MCHONE

MOUNT AIRY — Mrs. Patricia Nadine Estes McHone, 72, of 612 Rockford St., Mount Airy, widow of Mr. Kelly Edward McHone, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. She was born Aug. 23, 1937, in Surry County to William Melvin and Ruby Elizabeth Gardner Estes. She was retired from the Surry County Department of Social Services and Hospice of Surry County. She was a member of Franklin Height United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, LeAnn Hamlin Wright of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas Wallace “Wally” and Paula B. Hamlin of Mount Airy and Martin Wade and Mary C. Hamlin of Dobson; five grandchildren, Christopher Jordan Wright of the home, Erin Elizabeth Hamlin of Dobson, Jennifer Elise Wright of the home, Stacey Elaine Hamlin of Dobson and Zach Jurney of Mount Airy; and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Susan and John Cantrell of Pinnacle and Gaye and Charles Rollins of Greensboro. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. McHone was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Estes Noel; and a brother, Wallace Melvin “Monk” Estes. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Franklin Heights United Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. Todd Byrd and the Rev. Richard Bufkin. Burial will follow in the Maple Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Moody Funeral Home, where her body will remain until carried to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mount Airy, NC 27030. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.