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Reta Slate Obituary
April 16, 1940 - December 9, 2022
King, NC – Reta Jones Slate, of King, NC, passed away peacefully Friday, December 9, 2022, after a lengthy period of decline.
Reta was born April 16, 1940, in Stokes Co., NC to the late Troy and Mattie Jones. She was a long-time member of Capella Church of Christ and the Sauratown Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Reta was full of life, with a quick smile and sharp wit. She was a wonderful cook and there were no strangers at her dinner table. Reta was an animal lover and had a variety of beloved pets. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and had a generous heart for those in need. Reta enjoyed a good laugh-–and these she generously shared with everyone around her.
In addition to her parents, Reta is preceded in death by a son, DeVerne Alden Slate.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Melanie Slate Moser and husband Ronnie, her daughter, Joy Slate Brown and husband Brian (Tic), five grandchildren: Morgan Adams and husband Ricky, Amber Hairford and husband Tanner, Sara Gammons and husband Chase, Troy Bottoms, Elijah Brown, and eight great-grandchildren (Jack, Levi, Wyatt, Mara and Elizabeth Adams, Oakes Hairford, and Knox and Ivy Gammons.)
Funeral services will be held at 2 on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Capella Church of Christ, 1187 Flat Shoals Road, King, NC, with Pastor Donald Davis officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30 to 1:45 prior to the service.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those at LifeBrite Community Hospital Nursing Home who loved and cared for Reta.
Memorial donations may be made to Capella Church of Christ, 1187 Flat Shoals Road, King, NC 27021 or Sauratown Volunteer Fire Department, 4475 NC 66 Hwy. S, King, NC 27021.
Slate Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Reta Jones Slate. Online condolences may be offered at www.slatefh.com.
Slate Funeral Home
132 E. Dalton Rd. King, NC 27021
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The Douglas collier family
December 11, 2022
She will be greatly missed in the Capella community.
Teresa Fulp
December 11, 2022
I am thankful for the time I got to spend caring for this sweet lady. Never a dull moment.
Lynn Hooker
December 11, 2022
Rita was a special person that always greeted you with a big smile. She would remind me that my daddy meant a lot to her because he always saved a seat on the school bus for her. She was a sweet loving soul will be missed by all that knew her. Prayers to Melanie, Joy, and all the family.
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