Obituary: Michelle Nicole Raleigh 29, of Sterling

Michelle Nicole Raleigh, 29, of Sterling, passed away unexpectedly on April 21, 2020, in Sterling. She was born on May 4, 1990, to Mike and Dawn (Cox) Julian in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Michelle grew up and attended school in Snyder and graduated from Snyder High School in 2008. She attended Oklahoma State University and worked for a company called Pure Romance that came to be her life work. Michelle met the love of her life and soul mate Manuel Raleigh and they married on Feb. 13, 2015, in Cordell.

Michelle loved her life. She loved her family and her PR sisters. Her laugh was infectious and nearly constant. She had an amazing sense of humor. Her mind was brilliant. Her soul amazing. The love she had for people showed abundantly. Her life was a testament to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you did not know her, you don’t know what you missed! She was deeply loved by her family and all who truly new her. Michelle will be so deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Survivors include her husband: Manuel Raleigh and daughter Zoe, of the home in Cordell; mother Dawn Osborn and husband Robbie of Altus; father Mike Julian and wife Kay of Sterling; sisters Megan Melton and husband Scott and their children Braxdon and Blakely, of Sterling, Donna Bradley and husband Ryan, and their children Blevins and Braizly of Olustee, Johnna Milner and husband Josh, and their children Bayne and Cameron of Blair, and Katie Bryant and husband Brandon, and their children Kestin and Bryler of Cyril; brothers Matthew Turner of Cordell and Zeke Turner of Sentinel; parents-in-law Mark Turner and wife Velda of Cordell; grandmother: Mary Lynn Julian; grandparents Rhonda and Jim Bross of Lyme, Conn.; special cousins Cody Julian and Travis Julian; and a host of other family members and close friends.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Emily “Truck.” and her grandfather, Eugene Julian.

A graveside service was held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the Lone Star Cemetery in Rocky, with John Raleigh officiating.