Irene Hope Christenbury Huffman , June 29, 1927 — March 21, 2019

Irene Hope Christenbury Huffman passed away at age 91 of March 21, 2019. She lived in Wilkesboro, N.C. for 56 years. She was born on June 29, 1927 in Charlotte, N.C. One of her favorite things to do was playing bridge.

Soon after moving to Wilkes County, she joined a bridge club and gained many friends. Her other hobbies included flower arranging, amateur photography, sewing, and crafts of all kinds. After graduating high school in 1945 she married Neal Watts Christenbury after the end of WWII and they lived in Raleigh N.C. During those years she worked for The State Department in Raleigh.

After moving to Wilkesboro she worked for Henderson’s florist as a floral designer and later was a bookkeeper for several companies in town before becoming a manager at Thomas and Howard Wholesale Grocery for almost 10 years. She also worked at Wilkes Developmental Day School for several years as a part time aide. She married Nathan Cleveland Huffman in 1973 and they were married until his death in 2015.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Troy Andrew Hope and Pearl Magdalene Petrea Hope, her sister Mary Ella Hope Bartlett Moser, and brothers: Norman Andrew Hope and John Henry Hope, as well as her first husband Neal Watts Christenbury Mrs. Huffman is survived by three daughters; Joyce Ann Christenbury Anderson of Wilkesboro, Mary Kay Christenbury Ward and husband Timothy Sherrill Ward of Graham, Deborah Hope Christenbury of North Wilkesboro, a son; Larry Neal Christenbury and wife Susan Flynt Christenbury of Wilkesboro, three grandchildren; John Anderson and Evan Anderson both of Wilkesboro and Scott Christenbury and wife Elizabeth Shandley Christenbury of Huntersville and two great grandsons; Everette George and Gray Robert Christenbury. The family plans to have a memorial service in celebration of her life Friday, March 29, 2019 2:00 PM at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Kevin Brown officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Attn: Terry Church 239 Champion/Mt. Pleasant Road Wilkesboro NC 28697, Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation 1004-A O’Reilly Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94129 or the American Heart Association PO Box 2361 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Online condolences may be made at www.

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