6/24/2022
Betty Lou Cox Williams
February 18, 1936 - June 23, 2022
Funeral Service
Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory
Monday June 27th, 2022
2:00pm
Visitation
Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory
Monday June 27th, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Burial
Hillsdale Primitive Baptist Church
Monday June 27th, 2022
Betty Lou Cox Williams
Betty Lou Cox Williams, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2022 surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, June 27, 2022, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Travis McGuirt officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from 1:00-2:00PM at the funeral home.
Betty was born on February 18, 1936, in Rockingham County to the late Wallace and Beulah Cox. She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church as long as her health would allow her. She loved to travel, bake her famous cakes, and read her bible. Betty will be remembered for her great personality, sense of humor and as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Franklin Bradshaw; son, Lonnie Bradshaw; sisters, Callie Mae Tickle and Carrie Lee Ferguson.
Betty is survived by her husband of over 30 years, Frank Williams; children, Betty Diane Craven and husband Carl, Lee Ann Zimmerman and husband Jesse, Darrell Bradshaw and wife Beverly, Link Williams and wife Wendy, and Kathie Bradshaw Compton and husband Len; grandchildren, Michelle Richards and husband John, Bradley Compton, Joshua Compton, John Compton and wife Jessica, Sonya Bullins and husband Ernie, Jimmy Darrell Bradshaw II and wife Andria, April Davis and husband Chuck, and Phillip Zimmerman and wife Amy. She is also survived by nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Beulah Lovelace, in addition to numerous nieces, nephews and other extended family.
The family would like to say a special thank you to nurse Kathy, nurse Rhonda and Mrs. Valarie, from Hospice of Rockingham County who brought comfort and care to Betty over the last several weeks.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham at P.O. Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375 or Calvary Baptist Church at 7860 NC Hwy 87, Reidsville, NC 27320.
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1/20/2023
Frank Pinkney Williams
January 9, 1926 — January 20, 2023
Reidsville
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
10:00 - 11:00am (Eastern time)
Funeral Service
Wilkerson Funeral Home
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
11:00am - 12:00pm (Eastern time)
Frank Pinkney Williams 97, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023, at his daughter’s home.
A service will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Travis McGuirt officiating.
Burial will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service starting at 10:00 AM.
Frank was born in Rockingham County to the late Armor Lindsey and Mable Mitchell Williams and was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II.
He was a retiree of The American Tobacco Company and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a charter member of Wentworth Fire Department and enjoyed fishing and camping. He also loved traveling and going on cruises.
Frank was preceded in death by his first wife Hilda Friddle Williams and second wife Betty Cox Williams and his sister Edna Earl Wilson.
Frank is survived by his daughter Lee Ann Zimmerman and husband Jesse; son Link Williams and Wendy; grandchildren Phillip Zimmerman and wife Amy and April Davis and husband Chuck ; 6 great grandchildren and sister Betty Paschal.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375 or Calvary Baptist Church, 7860 NC Hwy 87, Reidsville, NC 27320.
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