Classie Cheek

Classie Mae Cheek, 86, of Ramseur, died Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 8, 2023, at Greater St. John's Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Rebecca Brewer officiating.

Born in Randolph County, NC on September 17, 1937, Classie was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Cheek and Lee Gertrude Cheek. She retired from Randolph Hospital as a home health care nurse after many years. Classie loved working, gardening and canning. When she was able to, Classie enjoyed traveling and going to the theater.

In addition to her parents, Classie was preceded in death by her daughter, Margaret Spinks Goldston; sisters, Alvertia C. Brower, Annie Ruth Cheek Coley; brothers, Thomas Junior Cheek, Harold Monroe Cheek, Charles Roy Cheek, and Henry Clayton Cheek.

Surviving are her daughters,Tawanna MacFarlane, Juanita Spinks Brown; sons, James Williams Spinks, Michael Dale Spinks, Edward Monroe Spinks, Jeffrey Manuel Fisher, Gregory Manuel Fisher; 29 grandchildren; and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 1:45 p.m. on Friday, prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Asheboro/Randolph NAACP, P.O. Box 4875, Asheboro, NC 27204; or to the George Washington Carver Enrichment Center, 950 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203.