Rhonda Faith (Bowen) Satterfield

Mrs. Rhonda Faith Satterfield, 63, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday morning, March 27, 2017.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Shining Light Baptist Church with Pastor Gary Satterfield officiating.  There will be a second funeral service held in Covington, GA on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Canaan Baptist Church with Pastor Gary Satterfield officiating.  Burial will follow the service at Lawnwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Satterfield was preceded in death by her father, Charlie Bowen; and grandmother, Ossie Bell Moore.

Mrs. Satterfield was a faithful pastor’s wife and partner for 45 years serving with her husband Gary at Canaan Baptist Church in Covington, GA (28 years); Indian River Baptist Church (a church they founded) in Edgewater, FL (8 years); Second Baptist Church in Festus, MO (5 years); Antioch Baptist Church in Jonesboro, GA (2 years); and Shining Light Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC (1 ½ years).   She worked at Steele Jones Insurance Company (Covington, GA), in food services for Newton County School System (GA) at Livingston Elementary for 21 years, and most recently at Shining Light Academy (Greensboro, NC).  Rhonda loved collecting owls and cameos, growing flowers, and cooking.  She particularly loved taking sermon notes from her favorite preachers, which she accumulated over 45 years.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Gary Satterfield; son, Dr. Thomas Satterfield, and wife Jennifer, along with their children, Danny, Samuel, Emma, and Julia, of Shining Light Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC; son, Travis Satterfield, and wife Katie, along with their children, Hayden and Ashlynne, of Heritage Baptist Church in Woodbridge, VA; mother, Hazel Bowen, of Covington, GA; sister, Sharon Meeks, of Rome, GA; as well as a host of family and friends whom she loved.

The family will receive friends in Greensboro on Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Shining Light Baptist Church and in Covington, GA on Saturday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Caldwell and Cowan Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shining Light Academy 4530 W. Wendover Ave., Greensboro, NC 27409.