Julie Stickler

Julie Elizabeth Cox Stickler, 51, of Asheboro, NC passed peacefully from this world Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at home in the presence of family and friends following a fierce and courageous third battle with cancer. Julie was a graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School. She married David on March 4, 1989. She was currently working as Co-owner and Designer of Stickler Woodworking. Throughout her life she was involved in various ministries and always had a heart for serving others. Friends and family learned so much from Julie. If you had a conversation with Julie these were phrases you might hear her say; I am blessed and highly favored, More shall be revealed, I have a choice and I choose to be happy, You might be right and many others. Many remember Julie’s gift of discernment: she had the ability to “see into your soul.” Julie was a Spiritual Warrior with a wise and beautiful heart. She embraced life with faith, gratitude, and the courage to be authentic, vulnerable, and willing to “Show up” for herself and certainly for others. So many consider it a gift to have shared a bit of the path on her life journey. “It is well with my soul” was her favorite phrase and a testament to her daily life. Julie played a powerful role in promoting awareness and the prevention of breast cancer. In 2014, she was named the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure Survivor of the Year. For years, she served as an advocate for those fighting breast cancer and early detection through mammograms. As a result of early detection and treatment she was a warrior against cancer for over a decade. Surviving are her husband, David A. Stickler of the home; parents, Eugene and Elizabeth Cox of Asheboro; brother, Jeff Cox of Seagrove; grandmother, Noralean Cox of Asheboro; mother-in-law, Wilda Stickler of Asheboro; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Shelia Butera of Colorado, Sonia Suhr (Bill) of Albemarle, Lisa Linker (Vernon) of Mt. Pleasant, Mike Stickler (Debbie) of Asheboro, Nancy Chriscoe (Robert) of Denton, Daniel Stickler (Tammy) of Greensboro, Tim Stickler of Asheboro; 16 nieces and nephews, a huge amount of aunts, uncles and cousins; The Cancer Caregiving Team of Asheboro; and a virtually uncountable number of friends. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Balfour Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Wilburn, Rev. Randy Blanton and Rev. Howard McNeill officiating. The service will also be live-streamed on the church's Facebook page. The family will receive friends following the service at Balfour Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to the following: The Mammogram Scholarship Fund Cone Health Cancer Center of Asheboro 373 N. Fayetteville Street Asheboro, NC 27203 Attn: Sherry Tate (Please put the following in the memo line of your check: Mammogram Scholarship Fund in “Memory of Julie Stickler”) Please do NOT try to make donations to this Fund online, because you will not be able to designate that the funds go to the Center in Asheboro. and/or Hospice of Randolph 416 Vision Drive Asheboro, NC 27203 Attn: Pat (Please put the following in the memo line on your check: “In Memory of Julie Stickler”) Alternatively, donations may be made online at https://www.hospiceofrandolph.org/donate/ .