Mary Shaw, 59 of Stokesdale, NC passed Monday, January 5, 2026.

The family will receive friends, Monday, January 12, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. –1:00 p.m. at Oak Springs Missionary Baptist Church 9070 US #158, Stokesdale, NC. The funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. with interment following at the church cemetery.

Livestream will be on Perry-Spencer Funeral Home Facebook account

Public viewing will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Perry Spencer Funeral Home, Madison, NC.

Mary Helen Wilson Shaw, 59, was born to the late Henry A. Wilson and Frances Chandler Lowe Wilson on March 21,1966 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. She entered into eternal peace on Monday, January 5, 2026 at the trellis Supportive Care Center at 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC.

Mary Helen graduated in the Class of 1984 from Northwest Senior High School. Mary continued her education and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988 with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Mary Helen was a devoted Registered Nurse whose life's work was caring for others. She served in a total of 38 years as a healthcare professional, 28 of those years were served at the Guilford County Department of Public Health, dedicating her career to compassion, excellence and service. Mary approached nursing not just as a profession, but as a calling, offering comfort, dignity, and hope to countless patients and families during their mot vulnerable moments. Mary accepted Christ as a child and became an active member of Oak Springs Missionary Baptist Church. She served as the Director of the Health and Wellness Ministry for several years, sang in the Senior Choir and was a member of the Women's Ministry. Mary remained faithful to the Lord and continued to spread the Word of God and the Heart of Christ till she was called home to Glory.

Mary Helen was also preceded in death by her brother, Ronnie Lowe and sister, Cynthia Diane Lowe. She leaves her cherished memory to her husband, Vernon Shaw, Stoneville, NC, daughters, Amber Davis (Jimmy), Eden, NC and Alisha Shaw, Stoneville, NC; God children, Aricka Jackson, Greensboro, NC, Kaya Jackson, Winston Salem, NC, Quentin Jackson, Winston Salem, NC; brothers, Henry Wilson, League City, TX and Al Wilson, Winston Salem, NC; sisters, Flo Grant (Calvin), Winston Salem, NC, Peggy Love (Robert) Stoneville, NC: sisters in love, Mary Hill, Supply, NC, vanessa Benn, Durham, NC, Ann Robinson (Michael), Wilmington, NC, brother in love, Joseph Shaw, Supply, NC; one sweet grandchild, Jimmy “Jam” Davis, III and a host of loving nieces, nephews, family and friends.