OBITUARIES

Garland Chilton

Garland Chilton

Feb 13, 2015

Reidsville- Garland Chilton, 80,of 306 Broad Street, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00PM, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Shelton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mr. Chilton was born in Rockingham County to the late Joseph P. Chilton and Mary Elizabeth...

Johnny Edwin  Surles

Johnny Edwin Surles

Feb 13, 2015

Reidsville: Mr. Johnny Edwin Surles, 56, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, February 13th, 2015. Mr. Surles was born in Alamance County, NC, on December 17th, 1958, to George Roosevelt and Sadie Elizabeth James Surles. He was an active and faithful member and elder of Redemption Road Church. He loved to travel and also loved NASCAR. He was a very...

Ralph Stanley Cox

Ralph Stanley Cox

Feb 13, 2015

Reidsville: Ralph Stanley Cox, 75, of 9634 Scarborough Court, Summerville, SC and formerly of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 16, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 2:00 PM prior to...

Fred Herbert  Wessel

Fred Herbert Wessel

Feb 11, 2015

REIDSVILLE: Mr. Fred Herbert Wessel, 94, formerly of Reidsville and Andrews, SC, died on Wednesday, February 11th, 2015, at Open Arms Hospice in Simpsonville, SC. A private funeral service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Morris Brown officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of Judy and Steve Gilliam, 2109 Belmont Drive. A native...

Katherine Richards  Matherly

Katherine Richards Matherly

Feb 10, 2015

Reidsville: Katherine Richards Matherly, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She was born in Franklin County, VA, on April 22, 1920, to the late Owen Henry and Elizabeth Stump Richards. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband George Matherly, her sons Thomas and James Richards, her grandsons Donald...

Peggy Lee Talalah

Peggy Lee Talalah

Feb 10, 2015

Reidsville-Peggy Talalah, 54, of Reidsville passed away on Tuesday, February 10th, 2015. Peggy was born on December 26th, 1960 in Rockingham County to the late Tommy Ross Talalah, Sr. and Virginia Frances Mabe Talalah. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Rockingham County. Survivors include two daughters, Jennifer Sheppard and husband, Cain of Lexington; Melinda Thompson of Roanoke,...

Evelyn Joyce Paschal  Massey

Evelyn Joyce Paschal Massey

Feb 10, 2015

Reidsville–Evelyn Joyce Paschal Massey, 84, of 2938 US 158 East, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, February10, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 13, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Tuck and Rev. Mike Martin officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

Ruby Roberts  Yelverton

Ruby Roberts Yelverton

Feb 8, 2015

Reidsville – Mrs. Ruby Odessa Roberts Yelverton, 97, passed away at Friend’s Home Guilford on New Garden Road on February 8, 2015. A funeral service will be held at Lee’s Chapel United Methodist Church on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Carol Williams-Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in Lee’s Chapel Church Cemetery. Visitation will take place one...

William McGee  London

William McGee London

Feb 7, 2015

Ruffin- William “ Billy” McGee London, 86, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Annie Penn Hospital A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. The Rockingham County Honor Guard will provide military rites. Mr. London was born in Rockingham County to...

Desley Allen  Merricks

Desley Allen Merricks

Feb 7, 2015

Reidsville – Mrs. Desley A. Merricks, age 101, passed away early Saturday morning, February 7, 2015 at Penn Nursing Center. A funeral service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, with Rev. Stephen Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. At other...

Kathleen Dabbs  Comer

Kathleen Dabbs Comer

Feb 6, 2015

Reidsville – Mrs. Kathleen Dabbs Comer, 95, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Hospice Home of Rockingham County. A funeral service will held on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home at 2:00 PM, with Rev. Sandy Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mrs. Comer was born May 17, 1919 in Rockingham County to...

Irma Chrismon  Smith

Irma Chrismon Smith

Feb 3, 2015

Reidsville – Mrs. Irma Chrismon Smith, 89, of 3647 Vance Street Ext., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at her residence with her husband at her side. A funeral service will held at First Baptist Church on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with Dr. Bill Duke and Rev. Stephen Rust officiating. Burial will follow in Reidlawn...

David L.  Beverly

David L. Beverly

Jan 30, 2015

Reidsville: Mr. David L. Beverly, 58, of Reidsville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 30th, 2015, at his home. Mr. Beverly was born in Kanawha County, WV, on February 3rd, 1956, to Lyle Gibson and Marcella Stark Beverly. He was a very loving husband. He was preceded in death by his father, Lyle G. Beverly. Survivors include...

Catherine LeAnne  Manus

Catherine LeAnne Manus

Jan 28, 2015

Reidsville: Catherine LeAnne Manus, 22, of 719 Crescent Dr. went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Moses Cone Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Impact Church in Wentworth with Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. She was born in Rockingham County, attended...

Edwin Manning Stanton

Edwin Manning Stanton

Jan 24, 2015

Reidsville- Mr. Edwin Manning Stanton, Jr., 95, of Reidsville, passed away on Saturday, January 24th, 2015. Mr. Stanton was born on May 5th, 1919 in Charlotte to the late Edwin M. Stanton and Mozelle Inman Stanton. He was a United States Army veteran, having served in World War II as a platoon leader and was a member of First Presbyterian...

Lorene Huskey  Purnell

Lorene Huskey Purnell

Jan 21, 2015

Reidsville- Mrs. Lorene Huskey Purnell, 83, of 577 Salem Church Rd., Reidsville, NC passed away on the 21st of January at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. A native of Caswell County, she was a daughter of the late William...

Ernest Dickens

Ernest Dickens

Jan 17, 2015

Reidsville- Mr. Ernest Dickens, 89, of 838 NC Highway 65, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at home after a long illness. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 19, 2015, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Brian Aldridge officiating. Ernest was born on November 5, 1925, in Rockingham County to the late Matthew...

Jamie Quinn  Jackson

Jamie Quinn Jackson

Jan 14, 2015

Reidsville- Mr. Jamie Quinn Jackson, 50, of 703 Narrow Gauge Rd., passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Jamie was born on October 28, 1964, in Rockingham County...

Bobby Lee  Burnette

Bobby Lee Burnette

Jan 14, 2015

Reidsville: Bobby Lee Burnette departed from this life and went to his eternal home on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. He was born on May 12, 1942 in Danville, Virginia to the late Robert L. Burnette and Helen Prevette Burnette. He was preceded in death by his son, Bobby Lee Burnette, Jr. He was a devoted, loving father to daughter, Andrea...

William Lovelace Durham

William Lovelace Durham

Jan 13, 2015

Ruffin: Mr. William Lovelace “Bill” Durham, 76, of 491 Berry Hill Bridge Rd., Ruffin passed on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, at his home. Mr. Durham was born in Pittsylvania County, VA, on May 15th, 1938, to the late Wesley A. and Vivian Yeatts Durham. He spent most of his life in North Carolina. He attended Mayfield Baptist Church. He retired...