OBITUARIES

Florine James Farmer

Florine James Farmer

Feb 10, 2010

Reidsville: Florine James Farmer, 87, of Avante at Reidsville, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2010.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 12, 2010, at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kenneth Hammock officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. Mrs. Farmer was born in Rockingham County to the late James William and Mamie Brown James....

Mary Madgelene Johnson

Mary Madgelene Johnson

Feb 9, 2010

Reidsville, NC: Mary (Maggie) P. Johnson – Equils, 71 died February 9, 2010 at home surrounded by family.Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 12, 2010 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Bland Leebrick officiating. The interment will follow in Greenview Cemetery. Mary was a resident of Rockingham County, growing up on the Narrow Gauge Road. She was...

Ethel Newton Murphy

Ethel Newton Murphy

Feb 7, 2010

Ruffin: Ethel N. Murphy , formerly of Ruffin, NC died of natural causes on February 7, 2010 at 12:15 AM at Blue Ridge Rehab Center in Martinsville, VA at the age of 94. Ethel was born on August 22, 1915, the daughter of the late J.O. and Myrtle Newton of Draper, NC. She was the eldest of nine children and...

Florence Barbour Haskins

Florence Barbour Haskins

Feb 3, 2010

Reidsville – Florence Barbour Haskins, 88, of Carolina House, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the chapel of Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Curtis English and Pastor Shannon Newsome officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens.Mrs. Haskins was born in Pittsylvania County,...

Kenneth Chastain Southard

Kenneth Chastain Southard

Feb 1, 2010

Reidsville – Kenneth Chastain Southard, 86, of 2303 Richardson Drive, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 at Wesley Long Hospital. Entombment will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Reidlawn Cemetery Mausoleum with Rev. Michelle Chappell officiating. Mr. Southard was born in Rockingham County to the late William and Pearl Southard. Kenneth retired with 40 years of service...

Eugene Fuller

Eugene Fuller

Jan 31, 2010

Eugene Fuller Way, Jr of Reidsville died Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro following a brief illness. He was born July 15, 1930, to the late Margaret Wilson Way and Eugene Fuller Way of Reidsville. In addition to his parents, preceding him in death were his grandparents Janie T. and Peter E. Wilson and Emma...

Ricky Allen Strader

Ricky Allen Strader

Jan 31, 2010

Augusta, Ga. – Entered into rest Monday, January 31, 2011, Mr. Ricky Allen Strader, 56, husband of Mrs. Kaye Strader. Funeral services were held 2:00 PM Friday, February 4, 2011 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery.Mr. Strader was a native of Reidsville and resided in Augusta, Ga. for the past 21 years....

Ricky Allen Strader

Ricky Allen Strader

Jan 31, 2010

Augusta, Ga. – Entered into rest Monday, January 31, 2011, Mr. Ricky Allen Strader, 56, husband of Mrs. Kaye Strader. Funeral services were held 2:00 PM Friday, February 4, 2011 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery.Mr. Strader was a native of Reidsville and resided in Augusta, Ga. for the past 21 years....

Judy Gibson Bowles

Judy Gibson Bowles

Jan 30, 2010

Reidsville: Judy Gibson Bowles, age 60, died at her home in Reidsville on January 30 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Rockingham County to Leonard Jackson Gibson and Margaret Martin Gibson who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by a sister Donna Marie Cheek.She is survived by a brother Leonard Jackson "Jackie" Gibson of Winston-Salem, a daughter Beverly...

Frances Wilcox White

Frances Wilcox White

Jan 29, 2010

Reidsville: Frances Wilcox White, 82, of 221 Faye Lane, passed away Friday, January 29, 2009 at her son’s residence.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Midway United Methodist Church with Rev. George Robertson and Rev. Larry Scott officiating. The interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. White was a native of Ashe County...

Ruby Doss Scearce

Ruby Doss Scearce

Jan 25, 2010

Reidsville: Ruby Doss Scearce, 83, formerly of 8092 US Hwy 158, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, January 25, 2010 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Martin officiating. The burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Scearce was born in Rockingham County...

Diann Logan Overby

Diann Logan Overby

Jan 25, 2010

Ruffin – Diann Logan Overby, 64, of 206 Overhut Lane, died Monday, January 25, 2010 at her home. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Mayfield Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Johnny Dyer officiating. Diann was born in Pittsylvania County, Va. to the late Harvey Lee and Odelia Duncan Logan. She was a homemaker...

Sallie Brooks Vaughan Smith

Sallie Brooks Vaughan Smith

Jan 22, 2010

Sallie Brooks Vaughan Smith was born January 22, 1924, of Talbott, TN, and formerly of Reidsville, passed away Friday, January 22, 2010 at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System. She was a member of Magna View Baptist Church and a retired teacher from the Hamblen County School System. After retirement she volunteered at the Pregnancy Crisis Center in Hamblen County. She graduated Magna...

Barbara Wilson Harris

Barbara Wilson Harris

Jan 22, 2010

Reidsville: Barbara Wilson Harris, 55, of 1622 Brooks Road, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, January 22, 2010 at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Monday, January 25, 2010 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton and Rev. Garfield Doss officiating. The burial will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Barbara was born in Rockingham...

Gustavious Adolphus Shelton

Gustavious Adolphus Shelton

Jan 21, 2010

Reidsville – Gus A. Shelton, Jr., 88, of Trinity, NC, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Hospice Home At High Point. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Chapel of WilkersonFuneral Home in Reidsville, NC.Mr. Shelton was born in Danville, Va. and was a son of the late Gustavious Adolphus Shelton,...

Marie Moose Williams

Marie Moose Williams

Jan 20, 2010

Reidsville: Marie Moose Williams, 78, of 1105 Benton Lane, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Penn Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00Pm, Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Clay Warf and Pastor Shannon Newsome officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mrs. Williams was born in Rockingham County to the...

Birdie Frances McClure Grams

Birdie Frances McClure Grams

Jan 16, 2010

Reidsville – Birdie Frances McClure Grams, 72, of 795 Vaughn Road, died on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County.Memorial services will be held on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Duane King officiating. Mrs. Grams was born in Athens, TN to the late James C. and Cora Mason...

John Wesley Dunlap

John Wesley Dunlap

Jan 15, 2010

Reidsville – John Wesley Dunlap, Sr., 78, of 903 Montgomery Street, died on Friday, January 15, 2010, at his residence.Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home, with Rev. Ralph Clayton and Rev. David Surrett officiating. Pallbearers will be Curt Denny, Zack Denny, Todd Hodges, Todd Thorpe, Randy Keaton and Henry...

Arthur Bernard Pearson

Arthur Bernard Pearson

Jan 15, 2010

Reidsville – Arthur Bernard Pearson, 78, of 304 Cunningham Mill Road, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 15, 2010 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Monday, January 18, at Fairview Baptist Church with Pastor Paul Willis officiating. The interment will follow in the church cemetery with military graveside rites. Mr. Pearson...

Nora Farthing Gammon

Nora Farthing Gammon

Jan 14, 2010

Greensboro – Nora Farthing Gammon, 92, of Blumenthal’s Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and formerly of Eugene Street in Reidsville, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010.Graveside funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, January 16, at Greenview Cemetery with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Mrs. Gammon was born in Danville, VA to the late Charles Lee and Alice Burnett Farthing....