Christine Yates House, 100, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Sunrise of North Hills.
She was the oldest child of Alvin N. Yates and Iva Games Yates of Deltaville.
Christine received her registered nurse degree from Grace Hospital School of Nursing in Richmond in 1945. She met Unice Clifton House of Knightdale while he was serving in the U.S. Navy, they later married in 1945, and were together for 57 years until he passed away in 2002. Christine was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Knightdale, N.C.
The funeral service was 11 a.m. Monday, March 18 at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale. Burial followed at the Ferrell-House Family Cemetery.
The family received relatives and friends prior to the service from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home.
She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia H. Massey of Chapel Hill; daughter-in-law, Nancy Arnold House of Knightdale; grandchildren, Will Massey (Emily), Wes Massey (Marianne), Eric N. House (Jessy), Kristie H. Lawrence (Andy); great-grandchildren, Cindy Lynn Hodge (Christian), Leighann Massey (fiancé, Joey Dickson), Katie Beth Massey, Trey Massey, Alex Massey, Van Lawrence, and Kaleb Tedder; niece, Tamara Yates; and numerous nieces and nephews from the House family.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Christine was preceded in death by her son, Clifton Yates House; son-in-law, Wilbur A. Massey; and sister, Renell Y. Shelton.
The family gave special thanks to the staff and caregivers at Sunrise of North Hills, and Heartland Hospice, as well as Anita Wilson and her team of aides. They also thanked her nephews on Old Ferrell Road for the upkeep of the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice or a charity of your choice.
Condolences to the family may be made to poolefuneral.com under Tributes.
