Annie Lee Mabe Rhodes Obituary (1922 - 2017)

MADISON Annie Lee Mabe Rhodes, 95, passed away, Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Stokes County Nursing Home. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Rhodes was born August 1, 1922, in Stokes County, to the late Matt and Margaret Irene Mabe. She attended Oak Grove Baptist Church as long as her health permitted and was a homemaker and farmer. She was a loving wife, sister, and aunt. She was a hard worker and a very independent and honest person. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noel Rhodes; brothers, Roscoe, Sam, Paul, and Tom Mabe; and sisters, Vina Priddy, Kate Lankford, Gladys Slate, and Juanita Roberts. Survivors include many nieces and nephews including a special niece, Dianne Priddy Collins and a special nephew, Don Mabe and wife, Mary. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Monday, November 6, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel. Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 4543 NC 772 Hwy, Madison, NC 27025. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel in Sandy Ridge is serving the family. To contact a local florist, click "RESOURCES" at the top/right of this page and then 'LOCAL FLORISTS". Condolences may be offered by clicking "SIGN GUEST BOOK" above or below. Please note, condolences will not appear on the "GUEST BOOK" until an administrator of the web site approves the note. Thanks!