Lessie Juanita Brindle

Mrs. Lessie Juanita Atkins Brindle, 82, of Pilot Mountain and formerly of Dobson, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson.  She was born March 17, 1938, in Surry County, to the late Grover Merlin and Alma Lee Lewis Atkins.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jasper Benjamin “J.B.” Brindle; a brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Molly Atkins; a brother-in-law, Jim Marion; and an infant sister, Joanne Atkins.  She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon Kaye and Rickie Mabe and Tami Gaye and Tommy Ledford; her grandchildren, Lisa Marie and the Rev. Will Eads, Benjamin Ray Ledford, and Dustin Beau Ledford; a great-grandson, Sam Dollyhigh; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Carol and Harold Bledsoe, Kathy and Larry Robertson, Effie Atkins Marion, and Jessie Atkins Stewart; a brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Glenda Atkins; a special friend and honorary daughter, Belinda Wilmoth Draughn and her family; several, special nieces and nephews; and special four-legged friends, Sweetie Brown and Elvis (late).  Mrs. Brindle was a retired owner of Village Market Grocery and Dobson Graphics.  She was also a member of Salem Fork Baptist Church and its choir, Surry County Genealogy Society, Mountain Valley Hospice Choir, the Jonathon Hunt Chapter of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), and volunteered at many non-profit organizations.  She had a passion for art, music, and friends. Mrs. Brindle will lie-in-state Sunday, November 29, 2020, from 2:00 until 4:00 PM in the Life Center of Salem Fork Baptist Church.  A graveside service will follow at 4:00 PM in the church cemetery, with Pastor Sean Joplin officiating.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mayberry 4 Paws, 1632 Red Brush Road, Mount Airy, NC  27030; Salem Fork Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 555 Twin Oaks Road, Elkin, NC  28621; or the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC  27017.  Moody-Davis Funeral Service in Dobson is serving the Brindle family.  To all the staff at hospice, we are thankful for the loving, tender care shown to our mother and family.