Sonjia Peele

Sonjia Kay Cantrell Peele, age 74, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2021, in Winston-Salem, NC.

Kay was born June 16, 1947, in Transylvania County, NC to the late Joe Cantrell and Ola Butler Cantrell.   As a young child, her family moved to Winston-Salem where she remained a resident her entire life.   After graduating from school, she married the love of her life and became a devoted wife and “adoptive” mother to countless children that she helped care for over the years.

Kay is preceded in death by her husband, James Peele; her parents, Joe Cantrell, and Ola Butler Cantrell; brothers, Guy Cantrell and Joel Cantrell; brothers-in-law, Charles Cooper, David Oliver and Roger Boles; sisters-in-law, Miriam Daywalt and Linda Boles; and nieces, Crystal Cantrell and Penny Cooper.

She is survived by her sisters, Loretta Cooper and Diane Cantrell; brothers, Gary (Darlene) Cantrell and Wayne (Norma) Cantrell; sisters-in-law, Linda Cantrell, Janice Smith, Sandra Hawks and Louise Berrier; nephews, Mark (Gina) Cooper, Gary Wayne (Marla) Cantrell and Terry Logan; nieces, Tracy (Bobby) Blakely, Wendy (David) Gurley, Misty (Todd) Glover, Christy (Rodney) Whicker, and Deanna (Larry) Stewart; 20 great nieces and nephews; and Mindy Martinez and Abelina Sifuentes, who she thought of as a daughter and granddaughter.

The family would like to recognize several of Kay’s previous care givers, Shirley and Gary Ruszkowski, and Val Edwards and Sophia for their compassionate care and genuine friendship to Kay.

The family will receive friends at Hayworth Miller Funeral Home Silas Creek Chapel on Friday, December 10, 2021, from 1:00-2:00 PM with service following directly in the chapel.  Burial is to follow at Parklawn Memorial Park in Winston-Salem, NC.  Pallbearers will include Larry Stewart, Ifan Yusef, Tim Jenkins, Cameron Stewart, Andi Yusef, Kayden Schafhauser, David Toren, and honorary pallbearer, Timothy Jenkins.

To best represent Kay’s kind and caring spirit, in lieu of flowers, the family will be gathering monetary donations to purchase needed items for Kay’s fellow nursing home residents at Accordius of Lexington.

Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com