On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, a special viewing and family visitation was held for Dorsey O. Wiley, Jr. at Blackwell Funeral Home, 1331 Main St., Yanceyville. The American Legion Military Honors, a carefully and beautifully choreographed ceremony honoring yet another veteran who stepped up to serve his country.
Before taking our beloved Dorsey back to his hometown of Yanceyville, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department escorted Dorsey to Milhaven Lake, where he always enjoyed watching God's beauty and spending time with family. While the family assembled to drive from Winston-Salem, NC to Yanceyville, NC, Russell's Funeral Home and the Sheriff's detail parked our beloved Dorsey in front of the gazebo overlooking the lake where he spent hours enjoying life.
Mr. Dorsey Owens Wiley Jr. was a family man who loved and cherished his daughters,Tanya Wiley-Brown and Zoi Dionne Wiley, his granddaughter, Taliyah Ziona Brown, his son-in-law, Dorrel Brown, and his siblings. He will be missed by family, friends and everyone that he has touched over the years.
I was deeply saddened to hear of the loss of your dad. My thoughts and prayers remain with you during this very difficult time. I recall the wonderful stories you shared with me about your dad, and although I never had the pleasure of meeting him, I know that the love you all shared for each other was special. Please accept my condolences and know that you have someone praying with you and for you. If you need anything do not hesitate to contact me or my staff.
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do
about those who sleep in death, so that you do
not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body,
and to be present with the Lord.
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven,
with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and
with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
