Lori Mae Yow, 45, of Thurmond, passed away Thursday September 17, 2009. She was born on September 21, 1963 in Bangor, Maine to Robert Tyrus and Betty Jean Marlow Yow. Ms. Yow was a graduate of Surry Community College where she completed the Nursing Assistant Program. She was a former physical therapy assistant at the Physical Therapy of Wilkes, a CNA II at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, and AIDS Care Services. She was currently employed by New River Behavioral Health Care. In addition to her parents, Ms. Yow is survived by a son, Charles Robert Bullard of Thurmond; a brother, Robert Stewart Yow & wife Diane of North Wilkesboro; a sister, Susan Faith Yow of Forest Hill, Maryland; a niece, Theresa Marie Minogue of Denver, Colorado and nephew, Daniel Lawrence Minogue, of Street, Maryland. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 25, 2009 at 2:00 pm in Elkin Funeral Service Chapel with Rev. Stewart Roten officiating. Burial will follow in Mountlawn Memorial Park in Wilkesboro. Family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Elkin Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Elkin Funeral Service is serving the Yow family.