OBITUARIES
John M. Medley
Apr 5, 2016
Reidsville: John M. Medley, 80 of 750 Strawberry Road, passed away after short illness on Tuesday, April 05, 2016 at Penn Nursing Center. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 7, 2016 in Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Patricia Wright officiating. John was born in Reidsville to the late Julius W. and Ida Rigney Medley. He...
Patrick Michael Hawker
Apr 4, 2016
Greensboro– Patrick Michael Hawker, Sr., 63 of Greensboro, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at Moses Cone Hospital. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. He was a captain and salty dog that lived for the sea. Please come and visit with us this weekend as we celebrate his...
Emmett Coleman Merricks
Apr 2, 2016
Emmett Coleman “EC” Merricks, Jr., 80, of Charlotte went home to be with the Lord April 2, 2016 at CMC Main hospital. The quote on his hospital room door was “In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities” Preceding him in death were his father, Emmett Coleman Merricks, Sr; his mother, Desley Allen Merricks; wife and mother of his...
Stephen Eugene Reed
Apr 1, 2016
Reidsville – Stephen Eugene Reed, 68, of 2216 Gibbs Road, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Penn Center in Reidsville. Funeral services will be held Sunday evening 6:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church of Eden with Rev. Peter Smith officiating. Military honors will be performed by the Rockingham County Honor Guard after the service. Also, the family will...
Otis "Bo" Parks
Mar 31, 2016
Reidsville: Otis “Bo” Parks, 84 of 2529 Sunnycrest Drive, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Dr. Ron Boswell and Dr. Greg Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Bo was born in Rockingham...
Avanelle Higdon Acre
Mar 29, 2016
Reidsville: Avanelle Higdon Acre, 87, of 1072 Vernon Road, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. Graveside funeral services will be held 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Reidlawn Cemetery with Minister Rick Moore officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Acre was a native...
Don Ramsey Sutton
Mar 28, 2016
Reidsville: Don Ramsey Sutton, 67, of 246 Mullins Road passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at his home. Graveside funeral services will be held 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Tommy Puryear officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times...
Jake Wilson, Jr.
Mar 28, 2016
Jake Wilson, Jr., 85, of Avante at Reidsville, died on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Annie Penn Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randy Keith Wilson, Jr. officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 6-7 PM. Jake was born...
Nellie Ann Baynes Miller
Mar 28, 2016
Reidsville: Nellie Ann Baynes Miller, 86, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Rockingham County Hospice Home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Reidlawn Cemetery with Pastor Roswell J. Hallenbeck. Nellie was born in Rockingham County to the late Russell Baynes and Nellie Ann Chapman Baynes. In addition to her parents...
William "Billy" Calvin Carter
Mar 27, 2016
Eden – William Calvin “Billy” Carter, Sr., 67, of 709 Spring Street went home to be with the Lord Easter Sunday morning, March, 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, April 2, 2016 at New Beginnings Church with Pastor Eugene Broom officiating. The burial will follow the funeral service at Lawson Cemetery in Eden and Military honors...
Myrtle Owensby Huskey
Mar 26, 2016
Reidsville: Myrtle O. Huskey, 83, of 1318 Wolf Island Rd., passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Christian Fellowship Church with Rev. Bill McKinney officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-2 P.M., prior to the service at the church and other...
Barbara McLain Mayer
Mar 26, 2016
Reidsville: Barbara McLain Mayer, 51, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Hospice of Rockingham County. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Greenview Cemetery with Steven James officiating. Barbara was born in Guilford County to the late Henry Clay and Gladys Sartin McLain. She attended Altamahaw Baptist Church, enjoyed dancing and never...
Henry Franklin Joyce, Sr.
Mar 25, 2016
Reidsville: Henry Franklin Joyce, Sr., 90, of 807 Johnson St., passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016, at Penn Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, March 28, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Warner, Rev. Jonathan Marlowe and Rev. George Roberson officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Henry was born on...
Willie Worth Brown
Mar 24, 2016
Browns Summit: Willie Worth Brown, 89, of 5888 Turner Smith Rd., passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at New Heights Baptist Church with Dr. Harold Venable and Rev. Mike Chrismon officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Park. Willie was born...
Clifton Shelton
Mar 22, 2016
Reidsville: Clifton Shelton, 75, passed away early Tuesday morning March 22, 2016 at Pine Forest Assisted Living facility. Clifton was born in Rockingham County on January 31, 1941 to the late James Terry Shelton and Mary Mabe Bowman Shelton. He worked several jobs including various construction for the construction of roads and maintenance. For several years now, he resided in...
Gail Evans-Jones
Mar 20, 2016
Eden: Gail Evans-Jones of Mayodan, passed away March 20, 2016. Her body was sent for cremation under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in Reidsville, NC. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Eden, NC on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM. The family will receive friends after the memorial service. Gail...
William F. Geller,
Mar 20, 2016
RUFFIN Mr. William F. (Bill) Geller, 74, of Ruffin passed away on Sunday, March 20th, 2016. A memorial service will be held at five o'clock on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 at Bethesda Presbyterian Church. Rev. George (Mac) McDowell, III will officiate.The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church.
Revelle Farmer Bailey
Mar 15, 2016
Reidsville: Revelle Farmer Bailey, 87, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. Interment will follow Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Revelle was born on October 13, 1928, in Rockingham County, to the late Richard and Lina B. Farmer....
Virginia Strader Williams
Mar 12, 2016
Virginia Strader Williams, 87, of 1208 Benton Lane, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Forsyth Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Evergreen Memory Gardens with Rev. Dr. Morris Brown officiating. Virginia was born in Rockingham County to the late Earl and Minnie Allen Strader. She was a retiree...
George Irvin "Sonny" Harrelson
Mar 9, 2016
George Irvin “Sonny” Harrelson, 87, of 1903 Amberhill Dr., went to meet his Savior surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Hospice Home of Rockingham County. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM at East Side Baptist Church with Rev. Claude Harrelson and Rev. Gene Davis officiating. Sonny was born...
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