Ronda Renee Rierson Wilkins Obituary (1961 - 2017)

SANDY RIDGE Ronda Rierson Wilkins, 56, passed away, Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her residence. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel. Interment will follow in Buffalo Cemetery. Ronda was born January 28, 1961, in Stokes County, to Walter Edward Rierson and Glenda Ann Bennett. She was a member of Mount Hermon United Methodist Church and was the bookmobile driver and librarian for the Danbury Public Library. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, an avid race fan, animal lover, and will be greatly missed by many people. One of her favorite things was following Grace to her many events. She was preceded in death in 2016 by her mother-in-law and father in-law, Junior and Glenna Wilkins. In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Jerry Wilkins; two daughters, Jessica (Preston) Byerly and Jordan Wilkins; a grand-daughter, Katherine Gracie Byerly; and a brother, Don (Cheryl) Rierson. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m., Friday, August 18, 2017, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel and all other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Mount Hermon United Methodist Church General Fund, 8011 NC 704 Hwy, Madison, NC 27025 or the Buffalo Cemetery Fund, C/o Juanita Joyce, 1693 NC 770 Hwy, Sandy Ridge, NC 27046. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel in Sandy Ridge is serving the family.