WALNUT COVE - Mrs. Naomi Juanita Smith Slate, 84, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2009 from her home.

She was born in Illinois to Fred and Velma Smith.

She was a homemaker who loved reading until her eyesight failed. Her love of people and her devotion as a Christian lady will be how she is fondly remembered.

In addition to her parents, her husband, Ranzie Slate preceded her in death.

She is survived by two sons, Ronnie (Margaret Ann) Knight and Jerry Whitsett, grandson, Glenn (Amy) Knight; special brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Wayne and Jeanette Slate; many nieces and nephews.

A 2:00 p.m. funeral service will be held Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Burroughs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Drew Southern officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the funeral service. A private family burial will be in the Slate Family Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Stokes County, P O Box 863, Walnut Cove, NC 27052.

Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 11/4/2009