OBITUARIES
Bryant Allen Lynn
May 3, 2016
Yanceyville: Bryant Allen Lynn, 69, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 03, 2016 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will take place on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Jackie Talton officiating. Burial will follow at Camp Springs United Methodist Church. Bryant was born on October 20,...
Joseph Michael "Mike" McMillan
Apr 29, 2016
Reidsville: Joseph M. “Mike” McMillan, 76, of 415 Pinedale Drive, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held 4:00 PM, Monday, May 2, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at Jennifer’s...
Tom Brett Ayers
Apr 20, 2016
Reidsville: Tom Brett Ayers, 85, of 1019 Sherwood Drive, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at his home after several years of declining health. Tom was born in York County, South Carolina on April 13, 1931 to Obie Brett and Kathleen Warren Ayers. He was preceded in death by his parents and his stepmother, Margaret J. Ayers and by...
Violet "Marie" Ferrell Griffin
Apr 11, 2016
Eden, NC: Violet “Marie” Griffin, 75, of Eden, died suddenly on Monday, April 11, 2016 due to a tragic fire at Arbor Ridge Assisted Living in Eden, N.C. Marie was born May 8, 1940 in Caswell County, N.C. to the late Harry and Dotsie Ferrell. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, James K. Griffin,...
John Wayne Soyars
Apr 10, 2016
Reidsville: John Wayne Soyars, 77, of 851 County Line Road, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Dr. Jerry Carter officiating. The burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Wayne was born in Rockingham County to the late John and Ruby Smith...
James Garner
Apr 10, 2016
Reidsville: James Garner, 57, of 3414 Grooms Rd., passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at home. There will be a visitation for family and friends on Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 5-7 P.M., at Wilkerson Funeral and other times at the home, 3414 Grooms Rd. James was born on May 10, 1958, in Rockingham County, to the late J.D....
Jerry Soyars
Apr 9, 2016
Reidsville: Jerry Lee Soyars, 68, of 161 Adams Rd., passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Dr. Beau Cooksey officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Jerry was born on October 16, 1947, in...
Shelia Marie Cannon Fuqua
Apr 5, 2016
Reidsville – Shelia Marie Cannon Fuqua, 50, passed away at home early on April 5, 2016. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM April 7, 2016 at Crossroads Baptist Church with Pastor Timothy Redman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Sheila was born in Reidsville on February 1, 1966. She was married for 33 years to...
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...
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