Diana Younts Essick, 66, of Yadkin College Rd., Lexington passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A funeral will be held at 4:00 pm Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at Friendship United Methodist Church with Pastor Doug Pryor officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Davidson Funeral Home. Ms. Essick was born November 14, 1949 to Ruby Broadway Younts. She was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church and a manager of Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookies. Surviving are two daughters, Felicia Essick Hicks (Herbert) Michelle Essick Younts (Ryan) both of Lexington; one grandson, Zack Essick and fiancée, Holly Morgan; two sisters, Betty Crowell of Maryland and Glenna Julian of South Carolina. Memorials may be directed to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103