Lessie Sturgill

August 19, 1924 - September 22, 2018

Lessie Bare Sturgill, age 94 of 1135 Brookridge Drive, Walnut Cove, NC passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at LifeBrite Community Hospital of Stokes in Danbury, NC. She was born August 19, 1924 in Ashe County to the late Joseph L. and Blanche Bare. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Wiley T. Sturgill; two sisters, Lynore Cornwell and Annalee Sexton; one brother, Wallace Paige Bare. Lessie was a member of New Haven Church of the Brethren. She worked at Troutman Industries for over 30 years. She is survived by one son, Tony Sturgill and wife Karon of Walnut Cove; two grandchildren, Brad Sturgill and wife Kristin of Monteagle, TN, Casey Sturgill of Birmingham, AL; two great-grandchildren, Grady Sturgill and Sloane Sturgill. The family requests the honor of your presence at the funeral service to celebrate the life of Lessie at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at New Haven Church of the Brethren with Pastor Bobby Reed officiating. Interment will follow in the Bare Family Cemetery in Ashe County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bare Family Cemetery, c/o Margaret Blevins, 433 Long Street, Jefferson, NC 28640. Grandview Memorial Funeral Home is proudly serving the Sturgill family and if you wish, online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.grandviewfuneralhome.com