Dorothy Ellen Wilkinson Smith

Obituary: Dorothy Ellen Wilkinson Smith, age 86, died Monday, June 20, 2011 at her home after suffering complications of Parkinson's Disease since 1994.She was born June 19, 1925 in Iredell County, NC, the daughter of the late James Lee Wilkinson and Amanda Genilia Watts Wilkinson. Dorothy was a 1943 graduate of Landis High School. Dorothy was employed with the former Troutman Shirt Factory, Mooresville, NC for many years until her retirement in 1986. She was a member of St. Enoch Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, NC. Her family fondly remembers her love for going to the beach and spending special times with family. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by two brothers, Albert Lee Wilkinson & wife, Mae, George Brooks Wilkinson; and a sister, Lodema W. Morrison & husband, Frank. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011 at St. Enoch Lutheran Church, Kannapolis, NC officiated by Rev. John Mark Beam. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home, Kannapolis, NC.Survivors include her husband of 65 1/2 years, Ralph T. Smith; her children, Judy S. Beaver & husband, Rev. Grady (Buddy) Beaver of Wytheville, VA, Jerry T. Smith & wife, Adrian B. Smith of Denmark, SC, Donna S. Lambert & husband, Jerry W. Lambert of Kannapolis, NC, and Karen S. Walter & husband, John M. (Mike) Walter of Concord, NC;Grandchildren, Jerry Lane Beaver, Nicole (Nikki) B. Rowland, Angie E. Smith, James Black, Sheila O. Johnson, David M. Overcash, F.G. (Jerry) Lambert, and Josh L. Lambert;Great-grandchildren, Ivy Guerrero, Alex Catoe, Tad Johnson, Jaxon Johnson, Brooks Overcash, Mason Overcash, Samantha Lambert, Addison Lambert, Anthony Vaccaro, and Marissa Lambert; And a sister-in-law, Mary Helen Wilkinson of Mooresville, NC. Memorials may be made to St. Enoch Lutheran Church, 701 Campbell Avenue, Kannapolis, NC or Unity United Methodist Church, c/o the Mobile Meals Program, 8505 Unity Church Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081.
Visitation: 6-8:00 p.m., Wed., June 22, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home.

Service: 11 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2011 at St. Enoch Lutheran Church.

Interment: Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.