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     Alma Gladys McGee Alma McGee Cross, 85, of Reidsville, passed away on April 18, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Noon on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Wilkerson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be private in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Cross was born July 15, 1931 in Caswell County to the late Edgar and Gladys Yeatts McGee. She was a member of Lowe's United Methodist Church and was a Volunteer at Penn Nursing Center and Annie Penn Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of forth-nine years, Harold W. Cross; her youngest sister, Betty Paige and her brother John McGee. Survivors include two sons, Ray Cross; Dan Cross and wife, Melissa; one daughter, Beth Cross Solseth and husband, Eddie; three grandsons, Alan, Josh and Jordan Cross; one sister, Mary Herndon; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Hospice of Rockingham County, PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375 or to Lowe's United Methodist Church, 3191 NC Hwy 37, Reidsville, NC 27320.⁴ She was buried at Reidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.⁴ She was born on July 15, 1931 at Caswell Co., North Carolina.⁴ As of June 8, 1954,her married name was Cross.³ She married Harold Wingfield Cross on June 8, 1954 at Caswell Co., North Carolina.^3,4,7 Alma Gladys McGee died on April 18, 2017 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 85.⁴

     Harold Wingfield Cross was buried at Reidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.² His Social Security Number was 245-30-3937.³ He Mr. Harold Wingfield Cross, 79, of 1625 Grooms Road, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at Annie Penn Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at the Wilkerson funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Mr. Cross was born in Rockingham County to the late Howard E. and Ione Blackwell Cross. He was retired from Liggett and Myers Tobacco as a buyer and was a lifetime farmer. He attended the Lowes United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his sister, Edith Cross and brother, Spencer Cross. He is survived by his wife, Alma McGee Cross of the home; sons, Raymond A. Cross of Stokes and J. Dan Cross and wife, Melissa, of Reidsville; daughter, Beth Cross Solseth and husband, Eddie, of Lexington; grandchildren, Jordan, Alan and Josh Cross; sister, Frances Cross Gammon and husband, Drewey of Ruffin and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at the home.² He was born on July 1, 1924 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.³ He married Alma Gladys McGee, daughter of Edgar Fisher McGee and Gladys Mae Yeatts, on June 8, 1954 at Caswell Co., North Carolina.^1,4,2 Harold Wingfield Cross died on October 1, 2003 at Reidsville, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, at age 79.^2,3

     Betty Fisher McGee Betty McGee Paige, 72, of 236 Old Church Road Swansboro, NC formerly of Danville, VA went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Carteret General Hospital, Moorhead City, NC. Born in Pelham, NC on May 15, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Gladys McGee and the late Edgar McGee. Betty was married to Dewey George Paige, Jr. for fifty one years, who survives of the home. She was a member of Westover Hills United Methodist Church and had worked as an office manger at Pet Dairy and later operated the Lil Ol' Snack Shop in downtown Danville. In addition to her husband she is survived by one son, Greg Paige of Danville, VA; one daughter Angie Hylton and her husband Ronnie of Danville, VA; four grandchildren, Christi Paige, Taylor Paige, Amitie Hylton and Walker Hylton all of Danville, VA; one great grandchild, Madison Ankofski; two sisters, Mary Herndon of Pine Mountain GA, Alma Cross of Reidsville, NC; and one brother John McGee and his wife Nancy of Danville, VA.⁴ She was buried at Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Virginia.⁷ She was born on May 15, 1938 at Pelham, Caswell Co., North Carolina.^8,4 As of February 7, 1959,her married name was Paige.³ She married Dewey George Paige Jr. on February 7, 1959 at Pelham, Caswell Co., North Carolina.^1,3,4 Betty Fisher McGee died on October 13, 2010 at Morehead City, Carteret Co., North Carolina, at age 72.^8,4

     John Herndon McGee Sr. was buried at Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Virginia.^2,7 He was born on August 31, 1933 at Pelham, Caswell Co., North Carolina.² He married Nancy Marie Stroud on March 5, 1954 at Caswell Co., North Carolina.³ John Herndon McGee Sr. died on February 15, 2016 at Virginia at age 82.² He John Herndon McGee, age 82, of 128 Dyerwood Pl., Danville, Va., went to be home with our Lord on February 15, 2016, after being in declining health for several months.Mr. McGee was born on August 31, 1933, in Pelham, N.C., son of the late Edgar Fisher McGee and the late Gladys May Yeatts McGee.He was raised in the Pelham area and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked at Dan River Mills for 16 years after his military service and retired from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1992 after 21 years of service. Mr. McGee was a lifelong member of Pelham United Methodist Church where he served on several different committees. He was an avid fan of the New York Yankees, Duke basketball and stock car racing. He was a devoted husband and loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by one sister, Betty McGee Paige.He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy Marie Stroud McGee, of the residence. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Nancy M. Ford and husband, Simeon Jr., of Forest, Va; one son, John H. "Mac" McGee Jr. and wife, June, also of Forest, Va; two sisters, Mary M. Herndon of Pine Mountain, Ga., and Alma M. Cross of Reidsville, N.C; four grandchildren, Simeon S. Ford, III and wife, Deidra of Nashville, Tenn., Christen F. Walczak and husband, Michael of Chicago, Ill., Allison A. McGee of Manning, S.C., and Brett H. McGee of Washington, D.C; and four great-grandchildren, Simeon Ford IV, Piper Ford, Elise Walczak, and Ford Walczak. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 19, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Townes Memorial Chapel in Danville with the Rev. Lee Eggers officiating. Interment will follow the service at Danville Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Townes Funeral Home on Friday, prior to the service, from 12 until 1:30 p.m. and at other times they will be at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Centra Hospice Lynchburg, 3300 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24503, Pelham United Methodist Church, 594 Red Marshall Rd., Pelham, NC 27311 or Hickory Grove United Methodist Church, 9983 NC Hwy 700, Ruffin, NC 27311. Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main Street, is serving the McGee family. on February 17, 2016.²