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Barbara Bottoms Obituary

BOTTOMS PILOT MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Barbara Ann Nelson Bottoms, age 69, of 3963 NC 268 Hwy. E., Pilot Mountain, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at her home. She was born January 20, 1941 in Surry County to Rufus Nelson & the late Luiza Johnson Nelson. Mrs. Bottoms was a homemaker and a member of Fairview United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Billy Wilson Bottoms of the home; daughter & son-in-law: Anita & husband Tim Fulk; Pilot Mountain, NC; sons & daughter-in-law: Terry Bottoms; King, NC & Mike & wife Marlene Bottoms; Danbury, NC; grandchildren: Amanda Ann Bowman, Tasha Bottoms, Bradley Bottoms; Nicholas & wife Lindsey Bottoms, Cindy & husband Daniel Lambert & Chris & wife Shannon Bottoms; great-grandchildren: Lauryn Bowman, Lillian Bottoms, Ethan Bottoms & Carter Bottoms; special dogs: sissy & bear; father: Rufus Nelson; sisters & brother-in-law: Erline Logan; Greensboro, NC, Jeanie Irene Gortman; Greensboro, NC & Patty & husband Gary Jessup; Oak Ridge, NC and brothers & sisters-in-law: Billy Ray & wife Mickey Nelson; Mount Morris, NC, Johnny & wife Virginia Nelson; Greensboro, NC, Thomas Nelson; Stokesdale, NC & Roger & wife Janice Nelson; King, NC. In addition to her mother, Mrs. Bottoms was preceded in death by her son, Perry Wayne Bottoms. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at Howell-Nelson Funeral Chapel of Pilot Mountain, conducted by Rev. Gerald Jones & Elder Milton Gunter with interment to follow at Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Howell-Nelson Funeral Service of Pilot Mountain from 2:00 p.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017. The family would like to give a special thanks to everyone for their prayers, thoughts & phone calls & to the staff of Mountain Valley Hospice for their care. Online condolences may be made at www. howellfuneralservices.com.
Published by Winston-Salem Journal on Apr. 14, 2010.

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Teresa Bennett

April 19, 2010

Mike & Family, I'm sorry to learn of your mother's passing. Losing a parent is such a hard thing to go through. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Beverly Brightwell

April 15, 2010

Barbara was a good and loving person ,she thought about everybody first and was good to her father and mother and her brothers and sisters and husbands and children,We will miss her very much. But she is with her family in Heaven now

gary&patty jessup

April 14, 2010

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

Lori Rice

April 14, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

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