Norma Cassandra Wright Nelson

Mrs. Norma Cassandra "Sandra" Wright Nelson, 64, of 1179 Grassy Knob Road, Pilot Mountain, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Nelson was born January 6, 1944, in Rockingham County, to the late Sandy Richard Wright and Jessie Lillian Norman Wright. She was a licensed practical nurse, having retired from Carolina Residential Service. Mrs. Nelson worked as a mentally handicap adult caregiver and was a substitute special education instructor through Surry Community College. Surviving are her husband, James Donald Nelson of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Scott Lambert and Cindy and Joel McCraw, all of Mount Airy; a niece and her husband, Charlotte and David Van Hoose of Georgetown, SC; and two nephews and their wives, Leslie and Jewel Wright of Stoneville and Dwight and Diane Wright of Critz, VA; special friends, Arnice Hawks of Mount Airy, Minnie Koontz and Marion Peterson, both of Pilot Mountain, and Lynda Hudson of Ennice; and former husband, Alvin Pratt of Stoneville. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Nelson was preceded in death by a sister, Rachel Hodges; and two brothers, Charles Wright and Jack Wright. The funeral service will be held Thursday, January 8, 2009, at 11:00 AM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Earl McCraw and the Rev. Lynda Hudson, and burial will follow in the Stoneville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the funeral home, and other times at the home of Cindy and Joel McCraw, 219 Smith Landing Rood, Mount Airy. The family would like to express a special thanks to Dr. Lorie Kellam, Dr. Greg Pinkerton, Forsyth Medical Center ICU 3 nurses, Dr. Wayne Lankford, Dr. Douglas Stewart, Dr. Dean Harris, and Barbara Goldsmith of Palliative Care for their loving care shown to the Nelson family.