Sue Shook

ELKIN — Mrs. Sue Anderson Shook, 92, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. Mrs. Shook was born April 29, 1925, in Wilkes County to Marshall and Bertha Ellen Johnston Anderson. She graduated from Davis School of Nursing (now Gardner-Webb) in 1945 and retired as a registered nurse from the office of Dr. Hal Stuart. She was a charter member of the Lutheran Church of the Atonement in Wilkesboro and an active member of Christ Lutheran Church in Jonesville as along as her health permitted. She was a past member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary where she served as president. Mrs. Shook was an avid Tarheel fan, gardener and canner and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Survivors include daughters, Sharon Kallam and husband Larry of Elkin, Susan S. Hyder and husband Charlie of Hickory; daughters/nieces, Pamela Gaither of Tobaccoville and Sarah Lynn Bowers and husband Rick of Huntington, West Virginia; grandchildren, Benjamin Kallam, Brandon Kallam and wife Mariela, Jennifer H. Griffin and husband Charlie, Jeremy Hyder and wife Rachel and Patrick Gaither and wife Sarah; great-grandchildren, Jenna Giffin and Jackson Griffin; sister-in-law, Ruby Anderson; and special nephew, Eddie Spear. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 3 p.m. at Elkin Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Dale Cline and the Rev. Michael Weaver officiating. The burial will follow in Crestwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friend from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, 451 Winston Road, Jonesville, NC 28642; or Mountain Valley Hospice, 401 Technology Lane, Mount Airy, NC 27030. The family would like to thank the caregivers Pennie Haynes, Mary Anthony, Susan Anthony and Mary Lou Wiles and the staff of Mountain Valley Hospice for their care. Online condolences may be made to www.elkinfuneralservice.com. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Elkin Funeral Service.