

Lancil “Buddy” Finlen, Jr., 55, of 632 Troublesome Road passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. David Anderson officiating. There will be a private burial after the service. Buddy was born in Rockingham County and was the son of the...

Thomas Moro Holderby

Thomas Moro Holderby

Jun 11, 2016

Thomas Moro Holderby, Jr. Formerly of Pinehurst, NC, passed away June 11th 2016 at Transitions Hospice Home of Raleigh. Born in Ruffin, NC in 1935, he graduated 1959 from VA Tech as a member of Alpha Kappa Psi. Tom was a veteran who proudly served 2 1/2 years in the Army. He retired in1992 from Exxon Mobile Corporation after 30...

Ruby  Call Bennett

Ruby Call Bennett

Jun 11, 2016

Reidsville – Ruby Call Bennett, 93, went to be with her Lord and Savior late Saturday evening June 11, 2016 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Vance Street Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Land officiating. Visitation for friends and family will be one hour prior to...

James "Jim" Shelton Underwood

James "Jim" Shelton Underwood

Jun 10, 2016

James “Jim” Shelton Underwood, 70, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 14, 2016 with Military Honors at Reidsville Christian Church with Rev. Shannon Newsome and Mr. John Sechrest officiating. Mr. Underwood was born in Guilford County and was the son of...

Starley Elmore Fain

Starley Elmore Fain

Jun 9, 2016

Reidsville – Starley Elmore Fain, 94, passed away early Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Morehead Nursing Center in Eden. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Gordon Fisher and Rev. Bill McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mr. Fain was a native of Rockingham County and was...

Bessie May Wall Smith

Bessie May Wall Smith

Jun 9, 2016

Reidsville – Bessie May Wall Smith, 98, of 108 Brady Club Road, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 4:30 PM Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton and Elder Dan Parker officiating. The burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. The family...

Irene Tate  Paynter

Irene Tate Paynter

Jun 8, 2016

Reidsville: Irene Tate Paynter, 99, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Avante Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Gaylord Dix and Rev. Richard DeHart officiating. The burial will follow at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Paynter...

Irene S. Conner   Niedergesahs

Irene S. Conner Niedergesahs

Jun 8, 2016

Annapolis, MD: Irene S. Conner Niedergesahs, 97, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Spa Creek Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Conner was born in Rockingham County to the late, Richard and Lissie King Saunders. She retired from S&N Katz Jeweler...

Betty Ellington Scearce

Betty Ellington Scearce

Jun 5, 2016

Betty Ellington Scearce, 87, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Moses Cone Hospital. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Ronnie Warner officiating. The family will receive friends in the Mt. Carmel Church fellowship hall after the...

Willie Ray Law

Willie Ray Law

Jun 5, 2016

Reidsville – Willie Ray Law, 82, of 144 VFW Road, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday June 8, 2016 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Dr. Charles Hutchens officiating. Mr. Law was born in Rockingham County to the late David and Ora Minter Law and was a...

Sammy Pruitt

Sammy Pruitt

Jun 2, 2016

Reidsville – Sammy Pruitt, 65, of 1511 Walnut St. Extension, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Monday, June 6, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Bray officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mr. Pruitt was born on October 1, 1950, in Rockingham County, to the late...

Shirley Williams Harris

Shirley Williams Harris

Jun 1, 2016

Reidsville – Shirley Williams Harris, 81, of 1106 Walnut Street, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday June 6, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Floyd Repass and Rev. Bran Aldridge officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Shirley was...

Kathy  Speagle Harris

Kathy Speagle Harris

May 30, 2016

Reidsville – Kathy L. Speagle Harris, 57, passed away May 30, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. A Memorial service will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Congregational United Church of Christ with Rev. Julie Peeples officiating. Kathy was born in Guilford County on August 1, 1958 to the late Richard Lee Speagle and Becky Speagle...

Jim Curtis Tickle

Jim Curtis Tickle

May 29, 2016

Reidsville – Jim Curtis Tickle, 90, of 471 Huffines Mill Road, passed away Sunday May 29 at Blumenthal’s Nursing and Rehab Center in Greensboro. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Maple Lawn Baptist Church at 5401 NC 65 in Reidsville with Rev. John Byerly, Rev. Rick Church and Rev. Daniel Church officiating. The burial...

Lucy Alice Edwards Bryant

Lucy Alice Edwards Bryant

May 29, 2016

Reidsville – Lucy Alice Edwards Bryant, 89, of 815 Poplar Street, passed away May 29, 2016 at her home. Graveside funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Chaplain Tripp Kimbrough officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at the...

Annie Lee Walker McAlister

Annie Lee Walker McAlister

May 28, 2016

Reidsville – Annie Lee Walker McAlister, 99, went to her heavenly home on May 28, 2016. Funeral services will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Glenda Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery. Annie Lee was born in the Williamsburg community of Rockingham County on November...