Ernestine Celeste Chappell

Mrs. Ernestine Celeste Collins Chappell, age 83, of Mount Airy passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Universal Health Care of King.  Mrs. Chappell was born in Surry County on June 25, 1936, to Ernest McKinley and Lela Jones Collins.  She was retired from Northern Hospital.  Surviving are a daughter, Valerie Sports; a granddaughter Sydney McKenzie; a brother and two sisters-in-law, Mack and Patsy Collins and Eula Collins; several nieces and nephews and special friends, Betty Riggs and Rick and Ruth Beheler.  A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, August 1st at Oakdale Cemetery by Dr. Darrell Tate. There will not be a formal visitation.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chappell was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul Cole; her second husband, E. K. Chappell, Jr.; a sister, Sue Hiatt; and a brother, Nathan Collins.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Highland Park Baptist Church Building Fund at 1327 Grove Ln., Mount Airy, NC 27030.