OBITUARIES

Johnnie David

Johnnie David

Dec 24, 2014

Reidsville- Mr. Johnnie David, 70, of Reidsville, passed away on Wednesday, December 24th, 2014. Johnnie was born on August 1st, 1944 in Gaston County, North Carolina to Otto David and Dorothy Deaton David. He was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the Marine Corps. He was an active member of Calvary’s Hill Baptist Church. He was a loving husband and...

Richard Hall  Copley

Richard Hall Copley

Dec 22, 2014

Reidsville- Richard H. Copley, 70, of 143 Stillwater Lane, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving wife and family on Monday, December 22, 2014, at Moses Cone Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at 6:00 PM on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Daystar Church, Downtown Campus with Dr. Allen Holmes officiating. Richard was...

Jerry Jene  Jackson

Jerry Jene Jackson

Dec 21, 2014

Reidsville- Mr. Jerry Jene Jackson, 76, of 685 Narrow Gauge Rd., passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22, 2014, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mr. Jackson was born on March 2, 1938, in Rockingham...

Annie Lee Williams Paschal

Annie Lee Williams Paschal

Dec 19, 2014

Reidsville- Mrs. Annie Lee Williams Paschal, 92, of 272 Faucette Rd., passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014, at home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 22, 2014, at New Hope Primitive Baptist Church with Elder David Minter officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Paschal was born on...

Anna Mae  Baise

Anna Mae Baise

Dec 18, 2014

Caswell –Anna Mae Baise, 78, of Pelham, passed away on Thursday, December, 18, 2014 following a brief illness. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2014 at Pelham United Methodist Church with Rev. Larry Durham officiating. Anna attended Pelham United Methodist Church and was a graduate of Ruffin High School. She was employed at...

Olga B.  Buccini

Olga B. Buccini

Dec 14, 2014

Brown Summit – Olga B. Buccini, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Annie Penn Hospital. Olga was born in Boston, MA, to the late Concezio and Agnes Garofolli Buccini. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband and her son, Anthony. She is survived by her son, Ken Buccini; her daughter,...

Wendy Ann Wheeler

Wendy Ann Wheeler

Dec 13, 2014

Reidsville-Wendy Saunders Wheeler, 45, of Reidsville passed away on Saturday, December 13th, 2014 at Moses Cone Hospital. Wendy was born on March 14th, 1969 in Durham County to James Roland Saunders and Margaret Collins Saunders Pruitt. She was a graduate of Rockingham County High School and Rockingham Community College. Most recently, she worked with her brother as a bookkeeper at...

William Frederick Ratliff

William Frederick Ratliff

Dec 11, 2014

Reidsville, NC- William Frederick Ratliff passed away peacefully on December 11, 2014. Fred was the youngest child and only son of the late Vera Etta Wimbush Ratliff and Coy Cephus Ratliff. He was born on a farm in Leaksville on June 26, 1942 where his father traded the doctor a shoat for the house call. The family soon moved to...

Otis Western  Johnson

Otis Western Johnson

Dec 10, 2014

Ruffin- Otis Western Johnson, 78, of 9438 Hwy 700, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014, at Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, NC. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lee Eggers officiating. The burial will follow at Hickory Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery...

Mary Jane  Vaughan

Mary Jane Vaughan

Dec 5, 2014

Reidsville- Mrs. Mary Jane Vaughan, 80, of Reidsville, passed away on Friday, December 5th, 2014, at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Vaughan was born on December 18th, 1933, in Butler, PA, to the late John Edward Wise and Mary Ellen Gerber Wise. She grew up in Butler, PA. She worked for Creighton Textiles in Reidsville. Mary loved spending time with...

Esther Mitchell  Gammon

Esther Mitchell Gammon

Dec 5, 2014

Reidsville –Esther Louise Mitchell Gammon, 96, passed away on December 5, 2014 at Carolina House of Reidsville. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lyle Milligan, Rev, Joey Robertson and Dr. Larry Beaver officiating. The family will see friends one hour prior to the service from 2-3...

Marvin Melvin  Clifton

Marvin Melvin Clifton

Dec 4, 2014

Reidsville –Marvin Melvin Clifton, 81, of 241 Fogwood Drive, passed away on December 4, 2014 at Morehead Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Burton Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Craig Edwards and Rev. Ronnie Warner officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors preformed by the Rockingham...

Helen "Mimi" Combs White

Helen "Mimi" Combs White

Dec 2, 2014

Reidsville- Mrs. Helen “Mimi” Combs White, 75, of Reidsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 7th, 2014, at 3:00 PM in Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Tolodziecki officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mrs. White was born on January 15th, 1939, in Rockingham County, NC,...

James Edward Slaydon

James Edward Slaydon

Dec 2, 2014

Reidsville Mr. James Edward “Eddie” Slaydon, 61, of Reidsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his home. Eddie was born on September 19th, 1953 in Rockingham County to James Lester Slaydon and Loula Haislip Slaydon. He was a former car salesman and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December...

T.M. "Tank"  Strader

T.M. "Tank" Strader

Nov 30, 2014

Reidsville- T.M. “Tank” Strader, 87, of 505 Pennrington Circle, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesay, December 3rd at Covington Wesleyan Church with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Tank was born in Rockingham County to the late James Edward Strader...

Charles Danny "DO"   Oakley

Charles Danny "DO" Oakley

Nov 30, 2014

Reidsville: Charles Danny “D.O.” Oakley, 61, of 2203 Belmont Drive, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be held 2PM. Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Ralph Corum officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and other times at the...

A.B. "Pops"  Troxler

A.B. "Pops" Troxler

Nov 29, 2014

Browns Summit, Mr. A. B. Troxler “Pops,” 92, of Browns Summit, passed away on Saturday, November 29th, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Barron was born on January 2nd, 1922 in Guilford County to the late Sank and Ida Troxler. He graduated from Monticello High School and served in the United States Army 381st Infantry Division (Pacific...

Debra Tate  Boulding

Debra Tate Boulding

Nov 28, 2014

Eden- Debra Tate Boulding, 59, of 909 Friendly Road, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Debra was a native of Ruffin and the daughter of the late Harry Robert and Nellie Jarrell...

Cheryl Ann  Gillispie

Cheryl Ann Gillispie

Nov 28, 2014

Reidsville: Cheryl Ann Gillispie, 52, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 1, 2014, at Covington Wesleyan Church at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Pallbearers will be Wesley Moore, Mike Bolejack, Zach Usher, Blake Gillispie, Sebastian Weatherford and Nick Bolejack. Cheryl is a native of Rockingham County. She...

Paul Junior Wagoner

Paul Junior Wagoner

Nov 28, 2014

Ruffin: Paul Junior Wagoner, 66, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2014 at Wesley Long Hospital. Graveside services will take place on Monday, December 1st, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Greenview Cemetery with Rev. Reuben Campbell officiating. Visitation will take place on Sunday evening at Wilkerson Funeral Home from six to eight PM. At other times the family will be...