Ila Mae George

Mrs. Ila Mae Needham George, 86, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, October 20, 2019, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  Mrs. George was born August 10, 1933, in Surry County, the daughter of the late William Conard and Emma Joyce Needham.  She retired from Mount Airy City Schools as a school nutrition manager and was a member of the Mount Airy Wesleyan Church.  She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Robyn George; two grandchildren, Emily Goins and her husband, Levi, and Brooks George and his wife, Abby; five great-grandchildren, Brison Reid George, Braylen Brooks George, Maizey Mae Goins, Junah Wade Goins, and Elijah Jefferson George; a sister, Janie Needham Stephens; a brother and two sisters-in-law, Bill and Sylvia Needham and Joyce Needham; and several nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. George was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Brooks George; her daughter, Judy Carol George; a sister, Mary Needham Stephens; two brothers, Joe Needham and Bobby Needham; a sister-in-law, Judy Needham; and two brothers-in-law, Dossie Stephens and Ray Stephens.  She was very grateful for her special friends of the family, Sandy George, Ann Gore, and Pat Collins.  The funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Moody Funeral Chapel in Mount Airy, with the Rev. Richard Loman officiating.  Interment will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.