Ernestine Hope Lowry Evans

Mrs. Ernestine Hope Lowry Evans, 87, of 214 Korner Street, Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mrs. Evans was born March 8, 1921, in Surry County, to the late Thomas J. Lowry, Jr. and Willie Harris Lowry. She was a homemaker and a member of Rockford Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Sandra Evans France of Mount Airy; a grandson and his wife, Mark and Angie France of Dobson; two great-grandchildren, Danielle Sumner and Evan France, both of Dobson; and a brother and sister-in-law, Albert "Jack" and Rachel Lowry of Winston-Salem. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her husband, Otis H. Evans. A graveside service will be held Sunday, June 8, 2008, at 2:00 PM at Skyline Memory Gardens, with the Rev. William B. Randolph officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy.